Assia Boundaoui is an award-winning Algerian American filmmaker and journalist. Through her documentary “The Feeling of Being Watched,” she uncovered the unconstitutional FBI surveillance of her immigrant community near Chicago.

A little birdy told us that Premee Mohamed and Darcie Little Badger are going to be speaking at a feminist science fiction and fantasy convention...The bird is us! WisCon is the convention. Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25 2026. Online. Exciting! @littlebadger.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com #WisCon

At Minicon, we became aware of the announcement that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association named Ruth Berman their 13th Grand Master. Congratulations to Ruth! (Ruth is also a novelist. The photo is of Ruth holding her awards certificate from MIPA for her novel, Bradamant's Quest.)

#FundraiserPerk For the rare book collector we have this signed Subterranean Press edition of WHITE NIGHT by Jim Butcher! You also get the April Locus E-Issue and digital art. Donate at https://twp.ai/9OVEvh#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

Registration for WisCon Online 2026 is Open! Welcome to the oldest feminist inclusive convention. Online, Memorial Day Weekend, May 21-25, 2026. reg.wiscon.net Sign up for the newsletter here, if you haven't already! wiscon.net/news/e-newsl... #WisCon #WomeninSFF #Feminist #Onlineconvention

#Booksky Like Weird West, fast paced adventure, unconventional queer women in charge? WIRELESS by Alex Acks is the Deal of the Day at DriveThruFiction! www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/2...

#FundraiserPerk Talk to Tobi Ogundiran for a 30-minute one-on-one video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. Comes with the April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art. Donate at https://twp.ai/9OVErn#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

It's a beautiful day so I will be spending it in a stuffy humid high school gym at the SD64 convention in order to walking caucus for Peggy and not Angie 👍 and if you don't know what the hell I'm talking about you probably aren't from MN 😂

“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin

Looking for something to do on the weekends near the St. Croix river? Visit www.sharpreadsbooks.com in Taylor Falls

there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes

#SomethingBeautiful Venice, looking down a "sidestreet" canal. (The subtext of all these Venice pics is softening people up to be able to picture the Serenissima in Everybody's Perfect, out from Tor in June. This is one I looked at a lot when writing.)

Engineers, time to lock in. The post-quantum readiness timeline has moved up in light of new research, and the new deadline is only 33 months away. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

392 | Schrodinger's Greyhawk Book Name, Lost Gygax Dungeons

Great news from the wonderful Pat Cadigan: “In case you couldn’t hear me partying here in London, I beat terminal cancer. I kicked its ass down the stairs, took its lunch money, and threw rocks at it as it ran away crying. I don’t have cancer any more.”

#FundraiserPerk You can claim this 11x17 full color reproduction of the cover of #NisiShawl 's EVERFAIR. You also get the April Locus e-issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman. Donate at https://twp.ai/9PcL9n#FundraiserPerk#NisiShawlor through our bio!

Coming Soon! Monday - 13-Apr, 7pm: M59 ConCom Post-Mort part 1 Thursday - 16-Apr, 7pm: M59 ConCom Post-Mort part 2 Next Party: 2-May, 4pm, Hosted by Joelle All the details here - bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

Fun fact: if you're looking for space opera novels written by cisgender women, trans, and non-binary authors, I've got a handy spreadsheet just for you! I've maintained this list for several years, and it's still growing! #sciencefiction #books Give it a look. Bookmark it! tiny.cc/spaceoperali...

What does an SFF-crossover book entail? This month, it's witches, Stephen King, and tradwives who get a taste of their own medicine. Here's a list of all the genre-bending books of April 2026! #booksky

#FundraiserPerk This glorious dragon tiara by Hugo Award winner Sara Felix could be yours! Think of the marvelous occasions you would wear it to. All proceeds from the sale support Locus. Donate at https://twp.ai/9PcF07#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

Minicon 60, March 25-28, 2027, Bloomington, MN. At Con Pre-Reg rate is available online for about a week! Save a few dollars! mnstf.org/minicon60/

Minicon 60 is in less than one year! But in the meantime, join us at one of our parties! bit.ly/MnStF_Calendar

"Orion, the Moon, and the Earth. EVERYONE, in that picture" - #Artemis II Mission Control.

Holy wow. Artemis is about to go behind the moon from our POV so that's Earth as it starts to slide behind the moon from the space capsule's POV!

To the Guests of Honor, former Guests of Honor, Volunteers, attendees, and our ConCom, Thank You for a Wonderful Minicon 59!! As our Chair announced at Closing Ceremonies, the at Con PreReg Rate is good for about a week on mnstf.org/minicon60/in...

Vorthos alert! Tomorrow is release day for @seananmcguire.bsky.social's new novel, Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos! strixhaven-omens-of-chaos.com And for the real old-school types, a throwback to the very first novels in the 90s: the first edition hardcover has a promo card! mtg.wiki/page/Strixha...

Spec Magazine has arrived and is available at the Merch / Registration desk.

First sale at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social and I’m feeling frost in the atmosphere! #pwhl #pwhlfrost #mnfrost #mnartist #stickershop

Will I see you at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social ? Come to the merch table on Saturday and buy Speck volume 1!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh, it's @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social Minicon 59 weekend! My panel schedule is crazy, but I'll be doing a reading at 1pm Fri, then zine panel at 7p, world building panel at 8:30p. Regency Romance at 10am Sat, TV Streaming Guide 8:30p Marketing after Publication - Sun 1pm

I’m participating in panels on April 3 at @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social in Bloomington MN! First, at 7 pm I will be on “First Time Self Publishing Wins and Losses.” Then at 8:30 pm I’m moderating “Cyberpunk in the Age of AI” and will be joined by panelists @lydamorehouse.bsky.social and Karl Gallagher.

Opening Ceremonies for Minicon 59!

Interested in EFF and your online Freedom & Privacy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkC1... See Cindy Cohn talk to John Stewart.

Are you feeling exhausted or exasperated by the ubiquity of A.I. nonsense in the world? When you need a break from raging against the machines, here are five stories about the dark and dangerous aspects of artificial intelligence...

BREAKING: We're challenging President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail-in voting. Once again, the president is trying to seize power he doesn't have at the expense of our democracy.

Hey everyone! We'd really like to get a new space for the bookstore, then adopt a shop cat, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. Pictured are our two favorite buildings for the shop. carpelibrumbaltimore.com

Lizbeth Myles shows readers that Doctor Who has always explored important and controversial political issues and that it is vital that it continues to do so. It is available for preorder from: www.hernebooks.com/product-page...

#FundraiserPerk Receive a signed and personalized copy of Sarah Gailey's JUST LIKE HOME as a thank you gift for your donation, plus the April Locus E-Issue and digital art by designer Francesca Myman. Donate at http://locusmag.com/...#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

We met Michael 9 years ago at Minicon 50. You should definitely follow him.

#Booksky Met a bunch of cool public librarians at the Independent Publishers Caucus reception last night so this seems a good time to mention that you can get our books at your local library! Print through IngramSpark, ebook through Libby and Hoopla. www.overdrive.com/publishers/q...

TODAY!!! Minicon 59! Reg opens at 4pm Opening Ceremonies at 7pm Would love to see you!

Minicon starts tomorrow (2-April)! No Joke! mnstf.org/minicon59/

Our liberation is all interconnected. We can't fight for gender justice without defending transgender people.

On Trans Day of Visibility, read something free by me: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/cons... "There’s dysphoria, and then there’s turning into a mid-size city."

Got the blues because Fediverse posts coming through Bridgy Fed that are over 300 characters get truncated on the Atmosphere and you have to click into a link? Well, good news: starting today, @deck.blue shows the *full* post from over the bridge - no truncation, no links!

Minicon 59!!!! 1-Apr, 6pm - Work Party 2-Apr: 12noon - Setup 4pm - Reg Opens 7pm - Opening Ceremonies 7:30 - Meet & Greet mnstf.org/minicon59/

Today's MPR show with Angela Davis is a conversation with faith leaders about their resistance to Metro Surge and it's really worth listening to. I'd especially recommend it to faith leaders out of state. www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

On trans day of visibility I want to voice my support for the trans folks in my community. You are an important and valued part of what makes up the people I know and interact with as well as the city, state, country, and world.

Next weekend, I will be running a live-action roleplaying game for @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social here in the Twin Cities: mnstf.org/minicon59/ : "What Do You Do When an Asteroid Is About to Hit The Earth?" With all credit to Paul Chodas et al. for creating a series of such games as a training tool.

Hey hey! For folks going to @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social (in the Twin Cities), looks like the program book is out: mnstf.org/minicon59/m5...