Finished a huge Weird West horror freelance editing job. Can I get a YEEHAW? (Oh, and can I get another client lined up? Who's got a fun manuscript for me?)

NEWS: The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Award: the novel "Luminous" by Silvia Park @silviapark.bsky.social Read about the winner, the Honor List and Long List at otherwiseaward.org/2026/03/anno...

New story alert! Looking for some haunting weekend listening? My story The Walls in this House has been produced in the latest episode of @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social! It's a dark and fiendish tale, about family secrets and a girl haunted... www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/S24...

Please consider nominating poetry! I’m very excited to see poetry in the major awards right now!

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

You can read part of my February short fiction review column for Locus Magazine in Locus Online right now: locusmag.com/review/benea... Get Locus in print or digital: subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues

Site's been down for a couple of days due to a maintenance snafu but it's back up and we're about 50% of the way to the awards funding goal! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/

My husband has been dreaming up this absolutely wild, queer, post-apocalyptic, camp fantasy world for years, and now the first full novel in the series is finally coming! Check out his Kickstarter. :D

I just backed The Fall of the House of Valenziaga: A Special Edition Novel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Help Dream Foundry upgrade their virtual conference tech! givebutter.com/FoFnewplatform

There are 4 Latinas nominated for a Bram Stoker Award this year 💗

Just a little bit of time left to apply for the SFWA mentorship program! If you are a writer who wants to share your experience in the publishing industry (short fiction or novels, trad pub or self pub, small press or large!), please do consider applying to be a mentor! www.sfwa.org/mentorship-p...

Oh hey, this lovely story was in Worlds of Possibility originally! Very excited to hear this narration!

Sooo... I know I just released a new book 30 days ago. But... check out what's coming from Neon Hemlock at the end of April. I just posted a sample chapter at my patreon if you want a taste: www.patreon.com/post...

Where to find me at Boskone this weekend, plus a bunch of other cool news and events! www.juliarios.com/mid-february...

Amazing news! When you purchase the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster between now and Feb. 12, ✨ 100 PERCENT ✨ of the purchase price goes to BINC, the nonprofit that helps booksellers who are having a tough time. I love this audiobook. And BINC. It's a win-win! libro.fm/binc

Preorder MUÑECA by Cynthia Gómez. Available June 2nd www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...

It’s Black History Month in the US and LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. I’m a citizen of both, and I have a book that’s both Black and queer, like me.

HEY Y'ALL! Did you miss all the Leftist Supply Depot jokes? Do you want to be part of the mysterious organization that results in a baffling number of dash cams dropping from the sky and into the hands of Minneapolis organizers??? We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s (if you hate amz plz go here instead)

Late fees are usually assessed on the 6th of the month. If rent doesn't get paid TODAY, a lot of families will be hit with a late fee that they can't afford tomorrow. Please help me achieve this goal tonight. So far we're at $150/$500.

I'm working with @ziibiing.com today to raise rent funds! The money we raise today will be distributed as cash to families who can't join Venmo and need help TODAY. **This is an urgent need.** Goal: $500 Venmo: michelle_ilia My birthday is on Saturday, so consider this an early gift to me!! ❤️

So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold." Free to read here: smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...

Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."),& mythology? You can preorder (worldwide) my poetry collection coming out in July @clashbooks.bsky.social. Links below, plus Inkwood: www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU....

I was honored to serve on the Otherwise Fellowship Committee this year. We received many very good applications, and we are delighted to share the two fellowship recipients for this year! Both Aude Abou Nasir and Ayida Shonibar are doing wonderful work! otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...

Happy book birthday to SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL! If you, like me, want to spend an evening away from all the horrors, I can't recommend this trip straight to a fairytale retro-future Toronto more 🚀

New @omgjulia.bsky.social poem! "Wolves" smallwondersmag.com/piece/wolves/

A very fine and fun round-up, full of things... I have @omgjulia.bsky.social's new poem pulled up to read! Also, Rios has projects eligible for nominations for the HUGO in the semi-prozine category, if you're nominating! www.patreon.com/posts/big-ne...

My friend @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social made the Locus reading list for her story “Hot Teeth“ in the Lesbians in Space anthology! This is her first time on the list and um... her... some small number-eth story. Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/lesb...

Hell yes, my debut novella GRIEF EATER is now live on Barnes and Noble for pre-orders! I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate... @interstellarflight.bsky.social

we are SO THRILLED to see several of our novellas and a collection on the @locusmag.bsky.social recommended reading list we want you to read those books! (and vote for them, YES, if you love them) so we put them on SALE OMR - $2.99 Starstruck - $1.99 NTHTDD - $1.99 you can get them here:

New work, public appearances, awards eligibility, and more! www.juliarios.com/big-news-rou...

My story came out in Worlds of Possibility, and the ever-amazing @omgjulia.bsky.social put all the 2025 stories in a FREE ebook, because that's just how they roll 💙 You can get it here: www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

"When I finally stir, I become my mind’s self, standing knee-deep in snowflakes containing my memories." From "An Unexpected Wombat" in @omgjulia.bsky.social's Worlds of Possibility www.juliarios.com/introducing-...

Rent is due in just a few days, and lots of families in Minnesota need our help right now. I gave to this group! EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe chuffed.org/project/1671...

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈 I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!! www.patreon.com/posts/149417...

A bunch of Minneapolis authors are coming together to offer incentives for donating. If you DM me proof of donation, I’ll send you a bookplate and a piece of microfiction that is set in the word of The First Bright Thing.

This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them. 1/16

For those who don't know, Cursed Morsels is based out of Minneapolis. You've probably noticed that shit's kinda fucked here. That said, thousands of people are organizing with their neighbors to stop fascism and provide mutual aid, which is pretty goddamn cool. Let's keep it up. ❤️

I gave to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and that’s just one of many excellent places you can donate to help out the people of Minnesota right now!

Came home to my gorgeous contributing author copies of WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY — POETRY edited by Julia Rios, featuring my poem “In Case of Emergency.” 🌟 #BookSky @omgjulia.bsky.social #poetry

New Fiction! "The Book of Fading Gods" by E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

You know what’s really cool about @cursedmorsels.bsky.social??? You can get a bunch of their books through the Libby Library App! Like the Writhing, Verdant End! If your library doesn’t have a copy yet, you can always put in a request. Librarians always love to hear from you :)

Ooh, this should be good!

Congratulations to all the PKD Award nominees!

Hey, I’ve got a poem out in Small Wonders today!

I have a very short story in this beautiful collection. Time to get cozy! (Thank you so much @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this together.)

It is award eligibility season! I’ve got poems eligible for the Rhysling, the Nebulas, and the Hugos! One is cowritten with the lovely @kambriel.com !! (Links in the second post in the thread below.)

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!! This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too! ✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Hey, I've got a piece in this one, so you should really pick it up!