Sunday at 4pm @826la Time Travel Mart! @david.rocklin ‘s The Roar Shack! I’ll be reading w/ @ladeziree @nicelle_davis @janetclare1 & @writerchickmama !! @runningwildpressllc @womenwhosubmit

This beauty from @gwynnega.bsky.social @antiochmfa.bsky.social #LAstrong strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Starts this Thursday! Two thursdays, super affordable and I'll help you figure out the world of your horror, scifi, fantasy or historical fiction! @sfwa_inc www.clarionwest.org/programs/onl...

Let me help you figure out your world, horror, scifi, historical fiction, fantasy, I've got some comprehensive tools for helping you sort your novel's rules, and tips for pulling your story tighter. Online, two Thursday Evenings in September! www.clarionwest.org/programs/onl...

A very tasty recipe, some cozy reading, and a reflection in tomorrow’s Read. Write. Cook. Link in bio @ katemaruyama.com katemaruyama.substack.com/subscribe

Let me help you figure out your world, horror, scifi, historical fiction, fantasy, I've got some comprehensive tools for helping you sort your novel's rules, and tips for pulling your story tighter. Online, two Thursday Evenings in September! www.clarionwest.org/programs/onl...

Such a lovely interview!

ICYMI, catch aspooky tour w/@leannareneehieber.bsky.social look at speeders in a brew way w/ @larafraterauthor.bsky.social & go to a Hollywood A-List party that gets creepy w/ me, &convo w/ @carolgyzander.bsky.social & @mothman1313 on GALACTIC TERRORS m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7x...

“His words for critics? “Join us,” he said. “ Help us shape the future.”” Coz that doesn’t sound ominous.

Get cozy on Thursday @ 6 @ North Figueroa Books w/ @cbleez.bsky.social @henrylienauthor.bsky.social Emily Skruskie & Sanjana Sekhar! Hosted by Dahlia de la Vega!

Fewer lecturers, fewer course offerings and more AI? laist.com/news/educati...

Read this stunner from @lisacheby.bsky.social www.culturaldaily.com/lisa-eve-che...

Little Tokyo today and in 1942. Same corner.

I’m overjoyed that I’m teaching a two week workshop in Worldbuilding for Clarion West online this September! Spread the word! Beyond Worldbuilding: Showing off Your World in Story secure.clarionwest.org/np/clients/c...

Is the US becoming more paranormal? Get the skinny from @lisamortoninla youtu.be/1gB6dk-ZoYs

Last day to bid!

Thursday! I’ll be reading @hwa_ny_org ‘s GALACTIC terrors on YouTube & FB live along with @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @larafraterauthor.bsky.social ! Thanks to host @carolgyzander.bsky.social ! I’ll be reading from my @writlargeprojects book THE COLLECTIVE, a Hollywood Horror

Need expert, ridiculously affordable feedback, PR support & more? @womenwhosubmit silent auction! $ goes toward supporting more writers! W/ @traciakemi1 @colettefreedman @lulubell.96 @writerreynagrande @mchadburn @theapueschelofficial check it out! www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Basically, throughout LA County ICE keeps disrupting kids summer camps and swim lessons by cosplaying WW3. This is to supposedly find “criminals” and “gang members.” One of the ways that gangs are created in the first place is by removing community services, like…swim lessons and summer camp.

Awesome in depth conversation with @lifeofjem.bsky.social about prices, editing, research and all things ALTERATIONS. @runningwildllc.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DLyHJvZy8c...

On July 26th I'll be hosting this fab gala with the ever brilliant Traci Akemi Kato-kiriyama! @WomenWhoSubmit will be celebrating this year's published members! Come out and support this amazing organization, and see how many wonderful writers it has buoyed. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Contextualizing this summer’s deportations in history: If you read one article today, read @writertish review of @ladeziree.bsky.social ‘s DISPOSSESSED @michiganquarterlyreview If you read one book this summer it should be this book from @runningwildpressllc sites.lsa.umich.edu/mqr/2025/06/...

What??? Check out @elizabethbroadbent.bsky.social coming on at number five with BLOOD CYPRESS @rdspress #selectedpapers eating it up! theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/06/29/b...

The Inland Empire (IE) is quietly cultivating one of the most dynamic literary ecosystems in California. @inlandia_institute !!!! @cati_porter !!!! www.calonews.com/featured-top...

Thanks to Ashley Hasty for the interview on ALTERATIONS! @runningwildllc.bsky.social shouts out to @natashiadeon.bsky.social Naomi Hirahara @ladeziree.bsky.social @jryanstradal.bsky.social www.hastybooklist.com/blog/author-...

Great advice for safely filling ICE abductions: laist.com/news/politic...

Thanks to the @philosophical_research_society for hosting our conversation on Hidden Histories of SoCal! @barretbaumgart @gasagasagirl @ladeziree.bsky.social and thanks to all who came. We left resources for helping the ppl of LA. Ask at the desk.

www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-his... Wednesday at The Poetic Research Society! W/ ladeziree @gasagasagirl & @barretbaumgart ! Tickets here:

Happy pride!! Some fab writers on this list and LA’s personal pride, genre homey, @rykaaoki.bsky.social !!! www.britannica.com/list/9-queer...

www.brushwoodmedianetwork.com/onair/cover-... tomorrow 9am PST 12pm EST! @runningwildllc.bsky.social

Shirley Jackson Awards folk @stokercon_official ! @katemaru.bsky.social @joannfcox Brett Cox & @nytebird45.bsky.social

New episode is live! Kate Maruyama @katemaru.bsky.social talks about her fantastic new novel, ALTERATIONS! We get into #Hollywood, #movies, #costumes, #art, #love, #fiction, #LosAngeles & more, so GO LISTEN: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...

Wednesday, June 25! We will be digging into California’s revisionist history, displacement, and erasure. Get your tickets now! @ladeziree.bsky.social @gasagasagirl @barretbaumgart @philosophical_research_society

On the power of working as a collective to fight censorship: Writers all need to band together. Join @authorsabb.bsky.social @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social #stokercon

Queer representation has improved but things have not gotten better in representation of fat people. Watch your tropes. @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social

Recommending @nisishawl.bsky.social Writing the Other @tamikathompson.bsky.social Visibility problems in society seep into fiction @tamikadthompson #stokercon

“I didn’t go through hell to come out looking like an angel.” @aarondries.bsky.social on creating gay characters that are nuanced and varied. #stokercon

On the pressure of doing “good” representation of queer characters. @raewilde.bsky.social #stokercon authentic representation in horror

Reading from her spell- weaving Stoker Nominated THE DEAD SPOT @darkmatterbks.bsky.social @angelasylvaine.bsky.social #stokercon

First up reading @ Stokercon @breathinghead.bsky.social

Our novellas are signed and ready to purchase at @rdspress table in the book room! @sarahhansauthor @eabroadbent @rjacksonjoseph #stokercon

conversation with @lpkindred @ai.jian.g & @tananarivedue available at the online @stokercon_official ! Your Work is all Intellectual Property: Finding the Media Potential of your Fiction

If you are not in LA, watch our local news for the real stories, not false being spread by you know who. Also, rock on Glendale! Donate to @chirla_org don’t spread false narratives, help local families needing help in getting their people out of detention.

For folks wanting to help the people of Los Angeles in a real way. Watch the language of what you post. These are not riots, these are folks protecting the people of our city from ICE. If you have a few bucks to spare CHIRLA is on the ground with lawyers helping detained folks. www.chirla.org

From Romaine Washington thecoachellareview.com/2025/06/06/c... Coachella Review's Good Trouble issue is up.

Careful , LA folks laist.com/news/federal...

This trio of novellas follows one throughline centered around a Halloween pop-up and its mischievous clerk. When you buy something at HALLOWEEN BEYOND it will take you farther than you know… @crystal_lake_publishing 99 cents for the good reads!! getbook.at/DarkTide4

Oh hey, since it's #PrideMonth (always has been), a reminder I made a starter pack for a-spec folks! (Asexual, aromantic, demi, etc.) It's opt-IN, and YES, you count if you ID as ace/demi/aro/etc & you don't need to be published! 💜 @ me if you want to be added! #ace #pride go.bsky.app/8NgLuB4

On the @justkeepwritingpodcast I sat down with @lpkindred and @wilsartrules to discuss prices, form and novellas! W/ @rdspress open.spotify.com/episode/4drn...

Launching his new book BLUE EARTH RIVER from @runningwildpressllc @vromansbookstore @williamloving in conversation with @jryanstradal