Per Pride tradition (ok it’s a relatively new tradition of all of two years), here is my Writers of the Rainbow rec list. I’d love to grow it again this year. So, please drop your lgbtqia+ recs below! bookshop.org/lists/writer...

Hear hear!

#swancon50 has been a blast so far. So many great panels and speakers. Loved this morning’s exploration of gothic horror with @angelaslatter.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social and Kristyn McDermott.

Just met the fabulous @genni.bsky.social at the big book launch! Fabulous reading. #swancon50

The dealer room at #SwanCon50 yielded a most excellent find - I now have the whole back catalogue of @speculativeinsight.bsky.social books for my very own! Had a wonderful chat about Australian indie publishing with Alexandra Pearce from Speculative Insight.

It feels like a corporate retreat with better content! And we are wearing our Scylla swag designed by @ellatholmes.bsky.social! #swancon50

Needless to say, this is going to be awesome. #queerwriters #booksky

The Shirley Jackson Award nominees have been announced! Massive congrats to everyone on the list - and especially Aussies @angelaslatter.bsky.social and @kaaronwarren.bsky.social! www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/2026/05/28/n... #OceaniaSFF #AustralianSFF

Have a look at @faerywhimsy.bsky.social breaking down the first thirty days of The Monstrous & The Divine.

If anyone wants to write this vibe for The Monstrous & The Divine anthology I'm am SEATED for it. www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology

Looking forward to meeting new writers, fellow publishers, readers, EVERYONE this weekend :) three days of being totally normal about publishing, I can’t wait! #swancon50 And I have extra space in my suitcase for books.

{screaming excitement}

I and my very pretty, very chonky book are at SwanCon this weekend and will be part of the Big Beautiful Book Launch on Sunday morning (details on the SwanCon program)... Thanks to @caitlin.rozakis and Adrian Tchaikovsky for the lovely quotes! 😊😊

Scylla Publishing will be on the ground for this! Now’s the time to pitch your panels folks. #conflux20

Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before is one of four nominees for anthology in the British Fantasy Award! Now's a great time to pick up your copy! #fantasy #sciencefiction #sapphic www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/lesbian...

@premeemohamed.com this made me sick with jealousy. In a good way. Great job @neonhemlock.bsky.social - I love this novella series so much I get them shipped to Australia!

What's that? We want #sapphic goddesses and monsters in unfamiliar settings for our next anthology? Right-o. (Psssst, submit here until July 31! www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology)

Personally I think everyone should read this book so they can avoid the Evil Curse™️ but that's just me... 🤭 The cover looks so cute on a business card 🥰 #booksky #authorsky

Thanks @horrortree.com!

Heads up for Australians (Victorians in particular), the Q-Lit 2026 Queer Literary Festival program is up. Still short on spec fic (general festivals always are) but we have our pick of the not-to-be missed panels. #booksky #queerwriters www.scyllapublishing.com/specficsapph...

“You can’t fall in love with books you can’t find”. Common quote, but it isn’t a problem people fix alone. For fun, we will post about the sapphic spec fic books we like, even when they’re not ours! We have a blog on our site, and we do a spot in newsletters. www.scyllapublishing.com/specficsapph...

Even if it weren't about Scylla! I too am a fan. Love it when the more mainstream mags pick up pieces like this. #queerwriting

I'm blown away every day by the talent, commitment, and voices of the people who have chosen to help me on this journey to fulfilling my publishing dreams. It feels like a long road already but we are so close to a beginning.

The Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Artists and Writers is now open!! No submission fees No rights encumbered 1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize) 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $400 Submit by June 8, 2026 1/2

I usually write about politics, but this month I didn't particularly want to add to the churn. Instead, I've mused about writing characters in fiction. Politics does intrude, of course. But, writing is a political act. (Grateful for any reposts.) ko-fi.com/post/Writing...

Oh geez. 10/10. No notes. Galaxy Quest wins. But if I HAVE to go with a different alien… Name your favorite alien. (Two for one.)

Don’t forget to vote for the Ditmars if you’re eligible! (Oh yeah, and please vote BRISBANE for Worldcon ‘28!)

We think @heatherhogan.bsky.social is always a good source of recs for sapphic books. Our pick from this list is Olivia Waite's "Murder by Memory", such a unique and cosy concept, and we do love a novella. #booksky theheatherhogan.substack.com/p/13-queer-b... Sign up for Cattywumpus!

Mama and baby dragon

Reminder that the 2026 Ditmar Awards voting ends Sunday May 17! If you're eligible to vote, get in on this action. Shout out to our ridiculously talented cover artist @annalisejensen.bsky.social for best fan artist for her Gideon the Ninth cover. swancon50.sf.org.au/awards/

My friend @tinyholly.bsky.social is launching this, and dammit, I wanna make a noise about it. We do the exact same soul sucking day job and both wish we could do nothing but create art and live our dreams, but sadly, mortgages must be paid. But art will not be deterred!

Y'all don't know how HARD it is not to just post all the cool things we have coming.

The Scylla Publishing team will be at #swancon50 wearing our Scylla merch so we can be spotted. If anyone wants to chat sapphic specfic we are all in. Next year when we have books to sell we will have a table, but this year we are just hanging because love it. www.swancon.com.au

We are a week into our submissions process, and Nicole Field has dropped her feels on how it's going! This is the first instalment of Nicole's Divine Blog! @faerywhimsy.bsky.social www.scyllapublishing.com/adivineblog/... #queerwriters #writingsky

Question. Is Sapphic romantasy (wlw, definitely bi characters but only showing sex between women) something people want to read? It’s not my genre but I need to know what you all want.

Well. We over at @scyllapublishing.bsky.social are thrilled to be working with Nicole Field @faerywhimsy.bsky.social on this. Subs open! www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology 1) Please read the submissions guidelines, and 2) While you're contemplating your sub, remember that sometimes the sapphics win!

Newsletter only reveals coming today for the Who Am I? anthology! www.scyllapublishing.com/newsletter

Today is Indie Press Day, to help support the many small presses that don’t have the visibility of the larger publishers.

Submissions are officially open!! You can either send your stories through the Duosuma link below, or through the submission form on the website: www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology Please share and repost generously 💙

The Monstrous & The Divine: A Sapphic Anthology by Scylla Publishing @scyllapublishing.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for The Monstrous & The Divine: A Sapphic Anthology. #CallforSubmissions

While we get to work editing our brilliant stories from Who Am I?, our fabulous guest editor @faerywhimsy.bsky.social is gearing up for the SUBS OPENING on "The Monstrous & The DIvine", our second anthology featuring sapphic reimagining of goddesses and monsters! www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology

I'm happy to announce that I'll be in the debut anthology from @scyllapublishing.bsky.social with a story about Harzie, the werewolf sex worker...

The week's new LGBTQ+ releases in scifi/fantasy/paranormal romance which I reported within the larger New Releases blog post. #booksky #romancelandia

I’m so excited to have my story “What the Tide Takes” out in the world this September. Thanks @scyllapublishing.bsky.social for seeing the vision and helping bring it to life!

I'm glad to say I'll have a Goatskin story in @scyllapublishing.bsky.social 's Sapphic Spec Fic anthology. First book from this new Australian small press. Their website already has a call for the next anthology: www.scyllapublishing.com

Want to get as bunch of #sapphic and #lesbian titles for cheap? Check out this Itch bundle, and all you money goes directly to the #indie authors! #fantasy #sciencefiction #romance itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...

Ditto.

In “Who Am I” we have rep in the following genres/styles-Dark Fairytale, Space Opera, Gothic Horror, Weird Fic, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Urban Fantasy, Epistolary, Memoir (yes!), High Fantasy…it’s wild.

Look I haven’t seen the stats on it but maybe Tor really does simply publish more novellas? It can be that simple.

And just like that, the lineup for our “Who Am I?” anthology is locked and we are so excited to work with our writers to bring you an amazing book. Writer announcements coming soon!