Fletcher DeLancey is an American science fiction writer, best known for her Chronicles of Alsea series, which has twice made her a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Before focusing on her writing, DeLancey worked in a marine biology lab. Later, she began teaching pilates alongside her writing.
DeLancey grew up in Oregon. She was married to a man before coming out as a lesbian after meeting her now-wife in Portugal. DeLancey and Maria married in Canada before moving to the Algarve region of Portugal, where their marriage was recognized after same-sex marriage was legalized in the country. As of 2026, the couple live in Algarve with their son.
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Chronicles of Alsea series The Chronicles of Alsea series is a science fiction book series consisting of ten novels: The Caphenon (2015), Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge (2015), Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge (2015), Catalyst (2016), Vellmar the Blade (2016), Outcaste (2017), Resilience (2018), Uprising (2019), Alsea Rising: Gathering Storm (2020), and Alsea Rising: The Seventh Star (2020). The series also includes two novellas: Projection (2015) and Far Enough (2020).
Books in the series have been generally well received by critics and have earned DeLancey multiple literary awards.The Caphenon was a finalist for the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, and received a bronze medal for the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best SciFi/Fantasy/Horror eBook. Also in 2016, Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge was a finalist for the Goldie Award for Science Fiction/ Fantasy, which was won by DeLancey's Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge. The following year, Catalyst was a finalist for the same award, and Vellmar the Blade won the SFR Galaxy Award for Best Mother-Daughter Dynamic. In 2019, Resilience was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
Past Imperfect series The Past Imperfect series is a fan-fiction novel series based on the television show Star Trek: Voyager. The series consists of X novels: Past Imperfect (2002), Present Tension (2005), Future Perfect (2007), No Return (2007), and Forward Motion (2008).
Awards and honors +Awards and honors for DeLancey's writingYearTitleAward/HonorResultRef.2016The CaphenonLambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and HorrorFinalistWithout a Front: The Producer's ChallengeGoldie Award for Science Fiction/ FantasyFinalistWithout a Front: The Warrior's ChallengeGoldie Award for Science Fiction/ FantasyWinner2017The CaphenonIndependent Publisher Book Award for Best SciFi/Fantasy/Horror eBookBronzeCatalystGoldie Award for Science Fiction/ FantasyFinalistVellmar the BladeSFR Galaxy Award for Best Mother-Daughter DynamicWinner2019ResilienceLambda Literary Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and HorrorFinalist
Publications Mac vs. PC (2014)
Chronicles of Alsea series The following are the Chronicle of Alsea books in story order:
The Caphenon (2015) Projection, a novella (2015) Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge (2015) Without a Front: The Warrior's Challenge (2015) Catalyst (2016) Vellmar the Blade (2016) Outcaste (2017) Resilience (2018) Uprising (2019) Far Enough, a novella (2020) Alsea Rising: Gathering Storm (2020) Alsea Rising: The Seventh Star (2020)
Past Imperfect series Past Imperfect (2002) Present Tension (2005) Future Perfect (2007) No Return (2007) Forward Motion (2008)
Anthology contributions Second Helpings, Read These Lips: Volume Two: Lesbian Short Writings, edited by Evecho and Linda Lorenzo (2008) Spread the Love, edited by Astrid Ohletz (2014) Unwrap These Presents, edited by Astrid Ohletz and R.G. Emanuelle (2014) Don't Be Shy: Volume 2: A Collection of Erotic Lesbian Stories, edited by Astrid Ohletz and Jae (2015) Ylva Pride 2016 (2016)
Anthologies edited Do You Feel What I Feel: A Holiday Anthology, with Jae (2015)
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