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.

I have written four queer speculative fiction novels – the Margins trilogy and home is a verb. In these futuristic stories, marginalised characters take centre stage in powerful resistance movements. Everything is at stake and so much is possible. They are available from bookshops internationally or from my webshop.

I’ve written some short stories for anthologies and am currently working on a project called Mutual Aid Bedtime Stories.

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 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.

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Margins is a trilogy of queer speculative fiction novels that can be read in any order. The first novel has been translated into German and I have given over two hundred readings from the novels since publishing Margins and Murmurations in 2017.

Read all about the trilogy here.

Photograph of Margins, a trilogy of queer speculative fiction novels by trans fiction author and queer ecologist, Kes Otter Lieffe