Joanne Askew
Science Fiction Writer
Joanne Askew is a Science-Fiction and Horror writer. She explores mental health issues, sexual identity, femininity and neurodiversity through speculative fiction. As an LGBTQIA+ activist, she believes that fiction will make our world a better place to come out in. She has many short story publications and has an LGBTQ+ novella coming out in 2022. She strives for more queer representation in media, particularly speculative fiction, and highlights social injustices like inner-city poverty, the justice system and mental health representation. Joanne has OCD but battles her compulsions to make sure she uses them as a superpower in an empowering way.
Featured Stories
All Worlds Wayfarer Literary Magazine
Spring Equinox edition
March 2021
The sequel to “Bulletproof”
The Other Stories Podcast, Hawk and Cleaver – November 9th 2020
The Other Stories Podcast, Hawk and Cleaver
– November 25th 2019
NOPE 2: Too Late, Didn’t Run –
TL;DR Press –
October 18th 2020
“Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Race”
Unburied – AM Ink Publishing
Awakenings Literary Magazine (free to read) – Pg 70
Nominated for Best of the Web Fiction Award
September 27th 2019
Representation in Sci-Fi and Horror
Joanne Askew believes there should be diverse representation in fiction. She is an advocate for more women, and more LGBTQIA+ people in these genres. Sci-fi has always pushed boundaries and shown audiences a new way of seeing the world. Expanding on this by supporting more underrepresented characters, subjects and authors is a passion for Joanne Askew.
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