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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 33m

Look what just arrived at Comma HQ! 👀 What might China look like in the year 2119 – a century after the outbreak of Covid-19? 📕 CHINA + 100 (Pub Oct 8) ✍️ Ed. @xuetingni.bsky.social 🔗 Pre-Order Now: commapress.co.uk/books/china-...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 4h

Huge congratulations to Cherise Saywell, winner of the 2026 BBC National Short Story Award! 🥳 In 'Ditto' we follow our young narrator as he faces indecision and uncertainty, building up the courage to make a very important phone call. 📘Order the Book commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

FOLLOW LIVE TONIGHT! 👇🎉 📻 Listen Here www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 📘 Order the Collection commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THE BOOK OF VALLETTA 📘 Ed. Kat Storace & Leanne Ellul ✍ 📅 Pub Oct 15 📘 commapress.co.uk/books/the-bo... They say Valletta was ‘a city built by gentlemen, for gentlemen’. These stories present the reality: Il-Belt – ‘the City’ – a place made by, for and of ordinary citizens.

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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I really enjoyed China + 100 (excellent anthology of SF tales about an imagined China 100 years after COVID-19) due out from @commapress.bsky.social on 8 October. Read my review here: craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2026/09/chin...

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China + 100 edited by Xueting C Ni

China + 100 is part of the Futures Past series from Comma Press . This series of science fiction anthologies set their stories exactly a c...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD 2026 🐋🎉 📻 Listen to the live announcement of the winning story on BBC Radio 4 Front Row - 7:15pm on September 29th 📘 Order the Book: commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

STARTING WEDNESDAY! DISCOUNTED PLACES AVAILABLE NOW! 👇🎟️ Join our fan-favourite online horror short story course, starting Sep 30 🎉 Learn the craft of classic horror writing and have your work published in a Comma eBook! ✍️ 🎟️Discounted Tickets Here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-ho...

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with 月归来 The Moon Returns by Zhao Haihong 赵海虹, a major female voice in 20th century Kehuan. A Lunarian engineer arrives on Earth to build a giant dam, will he connect with his ancestry? Translated by@commapress.bsky.social Emerging Translator Prize winner Andrew Rule 6/

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is a Good Path 这是一条好的路 by well-known science fiction writer 糖匪 Tang Fei, whose creative works spans multidisciplinary art forms. How would longevity impact on humanity? Dystopian Chinese Little Shop of Horrors. Translated by award-winning Singaporean author and poet Judith Huang. 5/

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Miracle Grass 神仙草 by凌晨 Ling Chen, major female voice of 20th century Chinese sci-fi. Deadly virus breaks on the Kuiper Belt, the interplanetary rescue effort takes us from the moon to arid deserts, and ancient ecological wilds. It’s a great pleasure to be translating an author I’ve long admired. 4/

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Chorlton Bookshop @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Recently heard on BBC Radio 4 and now in stock from @commapress.bsky.social: this year's National Short Story Award collection.

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

'The two years of genocide we’ve all just witnessed constitute yet another dreamlike trauma that Palestinians will always be running from... a living nightmare.' Basma interviewed as part of a new article on Palestinian horror fiction for @inkstickmedia.com ✍ 🔗 inkstickmedia.com/palestinian-...

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I Want a Different World 我想换个世界, a moving thriller by one of China's most prolific horror writers, Zhou Dedong 周德东. What would you do if you're suddenly separated from your loved one by quarantine, and never get to see them again? Translated @commapress.bsky.social veteran Jack Hargreaves. 3/

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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

2022 #48 One of my favourite collections in the Cities in Short Fiction series from @commapress.bsky.social , this time stories set in and around the Catalan capital. There's a longer blurb in the alt text, thoroughly recommend this one. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky

The Book of Barcelona, edited by Manel Ollé and Zoë Turner.

A slighted wife escapes her wealthy family for the evening and stumbles into the city's red-light district...
The head of security at Barcelona's container port searches for a figure that only he has seen sneak in...
An elderly woman brings home a machine that will turn her body into atoms, so she can leave behind a city that is no longer recognisable...
Historically, Barcelona is a city of resistance and independence; a focal point for Catalan identity, as well as the capital of Spanish republicanism. Nestled between the Mediterranean coast and mountains, this burgeoning city has also been home to some of the greatest names in modern art and architecture, and attracts visitors and migrants from all over the world.
As a result, the city is a melting-pot of cultures, and the stories gathered here offer a miscellany of form and genre, fittingly reminiscent of one of Gaudi's mosaics. From the boy-giant outgrowing his cramped flat on the city's outskirts, to the love affair that begins in a launderette, we meet characters who are reclaiming the independence of their city by challenging common misconceptions and telling its myriad truths.

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BURSARY DISCOUNTS STILL AVAILABLE! 🎟️🔥 Our online horror writing course is starting next Wednesday, with just a few discounted places remaining. 📧 Email commapublishing(at)yahoo.com to apply. 🎟️ Tickets & More Info www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-ho...

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Classic Horror Short Story Course w/ Andy Murray

Explore the art of classic horror with author Andy Murray and have your work published in a Comma Press eBook.

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 at 3:30pm today to hear the 4th of 5 readings from The BBC National Short Story Award 🎉 'A Second Opinion' by @caoilinnhughes.bsky.social ✍️ 📅 Readings all week (Sep 14-18) on Radio 4 at 3:30pm 📘 Order the Book commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 at 3:30pm today to hear the second of 5 readings from The BBC National Short Story Award 🎉 'Little Lands' by @lucycaldwell.bsky.social ✍️ 📅 Readings all week (Sep 14-18) on Radio 4 at 3:30pm 📘 Order the Book commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One of the things I love about translating genre fiction is the research. Here are the subjects I looked into while translating 3 of the stories in China +100 @commapress.bsky.social Hope this whets your reading appetite. Look out for the title reveals as we count down to publication! #sff #books

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our title reveals to China +100 begin today, join us in celebrating Sinophone creativity during ESEA Heritage Month, as we count down to publication day @commapress.bsky.social , which happens around the wonderful time of Mid-Autumn Festival! 1/ #books #sff #chinese commapress.co.uk/books/china-...

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China + 100 | Comma Press

£11.99 (Paperback / Anthology) - Lu Hang, Zhou Dedong, Ling Chen , Dan Shi , He Zun and others

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 at 3:30pm to hear the first of 5 readings from The BBC National Short Story Award 📻 'Burning Bush' by Merryn Glover ✍️ 📅 Readings all week (Sep 14-18) on Radio 4 at 3:30pm 📘 Order the Book commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BBC National Short Story Award 2026 announces all-women shortlist ✍️🥳 🔗 www.thebookseller.com/news/15k-bbc...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

ANNOUNCING THE 2026 BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD SHORTLIST… …tonight at 7:15pm on BBC Radio 4 Front Row 📻👀 📘 Meanwhile, you can order this year’s anthology here: commapress.co.uk/books/bbc-na...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS ❤️ Online Short Story Course w/ @cdelull.bsky.social ✍ 📅 Nov 24 - Feb 2 📌 Online Via Zoom 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/romance-re... Explore romance writing in a supportive online group designed to spark conversation & creativity, &have your work published in a Comma eBook!

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

CLASSIC HORROR Short Story Course w/ Andy Murray ✍️👻 📅 Sep 30-Dec 9 📌 Zoom 🎫 www.eventbrite.com/e/1996084333... Explore classic horror writing & get your work published in a Comma eBook! 📧 Limited discounted tickets available! Email commapublishing(at)yahoo.com to apply!

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Andy Murray @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm launching a new horror fiction course for Comma Press later this month - a leap into the dark, if you like. Why not come along for the ride?

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

👻 CLASSIC HORROR w/@mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 📅Sep 30-Dec 9 📌Zoom 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-ho... Explore classic horror writing & get your work published in a Comma eBook! 📧 Limited discounted tickets available! Email commapublishing(at)yahoo.com to apply!

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

1 discounted place remaining! 🎟️🔥 📧 commapublishing@yahoo.com to claim your spot! Tickets & Info in post 👇

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is such an imaginative series frim @commapress.bsky.social, very much looking forward to adding China to the shelf (Palestine and Iraq will be back in stock on Thursday)

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

STARTING THIS FRIDAY! ⌛🎟️ Join us at @levyoldlibrary.bsky.social for the start of our Worldbuilding short story course with @davidhartley.bsky.social - Let's build worlds together! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worldbuild... 📧 george.forster(at)commapress.co.uk for a discounted ticket

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Did you know that 7 out of the 10 stories in my new anthology China +100 @commapress.bsky.social are written by women, not to mention the other three female translators working with me on this collection, let's celebrate them all during Women In Translation Month! #books youtube.com/shorts/VSPq_...

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Happy Women In Translation Month!

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Mahmud El Sayed @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I'm really looking forward to this. I promise not to bum everyone out with talk of AI dystopias. Get your tickets here!

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

FUTURE HISTORIES at Edinburgh Book Fest 📅 August 22 (4:30-5:30) 📌Edinburgh Futures Institute 🎫 www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/leila... Where will the world be in 25 years? @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social joins Iran + 100 co-editor Leila Elder for a thought-provoking discussion about imagined futures.

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

'A riotous, textured collection of local voices past and present. The co-editors and contributors should take pride in the superbly weird glimpse they’ve given here.’ The Book of Cardiff in @foldingrockmag.bsky.social. Review in thread 🔗👇 📘 ORDER HERE: commapress.co.uk/books/the-bo...

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Mike Pinnington ✍️ @doublenegativem.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I first read Harrison with his 2017 collection, You Should Come with Me Now: Stories of Ghosts, published by @commapress.bsky.social

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I’m sure it’ll be fine… 😕

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

STARTING IN 2 WEEKS! ✍️🗺️ We're excited to bring you this all-new hands-on short story course focussed on the task of worldbuilding, lead by the amazing @davidhartley.bsky.social Limited bursary tickets available - DM us or email commapublishing(at)yahoo.com to claim your discounted place! 🎟️

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The Border Readers @theborderreaders.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

One of four 'Words of Love' authors...Kerry Andrew kerryandrew.tumblr.com We'll be giving live readings of her wonderful short story 'To Belong To' across the borderlands this autumn @commapress.bsky.social

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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

2026 #81 The latest City in Short Fiction from @commapress.bsky.social takes us to the capital of Wales with a fine collection of stories spanning the city's past, present and possible future. This is very much up to the high standard found across this series. Blurb in the alt text. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #booksky

The Book of Cardiff, A City in Short Fiction, edited by Isabella Barber and Martha O'Brien.

A snowball fight between rival schools, divided by language, melts into a genuine offer of support for a family of newcomers...

A homeless man recalls how he inherited his grandmother’s ability to smell lies, only to tell his biggest fib right in front of her...

An embattled sweetshop owner plots revenge on a mischievous schoolboy – one who might be familiar to us all…

As the stories in this anthology demonstrate, the small but mighty capital of Wales has a lot to boast about: a vibrant independent music scene, an unbreakable community spirit, and a knack for storytelling. But perhaps it’s the city’s sense of defiance that comes closest to defining the ‘Cardiffian’.
Whether in the playgrounds of Splott, the shop-fronts of Llandaff, or the bars of Butetown, we meet streetwise characters who upend our expectations: forgiving those who’ve wronged them, flouting conventions, and offering warmth where none was expected.

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

CHINA + 100! 🎉👀 📅 Pub. 24 September 📕 commapress.co.uk/books/china-... The latest in our award-winning Futures Past series poses a simple question to ten Chinese writers: what might your country look like in the year 2119 – a century after the outbreak of Covid-19? Ed. @xuetingni.bsky.social ✍️

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

NEW COURSES! ✍️📚 🌎Worldbuilding w/ @davidhartley.bsky.social 🗓️Aug 28📌 @levyoldlibrary.bsky.social 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/worldbuild... 🦉Folktales w/ Sophie Parkes 🗓️ Sep 1📌Online 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/folktales-... 👻 Horror w/ @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 🗓️Sep 30📌Online 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-ho...

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Andy Murray @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m running another online short story course for Comma Press - details here…

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Yesterday we learnt that one of our contributors to The Book of Damascus, the author and musicologist Ala’a Rashidi, who lives in Lebanon, had his house destroyed by Israeli bombing. If you’re feeling charitable, please consider donating to his gofundme: www.gofundme.com/f/fantasies-...

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

👻 CLASSIC HORROR w/ @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social 📅Sep 30-Dec 9 📌Zoom 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classic-ho... We’ll explore the stories that forged the horror genre to see what we can learn from them, & how they can inspire fresh writing today. Learn the art of horror & get published in a Comma eBook!

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So grateful to Aaron Thorpe & Alexander Aviña for highlighting Palestine + 100 on the latest Trillbilly Worker’s Party Pod 📻📚 A premium ep but always worth the price of admission imo! open.spotify.com/episode/7cas...

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Premium 456: Speculative Terrorforming (w/ special guest Alexander Aviña)

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

About to start… the launch of THE BOOK OF CARDIFF!!

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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

WORLDBUILDING SHORT STORY COURSE w/ @davidhartley.bsky.social 🌍✍ 📌 @levyoldlibrary.bsky.social M19 3QE 📅 Aug 28 - Jan 15 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worldbuild... Learn how to craft living worlds for your stories in this practical course with author David Hartley. Let's build worlds together!

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