Hello! I’m Kes Otter Lieffe.
I’m an author of trans speculative fiction novels, a workshop facilitator and grassroots community organiser based in Berlin. I also write about queer ecology, class and gender.
Read my story or check out my media page
Trans fiction novels
I write trans speculative fiction novels that centre marginalised experiences in powerful, deeply diverse resistance movements.
Queer Animals
As a trans author and an ecologist, I’ve written extensively about queerness in non-human nature. There’s something about knowing that there are lesbian lizards in the world, gay giraffes, polyamorous oystercatchers, sex-changing clownfish, bisexual red deer, and masturbating bonobos that just gives me hope.
Story-telling for Engagement
Do you need to tell the story of your organisation, project or small business to the outside world, but keep getting lost in the what and how of story-telling? I’ve created this story-telling course for you.
Organising
I’m a community organiser with aequa, working towards mutual support, solidarity and social equity in Berlin, Germany
Articles and interviews
I write articles about class, gender and queerness. And I love giving interviews. My article on utopias and marginalisation was recently published in Strange Horizons. I also speak regularly on panels and podcasts
