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Author (rep: Ernie Chiara at Fuse) 🇭🇰🇺🇸 Clarion West '25, published in Analog SF&F and Fission
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Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors.
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bernie jean schiebeling (she/they)
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the diagram checks out, we are go for BOOK
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Kemi Ashing-Giwa
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My heart leapt into my throat when I saw this. This is the first real piece of reader art I’ve ever seen. I’m struggling to express how much this means to me. Thank you.
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I have 2 short stories awards eligible this year! 1. Patient was the Doctor (PDF 📝)
analogsf.com/for-your-con...
with
@analogsf.bsky.social
(Locus & SFWA recommended) 2. milt (podcast reprint 🔉)
escapepod.org/2026/02/12/e...
with
@bsfa.bsky.social
and
@escapepod.org
(mild nsfw 🔥)
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✅ WEIRD ✅ QUEER ✅ HORNY ✅ HOPEFUL LET'S GO
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Standard Issue Computing
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Mamdani Tells NYC Residents to Stay Home and Read ‘Heated Rivalry’ Amid Snow Storm
The New York Public Library is offering residents with a library card the chance to download Rachel Reid’s queer hockey romance series without a wait.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mamdani-nyc-residents-read-heated-rivalry-snow-storm-1236484476/
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Matt Okumura
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Kemi Ashing-Giwa
2 months ago
Woah, this is news to me! Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE. Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!
amzn.to/3N13YcS
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dr. hazel 🐇 lenten fast
2 months ago
Heading into 2026, I'm still looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here:
www.hazelmonforton.com
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OTHERSIDE
2 months ago
Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! There’s only one week left in the year—which means we are ONE WEEK away from opening to fiction and poetry submissions on January 1st! Get your original fiction and poetry ready ✨
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
https://othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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contract is signed! my sci-fi story, milt, from the bsfa's Fission #5 anthology, will be "reprinted" by
@escapepod.org
in audio 🎧 in January 2026. it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️
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M. R. Robinson
3 months ago
Okay, after several hours spent agonizing over the details… edits are done and I am happy to say: yeah, this story is good 🙂↕️ Cannot wait to share it with you soon. Hope you love prehistoric myth and ritual murder and religious trauma and cults and sad women who are pathetic levels of in love.
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Jess, Girl Kisser, Kitty Petter, Shadowheart Wifer 💖🌈
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
3 months ago
Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration. Read on, and vote well! We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.
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Anne 🏳️⚧️🌻 [נעמי יעל]
3 months ago
Sabrina Carpenter to donate portion of Short n’ Sweet tour profit to Transgender Law Center
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/20/s...
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
3 months ago
Worried about an AI apocalypse? Find out why author David Ebenbach believes we can stave one off by leaning into our own humanity
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/k...
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Keeping our Humanity Through A Science-Fiction Apocalypse
by David Ebenbach For David Ebenbach, the key to retaining our humanity under threat of AI is to embrace the unique traits that make us human to begin with—our critical thinking, empathy, and creat…
https://theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/keeping-our-humanity-through-a-science-fiction-apocalypse/
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N. K. Jemisin
4 months ago
I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here:
www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...
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Finding the Heart of Your Story, a masterclass with N.K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop
Building a character is building a world of one; defining them, shaping them, and changing them is what a story is for. In this craft-first virtual masterclass, award winning author N. K. Jemisin will...
https://www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk-jemisin
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Jennifer Laughran
4 months ago
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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Septimus Brown
4 months ago
True story
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Cressida
4 months ago
2025 awards eligibility post - take two! I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)
4 months ago
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
https://bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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Tyler, from the Internet
10 months ago
Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass
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Elaine Ho
4 months ago
CRY, VOIDBRINGER is out everywhere! Thank you all for your support, it's been a wonderful ride 🥰 Order the book here:
artofelaineho.com/books/
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Sonia Sulaiman
4 months ago
Cover reveal day for Palestine -1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba by Comma Press! I have a story in this one. It launches November 13th. Pre-orders are open at the link below:
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
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Palestine - 1 - Stories from the eve of the Nakba | Comma Press
£11.99 (Paperback / Anthology) - Mazen Maarouf, Selma Dabbagh, Ahmad Jaber, Anwar Hamed, Mahmoud Shukair and others
https://commapress.co.uk/books/palestine-1
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Elaine Ho
4 months ago
required listening tbh
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beyond excited about this one, kemi always coming out with gold
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🌈 Romie glows in the dark 📽
5 months ago
Props to Benjamin for sharing the details of his contract. Unfortunately no props to MRM because there's a lot of extremely outre stuff in here that I'd refuse to sign. Let's run it down. (Context: If you're negotiating a contract with Strange Horizons, I'm the person you're negotiating with.)
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Millie Abecassis
5 months ago
Today is the day! My Gothic & sapphic historical fantasy novel is available everywhere ebooks are sold!
#Fantasy
#Booksky
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PodCastle
5 months ago
Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month Submissions Window!! We will open in November and close in April. See our announcement on the website for details. All our usual Submissions Guidelines still apply.
podcastle.org/2025/10/17/a...
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Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month Submissions Window - PodCastle
Greetings, writers of fantasy fiction! We at PodCastle are due to open back up to general submissions in November. When we do, instead of our usual one month open period, we plan to open for six month...
https://podcastle.org/2025/10/17/announcement-podcastle-is-trialling-a-six-month-submissions-window/
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ANMLY
5 months ago
ANMLY is now open for new work! We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation! >
anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available* Check out our latest issue to see what we're into! >
anmly.org
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ANMLY Submission Manager
**ANNOUNCEMENT: Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers, and writers of Palestinian descent, to support those most targeted by state violence. Email editor [at] anomalouspress [dot] o...
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Courtney Milan
5 months ago
Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).
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Participate in our Clean Air Study | sapphires
https://humanenvironments.org/sapphires/clean-air-study-participate/
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Matthew Kressel
5 months ago
TONIGHT! I'll be joining
@micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
,
@veronicarothbooks.com
,
@juliavee.bsky.social
and host
@yumewrites.bsky.social
at PT Knitwear in NYC for a panel on History and Speculation in SFF. Hope you can join us!
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dr. hazel 🐇 lenten fast
5 months ago
Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available!
www.hazelmonforton.com
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M. R. Robinson
5 months ago
It’s our first zero-backer day… BUT we’re only thirteen backers away from our final backer goal! (And $604 away from unlocking nonfiction.) If you 1. can’t stand me and 2. love queer art, there’s never been a better time to support
@othersidespec.bsky.social
!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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Terribly pleased that my short story, Patient was the Doctor, with
@analogsf.bsky.social
(July/August 2025) was recommended on
@locusmag.bsky.social
by
@acwise.bsky.social
🐙 Woot, I did something!
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Working with
@aishatuado.bsky.social
will be such a treat! She is such a talent. Do submit!
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Juan Martinez
5 months ago
It’s free if you’re a student! And $5 if you use the code below! Join us!
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M (Mostly Archived Account)
5 months ago
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING x GHOSTS When an inquisitive 25yo secretary inherits an abandoned detective agency, she partners with the private investigator’s ghost to find her neighbor’s killer in a case that mirrors the PI’s own unsolved murder 60 years earlier.
#DVpit
#A
#Mys
#PR
#Latine
#WOC
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Maeve MacLysaght loves a little gall on gall
5 months ago
Good morning,
#DVpit
! I'm so excited to dive into your projects. If I 💙 your pitch, please share with me at this link (sub requirements in the link):
querytracker.net/query/MacLys...
Good luck out there!
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Query Maeve MacLysaght at Aevitas Creative Management
https://QueryTracker.net/query/MacLysaght/Dvpit
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Sophia Babai
5 months ago
\o/
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sianushka.bsky.social
5 months ago
I don't know where this revisionism has come from about the suffragettes - people saying "if the suffragettes were around today, they'd be considered terrorists." The suffragettes were arrested and tortured, sexually assaulted and beaten by the state. They *were* considered terrorists!
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Millie Abecassis
5 months ago
Preorder my book, get freebies! If you preorder A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE (release date: 10.21.2025) you'll get beautiful art prints and other freebies! Go to
millieabecassis.com/preorder/
to learn more about the campaign and fill out the form. Available worldwide! Free stuff! Beautiful art!
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a tremendous project run by brilliant artists! I'd throw my hat in before the ring overflows with headwear
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Jen Brown ✨ (is QUERYING, BABY)
5 months ago
Ahem...might I offer you some joy, in these trying times? Applications for
@clarionwest.bsky.social
's 2026 Novel Writing Workshop open soon. So, I wrote about my application experience & programmatic takeaways, thus far. If you're thinking about applying? Do it. ✊🏾
jencbrown.com/2025/09/27/o...
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On Novel-ing: Clarion West’s Novel Writing Workshop (2025)
Seven months ago, I was accepted into the first cohort of Clarion West’s Novel Writing Workshop. (Or NWW, as we’ve lovingly acronymn-ized it.) Seven life-changing months filled with lec…
https://jencbrown.com/2025/09/27/on-novel-ing-clarion-wests-novel-writing-workshop-2025/
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FIYAH Literary Magazine
5 months ago
Yeah, we quiet over here, but we love y'all. These publishing streets are rough these days. October marks Black Speculative Fiction Month, and we're thrilled to drop TWO issues on you in the coming weeks. Updates soon come. Anyway support some Black creators:
go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p
Follow, share, BUY 🔥
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Samantha (Sam) Mills
5 months ago
Bay area friends! Come hang out with me, it's a big free party!
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil
5 months ago
I cannot emphasize this enough: The regime has overextended itself. It is vulnerable to protest and dissent. They have not consolidated power and we are entirely capable of keeping them from doing so. Doomers are not realists.
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dr. hazel 🐇 lenten fast
5 months ago
joining the war on autism on the side of autism
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Angela Liu
5 months ago
Contract signed! So excited my poem, “Butterfly Effect," will be in a future issue of
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
! This one was inspired by my fear of the phrase "every end is a new beginning."
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Meredith Mooring
6 months ago
I feel like we’re in the middle of a natural disaster that will only devastate specific groups while other groups complain about how inconvenient the humidity is from the comfort of their lifeboats
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