Meet the history-making astronauts headed for the Moon. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Happy Hobbit Day! Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with a cover illustrated by Tolkien himself

Woop woop 🙌🏻 🥳 #WOTF41 has won another award, this time the NYC Big Book Award 2025 in the “Anthology” category. Very proud to have a story feature in this book

I love a first contact SF story (or film), and Andrew Jackson has written a cool blog about them. He also wrote the excellent (and scary) first contact story, “Code L1”, in #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF41. If you also love first contact stories (come on, who doesn’t?!), go check them out 🪐📚💙

This is what the surface of a comet looks like. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, photographed by ESA's Rosetta mission from an altitude of 16 km.

Don't know about any other writers out there, but I've had a recent deluge of marketing scam emails. I've written a blog post about it in case anyone is interested. Be vigilant and scrutinise any unsolicited emails. #writingcommunity

A thought provoking blog post about the impact of technology on social interaction by Barlow Crassmont, which inspired his #WOTF41 winning story. Both are a great read! #writingcommunity 🪐📚💙

Quick rundown for non-US academics of whether you're likely to be eligible for the Anthropic payout: 1. you have works published in or before 2022 2. which are registered for US copyright (most likely if you had a US publisher, not otherwise): check here publicrecords.copyright.gov 1/2

Attention #AcademicSky Everyone is talking about books, but thousands of academic journals were also pirated and are entitled to up to $3,000 *per pirated volume!!!* if editors submit titles to join the suit. Incredible opportunity for underfunded journals to get some $$! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Check out this blog on dystopian fiction by Lauren McGuire, a great writer and #WritersoftheFuture winner. It’s a really interesting read. #writingcommunity 🪐📚💙

I recently hit 100 total submission rejections. It feels like a milestone to acknowledge because it represents my (slowly growing) resilience and perseverance in the face of rejection. Skills I’m regularly told are vital to writers. Now autumn is here, I’m hoping for one more acceptance in 2025 🤞🏻

If any writers out there are thinking of entering the #WritersoftheFuture contest, I have written a blog about how I turned an idea into a WOTF winning story. #writingcommunity

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.

Why do I love A Game of Thrones? It’s gritty and driven by human greed and vanity, with tumultuous politics, backstabbing betrayals and unexpected deaths. But beyond that, the series is special to me because it takes me back to my first great adventure with my wife as penniless backpackers in 🇳🇿 🪐📚💙

I had a lot of fun on the Writing Community Chat Show talking about: writing short stories, how I became a winner of the #WritersoftheFuture, and even Radagast! Also go check out the 360+ interviews on the WCCS site with authors like Ian Rankin giving writing tips and advice. 🪐📚💙 #writingcommunity

I’m super excited to be appearing on the Writing Community Chat Show on 6 August at 8pm (GMT). Tune in to hear about my writing journey and inspirations, and my story, “The Stench of Freedom”, which was a winner of the #writersofthefuture contest and appears in #WOTF41 🪐📚💙 #writingcommunity

Huge congratulations to my writing pal @gideonpsmith.bsky.social who has won the 2025 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award 🤩🥳 He’s a very talented writer (how else would he have won?!) and is also a really supportive guy that encourages and motivates emerging writers to keep going. Well deserved 👏 🪐📚💙

Still reeling, but thrilled to share—I’ve won the 2025 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award! This story is personal, and having it find a home at @baenbooks.bsky.social means the world to me. Eternal thanks to the judges and everyone who believed in it. 🐉⚔️✨ www.baen.com/pr-2025-fant...

ICYMI: check out the latest issue of my newsletter. I talk about hitting 100 submissions this month, recent interviews, what I've been reading (spoiler alert, Paper Menagerie and other stories by Ken Liu) and my book recommendation for this month. #🪐📚💙

Hey #booksky This is the book I was recently published in. If you have not read it yet, it is available wherever books or audiobooks are sold. And if you have read it, feel free to post an honest review. It would be greatly appreciated 😊 Thanks! #WOTF41

I treated myself to this epic #WritersoftheFuture ebook bundle featuring @lancerobinsonwriter.com and @markleslie.bsky.social and more! There’s a base bundle of 5 books or an enhanced bundle of 18 books, you pay either a minimum or recommended price ($4/$8 or $20/$28) - absolute bargain! #booksky 🪐📚

Each month I post about one book that I really love. This month it's a book that has had perhaps the most profound effect on me as both a reader and writer and it's the book I can’t wait until my children are old enough to read: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Read the full post below. 🪐📚💙 #booksky

I was delighted to talk to @scifinow.bsky.social about my #WritersoftheFuture winning story, “The Stench of Freedom”, as well as my writing process and inspiration. Their questions got me thinking about my process and I wonder if it’s like any of yours. I would love to know 🪐📚💙 #writingcommunity

My journey as a writer hit a new milestone - 100 submissions. With 6 stories published that gives me a success rate of 6%. I've no idea if that's good or bad or average but I have reflected on my "success" to date. TLDR: I'm happy with where I'm headed and the fun I'm having. #writingcommunity 🪐📚💙

Any writers or illustrators out there who might be thinking of entering #WritersoftheFuture contest, get those submissions in before midnight today (30 June). What have you go to lose? It’s free to enter and, you never know, you may end up on that stage in Hollywood next year #writingcommunity 🪐📚💙

Less than a week to go to get your entries in for this quarter of the #WritersoftheFuture contest. You’ve got to be in it to win it! And the prize is epic - a week of workshops in Hollywood taught by SFF legends and getting published in a highly respected anthology. #writingcommunity 🪐📚💙

Hot on the heels of its UK release, #WritersoftheFuture Volume 41 has won its first award! 🥳🤩 #WOTF41 🪐📚💙

📻 My interview with UK Talk Radio, where I chatted about my story (The Stench of Freedom) in #WOTF41 is expected to air between 8.00 am and 8.25am tomorrow (19 June) on the UK Talk Radio Breakfast Show. You can listen live tomorrow or via the #WritersoftheFuture page on UK Talk Radio's website. 🪐📚💙

Volume 41 of Writers of the Future is now on sale in the UK! joel-c-scoberg-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/wotf41-is-...

BOOK RELEASE DAY! I’m so excited that #WOTF41 is now available to buy in the UK as of today (18 June) 🥳🤩 If you haven’t bought a copy yet, please go and do so, you won’t be disappointed. (I am of course completely biased). You’ll be able to read my story, The Stench of Freedom 🪐📚💙 #writingcommunity

Only three days to go until #WOTF41 is released in the UK! I’m so excited! 🪐📚💙

Less than two weeks to go now until the UK release of #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF41 which contains my story, “The Stench of Freedom” 🤩 🪐📚💙 #writingcommunity

Check out the latest #WritersoftheFuture podcast, where yours truly and seven other winners from #WOTF41 chatted about our creative journeys and our experience at the Hollywood workshops. This was recorded on the final night - I miss my cohort! An amazing week but an even better group of people! 💙

Many thanks to Amazing Stories for the write up of #WOTF41. And I’m delighted that my story, “The Stench of Freedom”, got a special mention! 🤩 🪐📚💙

A cup of coffee and a cracking view of Oxwich Bay to continue my #WritersoftheFuture reading assignment from Tim Powers. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😎 #WOTF41 #booksky 🪐📚

Now that life has settled back into its normal pace, I've finally gotten round to writing a blog post about the #WritersOfTheFuture awards gala. It was such an amazing event and I had an absolute blast! Take a look at some of the photos and see for yourself. #WOTF41 #writingcommunity

It’s nice and hot here in Wales, though nothing compared to Arrakis. And we don’t have giant sand worms either. Never mind, how about my “why I love” book recommendation for this month? #booksky 🪐📚

Chuffed to receive my contributors copy of @gwyllion.bsky.social and looking forward to reading all the other great stories in Issue 10 (which is on sale now so grab a copy for yourselves too)! 🪐📚 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚 #booksky

It's been a busy few weeks promoting the launch of #WOTF41 and I've been doing more media interviews and events than I ever thought (I thought I would do none, ever 😂). It was all good fun, though I was a little nervous to be on TV (and it feels weird to say that I was on TV!) #writingcommunity 🪐📚

It was a lovely sunny bank holiday weekend here and I got to do a bit of reading for once. It reminded me I haven't been sharing my monthly book club recommendations (doh!). This isn't a review of the books, just why I love them and my personal connection to them. #booksky 🪐📚

I’ll be attending a virtual author event with other winners from #WOTF41 including @sethatwaterjr.bsky.social and @clfors.bsky.social on 3 May 2025 at 3pm MT (9pm GMT) with Book Bungalow - register now if you are interested and want to chat! 🪐📚 #booksky

Super excited to say my story, “The Swampton Shuffle”, is out today in Issue 10 of @gwyllion.bsky.social 🥳🤩 A load of scoundrels hunt for a magical object in a town built in the shadow of a huge sea wall built from garbage. With characters inspired by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 myths too. 🪐📚 #booksky #writingcommunity

I’m delighted to say I’ve achieved a personal writing milestone after being accepted today as a full member of SFWA 🤩🥳 #writingcommunity #writersky 🪐📚

I had a great time on The Authors Quill podcast with Joe Montaldo, where we talked about the inspiration for my #WritersoftheFuture story and my experience in Hollywood among other stuff. I’m on for the second hour after my #WOTF41 buddy @sethatwaterjr.bsky.social if you wanted to check it out 🪐📚

Oh yeah, this post might also include the story of meeting another award-winning author that I've resisted telling for two months. :)

A huge thank you to everyone that has bought a copy of #WOTF41! I’m amazed and delighted to say it’s an Amazon bestseller in all three formats (paperback, kindle and audiobook), wow! 🤩🥳 #booksky #booklovers 🪐📚 #writingcommunity #WritersoftheFuture

A lovely article was published today about my #WritersoftheFuture experience and how I became a winner. Thank you @swanseabaynews.bsky.social! 🪐📚 #WOTF41 #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky