L.A. Fields is an author of literary, historical, and gay fiction, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists, five YA books, two short story collections, and two works of scholarship. She has an MFA, a job in legal marketing, and a calico cat.
Books
Mrs. Watson: Untold Stories
- Published by
Lethe Press, October 2021.
Fixation
- Published by
Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press, October 2019.
Gay A Day
- Published by
Lethe Press, January 2019.
The Annotated Joseph and His Friend: The Story of America's First Gay Novel
- Published by
Lethe Press, April 2018.
Compulsion
- Published by
Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press, February 2018.
Homo Superiors
- Published by
Lethe Press, June 2016.
Repression
- Published by
Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press, October 2015.
Countrycide: Stories
- Published by
Lethe Press, April 2014.
Dysfunction
- Published by
Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press, October 2013.
My Dear Watson
- Published by
Lethe Press, April 2013.
Maladaptation
- Published by
Queer Mojo/Rebel Satori Press, October 2009. Also available as an
e-book.
Short Stories
(+) indicates the story can be read for free online
(~) indicates the story involves characters from The Disorder Series
"Let the Night Inside"
- Published in
Blood on His Hands: A Vampire Erotica Anthology, Lethe Press, October 2021.
(+) "Whatever a Body Is Not Obliged to Do"
- Published in
Bachelors, Vol. 1, Lethe Press, March 2021.
"Lit Up"
- Published in
THCock: Stoner Boys, Lethe Press, April 2018.
"King of Fruits"
- Published in
His Seed: An Arboretum of Gay Erotica, Lethe Press, 2017.
(~) "Walls"
- Published in
Blue, Too: More Writing by (for or about) Working-Class Queers, FourCats Press, August 2014.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
(~)(+) "Big To Small"
- Published at
Every Day Fiction, November 20, 2013.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
(+) "Moving Up"
- Published at
Every Day Fiction, September 13, 2013.
"The House of the Resonate Heart"
- Published in
Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe, Lethe Press, June 2013.
"Lay-by"
- Published in
Boys In Bed, Xcite Books, 2013.
- Reprinted in
Best Gay Stories 2014, Lethe Press, 2014.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
"The Ties of Friendship"
- Published in
Corporate Affairs, Xcite Books, 2012.
(~) "The Gaze"
- Published in
Cougars and Jackals, Xcite Books, 2012.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
(~) "Burning Woman"
- Published in
Foreign Affairs, Xcite Books, 2012.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
"The Proximity of Seniors"
- Published in
Speaking Out: LGBTQ Youth Stand Up, Bold Strokes Books, 2011.
"Closet Cases"
- Essay published in the New College Academic Journal, 2011.
(~) "Like Ribbons"
- Published in
Kinky Girls, Xcite Books, 2011.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
- Republished in the
Great Jones Street fiction app.
"Hustling Myself"
- Published in
Indecent Proposals, Xcite Books, 2011.
(+) "Exit Signs"
- Published at
Polari Journal, 2010.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
- Republished in the
Great Jones Street fiction app.
"Countrycide"
- Published in
Icarus magazine, Lethe Press, Issue 4, Spring 2010.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
"The Wanderer"
- Published in
Best Gay Romance 2010, Cleis Press, 2010.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
"The Funeral Director"
- Published at
Ignavia Press, Vol. 3, 2009.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
"Bluff"
- Published in
Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, Dark Scribe Press, 2008.
- Reprinted in
Wilde Stories 2009: The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction, Lethe Press, 2009.
- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
(+) "Happiness"
- Published in
Cool Thing: The Best New Gay Fiction From Young American Writers, Running Press, 2008.
- Can be read free online in Google Books:
"Happiness"- Reprinted in
Countrycide, Lethe Press, April 2014.
Podcasts
An Earful of Queer- A monthly LGBTQ fiction podcast where my friend and I are featured in a regular segment called
Dueling Dandies, in which the stately homos of history are pitted against each other to see who comes out on top in a cage match both figurative and literal.
Interviews
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"Bayard Rustin’s connection to queer history may have started with his very name." NBC article by Travel and Culture journalist Dan Allen -
On Writing Interview With L.A. Fields, Questions by Amy Giacalone at Pub Cheerleaders -
Real People/Fake Stories: A YouTube Conversation with L.A. Fields, Interview by Drew Morgan and DJ Lewis -
A Conversation for Mrs. Watson with L.A. Fields, Interview by Scott Alexander Hess -
Duel Interview with L.A. Fields and Michelle Birkby for The Studious Scarlets Society -
A Conversation with L.A. Fields, Interview by Jerry L. Wheeler -
A Conversation with Jonathan Harper, Interview by L.A. Fields -
A Conversation with Keith Banner, Interview by L.A. Fields Awards and Recognitions
Finalist - LGBTQ+ - Mrs. Watson: Untold Stories
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Next Generation Indie Book Awards · Jun 2022
Quarterfinalist - Novel - Back to the Morgue
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ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition · Jan 2019
Quarterfinalist - Pilot Script - Specter & Shades
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Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition · Jan 2019
Quarterfinalist - Pilot Script - Breakneck
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ScreenCraft Pilot Launch Competition · Nov 2018
Winner - LGBTQ Erotica - His Seed: An Arboretum of Erotica
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Lambda Literary Award · Jun 2018
Finalist - Gay Mystery - Homo Superiors
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Lambda Literary Award · Mar 2017
Finalist - Gay Romance - My Dear Watson
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Lambda Literary Award · Mar 2014
Winner - Novel - Maladaptation
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Project: QueerLit · May 2009
Winner - Anthology - Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet
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The Bram Stoker Award · Jun 2008