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I'm grateful for you! The project is getting strong reviews, and I'm hopeful we help get these authors even more of the spotlight they deserve

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thank you! I'm never not astonished by folks who genuinely think support stops with liking a post

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In addition to her published short pieces, Tonya continued expanding her body of work as an editor, guest-editing FIYAH issue No. 30. She's also a co-editor for the highly anticipated @tco-anthology.bsky.social and poetry editor with our friends @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social 🌻

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Three days to our anthology release! Fave lines from "The Nth Verse" by @tonyarmoore.com for our reading pleasure today 🖤 from one of our former acquiring editors! Just a few more days to get your pre-order locked in 🔒

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Rave reviews continue to pour in for L.D.'s "Year of the Mer" her epic fantasy novel that released this year! Just stunning, get yours and join the rest of us in line impatiently awaiting the conclusion 🔥 Support an icon who has done so much for the entire community! Buy all the things! 🖤

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We eagerly await the launch of the next project on her radar, @soundandcolormag.blacksky.app! "A digital magazine of speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc) that invites authors to interpret music and visual media in the form of prose" Yes. All of this please.

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That doesn't even do her contributions justice, and we're not even started on her body of work as an editor and author! More of her short fiction is available, well, just about everywhere. And the NOVELLAS, y'all! Latest from @neonhemlock.bsky.social "The Dead Withheld"😍

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She's the creator of the Ignyte Awards and visionary behind FIYAHCON, two trailblazing undertakings that provided inroads and opportunities to marginalized creators of color on a scale we haven't seen since.

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The #BlackSpecFic Report put the industry on notice. She's created multiple support avenues including rest grants through FIYAH, The Watermelon Grant for Palestinian creators, and support for LGBTQ+ storytellers via Lambda Literary. Showing folks daily how to put their money where their mouth is 💐

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 24/09/2026

FOUR DAYS until the Forged in FIYAH anthology releases! Today we celebrate the queen herself @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app with fave lines from "The Fae Island Incident, 1892" 🔥🔥 Not only as a bedrock founding member of the mag, L's talents and labor have quite literally transformed the SFF landscape/

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We already have our copies of Forged in FIYAH, which will go on shelves on Tuesday.

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Brent's own work continues to flourish in your fave short fiction markets and anthologies! Run don't walk to scoop up your copy of A Necessary Chaos, his debut novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social! Support an author who has worked so tirelessly to build community for us all 🖤

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Get the @justkeepwriting.bsky.social podcast in your daily routine where Brent is a bedrock host! Insight on craft, reading, industry tea and fave IP, this space is a wellspring of knowledge and encouragement. www.justkeepwriting.org

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For a glimpse of his editorial talent, look no further than the Breathe FIYAH project in collaboration with @tordotcom.bsky.social free to read online: reactormag.com/revealing-th...

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Brent is a cornerstone of FIYAH's legacy, transmuting social platforms into family from day one and redefining how a genre magazine can support community. He continued to add vital labor for Black SFF as Senior Programming Coordinator for FIYAHCON.

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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Forged in FIYAH anthology is SO proud to share fave lines from "We Got Options," an original story brought to you by @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social founding member and OG, @brentclambert.bsky.social!

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Don't sleep on her upcoming debut novel "Dark Star," the first of many in the trove of stories she's ready to dazzle us with. Your preorder helps realize the vision: preorder.tonjakjohnson.com Support Black authors who are so dedicated to delivering incredible work in SFF! Buy all of the things!

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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonja graced the pages of FIYAH in Issue No. 33, and shared even more of her talent with the mag through her labor as an acquiring editor. She's also part of the team bringing together the "They Swallowed the Sun" anthology 🔥

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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Wednesday! Back in your feed with a snippet from "Rescue Drone D-10.191" by @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social, an original science fiction story from the Forged in FIYAH anthology!

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❤️❤️❤️ thank you for the support!

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Can we give it up for a prolific queen?? Absolutely no signs of slowing down and we're all winning. Her latest sci-fi The People's Library feels like just a short stroll away from today's headlines. Buy all the things, follow and support!

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Veronica's long reaching contribution to the Black SFF community is echoed in the magazine pages. Her short story appeared in our very first issue, and she circled back to give us more with issue No. 14 💐

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We're just a WEEK OUT from our release of the Forged in FIYAH anthology!!! Today's fave lines hail from @veronicaodavis.bsky.social "Redemption is the Color of Dried Blood" 🔥

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You need to check out Emmalia's debut novel "Walk on Grey Ruins," a compelling standalone fantasy! Support Black authors who lift while they climb, buy all the things!

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Emmalia's work featured in FIYAH No. 4. They circled back to flex more of their editorial talent with FIYAH No. 31 as that issue's guest editor, which explored a disability theme 🔥🔥🔥

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Emmalia is part of the team bringing us The Cookout Anthology (@tco-anthology.bsky.social) from @press-android.bsky.social which crushed its funding goal and is guaranteed to be a banger...!

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Preorder this phenomenal collection of talent today. Editor signed copies available while supplies last from @sistahscifi.bsky.social 🥰https://sistahscifi.com/collections/preorders/products/forged-in-fiyah-celebrating-ten-years-of-black-speculative-fiction

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