it's here!!✨ ISSUE 98 out NOW in full for subscribers and check out the free roll-out here (and hit that subscribe button if you'd like to read the full issue now): psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

VERY happy to announce that I now represent Lesley Wheeler aka @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social - a poet who writes speculative fiction with a wonderful literary flair and distinctive voice! I *can't wait* for the world to get to read her fiction! arleysorg.com/the-team- lesleywheeler.org

I posted some thoughts on Facebook which come out of very recent conversations, as well as my publishing industry observations, plus experiences at industry social events. These posts are never easy to write, and even harder to actually put up, but... 🤷🏽 www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

Most of you will have no idea what I'm talking about BUT: Sparks Camp Season 3 is such a LOVELY vibe! I appreciate the way Miss Mela Habijan engages with things that come up! She gives the show so much, creating a potential far greater than many shows. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Strange Horizons is IMO the grandparent of indie online SFF zines. Started IIRC by young writers w no pro publishing experience, online, free to read, paying good rates. Later a 501c3 nonprofit. I would not have known I could start BCS w/o their example. And still fresh & current. Happy Birthday SH!

Open for submissions for the 2026 Lammy Awards, through November 21st! 📚 #LammyAwards #Lammys2026

look y'all 130 in the House & 27 in Senate voted to keep Segregation in place depending on your age/family location, they may have repped your grandparents, or parents. so: not really that long ago we can't underestimate the evil that is anti-Black racism is in the US - nor its long term effects

I am so. So. SO. Excited to be a part of the Traveling SFF Book Festival. www.yumekitasei.com/travelingsff...

It's the weekend!!! Writers... rejection *does not mean* you are a bad writer!!! keep going!!!❤️‍🔥

🎆CELEBRATE 100 issues of Fantasy Magazine!!!🥰 Issue 100's theme will be "For those of us who find home in liminal spaces." 🦄✨ Each issue brings you wonderful works by talented authors. Subscribe here: fantasy.kit.com/products/fan...

Over at Locus aka @locusmag.bsky.social - the September issue has my interviews with: Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social Yumei Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social My recent Locus interviews include H.E. Edgmon, Akwaeke Emezi, Rita Woods, and more! locusmag.com

The latest @clarkesworldmagazine.com includes my interviews with: Uncertain Sons author Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social pubbed by @undertow.bsky.social Audition for the Fox author Martin Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social pubbed by @tachyonpub.bsky.social clarkesworldmagazine.com

okay - it's NOT Friday... I need more sleep!!!

Friday! Gateway to the weekend! My writers: rejection DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep going, keep telling the stories you need to tell! Make each story better than the one before it - keep writing!

the latest @lightspeedmagazine.com includes my review of: Where Are You Really From by Elaine Hsieh Chou some recents: Not Your Papi’s Utopia ed. by Goodwin, Hernandez, & Sara Rivera When Devils Sing, Xan Kaur The Corruption of Hollis Brown, K. Ancrum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/sep-2...

And now for our Issue 98 COVER 🎉 🎉 🎉 Wound, by Zi Xu

how about a story? it's fantasy friday! ✨🦄 "You are there when they behead Ho-cho. The king’s guards stand around like a flock of crows. Their black robes must be warm on a day like today." ‪The Interrogation of So-Ssang by @seoungkim.bsky.social read and share 💖 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

~7AM this morning: I'm gonna get *so much done* today!!!🌞 ~10 min ago: hmm. shiny spots. wait, shiny spots?!? *MIGRAINE...!!!!*😣

very busy and behind on everything, as is usually the case after a convention, but especially after a Worldcon that said, I am really glad to do the kind of work I do! every time one of my authors takes a step forward, it's energizing! anyways, hope y'all had a lovely weekend! next: Dragon Con 🧳

I had a truly lovely time at Worldcon in Seattle & Concurrent! Lots of awesome hangouts, lots of good times with good people, and met several writers with projects that sound REALLY cool! Dragon Con is next...! Seems like a very different vibe than I'm used to? But I'm excited to see some friends!

This was one of the stories I worked on at Wayward Wormhole last year, so shoutouts to @catrambo.bsky.social, my fellow students @sljohnson.bsky.social and @moniqueac.bsky.social and our amazing instructor @arleysorg.bsky.social! Thank you for all your thoughts as I worked on it!

I'm out here, just saying... publishers (big & small)... *please* have some kind of publicity contact email on your site! other than a webform!! *pleeeaaaasssseeee*🙏🏽!!! (wearing my Locus Senior Editor hat, of course) locusmag.com/aboutlocuson...

I posted this because sometimes ppl say things like "no one reads anymore" or "books don't sell", etc but ppl often say these things with little or no -actual- information, nor understanding of what those words mean (i.e. the contexts in which some people say them) so: here's some information!❤️‍🔥

Bloomsbury Pub sales up fiscal 2024: revenue = £361 million AAP StatShot March 2025: 1st quarter sales up 1% over prior year US Census March 2025: bookstore sales $580 million, up 2.3% over March 2024; up 4.1% @ nearly $1.94 billion ytd HarperCollins fiscal 3rd qtr sales = $514 million 💰F.Y.I. 📚

It's the weekend!!! Writers... rejection *does not mean* you are a bad writer!!! keep going!!!❤️‍🔥

hi yes look at our shiny website! isn't is epic??? @ashvalewrites.bsky.social seriouslyyyy kicked ass with it! IT'S SO PRETTYYYYY ✨ I'm so so happy with OTHERSIDE and what it's shaping up to be. we're so excited to publish amazing queer work in 2026 aaaaa 😭

did you miss the poem that released this friday? "If we had seen the smoke, If I’d heeded the recurring image of us blooming tenderly into flames" it's one you won't want to miss 💖 link below.

had a *fantastic* time at the #GenCon Writers Symposium over the weekend! was on a lot of panels, talking about Fantasy Magazine aka @fantasymagazine.bsky.social as well as agenting and other things! met *so many* cool people and reconnected with friends❤️‍🔥 next..: arleysorg.com/calendar-con...

very very VERY happy for Sascha aka @understatesmen.bsky.social with The Sunforge as a Lambda Finalist!!!🍾🥂 A lot of great picks on here - Rob Costello's awesome antho, Liza Wemakor's book, K. Ancrum, Kamilah Cole, and many others! Some great reading! : )

did some wonderful interviews for Locus recently, connecting w/ authors in genuine ways I was so touched & moved by one person's graciousness, I couldn't even properly respond - I think I just (clumsily) changed the subject LOL meeting fantastic, lovely ppl has been a highlight of my time in genre

Today's mood...! : ) But also: it's Friday! Writers...: Rejection DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!!❤️‍🔥

Important update: Cuteness is happening! I'm live on the scene....

It's the weekend! For my writers - Rejection DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer. Especially my marginalized folks! Pouring experiences and perspectives into your work...! Potentially getting misread, misunderstood, and overlooked. Keep writing! Make each story better than the last. You got this.💖

I don't even use AI to generate questions for interviews, and sometimes I sit there scratching my head for hours trying to come up with a short set of questions LOL maybe my writing is just too generic or something? but people in this industry need to stop making assumptions about other people

a friend just texted me that they had heard something - so let me be clear: I have never used AI to write anything, including reviews. not even for inspiration or as a starting part. if you don't like my various writings, don't read them! but for better or worse, they are 100% generated by ME.

hey it's FANTASY FRIDAY ✨🦄 our own @arleysorg.bsky.social interviews World Fantasy Finalists @alixeharrow.bsky.social, @wtalabi.bsky.social, and @marthawells.com! read it here ✨ psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

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I'm looking for one or two more novels to read post-Clarion West, in some mix of: sapphic, fantasy, folkloric, and possibly literary fantasy. Hit me with your favourites!

Gen Con Writers Symposium is coming up! Will it be... overwhelming?!? LOL www.gencon.com/gen-con-indy... Spent the weekend teaching at Cascade Writers Conference and it was truly lovely! cascadewriters.org/2025-three-d...

This was both hilarious and creepy because of how closely it aligns with typical corporate-type nonsense.

Whoa! I hear tickets are half sold out for this! I'll be reading at Writers with Drinks, in Seattle, during Worldcon, along with WWD maven @charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @andreahairston.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social @serafloria.bsky.social townhallseattle.org/event/writer...

the latest issue of Locus aka @locusmag.bsky.social includes my interview with H.E. Edgmon! locusmag.com/2025/07/issu...

I was extremely happy to present the 2025 Locus Special Award to The Ignyte Awards this year!❤️‍🔥 I'm temporarily posting my presentation speech at the bottom of my links page, for anyone interested! arleysorg.com/links Ignyte Awards: @theignyteawards.bsky.social Locus: @locusmag.bsky.social

that last BlackSpecFic report showed 64 markets, MOST with fewer than 11% of original stories by Black authors 40 magazines had fewer than 6%, 26 venues had zero if you aren't actively seeking them out, you will likely only read a handful (or maybe none) in a year fiyahlitmag.com/2022-blacksp...

One more week! Submissions are open through July 15 for our Weird West flash fiction contest. Details at reachyourapex.com/wwqd There are so many possibilities writing Weird West. Get in on the fun! #authors #fictioncontest #weirdwest

the latest issue of @lightspeedmagazine.com aka Lightspeed Magazine includes (along with lots of great stuff) my review of When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur! Pubbed by @mackidsbooks.bsky.social tl;dr: IT'S REALLY GOOD! review goes live on the site July 10! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/july-...

It's the weekend! For my writers - Rejection DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer. Especially my marginalized folks! Pouring experiences and perspectives into your work...! Potentially getting misread, misunderstood, and overlooked. Keep writing! Make each story better than the last. You got this.💖

mmk I've officially added Concurrent to calendar, the Thursday of Worldcon, across the street! August 14 at the ACT Theatre across from the Sheraton Grand Seattle - Free; registration required thanks Mia Tsai aka @itsamia.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 concurrentseattle.weebly.com arleysorg.com/calendar-con...

I was extremely happy to present the 2025 Locus Special Award to The Ignyte Awards this year!❤️‍🔥 I'm temporarily posting my presentation speech at the bottom of my links page, for anyone interested! arleysorg.com/links Ignyte Awards: @theignyteawards.bsky.social Locus: @locusmag.bsky.social

Submission info for the eighth novella series can be found here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions