Missed murmurstations EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social?🎙️💫 Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖 Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!

It's me!!

Say hello 👋 to @eugenieszw.bsky.social, one of our wonderful Copy Editors and Proofreaders!

It's my first time leading editing. The process was so eye-opening and amazing. I won't restate the editor's note but yall. Yall...I am so proud of each and every one of these stories and the authors who wrote them. Come meet some new reads.

Stoked to have a poem in the latest issue of Augur!! 🦖

So honoured to see my story “Of Blood and Pomegranates” published in Issue 8.2 in @augursociety.bsky.social. Please do take a look!

My first short story in 7+ years is in this issue of Augur. Give it a read! 🍯

Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site! Discover... 🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair 🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction 🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain & so much more! 🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-... 🧵

Ahahaha is this the one where I reference that Tumblr post about Mad Max (I think it is)

Haven't heard murmurstations EP 6 with @premeemohamed.com yet? 👀 Listen back as Sonia and Premee question: why do writers keep repeating the patterns of characters going off the rails in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic narratives? Check it out NOW on Spotify and Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!

If magazine teams were paid fairly and writer rates increased, mag budgets would be $200k+. Minimum. If you can, subscribe. That’s regular, renewable revenue mags can use to plan for the future. This industry is sustained on free labour and free content. Passion is high, but so is burnout.

Meet Nara Monteiro, one of our amazing Managing Editors! 🤩

Really happy that my little (ha, microfiction) story about painting in space won the Reader’s Choice! Thank you to @augursociety.bsky.social for running this contest, and thank you to the readers who liked my work! augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

Augurians, this submissions period you sent us a record breaking number of pieces to consider— Over 3500. We are HALF WAY through processing them, and hope to have the first pass complete by early November! Good luck, birdies 🪶🪶

And now is the time when I dance. 🕺

Excited to share that my little map story won the Augur’s Choice award!! 🗺️ ✨ ➡️ augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

Drum roll please...🥁 the WINNERS for the 2025 Microfiction Contest‼️are LIVE! A huge, huge thank you to everyone who submitted; we had a BLAST reading the 80+ fantastic stories 🌌 on this year's theme! Winning pieces ⬇️💫 #augurmicros2025

Haven't listened to murmurstations EP 5 yet? 👀🎙️ Listen back as Sonia & Matteo discuss how Matteo’s poems, "Starbright" & "Bathroom Chatter" centre around coming back to a community where everyone has a chance to grow, be heard, & be loved. ✨🌱 Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!

Wanna grab some exclusive Augur merch or meet the team? 👀 Find us in the Vendor Room this weekend at @canconsffh.bsky.social! Check out our tabling schedule ⬇️ -October 17th (5pm-8pm) -October 18th (10am-6pm) -October 19th (10am-4pm) We can't WAIT to see you there! ✨

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who submitted 🎉 stay tuned - winners to be announced next week 👀 Check out #AugurMicros2025 to read the AWESOME subs!

New T&F story is NOW LIVE! Check out “The Last Chance Locksmith” by @niallspain.bsky.social! ☕🔥 Settle in for a cozy fantasy story about an artificer, her coffee, and the unfortunate adventures that keep rocking her bunker! Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.

When I took my first writing workshop, On Spec was the only active SFF mag in Canada—and an inspiration when I launched Augur 3 years later. That was 13 years ago. They made space where there wasn’t for specfic in Canlit & set the stage for the many Canadian editors who’ve launched mags since.

Throwing my hat into the ring for #AugurMicros2025 Here's my short piece titled "Garden" @augursociety.bsky.social

it is still sep 30th in some part of the world...right? 🌚 #AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

Sharing 'Citrus & Sky', my entry for @augursociety.bsky.social's #AugurMicros2025 contest!

"Our Future Is Death", for #AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social CW: death. #writing #microfiction

“a closed system” (100 words) for @augursociety.bsky.social micro contest. I loved this little challenge. #AugurMicros2025

When I heard about @augursociety.bsky.social's #AugurMicros2025 contest this was the single idea that floated round my head for the past week or so:

#AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

For the microfic call on necessary futures from @augursociety.bsky.social #AugurMicros2025 w/apologies to E.Dickinson & S.Crane

For the #AugurMicros2025 contest, some thoughts about the net. @augursociety.bsky.social

Reminder: anyone can found and edit a SFF magazine. There’s no regulatory body or hoops. You create the position for yourself. Many of these people are amazing— But mag Editors are just guys who decided to spend a lot of time on something they love. Just people.

Throwing it back to our wonderful time spent at the Momo Zine Fair! We had such an amazing time tabling at this event! We got to meet so many readers and celebrate the incredible works of independent local zine artists and creators! 📚

🗓️ Mark your calendars! Come meet the team, snag limited edition print copies, & support our fellow local creatives these upcoming fall events! HUGE thanks to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social, @canconsffh.bsky.social, TIFA, Kate Siklosi of Gap Riot Press, & @meetthepresses.bsky.social for inviting us!

I humbly offer the #AugurMicros2025 contest forbidden foraging and blissful reawakening. @augursociety.bsky.social

Sharing to enter @augursociety.bsky.social Microfiction contest. #AugurMicros2025

#AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

Spending the day tabling for Augur 💜✨ One of my favourite things to do !!

#AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

Throwing my coin into the Fountain of Fortune for the #AugurMicros2025 Thank you for hosting, @augursociety.bsky.social! #sff #writing #scifi #biology #litter #plastic

My entry for #AugurMicros2025! Thank you to @augursociety.bsky.social for the opportunity. :)

There's still one day left to apply to be an Augur editor. Edit for Augur and Tales & Feathers! We'd love to have you join the team. 💜✨

I understand the desire to run solicitation-based magazines. Submissions are exhausting, a core burnout driver. But without subs-based mags, there’d be no one new to solicit 👀✨ The work doesn’t go away—it is redirected to other editors in the ecosystem, who are critical to finding new writers.

✨ Augur Editor update ✨ The application deadline has been extended to SEPT 26th! 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to apply!

Have you entered your story yet? 👀 We're STILL OPEN to microfiction stories until SEPT 30th‼️ Don't self reject, share your unique work!

The Future As Advertised #AugurMicros2025 @augursociety.bsky.social

Taking a crack at this micro challenge. Exactly 100 words! @augursociety.bsky.social #AugurMicros2025

Public service announcement: ONTARIO SFF WRITERS PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY FOR THE OAC RECOMMENDER GRANT AUGUR IS A RECOMMENDER WE WANT TO RECOMMEND SFF WRITERS GET GRANTS /end

Missed murmurstations EP 4 with @agawilmot.bsky.social? 🎙️🎧 Listen back as Sonia Urlando and @agawilmot.bsky.social discuss how art reflects the world, captures moments, expands on them, pushes us to question them—but also has its limits! 🌎🖼️ Check it out NOW on Spotify and Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!