Dreamspinner Press

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| country = United States

| headquarters = Tallahassee, Florida

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| publications = Books

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| genre = gay romantic fiction

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Dreamspinner Press is a Tallahassee, Florida based LGBTQ publisher.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Julie |title=Same-sex love is an intimate joy our fiction still neglects {{!}} Julie Cohen |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/29/same-sex-love-fiction-romantic-novels-lgbt |access-date=4 March 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=29 September 2018}}{{cite news |title=Gay Superhero Joey Returns On "S.H.I.E.L.D.," "The Lusty Adventures Of Theseus": BRIEFS {{!}} NewNowNext |url=http://www.newnownext.com/gay-superhero-joey-returns-on-s-h-i-e-l-d-the-lusty-adventures-of-theseus-briefs/03/2016/ |access-date=4 March 2019 |publisher=NewNowNext |date=9 March 2016}} Dreamspinner Press is an independent publisher, specializing in gay romantic fiction with print, eBook, and audiobook releases, and titles translated in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Turkish and Hungarian. Titles include content in contemporary, historical, mystery and suspense, science fiction, fantasy and paranormal, steampunk, transgender, Western, and humor genres, along with the house branded lines. In March 2012, a GLBT teen and new adult fiction imprint, Harmony Ink Press,{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Dennis |title=Harmony Ink Press: Reaching Out to LGBTQ+ Youth |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2014/09/harmony-ink-press-reaching-out-to-lgbtq-youth/ |access-date=4 March 2019 |publisher=Publishing Perspectives |date=11 September 2014}} was launched for readers ages 14–21.

Authors

{{bulleted list |Victor J. Banis |Rhys Ford |Gayleen Froese |J.L. Langley |Kate McMurray|Andrew Grey|Damon Suede|Tere Michaels|Amy Lane|Mary Calmes|TA Moore|C.S. Poe|Bru Baker|KC Wells|Heidi Cullinan|Parker Williams|Tara Lain|Victoria Sue|Ari McKay|Doug Lloyd}}

Controversies

In 2019, authors began reporting that royalty payments due from Dreamspinner Press were late or missing.{{Cite web|title=My Thoughts on Dreamspinner Press ~ Bestselling Romance Author ~ Charlie Cochet|url=https://charliecochet.com/blog/posts/my-thoughts-on-dreamspinner-press|access-date=2021-03-20|website=charliecochet.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-09-13|title=Dreamspinner Press, Gaslighting, Emails, and... OMG, really? I can't even...|url=https://rjscott.co.uk/dsp2|access-date=2021-03-20|website=RJ Scott|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Dreamspinner Press Restructures as Authors Cry Foul|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/82199-dreamspinner-press-restructures-as-authors-cry-foul.html|access-date=2021-03-20|website=www.publishersweekly.com}} Author TJ Klune alleged that $27,000 was outstanding. It was later partially paid after Klune threatened legal action. In 2020, more authors have reported missing or reduced royalty payments. Later that same year, Dreamspinner Press retained a lawyer to oversee restructuring of the company, but maintained that they had no intention of filing for bankruptcy.{{Cite web|last=locusmag|date=2020-03-22|title=Dreamspinner Press Publishing News|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/03/dreamspinner-press-publishing-news/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Locus Online|language=en-US}}

In August 2020, Dreamspinner Press was banned from the Romance Writers of America's Qualifying Markets list, due to a protracted period of failing to pay authors royalties.{{Cite web|last=Perkins|first=Lori|date=2020-08-12|title=Romance Writers of America Bans Dreamspinner Press from List of Qualifying Publishers|url=https://www.romancedailynews.com/single-post/2020/08/12/romance-writers-of-america-bans-dreamspinner-press-from-list-of-qualifying-publishers|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Romance Daily News|language=en}}

References

External links

{{official|https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/}}

Category:LGBTQ book publishing companies

Category:Book publishing companies based in Florida

Category:Organizations based in Tallahassee, Florida