I'm participating in the SFWA MG/YA Constellation mini-conference, and so can you! The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Middle Grade/Young Adult Committee is hosting a FREE virtual Constellation Series mini conference March 21-22 with workshops, presentations, and readings (1/2)

After a month of buildup, may I present... The Queersar not an award 2020! 10 (+1) great queer SFF novels. V good year for queer SFF; I found it *really* hard to narrow down to 10. But happy with what's on here & more convinced there *is* a gap in the award landscape for books like these.

"She resisted the fantasy of letting Jane fly off into her own mistakes. Or doing something rash, like burning the whole house to the ground. Instead, Wendy gave herself one, no, two long moments, to hate Peter Pan. Then she got to work." * "Mother, Darling" strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

Hi new subscribers! I wanted to shine a light on this gem of mine from 2024. A funny, feel-good paranormal romp about a delightfully clueless artist and the *ahem* unusual comments she gets on a travel forum. Pass it on to someone who needs a smile today. magazine.trollbreath.com/cryptid-car-...

Both of these books are heartfelt, scientifically-engaging, and delightful. Educators, Katie is also one of the best presenters for school events I’ve seen (and I’ve seen a lot).

Hey, ace and aro writers? You belong. I'm asexual and aromantic. I've won awards, published dozens of shorts, have a third novel coming out soon. And you belong as much as I do. You don't need anybody's permission to belong. But I'm still going to say it: you belong here. We all do.

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

If, like me, the #TrollClouds have ruined your #LunarEclipse experience, which has now commenced - tune into Griffith Observatory's live feed. The music is great!

"You've been cleaning up after bad men all your life. What's one more?"

🫖 Y'all, I'm almost out of all my usual soothing herbal/decaf teas. Please share your favorite recs; small tea purveyor suggestions welcome! Loose tea, sachet, or tea bags, doesn't matter! Think: something to calm the soul instead of doom scroll. Some past faves: pottern.substack.com/p/tea-time

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

🫖 Y'all, I'm almost out of all my usual soothing herbal/decaf teas. Please share your favorite recs; small tea purveyor suggestions welcome! Loose tea, sachet, or tea bags, doesn't matter! Think: something to calm the soul instead of doom scroll. Some past faves: pottern.substack.com/p/tea-time

omg hats off @apottern.bsky.social this 100% had me crying in the coffee shop 🫠

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

I took three small advocacy actions today. I've been paralyzed by all the atrocious things happening in the US to our neighbors, our future, our rights. If you too are stuck between fear and anxiety: I see you. This resource helps me. Maybe it'll help you too: americansofconscience.com/02-27-2026/

Art matters. And what do we do with things that matter? We protect them. Here is information about H.R. 7661, a US book banning bill that explicitly targets books about trans people, and what you can do right now to help stop it.

It's easy to believe the world is full of hate, to feel overwhelmed and that change is impossible. But 150 yrs worth of data show it takes just 3.5% of a population—say 12 million Americans—engaged in nonviolent civil resistance to create real change—even the fall of administrations. This is doable.

🌈 Do you or someone you know have an March queer book release? Indie or Trad books! Add it by Feb 25th! (No AI books or covers) Include: -title & author (& series name) -release date -Cover image/link -Cover artist/designer 📷 We will be adding these to our new release list!

Neverland, WWI, Zepplins, lost boys (and girls), toy swords, real guns, hungry mermaids, bitter fairies, ghost soldiers, General James Hook, and Wendy Darling, mother, out to save her daughter from herself.... and Peter Pan.

get weirder 🫵

REMINDER: The submissions for our Spring Issue have opened! SUBMISSION Link in bio! Good luck, everyone! P.S There is no theme for this issue. 🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

I hate writing in the sense that writing is agonizing, but it's agonizing the way getting a really good massage is. It hurts but it's unclenching some shit that's been tensed up. If it doesn't get done I am going to explode, and trying to make a robot get the massage for me would be fucking stupid.

I'm always a sucker for reimaginings when they are done so well.

A dark and lovely reimagining of Peter Pan that explores the pain and joy of motherhood and the roles women are often forced to play - Mother, Darling by @apottern.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and given that Jimmy Valentine is the most glamorous ghost haunting the Peony Hotel it would be silly not to do giveaway, right? Comment on this post for a chance to win a signed copy of the book and some fun swag. I'll pick a winner by tomorrow 2/14.

I wrote a bit about the “The Time Traveler’s Cookbook,” the association of memories with foods, and the lingering devastation of foods and restaurants you can never experience again. liu-angela.com/2026/02/13/a...

Mother, Darling by Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social "Was that gold glittering in the girl’s hair? Had the neighbors seen? Was that his laughter that rang out from Kensington Park across the way?" Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi... #shortstories #fiction #fantasy

Open to submissions of short stories for What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style until April 15th, 2026. 8¢/word. <6,000 words. Simsub ok, no multiple submissions, original stories only. www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

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...

“I don’t think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don’t take the toys out of their hands, we’re fools.” — Ray Bradbury

Are you an educator in a community that has been hit hard by book bans? We Need Diverse @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social is establishing the Unbanned Book Network. Educators have until February 13 to apply. 20 sites will be selected to receive free books, author visits, & other resources

The best birthday present I can imagine would be for you to check out these amazing stories I discovered in 2025, including lots that are from authors completely new to me, and to consider them for any awards ballots you might be working on!!

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

other cities have terrible drivers but the key to Boston driving is that you have no choice because it’s all one way streets built on goat paths so if you miss your turn you are capital-f Fucked and good luck ever get back where you were going you must cut people off to survive

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

all talent really is? It's one thing that you have a knack for right away. That's all it is. it is a single pea buried in the mattresses of practice. You don't even have to have that one thing. Harping on talent is how they keep you from trusting you can do it. it's a grift.

Y'all, I hit 1k followers! How should I celebrate? a) 10 pushups b) A second cupcake c) Scream into the void and see if it screams back d) Shouldn't you be working on your novel? e) All of the above

Big thanks to @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social @kipwilsonwrites.bsky.social and wonderful friends like @kslivensky.bsky.social and @apottern.bsky.social who came out to celebrate WINTER WHITE! One of the great things about writing stories is that it connects you with so many lovely people.

I feel this may be my best horrifying horror-y pieces. I feel pretty proud of this line: "billionaire sounds like bilious air full of nothing" Hope you enjoy my deer-parasite wasp-cryptid!

"You've been cleaning up after bad men all your life. What's one more?"

Add. To. Your. TBR. NOW. I got to read the opening pages of this in draft form and was already hooked. Also look at that gorgeous cover!

Submissions are opening on the 14th... We hope you're getting some writing time in. What are you CRAVING? We need to know. We're craving your art, poems, and stories!

This is a good story: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

This is a good time. I'm always a sucker for stories in conversation with other stories and this is a really good example of one.

Just a girl, doing her best, with far too many tabs open.

We have decided the world needs short fiction clubs instead of just book clubs. All those people who don’t finish a book in time and fumble their way through the meet-up can switch over and live a shame free life. Selfishly I recommend picking your material from a plucky, small press magazine.

If you need a little feminist revenge story to fight the misogyny of the headlines right now, have I got the pair of jeans for you: "Bootcut" @havenspec.bsky.social havenspec.com/fiction/boot... (tw: sexual assault)

ONLY 24 DAYS LEFT! Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian F&SF: Volume 4 (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025--details in the link below. Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY. (And why 24 day? Well, because I forgot to post this on a day that is a multiple of 5!)

Did I mention that I have not one, but TWO stories releasing today on 2/2? Yeah, it's weird. And wonderful. My novelette "Mother, Darling" is now live @strangehorizons.bsky.social “Oh, Wendybird... you’ve finally come back to see what a little shit Pan is.” strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

👀January 2026 Fiction👀 ICYMI, "A Tree is not a Home" is a short story by @dianadima.com about seeking refuge wherever you might find it. Read it for the quiet grief and pain embodied by its birch tree narrator. havenspec.com/fiction/a-tr...