Spotlighting more gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023: "Squire" (@nadiashammas.bsky.social & @saraalfageeh.bsky.social) winners of the 2023 @goldencobra.bsky.social "The Unbalancing" (@rblemberg.bsky.social) "Mage of Fools" (@genni.bsky.social) "The Way of Baa’gh" (Cheryl S. Ntumy)

Edited by @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Cheryl Ntumy. With cover insert art by @destructcode.bsky.social. @sauutiverse.bsky.social

The Sauútiverse keeps expanding! Behold the cover for our 2nd anthology: Sauúti Terrors! Following Mothersound, return to the Sauútiverse - our collectively-built, Afrocentric, matriarchal shared-world of strange planets & sound magic - for dark fantasy, SF & horror stories & poetry. Jan 2026.

Sauúti Terrors Cover Reveal! Out in January 2026 👻☠️🔥

Just one week to the release of The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella by @genni.bsky.social! This is a lyrical, otherworldly book. Get your preorders in today from your favorite bookseller! www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ng... #SFF #scifi #fantasy #horror #Sauútiverse

So what will you be in for when you log on for Writing the Occult: Belief on Saturday 6 September? A whole bunch of fascinating discussions about belief and speculative fiction, including this one with @wtalabi.bsky.social ⬇️

Works of art. The Nga’phandileh Whisperer - @genni.bsky.social (Sept. 2); cover - @stephenembleton.bsky.social Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories - @pedroiniguez.bsky.social (out now); cover - RACRUFI The Legend Liminal - @voidcricket.bsky.social (Sept. 30); cover - @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social

2 weeks to go! This story bundle is flying high! #africanSF #novels #novellas @storybundle.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @atthisarts.com, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social , @xanwriter.bsky.social, @transitlounge.bsky.social storybundle.com/scifi

Gorgeous book, inside and out, with @genni.bsky.social's amazing writing and @stephenembleton.bsky.social's lovely cover art!

Great @locusmag.bsky.social of my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella "Descent" published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com! "evocative descriptions and worldbuilding as well as some wonderful visceral writing" Awesome to see people have enjoyed the story. Read/Listen: clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

“This book is a philosophical thriller that is as complex as it’s action-packed.” Thanks to @genni.bsky.social for the inclusion and review of Soul Searching 💫🙏🏼 Available in the latest StoryBundle: storybundle.com/scifi

Sharing some short story collections I've enjoyed! 😍@dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy, @tobiogundiran.com, @tananarivedue.bsky.social , @shepherdbooks.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/a...

Sharing some cultural anthologies worth checking out. 😍@sauutiverse.bsky.social , @chineloonwualu.bsky.social , @khadijahqueen.com, @xuetingni.bsky.social shepherd.com/best-books/c...

Sharing some Afrocentric futuristic books I've enjoyed. 😍@wtalabi.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social , @atthisarts.com shepherd.com/best-books/a...

Now available to watch: reading my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella, 'Undulation', from Seattle Worldcon 2025 on Wednesday. @press-android.bsky.social vimeo.com/1109895345/3...

We're on the edge of tipping both percentages. Got a small donation or Art Shop purchase before I head off to bed?

I'm attending #SeattleWorldcon2025 virtually and I'm a panelist on 2 sessions. Hope I bump into y'all (I'm in the discord as well)

I'm not physically attending Worldcon this year because crossing the US border while Nigerian is a high risk maneuver & I'm not really doing much virtual programming either for reasons, but I'll present this years Nommo Award nominees on Saturday and do a reading on Friday so drop in if you can.

Public voting for the #IgnyteAwards is now open thru August 15. Voting is free and open, no membership required. The voting page includes links to where you can find the published works and hopefully engage with them to inform your vote. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

Ignyte Award @theignyteawards.bsky.social voting is open to the public through August 15th. PseudoPod, @podcastle.org and @castofwonders.org are finalists and you totally could vote for one of us! 😁 ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote

My book, Waypoint Seven, is included in this awesome Storybundle of African SFF!! You can check it out here: storybundle.com/scifi?utm_so... You can pay what you want starting from $5 for some really amazing titles! #booksky #amreading #africanbooks

Great thread for writers… particularly points 1 & 2 👀 🧵💫

Looking for genre fiction by writers from Africa - here's a bundle for you

A big shout-out to @genni.bsky.social for curating this bundle! And what a wonderful selection of authors to be among. Here's your chance to lay hands on some pretty sweet African speculative fiction titles.

It's always a pleasure having my work available on StoryBundle! 👀 📖 📚 🔥 Check out ALL the awesome works available in The African SF Novels and Novellas Bundle - Curated by @genni.bsky.social storybundle.com/scifi

On Wed I’ll be reading from my 2024 Nommo winning novella, “Undulation”published in @sauutiverse.bsky.social anthology Mothersound.📖 “This a story of storytellers, of questioning the foundations of society, of mothers & their children, of finding your voice & finding the truth.” #SeattleWorldcon2025

We are thrilled to announce the #booktour signups are online for MTMC Tours for @genni.bsky.social's THE NGA'PHANDILEH WHISPERER! Learn more here: mtmctours.com/2025/08/08/b... #scifi #fantasy #horror #mtmctours

If you know #Bookstagram folks, share this far and wide! It's going to be gorgeous, thanks to the wonder of @genni.bsky.social's words and @stephenembleton.bsky.social's cover.

Hardbacks just arrived! 😍 @starsandsabers.bsky.social Cover by @stephenembleton.bsky.social Pre-orders, www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ng...

Sauúti flash fiction out there in the world! Read Cheryl Ntumy's free @sauutiverse.bsky.social story in the latest issue of Mythaxis. 👀📖💫

🕺🏻🥂🎉💫A massive congratulations to everyone involved in our essay collection "Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction" (Eugen Bacon, ed) – WE WON A LOCUS AWARD!! Non-Fiction category.

That said, public voting is now for winners in each category and you should absolutely NOT vote for me. The work that AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS, SAMOVAR MAGAZINE & the WRITING THE OTHER: WORKSHOPS is important, impactful & your vote + support should go to them. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

Well, I'm stunned and honored. Still can't quite believe it since I feel a lot of what I do in the SFF community tends to be under the radar and it always feels like I could and should be doing more. Thank you to all the members of the jury who said "sawubona" by nominating me! Sikhona 🙏🏾

NOT voting for Wole does not preclude buying his books or supporting his work. Convergence Problems Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Incomplete Solutions Unquiet On The Eastern Front Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art Follow and support the @sauutiverse.bsky.social

We’re honored and thrilled to do so, Stephen!

Read about @stephenembleton.bsky.social, who illustrated the gorgeous cover for @genni.bsky.social's novella we're publishing this September, The Nga'phandileh Whisperer!

“The attention to detail & the fine artistry, the colors, & the meaningful crafting are all exquisite. Thank you, Stephen, for your beautiful art.” Thanks to @starsandsabers.bsky.social for spotlighting my work and the opportunity to bring @genni.bsky.social’s story to visual life. 🙏🏼❤️

So, um, I guess I'm an award-winning author now?? bloodyparchment.blogspot.com/2025/05/winn... My ghast is truly flabbered!! So thrilled my weird little story was so well received. Huge thanks to the judges and congratulations to all the other winners! #WritingCommunity #booksky

Huge congratulations to @xanwriter.bsky.social, the winner of the 2024 South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment short story competition with "Splinters of the Schism." Runners-up are Brett Rex Bruton for "The Hand on the Door" and Dera Udochukwu for "Alkaline Water". Link below for more info....

Behold the beautiful cover for @genni.bsky.social’s #sauútiverse novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer, out this September! Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social. Learn more here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ng... #books #sff #scifi #horror #fantasy

Preorder links are rolling out now, with more forthcoming. Visit our dedicated book page for @genni.bsky.social's The Nga’phandileh Whisperer on our site: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ng... #sff #books #preorder 2/2

We are delighted to reveal the stunning cover art for @genni.bsky.social's wonderful Sauútiverse novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer via an exclusive feature on Jaylit: The Journal of African Youth Literature! With gorgeous art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social. #sff #books #coverreveal 1/2

She's here! The cover of my newest @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella. Illustrated by @stephenembleton.bsky.social. Out soon by @starsandsabers.bsky.social 💕 jaylit.com/cover-reveal...

Cover Reveal of the latest Sauúti work: @genni.bsky.social’s "The Nga'phandileh Whisperer" Out September 2025 from @starsandsabers.bsky.social jaylit.com/cover-reveal...

Cover Illustration DETAIL @genni.bsky.social's "The Nga'phandileh Whisperer" I got to visualise an ominous moonlit scene alive with texture, colour and movement. @sauutiverse.bsky.social @starsandsabers.bsky.social More on the process: stephen.embleton.co.za/2025/05/cove... #bookcoverillustration

I completed reading 'Mothersound,' @sauutiverse.bsky.social anthology! Very heady, very awesome collection of sci-magic stories. Highly recommend 🪐 I'm hoping to do some re-reads & check out more anthologies to stay encouraged w my own writing. One of my next reads is 'Community of Magic Pens.'

Dabbling in fantasy world maps with/for Cheryl Ntumy 🤩✍️ 🗺️ #illustration

Locus Awards - top 10! Congrats 🎉. 🙏🏾 voters! 💞 @bloomsburylit.bsky.social, @aniyonsenga.bsky.social, @dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @xanwriter.bsky.social , @tobiogundiran.com

Amazing to have readers absorbing the full scope of our collection ed. @genni.bsky.social 👀 📖 “…Stephen Embleton unpacks the ways African cosmologies shape history, culture, & experience, laying the groundwork for “creating worlds no one has ever seen before.”” lareviewofbooks.org/article/sitt...

@lareviewofbooks.bsky.social today. 🙏🏾💞 @aniyonsenga.bsky.social, @dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy, @nuzo.bsky.social, @nerinedorman.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com, @tobiogundiran.com, @bloomsburylit.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/sitt...