Upright Women Wanted
''Upright Women Wanted'' is a 2020 Western LGBT novella by Sarah Gailey, their third published novella. In the novella, Esther escapes from an arranged marriage after her lover Beatriz is executed. She joins the Librarians, a group of women who distribute government propaganda to rural settlements, and finds that they are more than they seem. The work was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella and 2020 Locus Award for Best Novella. Plot After her lover Beatriz is executed for the possession of Unapproved Materials, Esther flees an arranged marriage and stows away in the wagon of a group of Librarians. The Librarians distribute Approved Materials to rural settlements, but Esther soon learns that her group of Librarians is a front for an anti-censorship resistance group. She learns that Bet and Leda, two of the Librarians, are a lesbian couple; Esther confronts her own internalized homophobia. The Librarians agree to transport three women to a sanctuary in Utah. Th ...
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Sarah Gailey
Sarah Gailey is an American author. Their alternate history novella ''River of Teeth'' was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,River of Teeth
at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved June 19, 2019 the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella,2018 Hugo Awards
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019 and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.2018 Locus Award Winners
at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019 In 2018, they also won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. < ...
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