Why start an ace-spec press? Our editor-in-chief, Sera Amoroso answers in this mini interview! #acebooks #queerbooksky #queerbooks #writing #writingcommunity #asexual

We're not that far from reaching 75% of our goal on Kickstarter 👀 If you want to help a completely aspec run indie press bring out a paranormal anthology that's full of aromantic and asexual characters you should back our Kickstarter 👀 And tell your friends to back us too! ♠️🌈📚🌈🪐

I went to see Project Hail Mary on Thursday and I'm still riding the high. I really liked it! Clearly I gotta read the book now...

I think public transit should be free. I live in a place where public transit is free and I (and many more!) people take the bus so much more often now than before! If you want to encourage people to take public transit, removing even what you think is a small barrier helps a lot!

For the Trans Rights Readathon this year I plan to actually for real finish OTros Valles by Jamie Berrout. She's an incredible author.

Behold the cover of Forged in FIYAH edited by DaVaun Sanders, a celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before! Coming September 29, 2026. Cover art by Ernanda Souzà Cover design by Christine Foltzer us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

They’re telling me a great empire will be destroyed if I attack Persia. Even the oracles who don’t like me very much, very nasty, they all said to me, “Sir, it’s one of the great empires, and it’ll be destroyed. And all because you attacked Persia.” That’s what they’re telling me.

CHILDREN OF OWL HAS A COVER!!!! With art by Abigail Rajunov, who also illustrated 25 pages of comics in the book. It was an honor to work with her; I couldn’t be happier!! 🥹💕

15 asexual and aromantic paranormal stories have been put together for this anthology. We wanna bring it to life and for that we need your help! If you like cryptids, demons, werewolves, ghosts and so much more, you know what to do 🌎📚💙

Abolish the legal gender marker entirely. No government can be trusted to have a database of which people have changed theirs, no government has any business tracking what your gender is "supposed" to be in the first place.

My new Strange Horizons essay is up! With a deliberately provocative title! WHY ALL SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS ARE HISTORIANS Yes, *all* And, no, it isn't just for the reason you think... I've been working toward this one for a while, very excited to share it!

I wrote a novella called Death Valley Blooms about an aro/ace woman trying to break her family's curse--each of the women are pulled underground in Death Valley to feed the wildflower blooms in turn. a.co/d/08gVKP6j www.neonhemlock.com/books/death-...

Oooh first sighting of the paperback!

This Aro Week I think we should celebrate by giving me, a known aro, money (I am applying for conference travel grants)

banging out the lamest cover letter in the world. happy Aro Week

Hey everyone! Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today! But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold. I just resorted our list to put those on the top. Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!

If you're reading this and thinking, "I haven't read any," now's the perfect moment to start! If you're looking for an incomplete list of authors, I wrote an article in 2024 on the subject: thetransfemininereview.com/2024/10/09/b...

also I submitted a pitch to Duck Prints Press's Aces in Space anthology, so here's hoping!

also I love robots who are asexual. WHY would a robot be interested in sex. new sci-fi rule: you are only allowed to make your robot allo if you can come up with a very good answer to that question. ace robots 4ever

Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.

I love fanfic but I do want to do more original fiction writing. I have a lot of stories I want to explore

My goal for 2026 is to for real finish a complete draft of Ice Age Story. Also my dissertation of course But I keep daydreaming about my story about humans and Neanderthals in the snow 30,000 years ago.

SFF Readers, do you like stories which centre friendship, or where friendship groups tackle plot problems? To help you find them, I've organised this 37 book bundle. It's an even split of Fantasy, SciFi & SciFi-Fantasy, available till Feb 15! (Book blurbs in link 😉.) 🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3486/frien...

Reminder for folks: In the UK, LGBTQ+ History Month is in February and Black History Month is in October. In a lot of other places (including the US and Canada), Black History Month is in February and LGBTQ+ History Month is in October. This is why you'll see folks posting about both today.

gotta give it to the post's cover game, like obviously it's anti but they also know half of brooklyn is getting this framed

Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM

I'm so heartened. (also: I helped! I voted for my city's council elections! and the Dems swept on policies of free public transit, environmental protections, housing justice, reducing road speeds, renewable energy... all things we need at every level!)

"i wish andrew cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time i utter his name" — zohran ice cold lmao

LOL I did not realize Kraft dropped out. what a dumbass

As the dread day approaches and the spirits begin to stir, now is the perfect time to hunker down with a horror novel! 😈🗡️ This Halloween, TFR shares twelve chilling tales from transfemme authors to match the mood 🖤 A handcrafted rec list with a scariness rating for each book. #halloween #horror

if you're in NYC, go out and vote. get it done, friends.

FANTASTIC NEWS! I contacted INPRNT and asked about whether or not this piece would be allowable. I have confirmed it does NOT violate content guidelines and as such "Full Circle" is now available as prints and a sticker! #bskyNightMarket #prints #lion #art www.inprnt.com/gallery/pala...

Continents xkcd.com/3159/

Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC! The window will close after 500 submissions are received. More information: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no... If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.

SNAP Benefits are disappearing next month, & we need to take care of each other. If you donate $3 or more to either hrfoodbank.org or foodbankonline.org, I will send you an eBook copy of Memories of Enaros! Just send me a SS at astrid.e.abell @ proton dot me w/ the subject HR Foodbank w/ the proof!

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

I wrote quite a bit for #AceWeek, but the piece I’m proudest of is also the most difficult: Why TERFs Don’t Like Asexuals Either www.pillowfort.social/posts/6789909 An in-depth analysis of what TERFs believe about #asexuality and #asexual people, and why it’s such a common target of theirs.

Just finished @premeemohamed.com 's "The Annual Migration of Clouds". It's an emotionally genuine coming-of-age story, grappling with an all-too-relatable theme: when you don't really have any choices, how do you face being forced to make one? But you guys. The *world-building*. It's masterful.

We are pleased to present the summary report from our 2024 Ace Community Survey, which marked the 10-year anniversary of the first survey that was released in 2014! You can find the link in our bio. #asexual #asexuality #ace #acecommunitysurvey #demisexual #demisexuality #graysexual #graysexuality

The 2025 Ace Community Survey has been released! tinyurl.com/AceSurvey2025

A harpy, from south america. The biggest eagle of the world.

I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.

I just read The Dragon of Ynys, one of the asexual fantasy icons. It was sweet. It seems so odd that a book published in 2018 and rereleased in 2020 should feel so old and venerable, but in this space, it kinda is, and it has made its niche.

Pillowfort at least is chugging along and doing its damndest to avoid these downfalls!

What happened to the social media good guys? osteophage.neocities.org/projects/goo...

The Chronicles of Nerezia is a big fantasy series in fun bite-sized format! It has... ✨ aro, ace, non-binary main characters / worldbuilding ✨ high stakes and quieter moments around games ✨ found family road trip claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/ 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF

I'm excited to someday publish a story and then when I say the protagonist is aroace everyone on twitter* gets mad at me *twitter includes Bluesky

These are the most challenging times for early-career scientists and engineers. My team is doing its bit to help by maintaining and even expanding our database of funding opportunities for early-career researchers. We found 437 of them. Download it freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

There's a good chance Homer and I wouldn't get along.