And another short story sale, this time a solarpunk story about the changing face of England and how we relate to the sea. andrewknighton.com/and-another-...

<in Number 10> STARMER: Okay. So how are things looking? ALAKESON: Great. Great boss. CUTHBERTSON: Yeah absolutely smoking it chief. GREAT speech yesterday. Nothing to worry about everything is- ED MILIBAND <sticking his head through the door>: CHAOS MOTHERFUCKERS! WOOOO

Yes, The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2 has a new cover. The first iteration was fine, but the art had been used on several books already. I am way behind on this. Still reading. Hope to have a ToC by July and publication in October/November.

Anthologists, writers you could consider inviting to your next antho: Indrapramit Das, Vajra Chandrasekera, Zin E. Rocklyn, Donyae Coles, Samir Sirk Morató, Russell Nichols, Dominique Dickey, Eliza Chan, Jorja Osha, Nadia Bulkin, Ian Muneshwar, Tobi Ogundiran, Zig Zag Claybourne, Uchechukwu Nwaka.

We were told our data would stay under NHS control. But an internal document just revealed the truth: Palantir staff are being granted “unlimited access”. Join us demanding this spy-tech firm gets out of our NHS 👇 goodlaw.social/658abc

I'm rather unexpectedly chairing an event, and this has led to me reading book 3 of a series, which...is not ideal BUT bonus points in that it actually feels quite self contained, and it reminds me intensely of Mervyn Peake (I feel the Titus books can also be read as stand alones so that tracks.)

People have asked me about the magic system in Merynthia's Master and Zeynep & Kawtar and I'm very happy to elaborate I think of something "cool" for "magic" to "do" and then I "write it down"

THE FLOWER COURT a sapphic romantic fantasy in which a clever young scribe infiltrates the imperial consort quarters to search for a missing noblewoman, only to find herself forced to work with the Dowager Empress’s loveliest & most condescending servant Preorder: us.macmillan.com/books/978125....

Book 12 First Mage on the Moon - Cameron Johnston A grimdark fantasy fuelled by magic and engineering, while being deeply anti-war. One with female main characters who are fully realised human beings, and a MC with disabilities who isn't treated patronisingly by the story.

First Mage on the Moon by @cameronjohnston.bsky.social? Don't listen to us - listen to CL.

If you're looking for fantasy that draws on grimdark, engineering, and magic AND has female main characters that feel like actual human beings, plus non-patronising disability rep for the MC, then I recommend grabbing Cameron Johnston's latest novel First Mage on the Moon. I'm very much enjoying.

Today I learned that all Green supporters are clueless lefty out-of-touch toffs who went to private schools. *looks at self* Hmmm Interesting My backstory has altered somewhat.

I think the weirdest thing about living here as a trans immigrant during elections is knowing how many of the people smiling at you in the street actually wish you were dead/did not exist. Wild.

Lyndsey is a fabulous short fiction writer, with a massive back list of published short fiction to her name -- this workshop will be well worth it just to have her experience guiding you.

Two siblings enter a world of magic, secrets and twisted loyalties – for those who loved Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, Gallant by V. E. Schwab and A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid. Preorder in print and ebook: geni.us/TheShapeofMo... Listen now on Audible: www.audible.com/pd/The-Shape...

🎂🎉 Happy Paperback Book Birthday to @mkhardywrites.com 's THE NEEDFIRE! Dive into this Scottish, sapphic, gothic where a new bride arrives at her husband's home to find nothing is what it seems, the roots of the past run deep, and even the earth is angry... Buy now: https://geni.us/needfirePB

I loved this book too - it is beautiful and dark, but also hopeful. Climate, magic, myth, story telling, academia, the sea, digital ghosts - what's not to love? We should be talking about Lorraine Wilson's work in the same space as Claire North's, E.J. Swift's, and Aliya Whiteley's.

While we're announcing things im very excited to finally be able to say my debut lesbian vampire novel HUNGER IN THE BLOOD is coming out with @torbooksuk.bsky.social next May!! HitB is a queer, dark, crunchy, gory novel that I hope you will enjoy!! www.thebookseller.com/rights/tor-u... now go vote!!

What's that? A new short story? why thank ya kindly, brain

voting achieved!!

Ok ok ok here we go! Cover reveal for my next novel: THE FIST OF MEMORY. Check out that lovely dynamic design. And look at those amazing quotes by the incredibly generous @aptshadow.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social to whom I am greatly indebted! Get the book y'all! buff.ly/X3CHaZk

Stories from the Slush is not me sitting loftily on high, critiquing my fellow writers. It's an opportunity for me as a writer to understand what makes a story stand out in the slush for a reader, and to share anything that I think helps. I will never name titles/authors, or share snippets.

In stories from the slush, I find it such a frustrating pass when a story had a good hook and solid prose, but does nothing of substance. The potential is there, but it would be too much work to get it into a viable story shape. Those are the folk who get the 'send more stories' response.

I'll never be able to write the kind of wish-fulfillment fantasy that readers can insert themselves into - it's just not my jam, story-wise. If anything, I prefer writing ones where the wish-fulfillment just makes everything worse in a snowballing chaos spiral. It's not for everyone, I admit.

Started reading Cameron Johnston's new novel, First Mage on the Moon, and that's a hell of an opening chapter! www.waterstones.com/book/first-m...

Book 11 Crimson in Quietus - Eugen Bacon A fizzing, drumming ride of a novel that plays with sound as much as it tells a story about language, silence, magic, life, love and death in the Sauúti-verse

We have a toxic combination of low wages and high bills. We need to make life affordable for everyone. Make hope normal again & Vote Green. 💚 (& remember to take photo ID to the polling station!)

Cupar has successfully (and loudly) hunted, pounced on, bitten, tossed in the air and killed a very dangerous sock. Now he is leaping around the room miaowing loudly at me so I can acknowledge his prowess as a formidable hunter. This cat would not survive a day after the apocalypse.

What I've been up to, and what I'm reading www.patreon.com/posts/what-g...

“Not for rinsing or washing,” they said. (Seen at Union Station.)

I was attempting to comp my work and the best I can do is what if Tanith Lee and Clive Barker got paralytic drunk together and bingewatched all 15 seasons of SPN and then cooked a gnome childe together out of wax and bones and dead bees? What if I was that childe?

It's been a while, and I see new names following, so a quick intro: I write darkish fantasy, usually with a queer bent and a focus on the outsider. Sweary and loud, feral but mostly house trained. Also non-binary, face-blind, no memory, and a terrible but enthusiastic ice dancer.

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You wake up in Britain. Take 1d12 psychic damage.

Day 110! I read Serein by Cat Hellisen published in Shimmer magazine (www.shimmerzine.com/serein-by-ca...). A sister lost in time, like tears in the rain. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/s...

Can't wait for Cymera, it's one of my annual highlights

What do you mean Vile Lady Villains was featured in the 10 Must-Read Horror Books of May 2026 by @bloody-disgusting.com? Thank you, thank you! bloody-disgusting.com/books/394948...

Tierney Thys, marine biologist and interpreter of the sunfish news.mongabay.com/2026/05/tier... “Tierney M. Thys, who died in March at 59, spent much of her life asking those questions, and then finding ways to share them” 🦑🌎🧪

If you think octopus brains are neat, Weird Fishes (Stelliform Press, 2022) is a first contact story from a cephalopod's POV bookshop.org/p/books/weir...

Have you voted in the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards yet? It's the last few hours before they close the voting. forms.gle/BtaVimzvYGgT...

Dark fantasy people of Netgalley -- The Shape of Monsters is now up! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

swear to god nothing has radicalized like me like watching rich men burn our planet, dry up our freshwater and poison our kids to invent the world’s most powerful technology — a robot chick who laughs at all their jokes

this is really interesting. I've yet to (and hope never to) see an AI slop m/s, so I hadn't given this much thought, but yeah, so much of my structural editing is just following the signposts thrown up by the writer's unconscious as to where the book's *trying* to go despite the author's missteps

If you're thinking about using gen-AI to "write" books, this 🧵 is for you. I’m a highly experienced editor who’s been in the biz a long time. Recently I’ve had manuscripts come to me where the author has used gen-AI – not for writing, I’ve been assured, but for “structuring” or "organising"

🚢👻In August 2026, @mkhardywrites.com 's THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK sets sail! #📚💙 Here's what @kjcharleswriter.com @everinamaxwell.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @freyamarske.bsky.social @johannavanveen.bsky.social @susanjmorris.bsky.social & more think! Preorder https://geni.us/avisl

Why did I schedule a blog post for when I have no WiFi? 🤷🏽‍♀️ It's a mystery. Anyway, here's me talking procrastination & how to dig yourself out of that hole... Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/155846...

Dark fantasy people of Netgalley -- The Shape of Monsters is now up! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Re watching the slitheen episode of first season new who and i forgot how much I love the shitty special effects. Who with a budget just feels wrong.

Ohhhh my word, I think I love the alternate colour proofs for The Shape of Monsters almost as much as the real deal! www.instagram.com/p/DXzVpk2jfA...

Voting 4 @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Awds ends Sun mny amazing auths inc @annabelcwrites.bsky.social @mhayinde.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @shonak.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social @heatherpalmer.bsky.social @clhellisen.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social + more