I'm a Hugo finalist once again for my work at Escape Pod. Check out my thoughts on the honor, as well as a selection of my favorite stories we published in 2025 while I was assistant editor. Plus: why I think Escape Pod should be your pick for best semiprozine! kevinwabaunsee.com/2026/05/05/a...

I love strange facts, unusual history, and weird nature. This post has them all, with a bonus helping of unexpected etymology, as well. I promise that the origin of wood polish and sealing wax is way more interesting than it sounds! kevinwabaunsee.com/2026/05/02/l...

I'm officially stepping down as Assistant Editor at Escape Pod today. It's been an amazing experience, but I'm ready to try some new things. So, I'm relaunching my blog: thoughts on writing, strange facts, and maybe some beloved but unpublished trunk stories. kevinwabaunsee.com/2026/05/01/m...

Things are always changing here at Escape Pod, and it's not just replacing the wires the trilobites chew on! Congratulations to new assistant editor Christine Amsden, who's stepping up to replace Kevin Wabaunsee, who's leaving the pod after many years in the editorial compartment.

Escape Pod has again made the finalist roster for Best Semiprozine at the Hugo Awards. It is, as always, an incredible list of publications to be on, and it only scratches the surface of the robust, diverse scope of short fiction available today.

Best Semiprozine Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editor Kevin Wabaunsee The Deadlands, art director Cory Skerry Best Poem “The World to Come” by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons, Issue 22 December 2025)

We have SUCH an abundance of Viable Paradise workshop instructors and alumni on the Hugo nomination list this year. So. Exciting. Best Novella The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia UK) Best Novelette “Kaiju Agonistes” by Scott Lynch (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 62)

Congratulations to all the finalists - and thank you for liking what we do enough to vote us there ourselves! You have no idea how happy you've made the trilobites. (We don't know either. They don't talk.)

Hooray! Congrats to my @escapepod.org family! Hugo nominees once more!

Happy Birthday, Portraits of Decay. Today is release day. You’re birthed into the world for all to read.

Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions! Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!

You could vote for Escape Pod maybe? 🚀

I had the honor of writing the 1,000th story to be featured on @escapepod.org I remember the very first episode of Escape Pod going live almost 20 years ago. We’ve both come a long way, and we’re both still here. My thanks to @mightymur.bsky.social @valerievaldes.bsky.social @escapeartists.net

Sapients, behold: we've added an extra digit! Escape Pod episode ONE THOUSAND! Today we bring you "A Thousand Names for God and Infinite Mustard" by @mattfnwallace.bsky.social, a story about the age-old theme of finding God and what we're going to do to him once we find him.

I'm ecstatic to announce the cover reveal of my debut novel, Portraits of Decay. www.einpresswire.com/article/8147... Pre-orders are available now from the Ruadán Books' website ruadanbooks.com/product/port... for a 30% discount. First 200 get a free exclusive art card. Order Now!

Farewell, @premeemohamed.com, on whatever new adventures you may find yourself on! The trilobites have laid claim to your old lab, so don't worry about a thing! Now then, we just need to take this intruder we found skulking around to the airlock for a quick jettison, and-- what the intruder's WHAT

Today's the day! @escapepod.bsky.social is open to submissions! Don't forget to submit! We want to see your awesome, science-fiction short stories! We aim to provide personal feedback to the majority of our original short-fiction submissions. escapepod.org/guidelines/s...

*whispers* vote for Escape Pod

Thanks also to our amazing publishers for all their support and hard work in making Escape Pod possible in the first place, our social media manager for spreading the word every week, and all the rest of the Escape Artists crew handling the money and tech and other essential behind the scenes stuff.

Escape Pod is a Hugo finalist! Enormous thanks to everyone who voted for us, but also to the authors who trusted their stories to us, the narrators and hosts who brought them to life, our audio producers who made them sound great, and our associate and assistant editors for their diligent curation.

Whoa, what a rush! Congratulations to all of this year's Hugo finalists!

Also gonna note that Escape Pod could have little a nomination, as a treat, along with me and Mur as editors!

Today's the day! @escapepod.bsky.social is open to submissions! On this auspicious occasion, I want to take an opportunity to thank our dedicated crew of Associate Editors. Without the tireless efforts of our first readers, Escape Pod wouldn't be possible. (thread) escapepod.org/our-staff/

It's almost time! @escapepodcast reopens to submissions on September 1! Send us your science fiction short-story submissions. We are a Hugo-finalist, SFWA-qualifying market that publishes stories for free in audio & print! escapepod.org/guidelines/s...

I'm the newest assistant editor at Escape Pod! I'm thrilled to join @premeemohamed.com as assistant editor (along with all-star co-editors @mightymur.bsky.social and @valerievaldes.bsky.social), but it's big shoes to fill, replacing @benckinney.bsky.social! escapepod.org/2023/08/14/a...