Wonderland Pride Spotlight Day 1: Finn Dixon
Welcome to day 1 of the 2026 Wonderland Pride Spotlight! This is my way to help champion LGBTQ+ books and authors this Pride month! Today I am interviewing Finn Dixon. Be sure to check out my Instagram for even more excitement with this event!
Finn Dixon's LGBTQ+ Releases
- Rings of Lust
- Floored by Love
- The Forever Vault
- Dickathlon
- Snowballing
- Jack Frosting
- North Pole Dancer
- Frat Ghost Wingman
- The Key Holder
- Swim Crush
- The Neighbor
The Interview
1. Are you LGBTQ+? If so, how?
"Gay"
2. What books of yours have LGBTQ+ representation, and what rep do they have?
"Dickathlon: Black MC, gay
Dickathlon, Jack Frosting: Gay and bisexual"
3. If you were to write in a different genre, what would it be?
"If I weren't writing gay romance, I'd probably be bouncing between the distant past and the near future. Mary Renault and Michael Crichton are my two favorite authors, so I’d love to tackle sweeping historical fiction or pulse-pounding sci-fi thrillers. Honestly, I have an idea for both of those with a gay romance as the main relationship. I even have tentative titles, but I have so many other ideas, I'm not quite sure when I would get to those. The historical I am currently writing is taking some time because it's an entire different time - the culture and language is very different from today. No one is jizzing on anything."
4. What is your biggest writing inspiration?
"My biggest inspiration is definitely my husband—specifically his incredibly dry sense of humor. I just take his witty banter and mix it with my very healthy, very normal fantasy of falling for the sarcastic, goofy jock next door. I love writing characters who already know exactly what's going on between them, and have no shame about any of it, so that playful, low angst energy is always at the core of my stories.
5. Anything exciting for you on the horizon?
"It’s going to be a packed summer! I’m officially starting my Master's program this May, and I’ll be heading to Romanticonn in CT in July—definitely come say hi if you're going to be there! I give great hugs. On the writing front, I’m deep in the trenches with my next release, The Fake Unicorn. It’s my very first foray into hockey romance, and I am already head over blades for captain Ric and golden boy Flynn."
6. Who is a queer figure you look up to?
"It has to be Howard Ashman. I grew up loving the Disney Renaissance films he worked on, but as I got older and understood his story, my appreciation deepened into something more. He essentially saved Disney animation by infusing it with Broadway theatrics and incredible emotional depth, all while secretly battling HIV during the height of the AIDS crisis. When you listen to a song like 'Part of Your World' or look at the overarching themes of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, it’s hard not to hear those hidden allegories for queer longing, feeling like a complete outsider, or searching for a place where you belong. He poured his own isolation, trauma, and pride into stories that resonated with the entire world, and he did it while facing unimaginable personal tragedy. As a gay storyteller, his ability to weave that kind of raw, emotional truth into such beautiful and enduring narratives is inspiring."
Outro
I adore this excuse to conduct little author interviews! Happy Pride everyone! Stay tuned tomorrow for another amazing indie author and their LGBTQ+ releases!
