Sauúti Terrors mentioned in Locus Magazine’s New & Notable list 💫🔥

Today, we have a guest blog feature from award-winning author @genni.bsky.social: "Sauúti: “What’s in a Name?” in which she discusses the collaborative, Afrocentric Sauútiverse in #scifi, #fantasy, and #horror: www.starsandsabers.com/2026/03/22/s... #books #stories

@sauutiverse.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social

New @strangehorizons.bsky.social column just up! Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity - The Call of Sauúti. 💞 @sauutiverse.bsky.social , @flametree.bsky.social , @meerkatpress.bsky.social #sauuti strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Listened to Nebula novella finalist "Descent" by @wtalabi.com from May 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com and then I needed to read the beginning again to close the circle. A fascinating new world and a very gripping story. @katercakes.bsky.social is amazing. clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

Been in work meetings all day but finally got a moment. Just want to say I had no idea so many people read and enjoyed this little @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. I'm grateful. Congratulations to my fellow finalists whom I'm pleasantly intimidated to be counted among!

Congratulations to our very own @wtalabi.com for making the Nebula finals for his Sauútiverse novella, Descent! 💫🔥❤️

We love seeing this four year recap of the @sauutiverse.bsky.social and including our own novella Songs for the Shadows by Cheryl S. Ntumy, a beautiful reflection on grief and purpose. We believe the Sauútiverse is the best thing going on in literature and it deserves much more attention. #BookSky

The Sauútiverse is a cacophony of sound magic celebrations, the ruevaagi are ululating and the drums are resounding, as we celebrate four years of the Sauúti shared world! 💫🎉 Check out the latest happenings in the Sauútiverse: sauuti.com/sauuti-4th-a...

Sauúti Terrors, in all its auditory glory, has been released as an audiobook, available (open for pre-orders) 17 March on @libro.fm, with narrators Christel Mutombo and Kofi Boakye. 🔊💫 libro.fm/audiobooks/9... @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social

So wonderful to see our @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella Songs for the Shadows by Cheryl S. Ntumy reviewed by Belinda McDonald in Aurealis Magazine! #BookSky #BookReview “Ntumy captures the nuanced interplay of guilt, grief and forgiveness through an engaging narrative...”

LISTEN: @genni.bsky.social Reads from ‘The Rawness of You’ (Sauúti Terrors) 📢💫 Editor and contributor Eugen Bacon was invited by the Flame Tree team to record one of her stories from the anthology for their podcast. YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdx...

It keeps on coming! Congrats to @genni.bsky.social for The Nga'phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella being a finalist in the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards 💫🔥❤️

We are really proud of @wtalabi.com’s Sauúti novella “Descent” making the BSFA shortlist. 🔥💫🥳 Read it!

Thanks to Jacqueline Nyathi @hararereview.com for a great review of Sauúti Terrors at @thecontinent.org 🙏 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In case you missed it, the 2nd Sauútiverse anthology (ed. @genni.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Cherly Ntumy) came out just a month ago. If you're looking for stories that extrapolate african and african diaspora cultures/philosophies into something new and unique, then check it out!

SAUUTI TERRORS, the latest anthology from @sauutiverse.bsky.social has stories that dug deep and rooted inside of me. My review of this fine collection of African-inspired sci-fi horror stories: fanfiaddict.com/review-sauut... @fanfiaddict.bsky.social #Booksky

Sauúti Terrors UK Book Tour 👌🏾@sauutiverse.bsky.social, @flametree.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @andrewhook.bsky.social , @stephenembleton.bsky.social

Another view showing the wonderful sprayed edge Flame Tree Publishing added to Sauúti Terrors Also, forgot to tag @genni.bsky.social and @sauutiverse.bsky.social

Book mail The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara. 19thC historical fiction of survival and exploration in the mountains of Tibet. Storms, snow leopards.. what’s not to love? ⏳📚 Sauúti Terrors by various African and African diaspora writers, as part of the Sauútiverse 🪐📚💙

Of course! What an amazing project ♥️

🚀 An amazing night at the Flame Tree Press Sauúti Horrors anthology launch, where I caught @stephenembleton.bsky.social and @genni.bsky.social and met the wonderful Cheryl Ntumy and Jude Umeh. This sci-fi universe is 100% African and bursting with detail. Get it today wherever you find your books!

What an Amazing Book Launch in London, UK! 🚀💫 Even with the cold and rain, London did not disappoint with all the love & support for Sauúti Terrors. Editors @genni.bsky.social Cheryl S. Ntumy, & @stephenembleton.bsky.social were joined by fellow Sauúti Jude Umeh reading excerpts and great Q&A.

The best book launch! Sauúti Terrors. London, UK. 💞 @flametree.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...

Sauúti Terrors pre-launch in London, UK, with the awesome crew at @flametree.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social Look at those stunning books! Buy now. 💞 www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...

SAUÚTI TERRORS LAUNCH EVENTS – UK! There is always magic in Sauútis meeting up in person. 💫 Yesterday's pre-launch meet-up with Cheryl S. Ntumy, Eugen Bacon and Jude Umeh in London, UK kicked things off. Catching up and being able to hold the stunning Sauúti Terrors anthology. @genni.bsky.social

This also makes DESCENT eligible for the Locus Award and I hope you'll give it your consideration. Everybody can vote. Just go here - poll.voting.locusmag.com More thoughts to come, but for now, just gratitude. 🙏🏾h

Well then! The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out and I’m very glad that my @sauutiverse novella DESCENT makes an appearance alongside some of the best SFF work published last year. locusmag.com/2026/02/2025... 🚀 I know how much effort goes into this list so congratulations to all of us.

We are proud to have @wtalabi.com’s Sauútiverse novella "Descent", published in Clarkesworld Magazine, featured in the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List 🔥💫 locusmag.com/2026/02/2025... This makes the story eligible for the Locus Award, where voting is open to everyone! poll.voting.locusmag.com

Thanks to Ainehi Edoro and @brittlepaper.bsky.social (from the start of this Sauúti journey) for this Sauúti Terrors feature and the opportunity to go into @sauutiverse.bsky.social more deeply. 🙏🏼🔥💫 brittlepaper.com/2026/01/weve...

Thanks to @brittlepaper.bsky.social for this Sauúti Terrors feature: 🔥💫🙏 We cover building a shared African sci-fi/fantasy world from scratch, the five planets, two suns, sound magic, and our Story Bible that lets writers step in and create. ✨ brittlepaper.com/2026/01/weve...

Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for her inclusion on the Open Country Mag 60 Notable Books of 2025 for her book, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella! opencountrymag.com/60-notable-b...

When a review of the anthology specifically mentions your story 😊 "Kyi’yaji by Xan van Rooyen was one of my favorite stories, equal parts chilling and mesmerizing. I loved the concept within and how music was used as the catalyst. I found this one profoundly moving." Link 👇 #booksky #horror

Congrats to our very own Sauúti, @genni.bsky.social for this fantastic prelim ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards 🎉💫📖

"[SAUÚTI TERRORS delves] into themes of feminine rage & empowerment, of self-identity & place, of family, societal expectations & everything in-between all while told through the lens of a new world with a lush history of lore, legend, & deities all its own." Thank you to @candacenola.bsky.social 🔥

"[SAUÚTI TERRORS delves] into themes of feminine rage & empowerment, of self-identity & place, of family, societal expectations & everything in-between all while told through the lens of a new world with a lush history of lore, legend, & deities all its own" www.candacenolaauthor.com/post/01-25-2...

#Glasgow Join our Shona Kinsella for Sauúti Terrors! She's chairing Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton and Cheryl S. Ntumy in celebration of this collection of African and African Diaspora stories on 3rd Feb at Waterstones Argyle ST. Ticket link below: @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social

Sauúti artwork for a Sauúti novella, nominated 🎨 💫

Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social Niall C. Grant and Raúl Cruz for @starsandsabers.bsky.social BSFA longlist nominations!

14.- Sauúti Terrors, edited by @genni.bsky.social, Cheryl S. Ntumy and @stephenembleton.bsky.social (pub by Flame Tree Press)

Available now. 💞 @flametree.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...

A lot of my favorite stories from last year were published in Clarkesworld (they also published my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella "Descent"!) so its going to be near impossible to select just a few. But hey, let your faves know you enjoyed their work by voting y'all!

Ooooooooh 👻 “Sauúti Terrors bursts at the seams with nightmares and endless possibilities.“ — Suyi Davies Okungbowa, “Stories here do not shy away from the unsettling, the bone-chilling, the hair-raising, and the blood-curdling.“ — Chisom Umeh

Happy Release Day! 🎉🍾🥂 Buy now. @sauutiverse.bsky.social, @flametree.bsky.social 💞 www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...

SAUÚTI TERRORS RELEASED: 📖 Unravel the darkest stories in the deepest recesses of the Sauútiverse. 👻💀 Congratulations to all contributors, and massive thanks to the awesome team at Flame Tree Press, together with the African Literary Agency. CHECK OUT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.👀

🎊 !!HAPPY RELEASE DAY!! 🎊 I am so thrilled this deliciously dark, diverse, and dynamic collection of short stories and poems inspired by all things African is now available wherever you buy books: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sauuti... #booksky @sauutiverse.bsky.social

Curious about @sauutiverse.bsky.social? @genni.bsky.social is here to get you started!

With the @sauutiverse.bsky.social about to hit Glasgow to launch the new Flame Tree anthology Sauúti Terrors, @genni.bsky.social whets our appetite with some links to free work from the Afrocentric speculative universe. britishfantasysociety.org/sauutiverse-...

I said this when we first launched the Sauutiverse and I still think its true. Check out this excellent review and if you can, get a copy of the book! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sauuti...

Yes! I've got two anthologies I want to shout about: 1. Spring in the City from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social available everywhere: ruadanbooks.com/product/spri... 2. Sauuti Terrors by @sauutiverse.bsky.social available for pre-order: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sauuti... #HorrorWritersChat