All Male Romance allmaleromance.com is “a small ‘commumity’ of writers with one thing in common: We love gay romantic fiction.” It is a website “dedicated to bringing readers of m/m romantic fiction together with the authors they love!!”    Table A8. 

ASD Publishing asdpublishing.com ASD Publishing is an independent book publisher based in New Jersey specializing in thought-provoking literary fiction, memoir, and self help non-fiction. We opened our doors in spring 2011 with the goal of publishing high quality work with unknown authors—championing the spirit of independence through diversity of genres (including the GLBT experience). Taking a risk on a new author or propelling an existing author into the digital world is ASD’s passion. Being a small publishing house with both fiction and non-fiction allows the company to reach a multitude of readers and gives authors an alternative to traditional publishing. ASD has a mission to be a strong voice for the indie author in the new age of publishing by concentrating on intriguing and arresting writing of both new and established authors. Authors willing to take a risk in their writing while demonstrating stories of personal growth. We offer a unique relationship with our authors that treat them as a partner in their own work with the publishing house as we nurture and develop their product.   Table A27

Belhue Press perrybrass.com Since 1991, publisher of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and short stories about the greater gay experience for LGBT people and their friends.
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Bench Press benchpresspoetry.com  poetry that exerts pressure at every point, and so achieves a momentary rest
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Bialo Publications, Inc. bialopublications.com is an small independent book publisher based in Syracuse, NY.  Established in 2008 our main focus is representing local women’s voices in the areas of poetry and fiction. Our most recent 2011 publication is entitled Women Voices: An Anthology of Poetry and Short Stories by local Central New York authors.
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Blood Moon Productions bloodmoonproductions.com is a New York-based publishing enterprise dedicated to researching, salvaging, and indexing the oral histories of America’s entertainment industry. Reorganized with its present name in 2004, Blood Moon originated in 1997 as The Georgia Literary Association, a vehicle for the promotion of obscure writers from America’s Deep South. Blood Moon’s authors, administration, and staff are associated with some of the writing, research, and editorial functions of THE FROMMER GUIDES, a subdivision of John Wiley & Sons, a respected name in travel publishing. Blood Moon also maintains a back list of at least 20 critically acclaimed biographies and film guides. Its titles are distributed within North America and Australia by the National Book Network (www.NBNBooks.com), within the U.K. by Turnaround (www.Turnaround-uk.com), and through secondary wholesalers and online retailers everywhere. Since 2004, Blood Moon has been awarded almost 20 nationally recognized literary prizes. They’ve included both silver and bronze medals from the IPPY (Independent Publishers Assn.) Awards; four nominations and two Honorable Mentions for BOOK OF THE YEAR from Foreword Reviews; nominations from The Ben Franklin Awards; and Awards and Honorable Mentions from the New England, the Los Angeles, the Paris, the New York, the San Francisco, and the Hollywood Book Festivals.
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Boylston Press nativemoments.com founded in 2010, is an independent publisher under the direction of Robert Chiarelli, former Publisher and Vice President at John Wiley & Sons, Inc., where he held various international and domestic positions during the last 28 years. Boylston Press débuted with the novel of Michael Derison, Native Moments.   Table A34
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Clifford Browder The Pleasuring of Men (Gival Press, 2011) www.givalpress.com is Clifford Browder’s fourth book and first novel.  In New York City in the late 1860s, Tom Vaughan, a respectably raised young man, chooses to become a male prostitute servicing the city’s affluent elite, then falls in love with Walter Whiting, a renowned scholar and lecturer who proves to be his most difficult client.  Having long wrestled with feelings of shame and guilt, Whiting, a married man, at first resents Tom’s easy acceptance of his own sexuality.  Their story unfolds in the clandestine and precarious gay underworld of the time, which is vividly imagined here.  Through a series of encounters – some exhilarating, some painful, some mysterious –Tom learns with both his body and his mind, until an unexpected act of violence provokes a final resolution.
All Browder’s fiction deals with New York City 1830-1880, an interest first inspired by background research for his biographies of the Wall Street speculator Daniel Drew and the notorious abortionist Madame Restell.  He is also the author of a critical study of the French Surrealist poet André Breton.   Table B24

Chelsea Station Editions chelseastationeditions.com is an independent press devoted to gay literature founded in 2010 by Jameson Currier. Among the authors the press has published are debut writers David Pratt, Craig Moreau, Michael Graves, and Corey Rosenberg, and veterans Felice Picano, Walter Holland, Charles Silverstein, Wesley Gibson, and Jon Marans. In November 2011, the press launched Chelsea Station, a new literary magazine of gay writing.
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Circumspect Press kerganedwards-stout.com/circumspect-press devoted to telling empowering and entertaining stories of the gay experience, Circumspect Press was established to support the writing of Kergan Edwards-Stout and other select authors. Our first title, Edwards-Stout’s debut novel Songs for the New Depression, is a finalist in the LGBTQ category of the 2011 Indie Lit Awards.  Mr. Edwards-Stout looks forward to attending the Rainbow Book Fair, where he will be autographing copies of his novel.
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Larry Closs www.larrycloss.com Beatitude (Rebel Satori Press, 2011)  is Larry Closs’ debut novel. In New York City, 1995, Harry Charity is a sensitive young loner haunted by a disastrous affair when he meets Jay Bishop, an outgoing poet and former Marine. Propelled by a shared fascination with the unfettered lives of Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, the two are irresistibly drawn together, even as Jay’s girlfriend, Zahra, senses something deeper developing. Reveling in their discovery of the legendary scroll manuscript of Kerouac’s On the Road in the vaults of the New York Public Library, Harry and Jay embark on a nicotine-and-caffeine-fueled journey into New York’s thriving poetry scene of slams and open-mike nights. An encounter with “Howl” poet Allen Ginsberg shatters their notions of what it means to be Beat but ultimately and unexpectedly leads them into their own hearts where they’re forced to confront the same questions that confounded their heroes: What do you do when you fall for someone who can’t fall for you? What do you do when you’re the object of affection? What must you each give up to keep the other in your life? Beatitude features two previously unpublished poems by Allen Ginsberg.
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Dreamspinner Press dreamspinnerpress.com is an independent publisher specializing in gay romantic fiction with print, eBook, and audiobook titles. It publishes everything from short stories to full-length novels and multi-novel series in genres including contemporary, historical, mystery and suspense, science fiction, fantasy and paranormal, BDSM/kink, steampunk, transgender, Western, and humor, along with its own Bittersweet Dreams, Timeless Dreams, and Itineris lines.
Founded in January 2007, Dreamspinner Press has more than 300 authors from six continents and nearly 1,000 titles. Its website has nearly 10,000 registered users, and readers can receive information about new releases through Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Library Thing, various Yahoo! groups, and the Dreamspinner Press blog and monthly newsletter.
Dreamspinner Press supports the GLBT community through sponsorship of Rainbow Book Fair and local Pride festivals, and contributes a portion of profits to: Family Equity Council, COLAGE, USA Cares, Service Members Legal Defense Network, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center NYC, Lambda Legal, and Mass Equality.
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Rena Dunsworth renasbookblog.blogspot.com In The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon Henry Bloom wants to be a girl, and he prays and prays for transformation. God hears his prayer and sends a young angel to answer it. So begins the adventures of Henrietta Bloom. But if she is to achieve the happiness she has always longed for in her new body, there are some things she has to do. Henrietta must avoid the traps of the devil-which is harder than it sounds when he is forcing you into a limo at gunpoint. She also has to accept that she is a lesbian with a mission to stop gay people from experiencing hell when they die by changing the laws of heaven and earth. Luckily for Henrietta, she has her best friend, her true love, her landlord, and Oscar Wilde all ready to help her recreate the world in love and hope. Author Rena Dunsworth tumbles together modern religion, ancient deities and a fresh perspective in an exuberant escapade that defies convention on every level.
Rena Dunsworth grew up in the Denver metro area and now lives in Manhattan. She was motivated to write The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon as a response to the oppression of gays by various religions. She is currently at work on a sequel, which picks up with Henrietta and Amy in Rio and follows them as they return to New York and the mythical realms beyond. Publisher’s website: Strategic Publishing Group.com—TheGirl, the Moon and The Melon
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FAQNP faqnp.com publishes A Queer Nerd Publicationa magazine about and for queer nerds, who feel outside the mainstreaming of queer culture. Themes of the issues include: obsessions, early personal computing, travel, science fiction, and fantasy.
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Firehouse Publishing firehousepublications.com Though Firehouse Publishing is a relatively new enterprise founded in 2010, we have over 25 titles to our credit, some via larger print houses like Schiffer Publishing and Green Candy Press. We focus on three main genre; figurative fine art books, educational titles, and humor. Our most popular projects include titles like 100 Artists of the Male Figure, and the quarterly series The Art of Man, now in its 8th edition. Our books are carried by boutique bookstores, larger traditional stores, and major museums like MoMA of NYC.
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Galaxias Productions arthurwooten.com Galaxias is a multimedia company encompassing the publishing of books in multiple genres as well as creating and producing works for theatre, film and television. A strong voice in the GLBT community, its published novels include Arthur Wooten’s On Picking Fruit, Fruit Cocktail and Birthday Pie as well as his collections of letters and short stories titled, Arthur Wooten’s Shorts. Other 2011 releases include the novel Leftovers and the children’s book, Wise Bear William: A New Beginning illustrated by Bud Santora. 2012 promises to be a stellar year with the addition of two new novels, the next installment of Wise Bear William and three screenplays. Galaxias Productions prides itself in encouraging and succeeding in crossing over their GLBT titles into mainstream while maintaining their distinctive and honest voices.   Table A28

The Gay & Lesbian Review www.glreview.com The Mission of The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide (G&LR) is to provide a forum for enlightened discussion of issues and ideas of importance to lesbians and gay men; to advance gay and lesbian culture by providing a quality vehicle for its best writers and thinkers; and to educate a broader public on gay and lesbian topics.

Ian Young Books  ianyoungbooks.com is a Toronto-based bookseller specializing in author-signed GLBT books, also acts as distributor for Sykes Press, Catalyst and Cythoera Press titles.   Table A33
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JMS Books LLC jms-books.com is owned and operated by author J.M. Snyder. We publish a variety of genres, including gay erotic romance, fantasy, young adult (published under the imprint Queerteen Press), poetry, and nonfiction. Short stories and novellas are available as e-books and compiled into single-author print anthologies, while any story over 30k in length is
available in both print and e-book formats.
Visit us at our website for our latest releases and submission guidelines!
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K. Murry Johnson kmurryjohnson.com
In his breakout novel, K. Murry Johnson combines two never before paired genres: black gay and vampire fiction. Set in Louisiana, Image of Emeralds and Chocolate masterfully explores the past and the present. The novel speaks to all who have ever dreamed of finding romance, and captures the national obsession with vampires. The story follows Eric Peterson, a talented high school senior enrolled in a creative writing course at Loyola University. Insecure and inexperienced, he often daydreams about finding love. His fantasies quickly become reality when a strikingly attractive new student, Marquis LeBlanc, is assigned as his writing partner. But the man of Eric’s dreams is hiding something. Marquis has been severely depressed for a very long time. His therapeutic motive for enrolling in a writing class is abruptly derailed when he unexpectedly falls in love for the second time in his life. If Marquis reveals his secret, will Eric accept him…or even believe him?
K. Murry Johnson holds masters degrees from Rollins
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KIN Arts Press kinartspress.blogspot.com is the publishing arm of KIN Poetry Journal. Founded by Wendy Chin-Tanner, Uche Ogbuji and Eric Norris in 2012, KIN aims to bring the reader the best contemporary poetry written in English. With contributors and correspondents scattered across the globe, KIN offers readers daily, weekly and monthly, interviews, reviews and poetry from around the world. Our styles may vary, our politics may sometimes clash, but we are united by one thing: a passion for poetry. Drop by the KIN Arts Press table for a preview of the future. KIN launches on April 1st.
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The Lambda Literary Foundation www.lambdaliterary.org nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.
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LavenderPulp www.lavenderpulp.com celebrates, collects and preserves Vintage Lesbian Pulp Fiction Books from the 1950s and 60s. The online bookstore LavenderPulp.com offers these rare collectible novels (not reproductions) in elegant Gift Sets. These pocket size gems, over 50 years old, are now recognized as invaluable pieces of gay and lesbian history. They not only show us where we’ve been but also how far we’ve come. For all its flaws, the Golden Era of Lesbian Pulp offered many women the first understanding that they were not alone.
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Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art leslielohman.org  Now accredited as the first dedicated LGBTQ art museum in the world, the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art began as the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation founded by Charles W. Leslie and Fritz Lohman, and for more than 20 years has supported gay and lesbian artists.
Our mission is to exhibit, preserve and foster the creation of LGBTQ art and artists which speaks directly to a gay and lesbian experience, including erotic, political, romantic and social imagery. We embrace this rich creative history by informing, inspiring, entertaining and challenging all who enter our doors.
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art has a permanent collection of more than 6,000 objects spanning more than three centuries of queer art. Our programs include regularly scheduled exhibitions in our gallery, video events, workshop presentation of plays, artists’ and curator’s talks, panel discussions, THE ARCHIVE-a quarterly newsletter focusing on LGBTQ art and artists, a membership program, a research library and an archive of the permanent collection. Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art is the premier resource for anyone interested in the rich legacy of the LGBTQ community and its influence on and confrontation with the mainstream art world. A non-profit organization, the museum is committed to offering all of its exhibitions with no admission charge.
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Lethe Press lethepressbooks.com is an independent publishing house specializing in speculative fiction, books of gay interest, poetry, spirituality, as well as classic works of the occult & supernatural. Named after the Greek river of memory and forgetfulness (and pronounced Lee-Thee), Lethe Press is devoted to ideas that are often neglected or forgotten by mainstream publishers. Lethe Press was founded in 2001 by author Steve Berman. Its title list now includes over 150 titles.
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loveyoudivine Alterotica www.loveyoudivine.com is a niche publisher dedicated to GLBT titles written by authors who live the lifestyle.
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Pagan Press paganpressbooks.com was founded in 1982 to “publish books of interest
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Purple Palm Media purplepalmmedia.com
is an independent publishing label based in Columbus, OH focusing on both print and digital publications. Purple Palm’s goal is to focus on audience-friendly mainstream works with a decidedly LGBT focus.
Purple Palm’s first fiction series follows the adventures of Gabriel Patrick–a gay former art history professor turned treasure hunting adventurer. (With help from his lesbian best friend and FBI agent, Molly.) The first two novels in the series are Chasing the Light and The Shadow of Isis, with the third currently in development.   Table A25

Rainbow eBooks rainbowebooks.com
is an online community eBookstore dealing exclusively in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer eBook titles. We are here to promote the GLBTQ genre and further GLBTQ literary content. All of the titles on our shelves are first and foremost, thematically Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Queer in subject matter. We offer a permanent bookshelf and unlimited access, in all available formats including; ePUB, PDF, PRC, MOBI, LIT and HTML.
Local GLBTQ bookstores have always been an important place of acceptance, education and enjoyment in our communities. Rainbow eBooks was designed to honor that spirit while providing the convenience and cost effectiveness of eBooks and internet ordering.
Sign up for our Newsletter or “Like” us on Facebook for information on Discounts, Giveaways and Specials!
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Rainbow Romance Writers www.rainbowromancewriters.com is the home of professional authors of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender romances. As career-focused members of the romance community, we love to write passionate, sensual, sweet, and sometimes erotic glimpses of love between LGBT characters. Our goals are to promote excellence in LGBT romance writing, to help members succeed as artists and professionals, to advocate passionately for our rapidly expanding market online as well as at events both LGBT and romance-related, and to provide a dynamic resource for our members, the media, and the publishing industry. Our members come from all walks of life but a love of literature is a common bond that connects us. As an active chapter of the Romance Writers of America, we continue to push for research, awareness, and education in unexpected communities. We are changing minds, one heart at a time!
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Riptide Publishing riptidepublishing.com is a boutique purveyor of some of the finest gay and trans* fiction, romance, and erotica available today. Created by experienced M/M authors who were hungry for top-notch editing and presentation, Riptide Publishing seeks to fill a critical niche in the GLBTQ market: quality books, pristinely packaged, that will satisfy readers’ desires for rich, plotty, well-edited stories for which the author is fairly paid.
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Seven Stories Press www.sevenstories.com founded in 1995, publishes works of the imagination and political titles by voices of conscience. While most widely known for its books on politics, human rights, and social and economic justice, Seven Stories continues to champion literature, with a list encompassing both innovative debut novels and National Book Award–winning poetry collections, as well as prose and poetry in translation.

Seventh Window Publications www.SeventhWindow.com is a small press specializing in gay romance and gay erotica. Also visit us at blog.SeventhWindow.com.
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Sibling Rivalry Press
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is a small publishing house based just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. We survive the red-state-getting-redder blues by reading Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, Gavin Dillard, and Antler. We learned the secret of life by memorizing Vytautas Pliura and Dennis Cooper. We realized we weren’t alone when Harold Norse whispered sweet verse in our ears. Simply put, brave souls who weren’t afraid to bleed their souls onto the page saved our lives. Now it’s time for us to give back. The mission of Sibling Rivalry Press is to develop, promote, and market underground artistic talent—those who don’t quite fit into the mainstream. Our vision? To create literary and poetic rock stars.
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Storm Moon Press LLC stormmoonpress.com  is an independent micropublisher specializing in GLBT and alternative lifestyle genre fiction with an emphasis on erotica and erotic romance.
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Vintage Paper Store scours the world for the finest images and create singularly remarkable greeting cards for discerning customers, like you, who seek out the exceptional. As our collection grows, we’ll have cards that celebrate weddings, birthdays, graduation, Christmas and Chanukah, Valentine’s Day and many other special occasions. We have photographs selected to create special collections of note cards that we’re quite excited about, and we’re producing a 2013 calendar celebrating LGBT authors. With our focus always on the most striking and artful photographs, we plan on producing greeting cards for all types of customers—just folks who love pretty pictures.

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These Exhibitors will not be present at RBF, but theirs books and sales material will be exhibited at our volunteer-staffed Co-Op Table.

The Digital Gryphon www.DigitalGryphon.net is an independent micro-publisher specializing in poetry and photography by and for queer folk. 2012 titles include 1 Out Of 10 Therapists: The Poetry of Romanovsky & Phillips Lyrics published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of R&P.   Co-op Table A19
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Mark Reed—The God Hunters www.thegodhunters.net Would you expect to find a bar of soap or a packaged toothbrush in an alien dimension?  How surprising would it be to see a cell phone in the hands of a demon, or hearing your language spoke by strange beings who defy imagination? And what would you think about taking a stroll down quaint cobblestone streets that boast historic charm yet meander through a futuristic city floating high above the clouds?  Would you leave the safety of your home to see such things? Would curiosity get the best of you? Well it did for David Ruger. Along with his boyfriend, these two young men venture into a universe teeming with advanced alien technology and ancient supernatural power. But what was meant as no more than a brief visit for these two quickly becomes a race against time to save David’s life after a disturbing truth is revealed. Seeking answers, he quickly discovers that the road ahead is paved with an age-old threat to human kind—a threat that has him centered in the crosshairs of a relentless manhunt. Throughout his fantastic voyage, David encounters amazing magical spells wielded alongside high-tech inventions as he and his companions travel across picturesque fantasy worlds hidden just beyond a thin veil of perception. The God Hunters delivers extraordinary action scenes mixed within lush and descriptive locales that are sure to please any fan of the science-fiction and fantasy genre.
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