Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) is featured in this week’s I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge category, “Forced Proximity.” 💙
Because, as Judith says in Book 1, a pirate ship is “smaller than any town, smaller than any island.”
You can find more sapphic books with forced proximity on the I Heart SapphFic website!
Pirates of Aletharia is featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, “Who hurt you?” 💙
I have a habit of writing sapphic characters who are really protective of each other, so some variation of this tends to show up in a lot of my books. (I can confirm it’s in Goddess of the Sea, as well! 💙)
You can find fifteen sapphic books with this micro-trope on Jae’s website!
It’s Banned Books Week, a week set aside each year to discuss the danger of banning books and the importance of the freedom to read. In a time when diversity and authenticity in literature is being attacked by those in power, it’s more important than ever to speak out against censorship.
Representation is important. It literally saves lives.
We will continue to write these books. We will continue to read these books. Diversity should be celebrated, not feared. Reading should be encouraged, not attacked.
I’m happy to stand with GCLS and SASS in defense of our stories. 💙
Hey! It’s our day! 🧡🤍🩷
Have the gayest day possible! (Double-meaning intended.) 🧡🤍🩷
P.S. — I hopped on to share this and noticed I’d forgotten to add our Friday snippets to the website for about…a month. 😅 Fortunately, the one benefit of being sick is having a little extra time. I should be able to catch those up this week! 🧡
I meant to share these earlier in the month, but…well…it’s been a rough one.
For anyone participating in Sapphic September this year, if you need to know which categories my books fit, I’ve listed them below. 🖤
🐉 Disabled Sapphics (Definitely)
🏴☠️ Indie or Small Press Author (Definitely)
🐉 2025 Release (Possibly? If you’re reading the audiobook version of Goddess of the Sea. The ebook and print came out in 2024.)
🏴☠️ Choose Your Own Prompt
🐉 New-to-You Author (Possibly)
🏴☠️ Book from Physical TBR (Possibly)
🖤 Indie or Small Press Author (Definitely)
🩸 40+ Main Character (I think? Kara is over fourteen hundred, after all.)
🖤 Choose Your Own Prompt
🩸 New-to-You Author (Possibly)
🖤 Book from Physical TBR (Possibly)
🩸 Disabled Sapphics (Yes)
I think that’s all, but if I missed anything, feel free to let me know. 🖤
Happy reading!
PTSD and psychically-linked dragons aren’t always the best combination. 🐉
This snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was for the #lesficfri theme, “sleep.”
I’m still not at my best (and might still get sent to the hospital later), BUT…I managed to do our Friday snippet. I’m taking that as a good sign. 🖤
My second Goldie. How is this real? 🥹
For anyone who might’ve missed it, last week, in Albany, New York, Goddess of the Sea won a Goldie Award in Fantasy! 💙
I guess it hasn’t fully sunk in yet—because it still feels so strange to say. 😅
For those of you who were watching the Awards, either in person or online, sorry again for bawling on stage, instead of giving a normal acceptance speech.
I don’t know if there are strong enough words to convey how much it means to me, but…I hoped I conveyed at least a fraction of it.
I’m going to try to do a more official and…maybe more eloquent post soon, but for now, I’m just really grateful. 💙
I’m also so happy I was able to meet some of you at GCLS! 💙
I’m missing everyone so much this week.
Huge congratulations to the other winners, as well! 💙
Oh, and I believe you can still watch the Goldie Awards on YouTube, if you missed them. 💙
Are you going to GCLS this year? Here’s where you can find me, if you are! 💙
WEDNESDAY:
2 p.m. – I’m a panelist for “Mythical Beings Unite: The Rise of Romantasy.”
3 p.m. – I’m a panelist for “Beyond the Norm: Chills and Thrills of Writing Romance with Non-human Characters.”
THURSDAY:
11 a.m. – I’m a panelist for “Reflecting Reality: The Importance of Including People with Disabilities in Sapphic Stories.”
FRIDAY:
11 a.m. – I’ll be reading from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) at the Author Spotlight.
And of course, on Saturday, I’ll be at the Author Signing and at the Awards later that evening.
I’m so excited, and I’d love to see you, if you’re attending! 💙
(Just keep in mind I’m even shyer in person than I am on here. 😅)
From “I’ll kill my captain to protect myself” to “I’ll kill you to protect my captain.” 🖤
I shared this snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) for the #lesficfri theme, “dare.”
I know things have been…not great lately. Please, take care of yourselves, and be safe. 🖤
With the way things have been, it felt like a good time to share one of Em’s PTSD scenes. 💙
I hope you’re doing okay—but if you aren’t, that’s okay, too. It’s understandable.
Try not to feel shame over it. 💙
This snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) was for the #lesficfri theme, “lips.”
Also, I haven’t been on much this month because I’ve been in a bit of a depressive episode. So, I don’t think I’ve wished you a happy Pride through the website yet.
Happy Pride, and please, be safe. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
April is Autism Acceptance Month, which means it’s time (almost past time) for my annual reminder that autistic people come in all shapes and sizes—including that of a dragon-riding surgeon. 🖤🐉🖤 Emilia Drakon, the protagonist of my Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons series, is autistic (like me), and though she deals with communication and sensory obstacles […]
Every year, I try to say a little about why lesbian visibility is so important to me—as a lesbian and as a lesbian author. I’m not exactly in the state of mind that I like to be in when I talk about these things, but I’m going to try, anyway. 🧡 I spent much of […]
I’m excited to share that Pirates of Aletharia (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 1) won the 2025 IAN Book of the Year Award in LGBTQ+ Fiction! This makes, I believe, the fourth literary award it’s won. 💙 It was also a finalist in Fantasy! I’m beyond grateful. 💙
I finally made some book cards for Sapphic Book Bingo! (In my defense, I’ve been sick for AGES.) If you’re participating in Sapphic Book Bingo this year, here are some of the categories Pirates of Aletharia and Goddess of the Sea fit! 💙 (The dragons would absolutely be offended by us calling them “pets,” but…I […]
If you’re at the ReadOUT Literary Festival in Gulfport, Florida this weekend, here’s where you can find me! 💙 P.S. — I’m operating on about two hours of sleep, so fingers crossed my brain even works! 😅 Friday:I’m a panelist on the Building Queer Worlds panel at 2:15 PM. I’m also a panelist on the […]
Britney Jackson 
Recent Comments