Minicon 59 Programming Page is updated, Wiki is updated, and suggestion form is up! mnstf.org/minicon59/pr...

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Ben Jeapes will be a Guest of Honour at BristolCon this year. We are lucky enough to publish a couple of his books. Want to know what happens to the British Royal Family in the far future? Try this: wizardstowerpress.co...

It's the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Serious thoughts and reflections. Sharing hope, even if it's orange sprinkle doughnut fundraiser at Timmies. And this year's tee by www.patrickhunter.ca, a Two-Spirit Ojibwe artist. Making a vow. #everychildmatters

We are THRILLED to reveal the gorgeous cover for Isles of the Emberdark, a new Cosmere novel from none other than Brandon Sanderson, arriving February 3, 2026 from Tor Books reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

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At Interstellar Flight Mag, R. Thursday interviews Marie Brennan, winner of the first Hugo Award for poetry. magazine.interstella...

Minicon 59 ConCom tomorrow, Saturday, September 27, 10am. mnstf.org/index.php#ca...

Okay, here's that good news! Thank you to everyone who picked it up this week! You have officially made my evening.

#Booksky Kobo or KoboPlus book buyer? Our books are out there, including the Lynes & Mathey gay Edwardian murder mystery duology! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

These are not related, but I'm always delighted when cool stuff happens for Wil!

We are pleased to announce that we have just confirmed Ada Palmer as author GoH for Minicon 60. And, relatedly, we will have the band Sassafrass as music GoH Already announced: M60 Artist GoHs Kaja and Phil Foglio and Fan GoH Geri Sullivan

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Naomi Kritzer is a Locus, Hugo, Nebula, and Lodestar award-winning author. Her first duology featured a lesbian protagonist and her YA duology, starting with Catfishing on CatNet, centers #neurodivergent #queer youth. Register for #Gaylaxicon2025 at www.gaylaxiconmn.com

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Lyda Morehouse is a Shamus Award winning author who came out as a lesbian in the 80s, remade herself as the best-selling #paranormal author Tate Hallaway, and recently published Welcome to Boy.Net in her own name. Register for #Gaylaxicon2025 at gaylaxiconmn.org

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Eleanor Arnason is a #Minnesota author whose work often depicts cultural conflict & change, and characters who seldom live by their societies' rules. Her novel A Woman of the Iron People won the 1992 Mythopoeic Award and the very first Otherwise Award in 1991. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Adam Stemple is an award-winning author, poet, & musician. Like many authors, his life experience is broad and odd, and it also includes 20 years spent on the road as a musician. His works range from children’s literature and YA, to #SFFH novels, poetry & music. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Stephanie Burt is the Donald and Katherine Loker Professor of English at Harvard, where she teaches classes on sci-fi, comic books, #poetry, being #queer & trans, and Taylor Swift. Her most recent books are Super Gay Poems and We Are Mermaids. #Gaylaxicon2025 #comicbooks #scifi

Minicon 59 Concom is in less than one week on September 27, 10am at the Convention Hotel - DoubleTree Bloomington. mnstf.org/index.php#ca...

Next MnStF meeting is Saturday, Oct 4, hosted by Scott & Irene

MnStF meeting & Ctein's Bon Voyage and Birthday Party is this today, Saturday Sept 20, hosted by Ann, at 4pm! mnstf.org/index.php/#c...

also qualifies as comfort food, because found family against The Man.

Still time left to get your entries in! Deadline Sep 30 for our late October Horror issue. 500-2000 words stories, b&w art, or poems.

Tomorrow!

Science!

Just got word from the Reg team - if you paid your Pre-reg by check, the first wave is going to be deposited soon.

Happy Friday!! Today we're bringing you some fantasy, science fiction, and horror book recs from Argentina and Argentinian authors--happy reading! 🇦🇷

Esquire calls MAYA: Seed Takes Root “a narrative superstructure that rewires storytelling", and Variety “uncomfortably close to our relationship with technology.” From filmmaker Anand Gandhi (Ship of Theseus, Tumbbad) and game designer Zain Memon (SHASN) entermaya.com/locus

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Kelly Barnhill received the Newbery Medal in 2017 for her novel The Girl Who Drank the Moon. She has made the NY Times Best Seller list & the Indie Bestseller list. She is the author of When Women Were Dragons, The Witch’s Boy, and Iron Hearted Violet. #Gaylaxicon2025 #SFFH #YA

DUSTER, one of my epic fantasy books, is $.99 on Kindle. I'm telling ya, that's a screaming deal. It's also got 41 reviews — 9 away from the magical 50 that's gets it on mailings to millions of new eyeballs. So if you do buy it, please leave a review. www.amazon.com/Duster-Grimd...

MnStF Picnic is Interstate State Park has been replaced by the Minnstf / Bon voyage party, hosted by Ann Saturday, September 20 4:00 – 9:30pm Please see full details here - mnstf.org/index.php#ca...

ahem. if you like body horror (zombies, parasites, people that are really plants) for the next 10 hours you can get mira grant's parsitology trilogy on kindle for like $6. all three books. mira grant, also known as @seananmcguire.bsky.social www.amazon.com/dp/B074C8M94...

Register now at www.gaylaxiconmn.org to save $10 on your Gaylaxicon 2025 membership! From now through September 15, tickets are $80 for three days of #LGBTQ+ focused sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Join us October 3-5 in Minneapolis, MN for a Boldly Inclusive #Gaylaxicon2025!

Diversicon starts today! Sept 5-7 diversicon32.mnstf.org

#Booksky Celebrate Sapphic September with audiobooks narrated by real humans! SILVER MOON is on sale through next week! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

VIRIDIAN HORROR (2024) Acrylic - 14 ¾” x 12 ½” Shoggoth study for AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS by H.P. Lovecraft I don't know what possessed me to spend time on this hideous thing, but...it insisted on crawling out of my imagination.

We need someone to staff the reg desk at Diversicon this Friday from 3pm to about 7pm. This is an easy job; it's a ~100 person convention. You won't face any mobs; you just need to sit there and be friendly and do the reg thing. Any takers? We would really appreciate it! diversicon32.mnstf.org

Diversicon start on Friday!!! Sept 5-7, Crown Plaza in Plymouth, MN diversicon32.mnstf.org

Diversicon start on Friday!!! Sept 5-7, Crown Plaza in Plymouth, MN diversicon32.mnstf.org

@naomikritzer.bsky.social 's "Liberty's Daughter" was not supposed to be an instruction manual.

Would you care for a queer cyberpunk short story in these trying times? Because hi yes "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" is out for free now at @lightspeedmagazine.com ✨ This story means a lot to me and I'm glad it found such an amazing home 😭💜 🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆

Charlie Jane is a delight both online and in real-space, and could really use a solid turnout for this one. Treat yourself by showing up!

#Booksky If you live outside the U.S.(we envy you!), you can find our books at a bunch of international stores! THE VOYAGES OF CINRAK THE DAPPER by award-winning New Zealand author A.J. Fitzwater is available at Mighty Ape, Kobo and @scarletferret.com and beyond - scarletferret.com/books/voyage...

Diversicon 32 (a MNSTF convention) is the weekend after next, Sept 5-7. We need volunteers to help with the consuite (not a huge job like Minicon!) and to help run the auction on Saturday night. Let me know if you are interested, or contact chair Scott Lohman diversicon32.mnstf.org

Images of exoplanets may be dots; but they are very interesting dots.

Coming soon (Aug. 21), The Jicker Man from Ben Mears wizardstowerpress.co...

Excellent book. It's coming for us all, I think...

Best stand name. #MNStateFair

Today, August 23, 4pm, Ann is hosting a MnStF Party! FFI: mnstf.org/index.php#ca...

There are more potentially contaminated frozen shrimp. For those of us in #Minnesota: The expansion includes units sold in stores in this state. Check lot numbers. The reported amount of Cs-137 is low enough that incidental exposure is safe. Just don't eat the stuff. www.fda.gov/food/alerts-...

#Booksky Flash sale! Get sapphic titles by Alex Acks, Heather Rose Jones, Dee Holloway, Catherine Lundoff and Michael Merriam on sale at Amazon through 8/23 as part of the IHS Beachreads Sale! iheartsapphfic.com/2025/08/21/i...