Illustration of Kes Otter Lieffe, author of utopian trans speculative fiction novels and Queer Ecology writer.

Hello! I’m Kes Otter Lieffe.

I’m an author of four queer speculative fiction novels and several short stories. I also write about class and queer ecology. I offer workshops, book readings, interviews and editing.

I’m an ecologist and organiser and have been involved in grassroots community struggles for over twenty years. My work focuses on mutual aid and the intersections of class, queerness, disability justice and environmental defence.

I have two substacks: pink and green, for my queer ecology writing and Margins and Murmurations, my newsletter.

Hear more about why I write (text version here) –

Photo showing a canopy of mixed deciduous trees at sunset.
Photograph of Margins, a trilogy of queer, trans speculative fiction novels by author and queer ecologist, Kes Otter Lieffe

Speculative Fiction

In my futuristic stories, marginalised characters take centre stage in powerful resistance movements. Everything is at stake and so much is possible.

Photo of Kes Otter Lieffe, author of utopian trans speculative fiction novels and Queer Ecology writer. Kes stands in a blue dress beneath an apple tree in a grassy field

Queer Ecology

I’m an ecologist and the author of the Queer Animals and Plants series.
I give workshops and have a substack on the subject.

Photo of a Eurasian Starling with a green background.

Deutsch

Hier findest du der deutschsprachige Ecke meiner Website mit Übersetzungen meiner Texte und eine Podcast-folge auf Deutsch

pink and green

I have a brand new substack called
pink and green with excerpts (and audio) from an upcoming book on queer ecology, class, social movements and nature connection.

Flyer for the Queering Nature tour at the Berlin museum für Naturkunde. A circle with a peach background and various colourful illustrations of coral, octopus, plants and rainbow hearts

Queering Nature

Last year I had the honour of consulting for a queer tour at the Berlin Natural History Museum. You can follow the digital tour (which I narrated in the English version) from home or book in-person guided tours in German and English. Reviewed here.

Cover of "Home is a verb", a queer and trans speculative fiction novel by author Kes Otter Lieffe. In this story, Kes explores queer ecology, class, disability and survival.

Home is a verb

My new novel explores burnout and despair, collective collapse and recovery. In a shifting world, marginalised characters must face their traumas and embrace change. In their search for healing, they are brought together, finding home in the least expected of places.

Kes Otter Lieffe writes queer speculative fiction from a working-class, chronical ill, transfeminine perspective. Read about ways to support her work at www.otterlieffe.com/support

Creating becomes ever harder to live from and as a result there are fewer working-class authors each year. I love my work. I want to continue to support mutual aid projects. I want to amplify marginalised voices through workshops. And I want to keep writing!

If you’ve ever benefited from the things I do, here is a list of ways you can support my work, including two minute online actions that don’t cost a thing. You can also support me on Patreon or treat me to a coffee. Thank you so much to everyone who has been on this journey with me since 2016. You are all amazing.