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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

While I'm talking about how tough discoverability is for books these days...I keep hearing that people didn't realize I've got a book coming out! So yes! The third and final book of The Echo Archives, THE LAST STAR IN THE VOID, is out on Nov 10! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Last Star in the Void

The brilliant conclusion to Melissa Caruso's Echo Archives trilogy; a whip-smart adventure fantasy where a detective has to solve the greatest mystery of all--her own murder. Kembral Thorne is back o...

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 25/09/2026

Excited to announce that I'll be attending the @banffcentre.bsky.social Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency in February 2027! It's a dream-trifecta for me: a two-week writing residency, awesome mentors, and finally getting a chance to visit Banff.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“That’s right: We can no longer have towering, absurdly hirsute, functionally deranged drainpipes made from bears murdered with medieval weaponry on the heads of our rigidly immobile palace guards, because of Woke.” Amazing. Read the footnotes.

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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gordan Ramsay: Monstresor's got himself into a spot of trouble. His restaurant has an excellent wine selection, but the decor is in shambles. He tells me he's planning to renovate but I'll believe it when I see it. Fuck me where's the exit gone?

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey, my book THE UPPER TENTACLE I've been talking about? Here's Union Square's press release announcing their new novella line Singularity, of which TUT is a part! ("high-impact, one-sitting fiction! That's me [too]!) www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/uni...

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UNION SQUARE & CO. ANNOUNCES “SINGULARITY”: A BOLD NEW NOVELLA PROGRAM DEDICATED TO HIGH-IMPACT, ONE-SITTING FICTION

The curated line bypasses traditional page counts to champion narrative velocity across genres, kicking off September 2026 with titles from Harlan Ellison, Adam Cesare, and more. NEW YORK, NY (Augu…

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

Hello and hi! That magazine I've been teasing for funsies for like a year and a half is now mostly a real thing! soundandcolormag.com

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Sound & Color

A digital interdisciplinary magazine of speculative fiction

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 01/09/2026

Boarding my flight home from @laworldcon.bsky.social. What a fantastic time, full of great conversations with new friends (old, new, and previously-online) & on panels. Coming out with so many schemes [positive] and exhaustions [inevitable]!

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

✨✨✨COVER REVEAL✨✨✨ I'm delighted with my cover design and art by Caroline Teagle Johnson, who nailed the retro, campy vibes I requested for my debut, THE UPPER TENTACLE! TUT publishes 02 09 27 from Union Square &. Co, but preorders are available now! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amand...

On a faded background of a green tentacle on a pink backdrop, the cover for THE UPPER TENTACLE shines in all its pink, green, and red glory! A green tentacle coils upward, and a silhouette of a woman dangles one-handed from its tip. Title THE UPPER TENTACLE, in red, interweaves with the upper portion of the tentacle, and the author's name, also in red, is at the bottom. "February 9, 2027" is above the cover, and "Preorders available" is below it.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 18/08/2026

Patricia McKillip. All of it. Core arc from "The Sorceress and the Cygnet," but made vast and sprawling by declaring that all of her standalone novels occur in the same setting.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 30/07/2026

Just adding "starship armor made of shrimps" to my WIP notes, as you do.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 19/07/2026

It's not a proper date night until you've been yelled at by security.

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 08/07/2026

To return to a quote I use often (and to cite its author @orbitaldropkick.bsky.social): The nature of royalty is a continuous cutting motion.

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Kelly Robson @kellyrobson.com · 07/07/2026

There are fewer Best of anthologies every year! We need books that showcase top SFF stories and help readers find new authors. 'Back the Book' and reverse the trend with Locus's new anthology! locusmag.com/anthology #backthebook

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Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1

Delve into the creative worlds of the finest minds writing contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 07/07/2026

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? (WIP #2): "You've forced me to be a truth-teller, so here's my truth: I regret nothing."

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 07/07/2026

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? "Five days before final exams, my girlfriend convinced me to get rid of hands."

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 02/07/2026

I've got a piece in this anthology! About faith and facing uncertainty... and about pirates, retired warlords, and priestess-magi of the ocean's sunken treasures. The story's long road includes time as a Writers of the Future finalist - until I withdrew when I learned about their shenanigans.

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Submissions are opening today! We are seeking speculative fiction by immigrant/diaspora writers for upcoming issues. Open to short stories under 5,000 words; translations under 3,500 words from any language into English; and flash fiction under 1,500 words. Accepted stories are paid USD$0.10/word.

A typewriter in greyscale, with text “Submissions open, July 1-31” at the bottom of the image.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 26/06/2026

You've machined your last florin.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 21/06/2026

I wrote this knowing full well I was about to and cite the Lurianic Kabbalah on a panel about heist consequences. I did not know I was also about to cite Pac-Man.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 21/06/2026

Fourth Street Fantasy remains, as the sages would say, fukkin' rad.

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

The 2026 Ignyte Awards, sponsored by Beneath Ceaseless Skies, the Edmonton in 2030 Worldcon Bid, and LA Worldcon 2026

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🌖 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 06/06/2026

Ooh. The Archbishop of Canterbury said Ai is degrading human dignity. So can this also apply to the Church of England?

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Dave - Need a Con Soon! @whovian223.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Here's a gift link. It's a very important article for people to read: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 02/06/2026

Finally got around to @melissacaruso.bsky.social's "Last Hour Between Worlds" and damn that book is everything its (brilliant) premise promises. 🧑‍🍳👌

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 27/05/2026

That feeling you're behind on your work/projects and need to catch up? No amount of extra work will make it go away. It's a personality trait.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 26/05/2026

I swear I didn't plan for my article on human enhancement's technological potential & moral risks (@neurotechx.bsky.social) to appear right before the Pope's warning against transhumanism and human enhancement! medium.com/neurotechx/h...

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Human Enhancement vs. Support: How Can Neurotechnology Expand Human Function?

Expanding Function and Improving Capabilities

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026

I have like 12,000 things to do today and this wasn't on my list but there are currently 2 ways to support the Ignytes: General Donations: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/ Sponsorship: donorbox.org/sponsor-the-... If you're local to the ATL area, I'm also looking for help packing trophies.

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Sponsor the Ignyte Awards | The Ignyte Awards (Powered by Donorbox)

Support the Ignyte Awards as a sponsor and receive treats at the following tiers:$250-$499: "sponsored by" credit for yourself or your brand/organization for one award cycle $500-$999: all of the...

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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📣 Details for Lark Morgan Lu’s upcoming call for stories, themed “Aftermath,” are now available via our Patreon page. ✔️ Submissions open JULY 1st! ✔️ All genres ✔️ 500-1000 words as per usual This issue will release in January 2027 #writingcommunity #flashfiction

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Artists and Writers is now open!! No submission fees No rights encumbered 1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize) 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $400 Submit by June 8, 2026 1/2

Contest for Emerging Artists

No submission fees
No rights Encumbered
Submit a portfolio of speculative illustration
Finalists judged by Becca Farrow and Hannah Vardit

Cash prizes!
1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize)
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $400

Open between April 13 - June 8, 2026

Contest for Emerging Writers

No submission fees
No rights Encumbered
Submit a speculative short stories up to 10,000 words
Finalists judged by R.S.A. Garcia and P.A. Cornell

Cash prizes!
1st Place: $1500
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $400

Open between April 13 - June 8, 2026

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 14/05/2026

My nonfiction article on human enhancement and transhumanism is live on @neurotechx.bsky.social Content Blog today! It's about why "enhancement" and "transhumanism" are bad goals, and how we might reframe neurotechnology to do cool stuff that's worth doing.🧠🧪 medium.com/neurotechx/h...

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Human Enhancement vs. Support: How Can Neurotechnology Expand Human Function?

Expanding Function and Improving Capabilities

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Kieran @toadally.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

She is very lonely

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 29/04/2026

More integral, even. Academic writing is a tool for thinking, and it's the brainstorming and outlining where ideas coalesce and solidify.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It’s not like I’m angry at anyone who lists seemingly every publication they’ve ever had, it’s just that a better cover letter is just “Dear Magazine, I hope you like my story. My other stories have appeared in X, Y, and Z, among others. Thank you.”

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 19/04/2026

Ugh, this silly meme. 5 words? What women want is the true secrets, the important things. Fourteen words to make someone fall in love with you forever. Seven words to make them go without pain. How to say good-bye to a friend who is dying.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

ENDS TODAY 4/14 @ 11AM PDT #FundraiserPerk Magic, gods, libraries, witchcraft, and West African folklore: you can talk about all this and more in a one-on-one with modern legend and award-winning author Tobi Ogundiran. Donate at twp.ai/9OV9ML or through our bio!

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 13/04/2026

And then the 3rd AI model of Mark Zuckerberg builds the first ever human model of Mark Zuckerberg.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 09/04/2026

Also for the record, F+TM is my cat's favorite music, and has been for ~2 years. No photogenic cat-dancing, but when this snuggly old fluffball goes to the vet, only one soundtrack will stop him from yowling.

Fluffy black cat asleep draped on a lap.

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Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com · 09/04/2026

For the record: the Florence + The Machine "Everybody Scream" tour is AMAZING.

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