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My new practice to preserve my mental health: instead of checking email and news while I have coffee, I am teaching myself to play the kalimba (aka thumb piano). It’s a happier way to start my day.

Join the launch event for the anthology Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women's Magical Histories. Featuring readings & discussion. www.eventbrite.com/e/magical-hi...

Available 9-20! Excited to read Blackeby House by Karen Bayly. amzn.to/46aRPt5

Available 9-2! Excited to read Blackeby House by Karen Bayly. amzn.to/46aRPt5

Those lucky enough to be at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® & CthulhuCon in Portland this weekend can grab a copy of The Emma which includes my story “The Emma and the Breathing Sea.”

New author seeks reviews! If you can, please consider making an author’s day. Free on KU. amzn.to/46fzsSo

#PoetryCommunity Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2025 🔔 Theme: BELLS Poems 30 lines MAX Deadline: 11-14-2025 💰 cash prizes @kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social @emteepoetry.bsky.social @joshuasiegal.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social manchestercathedral.org/news-events/...

Looking for reviewers and blurbs for Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women's Magical Histories ed. by Pauline Chow and myself! Interested? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#CoveroftheEast is on @thestorygraph.com! buff.ly/aqI0Hcc @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @chaweonkoo.bsky.social @garnetonwinter.bsky.social @mudangjenn.bsky.social @samwilket.bsky.social @sonyarhen.bsky.social @ayidashonibar.bsky.social @muteddragon.bsky.social

Follow @swsworlds.bsky.social & you may be the next reader! Sneak preview for Sept. 18 QuickReads. 👻 My uncle hosted poker games in a violently haunted house. 👻 Meet REAL ghosts! @sfpoetry.bsky.social @authorlindamcrate.bsky.social @pixieb.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social

Floored, ecstatic and honored for Space & Time magazine to be selected by @Chill Subs for their first ever Lit Mag Incubator! We are joined by 4 other magazines and 10 finalists! You can find out who, here: www.instagram.com/p/DObsrf9EXx...

COMING ON FRIDAY: For the 1st livestream of Read For Pixels (Fall 2025), we present our 22nd live "Read For Pixels" YouTube Livestream Panel Session feat. Angela Yuriko Smith, Errick Nunnally, & John Langan at 8.30pm ET, 5th Sep 2025. Bookmark the YouTube page: tinyurl.com/FathersInHor...

SURPRISE! Thanks to the power of self-publishing, SOFT DEADLINES, my first paranormal romance is suddenly available! amzn.to/4peLS5W

#HorrorCommunityMOURNS A former president of HWA, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 82, died 31 August 2025. A prolific author, she wrote 80+ books, most in the horror, SF & mystery genres @hwany.org @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @hdwp.com @leannareneehieber.bsky.social locusmag.com/2025/09/chel...

I’m so excited! My friend Dale L. Roberts is closing out his nonfiction career with a big finale. He is Kickstarting the complete Self-Publishing with Dale series. Follow the pre-launch page now to get early access on September 30: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sel...

This week in Authortunities, This Tree Saved My Sanity! From overwhelm to flow with my new Task Tree method. authortunities.substack.com/p/this-tree-...

Copyright author alert from Victoria Strauss via Writer Beware: writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...

Ricardo Rebelo's Second Collection comes out September 1st and is free from the 1st to the 5th! Welcome to Intrusive Thoughts—a chilling collection of horror stories that drag you into the shadows and refuse to let go. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL9SVVJW

man, wow. who'd have ever guessed. vampires go everywhere, yeah? so do Blackfeet:

Anthropic Settles AI Lawsuit From Authors "This historic settlement will benefit all class members," says Justin Nelson, a lawyer for the authors, though details have yet to be released. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Save the date: 9-18-2025 👻 🗽Learn about the "Poltergeists from President St." @swsworlds.bsky.social @authorterribruce.bsky.social @jolietoomajan.bsky.social @hwany.org @hdwp.com @charlesbastille.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

This week in Authortunities we are discussing how to Start Fresh, Without the Stress and flow back into September with focus, not frenzy. authortunities.substack.com/p/start-fres...

Limited spaces! ⭐ OCT 11 · Master Screenplay Writing with Thomas Fenton Learn the art of fear in this 3-hour horror story screenwriting masterclass with Thomas Fenton. For $195, you’ll explore how to build chilling stories from the ground up. www.workingscreenwriter.com/class-page-h...

#SFFcommunity 📢 CALL TO SUBMIT from Raconteur Press 💀 Glitched Grimm anthology ✒️ Fairytales with a horror twist ⏰ Deadline: 8-24-2025 ⏰ 💲via royalties @trishcwilson.bsky.social @nytebird45.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social raconteurpress.substack.com/p/homework-g...

To celebrate the Brazilian Portuguese translation of Inujini, a new cover was designed. The front and the back are flipped images to represent the dual POVs of this story. Cover art by Kyra Starr. Translation by Luiz Fernando Peters. amzn.to/4mobviT

"The Art of Sustainable Flow" in this week's Authortunities... Why Energy Management Beats Time Management. authortunities.substack.com/p/the-art-of... [ youtu.be/ghRPWz2prOo ]

This is hajichi, as worn by my great-grandmother and countless generations of Ryukyu women before her. Hajichi were outlawed (along with the language, the yuta and other customs) under the Japanese Emperor Meiji. This pattern says my roots are from the Ryukyu Kingdom mainland. Next week, next hand!

This cat was on hand this evening to watch me get a new tattoo. It's something I have planned on for awhile. My great-grandmother had the same tattoo. It has ties to magic, the feminine and textile art. What do you think it is?

The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce that the Applications for $500 Diversity Grants is open Aug1-Oct 1. Membership is not required to apply for any HWA Diversity Grants. horrorscholarships.com/diversity-gr...

Meet Avery Maker, here to share this week’s conversation on how to “Scaffold Your Creative Brilliance.” (my husband Ryan is learning animation!❤️‍🔥) youtu.be/60ly_5Wy-Nc

This week in Authortunities❤️‍🔥Scaffold Your Creative Brilliance. authortunities.substack.com/p/freedom-st...

Speaking to a high school here in Brazil. Look at all those stories waiting to happen! If this is the future, I am happy for it.

Just posted, “The Art of the Creative Pause,” all about intentional rest as resistance, and renewal, for the soul-led maker. authortunities.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

If you are coming to Williamette Writers tomorrow, come say hi!

New month, new theme! ☯ Build Your Base: Recharge & Reflect authortunities.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

CLOSING AUG 1! The Horror Writers Association Scholarship The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship The Dark Poetry Scholarship The Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund for Non-fiction The Dennis Etchison Young Writers Scholarship Young Adults Write Now For more info: horrorscholarships.com

Meerkat Press to publish in 2026: anOther Nemesis, a dark and thought-provoking poetry collection co-authored by multi-award winning authors and poets Ai Jiang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Eugen Bacon and Maxwell I. Gold. meerkatpress.com/meerkat-pres...

We got lucky with a lot of great blurbs for Colleen Anderson's VELLUM LEAVES AND LETTERED SKINS, including one from @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social! She also said the poetry collection is "…a poetic tapestry of transformation, resilience, and reclamation."

#ThePoetrySalon Book Marketing coach Emily Enger teaches writers how to promote books: what venues to use, how to get into indie bookstores, acquiring "earned media," etc. @hwany.org @sfpoetry.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @hdwp.com youtu.be/TyRsmcS7DYM?...

This week, “Getting Your Mentee Mileage” authortunities.substack.com/p/getting-yo...

In support of Halloween in July… Horror & Hope. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGz8...

🖤 Call to Submit 🖤 ✒️ The Anxious Nihilist Prize for Fiction 💲 Prize: $100 + publication ➡️ No fee to submit ⏰ Deadline: 1 Aug 2025 @hwany.org @hdwp.com @csecooney.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @trishcwilson.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2025/07/the-...

CALL TO SUBMIT 🔪🩸Best Served Cold: A New Collection of Chilling Stories of Crime & Revenge ⏰Deadline 27 July 2025 💲Pays 8¢ /6 pence per wd @hwany.org @hdwp.com @csecooney.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @trishcwilson.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social horrortree.com/taking-submi...

How to Write Vulgar Haiku (Haikai-no-renga) We used to have sex So we didn’t have to talk Now we do neither 📢 ❌ Most of her examples are racier tho! @sfpoetry.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @tomr-bsky.bsky.social laurentaylorbak.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/h...

Happening now! Everything I know about marketing with @Dale L. Roberts, including the location of my secret, rebel base. Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/S02i1sJ...

This Monday, July 14 I’ll share everything I know about with Dale L. Roberts, including the location of my secret, rebel base. Tune in live! www.youtube.com/live/S02i1sJ...

#SciFiCommunity CALL TO SUBMIT 🛸 🚀 Utopia S-F Zine 👽 ⏰ 1 Nov. 2025 💲Pays 8¢ /word (pro rates); $25 for poetry @hwany.org @hdwp.com @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @dmcwriter.bsky.social @sfpoetry.bsky.social @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit#googl...