The #2026IgnyteAwards finalist in Speculative Poetry are: After the Storm – Ishita Basu Mallik In an attempt to seduce Death my sister starts calling him Love – Karan Kapoor Set It Off (1996) – Fans’ Cut – Nova Cypress Black (1/2)

Officially on Ko-fi (should subscribing not be something you can commit to but you wanna sling us some digital dollas): ko-fi.com/speccolorway...

Congratulations to @nytebird45.bsky.social and Jamal Hodge whose poetry collection EVERYTHING ENDLESS won the Stoker award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection last night. It was such a proud moment for us to see this amazing collaboration between two incredible poets recognized.

Some stories leave scars. This one grows teeth. Super excited to share: My new short story "What Grows Back" is now live in @nightmare-magazine.com edited by @wnwagner.bsky.social 🥹 Read it here: www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/what...

HAPPY PRIDE, ISSUE 2 IS OUT NOW FOR SUBSCRIBERS!!! Check your email! 🪐🗡️🌈 Issue 2 will be free online on June 15th—but if you'd like to support a queer magazine AND read Issue 2 without waiting, you can snag a copy now! Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/3e872a158d Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/others... (1/2)

Rainbow Space Magic 2026 will be on October 3-4, 2026! RSM is free, virtual convention for queer #speculativefiction Registration will open at the end of June, but if you're interested in being a panelist, you can apply now at tally.so/r/D4AZqE

loved reading about the process of this (tbh Geneva's emails are always welcome in my inbox for whatever) and just the lovely wondrousness that tells a story in itself--definitely could be prompterly nourishment

All current submitters have been responded to. Big, big thank you once more for sharing y'alls work—and if you haven't yet, get to it for we're still seeking poems to kick off 2027 and will respond as promptly🙂.

We're running a ✨ poll for input on a ✨ from our members: www.patreon.com/posts/specia...

Happy pub day to our favorite coeditor/creator 😄💐💚

For us queer/aligning in another (un)naming, it's Pride whether celebrating solo in our hearts or shared with beloveds of all connections, but may this month be full up with the good stuff, the showing up stuff, the boogiein all by your bad self stuff, the joying in spaces made for communion stuff.

Why don't we fall in love? (Did you hear 🎶? If not, we're still friends.) Anyhow, today me Jeané brings you our first Spec Colorways In Love post, where I muse on how duplex has become a beloved muse: www.patreon.com/posts/spec-c... 💜🏘️💜 What beloveds have you been returning to?

Launching a new tier on Patreon. Evergreen Reader for those who're like all I want is to make an offering that'll mean new queer BIPOC spec poetry out connecting with the world—and, importantly, bimonthly in my inbox 💚🌱☄️💚: www.patreon.com/c/SpecColorw...

And if you missed us, or wondering who we be, you can rewatch or listen on whatever podcast platform of your preference: www.patreon.com/posts/record... In 🫶🏾 & verse

We're open to subs till the end of the month or reach 100 cap📥🏯🌈✒️🤖🎊🧙🏿✏️🚀📥: speccolorwaysinverse.carrd.co#guidelines

We're up! 😀 www.patreon.com/SpecColorway...

Last prompt of May 🎲📖💻: www.patreon.com/posts/may-pr... And remember tomorrow we gather and open to submissions 🥳 patreon.com/SpecColorway... 📥 (P.S. Gonna lay some new content on y'all for June 💞🏘️😁)

the scream of a sub-review sheet desperate for data 🙂

We've set up our live stream for next week on Patreon, so if you're a member, you can express interest and get notified when it's time: www.patreon.com/SpecColorway...

First prompt of May is here 👽🦄🌠🏄🧑‍🚀: www.patreon.com/posts/may-pr...

🎊Know it's been said before, but here with our first-gathering official announcement (📅May 16 7 pm EST), including community agreements for your perusal. Come chat with us, satisfy your burning questions, and maybe get a little writing in🎊: www.patreon.com/posts/our-ve...

Our page is up on the Grinder 🥳: thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Index... Thank you @diabolicalplots.com

April's last 🍲🌈🍜: www.patreon.com/posts/april-... Also, who's writing poem 15 today? (Congrats! Keep writing👏🏾💐)

When we open to subs May 16, we'll be searching for 3 poems—publication in July, September, and November. To guide and ease review process, we've crafted a rubric rooted in our four core values. Additional excite, we're dreaming of digital broadsides with option for audio done by us or the author.

First prompt of National Poetry Month 🌌🍂⚧️🪐📜: www.patreon.com/posts/april-... Write on! 📣1️⃣✍🏾🛸3️⃣0️⃣🏁 @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social (💐for being a Nebula finalist @sfwa.org) @strangehorizons.bsky.social

Thank you to Jasmine at Black Remote She for including us among your incredible *lists* of resources and community support information; if you're unfamiliar, highly recommend checking what else they have on offer 😉💜💐: www.blackremoteshe.com/resource-hub... www.blackremoteshe.com/resource-hub...

If ya gotta have March's second prompt expeditiously, it's now live on Patreon 🚀🥀✨🦋💻: www.patreon.com/posts/march-... @tamarajeree.com @strangehorizons.bsky.social Going up on site when National Poetry Month is upon us—subscribers will get another prompt to kick it off! Who's aiming for 30?

📋Queer BIPOC Spec Poetry Roundup: forms.gle/nSbZjZz5L5tD...

Let us reintroduce ourselves (promise worth reading to end): www.patreon.com/posts/update... In 🫶🏾 & verse, @lyszflo.bsky.social @jdridges.bsky.social