So I am going to say something about romance as a genre. A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>. This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.

I wrote about WE WILL RISE AGAIN, edited by @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social , for @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org 's 2025 Notable Books! ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/12/22/a...

Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

once again screaming at people about her public document full of historical clothing references and resources (which had it's most recent update on the 12th of january last year!) heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...

"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-" wrong I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI get good

Psst! If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD! www.harpercollins.com/products/the... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

COVER REVEAL for my next book: Foundling Fathers comes out June 23, 2026. www.tiktok.com/@bydonmartin...

BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!

Its SHIGIDI paperback release day, US & Canada! Its been a long, lovely journey but my award-winning novel about African gods on a supernatural heist at the British museum finally hits stores in a new format, with a new cover + a bonus short story! Get it y'all🙏🏾 Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social

As promised, if you’re inspired by the march today but don’t know how else to get involved, how to sustainably fight fascism, that can look a few different ways. Here’s a thread of thoughts, short of nationwide withholding of labor / sustained protest:

friends in the US, here’s a great website that lists food assistance sites and services near you. if you need it, take it. it’s given with love and goodwill to you from your community for those with resources to spare—please consider donating to your local 💖 foodsearch.net

Progress shot for this watercolor and graphite piece I’m working on. I haven’t had to start over from scratch again yet, which is nice 😅

✨Mein Sehnen ✨ New piece I've done within Cynthia Sheppard's smARTschool class, featuring Lúthien Tinúviel from Tolkien's Silmarillion. #art #juliametzgerart

Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC! The window will close after 500 submissions are received. More information: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no... If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.

Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Reviving this old doodle. #inktober

hey hey hey over the weekend Homeward's Kickstarter hit our goal, which means WE ARE OPENING PRE-ORDERS FOR @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Reviving this old doodle. #inktober

Doodlin'. #inktober

Doodlin'. #inktober

I'll have some prints and this original, pencil piece at SLICE Vancouver's collective art show this week! Along with awesome art, prints, and other goodies from 20+ local artists. Trust me, it'll look a lot better in real life. ;) #shoplocal #artgallery #artshow #traditionalart #womenartists

I'll have some prints and this original, pencil piece at SLICE Vancouver's collective art show this week! Along with awesome art, prints, and other goodies from 20+ local artists. Trust me, it'll look a lot better in real life. ;) #shoplocal #artgallery #artshow #traditionalart #womenartists

A friendly reminder that the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter remains ongoing. Help a fabulous publication keep publishing for another year! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b

NEW KICKSTARTER TIER UNLOCKED! At 110%, each backer will receive a NEW BRAIN 🧠 with zero microplastics*🚮, a normal amount of dopamine**😃✨, and the ability to see shrimp colors***🦐🌈! * okay maybe a few microplastics **what is “normal” anyway? *** 9 out of 10 shrimps recommend!

Have we mentioned if we hit the Kickstarter goal for WITCH OF PRAGUE, we'll open pre-orders for our second book? According to @courtneymilan.com, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO is "Poignant, beautiful, and incredibly meaningful." www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

thank you for the happy birthdays don't read my comic my comic called phantomarine don't read it at www.phantomarine.com

We'll give you a bit to get settled in by highlighting this year's trophy artwork by @nilahmagruder.com

Oh, hello

Our semi-final fundraiser update! Thanks to YOU we have enough to cover half our Surprise Moving Expenses without my having to dip into emergency savings / take out personal loans. We're gonna be closing our fundraiser on Oct 15th to allow time to design and engrave a plaque featuring ---

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

With the launch of the Kickstarter, Apex is open again to short fiction submissions! We're looking for dark speculative fiction stories up to 9,000 words long. Pay is $0.08 per word. You can submit your stories here: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...

Making last minute stickers for LA Comic Con. I think this one has great potential

Ask Rob questions.

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching. secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

whoa october is around the corner! reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon. more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

Ah! HoloVista is Apple's Game of the Day today! And the little article even quotes me! "Meet the creator:...The game’s narrative director, Whitney “Strix” Beltrán, views HoloVista as 'a strange ode to postmodernism and Western capitalism, bathed in vaporwave-y aesthetics.'”

Heh. Look what I dug up from the archives.

are you ready for some big news? WE ARE OPEN for BIPOC subs for issue 100! and we are celebrating with a special theme: Transition, Migration, and Borders: Movement in, and of the Body 💖for those of us who find home in liminal spaces💖 find out more here: psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...

Hey folks, looking for artists to follow? I have two starter packs, here they are! go.bsky.app/JTv8hp3 #artists #starterpack

hey yall!! im still paying off some lbx and medical stuff so i do need some help. commissions are open and i can offer spots like these at a reasonable price! I also have prints available - link in the replies!

Initial D is a mecha anime.