A little 100 word drabble for you. The theme was timetravel.

So got a really nice review for one of my short stories "The Last Sunset" that is featured in Creatures of the Night Vol 2. Excerpt in the screenshot, and full review here: monsterbookclub.com/2026/07/13/e...

Nothing writing related, but here's a pic of me at Hobbiton. Loving the school holidays.

Was delighted to be interviewed by Chris Fulwell on his Writer's Room podcast about my winning WB story, A Place to Grow. We also talked about submitting to magazines and the reality of rejection. Excuse all my yeahs. WB veterans Caro Robson and Grace Quon also feature! rss.com/podcasts/one...

Really enjoyed reading this one. It was not what I was expecting.

Some short sci-fi fiction just released into the wild! Here is "A Message in a Body" published in Phano today. I am lucky enough to say this is my second time published with this magazine. www.phano.com/articles/a-m...

I’m really honoured to be a finalist for Outstanding Achievement for a Short Story for the Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards here in New Zealand. Certificate has arrived, plus I get a cool bookmark! @tepaetawhitiawards.bsky.social

For something like $5.50 a month, at the minimum, you can support a top notch magazine like Clarkesworld and read some great stories.

I have a short story up in Sci-Fi Shorts today. It's called The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Me. This story also received a honourable mention in the Winter 2026 Writer's Weekly 24-hour Short Story Contest. scifishorts.co/story?slug=t...

My winning urban fantasy story "A Place to Grow" and my interview is now up on the Writing Battle website and free to read! writingbattle.com/past-winners...

Today... in my inbox... a Clarkesworld acceptance 😍

And I have a cool little short story out today with Wyldblood Press (my first time accepted there). This story is called "The Carousel of Happiness". wyldblood.com/the-carousel...

Very excited to be included in this audio science fiction anthology from Folded Space! Coming soon.

And my short story, The Cold Burns, is a finalist for the "Outstanding Achievement for a Short Story" in the Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards here in New Zealand!! clarkesworldmagazine.com/wilkins_12_25/

100-Foot Crow anthology featuring 105 100 word stories. I'm lucky enough to have 2 little drabbles in this anthology. www.amazon.com/100-Foot-Cro... @100footcrow.bsky.social

And this too! This is my second piece accepted by Clarkesworld, and I am so honoured to be featured in their magazine. My short story "A Life Measured in Seconds" is about... well, I don't want to spoil it. Just go and read it :) clarkesworldmagazine.com

Fantastic news! I have won the urban fantasy genre for Writing Battle!!! This is from a total of 413 stories from across the world and was professionally judged. This win also means I get an amazing cash prize of $2400USD!!! Feeling incredibly special and lucky. 😍 @writingbattle.bsky.social

Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜

I'm the 100 word drabble contest winner for Anomaly this April. The theme was mutations. I find writing things this short quite hard, so pretty pleased with myself 😀 www.patreon.com/posts/april-...

In a Turing Test of sorts, it looks like a 100% AI generated story just won the Commonwealth Prize for the Caribbean region "for its lyrical precision and haunting atmosphere, the story stood out for the confidence and restraint of its voice." Published in Granta: granta.com/the-serpent-...

I have a short story called "The Last Sunset" in this newly released anthology from Snakebite Books. A different kind of vampire story 🧛🩸 Trying to post the instagram reel below, not sure if it will work or not? www.instagram.com/reel/DYC8Kwc...

DAY TWO of our Kickstarter, and we are closing in on $3,000!! 🎉 Can we make it to 50 backers today? 👀 Like and share! Back us below! Help us keep our quiet, slice of life magazine running. 💚

Some lovely news: I’ve been shortlisted as a finalist for this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards in both Best Short Story ("The Cold Burns") and Best New Talent! Thank you so much to the people who nominated my work. It really means a lot, and I’m incredibly grateful. ❤️ sffanz.nz/the-sir-juli...

Very pleased to have a short story featured in this horror anthology: a.co/d/00q2jAzU All proceeds from the sale of this book go towards the charity "Scares that Care" which every year, gives a gift of $10,000 to three individuals: a breast cancer patient, a severe burn victim, and a sick child.

I'm happy to have won the Specul8 Flash Fiction Challenge #6 with my story "Not All Blood Tastes the Same". It's a great little free competition that's well worth submitting to. At the end of the year the winning stories also get published in an anthology. www.specul8.com.au/s/stories/no...

I have this little/tiny story out with 101words today😀 101words.org/eulogy-for-c...

The Hugo nominations apparently close very soon... like about 36 hours away. So if you are nominating, this is just a reminder my short story "The Cold Burns" published with Clarkesworld last year is eligible. clarkesworldmagazine.com/wilkins_12_25/

And here is a story of mine out in the world today. This one is definitely not dark. It's called Big Sassy and the Space Miner's Crapshoot. You can read the full story here: everydayfiction.com/big-sassy-an...

Well, top 4!! I'll take that :)

Look... it's me! A really cool podcast which has my sci-fi story Gravitational Tug ❤️

So my story "Training Puppies" made it to the top 64 of the "hidden dungeon" genre this time for WB... but my daughter, Julia Jane Wilkins won her biopunk genre!!!

Very happy to have squeezed in at number 19 of the top 25 stories for the TL;DR Press contest. This story will end up being published in an anthology to be released later this year. It was horror themed, and my prompts were a volunteer, and an old TV set.

Very happy to share with you my story "Spiders Eat Their Own" published in MetaStellar today! Whoop! Whoop! 😀 www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... #metaStellar

And here's a little 100 word story by me out in the world today.

And this has just got released into the world... this is my interview from June 2024 for winning the Elegant Literature Prize. 🤩 youtu.be/pJiTgu8FUdk?...

Lots of rejections lately, but there is some good news. I have a micro-story featured in The Anomaly: Year One ebook out in the world today! Copies are only .99: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G59YKK61 It is a real privilege to have my work featured alongside the amazing authors in this collection. #SFF

Fabulous story by Jaimie Gill and super relevant to what's happening in the world today.

A short little story up today on Sci-Fi Shorts. This one is called "Changing Frequencies". You can read it here: ift.tt/uaCUyln

ICYMI: “Melpomene’s Mermaid Toothpaste” in @ratbaglit.bsky.social ratbaglit.substack.com/p/melpomenes...

A fun little piece by me in this cool mag, Rat Bag Lit.

Book 1 of 2026 Clarkesworld Issue 231, December 2025 by Neil Clarke My favs include works by: @michellezj.bsky.social @annewilkins.bsky.social Madeleine Vigneron Book 1 of #50BookPause Purchase date: Dec. 2025 #BookSky 💙📚🪐 #booksreadin2026 #SciFisky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Huge thanks to all the editors and readers who have supported me this year. Here's a small selection of my 2025 short fiction that may be eligible for reader-nominated awards such as the Hugo Awards and the Sir Julius Vogel Awards. #WritingCommunity #SpeculativeFiction #ShortFiction #HugoAwards

Live in BCS #447: "A Good Brother" @annewilkins.bsky.social "As we get closer, the land turns dark and the wind picks up in a ghostly howl. Dead twigs poke from arrow slits, and one of the walls is crumbling into an oily moat. “Not long now,” I say." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-go...

Very fortunate to have a piece of flash fiction published in the Abyss & Apex magazine this quarter alongside some excellent stories. You can read my story, "Tethered to You" here: www.abyssapexzine.com/2026/01/teth... And you can even leave a comment on it if you'd like :) #abyss&apex

Looking for an engaging short story read? Checkout "The Cold Burn" from @annewilkins.bsky.social This should be a contender for end of year awards. A short story where the world feels fleshed out & left me both fulfilled as a reader & also wanting to explore more! #BookSky 💙📚🪐 #books #SciFisky #sf

Please read this most excellent story by Chloe Paige in this month's Elegant Literature. It is awesome!

BCS of 2025! "A Good Brother" @annewilkins.bsky.social BCS #447 "A thick grey fog hugs the castle’s stone, and blackened trees climb its walls trying to escape. One of the walls is starting to crumble into an oily moat. “Not long now.”" www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-go... #BCSof2025

This creepy Christmas story from @annewilkins.bsky.social is the perfect antidote to all that schmaltzy holiday music in the malls. It's the perfect length for a quick walk on the dark side ... before going back to your wrapping and hot chocolate.

1) The Cold Burns by @annewilkins.bsky.social : Jacob learns truth about footprint-obsessed Utopia and its ghastly human freezing truth. Takes matters into his own hands. Tight. Brilliant.

"Family Christmas" by me! Out now in Cast of Wonders — "We Wish You a Creepy Christmas". A perfect short xmas read :) Or listen to the audio! www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...