Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to work with fancreators to publish their original work. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and artists to publish stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. We were founded in January 2021. We’re fan-owned, queer-owned, and dedicated to working with diverse creators, whether they be queer, disabled, bipoc, neurodiverse, or any combination of the above!
Pre-orders are open now for The Salt in the Sea by J. D. Rivers: m/m fantasy-mystery novella! Check it out! Crowdfunding ends April 14th.
Current Projects
- Novella: The Salt in the Sea by J. D. Rivers (m/m fantasy with moody vibes; crowdfunding now!)
- The Twinned Trilogy by Tris Lawrence (f/f, m/m, and others, three-novel trilogy, modern with magic college setting; the middle book successfully crowdfunded in February and is in production. Later in 2025 we’ll do a Kickstarter for the whole trilogy - you can follow the campaign now!)
- Anthology: A Year of Queer 2023 and A Spicy Year of Queer 2023 (a project featuring stand-alone short stories previously published by Duck Prints Press. Planning has been in hiatus but it’s still coming we swear)
- Anthology: Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories (editing period underway!)
- Anthology: Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling (writing period underway!)
- Art: Fannish Warning Sign Stickers (a collection of fun, fandom-themed warning signs as stickers; we anticipate Kickstarting this project in late April/early May)
- Art: Pride Dragons (a collection of adorable cat-like dragons in the colors of pride flags, made into a variety of merchandise that we’re still determining; we anticipate crowdfunding the project in June)
- Monthly short stories are published to our website and our Patreon!
- Come read with us - we host a low-key reading challenge on Storygraph, encouraging people to read more queer books!
Upcoming Conventions and Events
- Sunday, April 27th, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.: A Big Gay Market in Washington Park, Albany
Past Projects
- Anthology: A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (what it says on the tin; successfully crowdfunded! Kickstarter fulfillment is complete; book will be published to non-backers at the end of April.)
- Scrap Metal Angel by Nicola Kapron (modern-with-magic adventure with horror elements; available on our website!)
- Anthology: Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica (what it says on the tin: poly erotica; available on our website!)
- Pride Merchandise campaign featuring art by Pippin Peacock (six mythical creatures in each of eight pride colors, offered as die-cut stickers and enamel pins; available on our website!)
- Anthology: Aether Beyond the Binary (aetherpunk settings, main characters outside the gender binary; available on our website!)
- Hockey Bois by A. L. Heard (m/m, modern sports setting, sloooooow burn romance; available on our website!)
- Anthology: Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers” (what it says on the tin; available on our website!)
- Many Drops Make a Stream by Adrian Harley (f/f, fantasy, novel; available on our website!)
- To Drive the Hundred Miles by Alec J. Marsh (m/f, explicit novella, trans male main character; available on our website!)
- Anthology: Add Magic to Taste (fluffy queer relationships at magical coffee shops, tea shops, and the like; new second edition ALSO available on our website!)
- Anthology: And Seek (Not) to Alter Me: Queer Fanworks Inspired by William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” (what it says on the tin; available on our website!)
- Anthology: She Wears the Midnight Crown (f/f stories set at unusual and creative masquerades; available on our website!)
- Anthology: He Bears the Cape of Stars (m/m stories set at unusual and creative masquerades; available on our website!)
Support Duck Prints Press
- Shop in our bookstore to get short stories, novelettes, novellas, novels, anthologies, bookmarks, stickers, enamel pins, and much more!
- Become a Patron for shop discounts, behind-the-scenes glimpses, ask-us-anything access, Discord invitations, teasers and previews, bonus extras, and up to ten free stories every single month!
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- Buy us a ko-fi for a small, one-off donation! We appreciate every penny.
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