The lineup for FF#28 is finalized! Amazing fiction by: @estrubbe.bsky.social @awritingwall.bsky.social @sophiecasarico.bsky.social @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @clairejiawen.bsky.social Francis Van Ganson @audreyzhou.bsky.social @tuesdaywrites.bsky.social Coming your way in June 2026!

so thrilled to be in such great company! This story is very dear to me — a love letter to my models of language and computation class, my favorite class of my computer science major

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

Contract signed! So happy one of my favorite stories finally found a home! “Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!

Excited to share PseudoPod's wonderful performance (read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh) of "The Squatters" by Shawna Yang Ryan from Silk & Sinew. This is a story that will stick with you for a long long time. Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen. #badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror

This review just blew me away: "Silk & Sinew: Diaspora Dread Served Hot with a Splash of Ancestral Vinegar" 🔥🔥🔥 theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/10/10/s... Much appreciation to Mr. November! #silkandsinewantho #silkandsinew #badhandbooks #folkhorror #asiandiasporastories

LA people! We’ve got copies of SILK & SINEW at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena and @barnesandnoble.com in Glendale! Get em while they’re hot off the @badhandbooks.bsky.social press.

RELEASE DATE: What's better than a new issue from FF? Two issues on the same day! In our first-ever dual launch day, you'll be able to get FF#26 and Saros #4 in one handy download package. Get excited for Monday, October 27th!

We are $225 from MORE ART! We want to be able to commission one or more additional queer artists to create even more art! Think headers, dividers, the little flourishes and interior art details that bring things to life! Help us support more queer art! 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

very honored to have a short story in this anthology and extremely excited to be in such company❤️do check SILK & SINEW and the other works on this list out!!

HOLY MOLY! The New York Public Library has named SILK & SINEW one of the best new horror books for adults. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of our contributors. The anthology is available now wherever books are sold. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...

Ok so I returned to @vromansbookstore.bsky.social to buy my son a book and I ran into @joerlansdale.bsky.social and one thing led to another and he asked me to autograph him a copy of SILK & SINEW from the inimitable @badhandbooks.bsky.social. Thanks, Joe! What an afternoon. Bookstores fuckin rock.

Happy to announce that we've acquired "In the Wake of Whales" by @clairejiawen.bsky.social for FF#28! Claire's work has previously appeared in Clarkesworld and khōréō.

Happy to announce that we've acquired "(Non)deterministic Finite Automata" by @audreyzhou.bsky.social for FF#28! Audrey's a Clarion grad who's previously had work published in Strange Horizons, PseudoPod, and Orion's Belt.

so thrilled and excited🫶this story is very near and dear to my heart

new story day! a friend called it 'evangelion bitch murder popstar lesbians' and i really can't do any better than that, hope you check it out! clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_09_25/

changed my life

Meet our 2025 Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates! They’re pictured with their instructors, @jedediahberry.com and GennaRose Nethercott, who led the final two weeks. It has been an unforgettable summer, and we’re so proud to call this class Clarion alumni!

going to miss this summer forever🫶truly a once in a lifetime opportunity

so so honored to be included among such wonderful writers and im still processing that my story was included--the "The Last Flesh Figure Skaters" means so much to me

We are so excited to announce our talented cohort of writers for the 2025 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop. Congratulations to these incredible writers! We cannot wait to meet you all in San Diego!

cannot wait for the summer🫶

so so excited to be in PseudoPod! I'm very grateful to have this story so wonderfully narrated <3 tune in for girls in love (?), necromancy, + demons of the third-wheeling kind

I’m back in the hosting chair this week! “Readers* are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.” [*or, indeed, listeners]

“You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died.” Two’s Company, Three Might Be a Sign of Demonic Possession by Audrey Zhou Narrator: Pine Gonzalez Host: Kat Day Audio: Chelsea Davis This story is a PseudoPod original. pseudopod.org/2025/03/21/p...

so so excited to be in PseudoPod! I'm very grateful to have this story so wonderfully narrated <3 tune in for girls in love (?), necromancy, + demons of the third-wheeling kind

Nebula nominations are open, so with that in mind, here’s my eligibility for this year. You’ll find “Bright Horizons” and “The Life You’ve Given Me, Rusty” on the Nebula list. Upvotes and shares always appreciated if you enjoy them. Thanks to those who have already helped spread the word.

my @khoreo.bsky.social story is live! if you like body mods, sapphic rivalry, and exploring anxieties around art+technologies, do check it out--it's awards eligible as well! www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...

just as I was feeling a bit of post PAXU blues, I got a very amazing email that I will be flailing about for a while 😭 I am so thrilled to announce an acceptance for my short story "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" from Lightspeed! One of my big dream magazines aaaaaaaa!!

Since we’ve entered the era of Hugo and Nebula Awards for poetry (!), would be honored if you checked out the poem closest to my heart: “there are no taxis for the dead” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social www.uncannymagazine.com/article/ther...

Had the privilege of appearing on the Floaties for Krakens podcast for SILK & SINEW! It was fascinating listening in to the insights behind the monsters the authors brought to this antho.. Can't wait to read all the stories 👹

The newest of the special SILK & SINEW episodes with Floaties for Krakens has premiered! Put up your feet (and put on your thinking cap) and have a listen. @badhandbooks.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social @jawmccarthy.bsky.social @chrishannhorror.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lp3...

It was wonderful being this interview on Sinophagia and Chinese horror, together with two of my contributors, China's empress of horror Hong Niangzi, and the genre bending Chu Xidao, thank you to my editor for the awesome questions and putting this together. www.nerds-feather.com/2024/11/gues...

Disappointed seeing some of the publishing news. Just want to reiterate our position on "AI" training: We will never willingly allow someone to train "AI" tools on work we've received or published. There will not be any licensing deals here. No in-house projects either.

New words!! My retelling-ish of Cupid and Psyche is out today in Strange Horizons! strangehorizons.com/fiction/the-...

I am proud to announce that my story is due to appear in SILK & SINEW, an anthology of Asian folk horror from @badhandbooks.bsky.social , edited by KP Kulski @garnetonwinter.bsky.social I'm beyond excited to be a part of this... The number of talented writers/artists involved is insane 👹

do check it out!! Had so much fun chatting about monsters and I'm so very excited for everyone to read SILK & SINEW's stories💓

If you're wondering what "horrifyingly beautiful" is and how I landed the ending: www.castofwonders.org/2024/11/cast... Cw: implied past SA.

My wolf story gathered 27 rejections before it found its home. Listen to it here!

Hi. 2024 Eligibility Post. Some stories are still coming, so will update as things change. If you only have time for one, Brotherhood or the Sort might be a fit. If you like horror: Alabama or Grottmata might be your jam. Links in post. Ty for your time 👋 www.thomashawrites.com/blog-3/2024-...

Dear #writing community, I have a request! The 1st BIPOC SFFH Author starter pack is now FULL! (THANK YOU!!) I need at least 7 volunteers to add in creating the next one, so we can keep platforming amazing talent! Thanks!! #sciencefiction #horror #reading #books #fantasy #writing #sff #sffh #bipoc

Neon Hemlock is the best, this anthology is the coolest, and they are SO CLOSE. It’s a great day (every day) to support queer stories.

If you need a distraction, I have a story out in @smallwondersmag.com. It's free; I don't get money for you clicking. I just hope you enjoy my story about four young women who sacrifice physical parts of themselves for the greater good, and what happens next. 💙📚 smallwondersmag.com/piece/any-go...

So pleased to have a new poem published today! Many thanks to Katherine Parsons and the editorial staff at Passionfruit Review. passionfruitreview.com/close-shave-...

PodCastle is extremely proud to present Palestinian Voices, our special month of stories by Palestinian authors. Please see the statement from our editors, podcastle.org/2024/10/29/p.... We stand in solidarity with Palestinian people and their words.

These guys are so, so good at writing and speaking and such lovely people!! It was truly such a pleasure. Thank you to Floaties for Krakens for hosting us!

Haven't had a chance to watch this yet, but if you like horror (especially folk horror), this anthology should be on your radar. I say this as one of the I think three people who have read the whole thing. youtu.be/lhKcXT1NOLk?...

Super hyped to announce my story, “Sailor Moon Is Tired Of Fighting Evil” will be published at @hexliterary.bsky.social! Wrote this purely for fun + never thought it’d see the light of day. Overjoyed it found a home at one of my favorite flash mags. Keep writing your weird everyday stories!

Couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of translating Whale Ocean, the first science fiction work by Nanpai Sanshu, China's great master of tomb adventure literature, whose novella is part of my horror anthology. I'm delighted it has found a great home. samovar.strangehorizons.com/2024/10/28/w...