Queer Crime Writers was founded in 2019 to promote community and collaboration among authors of crime fiction who identify as LGBTQIA+ and celebrate the long history of queer writers in the genre.

Queer Crime Writers wants the mainstream crime fiction reading, writing, publishing, and retail book community to value our written work and treat it as having equal status and commercial viability as straight, cis-gendered crime fiction authors.

We do this by: strengthening our bond as a queer crime writing community; serving as a liaison to established crime fiction organizations, including publishers, conferences, and other professional organizations; educating the broader community about the history and legacy of LGBTQIA+ crime fiction.

Community

Advocacy

Diversity

Inclusion