When I attended the ILGA conference last year there was a closed session with the Human Rights Commissioner for the problem cases: Hungary, Albania and the UK. I think this map flatters the UK and we are worse than it shows.

The virtual programming leading up to the 2026 #LocusAwards weekend takes place May 27-28, with a series of fantastic author readings! #HenryLien and #KellyRobson will read on Thurs May 28 from 4-5PM PDT, make sure you have your ticket to tune in! locusmag.com/awards26#LocusAwards#HenryLien#KellyRobsonn bio

We’ve got a carnyx!!!

The government was forced to admit the EHRC’s transphobic draft guidance got it wrong, and they’ve had to send it back to the drawing board. But the fight is far from over. They plan to bring an updated version back to parliament in May. So we need to act – fast 👇

'sup, sickos — who likes FOUND FOOTAGE???? good, because SO DO I and I am going to spend my tax monies on BRINGING MORE FICTION INTO THE WORLD and editing an anthology this summer. because we need more weird art and I want YOU to help make it. 👀⬇️ mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co#recordedantho

okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!) #WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry 📚🏳️‍⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters! it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐 💜🖤💚 also very aspec! there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

I introduce my story 'We Are Not Them' for 'Of Love & Dragons' in this week's Flame Tree podcast - open.spotify.com/episode/6xy5... #FlameTreePress #fantasy #podcast #dragons #romance

Listen, everyone, this is a major event! Vonda McIntyre’s last novel will FINALLY be published, 15th May, by Aqueduct Press. It’s fabulous. Of course it is! @vondanmcintyre.bsky.social @clarionwest.bsky.social More here: www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-...

Suggestions are open for the BFS awards. Both my novel Forged for Destiny & my novella Walking a Wounded Land are eligible for this, so if you read & enjoyed one of them, & you're in the BFS, please consider giving them a nod. Meanwhile, I'll be busily nominating my favourite books by other people.

Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚 ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!) tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download

Excited to share that my short story 'Fragments of Us' is included in Flame Tree Press' anthology OF SWORDS AND ROSES this summer! Check out the full TOC and preorder here: blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

“The report calls for a series of actions including … better water monitoring using AI” lmao of course it does

I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers. locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...

I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like

Today is the day to tell a strange story. The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did. Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.

"The ashes are warm as spilt blood between Helga’s toes, pale as searchlight beams striping the sky..." It's the first Friday of the month, so it's flash fiction time, & walking is magic again in this historical fantasy... andrewknighton.com/footsteps-wr...

“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.” Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners? www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

This has now reached 60,909!!! 👏👏👏 Let’s get to 65,000!!!! If you haven’t already signed, please do! If you have signed, please spread the word!!

Thrilled to announced that my short story 'We Are Not Them' is included in Flame Tree Press' anthology OF LOVE AND DRAGONS next March. Dragons! Romance! Little bit of banter! #romantasy blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Okay, and here is the crowdfunding campaign for my next project, which now I guess is going to have to be amazing and foundational and wildly essential and move us all: www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-... Help how you can. That's what I'm doing.

Trans folk: Don't read this. You already know. Cis folk: If you say that there are "some concerns" or you "have questions" about whether trans people should be able to use bathrooms, changing rooms, etc (or even just play sports, because this follows), you damn well should read all 40 pages.

Getting another 20k means getting as many people as you can to sign: friends, family, colleagues, random strangers :) It means championing the petition far & wide: social media, forums, Discord, etc. etc. But I really think we can do it. LET'S GET SIGNING! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... 5/5

As the case is heard today in the High Court, we reiterate our deep concern at the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation and the wider implications for free expression in the UK. Read our joint statement ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...

Writing the Other's Diverse Narrative Structures 2.0 has new & expanded content, including: * New sections * More writing exercises * More lecture material * Double the case studies * Original theme song! August 1 - 31 | $350 | Scholarships available Register Here ⇢ writingtheother.com...

Read most of these, all good with some absolute favourites like The Saint Of Bright Doors and Ninefox Gambit - 99p in the UK!

"There are no promises for star-seeders. No expectations for rescues or reunions." George's lovely and bittersweet first contact story is now available to read in its entirety! 🖤✨

PREORDER: 'Black Swan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)' by Clint Mansell One of Mansell's many Darren Aronofsky scores returns to vinyl. www.normanrecords.com/records/1574...

I don't know if it's spite from all of you, but Venba had a sales spike yesterday! If you want to make more than PBJ, Venba is on its biggest sale right now for 60% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1491670/...

A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government

I have a new story out – my serialised sci fi ‘In The Star’s Brilliance’ starts today. It has aliens! Romance! Loneliness! And a tiny bit of hope! I hope you enjoy it if you take a look. Thanks. dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/in-the-sta...

I’m so pleased to share that my story will be serialised in @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social! 'In The Stars’ Brilliance' is about family, and loneliness and connection. More about it later when it's out!

There's a large convoy of North African activists making their way by land to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. They've now reached Libya www.instagram.com/p/DKtr9pwM7uw Numbers I've seen are anywhere from 1500 to 7000 people. I'll incl the correct nmbr once I have it.

Hey, I got nominated for a FIYAH Magazine Ember Award! And like half my pals are nominated too! We should all visit the page and vote now, okay? ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

And if you missed backing the #Kickstarter for the #pirate themed anth SKULL X BONES from ZNB, no worries! You can still late pledge here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/science-fiction-and-fantasy-pirate-themed-anthology #readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #sciencefiction

It should be the shame of the world's governments that a civilian ship is rescuing Sudanese migrants (from other governments who might kill or jail or displace them) and attempting to break a genocidal blockade while they just sit and watch and send money and weapons for more genocide.

As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson. Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa! [BIG ASS THREAD]

Something you can do if you have little time to do the verifying but do want to make donations when you can spare the money: bookmark the Butterfly Effect verified campaigns spreadsheet and pick someone who needs your help the most. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

It's crowdFUND Friday! Help a pair of nerdy #trans & queer horror enthusiasts bring our project to LIFE. :D @probablyharmless.bsky.social and I want this DEERLY — we have amazing stories already lined up & want to read YOURS. #TheDeerIsMessedUP 📚💙 #booksky 🏳️‍⚧️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

Two great examples of taking an overworked genre and creating intricate narratives by infusing overlooked cultural history and perspectives. @sgj.bsky.social #ryancoogler #vampires #halfwaytohalloween

Pretty sickened by UK's Supreme Court 🤮 So I'm opening my submission inbox to unagented trans authors in the UK until the END OF APRIL. I'm not currently open to general subs BUT if you're a trans author writing folk horror, weird, experimental, mystery, literary/upmkt fiction, take a look below 👇

Very Occasional Legal Hat Post on the Supreme Court's judgment in For Women (Scotland) Ltd. v The Scottish Ministers. Declarations of interest: 1. I'm a former human rights lawyer. If you want to say I was a lefty lawyer, an activist lawyer, or similar, that's fine. 2. I have a trans child. 1/9

This includes the video games too - I think the hype around the books has died down, but still see way too many people go "but, but, Hogwarts Legacy!!". Especially now that it's on PS Plus. She is still paid for your game even if you get it for no extra charge through PS Plus.

Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive” Theft is not a valid alternative.

The person who punched Richard Spencer and instantly made him a meme never got caught. Just threw one punch and skipped off into immortality. I think about that a lot.

Excited to be speaking at the @LondonBookFair on Wednesday, 12th March (10 - 11am) to discuss Writing Others' Experiences: Freedom and Appropriation ✨📚 #LondonBookFair #LBF25

My clients @anyasy.bsky.social, @gkamsika.bsky.social, @kateheartfield.com, and @unshavedmouse.bsky.social are in this fantastic anthology, now launched on Kickstarter! Check it out! kck.st/4hQfu4R