1/2 Ditmar Award nominations are open and I've two works I'm particularly proud of: The Hidden God (novella), and Déjà Vécu, (short story). If you're eligible to vote (and there's a good chance you are - criteria explained in the linked article), have at it. nappertime.com/ditmar-votin...

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Don't forget to vote for your favorite short stories, novellas, novelettes, and more in our 2025 Readers' Award contest! Be sure to cast your ballot before March 1 asimovs.com/asimovs-2025...

1/2 Ditmar Award nominations are open and I've two works I'm particularly proud of: The Hidden God (novella), and Déjà Vécu, (short story). If you're eligible to vote (and there's a good chance you are - criteria explained in the linked article), have at it. nappertime.com/ditmar-votin...

If you're an Asimov's reader, and enjoyed my novella, 'The Hidden God', then here's your chance to say so:

Just returned from a quick trip to Queensland, where I attended the Aurealis Awards ceremony. Absolutely elated to walk away with the win for Best Science Fiction Novella. Great night, spent with some great people. Congrats to all the nominees and winners.

Just returned from a quick trip to Queensland, where I attended the Aurealis Awards ceremony. Absolutely elated to walk away with the win for Best Science Fiction Novella. Great night, spent with some great people. Congrats to all the nominees and winners.

Big congrats to @trnapper.bsky.social for taking out the Aurealis for the best SF novella! #scifi #sciencefiction #books @aurealisawards.bsky.social

The Aurealis Award shortlist just dropped and I'm thrilled to receive two nods - SF Short Story ('Deja Vecu' - Austral 2025) and SF novella ('The Hidden God' - Asimov's). It's a juried award and represents the best of Oz spec-fic. Congrats to all the nominees: aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01/2...

Author copy mail is the best type of mail. Grimdark Magazine #45 turned up today. Their first physical edition genuinely looks excellent (and love the cover art for my short story). @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

The Aurealis Award shortlist just dropped and I'm thrilled to receive two nods - SF Short Story ('Deja Vecu' - Austral 2025) and SF novella ('The Hidden God' - Asimov's). It's a juried award and represents the best of Oz spec-fic. Congrats to all the nominees: aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01/2...

Excellent review of my short story 'The Long Sleep' in Tangent. The tale appears in the latest issue of Grimdark #45 (a great magazine), which is also their first foray into print. Check it out here: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grim... @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

⚡️Reports indicate Iran may have killed over 30,000 protesters.

Took my eldest son (now 14) to a café today, and could not help but notice my mad parenting skills.

Thrilled to be a part of the first physical edition of Grimdark Magazine. It's a great mag, run by a great crew of people, and the issue is a banger. Check it out:

My nerdom knows no bounds. After a hiatus of several years, I picked up the brushes again and painted my Skaven team for the new edition of Blood Bowl. Listening to music, painting, is my zen.

Thrilled to be a part of the first physical edition of Grimdark Magazine. It's a great mag, run by a great crew of people, and the issue is a banger. Check it out:

Free Iran!

SALE: a 2-for-1 eBook deal for my debut novel, 36 Streets, and novella, Ghost of the Neon God - between them winning 4 awards (Aurealis x2, Ditmar x2). My work, 'Gloriously upholds the cyberpunk legacy' according to Locus Mag. Link below.

"You can't put the genie back in the bottle" for generative AI, they say. But didn't we collectively decide to do that for human cloning?

Read 52 books this year, loved 10 of them (13, including rereads). My top ten is in the link below, along with a brief roundup of my writing year. Enjoy.

Read 52 books this year, loved 10 of them (13, including rereads). My top ten is in the link below, along with a brief roundup of my writing year. Enjoy.

Canberra Times, 18 December, 2025:

Bangers honestly. highly recommend

SALE: a 2-for-1 eBook deal for my debut novel, 36 Streets, and novella, Ghost of the Neon God - between them winning 4 awards (Aurealis x2, Ditmar x2). My work, 'Gloriously upholds the cyberpunk legacy' according to Locus Mag. Link below.

I spent November mentoring for an arts-based recovery program for military personnel and first responders suffering trauma and injury. A genuinely transformative program that proves the vital importance of creativity in the process of healing. Article in link below:

I spent November mentoring for an arts-based recovery program for military personnel and first responders suffering trauma and injury. A genuinely transformative program that proves the vital importance of creativity in the process of healing. Article in link below:

This is awesome. While I've had a few short stories translated, this is the first time for my of my novels (36 Streets). The Russian cover of my vehemently anti-imperialist book is excellent, and I love seeing this artist's interpretation of the protagonist, Lin Thi Vu. Link below.

This is awesome. While I've had a few short stories translated, this is the first time for my of my novels (36 Streets). The Russian cover of my vehemently anti-imperialist book is excellent, and I love seeing this artist's interpretation of the protagonist, Lin Thi Vu. Link below.

Read T.R. Napper's Ghost Of The Neon God" tonight. amzn.to/48nlqAD 📖👻 Gave me serious #Cyberpunk2077 meets #ThelmaAndLouise vibes. In a good way. #books #reading #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Cyberpunk @trnapper.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Was pumped when Beth & Adrian @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social asked me to write a story for their special cyberpunk issue. On top of that, somehow I got the cover art (look at the contributors to the issue - a truly stellar line-up). It's their first print edition, and I can't wait to get mine.

Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.

Author copy mail is the best type of mail. Very pleased to be a part of the Austral Anthology and the year's best 'Robot and AI Stories' (about robot and AI, NOT written by)(@infinivoxsf.bsky.social). Links to each below.

This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood

Up until recently I was in a cyberpunk group on Facebook. On it, someone wrote a very long and very well received post on why AI in art is okay and fucking hell I'm just tired. The AI techbros are the real world manifestation of everything cyberpunk detests and warned against.

Up until recently I was in a cyberpunk group on Facebook. On it, someone wrote a very long and very well received post on why AI in art is okay and fucking hell I'm just tired. The AI techbros are the real world manifestation of everything cyberpunk detests and warned against.

Tim Hickson just uploaded an excellent, thoughtful video on his channel HelloFutureMe, exploring the trope: 'When a Character is a Weapon'. I was immensely gratified to see he'd included Lin Thi Vu from 36 Streets & The Escher Man. Well worth a watch (Link below).

Tim Hickson just uploaded an excellent, thoughtful video on his channel HelloFutureMe, exploring the trope: 'When a Character is a Weapon'. I was immensely gratified to see he'd included Lin Thi Vu from 36 Streets & The Escher Man. Well worth a watch (Link below).

Pleased indeed to see my debut, 36 Streets, make the all-time top ten cyberpunk list, alongside some true giants of the neon-drenched subgenre. Jonathan Cooke's Words in Time is a great channel - check out the full list in the link: youtu.be/HZOGEKl0naE?...

It’s a shame that GTA VI has been delayed but I’m excited by Rockstar’s promise that the extra time will allow them to give all the pedestrians in the game “a rich inner life” and “the capacity to actually experience pain”

lol

Roomba should have been a warning.

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am

To be clear: this is 'Best of' is about AI, not written or assisted by AI. As David Simon put it, I'd rather put a gun in my mouth than use than use LLMs in my writing.

Very cool, to say the least, to share a ToC with such a stellar list of writers in 'The Year's Best Robot and AI Stories'. Looking forward to getting my author copy.

Tawny frogmouth named 2025 Australian bird of the year winner

Baffling, depressing. George Miller's legacy is in part built on his commitment to practical effects, to loving attention to production, to encouraging and empowering human beings to painstakingly create items of beauty. Now he's defending slop. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

The Australian Ditmar Award ceremony was last night, and I was honoured to receive the nod for Best Novella. Ghost of the Neon God has now won the Australian double (Aurealis and Ditmar). Congrats to all the winners, and a huge thanks to all my readers.