J.L. Forrest is a writer of science fiction and fantasy. His stories have appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Crossed Genres, Third Flatiron, Robot Cowgirl Press, the Story of the Month Club, and elsewhere. His works include the short-story collections Delicate Ministrations and Minuscule Truths, along with the novel Requies Dawn. Most of his published fiction can be purchased here. Active SFWA.
Announcements and Upcoming Events

Denver Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading Series no. 4
12 May 2018 at 7pm: Michael F. Haspil & J.A. Hunter
Join me as I host author Michael F. Haspil, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award, and best-selling author J.A. Hunter for the fourth in the Denver Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Series. Once more, we’ll be at Denver’s remarkable BookBar. Learn more about the Reading Series or RSVP at Facebook or Meetup.

Pushcart Prize 2017
Nomination for Best Short Story
This year, I’m honored to have been nominated for best short story for the Pushcart Prize. The story, “Lampblack and Dust”, appeared first in Principia Ponderosa by Third Flatiron, edited by Juliana Rew. Nominations closed on 1 December 2017 and, if selected, the story would go into the 2019 Pushcart Prize Best Of. Stay tuned.

Denver Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading Series no. 4
12 May 2018 at 7pm: Michael F. Haspil & J.A. Hunter
Join me as I host author Michael F. Haspil, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award, and best-selling author J.A. Hunter for the fourth in the Denver Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Series. Once more, we’ll be at Denver’s remarkable BookBar. Learn more about the Reading Series or RSVP at Facebook or Meetup.

Pushcart Prize 2017
Nomination for Best Short Story
This year, I’m honored to have been nominated for best short story for the Pushcart Prize. The story, “Lampblack and Dust”, appeared first in Principia Ponderosa by Third Flatiron, edited by Juliana Rew. Nominations closed on 1 December 2017 and, if selected, the story would go into the 2019 Pushcart Prize Best Of. Stay tuned.
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Recommend What’s Good, Never Mind the Stars
How is it one of the greatest science-fiction novels of the twentieth century earns the same rating as a badly informed masturbation fantasy filled with dangerous BDSM advice? Let’s find out, and then do something about it. Recommend worthy books, and be wary of the five-star rating system.
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Reading no. 3 — Van Aaron Hughes, Wayne Faust, & Mario Acevedo
Authors Van Aaron Hughes, Wayne Faust, and Mario Acevedo read from their stories in Edward Bryant’s Sphere of Influence. As always, BookBar put the roof over our heads. Many books were sold and signed, and we had a great time.