In good news, Embodied Exegesis continues to sell well! Word of mouth has really helped this anthology of weird transfem cyberpunk reach those who need it. Thank you so much to everyone who has read it, or shared it with others!!!

Hey y'all. I've just been informed by my publishers that THE FIST OF MEMORY is available on NetGalley so you can read this action-packed near-future first contact novel right now! 🙂📚🌌 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Former telepath Talia struggles with trauma while embroiled in a perilous mission on an icy planet ruled by a fascist empire, while working to trust her new compatriots. Nonstop adventure! #specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky books2read.com/b/rattri

On happier news, I do like seeing my short stories translated. This one is Spanish: My Soul Is Wolf. Translated by Toshiya Kamei. microficcionesycuentos.blogspot.com/2026/05/mi-a...

Special thanks today to @kjcharleswriter.com for making my cross country flight pass quickly. I was almost sad when we landed since it meant turning my audiobook off. Highly recommend All of Us Murderers for anyone who likes a twisty gothic house party murder mystery!

Today! Today is Release Day for my new book, the sapphic time travel fantasy coming of age novella, The Mystery of the Bitten Peach! Get it wherever books are sold... or right from Neon Hemlock: www.neonhemlock.com/...

I'm still fundraising for the increased costs of my cancer treatment. I also need new glasses, which aren't cheap here. More details are at the link, but if you could toss a coin to your writer for my birthday next Tues, I'd be grateful. Thanks & please share! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Cynthia Gómez opens her collection The Nightmare Box and Other Stories with a vampiric tale of sleepless night shifts, creepy supervisors, and the joys of sex and revenge. Read "Lips Like Sugar" here, then pick up the whole collection. cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com/lips-like-su...

Congratulations to all the Hugo finalists! What a ballot!!! www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history...

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!! Help out a pillar of the sci-fi/fantasy community and I'll name a character after you (or a friend) in my next publication! And there's currently a discount so I'll do it for half off :)

EBOOK GIVEAWAY! This eco-horror anthology explores the awe, terror, and strangeness of nature in dire times. To enter this giveaway, quote-repost with your favorite strange or terrifying nature fact.

The SOUR CHERRY paperback is out in the UK today 🍒🎊🍒 www.headline.co.uk/titles/natal...

Today's poem by Lynne Sargent looks unflinchingly at being a vampire. Read "The Vampire Contemplates Skin Care" and then put some lotion on, for goodness sake.

YAY!!! Happy book birthday, and everyone, do yourself a favor and go get this one as well! (Yes, a lot of people have awesome books out today, aren't we lucky?)

I actually have an Easter weekend-themed story! "On Good Friday the Raven Washes Its Young" from Fireside, edited by @omgjulia.bsky.social. Content notice for intersexism, street harassment, environmental destruction - but the story ends on a hopeful note.

AI & TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING: A SURVEY I was curious about how people in traditional publishing are feeling about AI. I would love input from authors, editors, agents, booksellers, translators, narrators, designers and more. Thanks for sharing and participating!

Featuring stories and poems by (deeeeep breath): @omgjulia.bsky.social, John Gregory Betancourt, Stefan Alcalá Slater, @alwayscoffee.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social, @aimeeogdenwrites.com, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, @elismontgomery.bsky.social ...

I'm getting married in TWO DAYS 👰👰🏿 and it would mean a lot to me to have the giveaway for my upcoming book promoted more (twenty copies up for grabs! I don't want to worry about social media this weekend!) so good people of Bluesky, please do your thing and repost this like mad.

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...