Summary: Guardians of the Gaylaxy is an out-and-proud and out-of-this-world evening of readings by local writers Astrid Amara, Ginn Hale, Laylah Hunter, Langley Hyde and Nicole Kimberling. From Lambda Literary-winning fantasies to rollicking steampunk stories to racy space romps, each author takes the reader on an exciting, imaginative journey. About the Authors: Astrid Amara, author of the Lambda Literary-nominated fantasy "The Archers Heart," and the new fantasy novel set during the Crimean War, "The Devil’s Lancer." Ginn Hale, is a Lambda Literary nominee and Spectrum Award winner for her fantasy/steampunk novel "Wicked Gentlemen," and author of the new novel "Champion of the Scarlet Wolf." Laylah Hunter’s first novel, the fantasy "Gabriel’s City," releases November 2014. Hunter is also the author of short fiction, including "Safe Harbor." Langley Hyde, is a Clarion Writer’s Workshop graduate whose first steampunk fantasy novel "Highfell Grimoires" was released spring 2014. Nicole Kimberling, winner of the Lambda Literary award for her speculative fiction novel "Turnskin" and founder and editor of the LGBTQ speculative fiction press Blind Eye Books.
