Gay City Anthologies

Gay City Anthologies Launch Party

Sunday, Feb 19 / 2pm
University Bookstore / 4326 University Way Ne

Join anthology editors Eric Andrews-Katz and Vincent Kovar as they present several local contributors reading from the latest in the Gay City Anthologies series, Vol 4: At Second Glance. Copies of the anthology will also be available for purchase.

Gay City Anthologies produces vibrant, multi-disciplinary collections comprised of fiction, comics, poetry, photography and art. Works are crafted to support and raise awareness of the Gay City Health Project mission: to reduce HIV infection in King County through promoting communication, community and self-esteem. Gay City Health Project is a multicultural gay men’s health organization and the premier provider of HIV and STD testing services in King County . Contributors do not need to be (and often aren’t) either gay or male.

While the majority of the work comes from contributors either in or closely connected to King County , they are bolstered by additional pieces from across the US and abroad. Our past contributors have included a very high percentage of emerging artists but these have been partnered with “tent-pole” contributors such as:

Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Trilogy, The Lathe of Heaven)
Tom Spanbauer (The City of Shy Hunters, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon)
Michael Thomas Ford (It’s Not Mean if it’s True, Changing Tides)
Eric Orner (The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green)
Marc Acito (How I Paid for College, Attack of the Theater People)

Gay City Anthologies Audio Selections

Broadway by Craig Martin

Final Moment of Illumination by Tyrobia Harshaw

Imprints by Kevin Skiena

GAY CITY VOLUME 4: At SECOND GLANCE

Our anthology series continues with Volume 4: At Second Glance. There are always at least two viewpoints to every story and yet, we usually only hear one. A different perspective can provide an entirely different story than the commonly known tale; the other side of the looking glass, so to speak. This year, our anthology series continues with volume 4: At Second Glance, an anthology dedicated to exploring those alternate angles. Inside you'll find exciting new tales by established authors such as Felice Picano, as well as stories from emerging writers like Evan J. Peterson, Casondra Brewster and Louis Flint Ceci. Readers will even find a piece from our volume editor, Eric Andrews-Katz. From comic art to playscript, from mythology to modern fantasy; all the pieces take the reader forward by glancing back.

Purchase your copy of Gay City Anthologies Vol 4: At Second Glance here.

Gay City Volume 3: Re-Pulped

Now in its third volume, Gay City Anthologies turns for inspiration to the "pulp" era of the 20th century. The early gay pulp novels were chewy, campy and often controversial, yet they signaled generations of gay and bi men that others like themselves existed; men who were dreaming of skimpy swimming suits, motorcycle jackets, cowboy hats and a world better than that they'd inherited. In Re-Pulped!, we include selections from nearly forgotten queer pioneers as well as works from today's most exciting new voices in fiction, photography, comic art and poetry. From romantic and wry to adventurous and edgy, this collection bursts through the boundaries of genre to redefine not only what gay was, but what it might yet be.

Purchase your copy of Gay City Volume 3: Re-Pulped here.

Gay City: Volume 2

In 1969, Stonewall launched a revolution in gay culture and its role in the modern world. Forty years later, Gay City: Volume Two celebrates this ongoing transformation with 69 pieces of queer-themed short stories, comics, poetry, photography and art. Contributors include multi-award winning author, Ursula K. Le Guin (The Lathe of Heaven, The Earthsea Trilogy); novelist, syndicated columnist and NPR commentator, Marc Acito (How I Paid for College); and acclaimed comic artist, Eric Orner (The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green) as well as many other established and emerging talents.

Purchase your copy of Gay City: Volume 2 here.

Gay City: Volume One

Some would say that everything about "coming out" has been written; that everything about AIDS, gay relationships, religious conflict, exclusion and grief has already been "done." This slim anthology refutes that. Gay City: Volume One is a collection of fiction, poetry, comic art and photography published under the auspices of Seattle's Gay City Health Project.

The work addresses Gay City's mission of preventing HIV transmission by building community, fostering communication, and nurturing self-esteem. Included here are author Tom Spanbauer's "Mr. Energy", written during the dark dawn of AIDS, alongside "Ethan Green" creator, Eric Orner's visual chronicle of "25 Years, 25 Fears." Inside you'll find an excerpt from syndicated columnist Michael Thomas Ford's novel "Full Circle", eight pieces from the award winning poet Peter Pereira, and groundbreaking works from artist Donna Barr, plus many others.

Purchase your copy of Gay City: Volume 1 here.