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Aqueduct Press is a publisher based in
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, Washington, United States that publishes material featuring a feminist viewpoint.


History

Aqueduct Press was founded in 2004 by L. Timmel Duchamp. The company has focused on publishing
speculative fiction Speculative fiction is a term that has been used with a variety of (sometimes contradictory) meanings. The broadest interpretation is as a category of fiction encompassing genres with elements that do not exist in reality, recorded history, na ...
which contains a feminist element. Since 2004 they have been publishing the ''Conversation Pieces'' which is written by many authors and contains chapbooks with poems, fiction and essays. Aqueduct Press has published multiple award-winning and short-list nominee titles. Their first winning title was ''Life'' by Gwyneth Jones which was published in 2004. It won the 2005
Philip K. Dick Award The Philip K. Dick Award is an American science fiction award given annually at Norwescon and sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) the Philip K. Dick Trust. Named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, ...
and was a short-list nominee for the 2005
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award The Otherwise Award, formerly known as the James Tiptree Jr. Award, is an American annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February 1991 by science f ...
and placed 27th on the 2005
Locus Awards The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...
for best science fiction novel. Also in 2004 L. Timmel Duchamp's ''Love's Body, Dancing in Time'' was a short-list nominee for the 2005 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award and placed 21st in the 2005 Locus Awards for best collection, and
Nicola Griffith Nicola Griffith (; born 30 September 1960) is a British-American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award, Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, World Fantasy Award and six Lambda Literary Awards. Persona ...
's ''With Her Body'' was a finalist at the 2005
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic ...
for best other work and at the 2005
Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature.The awards were instituted i ...
for best science fiction/fantasy/horror. In 2006
Andrea Hairston Andrea Hairston (born 1952) is an African-American science fiction and fantasy playwright and novelist. Her novel '' Redwood and Wildfire'' won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for 2011. ''Mindscape'', Hairston's first novel, won the Carl Brandon P ...
's ''Mindscape'' was a finalist for the 2007 Philip K. Dick Award and was named as an honour book at the 2007 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Awards.
Kelley Eskridge Kelley Eskridge (born 21 September 1960) is an American writer of fiction, non-fiction and screenplays. Her work is generally regarded as speculative fiction and is associated with the more literary edge of the category, as well as with the cat ...
's ''Dangerous Space'' placed 17th in the 2008 Locus Awards and in 2009 ''Filter House'' by
Nisi Shawl Nisi Shawl (born 1955) is an African-American writer, editor, and journalist. They are best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real-world diversity of ...
won the James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award and was a short-list nominee for the 2009
World Fantasy Awards The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous annu ...
best collection.


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Official site
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