I’m excited to announce that ARIA UNSUNG, my book with mech-driving witches who use resonance magic with crystal technology, has been acquired by @inkedingraypress.bsky.social for publication in the Spring of 2027! Check out the blog announcement: inkedingray.com/aj-super-and...

Hey queer editors! An editor friend of mine is wanting to pass along a sensitivity read project. Are there any transwomen here who offer sensitivity read services or who just want to take this on? Lmk so I can forward your info!

Can someone point me in the direction of a recommendation of Sapphic Military SciFi? Does it exist? Thanking along the lines of Tanya Huff’s Valor series but sapphic. I’m Indie, Self Pub, Trad, don’t care. Recs?

I'm a backer! What about you? It's just like pre-ordering a book.

Urgent job for this week: read “She is Here” from @nicolaz.bsky.social! Our lesbian SFWA Grand Master in the new Outspoken Authors series. She is here, and I am seated. #booksky

It's that time of year again! The Locus Awards are looming in the distance, but you need to choose your champions! Voting is now open for all, give your favorite authors and works the voice they deserve! Vote now at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio.

She was sent to decide Earth’s fate. She stayed for a bookseller. Free review copies of WHEN STARS FALL are live on BookSirens! A Sapphic superhero romance featuring: ✨ Grumpy x Sunshine ✨ Secret identities ✨ Night-powered heroes Get yours: booksirens.com/book/WS4MDNQ... #BookSky #SapphicRomance

Dystopia has a kind of weird function in the world now. I know a lot of folks are bingeing romance and cozy (or cozy romance!) as a buffer against the world and I get it. I'm finding myself drawn to dystopia instead, because we need stories of hope against adversity too now, more than ever. #booksky

Anthology update! - Still accepting subs. All the rejections for stories received up until last Friday are out, so if you've heard nothing from us, your story is in our "Consideration" folder. We are piling up stories we love there, and will hash it out when subs close.

I mean, kudos to you @erkeel.bsky.social :) As far as concepts go that's *chefs kiss*

🤯WHAT in the #CrippingDystopia is this!? You're gonna see a few of these floating around very soon... 👀 Who's ready for an anthology of #dystopian stories told by disabled and chronically ill writers? I know I am! #booksky #books #shortstories

I've been to so many cons where agents and publishers say their top tip is "read the submission guidelines", and I was always like, surely not, surely that's table stakes, like... and y'all, I'm here to say-read the submission guidelines! Wow. Number one reason for an instant no has been this.

Backed! This needs to exist.

Female-identifying / non-binary writers -- you've still got until the end of February to submit to Scylla Publishing's sapphic anthology! (I'm helping with submissions. It feels horrible wondering if someone's story was "written" by an LLM. The relief of genuine human enthusiasm and flaws!)

Well looking forward to some of our books make this list someday! But here’s to oversaturation of Sapphic books! theliterarygrind.substack.com/p/my-most-an... @theamericano.bsky.social

All this. Yes, yes and YES.

Folks, please don’t tell artists they shouldn’t be making or selling their art right now. For many, it’s how they pay the bills. Art is vital during times like this. ALL ART. Whether it’s a protest sign or a book cover or just a beautiful drawing. It’s part of the heart of humanity.

Anyone who needs an editor! When brilliant authors offer to help develop your work, take them up on it.

There's a lot going on in the world today, but art is still here. Just a reminder that subs are still open on our Sapphic Specfic anthology, and will close on Feb 28! Submit here: www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology-su...

#smallpitch result! We requested 8 fulls, and have received four submissions (so far). Thanks @smallpitch.org for a thoroughly enjoyable event! Now the work begins!

600!? Wow. Well our team is so excited to get reading!

Genius theme! Cant wait to support it.

LFG!!!! It's on.

Craving something sapphic and literary and speculative? We've got you covered. These are some writers who are making us think, and giving us hope in this strange world. #booksky #writingcommunity #sapphicbooks www.scyllapublishing.com/specficsapph...

We are starting a new blog series highlighting Sapphic Specfics of different genres that a) are kind of "comps" to the type of fiction and sapphic authors we'd kill to be involved with, and b) a heads up on some books we love you may not have seen! So watch out for our posts in the next few weeks.

Alas can confirm it is not cheaper than usual in Australia, but people should buy it anyway. Sapphic spec fic at its finest.

Oh hell yes. Bring it on.

We want you 🫵 to vote in The Hugo Awards and it's really not as complicated as it looks:

Reminder that Scylla will be in #smallpitch looking for Sapphic speculative fiction with strong, diverse characters, an "un-put-downable" narrative drive, and compelling conflict! @smallpitch.org

Ummm, yes please.

Nominations are open for the Small Spec Book Awards. Small and independent press publishers, here is your chance to spotlight your best speculative titles of the year. Entries are FREE. The deadline is January 31. Nominations close early if we reach the cap. See our webpage for more information.

*draws cartoons like one of your live action movies* i'm still and forever on that Kryn Drow Are Bug Elves train, so i absolutely had to redraw that beautiful shot with my version of kryn armor! #CriticalRoleFanArt #CriticalRole #MightyNein

Notes from the first six weeks of submissions on the anthology: 1-Y'all are so talented, seriously. We are blessed for choice. 2-We are all obsessed with things coming from the water and eating us. 3-Our future wives smell like the sea.

I've never hit a pre-order button faster in my life. Moby Dick meets Gideon the Ninth? Sign me up. reactormag.com/hunting-the-... #booksky

Excited to say we have joined the publisher ranks for #smallpitch - the pitch event for small presses. I'm on the hunt for 4 sapphic authors/editors to launch novels/novellas/anthologies for in 2026/27 (previously pubbed or not) who want to work with a queer-focused small press. @smallpitch.org

SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊 This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike. Check our website for more details ⬇️

So lucky to have someone of @kateorman.bsky.social experience on board our editorial team :)

Haven Spec Magazine is open this month to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only! We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard! www.havenspec.com/submit/

Achievement for 2025: we started. You can’t finish anything you don’t start. Onwards and upwards. 2026 is gonna be huge.

Ok - first, everybody should buy and read this, it’s great. ALSO- if anyone who submitted for this anthology and didn’t make the stacked roster on here but you have a great story, send it our way! www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Humbled by the breadth and diversity of subs to the anthology we've had so far. We are still OPEN for subs until the end of Feb 2026 as planned! We have a lot of fantasy (but that's ok!) so would love space opera and steampunk. Stories with full character arcs and conflict are standing out! #booksky

Cannot wait to read this! Sharing for reach.

If you did anything creative this year, anything at all, then well-bloody-done.

My niece creating this rather marvellous book that brings together artists from all over the world to write about disability in Fantasy. This was a joyful 2025 moment in art for me. ellatholmes.com/introducing-...

TWO WEEKS IN! We have gotten some incredible submissions across fantasy (yaaaay!), but we're not seeing a lot of scifi. We have asked no hard scifi, but I would adore a space opera or two. If you had considered submitting, please do! :) Sapphics in space! Still open until 28/2/26 #nowsubmitting

The vibe today is brilliantly conceived space opera with characters that leap off the freaking page. @emilytesh.net “Some Desperate Glory” and the energy drink to match. #amreading #spaceopera #speculativefiction #booksky

Aussie folks - @brainjarpress.bsky.social, an indie press with fab fantasy titles, is moving and doesn't want to ship all their books across town! So grab 30% off using code NEWLAB2025 - I just nabbed some short story collections by @angelaslatter.bsky.social and Lisa L Hannett I was lusting after.

Absolutely cannot disagree with anybody including “Among the Burning Flowers” on a best of list. #booksky

Look I’m not much of a cup of tea person, so beer and a book it is. Every day is good day for starting @byzantienne.bsky.social “A Desolation Called Peace”. #booksky #sapphic

This is so awesome and wholesome. Love. ❤️