Love novellas? How about two in one book? In Wiz Duo 2, Juliet Kemp sends a reluctant knight on a quest, while E M Faulds gives her heroine a superpower that totally sucks. wizardstowerpress.co...

So if someone opts in, and has taken photos of friends, relatives, kids, even strangers, they’re “giving permission” on behalf of all those people. So lots of people have no say in this. The whole “opt in” thing was always a charade but it’s approaching terminal nonsense at this point.

I wrote a story. It's inspired by india so don't get upset. It's fiction so don't get upset. www.patreon.com/posts/countr...

I'm proud to announce that my speculative short story created with input from researcher Annette Hübschle is now available to read. appliedafricansf.com/a-shadow-in-... With thanks to the British Science Fiction Association for providing the opportunity.

I've read this and it's brilliant.

Some indy research that I'll be sharing results of for everyone to see / use! This survey is on short fiction anthologies. You can take it even if you never read them, as there are Qs about that, too. The aim is to help anthologies shine, so please share it! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@lauraewebster.bsky.social Could you please explain to subscribers and everyone else why you’ve made the decision to run a front-page ad with a transphobic statement?

If you're at fantasycon this year or last, or are a BFS member, GO VOTE! Support the weird & curious & beautiful sffh you've enjoyed, and the people creating it! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 THE SALT ORACLE is eligible, but MORE IMPORTANTLY so is its amazing cover designer, Sam Gretton & Solaris Books for indie press 🖤

Anyone who received their postal ballot today in the South of Scotland region, please be aware that "Independent Green Voice", which appears second on the list on the peach regional ballot paper, is NOT the Scottish Green Party. This is in fact a deliberate vote spoiling attempt by right-wingers.

please, think about the damage you might cause before sending an invoice

If you're planning on going, please book your ticket early. Bookshops need guaranteed numbers for events to go ahead.

AI is shit. Everything was better before AI. AI needs to be violently put down and its slop expunged.

I did this one year and it was thrilling to be able to pick a deserving winner (which turned out to be She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan for Best Newcomer - which also won Best Novel!) To help a book find its destiny! The power, muahaahaa!

There’s one week left to apply to table at Sequential Scotland 2026! sequentialscotland.co.uk#apps

With voting now open for this year's British Fantasy Awards, we're calling for jurors. Once voting is closed, the shortlist goes to a jury of peers to choose a winner. Fancy being part of the action? Nominate yourself to be a juror for the British Fantasy Awards here: forms.gle/Kv1JTHBeSXaJ...

The time has come: voting is now open for this year's British Fantasy Awards! Here's what you need to know before opening up the form... britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens... #britishfantasyawards #fantasycommunity #horrorcommunity #scificommunity #booksky

If you needed another reason for having a writer website than "it looks professional", today's been a good example. (I run these things, prices are reasonable. Go take a look, if you can even see this.)

Please add your name (in case you haven't already). Trans women are women; trans men are men; trans rights are human rights.

This is how we do these graphics right? These are things people want in their fantasy novels about mages and monsters. Well, they're the things I want, anyway.

Another use case for alt text - bsky not loading any images rn but alt text is visible!

I just found this, a Wordle for Scots words, lurking in the menu of the DSL! www.macwordle.co.uk

Also the disabled and chronically ill. Basically, any vulnerable group is in their sights. The stinking rich? No, can’t touch *them*!

A mix of historical and historical fantasy in this BookSiren’s promo batch…I suspect mine is the only book on here featuring a faerie pine marten… #ARC #ARCsky #historicalfantasy booksirens.com/bundle/histo...

Christ, though, what is it about the directors of these films, though.

Rewatching the X-Men films and we're onto 3. It's amazing to me how many people don't clock the disability, queer, and general othering allegory that's right smack there in your face. But sure, comics and superhero films aren't political. This one is about a "cure".

#Great_Britain #quake M2.3 | United Kingdom | 18m ago | Apr 15, 2026 03:55 pm (Greenwich Standard Time (GMT)) Did you feel it? Submit a report! #minor #M2+ #United_Kingdom

Some good news among all the darkness.

I guess Cafe Nero will be getting even more of my money, then.

Calling speculative writers and readers! We're partnering with @cymerafestival.co.uk to offer some weekend passes to SBWN members who would otherwise be unable to attend. Apply by 27 April: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/sbwn-x-cymer...

Ooh, paging @cameronjohnston.bsky.social and @munchkinstein.bsky.social for some delicious local archaeology news! www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

Could MattGPT face scrutiny under the UK’s ‘proceeds of crime’ law? The British right is awash with money from Orban thinktanks…which Hungary’s new PM says was stolen. Brilliant deep dive into Orban’s vast UK network by @McCoolingtons for @thenerve_news. 👏

HASTINGS UNITE AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT Saturday 16 May • 09:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hastings-u...

People get really hung up on the difference between poisonous and venomous but they rarely mention toxungenous. Which is where I fit in. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxungen

Mmmmmm, corpse honey. Tangy!

For those of you with that sinking dread, this story does not end in the way you fear. It is safe to read.

Congratulations to our own Christopher Caldwell on making the Locus Top Ten Finalists for Best Collection! And alumna Amal El-Mohtar for making the finalists for Best Novella! Best of luck to all shortlistees for May's ceremony. @locusmag.bsky.social @seraph76.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com

In September, The Shape of Monsters will be out in hardcover! I love that Tor went with "Will magic bind them or set them free?" as a longline. If you know my writing, you know that magic is definitely gonna fuck them up, either way....

new bucket list unlocked for my adhd craft friends:

"You didn’t eat food, I found out later. Or at least, what I’d call food. You ate radiation. You had to go to the doctor to get your doses." God DAMN. What a story by @bethkesh.bsky.social, mixing chronic illness and giant monsters.

New date added for Your Writer Website! All you need to know of how, why, what to put on a website to showcase your writing. (And a little spruce up in the site design for ourselves, as a treat.) bibliotta.com/webinars/

I made a thing... Wonderful Cumbrian musician Ian O'Regan spearheads the Barn Sessions: "Recorded live music sessions, set in an idyllic 17th century barn, just a few miles from the middle-of-nowhere, on the border between reality and paradise" youtu.be/pV2ZMjaAcNg?...

One very angry email to my Scottish Labour MP on their transphobic manifesto sent. Now to await his reply.

We deserve something fun.

Happy Launch Day to me! First Mage On The Moon is out today.

And it's more likely a factorial net gain, since one abuser can have multiple abused.

"My friend." This is how our government greets those accused of war crimes. This is not diplomacy. It's debasement.

QP for alt text: [Farage, gob open, for all the world looking like that famous photo of Goebbels ranting didactically, with the address: Reform UK, Freepost RTLT-ZXHY-KSDC, 83 Victoria St, London SW1H 0HW] And whatever you do don't fill the envelope with rainbow glitter. That would be terrible.

The full lineup is out! My story "Liquid Blue Reveries for the Grief-Heavy Heart" will be published here, along with a stellar bunch of authors. Cosmic adventures await. 🌌☕

"second only to Andrew Tate" is not a label anyone should want to wear in any context, imagine seeing yourself ranking on that board and not just hanging your head in shame