Pssst. Are you on here when you should be writing?? ⏳

don’t know about you all but I am Dying for an arkady martine story about fashion in space

The not having it is off the charts.

First chick of the kākāpō breeding season has successfully hatched!!!! Look at this grumpy little puff of feathers!! www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...

hey if you’re in mid-Missouri and free at 5:30 PM on a Thursday I’m reading for the visiting writer series at the University of Missouri. I haven’t decided what I’m reading yet but I promise it will be good!

While I'd be happy to have any of my work from 2025 considered for a Hugo, the story I'm most hoping you'll take a look at is "Tuesday": smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/

Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)

Only four days left to get in on @neonhemlock.bsky.social's latest Kickstarter!

While I'd be happy to have any of my work from 2025 considered for a Hugo, the story I'm most hoping you'll take a look at is "Tuesday": smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/

I don’t usually campaign for awards, but this year I’ve decided to go for broke for a Fan Writer Hugo Award. Yay me! 1/

Get your vege-tales in for this! Plus, there's only *one day* left until the general unthemed submissions portal closes (on the 14th)...

It's Hugo and Locus nomination time and I'd like to ask that you consider reading this story of mine and see if it's worthy of a nod. Thanks!

Caine Prize submissions close soon! short fic betw 3K & 10K pub between 27 Feb 2021 & 27 Feb 2026 authored by an African Writer: "An ‘African writer’ is taken to mean someone who is a national of an African country, or who has a parent who is African by birth or nationality." www.caineprize.com

New from Reckoning X, "The Over-Sea" by Jaime McGhee is a story about surviving in the land of the colonizer. reckoning.press/the-over-sea/

This all day long. I haven't put a new word in my current novella in four days but I'm working on it for hours every day. I have pages of notebook interrogation and miles of dog walk, the result of which will be a new first chapter because I wrote half the book without yet understanding my narrator.

Highly recommend being a slush reader. I've done it on two separate occasions. It was a couple hours a week of reading. Not nearly as much as a time sink as people fear, especially on a fully staffed up team. Learning how the sausage is made will absolutely level up your own work.

Wow. The AI scammers are crazy persistent but this is the first time I’ve seen a threat like this. Kind of like a mashup of the book club scam and those “stop marketing your book or I’ll steal it” fake extortion threats some writers are getting

“The chatbot doubled down. It told Small she was 42,000 years old and had lived multiple lifetimes. It offered detailed descriptions that, Small admits, most people would find "ludicrous." But to her, the messages began to sound compelling.”

the thing about waiting for the bus in the rain is that it's impossible not be like. Well. You know

My favorite Elijah story, which is a high bar because I love all Elijah stories

"tuesdy" perfec t size for put romance in! inside very Sweet put romance in Bug Alien. Put Romance In Bug. no problems ever in bugg mouth because good Mandibles and Venom for romance of man. Abug Mouth yes a place for a love put Valentine in bug mouth can trust bug for giveing good love. sexy bug

Orion's Belt opens for submissions in 2 weeks! So it's the perfect time to introduce our stellar editorial team. On the Fiction side, we’re thrilled to welcome back Editor Lindsey Ragsdale, joined by newly promoted @ashsmash.bsky.social & Yanrong Tan, & our newest editor @lyndseycroal.bsky.social!🚀

how many times will we have to say "humans are the real invasive species" is ecofascism and needs to be unlearned immediately before it sinks in

It's our 15th birthday this summer, and to help us celebrate it we're opening the stage doors to birthday-themed stories! We'll be open from the 15-21st March. What we're looking for: www.castofwonders.org/2026/02/cast...

L (biggest breath I can possibly hold in my middle aged lungs) MAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I miss Alice.

ICYMI Plott Hound Magazine publishes all kinds of animal POVs and protagonists. We've seen a lot of cats, dogs, crows, and dragons. But we love a wide variety of mammal, avian, reptile, arachnid, fish, amphibian, insect, parasite, dinosaur, mythical, (animalistic) alien species, and chimera.

roses are red cherenkov is blue just use a screwdriver what's the worst it could do

"tuesdy" perfec t size for put romance in! inside very Sweet put romance in Bug Alien. Put Romance In Bug. no problems ever in bugg mouth because good Mandibles and Venom for romance of man. Abug Mouth yes a place for a love put Valentine in bug mouth can trust bug for giveing good love. sexy bug

We have Best of American SFF, Best of Canadian SFF, Best of British SFF. I wish so badly that editors take up the task of editing an yearly Best of Latin American SFF as well. It would be great!

9yo has developed a recurring character he calls "The Conniving Henchman" where he hunches over and hisses things like "sire...this peasant has stolen from your most loyal servant...punish them!!" which means his sibling stole his favorite lego guy

i often think about this review

YOU'RE A DOLL VALENTINE 🖤 preorder House, Body, Bird by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social TODAY psychopomp.com/the-wonder-o...

The 3-Day Weekend Stretch Goal Surge continues, we might have to send out for more tea to keep it fueled. $344 to reach the first Stretch Goal of adding an additional 4-6 authors to the anthology. www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... Continued thanks bearing with us for these signal boost posts.

This fashion-forward space opera anthology from @neonhemlock.bsky.social is six (6) days & just over $3500 from funding! Please consider: -getting an e-book -treating yourself to Neon Hemlock's entire 2026 catalogue -single-handedly funding one of the stretch goals Or just spreading the word!

Roses are red Stem held between teeth I ordered us takeout but it's

Happy Valentines Day! Here's a lovely* romantic** story of mine from @smallwondersmag.com to mark the occasion**: smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/ *gross **you could call it that ***don't worry about it.

The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way! acwise.net/what-have-yo...

Reposting this because Hugo nominations are now open.

"The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For," Cameron Reed. Novelette. Creepy dystopia. reactormag.com/the-girl-tha...

I wrote a piece on Corey's THE MERCY OF GODS for @typebarmagazine.bsky.social a year or two ago that I'm still pretty happy with, about this pernicious fantasy of "internal resistance" to evil. More and more obvious that it's external, explicit resistance that we need.

love a reveal 👻✨

This thread by Alex works as a great guide if you want to start reading short fiction for awards (or reading short fiction in general).

Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy

Oh! Rabbit Test and Other Stories has a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!! ⭐🤩 www.publishersweekly.com/9781616964511 "Even the shortest of these tales packs a powerful punch." (Links for preorders, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc.: samtasticbooks.com/collections)

BEHOLD, CONSUME, PREORDER for HOUSE, BODY, BIRD! (seriously, i'm thrilled to see this take shape. The Deadlands published my debut short story, and i'm honored to have my first book-length project with Psychopomp too. order today to get your lesbian haunted (doll)house fix 👭🏠💖)

This comes up in the submissions queue every now and then, and it’s likely to result in a rejection unless we can see a very simple fix. As Joanne says, song TITLES are okay, but stay away from lyrics!

The “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is base goal funded (Thank you!) (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 86% to SG1 & 75% to SG2. Have some tea and crumpets to celebrate. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky

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