If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk

March Mammal Madness is nearly here! @mammalssuck.bsky.social (who had one of the best biology handles ever) has shared the #2026MMM teaser trailer below!

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

OUT TODAY @titanbooks.bsky.social ! So grateful to tell the stories those who came before me couldn’t or were not permitted to. I do believe we are here for ourselves and for our ancestors. Writing is more than a book for me. THANK YOU READERS! Grab a copy www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maria-the-...

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

That peaceful time of the morning in the writing chair, trying to ignore cat shenanigans.

Look at the lineup at @nighttidemag.bsky.social !

🚨Submissions are now open🚨 Between Feb 1–July 31, Slashic Horror Press will be accepting submissions for novels and novellas in any horror sub-genre. The only pre-requisite? It has to be QUEER. Slashic has always, and will always, only publish queer horror.

Lost in the beauty of diatoms and other plankton this morning.

Some fabulous #horror folks are part of Read for Pixels 2026, fighting violence against women worldwide. Check out the link for panels, readings, AMA's, and other goodies. 📚🩸

I'm heartened today by the exceptional resistance by Twin City folks, reported by @margaret.bsky.social.

Who's sending us their story? We had a huge slew on Monday and Tuesday but a bit crickets today. Now is the perfect time to be weird and decadent 🖤💚 www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/now-ope...

The #SmallPitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours! Reminders: - Underrep writers only - Finished manuscripts only - One pitch per manuscript - Up to 3 manuscripts per writer - No hashtags in your pitch - Comps & emojis are ok Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org

👀 Can't wait. Love the anthologies!

Sleepy editor cat this morning

Interested in the Women's Writing Symposium, but concerned about cost? #writingcommunity

OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️ If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between! 📚 Open window: Jan 1-14 📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday! The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026. There will be no cap. More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

me still trying to sell books as the world crumbles

The fact that I have to market my books after writing my books feels like a personal attack. Anyway, #horror #books! Strong lady leads, creepy monsters, stories that will haunt, with an average of 4.2⭐ across 1,400+ ratings on Goodreads. C'mon, take a look! www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

the time has come the final GLORIOUS story ✨ "When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea." Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

We're open for fiction submissions! We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it. No closing date, open indefinitely.

Winter Break has been about recharging (a 91 sleep score? who knew?) and integrating our new, very shy George Cat with our old man cat, Percey. The hallway play times with two cats are becoming epic! Happy writing to all of us who are back at it for 2026! I have my 13th intention to keep.

My last night burning intentions for #13magicalnights. A clear night with a glowing moon, punctuated by neighborhood fireworks. Magical indeed, despite the interruption. Just like life. Taking time to be still, watch the woods, and think about the upcoming year has been lovely.

BEP are simmering for new year's luck

Going to @scaresthatcare.bsky.social in Feb? SEE YOU THERE! I will also be at the Women’s Symposium before.

I cleaned my coffee maker before the first of the month, and I smiled, knowing @sonorataylor.bsky.social would be proud.

"Remember, the AI is fed with the work of actual humans. Why do you think that is, exactly? If you use it, it means you’re replacing people. People who could’ve done the job better. People who actually did the job, and now their work is pilfered and duped."

I finally did it, you guys, I finished the update to my fucking writing app and pushed it live 😭 The period of stagnation with StimuWrite is over, I have a lot of plans and I'm hoping to grow the app to make a more sustainable side-income with it 🤞 The base app will always be free though!

"In the end, we all wear our brutality like beautiful cloth in the name of love." I'm falling into DARK SISTERS by Kristi DeMeester this morning. Reading by a lighted tree, a symbol of both pagans and Christians, feels especially apt as the MC readies to meet her witch hunting neighbors.

Merry Crow-mas!

13 intentions for 13 magical nights. The mug and candle might look spooky, but they are both close to my heart for different reasons. Happy Winter Solstice. ♥️

There's a new holiday to celebrate this year! ❄️🌌 We're kicking off our countdown to @ivygrimes.bsky.social's folk horror novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR with a collection of printable DIY papercrafts! Get into the cozy, screen-free Cellar Solstice spirit and check out the first craft below! 🧵

2/ Our readers deserve clear labeling on AI content, and we deserve job security. Sign our petition for a fair contract and we’ll keep you updated on our campaign: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

LIVING THE SCREAM 2025 raised over $1000 for the ACLU! It was an incredible night of kickass horror, ridiculous costumes and puns, and a call to fight for one another. 🩸📚 These folks are sending me into 2026 with renewed purpose:

Last night was pure magic. Thanks to everyone who participated, tuned in, shared, donated, or wished us well. We are strong together 💙💙💙

Now we're listening to the fantastic @pauladashe.bsky.social reading FAFO (and it goes HARD) www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious

LIVING THE SCREAM has been an angry cry, a call for hope, a deliciously gruesome chuckle, and we aren't done! Hosted by @pippinacious.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social. Where: www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious ACLU Donation link Tiltify: tilt.fyi/Y2j2GlnGat

Love listening to @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social reading PHOENIX RISING on LIVING THE SCREAM www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious

Heck yes, getting a reading from VULPINE CURSE by @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social here on LIVING THE SCREAM

I'll be reading about baby heads and bodily autonomy on LIVING the SCREAM! Horror authors supporting the ACLU, who fight real life horrors. Where: www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious ACLU Donation link Tiltify: tilt.fyi/Y2j2GlnGatlink

Hell yeah! LIVING THE SCREAM zoomed through its donation goal! Help us reach our Mothman caroling stretch goal and support the ACLU! Where: www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious ACLU Donation link Tiltify: tilt.fyi/Y2j2GlnGat

Reading Brian Keene's man writing woman in an anime. Schoolgirl. Voice. God help you all.

LIVING THE SCREAM - First stretch goal incentive just dropped! We're nearly to $500, when @pippinacious.bsky.social will be doing a reading of men-writing-women by @briankeene.bsky.social! Mothman caroling coming up for even higher donations!

LIVING THE SCREAM is happening! Come hang with us! #horrorsky 📚🩸

LESS THAN TWELVE HOURS AAAAA 13 authors. Maybe Mothman? Possibly Cthulu??? Who knows what the night will bring! (Me, I've read all the stories, and lemme give you a lil spoiler...you don't wanna miss them!) LIVING THE SCREAM, a charity livestream to benefit the ACLU. www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious

TONIGHT! 7 pm ET!

Tomorrow. 7 PM EST. Horror meets hope by way of 13 authors reading their stories to raise money for the ACLU. LIVING THE SCREAM #horrorsky #booksky Where: www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious Please consider donating through Tiltify here: tilt.fyi/Y2j2GlnGat