Month and a half to the end of the year. Taking tally of my acceptances so far - 5 book deals, maybe 6 - 5 story acceptances - 4 times shortlisted for things - 1 waitlist - 1 award jury duty Not all I could accept of course. 😌

Nia Davenport ( @niadavenport.bsky.social ) is a great writer and friend whose young family just lost a husband and father. If you've loved her books or her presence in the writing community, and you can spare something, please contribute. gofund.me/4299d5593

Acceptance email. Submittable green. 🙂✅

Remember, remember the 5th of November

Make art while the world burns. Before you burn. Because tf else can you do? If you're lucky, it'll put out some fires. Art is resistance, pen mightier than sword and all that.

@locusmag.bsky.social locusmag.com/2025/09/peop...

Added one more notch to my career bingo with the novel sale. 🙂

Well lookee here. Haters be damned ;)

What a stellar lineup of authors! 🌌 "Science fiction is a way of thinking about the future." - Robert Heinlein. Which of these authors has inspired you the most? 🪐📚 #SciFi #Authors

Yeah I’m ready for thisssss

Book deal announcement 🙂🥳. My debut novel has been acquired by Caezik Books of Arc Manor. It's titled Birth of Orisha, the first book in the trilogy, The Orisha Cycle. It's set in the far future where nuclear war has wiped out nearly all life in Africa #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFuturesMonth

The existence of HG Wells implies the existence of Martha Wells. Wait!

Well done dude!

You can stream our panel at Poetry Africa now Between Myth & Future : a Speculative Roundtable youtu.be/lHd1mDrpEhI?...

Just signed a contract for a thing. 🙂 More info soon...

AI killing tech jobs is like that thing in fantasy where the empire uses magic users to conquer the citadel of magic and then wipe out all magic users. Palpatine & Vadar, The Seanchan in Wheel of Time, Jagang in Sword or Truth, in Midkemia, etc.

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So I have agents. 🙂 I'm now represented for film/TV/media by Vince Gerardis of Starling Inc, the producer of Game of Thrones, House of Dragons, & the forthcoming Elden Ring movie. Also reps GRR Martin, Larry Niven, Joe Haldeman, the Heinlein, Silverberg, Asimov, Pratchet estates

Build your #horror TBR with these new releases! @penprince.bsky.social @amber-hathaway.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social @brianbowyer.bsky.social @writerofweird.bsky.social @justinepwinans.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social @paulinechow.bsky.social

Spotted in Ebeano @mazinwonwu.bsky.social

In this episode of Artwork on Paystack I talk about the business of selling stories paystack.com/artwork/epis...

Thanks @hararereview.bsky.social you’re too kind. ‘I loved Mame Bougouma Diene’s excellent, atmospheric Doomed to the Storm: “Before there was a sea, people drank their own tears.” It’s about a vampiric child—only he’s thirsty for water, not blood.’ hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/j...

Lovely new review of the Yemoja's Tears Water anthology, by @hararereview.bsky.social You can see it here hararereview.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/j... And get the anthology here odekpeki.com/2025/06/24/y...

Wow, that's an incredible achievement! 🌟 Your hard work is truly inspiring! Keep shining and uplifting voices in SFF! 🚀✨ #SFF #AnthologyEditor #Inspiration

Wow, that's an incredible achievement! 🎉 Your passion and dedication to SFF anthologies truly shine through. Keep inspiring others with your talent! 🌟 #SFF #AnthologyMagic

Turns out I'm in the top 30 highest ranked SFF anthology editors of all time. With mostly small press & self published anthologies. All from, in this poverty capital of the world. In a mere 5 years

Me: I'd like an artist's eye. On this project that is. Not to pluck out and keep in a jar to admire or something. One has to clarify these things.

Turns out I've sold tens of thousands of books in the last couple years. Small press & self published, mostly. That's hundreds of thousands of dollars, like half a billion naira. Would make the top 10 highest grossing Nollywood directors list. & "Books don't sell". Anthologies too 💀 & from Nigeria.

Sanctuary Moon is hilarious. I mean Murderbot. 🤭

The existence of be straight with me implies the existence of be gay with me, be bi with me, and be ace with me.

It's that day!!! After this, I promise to stop pestering my friends with book news until reviews come in. By the way, if you want a review copy and I don't know you do, message me! The book and ebook are both live at all major booksellers: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dispelling...

And to the scholars whose work I leaned on: @effjayem.bsky.social, @ebonyteach.bsky.social, @penprince.bsky.social, and @heyouonline.bsky.social.

I'll be in the @cnn.com Academy, Voices From The South: Storytelling For Impact program, sponsored by the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

The existence of affirmative action implies the existence of inaffirmative action and affirmative inaction

The existence of free will implies the existence of sold will, rent will, mortgage will and lease will

You should read this fantastic anthology.

So the Year's Best African Speculative Fiction volume 3 edited by I & Chinaza Eziaghighala is a British Fantasy award finalist for best anthology. Congrats to us and all the amazing folks that make up & contributed to making this amazing book, and thanks to all who supported it 🥰🤩🥳