Now that the cover has been revealed, I'd like to take a moment to thank @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social for writing an introduction to my collection that made me tear up. I can't tell you what this means to me. Read Jonathan's introduction here: www.pacornell.com/astronaut-in...

Wole Talabi is the next featured Program Participant for LAcon V! @wtalabi.com is an engineer, writer and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of THE FIST OF MEMORY (2026) and SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (2023).

July is #disability pride month! ♿ #Ansyme is raising funds to workshop science for unsolved medical conditions that involve the #autonomic nervous system. Many of these cause disability, including for myself. 🙏for donations of any size! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... #neurosky #neuroscience

Happy Disability Pride Month! Here are some disabled SFF writers and writers who write SFF about disability to follow: @wiswell.bsky.social @jordankurella.com @mariness.bsky.social @atgreenblatt.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @andiwrites.bsky.social 1/

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING. IT'S REAL. YOU CAN PRE-ORDER NOW!!!! amzn.to/4b2iESb

Such good times! Too bad about the painting 😭

Coming on October 6th 2026 is my new nonfiction title DEAR BLIND LADY from @sasquatchbooks.bsky.social I’m so excited to share this snarky but helpful guide to how to be better humans to one another. Preorder anywhere you buy books, and check out snarkbat.com for more!

I learned a lot while writing this article! Turns out there's significant interaction between neurons and cancer cells. I hope you find it illuminating, and I really hope that more funding goes toward understanding the role of the ANS in a variety of medical conditions.

My next newsletter will include the fun bonus scene from the Bookish Box edition of Wooing the Witch Queen! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox July 1: stephanieburgis.com/newsletter Or subscribe to my Patreon at the Dragon Ruler level to read it now: patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia

Every year I tell the socials to Give Black People Money for Juneteenth. 2026 ain't about to be different. Give a little, give a lot, give directly, give widely. Black fam: you are invited to reply to this with your info/links! Also: 🧵 👇🏾 #Juneteenth #GBPMforJuneteenth

WE DID IT!!!!!! Thank you all!! Our first stretch goal (at 2k) is BUYING MORE STORIES!! 👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

The Strange Horizons annual fund-drive is now live! Support us to continue publishing free, weekly, online SFFH fiction, poetry, art, and non-fiction for our 27th year! www.backerkit.com/c/users/3516... For new supporters - welcome aboard. For the regulars - you’ll notice something different. 🧵

Call for papers /w @nbkroemer.bsky.social 📢 Cutting-edge work on neuromodulation of vagal afferents in humans or animals using neurostimulation or pharmacological approaches. Robust null results very welcome! Submit by 31.10.2026 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #neuroskyence #interoception

I've got BOOK TOUR NEWS! Yes, my dragon is taking flight. Join me this July for shenanigans in NYC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, and Baltimore! Where exactly can you see me? I’m glad you asked!

Good thing I like math and strategy, because I'm doing both nonstop. Additional Qs I ask: - Will it be crowded? - Will it be loud / haveflashing lights? - How far do I have to drive? - Is there parking nearby? - Do I have anything happening in the surrounding days? - How much will I have to speak?

This was such a fun first contact story! Nice and short, and perfect for a warm summer day to transport your mind somewhere cool.

Congratulations, Ash!

I made a button at the local pride event! (I’m pronoun agnostic, but zie/zir is my favorite) #pride #pridemonth 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

🐍 Cover Reveal 🐍 THE POISON PALACE retells the story of Alexander the Great's invasion of India from the point of view of a courtesan sent to assassinate him. Out with Dutton Books in Jan 2027, will link to pre-orders below. #booksky #amwriting #debutnovel #books

Happy Pride Month. If you know a young person (age 13-26) in the US who is getting their access to queer library books restricted because of local small-minded folks, please refer them to the Books Unbanned program. More people should know about it. #pride booksunbanned.com/card

Happy #PrideMonth! 💙📚🌈 June is my birthday month! It is Triscuit and Crouton's gotcha month! And my found media anthology #RECORDED crowdfunding campaign is officially live!!! Come help make this an unforgettable (& super queer) anthology—you know you want it! 🎥👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

If you read LIGHTHOUSE and loved Gurty, the real-life Gurty needs help right now. Something is causing him to be very sick, and we need to figure out what it is so we can heal him. I know things are very tight rn, and anything you can spare is deeply deeply appreciated. gofund.me/7ebc8c84d

it's world dracula day time to repost the dracula ballet from the polish national opera with choreography by krzysztof pastor and music by wojciech kilar

Cover reveal😍❤️

As a science fiction writer and someone schooled in machine learning in the 90s (showing my age), I second this. Call a spade a spade, and call an LLM an LLM. #enshittification

So much good stuff!

I'm thrilled to share the cover for my upcoming book, NO DREAM LIKE FOREVER. Can I tell you how deeply thrilled I am? Over the past week I kept opening the file and giggling at how much I love it. I mean, Frith's sake, it's so damn gorgeous.... 1/2

This is sad news! The @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social team has done incredible and left a powerful legacy, no matter what happens going forward. Wishing them luck in find a way to continue publishing!

Oh hey, check out @podcastle.org ’s latest episode, out today! podcastle.org/2026/05/19/p... 🎉🥳 “Mail Order Magic” is the most personal story I’ve ever written, so it means a lot to have this audio version narrated by a friend, the amazing @tinaconnolly.bsky.social . ❤️

"Sickness behavior" often includes changes in appetite and food preferences, and we know that the immune system and the autonomic nervous system have a lot of interplay. Eventually, we'll be able to connect the dots between all three: digestive, immunological, and neurological.

Today marks 10 years since Runtime came out! That publication changed my life, and I will be forever grateful to @englelaird.bsky.social for picking it up. Fiction writers, do you ever go back and read your published books cover to cover? I haven't re-read any of mine, including this one. 😅

Health update. My oncologist is a happy woman! My eyesight is improving. I just need some help paying for a CT Scan, next month's meds and new glasses. Some not so great family news included too, but I'm really hoping it all turns out for the best. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

HELLO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SOME #RECORDED STICKER DESIGNS 👀 Follow on BackerKit—you will not wanna miss this found media anthology I'm editing! And #writers? Check out the guidelines (open June 15-30th): mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co#recordedantho FOLLOW ⬇️ tiny.cc/recordedantho

people all over the world are working to protect their environment, like these groups in Cuba. This month @globalvoices.org is bringing you stories of environmental defenders, brilliant solutions, committed local action, in our climate action Spotlight: globalvoices.org/special/posi...

it's aapi month so let me tell you about this book that is a very, very funny look at growing up as a first gen Indian American kid through the lens of a 2000s teen rom com www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

Thank you for the kind review!

#fluorescenceFriday looking at cholinergic neurons and processes in 3 D with Chat in yellow and VAChT magenta by the @mind-western.bsky.social team and Ariel Burrowes

The only thing more terrifying than the Devil is the American health care system. TODAY OUR SHOW GOES LIVE. The Terror: Devil in Silver streaming on AMC+ & Shudder. On AMC linear in September. To celebrate I'm sharing a thread of the films and tv that inspired our show's tone and mood and style.

I had a wonderful time reading and listening at Story Hour last night. Thank you to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social and @danmarcus.bsky.social for hosting me, and to @premeemohamed.com for a very interesting story!

And remember, our "Democratic Futures" special submissions call is open! In short, we're looking for original and reprint science fiction stories relating to the theme of the future of democracy. Submissions run until June 30!

That's right, it's MY COVERRRR! LOOK at how pretty! ADMIRE the deep bluey green color, an ornament to all shelves! MARVEL at how Matt Curtius managed to evoke my story, which does in fact include a lot of music and also harpies! PREORDER today! or, you know, a different day soon!

Honored to be judging this contest with the amazing @rsagarcia.bsky.social. Get those submissions in soon! (And please feel free to share widely)

Excited to be back on Story Hour after a long hiatus, and double excited to be sharing the evening with Premee!

Ahhh this is such a lovely review!

Marketers keep asking me who the "target audience" is for my book. But it's obviously the following: -Dog moms -Cat dads -Tortoise uncles -Registered legal guardians of parakeets -Lizard classmates -Otter chaplains -Your beetle's father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate

And on to year 3! Presenting the Queersar not an award for excellence in queer SFF 2022. Ten more brilliant titles! Nothing from the Tor mothership! Majority indie pubs! Gay, bi, lesbian, trans, and ace characters galore! ...and the single best novel I've read in the past decade. Dive on in.

A dear friend of mind needs a kidney. He's been on dialysis for several years and it's really taken its toll. Thad is one of those lovely people who makes life better for others & I really want more time with him. Please consider donating or sharing his story. nkr.org/KRN489

Lotta talk lately about the F dominating the SFF well callin it now this is gonna be A BANGER YEAR FOR SCIFI 🔥 CODE AND CODEX by @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social 🔥 THE FIST OF MEMORY by @wtalabi.com 🔥 THE SUBTLE ART OF FOLDING SPACE by @johnchu.bsky.social (also THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by meeeee)