My June newsletter is out! If you want to hear about the Nebulas Conference, my upcoming publications, and my favorite spec poem of 2026 so far, you can check it out below, and subscribe for my monthly updates and recommendations! nicomartineznocito.beehiiv.com/p/nebulas-re...

I've had two new pieces out in the past week! 🌹A Sleeping Beauty poem reimagining from the point of view of the vines 🚦A dystopian flash piece Both are free to read online - links threaded!

Less than 8 hours to go!!! 😱👀 Can we make it????

RELEASE DAY! I’m proud to present RESIST, a @flashfictiononline.bsky.social anthology dedicated to resistance! It was a pleasure working with the many talented writers whose work is showcased here. These stories are sure to inspire even in the darkest of times. Links below.

Absolutely thrilled to have a poem in this issue of Haven Spec!!

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

At the Nebulas, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social, the founder of Strange Horizons, spoke about the origins of the magazine and how it started at a time where there were few opportunities for short story writers, particularly new writers, to have their work published. (1/3)

Open NOW! Calling all trans and nonbinary authors: send us your speculative horror!!! Rates: 8 cents/word for fiction, $50/poem. GUIDELINES and the submissions portal: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/3 (Plus, more details in the quoted thread!)

This is happening today. At 1:30 EST I’ll be reading excerpt from SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. And at 7:30 EST I’ll be on a panel discussing Exploring the Unknown in SF. I hope you’ll join me. It’s free to watch on YouTube. (Links threaded)

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COMMON BONDS 3 is funded! Here is the official update, where I talk more about what it means to me to have a third Common Bonds anthology funded as well as what comes next: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until Sunday, August 8 at 8 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through the #LAconV site now: lacon.org/register

The annoying thing about doing a subscription drive is having to keep yelling about it. Doesn't work if I say nothing. Strange, eh?

Dear Trilobites  by RJ Taylor @rjtaylor.bsky.social "Despite the two hundred and fifty-two million years that separate us, I feel close to you tonight, dear trilobites." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

it's Juneteenth!!!! what a wonderful day to donate to the Ignyte Awards!!!! are these awards Black only? no. but i know the burden of the cost and work relies mainly on Black people. so let's alleviate some of that? shall we?

Wondering why you should donate to our Fund Drive? Check us out: 2026 fund drive issue strangehorizons.com/wordpress/is... this week's issue strangehorizons.com/wordpress our archives by issue www.strangehorizons.com/issue/ by contributor strangehorizons.com/wordpress/co... Link to BackerKit ⬇️

It's my great pleasure to announce the authors and their works selected for "The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2." Thank you to all the writers, editors, and publishers who sent in work for consideration. The print edition is now up for pre-order. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

Hey y'all. I'm giving away 1 physical copy of the latest issue of Locus Magazine! (US for now). To win, all you need to do is either 1) add my novel THE FIST OF MEMORY as "want to read" on your Goodreads/Storygraph/Any book tracking site, or, 2) subscribe to my new website. Details below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Interested in checking out any of the anthologies I've been published in - and want to support indie bookstores while you're at it? I have a bookshop.org list where you can learn more about all of them! bookshop.org/lists/anthol...

A lot of gritty, sticking-it-to-the-man librarians in this anthology. In case you need that in your fiction. Find it all over the place, but here's the Kobo link: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

It’s pub day for the WOMEN OF THE WEIRD WEST Anthology, an imaginative, multicultural collection of weird wild west stories! My story “How To Kill A Yaoguai” is in here, inspired by Chinese immigrants in the 1800s and the women who were often trafficked to the so-called “new world."

I'm thrilled to have a drabble "The First Three Deaths of Briar Thrush" in this fantastic anthology! Check out WOMEN OF THE WEIRD WEST, out now.

Are you a queer author? Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey? Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️‍🌈 Full details here: sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritingg...

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Your infrequent gentle reminder: I would like to share your art/photos/activism if you have alt text on it! Alt text lets people with vision impairments, screenreader users, people who have connection issues/slow internet/not much data/etc, and people like me (Squint Kings) enjoy it!

ISSUE 2 IS NOW FREE TO READ ONLINE! Tiger princesses! Cyborgs! Spacefaring scientists and sword-wielding students! Our second issue is warm, tender, hopeful, and sometimes horrifying in the best way. It was a joy to assemble, and we hope you enjoy it too🪐🗡️🌈 othersidespec.com/issues/issue-2/

WE DID IT!!!!!! Thank you all!! Our first stretch goal (at 2k) is BUYING MORE STORIES!! 👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Strange Horizons is an incredible pillar of SFF fiction and poetry, and they're currently funding their next year! When they hit $20k, my poem <view advertisement source code>, a not-so-futuristic take on tech giants' suppression of mutual aid, will go live as part of their Fund Drive issue.

Today is my birthday! ^-^ You know what I'd love? To see my SFFH anthology [RECORDED] hit its funding goal (we're like 85% of the way there!) so tomorrow, I can start reading all y'alls incredible stories!!! 🌈🎉👀 (We will celebrate with snacks, Tots!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Several people have asked me recently why Analog/Asimov's/F&SF/Ellery Queen/Alfred Hitchcock still don't have Submission Grinder listings again, because the communications from SFWA on the subject have been so positive. So I thought it might be worth addressing this briefly.

It's new story day! Find "The Once Green Forest of My Lungs," out now with @rottingleafmag.bsky.social. www.briefecology.com/the-rotting-...

ICYMI: My poem "The Mermaid Speaks of Social Justice From the Bathtub" came out last month from @strangehorizons.bsky.social! If you only read one of my poems this year, I hope you'll make it this weird meditation on complicity and capitalism. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Happy Pride!! The SFPA blog is celebrating with three on theme speculative writing prompts. Get your pride on here 🏳️‍🌈 sfpoetry.org/wp/2026/06/1...

thinking about this incredible poem again

Let's try this again... 🗣️ The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us up and running in 2027 will begin on Sunday, 14 June, 2026 on BackerKit! 🗣️ You can sign up to show your support and receive a notice when the Fund Drive goes live at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

I've got BOOK TOUR NEWS! Yes, my dragon is taking flight. Join me this July for shenanigans in NYC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, and Baltimore! Where exactly can you see me? I’m glad you asked!

We're at $724/1000 and one backer shy of 40!! We have FIVE DAYS until subs open!!! Let's gooooo! 👀🌈🎥 #Recorded #shortstories #SFF #horror #writers www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Strange Horizons is moving off kickstarter and onto BackerKit. This has delayed our fundraiser launch by about a week. Won't you join us? Here's our prelaunch page: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

At the Nebula convention several of us poets recommended @smallwondersmag.com as a great venue for folks interested in reading more spec poetry. This poem by @ianli.bsky.social is a perfect example of what makes Small Wonders so great (and what makes Ian Li so great as well!)

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

If you’re new here and wondering if I have another story you can read, I am VERY proud of this one. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

Huge congrats to all the finalists, particularly @jrdawson.bsky.social and @effies.bsky.social with two of my favorite stories of 2025!

If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.

Congratulations to all the Ignyte finalists!

this group photo of the in-person finalists at the Nebulas is terrific. i knelt down in front of folks so as not to block faces:

BIG NEWS! Lately, we've been hinting at a secret project. And... today, we are thrilled to officially announce Portals: a line of themed, guest-edited mini-anthologies coming soon from Hybris Press. More details (including the theme for Portals #1 and a call for submissions) in the 🧵 (1/8)

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalist in Speculative Poetry are: After the Storm – Ishita Basu Mallik In an attempt to seduce Death my sister starts calling him Love – Karan Kapoor Set It Off (1996) – Fans’ Cut – Nova Cypress Black (1/2)

want to congratulate @amalelmohtar.com for her well-deserved Nebula Award win for "The River Has Roots" novella. her powerful speech and call to action needed to be said and needs to be said more. free Palestine trans rights are human rights get "The River Has Roots" here:

Flattered to see Someone You Can Build A Nest In was selected for Bookshop's Pride Months Picks! If you need the story of a monster *accidentally* falling for the lady who's hunting her? You can get an extra 15% off using the code PRIDE26. bookshop.org/p/books/some...

I am still in shock...!!! Thank you so very much to everyone who read and voted for "The World To Come"! And HUGE thanks to both @strangehorizons.bsky.social and @sfwa.bsky.social -- I could not be more honored! 💙