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New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.

1/2 Apropos of nothing in particular, I guarantee I will never write a piece of fiction with the "help" of a large language model because a) I spent too many years developing skills to just fuck off now, b) I don't plagiarize other authors, whether intentionally or by way of statistical matches.

Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines… blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/

Tales & Feathers...on a podcast? 👀 It's true! Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection interviewed our former Co-EIC @yilinwriter.bsky.social and current Managing Director @andregeleynse.com about cozy fantasy & slice-of-life fiction! It's a wonderful discussion, we're honoured to be on the podcast!

HELLO I'm on a podcast?? This is very exciting but also listening to my own voice is physically painful actually? How do people do this on a regular basis and survive??

Based on true events, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is a contemporary gothic horror set in a cursed manor on a coconut plantation—it’s got ghosts and witches and creepy crawlies and demons, plus a sexy gravedigging scene—and it’s out now More info ⬇️

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

If you can't tell, yesterday's announcements have made me incredibly hype for @laworldcon.bsky.social!

This is going to be amazing. Join us!

Looking forward to our anthology launch tomorrow, and this event on Thursday!

ALL US SAINTS now has a gorgeous cover and is available for preorder wherever you get your books!!

This short story by @breewernicke.bsky.social is so bizarrely wonderful, especially if you think *stepping* on Legos is painful ... 👀 www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/37/doc...

After a long journey, we have finally arrived at THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED. I’m so grateful for getting to tell this complex and horrifying Gothic tale, and especially proud as I think this is my best work to date. I hope you all fall in love with it as much as I have. … ⬇️

PLAY NICE made the final round for the Goodreads Choice Awards 🥳 Another banger year for the genre & these titles are all exceptional 🖤 Also, it’s mostly women 💅 Thank you to everyone who voted so far!! Final round here ⬇️ www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

Finally added 2025 eligibility to my website, with a couple of flash & short stories at the top & my full 2025 bibliography below. I'd be honored if you consider any of these for your awards noms. ☺️

TONIGHT TONIGHT

eligibility post time!!!! this year i published two things: novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social 🧵

Also got interviewed by the delightful @marissavu.bsky.social ❤️ I always appreciate the research and thoughtfulness she puts into her interview questions!

hello friends, Romans, countrymen, I am back in Lightspeed with a new story about unhinged teenage girls www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...

If you want to get involved, please check out Equality Florida. Since the State of Florida is the origin of so many hateful bills, I urge you to join us here. Equality Florida has accomplished amazing successes in the midst of so much awfulness. www.eqfl.org

"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬 New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Apple is the one butting its AI head into Scrivener. Here's some more info from Literature & Latte.

Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions! othersidespec.com/sample-contr...

I can't wait for this book to come out into the world. I wrote an essay titled "Curating Creativity." My co-contributors are amazing anthologists and I thank @dancoxon.bsky.social and Pete Sutton (as well as @lunapress.bsky.social ) for this opportunity.

I am thrilled and honored to be a part of this project. Haralambi Markov's work is transformative and powerful. This collection will blow you away.

Go read this sweet taster from my upcoming anthology with coeditors @older.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social electricliterature.com/where-memory...

Look what dropped today. A little background Sis’ Bouki: the Hyena Gifts, my poem in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social I wrote it during the height of the pandemic at a time when I was under a lot of pressure, dealing with a serious health crisis and family.

Ends today!

New story in Blood+Honey! Out of my comfort zone with this one! 😬 @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social

This is such a fun story and the perfect example of a character I love to hate!

Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.

So it would appear I’m headed to PAX Unplugged to promote GRAYSHADE! If you’re gonna be there, feel free to say hi if you see me! But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated! ko-fi.com/therisingtit...

NYC! This is in a couple weeks, get tix now

Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.

New editor interview with @marissavu.bsky.social about Violet Lichen Books and the upcoming anthology ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION!

Based on true events, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is a contemporary gothic horror set in a cursed manor on a coconut plantation—it’s got ghosts and witches and creepy crawlies and demons, all coming for you in three weeks! Thank you, @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social, for the kind words! More info ⬇️

Loved this story by @lomush.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social !

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

I am begging you to keep using your brain for tasks rather than genAI. Thinking and doing are good for you. You don't want atrophy of muscles, so why would you want the brain equivalent?

I'm doing my first ever Donors Choose project. We need a color printer to make materials for our ESL students. When you enter the code LIFTOFF at checkout, your donations (of up to $50) will be matched from now until 7 days after the project is published! www.donorschoose.org/project/love...

I'll be doing an AMA today at r/Fantasy. Come through, ask me questions! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

Well have you? If not, here's where: zohranfornyc.com/vote

A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx. It was a little different last week.

New York is a-changin'.

Thanks you @tobiascarroll.bsky.social for this incredibly generous, detailed review of A Ruin, Great and Free, now live at @reactorsff.bsky.social: reactormag.com/book-review-...

Well, shit — a killer new horror bookstore in NYC got flooded and damaged by hurricane remnants. Help is needed if you can. Please share! www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...