I am very humbled & proud to announce that once again, I have been short-listed for The Pearl Prize.

It means a lot to be included alongside other LGBTQIA writers and explore elements of Queer experience. I especially enjoyed writing for this year's theme, 'Turning the names inside out', and I can't wait to share more.

https://www.midsumma.org.au/whats-on/events/the-pearl-prize-awards-gala/

#trans #lgbtqia #midsummafestival #thepearlprize #writing #shortstories #lgbtqiawriters #lgbtqiastories #queerstories #queerwriting #queerwriters #queerfiction

What will queer liberation look like 10 or 20 years from now? Is there such a thing as utopia? What’s your vision for peace & safety?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/lets-tell-stories-about-queer-utopia-0c196add6ccf

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They never built statues of us. But we left signs: a cracked CD-ROM, a carved name in a desk, a username that never logged in again.
My first blog post is live: “Him, They, Them, and Us.” A love letter, an archive, and a refusal to be forgotten.

🔗 https://medium.com/@christopherpryce022/him-they-them-and-us-1ab183f0d946

#QueerWriting #LGBTQ #WorkingClass #WelshWriting #Literature

The Difference Between Admiration and Sexual Attraction

Not every pull is desire.
Sometimes we’re just seeing a part of ourselves in someone else — a trait we admire, a light we haven’t owned.

I wrote about how admiration can feel like attraction, and how time helped me see the difference.

👉🏽 Read:
https://medium.com/illumination/the-difference-between-admiration-and-sexual-attraction-a0b70106cdeb?sk=80b6b5ab0db2b6ddbf466bdd128ef847

#SelfAwareness #QueerWriting #Relationships #Projection #PersonalGrowth

Returning to an idea which already has a potential publisher.

First pitched it to said publisher in December 2021!

I hate having ADHD!

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When I write a novel, my characters come to life. I give each of them a name, a style of speech, a personality, a physical appearance. They have strengths, flaws, firm identities.
https://buff.ly/VW5u8vc

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What’s defeating me this time? Is it the dreaded comma? Too many expletives? Metric versus Imperial? What kind of dash to use?! (Spoilers: there’s more than one.)
No, it’s one simple yet very important thing: pronouns.
https://buff.ly/S660NM6

#LGBTQ #Writing #WritingTips #Nonbinary #QueerCharacters #QueerWriting

I forgot to post here that I had come second for Midsumma's Pearl Prize 🥈
This year's theme was artificial intelligence and I write queer scifi, so had to partake!
You can get the book with my story here: https://www.hares-hyenas.com.au/p/the-pearl-prize-2025-an-anthology-of-queer-writing-from-across-australia-2876365

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#neueSchreibweisen

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https://www.tor-online.de/magazin/science-fiction/unsere-zukuenfte-anders-schreiben