Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Posting acceptances and publications only is a distorted reflection of reality. Over the past few days, I had about a dozen+ form Rs. Poetry packets help, but doesn't make it easier. I only subbed 4 times this month bc... meh. Didn't write either bc... meh? It's never easy, never assume it is. 1100
Reposted by Hannya KayC. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke 65427213
Reposted by Hannya KayMia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 28/09/2026We are ONE WEEK away from The Heresy of Thieves out on shelves!! I'm throwing a virtual launch party on Twitch Oct. 6th to celebrate! RSVP here: luma.com/ypafqd9dluma.comThe Heresy of Thieves Launch Party · LumaJoin us on Twitch AND in Eorzea to celebrate the release of the first Spellfall book: The Heresy of Thieves by Mia V. Moss! Bring your favorite drink and snack… 174
Reposted by Hannya KayReach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The community drabble for today is, "Never Trust a Ouija Board" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "amateur." Find Dawn Vogel on BlueSky: @historyneverwas Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/DRBL #writingprompt #drabble 044
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What do we want? Stories*! When do we want them? Before submissions close on October 15! * Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 21814
Reposted by Hannya KayThe Doctor (Commissions open) @lucidillusions.in · 25/09/2026This is such an amazing story! Great work @hannyakay.bsky.social 🎉 042
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm so emotional that this story is out now, in the wonderful Tiny Gods issue of FFO. So many amazing stories, so many great authors. Read, cheer, share, subscribe. FFO is a wonderful place to lose yourself in, for a few minutes or many, many hours. I'm honored to join them on their journey ❤️ 62810
Reposted by Hannya KayCB Droege (Manawaker) @cbdroege.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🦄Trauma makes choices for us 🎙️ Manawaker Studio presents: "This, Too, is Magic" by Celia Winter @crossingwinter.bsky.social 🎧 Any podcast app ❤️ Supported by patrons! www.patreon.com/manawaker/po... #FlashFiction #FictionPodcast #SpecFic #NewEpisode #booksky #unicorn #purity #magic 02214
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A reminder that submissions remain open until October 15. If you think your story would benefit from a polish then you have time. Our first readers have plenty to occupy themselves with for now! 01615
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026People must have had the date circled on their calendar as we've had a flood of responses. Yet some people still haven't heard and we still want more! Speculative fiction, 5000 words and under, and please, please read and follow the submission guidelines. 11920
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Contract signed! I'll have a story in the January issue of FFO, theme "Aftermath" 🤩🎉🎉 And keep your eyes peeled: my story "One God Loved Me As I Died" is in their current issue, soon available to read for free (but why not subscribe, yes WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE!?) flashfictiononline.com/issues/septe...flashfictiononline.comSeptember 2026 - Flash Fiction Online 170
Reposted by Hannya KayNico Martinez Nocito 🏳️⚧️ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026THIS WEDNESDAY on #StardustAndVerse: An interview with Nebula winner @jenniferhudak.bsky.social! Join now as a free or paid patron to access the post. "What often gets me to start a new poem is a strong emotion... that doesn't have an entire narrative behind it but wants me to write it anyway."patreon.comStardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews — Positive reviews of new science fiction and fantasy poetryGet more from Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews on Patreon. Positive reviews of new science fiction and fantasy poetry. Support Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews and get exclusive access to th... 073
Reposted by Hannya KayCatherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It me! If you enjoyed some of my disability panels at FoF, may I also recommend my latest essay: "Here and Happy" where I talk about the need for disabled characters (and people) to take up joyous space in our stories and lives. 15136
Reposted by Hannya KayMyna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 07/09/2026strangehorizons.comFiction Submissions Open October 1Strange Horizons will open to general fiction submissions on October 1, 2026, at 3 p.m. UTC! This window will remain open until we hit our submission cap of 1,000 stories. Our maximum word count fo… 15337
Reposted by Hannya KayHeather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is beautifully written and devastating and so fucking important. Please, please find some time in your day to read it. 066
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I was at a reading where Kai was kind enough to read us some of these beautiful stories, and I can tell you, this collection is out of this world 😍 111
Reposted by Hannya KayCislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If Flights of Foundry means something to you, if you've gotten something out of it - whether that's inspiration for a project or a friendship or good memories or the comfort of knowing someone out there is designing events like this... Put some money in, please. flights-of-foundry.org/donate/flights-of-foundry.orgDonate – Flights of Foundry 11918
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for general submissions. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under. We ask that you read the submissions page carefully before sending us anything. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 13728
Reposted by Hannya KayDaniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I've been quiet about this one until I had some definite news, but this book is available now!! It's a book that's both taken a long time to come to fruition and a whirlwind of a rush at the same time. Published by Island of Wak-Wak, the same as my poetry chapbook from two years ago. 12214
Reposted by Hannya KayCislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I've got a short fiction editor's meetup today at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social, and then I'm closing things out by chatting with folks new to the convention about their experience. It's going to be a great day. Come drop in! www.accelevents.com/e/flights-of...accelevents.comFlights of Foundry, Fri, Sep 18th, 2026 @ 11:59 AM AcceleventsThe most expansive conference for speculative creatives is back!With round-the-clock programming, global attendance, and conversations covering every medium, you won't want to miss out on our seventh year of Flights of Foundry. 0115
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Acceptance day, and I can't say enough how I love that mag 😍 More when the contract is signed!!! But right now going back to @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social online con. I'm having a great time there! Still time to join and help fund the event! flights-of-foundry.orgflights-of-foundry.orgFlights of Foundry – For Speculative Creators and their Fans 0120
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our first readers are working their way through the stories we've received - and we want more. And, I'm sorry to stress this again, please read the guidelines. Several stories have already come in that are ineligible! 03024
Reposted by Hannya KayElis Montgomery @elismontgomery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026[ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ʷᵃˡᵏᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʷᶦᵏᶦ ʰᵒʳʳᵒʳ] Press X to enter the Unmarked Castle Press [ʳᵉᵈᵃᶜᵗᵉᵈ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ] to make it out alive 31915
Reposted by Hannya KayElis Montgomery @elismontgomery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. New flash story out in Wyldblood! 1149
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for submissions from writers of color. Speculative fiction, 5000 words or under. Be sure to check the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 01218
Reposted by Hannya KayKate Ravenna @fantasticalkate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026My updated Flights of Foundry schedule! Come join online! It's free! 🖋️ Fri 9/18, 4:00 pm PT: come show off your fountain pens ✨ Fri 9/18, 9:00 pm PT: panel on Fairy Tale retellings (Robin McKinley btw) 🛣️ Sat 9/19, 10:00 am PT: panel on infrastructure (infrastructure is there, intentional or not) 077
Reposted by Hannya KayRose Ciesla @roseciesla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Come see me talk about music and research and critique at Flights of Foundry! flights-of-foundry.orgflights-of-foundry.orgFlights of Foundry – For Speculative Creators and their Fans 085
Reposted by Hannya KayM.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today is a great day. Really, really excited for everyone to read this issue. It has VAMPIRES (well, one vampire) and HEARTBREAK and MIRACLES and WOLVES and SPACECRAFT TEST DUMMIES (well, one spacecraft test dummy) and EXTINCT LOBE-FINNED FISH. What more could you possibly want from a magazine?? 0229
Reposted by Hannya KayApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There's just TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit to our collaborative flash fiction contest with @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! 💧🚰 The Apex theme for September is DRIP/DRIPPING. You have until the end of the month to submit! www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...static.klipy.comDripping Water FaucetAlt: An animation of a dripping water faucet. 01513
Reposted by Hannya KayRhian @hedgetornado.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Flights of Foundry is such a fun, important spec fic convention -and it's this weekend! The online format helps more of us access it, and I learn something new from the panels every year. Here’s a starter pack of just some of the fab attendees for 2026 - see you there! go.bsky.app/EggLXgV 3107
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're open for subs!!! Please read guidelines because we get grumpy when you don't (and you don't want to grumpify us). Paying market, no fee, spec fiction ONLY, etc, etc, etc (read guidelines, yes, really) Welcome to the lounge 👽🍸translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 0149
Reposted by Hannya KayKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 08/09/2026“Ponyhenge” by @faithallington.bsky.social is an “unsettling and subversive twist on fairy tales, magic, and the power and peril of childhood play.” 094
Reposted by Hannya KayArley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Writers... The industry can be *challenging*. Do the best you can. Find joy where you can. Celebrate everything you can. If you're putting down words, doing edits, critiques, sending submissions or queries, & more? Quick reminder: -rejection- DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️🔥 16014
Reposted by Hannya KayFlash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A flicker of a candle’s flame is what it takes to reveal cracks in the party’s wall of homogeneity. Check out the latest from Elitsa Dermendzhiyska. “By Candlelight, By Blue Jeans” is free to read on FFO! #coldwar #flashfiction #writingcommunity #slipstream flashfictiononline.com/issues/septe...flashfictiononline.comSeptember 2026 - Flash Fiction Online 065
Reposted by Hannya KayKai Delmas @kaidelmas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Less than a month until the Flash Five Omnibus edition is released. All the collected flash fiction stories from our little series in one place. 10 stories each by @addi.social, @ericfomley.bsky.social, and myself. 😁🙌🔥 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... 082
Reposted by Hannya KayTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The new issue if Translunar Travelers Lounge has been out for three weeks. If you haven't read it yet, there's no better time. 0910
Reposted by Hannya KayKai Delmas @kaidelmas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I just saw that my collection is ranked #44 in Amazon's Fantasy Short Stories. Can we get higher on that list? 👀😁💙 053
Reposted by Hannya KayJeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This piece of resistance by Rich Larson takes compliance to a whole new level! While resistance takes centre stage, it also says something about the inevitability of this ultimate fate. The path of conquest, destruction, and overpowering greed is one of self fulfilling prophecy. #resist 135
Reposted by Hannya KayRick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hosted my first ever writing workshop today thanks to @laurenwrites.bsky.social (Topic, isolation in space) Went really well, and had a blast! I definitely want to do more in the future :) 081
Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A writer's guide to linguistic worldbuilding??? How cool is that! 010
Reposted by Hannya KayHeather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Have you read this story by @hannyakay.bsky.social ? | |----> No ----> First time? Lucky you! Read it. | \/ Yes | | \/ In the last 30 mins? ----> Yes ----> Enjoy the moment. | | \/ No ----> Strongly consider reading it again. 195
Reposted by Hannya KayKai Delmas @kaidelmas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Publication day! 🥳🎉🙌 My collection "After You Were Lost" was published by WATG Press today. It's a collection that means a lot to me, and I'm excited that people will finally get to read it. All of the 23 flash and micro stories within deal with grief in different ways. Something I know much about. 65631
Reposted by Hannya KayEugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A story about the choices we made and the ones other make for us. I love when repetition builds so much emotional resonance. by @hannyakay.bsky.social in @adventitiouswords.bsky.socialadventitious.netAll Aboard by Hannya KayTen minutes of oxygen. Four astronauts lost in space. Their hopes and dreams. Their unfinished business. Reaching for the giant...duck? Fantastic flash by Hannya Kay. 2287