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Derek Wagner

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"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." Words @factorfourmagazine.com @realneondystopia.bsky.social @diabolicalplots.com Odyssey Writing Workshop '23. Codex Member

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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I remember losing my voice while reading my son The Hobbit because I stupidly did a really gravelly voice for Smaug, forgetting how much dialogue he has! He enjoyed those parts so much that I had to read the whole thing over again after we finished. AI cannot replace joy and connection.
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Congrats! 🎉
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Really loved this one, great voice!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Great shot!
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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 3 has arrived! 🐞🦋🕷️ Dive into six spectacular stories of segmented and skittering creatures from @brandoncase101.bsky.social, @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @bethgoder.bsky.social, @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social, @shedric.bsky.social, and @dmwagner.bsky.social.
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Year's Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 3 | Hexagon Magazine
Year's Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 3 by Hexagon Magazine on Patreon. Join Hexagon Magazine's community for exclusive content and updates.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How cool is this art made by Canadian illustrator Babe&Oak? Check out their site to see more of their great work.
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Intense story, you’re killing it, Hannya!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Honoured to be in this awesome anthology with so many amazing writers!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Apparently I’m the same age lol
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Awesome! Congrats, Hannya!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Super cool! I need to pump up my numbers!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My story published in May @diabolicalplots.com got a lovely little review from @mariahaskins.com in the new issue of Locus! So cool!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hard not to know if this isn’t already the case, really. I’m really bad at keeping receipts…
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Who can forget the greatest villain the pizza world has ever known?
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 14/06/2026
Turns out there’s one after the uncanny one
A chicken valley eating joint
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
😂
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Congrats, Sam!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Love this story!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
As a homeowner I have consistent nightmares of the ceiling collapsing in, or water bursting from the walls, or bugs crawling up from under the floorboards en masse. Some times they even happen when I’m sleeping…
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Love it! Dark is an understatement!
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This year we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Congrats! 🎉
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Congratulations!!
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arr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If AI were as great as we're told it currently is, we'd be talking about a hundred other incredible inventions, instead of just AI. We'd be talking about all the fantastic inventions that AI came up with.
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Congrats, Hannya! Hard work pays off!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thanks, Hannya! Appreciate you!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
That doesn’t seem slight enough, though. Jimmy Eat Worlds, maybe?
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Anakaris was my jam!
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ALT: Darkstalkers Bishamon
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Dang, wish I’d known about this a couple years ago lol
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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 04/05/2026
New fiction! "Dourglamis" by Derek Wagner The castle Dourglamis roams the plains. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
Diabolical Plots logo: a smiling begoggled face on teal background
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My latest story, Dourglamis, is out this morning @diabolicalplots.com! Thanks to @amandaghelms.bsky.social for the great job she did editing this piece! Sentient castles meet late stage capitalism! Give it a read if you have time! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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DP FICTION #135A: “Dourglamis” by Derek Wagner – Diabolical Plots
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Awesome cover art!
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Huge congratulations to Odyssey graduates @rfkuang.bsky.social, @mariecroke.bsky.social, and @cornellwriter.bsky.social on their Nebula Award nominations!! 🎉🎉🎉
Background image of dark blue sky with blue and purple falling stars; text: Congratulations to Odyssey graduates on having their works named Nebula Award Finalists! Finalist for Best Novel: Katabasis, by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK); Finalist for Best Novelette, “Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh” by Marie Croke (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 1/9/25); Finalist for Best Short Story “Through the Machine by P.A. Cornell (Lightspeed 5/25), bottom right logo: text Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop next to a blue image of an ancient Greek soldier standing atop the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Your Personal Odyssey 2026 offers three instructors to choose from: Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos, New York Times bestselling author @carrievaughnco.bsky.social , and top Odyssey critiquer Lane Robins! Several scholarships are available! Apply today!! odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-workshop/
image in the lower center of the curve of a blue planet, with a blue misty atmosphere rising from the planet, soft blue nebula in the distant background; Header: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, blue image of an ancient Greek warrior standing at the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet; Quote below: “Writing can feel very much like fumbling in the dark. The Odyssey Workshop, and Jeanne’s mentorship, provided much needed illumination into the writing process and, perhaps more importantly, into myself as a writer. I am more empowered as a writer as a result of completing this workshop.” – Stella Dunn, YPO Graduate; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Nebula Award Winner @awprihandita.bsky.social on her Your Personal Odyssey experience! Applications are open for YPO 2026, the one-on-one, online, intensive, customized experience that has helped writers make major breakthroughs! Scholarships available!! www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
image of a wide path through a misty autumn forest, leading to a bright light in the distance; Header: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, blue image of an ancient Greek warrior standing at the bow of a ship, holding a spear and shield and wearing a decorative helmet; Quote below: I wouldn’t have been able to write any of my stories at this skill level without Odyssey! In a way, that was where the whole journey started, and I’m forever grateful for that. Please consider this life-changing writing workshop. –Nebula Award Winner Anselma Widha Prihandita, Your Personal Odyssey graduate; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Nebula & Ignyte Award winner @aijiang.bsky.social l on her YPO experience. Applications are now open for Your Personal Odyssey, the one-on-one, online, intensive, customized experience that's helped writers make major breakthroughs! App deadline Apr 10th! www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
background of misty forest with lush undergrowth including pink and blue flowers, a bright light begins in the forest floor and swirls away in the distance; text: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop; Jeanne was an absolutely amazing and encouraging and enthusiastic teacher. It was rigorous and exhausting but also inspirational and invigorating at the same time. –Nebula and Ignyte Award Winner Ai Jiang on her Your Personal Odyssey experience; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Applications are now open for YPO 2026! Choose your pace:, 6 wks, 12wks, or 18wks! Guest lecturers include @rfkuang.bsky.social, @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, @brandonsanderson.com, @fondalee.bsky.social, @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, @scott-h-andrews.bsky.social & more! Early Action deadline Feb 20!
Image of a tiny tan house with a purple rounded door and purple roof nestled among green, brown, and purple mushrooms and foliage standing much taller than the house, with a purple and white butterfly flying above; text: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop; Embark on your transformative writing journey with an intensive, one-on-one online workshop experience customized just for you! Hone your craft with: The Renowned Odyssey Lectures, Expert Feedback, Deep Mentoring; Scholarships available! Application Deadline: April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Award-winning author @jtewwrites.bsky.social on her YPO experience! Applications are now open for the one-on-one, online, intensive, customized experience that has helped writers make major breakthroughs! App deadline Apr. 10, Early Action deadline Feb. 20! www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
view of the curve of a dark blue planet with a bright star shining at its edge, with stars and pink and purple nebula in the background; text: Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop; The care and thoughtfulness that’s woven all throughout this program, as well as the decision to make it remote and accessible for people that wouldn’t have been able to attend otherwise, I think is a superhuman level of thoughtfulness and generosity. I think it’s incredibly special. – Award-winning, critically acclaimed author and Your Personal Odyssey graduate, Jill Tew; Application Deadline April 10th; odysseyworkshop.org
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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Applications are now open for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop 2026! The one-on-one, online, intensive, customized experience that has helped writers make major breakthroughs is waiting for you! Choose your pace: 6wk, 12wk, or 18 wk App deadline Apr. 10 www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Give me the steak and eggs and hold the rest
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Odyssey Online courses are still taking applicants up until January 18th! Amazing instructors, great critiques, all online! Some of the best critiques I’ve ever received were through these courses! www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
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Upcoming Classes – 2026 | Odyssey Writing Workshops
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Thanks, Hannya!
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
I’m buying new bookshelves to house my TBR pile at this point. This is not a problem that I have a problem with.
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Thanks! 🙏
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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
24 HOURS LEFT IN OUR KICKSTARTER! Thank you for hitting so many stretch goals and allowing us to publish even more art, reprints, and nonfiction when we open in 2026! It’s not too late to snag rewards (subs! crits! stickers!) and fund some issues of Year 3! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
So excited to have my weird little story accepted to Diabolical Plots! Congrats to everyone else who made it this year!
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
There's just 4 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we're SO CLOSE to hitting our 20k goal! Our full catalogue of critiques, ebooks, merch and more will all be gone on Halloween. Don't miss out on these limited edition items and donate TODAY! 💜👽🎃 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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