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Niq Fury @niqfury.com · 03/04/2026

✦ LIVE: GAMES x GAB [18+] Taking in the Night City sights to celebrate! ✦ AFFILIAVERSARY! twitch.tv/niqfury

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stephsfrancis.bsky.social @stephsfrancis.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

LETS GOOOOOOOO 🥳🥳

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Niq Fury @niqfury.com · 12/03/2026

I'm so fucking proud! Follow my talented friend and congratulate her on this incredible accomplishment. I promise y'all are going to be in awe of the world and characters she's created 😭 I can't wait for everyone to meet Blessing 💜 🗣️ A WRITER!

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Fuse Literary @fuseliterary.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We’re thrilled to share the news that Fuse client Bayana A. Davis’s TROUBLE THE WATERS has sold in a seven-way auction to Lois Evans at Knopf Books for Young Readers! Congratulations, Bayana!

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bayana a. davis (updates) @yanawroteit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

When I first read about the maroons of the Dismal Swamp a couple years ago, the idea for TROUBLE THE WATERS practically unfurled before me & I'm so so so excited and honored to be able to share Blessing's story with readers.

Lois Evans at Knopf has acquired, in a seven-way auction, Trouble the Waters by Bayana A. Davis, a YA historical fantasy debut in which a Black teenager from the antebellum South, bound by her masters' blood-magic, escapes with her sister to a mystical maroon settlement deep in the Dismal Swamp, only to discover that her very presence threatens the newfound freedom and community she holds dear. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Ernie Chiara at Fuse Literary did the six-figure, two-book deal for North American rights.

Art by Nicole Deal

TROUBLE THE WATERS
By Bayana A. Davis
Imprint: Knopf Children's
Bayana A. Davis's TROUBLE THE WATERS, in which a Black teenager from the Antebellum South, bound by her masters' blood-magic, escapes with her sister to a mystical maroon settlement deep in the Dismal Swamp only to discover that her very presence threatens the newfound freedom and community she holds dear, to Lois Evans at Knopf Children's, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2028, by Ernie Chiara at Fuse Literary (NA).
Rights: ernie@fuseliterary.com
Film/TV: ddeuble@independentartistgroup.com

Born with the ability to sense and control water, Blessing has always been drawn to the Dismal Swamp. But she has never considered running into its wild depths, especially not after her master sold her to the Mason siblings—a doctor with deep interest in the secrets of the swamp and his sister, whose blood magic keeps Blessing tightly bound to her. When her mother meets the fatal consequences of leading a failed rebellion against the enslavers of Sweet Tide Plantation and the surrounding county, she's the only one left to protect her younger sister from the doctor's experiments and her mistress's binding magic. Determined to keep her sister from a beastly fate, she decides it's time to leave Sweet Tide behind.
Fleeing into the Dismal Swamp, Blessing and her sister find Solace, a maroon settlement cloaked in magic and secrecy.
Determined to be welcomed into the village, Blessing hopes to keep the true nature of her magic secret-but when a strange rot forcing its way through Solace's barriers connects back to her own traumatic past, it's up to her to confront the monsters who bound her in order to keep her sister and new community safe.

A picture of Blessing, a Black girl in a blue dress walking through the swamp. Words float around her with descriptions of TROUBLE THE WATERS:
YA historical fantasy
Set in 1808
Magical maroon community
Dismal Swamp
Ancestral magic
Black resistance

Art by Nicole Deal

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Amethyst @amethystbrit.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'm so excited !!! Can't wait for everyone else to experience her brilliance ✨💜

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 13/03/2026

I’ll be transitioning this account with a new name and some new branding soon but it will always always be a place to celebrate Black art and Black creatives and Bayana and the rest of the BNC team will always have been a part of that vision building. Can’t wait to connect more soon! 💜

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 13/03/2026

Make sure to give her some love, follow the page so you’re ready when pre-orders come, and check out all the amazing creative work she’s done over the years at www.yanawroteit.com

yanawroteit.com

Bayana A. Davis

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 13/03/2026

Hey, it’s DJ! I know it’s been a minute but I had to come out of hiatus for this one: BNC Co-Founder, Brilliant Writer, and Community Builder @yanawroteit.bsky.social got her first book deal, y’all! 🎉

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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

I took pics of my bags outside!! They're available for guaranteed preorder for another week! They're convertible bags that can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag. And can also be attached to mobility aids or plushies or water bottles. Store details & pics below!

Bat Convertible Bag hanging on tree (front view)

Fairy Convertible Bag hanging on tree (front view)

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For All Nerds @forallnerds.com · 20/05/2025

Have you watched Iyanu yet?? 👀 @tatianaking.com interviews Roye Okupe about Iyanu, an animated fantasy and superhero series inspired by Yoruba history, culture, and mythology 🇳🇬 @lionforgeent.bsky.social 🎧: www.spreaker.com/episode/excl... 📺: youtu.be/yxEEiDkjgZ8?...

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Exclusive Interview with Roye Okupe Creator of IYANU

YouTube video by ForAllNerds TV

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TARBIS x Black TARDIS @blackinspaceandti.me · 18/05/2025

The Black femme has the box...

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Niq Fury @niqfury.com · 17/05/2025

See y'all soon 💙

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Donnalie Jamnah @talespinningdj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

That said, I’ve really enjoyed cultivating our nerdy little community here and on Twitch and am excited to continue to do so post transition 💜 bsky.app/profile/blac...

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Donnalie Jamnah @talespinningdj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Bayana and Robyn had a few books and a dream and created something beautiful. I’m so grateful to have been a part these last six years. I’m also proud of us for being honest with ourselves and one another about our capacity in this moment. It’s time to REST and create in new ways. 💛

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

Thank you so much for 10 amazing years 💜

We appreciate y’all!

Love, Bayana, Robyn, Porshèa, DJ, and Niq

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

All of the content you love including previous Black Magic History Month and Kuumba Kickback content will remain up as archives.

Our website & YouTube will stay up as an archive, including Fandom Forward’s fan activist toolkits for y’all to access as a resource.

www.blacknerdscreate.com

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

Fans of The Plot Thickens and Porshèa’s other bookish content will be able to connect with her on the Instagram account in time.

The Instagram Account will be repurposed by Porshèa to cover books & other media.

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

@talespinningdj.bsky.social will rebrand this BlueSky space and our Twitch, keeping both communities creative, nerdy, and fun

DJ will be taking over and rebranding BNC’s Twitch and BlueSky!

If you’re following us there, make sure to stick around (and follow if you aren’t)

Follow DJ for updates @talespinningDJ

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

Doctor Who fans follow @niqfury.com and @blackinspaceandti.me for continued Blackness in space!

The TARBIS will now be steered by Niq and Black Tardis!

Listen, support, and follow:
@niq.fury
@black.tardis

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

Wizard Team continues on with a new season starting soon! Fans of Black fantasy and SciFi need to make sure to tune in with @yanawroteit.bsky.social @robynrambles.bsky.social and Porshèa!

A new season of Wizard Team is coming soon!

Listen on your favorite app
Follow @wizardteampod on IG & Tumblr
Support on Patreon (repurposed from BNC)

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

You know we can’t stop creating and celebrating Black art. You’ll be able to connect with us in new ways!

Just because BNC is ending doesn’t mean our team will stop creating. Many of us will be resting & taking stock, but a few of us have projects and ideas in the works outside of the BNC umbrella...

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

And after careful consideration we’ve decided it’s time for us to start some new creative chapters.

However, due to changing priorities, responsibilities, and a bit of burnout, we’ve decided that it’s time for the BNC journey to end. This is a huge decision that we don’t take lightly—we’ve all built lasting friendships, created things that we’re really proud of, and we’ve done that in part because of you. We’ve appreciated all the support, engagement, partnerships, opportunities, and community over the last decade.

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

We’re so proud of everyTHING BNC has created and accomplished in the last ten years.

Black Nerds Create started out as two cousins who just wanted to nerd out together and blossomed into a community of nerdy, creative folks who have connected over multiple fandoms, projects, and more. So much has happened in the last ten years, and we’re so grateful for all we’ve been able to do and the connections and community we’ve been able to build.

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 17/05/2025

A Birthday Announcement from the team!

A decorative announcement that reads: Some News from Black Nerds Create

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 29/04/2025

1) Yes 😭 2) Love the extended idea that writing groups are spaces where we share and help nurture pieces of the soul

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

machop is bowling

Screenshot of a Pokémon picture book showing a Machop using a voltorb as a bowling ball

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 27/04/2025

Our May read, Blues for Mister Charlie, is a play dedicated to the memory of Medgar Evers and the children of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. Join us and follow along on Storygraph! app.thestorygraph.com/reading_chal...

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 16/04/2025

It's #WizardTeam Wednesday and we're wrapping up our discussion of Amari and the Despicable Wonders! We're playing games, talking theories, and finding out who won MVP and benched for the whole book - listen now on a podcast app near you.

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 09/04/2025

It's #WizardTeam Wednesday and we're discussing the final two chapters of Amari and the Despicable Wonders! There's action, there's big decisions, there's EMOTIONAL DAMAGE 😭 Listen now on a podcast app near you!

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 02/04/2025

Another Wednesday, another episode of #WizardTeam! We discuss chapters 28-30 of Amari and the Despicable Wonders on a podcast app near you!

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Beverley Kendall Author 👩🏾‍💻📖🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇾 💙 @beverleykendall.com · 01/04/2025

Let's stop letting people who have very little to lose—and those who have everything to gain under this regime—tell us not to worry and that everything will be okay by hoping and praying. Fascism isn't coming. It's here, even if you're not the one rotting in a detention center. It's here.

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 02/04/2025

Oooh this is a good question. Who y’all got?

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 02/04/2025

The easier question to pose to a group of nerds is what would be difficult to talk about for 24 hours 😂 But we’ve been know to babble - Black fantasy and sci-fi novels - Doctor Who - Lord of the Rings - Pokemon - Naruto - Sailor Moon - Zelda - Beyoncé - Black TV shows - Critical Fandom 💜

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 01/04/2025

This is the only April Fools content we will accept today 😂🤣

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 01/04/2025

One simply has to spend five minutes with the online community we’ve cultivated to understand folks can be fine, free, and smart. Let’s wrap this convo up!

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a woman with very long hair is wearing a black hoodie and a t-shirt .

Alt: Megan the Stallion wearing a black hoodie and dancing with a teasing confidence

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 01/04/2025

The Women’s final four is set! Who is gonna take the crown in our #MarchMadness challenge? Only a few points stand between @adventuresinpages.bsky.social and @robynrambles.bsky.social, @talespinningdj.bsky.social is close behind.

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DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app · 29/03/2025

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.” ― bell hooks

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“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.” ― bell hooks

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Don Lemon Pepper Wet @trickivisaj.blacksky.app · 27/03/2025

Watching the first episode that introduces the new doctors has been so interesting. The stories they choose to put them in and the choices the new actor makes with the character, the costume design choices!

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 27/03/2025

There’s definitely Black Whovian community here - let’s connect and build, y’all! #TARBIS

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 26/03/2025

It's time for a new episode of #WizardTeam! Amari and friends escape NightWalkers, traverse Director Van Helsing's lax security, and find themselves in the Sightless Depths. We discuss that & more on a podcast app near you!

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 21/03/2025

The BNC Brackets for the men are all over the place but with the women’s tourney…sure, it’s day one but we are all fighting for the top spot! #MarchMadness We have one member who chose SF Austin so, I feel confident they’re not in the running 🤣

Screenshot of the ESPN bracket challenge standing for the Black Nerds Create Women’s tournament group

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 21/03/2025

Tomorrow the madness continues but will the women’s tourney continue in this spirit of love and chaos or will we really get competitive? We will see! #MarchMadness

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Black Nerds Create @blacknerdscreate.com · 21/03/2025

The BNC men’s bracket challenge was mostly done purely on vibes. This resulted in @maggeth.bsky.social busting her bracket in the first round, @adventuresinpages.bsky.social leading by picking schools that physically made her ill and @talespinningdj.bsky.social having the community say whoo pig

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