In Our Words: Queer Stories from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Writers (2021) is a thoughtfully curated collection of short stories at the intersection of racial and queer identity. Comprising both the renowned and emerging voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color authors, across multiple countries, and diverse in style, perspective, and theme, In Our Words reflects the complexity and diversity of human experience. https://www.amazon.com/Our-Words-Stories-Indigenous-Writers/dp/1635559367/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39Y3STUPVZXWG&keywords=in+our+words&qid=1653622769&sprefix=in+our+words%2Caps%2C944&sr=8-1
Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing (2019) encompasses the broad spectrum of Black speculative writing, including science-fiction, fantasy, magical realism, and Afrofuturism, all by Black women writers. Editors Stephanie Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle have gathered the voices of twenty emerging and established writers in speculative fiction and poetry; writers who’ve imagined the weird and the wondrous, the futuristic and the fantastical, the shadowy and the sublime. Hankins’ submission Duty and Desire is a steampunk tale of a love affair between two mixed-race English women from different social standing who form a unique union.
A necessary and relevant addition to the Black LGBTQ literary canon, which oftentimes overlooks Black lesbian writing, Lez Talk (2016) is a collection of writing that embraces the fullness of Black lesbian experiences. At once provocative, emotional, adventurous, and celebratory, Lez Talk crosses a range of fictional genres, including romance, speculative, and humor. Hankins has two submissions Trim and One More which explores coming out to family and friends with totally different results.
Love Is Proud (2016) celebrates queer love in all its forms, showing that love must triumph over hate. Whether it’s spending a quiet evening together at home, a night out on the town, or attending the local Pride event, this collection embraces how empowering love can be between men — or women, or any and every shade under the LGBTQIA umbrella. Featuring never before published work from 49 different authors, Love Is Proud is a collaborative effort whose entire proceeds will go to Equality Florida to benefit the victims and their families of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (2014) illustrates individual quests for self love, acceptance, and redemption. Hankins’ contribution Three is the Magic Number is a recounting of her coming out to her mother at the age of 24.
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