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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

It’s been a nice start to the weekend. Signed a contract for a new poetry collection in 2027... 🩸 🌈 More news to come. Write on!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Excited to have a new short story “Someday, The Rules Were (Mostly) Clear” in the next issue of Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine! I will also have a short story in a brand new sword and sorcery anthology Tales of Steel and Sorcery by Oddity Prodigy Productions (more info forthcoming).

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Very pleased to announce I’ll have a prose poem in the upcoming Van Helsing issue of Dracula Beyond Stoker.

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thank you, Cheryl Ntumy. These words for anOther Nemesis mean the world. 🙏 This stunning collection of dark speculative poetry by Ai Jiang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Eugen Bacon & Maxwell I. Gold is out February 17th! smpl.is/agpkb #BookEndorsement #bookblurb #poetry

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The HWA has released the Preliminary Ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards. I’m honored to see my poetry collection “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” take a space alongside some of finest voices in dark poetry. Thank you Derrick Hussey & Hippocampus Press for giving this collection a home.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

2026 is going to be a busy year full of poetry! February 17th - anOther Nemesis (Meerkat Press) @meerkatpress.bsky.social April 7th - Neurotica: Poems (Shortwave Publishing) @shortwavebooks.bsky.social Election Day 2026 - I Was A Teenage Anti-Fascist (Bad Hand Books) @badhandbooks.bsky.social

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Finishing up my first article for the Line Up for 2026 and it's about Issac Bashevis Singer.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Congrats to all the Splatterpunk Award Nominees! Special shout out to Tom Deady and the Rack II which has been nominated for Best Anthology! Honored to be included in this book alongside so many brilliant and talented authors. So happy for all involved in this project!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Chag Hanukkah Sameach to all my friends and family celebrating this first night. In the same breath, my thoughts are with those in New South Wales Jewish community mourning the horrible attack at Bondi Beach, who gathered to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Haven’t been posting lately as much as I should because I’m writing three new poetry collections in addition to a novella. Though, that being said I do have some books out there and more coming soon!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

In some happy news this Sunday, I’m pleased to announce my prose poem “The Goodfellow at Dawn” will appear in the Winter Solstice issue of Eternal Haunted Summer! The theme is “The Good Neighbors” (fae, fair folk, fairies). Always happy to be back in the pages of EHS! : )

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

It’s really surreal seeing my upcoming poetry collection on Simon and Schuster’s website. Mark your calendars… the cover reveal is coming Monday. 😁 @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social

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Space Cowboy Books @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

This is my first issue as poetry editor and it features poetry by Michael Butterworth, @andydibble.bsky.social, Robert Frazier, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, @jennahanchey.bsky.social, Howard V. Hendrix, @aijiang.bsky.social, Lauren McBride, & John Reinhart + lots more

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Settling into a relaxing weekend of writing and new projects!

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Join me at 6:30 EST this afternoon as I chat about "Writing Horror Across Age Groups" along with @traceybaptiste.bsky.social, @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, and @michaelsolisauthor.bsky.social as part of this weekend's virtual Quasar lineup! events.sfwa.org/events/panel...

A graphic with white type on a black background, as well as photos of the participants, except for moderator Michael Solis. It reads "It's a Scream: Writing Horror Across Age Groups," and shows an incorrect time half an hour too early. There are photos of Tracey Baptiste, Rob Costello, Maxwell Ian Gold, and me, as well as the Quasar and HWA logos.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I got my physical ARC of Neurotica (Shortwave Publishing) and it’s really a beautiful little poetry book. Alan’s skillful work at layout and the overall presentation is stunning, truly. I can’t wait to share this book with you all soon! 🙂 @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

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Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

... This spring we're publishing our first poetry book ever to celebrate National Poetry Month in April, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social's NEUROTICA, but make sure you don't miss his other poetry collection, I WAS A TEENAGE ANTI-FASCIST @badhandbooks.bsky.social. badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...

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I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books

Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The coolest anthology invite just hit my inbox!😁

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

BIG NEWS : I’m so excited for this! And I will have a poem in this anthology, edited by Henry L Herz and Jonathan Maberry. The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!! @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I have some pretty big news and it’s a big first for me. I will be one of the Guests of Honor at Creepaway Camp next year in Colorado! I’m beyond humbled and grateful to be here, in this community, writing and creating with so many incredible authors in the genre today.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Very pleased to announce my short story “Someday, The Rules Were (Mostly) Clear” will appear in a forthcoming issue of Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I have a lot of promotion to catch up on. I’m very excited to announce I have a prose poem in the forthcoming anthology “Witches and Witchcraft” from Hippocampus Press. My poem is titled “The Witch of the Pit (Our Lady Endor)” a different take on the esoteric biblical figure, the Witch of Endor.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Honored to be included in @raforall.bsky.social’s 31 Days of Horror!! :)

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Yer pals at Bad Hand Books say: Don’t wait for life to give you lemons. Cultivate them. This lemon tree grows in the Bad Hand office.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I am pleased to share the ToC for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII! It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community. @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social thewellsoftheweird.com/2025/10/05/h...

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Explore the Haunting HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII Table of Contents

Explore the haunting verses in HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII! Discover top horror-themed poetry curated by esteemed judges.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Even Otto loves his copy of “Why I Love Horror” edited by Becky Spratford. 🙂 @raforall.bsky.social @laneheymont.bsky.social

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Thank you @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for the amazing conversation. My latest poetry collection is out now from Hippocampus Press. I had a blast talking about Dante and epic poetry with you!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Tonight I’ll be live on Instagram with Cynthia Pelayo talking about my new poetry book “Songs of Enough.” 8:30 pm EST www.instagram.com/cynthiapelay...

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Save the date: Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be on Vox Vomitus talking about “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” with Allison Hubbard and Jennifer Anne Gordon!

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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Want to learn more about Gold's collection, catch him and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social in conversation on INstagram this Friday at 8:30 PM EST

Slide advertising a live event. Text reads-- Maxwell I Gold; Live in COnversation with Cynthia Pelayo. Where: Instagram. When: Friday, September 19th, 8:30 PM EST. Slide has headshots in circles on the left of both authors and the book cover of Gold's new poetry collection-- Songs of Enough on the right.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thank you so much @raforall.bsky.social !! Today is the day! “Songs of Enough” is available now. 😊

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Hey look at that! Songs of Enough is climbing the ranks in Epic Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! Official release date is in TWO DAYS!! You preorder through the publisher or Amazon. a.co/d/g808fVF - Amazon www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author... Any support is appreciated 🙂.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (Hippocampus Press) releases on September 16th. Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here. www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author... @timwaggoner.bsky.social

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

And here it is! Mark your calendars, September 19th at 8:30 pm EST I’ll be in conversation with Cynthia Pelayo as we chat about poetry and my new book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own”! The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited. Preorders are available! (See other comment)

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Exciting event update for “Songs of Enough” coming later today! Stay tuned!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

You’ll probably hear me talk about my upcoming poetry collection “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” a lot more as we lead up to pub day September 16th! Please preorder! (See link below) www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I’m really without words except to call them for what they are: fascists and thugs. Note the dates in both images. The Department of State’s post was September 5th. The Nuremberg Laws were passed September 15th.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

My latest column for The Lineup will be out in October with a focus on dark poetry! :)

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

In two weeks my poetry collection SONGS OF ENOUGH will release officially from Hippocampus Press!! Events are planned with more are in the works. And I’ll be going on Vox Vomitus September 17th! More details for that soon. Preorders are appreciated. 🙂 www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Really happy to finally get this hung up in the office last night. A piece of marketing material from my grandfather’s company, The Klarin Company. He even had a trademarked color called ‘Klarin blue.’ 🙂

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The cover reveal for “The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks” is here!! And what a lineup! I’m thrilled to be included in this anthology with my poem “The Rarest of Terrors.” Cover art: Lynne Hansen. Edited by: Tom Deady www.horrordna.com/news/the-rac...

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The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks Cover

Tom Deady is back with a new anthology loaded with amazing authors, and we have the cover!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

COVER REVEAL! The cover for my next poetry book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” is here! (Hippocampus Press) Thank you Dan Sauer for once again creating a beautiful piece of cover art. This is the fifth project I’ve had the honor of working on with Dan.

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Tomorrow is the cover reveal for “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” my epic poetry cycle from Hippocampus Press! Watch this space and Uncomfortably Dark!!

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Mark your calendars! The Ohio HWA will be partnering with our local bookstore The Book Loft of German Village to bring you Halloween Horror Fest! October 28th at 6 pm. Book signing, author chats and more. 😊 www.bookloft.com/event/book-l...

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