I wrote a novelette about a research cruise gone wrong, called "Sounds of the Sea," published in a science fiction/fantasy anthology called "Emptiness" - available as a free e-book download this weekend (Feb 14-15): www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GL42LJJZ

F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT Alien ship’s cook Tai can get through this. Things’ll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop being scared of the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop having feelings for the human. Easy. #DVPit #A #SF #LGBT #DIS #ND

THE LAST OF US w/ aliens: Alienated & abused, 16 yo Nellie runs away, leaving her vulnerable on the streets when 👽 invade. She seeks refuge in the wilderness with grieving geologist Anna. Survival is hard. But trusting someone is harder. And this invasion seems... personal. #DVpit #YA #SF #ND #MH

I'll be at Word on the Street this weekend, alongside my partners-in-crime from Toronto SFF Writers! Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM David Pecaut Square, 215 King Street W, Toronto ON Booth B32 #WOTS2025 #MeetMeAtWOTS #fantasybooks #sciencefiction #bookfestival

Pale Grey Dot will be at Word on the Street next weekend alongside Toronto SF&F's finest! David Pecaut Square Sat, Sept 27 – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sun, Sept 28 – 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM dmiasek.com/2025/09/19/p... Come meet me, buy a book, get it autographed, and check out the works of my cohorts!

Public service announcement: ONTARIO SFF WRITERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY FOR THE OAC RECOMMENDER GRANT AUGUR IS A RECOMMENDER WE WANT TO RECOMMEND SFF WRITERS GET GRANTS /end

#AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social For a geologist, the past is the key to the present and future.

Upcoming book launch for the incredible "Realities End" by Jamie Babb, Sept 13 at the Imperial Pub, Toronto. Hosted by the Toronto Sci-Fi Fantasy Writers Group. Everyone is welcome! Available now for pre-order! a.co/d/bepcnyD #booksky #fantasysky #scifisky #writingcommunity

Critics are raving: BRIDGES OF SMOKE is the post-apocalyptic sci-fi event of the season. Get your tickets now at juliemarchbooks.itch.io #PosterPit #P #NA #SF

A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR - 80K Contemporary YA Sci-Fi 🔎Creeping Sci-Fi mystery 👽Alien invasion as a metaphor for trauma 🥾Gritty wilderness survival 👩‍👧Unconventional found family 🌻Neurodivergent protagonists 🧠Mental health awareness 🐶The emotional glue that bonds them #PosterPit #YA #SF #ND #MH #W

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Tai can get through this. Things'll go back to normal. Steal the cargo, stop thinking about the human, wipe the security feed, stop thinking about the human, get out of the vault, stop thinking about the human. Easy. #PosterPit #Q #LGBT #R #A

THE OFFICE x GOOD OMENS Virgil Mora has three months to turn around a vampire-ran Ohio gas station to restore Heaven’s faith in Hell and save his boss, Lucifer, the angel he’s fallen for. Before his past mistakes come back to haunt him. Literally. #PosterPit #W #A #C #F #LGBT

THE PIRATE, THE PRINCESS, AND JOHN is now in query inboxes near you ✨ #PosterPit #YA #F #LGBT #Q #amquerying

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign. #PosterPitQ #A #H #M #Posterpit

I'm attending this event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com

Re-reading "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson and I'm just in tears -- it's an incredible emotional journey. From a YA Sci-Fi no less! Looking for recommendations for other YA/adult Sci-Fi/contemporary mashups that will make me feel all the feels!

A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR is a Contemporary YA with creeping Sci-Fi Horror as a metaphor for trauma, with: A sharp-witted teen coping with alienation and PTSD A geologist who hides in her research rather than confront her dark past A looming 👽 threat (also, the 🐶 they rescue) #questpit #W #YA #SF

Dear Citizen of Calasca, Pack your bags! I am happy to extend an invitation for you to join us on LAST CHANCE MATCH, a new reality holovision program where LOVE ISLAND meets SQUID GAME and BLACK MIRROR. We promise you’ll find the one who’s to die for. #W #R #SF #S #QuestPit

THE HUNGER GAMES X THE FIFTH WAVE After a missile explodes near San Francisco, ending a half century of global peace, 16-year-old Zuriah Laguerre and her 7-year-old twin siblings begin a dangerous journey to safety and discover an enemy not of this world. #Questpit #Q #YA #SF #S

WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #QuestPit #A #Q #R #SF #OV #LGBTQ

A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR: A lifetime of trauma & isolation leaves foster teen Nellie deeply distrustful & self-reliant. Then 👽 lights appear in the sky. She seeks refuge in the wilderness with Anna, a grieving geologist. Survival is hard. But trusting someone is harder. #questpit #W #YA #SF

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × KNIVES OUT When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #M #Q

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #QuestPit #A #S #SF #W

WE ARE THE ANTS x THE LAST OF US A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR: Bullied & abused, a teenager runs away, leaving her vulnerable on the streets when 👽 invade. Along with a grieving geologist & a stray dog, she struggles to survive & find meaning in a world on the brink of collapse. #questpit #W #YA #SF

My #WIPSnips contribution for the day - "street" comes up a lot in my contemporary YA Sci-Fi "A Different Kind of Fear" as the MC ends up running away and living on the streets... leaving her exposed and vulnerable just as aliens arrive 👽. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPromtps

My #WIPSnips contribution for the day ("trash") from my contemporary YA Sci-Fi novel "A Different Kind of Fear." Can you guess the age of my protagonist? Feedback welcome! #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Where are the YA Sci-Fi writers at? Looking to connect - tell me about your book/WIP so I can follow you! #writersky #writers #writerschat #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #scifi #ya

Listening to the #projecthailmary audiobook again. How does Andy Weir make explaining detailed science interesting? It's accessible, plot-relevant, and the MC is enthusiastic about it... But there's something else ✨magical✨ about it that I can't put my finger on! #booksky #writerscommunity

🐶 Chance isn’t JUST the dog in my YA sci-fi A DIFFERENT KIND OF FEAR. He's the emotional glue that binds characters together as the world falls apart. A wounded stray they refuse to leave behind. He softens hardened hearts. His love is the foundation of a found family. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #W