The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
Interview with Pokefairy, Creator of Gold And Rubies
Pokefairy is a webcomic artist and animator, currently working on Gold And Rubies and What’s His Deal? She’s a big fan of romance stories and aspires to keep writing fun romances till she no longer can. Born in India, she’s dedicated to showcasing her culture and...
Interview with Cale Plett, Author of The Saw Mouth
CALE PLETT is a nonbinary, genderfluid writer who lives on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their YA novels span everything from high school rock bands to nightmares in the woods to reality TV gone wrong, and their poetry and short fiction can be found in a...
Interview with Dawn Chen, Author of The Witch Who Chases the Sun
Dawn Chen is a sapphic fantasy and horror author who grew up in Beijing, China. When she was thirteen, she moved to Germany to live with her family. Since then, she has both lived in Canada and UK. She writes in both Chinese and English, wishing nothing more than to...
Interview with Soman Chainani, Author of Young World
Soman Chainani is the New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil, a global franchise spanning books, film, and education. The series has sold more than 4.5 million copies, been translated into 35 languages, spent over 50 weeks on the New York...
Interview with Samantha Chong, Author of Prodigal Tiger
Samantha Chong is a versatile cross-platform storyteller. Originally from Malaysia, she knits her multilingual and diverse backgrounds into every story she weaves. Her work has been published in BBC Travel, Gastro Obscura, OpenTable, and the Guggenheim. In Sam's free...
Interview with Zara Marielle, Author of The Cafe of Infinite Doors
ZARA MARIELLE hails from two worlds: a Northern California hippy town and a rustic village high in the French Alps. A former ESL teacher, she loves to travel and has also lived in six different countries. Zara earned a master’s in creative writing from the University...
Interview with Dr. Catherine V. Yeh, Curator of The Dancing Goddess: Mei Lanfang in America
Dr. Catherine V. Yeh is Professor of Chinese Literature and Transcultural Studies at Boston University. Her research interest is in global cultural interaction and flow in the fields of literature, media, visual and entertainment culture during the 19th and...
Interview with Tesia Tsai, Author of Deathly Fates
Tesia Tsai was born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Taiwan. She currently teaches at Brigham Young University, and lives with her husband, two cats, and a dog in Utah. When not writing or reading, she enjoys watching Asian dramas, playing video games, and...
Interview with Dana Simpson, Creator of Phoebe and Her Unicorn Series
Dana Simpson, a native of Gig Harbor, Washington, first caught the eyes of devoted comics readers with the internet strip Ozy and Millie. After winning the 2009 Comic Strip Superstar contest, she developed the strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn (originally known as Heavenly...
Interview with Jessica Mary Best, Author of Stars, Hide Your Fire
Jessica Mary Best is a multi-award-winning freelance writer/editor, an amateur singer/songwriter and a well-intentioned ball of pure quivering anxiety. She is based out of Columbus, Ohio. Her previous projects include the scripted audio dramas THE STRANGE CASE OF...