What's that? A rare permanent academic job? Come join me in our School of Arts as a Lecturer in Theatre! "We especially welcome ... candidates with practical expertise in theatre technologies, digital media, intermediality or related areas of theatre practice." hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Amidst the news of fractured attention spans and national book bannings, the book world can look pretty dire. But in this week's Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com reminds us of the good news: there's always Dolly Parton. #booksky

Writers, we're caught up on the slush pile so we have a quick turnaround on submissions at the mo. We tend towards the dark and upsetting. Ambiguity and discomfiting sharp edges encouraged. Our vibe was recently described as 'transgressive genre grime'. If that's you, shoot it our way.

It's always a good time to back and boost this!

90 backers of this anthology of Palestinian fantasy, science fiction and horror! 💕 www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Have you read the new Kaleidotrope?

At @starsandsabers.bsky.social, we're almost halfway to our funding target for our amazing Oz anthology, with stories set in the magical world of L. Frank Baum's books. Help us reach the 50%!

For a signed/personalized copy, preorder from Mysterious Galaxy by May 2nd: mystgalaxy.com/5226FeinsteinMills Other buy links: Tachyon: bit.ly/3QcZmSx Bookshop: bit.ly/4tvfAET B&N: bit.ly/41TJBCu Amazon: bit.ly/4ccbhqX

Our general submissions for Issue 2 are NOW OPEN until April 21st! If you are a 2SLGBTQIA+ writer, send us your work! You can submit one story and up to three poems. Wondering what we like? Issue 1 is free to read on our site! But please don't self-reject—we can't wait to read your work 🗡️🪐🌈

New Story Day: "Welcome To Heroism" is out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! A mysterious app is daring people to increasingly impossible things for a chance at fame. The feats seem so ridiculous that nobody notices they might have some altruistic sides. Could the app have an agenda...?

New story! "Welcome to Heroism" by John Wiswell! buff.ly/tRfFuRF

OTHERSIDE'S ISSUE 2 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! if you're a queer writer or poet, please submit your original fiction and/or poetry to us 👀 AND if you are sci-fi writing inclined? do give me some cool gay fucky space stories. epic or strange stories of planets, moons, spaceships etc. thank youuu ✨

As I got my most recent issue of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social magazine subscription today, it's a good poke to recommend you check out this Hugo Award winning 'zine of speculative fiction "by and about Black people of the African diaspora." It's always a fun, horizon-expanding read. fiyahlitmag.com

And… Anathema’s Kickstarter is live! Please read, donate & share to increase our reach! We’re excited to bring more speculative fiction, poetry and nonfiction by queer writers of color into the world! Our fundraiser is scheduled to run through the end of May: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...

Please support Anathema's return and the revival of a space for queer writers of colour!

Both of us at Tenebrous are deeply honored to present the 40+ badass 🏳️‍⚧️creators🏳️‍⚧️ who will comprise the Table of Contents for YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, a New Weird Cosmic Horror anthology due out 10.06.26! Full deets here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/3/... #transdayofvisibility #tdov

Submissions are open for our August issue until the 15th April, and are not scheduled to reopen until September. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Louder for the people in the back. www.theverge.com/report/90181...

Today's the day!! Somehow! Somehow it is 10 months from when I made this post & you can get this book out in the world wherever you get your books!

Well, this book just went to the top of my most-anticipated reads of 2026.

#FundraiserPerk This Gunnie Rose book set is a treasure! Outlander meets True Blood in this series. All books are signed and personalized by Charlaine Harris! Donate at locusmag.com/igg26#FundraiserPerkor via the link in our bio!

My story is here among the free online ones that Andrew has kindly assembled! But as far as the nominated book-shaped things go, here's a short thread of the ones I've found on sale right now in the EU: "Sour Cherry" by @nassos.bsky.social (for less than a euro!! A STEAL TBH)

A complete list of this year’s Nebula finalists with links for the ones that are free-to-read (including mine). Check it out! www.andrewliptak.com/2026-nebula-...

Pre ordering is Live. Tap that link America!!. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

ICYMI, my story, "To Whom It May Concern," was published by Strange Pilgrims. If you love seeing queer women doing weird and awesome shit, do give it a read! open.substack.com/pub/strangep...?

Lysz and Jeané are doing something beautiful for queer BIPOC Speculative poetry 🌼. Follow along and support!!

Let us reintroduce ourselves (promise worth reading to end): www.patreon.com/posts/update... In 🫶🏾 & verse, @lyszflo.bsky.social @jdridges.bsky.social

The annual @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser is live! Support a fantastic publication for another year and grab some excellent swag and unique rewards while you're at it! www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Not to steal the thunder from “Through the Machine”‘s Nebula nom, but…in case you missed it, I published this novelette earlier this year. Some people have really liked it. You may too. Only one way to find out!

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

ICYMI, my story, "To Whom It May Concern," was published by Strange Pilgrims. If you love seeing queer women doing weird and awesome shit, do give it a read! open.substack.com/pub/strangep...?

Queer women ➕️ Angry spirits 🟰 Bloody revenge open.substack.com/pub/strangep...

Okay this is a book I need desperately

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

We've waited so long to yell this: IF YOU'RE A SUBSCRIBER OR KICKSTARTER BACKER, ISSUE 1 IS IN YOUR INBOX! 🪐🗡️ Issue 1 will be free to read online March 15th, but if you can't wait, get your hands on it RIGHT NOW! Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/othersidespe... Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/othersidespe...

Our March 2026 "Transformations" issue is a milestone for us! This is our 150th issue!! 😃 To celebrate all the growth and changes we've made over the years, we've assembled stories that feature visceral transformations. #flashfiction #writingcommunity www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...

"Doctors HATE Her!! Local Woman is NOT Cursed" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, 2400 words: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/37/doc...

Now that SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL is out in the world, I thought I'd share some of the things readers have been saying. Get your copy: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Hey Bluesky Fam! My Kickstarter hit its 3rd stretch reward. Now all backers get an additional free novel. I also had to add more rewards. Thank you all who've helped me get here so far! #booksky #fantasy #reading kck.st/4rTZyne

Queer women ➕️ Angry spirits 🟰 Bloody revenge open.substack.com/pub/strangep...

Ahoy, sapient observers! What wonders await us under the flooded seas of the future? Today's story, "milt" by @shiwritesprose.bsky.social, offers one set of possibilities. Check it out!

✅ WEIRD ✅ QUEER ✅ HORNY ✅ HOPEFUL LET'S GO

Nominate Nicole for any and all awards!

I'm honoured to see my story, "Full, Empty Houses," on this list and in fantastic company too. Thank you @wtalabi.com! The story is currently on the Locus Recommended Reading list: locusmag.com/2026/02/2025... Check it out, discover new work to love, and vote for your faves from last year!

I’m always thrilled whenever stories from Issue V get love! Congratulations to @shingai-be-like.bsky.social & @formerlykevin.bsky.social! Read their stories & the rest of this stellar anthology for free on willthisbeaproblem.co.ke #AfricanSFF #KenyaMentioned

ICYMI 👀

New month, new story! open.substack.com/pub/strangep... "To Whom It May Concern" is about queer women trapped in seemingly impossible situations, what they do to escape, and what we call women who break their cages. I really love this story, and I hope it grants you a little respite in these times.

The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out! If you follow my work you can probably guess the titles I suggested, but regardless there's so many amazing works on here. locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

New month, new story! open.substack.com/pub/strangep... "To Whom It May Concern" is about queer women trapped in seemingly impossible situations, what they do to escape, and what we call women who break their cages. I really love this story, and I hope it grants you a little respite in these times.

This is such a lovely thing to wake up to. Congratulations to everyone on the list!!