Excited to have gotten 2nd-place in the KSP Writers' Centre Short Fiction competition 2025 :) sponsored by the Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation Inc, with support from the Shire of Mundaring.

🎱Introducing DirtBags🎱 A brand new, 100% hand drawn graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee is launching next year with @comix_app 💚 www.comix.one/projects/dir...

Excited to have my short story "The Voice of a Dragon" in the latest issue of SciFanSat Magazine. Some great stories in here, worth a read!

A bit late in posting, but was great to be on the panel 'Drive' at the Conflux 2025 convention this year! Can't wait to see you all again next year. #conflux #convention #writerconvention #author #disabledauthor

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here. Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

It’s Official! CSFG’s latest anthology, “Never Say Die” will launch at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on November 10th. Come join us for a night of readings and minglings with the writers.

Best Novel nominees are: 'The Medusa Situation' by Gabiann Marin 'Blood Convenant' by Alan Baxter 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren 'Ghost Cities' by Siang Lu 'The Escher Man' by T. R. Napper The winner is: 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren #ConfluxSpeculativeFictionConventions #CSFG #Ditmar

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Kim Lennard's brilliant illustration for Lindsey Duncan’s stylish 'Harmony in Ninths'.

British Fantasy Society Short Story Comp is open #writercommunity #writeropportunity

Sun's out, writing time :) #writercommunity

60th New Millenium writing awards open for short story and flash fiction #writercommunity #writeropportunities

Galahs having a shower in the rain #writercommunity

#writercommunity #writingopportunity

Doggy hiding in the bushes #writercommunity

Get your short stories in for the Dream Foundry contest for emerging writers #writercommunity #writingopportunity #speculativefiction

Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition closes very soon so get your manuscripts in! #writercommunity #writeropportunity

Morning visitors #writercommunity

The prestigious Bridport prize closes soon and there are a range of categories to choose from! #writercommunity #writeropportunity

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for May 26 is "junk" (inspired by cleaning out all the junk in my office... I mean really, how many post-it notes and paper clips and sheet protectors does one really need?) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Yeovil literary prize closes soon. There are a range of categories form short story to novel so get your applications in. #writercommunity #writeropportunity

Doggy beach trips

Quick snippet book review of Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu

#WIP #WordCountGoals #writersofinstagram #writingworkshops #vss365

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity by QWC with their Manuscript Development Program (Publishable) #writercommunity #writeropportunity #manuscriptdevelopment

Writing is the quiet fire that burns within, one word at a time. #writercommunity

Custard Tart for breakfast? Yes please #MorningMorsels #BskyBakes #BreakfastJoy #TartTalk #FoodieBluesky #SweetStartBsky #BakeryBuzz #BrunchOnBluesky

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon! aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2... #AurealisAwards

These mornings are getting a bit chilly! I think it's the last morning to be writing outside this winter #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerlife #writersofbsky #fantasywriters

Progress pic of my current #coloring project: Typhon at Mount Aetna in Mythic World by Kerby Rosanes, using Polychromos Pencils. I should be finished in another 2 weekends or so.

yes, you absolutely do want to read a book about a magical college about a grad student with anxiety trying to pass her qualifying exam with the help of a talking skull, while also uncovering an ableist plot to get rid of disabled students. it’s spectacular.

More sensational internal art from Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Peter Allert's mind-bending illustration for 'Goodbye Lucy' by Rosanna Watts. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Rolling out the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Leah Clementson's impressive illustration for 'Context' by Stephen Higgins. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Showcasing the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's remarkable illustration for 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' by Ben Blattberg. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

If you'd like to do something to help fight the horrifying supreme court ruling, I'm auctioning an original, bespoke Loki doodle as part of a genre creators' fundraiser for trans rights. Your wish is my command. I'll even draw loki as a horse. Bid here. www.32auctions.com/organization... #KidLitUK

PLEASE HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS BY PRE-ORDERING ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO! rb.gy/l2ynyx

It's a good day for chocolate! #chocolate #sugar #SnackFuelledStories #writercommunity

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

For Australian short story and poetry writers #writercommunity #witers

Getting a lot of rejections this month. It stings, but is also means I'm in the game and I'm working towards my goals. I won't stop writing and submitting. A "yes" is out there somewhere. #WritingLife #RejectionIsRedirection #KeepWriting #writercommunity

I’m creating several starter packs for indie writers – one for each genre – that I then would regularly post links to. If interested in being in a starter back, please reply with your genre. #Indieauthor #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsofsky #booksky

25 more days left to enter! Grand prize $2500! Total prize pot more than $4700! Big money for tiny stories. Do you have a gem just lounging around on your computer, in your journals, in your beautiful mind? Deadline May 10! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

🎉 To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Unearthed Stories, I'm releasing the NOVELISATION of the most personal interactive story I wrote: DANCE WITH ME. 🎉 Hardcover, paperback, audiobook *plus* an interactive surprise! LAUNCHES MAY 6th, 10am EST! Follow now for updates 👇🏻

Congrats to the 2025 Aurora Award finalists file770.com/2025-aurora-... Congrats @kateheartfield.com @premeemohamed.com @nalohop.bsky.social @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social @sillysyntax.bsky.social @bethcato.bsky.social @rhondaparrish.bsky.social @jdnicoll.bsky.social and all the finalists!

Congratulations to all the 2024 Aurealis Awards finalists!! aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...

Coincidentally, today I received two publishing contracts (small, but very cool). Both included anti-AI clauses that I had insisted upon. These (see below) are suggested by the Australian Society of Authors, but applicable anywhere. Use them. Protect your rights as a creator. @asauthors.bsky.social

Big shout-out to anyone else who's writing today. #writersky

Must be time for some sugary snacks! What's your go-to reading snack? #BookSky #writingcommunity #ReadingFuel #reading

👻 Time to support your favorite authors' books from 2024 in the Locus Awards! 🧟‍♂️ Locus Magazine is a nonprofit dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. All readers can vote! Voting ends April 15—don’t miss out! 🚀 Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

📢 For all querying writers 📢 Let’s connect ❤️ If I’ve missed you, drop a comment below and I’ll add you to the list. #amquerying go.bsky.app/35uSCi9