So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning

Great panel yesterday talkin' fantasy literature at Sydney Writers' Festival with @levgrossman.com and @rfkuang.bsky.social, ably moderated by Carody Culver. Thanks everyone for coming along to the event, and the signing afterwards.

Ahhhhhh so exciting to see Ben’s piece getting a celebrated like this!!

Check out the article HerCanberra did on us! DirtBags will be out soon! hercanberra.com.au/city/ghosts-...

Francophones! This cosmic bliss anthology can now be preordered (and I have a story in it!) www.ulule.com/euphories-co...

When I saw that theme I had to submit a story... 👀 So excited to have a story included alongside all these amazing writers! 🐀 How gorgeous is the cover art by Grace Vibbert! Stretch goals include internal illustrations by the cover artist so I'm motivated to contribute myself... 👀

Finally made myself a pinned post

Only a few days left to vote 👀 You can vote and see the eligibility rules at this link here! form.jotform.com/261022117635...

Sharing the colour version of my art in Lost Souls Issue 3, I had so much fun writing + drawing this prickly contrarian from “Tredge, the Informationist” and the friendly (?) Careopticon. 🦔 👁️ Thank you LS & writing friends for your amazing edits 🖤 💚 📚 lostsouls.net.au

Great night last night at Spellbound at Gang Gang Cafe, thank you Ben O’Mara + Lost Souls for organising, Megan Cook, @captainamerico.bsky.social Imogen Wall, Maddie Jiang, MC @fionnmacpherson.bsky.social for their magical readings and music, and everyone for attending, it was lovely to see you 🖤 📚

If you are free in Canberra tonight come join us for spooky witchy readings & music + the launch of Lost Souls magazine Issue 3! Info & tix here: events.humanitix.com/spellbound-r... Brains trust, help me decide, which dress should I wear? 📚 🧙‍♀️ ✨ 🍂 🖤 Birds Blue cheetah (?) Rats (last 2 pics)

Check out 'Extracted from an unravelled braid' in Uncanny Magazine Issue 70!

Quote with your vibe if you were a vampire (I think I might own this exact outfit)

One week left until our night of mischief and mayhem! Come for the awesome performances, stay for the mesmerising vibes

I love walkable cities

Australian Shadows Awards 2025 Finalists file770.com/australian-s...

In a world where "AI" submissions are a plague, human-written stories are the cure for an editor's breaking heart. Don't let the flood discourage you from sending your work out there. You are better, no what the hype of the moment says. We want your stories. Not the slop-infested noise.

Absolutely thrilled to announce that Cinder House is a Hugo finalist! And in the best company I can imagine! Thanks so much to everyone who nominated it, and congrats to all the other finalists & categories.

Come and see our performances and some amazing art at our upcoming event!

Feels completely unreal to be posting this, but I’ve been nominated for a Ditmar for Best New Talent! The start of this year has truly been a whirlwind, and I feel so excited and humbled that people have been so supportive of me and my weird little stories. Thank you everyone who nominated me!

Over the moon to be included on the Ditmar noms list alongside these excellent names! I’m up for cover art for Rebels & Rainbows for Best Artwork and “A Shortcut via the New Tunnel, M-ate” in Never Say Die for Best Short Story. Congratulations all, stellar list! 🤩 📚 🎨

Was far enough away from big city lights to see a hint of the Milky Way over the weekend

Something wicked this way comes… Lost Souls is excited to announce our next event this coming May! Spellbound will explore the ties that bind us, and the dark magic in our covens and communities. Get your tickets here! events.humanitix.com/spellbound-r...

So much fun doing the poster art for Spellbound, thank you Lost Souls for the commission! Here’s the art w/o text + prints etc are in my shop 🙏🏻 🎨 inprnt.com/profile/chpearce/ Hope you will join us 7 May if you are in Canberra! 🧙‍♀️ ✨ 📚 Event info+tix:

All writing is good writing, right…?

Really feeling this one this morning. Jet lag is unreal

I have one story eligible for Best Short Story in the 2026 Ditmar Awards! ‘Bottom Feeders’ was published in Lost Souls Magazine, and was shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Short Horror Fiction! I am also eligible for Best New Talent if anyone felt like casting a vote in my direction!

Every time I go into the bookshop the Romantasy section has expanded. Part awe inspiring, part intimidating

I need to stop drinking caffeine after 4pm

Do you want to read a ghost story? So excited to have had my story ‘Margaret Wakes Up on the Sofa’ published by Banksia Journal! One of the first stories I ever put up for critique and I’m so happy that it’s found a home. You can read it here: banksiajournal.com/margaret-wak...

Ahhhh so excited for this to come out!!

Hey everyone! Super excited to be on @longboxpunk.substack.com with Madi talking about all things Dirtbags🎱 Come check us out!

This weekend was so much fun and it was so amazing to meet and connect with so many new people. I’ve loved Brisbane, what a cool place. Can’t believe the made the city from Bluey real 💙

Sitting waiting for my flight to Brisbane ahead of the Aurealis awards tonight, feeling nervous but also excited! I can’t wait to meet everyone. Naturally my plans to chill out on arrival in Brisbane are to watch a horror film to kill time

Great night at Lost Souls’ The Horror of Care with readings by @kaaronwarren.bsky.social @spooktapes.bsky.social Ben O’Mara @aarondries.bsky.social MC @fionnmacpherson.bsky.social & music by Jenny Sawer at Gang Gang cafe! Incredible stories & a privilege to listen to Ben’s nonfiction piece 🖤

Wooo! A worldcon in Aus would be amazing! Full support to the @brisbanein28.bsky.social team, fingers crossed it comes down South 🤞

Not much one can do while getting a full scalp bleach, so using the time to do some writing. Unclear if the chemicals cooking so close to my brain are going to be detrimental or if they will unlock some new potential

Bumping this! Come and see some of Australia’s best horror writers do readings and talk about horror! (And me MC’ing!)

Genuinely so excited to have been shortlisted for best horror short fiction!! And to be alongside such fantastic writers, truly unreal. Congratulations to everyone has been nominated, what an amazing year for Australian spec fic!!

It’s time for another Lost Souls: Macabre Dreams event! We have some amazing writers lined up including @aarondries.bsky.social and @kaaronwarren.bsky.social to talk about the beauty and struggles of care and how art helps us through it You can get tickets here: events.humanitix.com/the-horror-o...

My foot warmer is broken it keeps biting me

My local bookshop understands their audience.

My dad was an editor. Above his desk was a poster that said, “The strongest drive a man can feel is not food or sex but one man’s need to edit another man’s copy.” The word copy is crossed out and replaced with “change. That’s crossed out and replaced by “fix.” Then, emend, alter, improve, all

Book mail! My 2nd cover art but 1st time getting my mitts on a hardcopy! Thank you @deadsetpress.bsky.social REBELS & RAINBOWS eds. Austin P. Sheehan & Leanbh Pearson for the commission + including my Aurealis reprint “Integrated Learning” and all the authors for your wonderful stories. 🌈🦜✨

I’m a huge crime fiction fan, and so I’ve set myself the goal of reading all 100 of the Crime Writers Association top crime novels of all time. I’ve made a Storygraph challenge mostly for me to track my progress, but if you want to join in, here’s the link: app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

Obligatory Spotify wrapped post

Yooooo so keen for this!!

Ahhh thanks so much for coming @chpearcewrites.bsky.social it was such an amazing evening and I’m so excited to have my first story in print!

Great launch of Lost Souls Issue 2 at Gang Gang Cafe with Ben O’Mara, @cztacks.bsky.social + fantastic dark, haunting readings from @fionnmacpherson.bsky.social S.R. Underschultz, Dr Cobi Calyx, Imogen Wall + music from Brendan Vincent! Excited to have art in this issue 🖤 Cover by Nic Carey 🌱

I'm so excited to be giving a reading as part of Lost Souls Magazine's latest event Strange Creations! Thank you so much to Ben O'Mara for letting me be a part of this awesome new publication, it feels unreal! You can get tickets to the event here: events.humanitix.com/strange-crea...