BLBL NEWSLETTER - NOVEMBER 2022Welcome all to the November 2022 edition of the Brilliant Library of Boys Love Newsletter! \(≧▽≦)/
(Less than two months left in the year!!!)
The contents of this newsletter are as follows: (click on the titles to jump to that section!)
Secret SantaUpdated cover for the BL Summer AnthologyNewly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (October 2022)BL author newsThe banner chibisOG BL novel recommendationsGeneral BL NewsFun cornerHousekeeping for BL PaceAcknowledgements1. Secret SantaOur lovely @oofcat (on discord) is organizing our very first Christmas Secret Santa event!
How to Submit a Prompt:1. Simply click the form link below and fill it out accordingly. Further details on the submission rules will be shown in the actual survey.
https://forms.gle/LVe4FHdzuACXxjiH7
2. The submission duration is from now – 11 November 2022, but the actual prompt distribution will start from 5 November 2022 – the event's end.
*The google forms will be closed at 12 November 2022.
Side note, you can still edit your prompt submissions until the google form closes on the 12th. Please notify oofcat (on discord) if you've edited something.
How to Cim a Prompt:Once you submit a prompt, you can go and cim one to write!
1. Visit here for the list of prompts avaible and also the rules in the image:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b6QA9mrv6PAMezEcvMNpBDuy19Q6Au3INNqbB70Au-U/edit?usp=sharing
2. Message oofcat with your chosen prompt and remember to say whether or not you want to be an anonymous writer!
The soft deadline for stories is 20th December 2022 and the hard deadline is 1st January 2023! Have fun~
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2. Updated cover for the BL Summer AnthologyThank you again to all the readers, writers, and commenters on the BL Pace's summer anthology, Golden Gaytimes! While Commenter Team Vanil Ice Cream won the commenting competition, Writer Team Eclipse won by engagement on their stories! Killokii has updated the cover to reflect Team Eclipse's victory!
If you haven't checked out the anthology yet, go have a read, support the BL Pace authors, and find some new favourite authors to follow~!
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3. Newly completed BL novels on Scribble Hub (October 2022)Here are the novels that were completed in October 2022!
Revenge of the Honorable Prince by K_Jira68.6k | 46 ch | Boys Love, Historical, Romance, Supernatural
From a prince to a consort, Xue Lan was sold by his nation as a token of their peace treaty. He was bullied, tormented, and eventually died with resentment. Before his death, he unleashed his wrath and dragged everyone in sight with him to hell.
Never did he expect the blood he spilled would call forth the embodiment of sin.
He bought his second chance to live, vowing that he would destroy his nation and the empire which were responsible for his undeserved death.
Xue Lan: "I want them fallen, despaired, and ensved."
A certain demon: My master is so cute~
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4. BL author newsNo author news this month ???
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5. Who are the chibis?Did you see the chibis on our heading banner? Do you know where they come from? Such a mystery~ ??
In every BLBL Newsletter, we dedicate a corner to showcase our staff's incredible artistic talent and give a shout-out to a handful of beautiful BL couples from novels featured on our very own Scribblehub! σ(≧ε≦ｏ)
This month's chibis are courtesy of these lovely and hardworking artists: Killokii and tiaf!
Have you read enough BL novels to guess which books these cute and adorable chibis are from? There's no punishment for guessing wrong! But if you guessed correctly before the big reveal you might just receive a cookie! ????
Now, drum-roll please! ???
These are our Summer Anthology mascots from Golden Gaytimes !!
AnnouncementDid you like these chibis a lot? Would you also like to have chibis of your BL characters drawn? If you have a finished or regurly updating novel with over 20k words, you can fill out this form to have a chibi of your main couple drawn and included in the newsletter banner!
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6. OG BL novel recommendationsNone this month (ノ_<)
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7. General BL News There is a Thai BL TV series adaption of the Korean BL novel 'I will knock you' (????????????). It will be released on 18th November this year - hat tip to Ruelin ??? ????? / Individual Circumstances: South Korea BL's film about a promising director with a writer will be released this winter. The poster looks very promising. - hat tip to Ruelin ??? Citrus Con is a virtual 18+ convention dedicated to BL/queer media, shipping, fan works, and honoring how fan culture has grown in the past two decades. The event is scheduled for August 26-27, 2023 (next year). Registration is now open! Applications for the Artist Alley, Programming (e.g. panels and game hosting), and Volunteers are all also open!!! - hat tip to bafflinghaze ???
The manhua for Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/Mo Dao Zu Shi is being released in English - hat tip to bafflinghaze
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Dr Thomas Baudinette's lecture on Thai BL, Boys Love Media in Thaind: Celebrity, Fans, and Transnational Asian Queer Popur Culture, is avaible online! - hat tip to bafflinghaze
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Japanese gay men's attitudes towards 'gay manga' and the problem of genre is an academic article that looks at how many gay men in a variety of contexts view BL as a much more realistic representation of male-male love. - hat tip to Jayduph
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Intro to ”BL with AKIKO” : Who is Akiko and why is scantion bad? - Akiko is a Queer Visual Culture Theorist who is starting an English channel to bring her research done in BL to an English audience! - hat tip to Jayduph
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8. Fun corner
An upcoming GL historical short film will be released soon. Very, very interesting and looks super grand ? - hat tip to Ruelin
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9. Housekeeping for BL PaceTwitterPlease directly DM the account or message bafflinghaze in order to get something posted or retweeted on the BL Pace twitter account. This includes:
promotions of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendationfan or official artwork of any original BL novel, either yours or a recommendationAny tweets about more general BL news that you think should also be retweetedDiscord ServerAny readers and writers of BL are welcome to come join our BL Pace discord server! We have writing sprints, writing help, and much more!
Email SubscriptionYou can sign up to receive emails to notify of any new newsletters, interviews, etc. here on the Boys Love Newsletter!
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10. AcknowledgementsThis Newsletter was brought to you by the following people: bafflinghaze, oofcat, RedEmber and tiaf!
Please give another round of appuse to the lovely artists who made this month's BLBL Newsletter chibi banner: Killokii!!
And finally, thank you to all those who submitted items for the newsletter!
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And with that, we are done! Hope to see you on the next chapter of the newsletter!
And as always—
