The nominating period for the 2026 Rhysling Awards is officially closed, and nominations have been verified. Thank you to all the members who sent in nominations this year! a THREAD /1

Your reminder that I'm giving away 3 autographed copies of my novella, 'The Unbearable Taste of Fruit & Wine', to 3 lucky contributors to my breast cancer Go Fund Me during the month of March! An update & details are at the link. Please feel free to share widely! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

I'm ending every day with my brain full because I'm doing #ADozenDystopiasAndHowToDodgeThem all day, but I feel good about: -This book -Future nonfiction books -and the fiction I'll be writing next

We can’t take everyone from the States. But we should make a concerted effort to provide refugee status to trans people from the USA. What’s happening to them there is a hate crime.

The US cover of Vile Lady Villains (out from Union Square & Co on May 12) has now been officially revealed and I wrote an essay in @debutiful.bsky.social about it. Give it a read, if you will. debutiful.net/2026/03/06/s...

Check this out! Such a cool idea: 12 speculative fiction novels translated into English from languages that are underrepresented in our English libraries. So excited to read these! lingua.globalvoices.org/2026/02/stor...

While writing #ADozenDystopiasAndHowToDodgeThem, I've found research that may have inspired the ghouls' longevity in Fallout, and I am SO excited by this find 👀👀👀

He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.

I may be closed to queries but am still taking conference pitches! Will be taking one-on-one pitches at the 2026 (Online) Texas Writing Workshop on March 6-7. Join me! Anyone from anywhere can attend. Learn more about the virtual writers conference here:

Love a high drama and high camp combo!

Congrats to the @bsfa.bsky.social shortlist for 2025 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... Congrats @jendiagammon.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com @drfionamoore.bsky.social @grigorylukin.bsky.social @foxesandroses.bsky.social @adamroberts.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social and all the finalists!

The BSFA Awards shortlists are up, highlighting an array of excellent work. Do take a look, whether or not you're voting. (Especially if you're in need of an alternative to doomscrolling) bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I'm blown away to find out that my short story "Of Seagrass Fins and Slippery Fingers" has made the British Science Fiction Association shortlist!!! I'm so grateful for everyone who has read and loved this story! 🐟 Story 🔗 and voting info below ⬇️

Reminder that this is all out of all of our hands We can't change the minds of those in charge at this moment (They wouldn't listen anyway) So however you need to cope: Black humor, logging off, distractions- all are better than doomscrolling & catastrophizing Breathe. Live. You're here, now. 🖤

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

Unfortunately, I won't be able to open to queries on March 1-5 as planned. My attention needs to go to the queries and submissions already received (lots of things I'm still excited to dive into!), and to my existing clients' work. As always, I'll update here when things change!

One of the fun things about writing popular science is that I get to use highly technical terms like "oomph" to describe spectral radiant flux (the amount of power per unit wavelength of energy in the form of radiation such as light or heat). #ADozenDystopiasAndHowToDodgeThem

"I love struggling actually. It makes me feel alive." -Alysa Liu Get out there and start falling on your ass!

we are 80% funded (if you were curious) 80% of a skeleton cannot lift a thanksgiving turkey 80% of a liver is not enough to feed a bear 80% off is a going out of business sale please keep us in the business of publishing death things 4 u join us! get fiction! 👇

One of the things They don't tell you is that a lot of being creative involves wondering whether or not you're screaming into the void. And a lot more of it is realising that as long as you're screaming, that's the point. And a lot of the rest of it is working out if you're singing or screaming

Sleepy Bo.

You can browse our fundraiser and all of the lovely donation rewards here: crowdfundr.com/littleghosts... Handwritten thank-you cards, sheet ghost portraits, a short run T-Shirt, and of course the very cool wall plaques are all there. Truly any small donation helps. 👻🤍📚

I'm collecting quotes from authors of dystopian books to include in #ADozenDystopiasAndHowToDodgeThem & am blown away by the response. Of the authors I've contacted that I know personally, ALL BUT ONE said yes. Of the authors I cold-emailed, a LOT said yes. Authors are amazing ✨

One of my stories is nominated for the BSFA award, and tomorrow is the last day to vote for it to be on the shortlist! BSFA members vote here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... I'll send you a copy of the story if you need one--just comment and let me know!😊

We are making plans to do our small part to help Minneapolis recover from occupation by ICE terrorists. News on this soon.

Vile Lady Villains is on @waterstones.bsky.social Highlighted Romantasy list 🥺🥺🤯 Thank you so much! Waterstones has a 25% OFF on books coming soon between 17-20 Feb so this is a great opportunity to preorder VLV! Use code FEB26 at checkout. www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

Doing some neurographic art this Sunday morning! I really like the way the limited palette turned out in this one.

Attn authors who've trad pubbed dystopian fiction!! I'm doing short, fun interviews with authors for my book with Bloomsbury, A DOZEN DYSTOPIAS AND HOW TO DODGE THEM, on the real science behind fictional dystopian scenarios. Comment or msg me if you're up for answering a few Qs!

So excited and proud of my client @arwyns.bsky.social for their upcoming debut! WE, THE MISSING is a brilliant and beautiful horror novel and it's coming this year from Sobelo Books. Preorders are up! 🎉⬇️

It turns out that writing the "Breaking News" section for each chapter is one of the most fun and hopeful aspects of working on this book. There are new technologies that actually make lives better. There are people helping each other. I get to write about those things.

"Insert more on zombies" may be one of my favorite work-in-progress placeholders ever. Especially since what I'm writing is nonfiction. 😅 #ADozenDystopiasAndHowToDodgeThem

Exciting News! I've been invited to attend a Writing Residency at Chateau d'Orquevaux in 2026! I'm going to France! I need your help to get there though! You can help by donating to my GoFundMe or just by sharing this post & link! Help me spread the word! gofund.me/79910da01 #amwriting #fundraiser

My open-to-queries window for this month ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time tonight. If you were hoping to query me this month, today's the day to do it. The form opens back up March 1.

So incredibly excited for the world to meet Roberto's wonderful book. It's insightful, piercing, and compulsively readable. Thank you, Inked in Gray, for partnering with this story! 🔥

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I'm very excited to be able to announce that my client @michaelstrode.bsky.social's book SPIT AND TOUCH IRON has been acquired by Ruadán Books! It's a dark yet fun, literary yet fast-paced genre blend and it's coming next year!

You know you need a "this is not normal" hat! If I lived somewhere cold enough to need a toque more than 2 days this winter, I would be ordering one. (Not affiliated with Island Yarn, but they were my neighborhood yarn store where I used to live and they're awesome)

A reminder that I'm closed to adult fantasy and sci-fi queries at the moment. Please don't just pick an unrelated genre on QM; wait until I reopen in these genres! (If I have your sci-fi or fantasy full ms, that's a different story and it's still under consideration! 😎)

Huge congratulations to everyone with work on the Locus Recommended Reading List! Voting is now open for the Locus Awards. Anyone can vote, no subscription or membership required. You can also write in your favorites! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...

From now through Feb. 5, I'm open to queries in the categories given in the thread below.

Ghoulish Books will remain open today as a community space. We stand in support of the General Strike. People may make book purchases, but no pressure. We will be donating 100% of the day’s profits (or, if not reached, a minimum of $500) to organizations benefiting Minnesota.

We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025! This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird. BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July. Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️ tinyurl.com/47f6tt48

Art feels so frivolous right now, but art feels so necessary right now.

From the wonderous fantasy to mind-expanding sci-fi, from the depths of horror to the magical realms of the speculative, we're proud to have an expansive list of SFF fiction eligible this year for awards consideration! @dianapho.bsky.social @viengsamai.bsky.social

We keep calling the energy transition a success because grids are cleaner and cheaper. But averages hide who’s getting shut off, who’s rationing heat, and who’s trading safety for affordability. Justice isn’t a bonus metric...it’s THE metric. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

@millieabecassis.com 's The Color of Time is Shiraki Press' third title this year, arriving on May 19, 2026! Recently we asked her a few questions about her reading habits and faves. Read the questions & answers and learn more about Millie at www.shirakipress.com/authors/mill...

“You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think.” ― Amaka Imani Nkosazana Think positive, and believe in your story, #turtlewriters! It may just change someone's life for the better! Good luck!❤️🙂🐢🍀 ((hugs)) #WritingCommunity

I had a lot of fun recording this podcast with The Funky Writer! Robert did a great job of making space for me to share honestly, so if you want an open glimpse of who I am as a writer and a person, give it a listen! At 28:22, I read from my on-sub sci-fi book! www.podbean.com/media/share/...

Climate change was settled science decades ago. The failure was political. Climate Denial in American Politics: #ClimateBrawl documents how climate denial became embedded in U.S. federal politics—and how it continues to obstruct climate action.

I am soooo lucky I have this little guy to cuddle with