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@ebonidunbar.bsky.social
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Black, queer #specfic #writer from California. Ignyte award nominated. Novella Author of Stone and Steel. Published in FIYAH literary magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Nightlight and more. Ebonidunbar.com

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Eboni Dunbar is drafting.... @ebonidunbar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tonight Friends! I'm getting on the road right now so you should join us!
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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our creators! @stillwintercraft.bsky.social is a competition-level cosplayer, archer, designer, maker and colour artist of 15 years experience on everything from hard SF to Archie. Another multi-talented force, their colour work makes Murderbot’s world bloom. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...
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Coming soon: Murderbot: The First Graphic Novel | Multi-award-winning SF!
The official adaptation of the international bestselling multi-award-winning ALL SYSTEMS RED, part of The Murderbot Diaries series.
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026
It's happening again!!!! This Saturday is the TRANS NERD MEET UP. If you identify as trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, genderfluid, whatever, you are welcome. We define "nerd" super broadly: there might be games. Zeitgeist SF, 12:30 until whenever Deets/RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/trans-nerd...
TRANS NERD MEET UP: trans flag against a colorful starfield background
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Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is happening TOMORROW!! If you've ever struggled to get past the murky middle & to the glorious words "The End", you'll want to catch this panel
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Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I read @ebonidunbar.bsky.social's The Possibility from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. Strong worldbuilding and characterizations help fuel the emotions of the story. Plot wise, I was not expecting (redacted.)
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Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Incredibly affirming & wonderful session today, thank you so much for the laughter & insightful shares @valwrites.ca @ruesparks.bsky.social @reimenayee.com @ebonidunbar.bsky.social! If you watch the recording, check the chat for audience recs too! 💞🌈💞 #FlightsOfFoundry #Flights2026
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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
my latest newsletter is out! mentioning: @fabulistmag.bsky.social @jennydwilliams.bsky.social @julieleong.bsky.social @theworldsgreatestwriter.com @babylonsalon.bsky.social @vanessahua.bsky.social @bethwinegarner.bsky.social @ebonidunbar.bsky.social and spider buttondown.com/tkrex/archiv...
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A Bay Area blond, and a story I never imagined would get published
I have a story in the new issue of The Fabulist! About a year ago, I hosted a LitCrawl reading where the theme (not my idea) was “how would history have...
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Her novella "Stone and Steel" from @neonhemlock.bsky.social is not to be missed! Sign up for Eboni's newsletter and as always, buy all of the things! ebonidunbar.com
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Eboni received an IGNYTE award for her novellete, "Spell of Grief and Longing" in FIYAH No. 26. Her first appearance in FIYAH is in Issue No. 7 with "The Percivals: The Bennett Benefit" 🔥
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Preorder this unforgettable collection of Black SFF today. Editor signed copies available while supplies last from @sistahscifi.bsky.social 🥰 sistahscifi.com/collections/...
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[PREORDER] *SIGNED* Forged in FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction by DaVaun Sanders
[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship between 09-30-2026 and 10-07-2026 after the 09-29-2026 publication date. Featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished wr...
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thrilled to share more fave lines from Forged in FIYAH! Behold "The Possibility" by @ebonidunbar.bsky.social who served as a core member of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social as managing editor. She continues supporting authors in the beloved NSS community, all while adding to her trove of released stories..!
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Naza Hidalgo @nazailustra.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Costa Rica’s Independence Day🎇🇨🇷 #costarica #kidlitart #kidlitartist #latinxillustrator #childrensbookillustration @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 15/09/2026
THIS IS TODAY AHEM
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hungry for more of that epic world? Peep an adjacent story in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social No. 17 "The Techwork Horse." She's also gifted our pages with "Night of the Living Spa Weekend," one of the funniest stories I've had the pleasure to publish in FIYAH No. 26.
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Preorder this phenomenal collection of talent today. Editor signed copies available from @sistahscifi.bsky.social 🥰 While I've got your attention, y'all know about the Invoker Trilogy, right? Catch up on the Sunday Times Bestseller while we're all waiting on the finale to drop 🔥
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Forged in FIYAH anthology releases September 29!! These next few weeks I get to gush about these incredible authors and share a fave line or two from their original short stories. To start we salute @mhayinde.bsky.social with The Clothmaker of Kehin 🔥🔥🔥
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Next year we get "Hard Times" co-written with Wayne Brady -- too early for a cover share, but fam these REVIEWS??? Don't sleep www.kensingtonbooks.com/hardtimespre...
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Wayne Brady Stoked and Excited
ALT: Wayne Brady Stoked and Excited
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today the Forged in FIYAH anthology fam spotlights "Crown Hill Chronic(les)" original fiction from the legend himself, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social! A pillar in the Black SFF community, beloved mentor, and spiller of tea who championed FIYAH from year one. 🔥🔥🔥
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Tonya R. Moore @tonyarmoore.com · 18/08/2026
The Cookout @tco-anthology.bsky.social is an anthology of SFF short stories Black authors, centering the traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food! thecookoutanthology.com (Editors: me, @babblewocky.bsky.social, @emmaliawrites.bsky.social, and @pcverrone.com)
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The Cookout Anthology – Guess who's coming to dinner
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Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Me and 17 other FIYAH alumni will appear in @davaun.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH anthology later this month. I'll be posting a mini review of each of my fellow authors before the September 29th publication date.
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Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I've read @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social's Crown Hill Chronic(les) from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social' Forged in FIYAH anthology. It's a slice of life and slice of death story concerning community and taking care of what's important.
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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
Reminder that i am open for critiques/edits and have space open in the upcoming weeks!
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Mackenzie 📖🍵 @mackenziespocket.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
- Holy Wrath by Victoria Mier - A Knight to Remember by Bridget Essex - Stone and Steel by @ebonidunbar.bsky.social - Spear by Nicola Griffith - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir - The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood - Knight of Nights by @karin.kallmaker.com
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Mackenzie 📖🍵 @mackenziespocket.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
happy september everyone! you know what that means - it's #SapphicSeptember! and so i have a few sapphic lady knight (and knight adjacent) book recs. this is obvi an incomplete list but hopefully you can find something to check out! full list will be in next posts hehe #BookSky #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐
A graphic showing 9 book covers on a light tan background. The books are:
- Name Her Holy
- The Starving Saints
- The Gryphon King
- Where Shadows Bloom
- Valerin the Fair
- Tarnished
- Her Pretty Knight
- By Her Sword
- Can't Spell Treason Without TeaA graphic showing 10 book covers on a light tan background. The books are:
- The Dragon Next Door
- The Afterward
- A Ballad for Slayers and Monsters
- Holy Wrath
- A Knight to Remember
- Stone and Steel
-Spear
- Gideon the Ninth
- The Unspoken Name
- Knight of Nights
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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the more than subtext panel is now done! it was a great time and excellent conversation 💜 big thanks to @jomiles.bsky.social for being an awesome moderator and to @xanwriter.bsky.social @ebonidunbar.bsky.social and @clhellisen.com for the discussion and the list of books I now have to go read 👀
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Eboni Dunbar is drafting.... @ebonidunbar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Coming up very soon!!!
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 15/07/2026
Just fyi I’ve gotten 2 scam “You’re Invited!” type emails in the last few days from the hacked gmail accounts of SFF folks with whom I’m acquainted but not in regular contact; these arrive with a paperless envelope link to click. idk if it’s the FB-style messages-your-contacts or more insidious
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ninian @lezziecat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
#artfight attack for my goat @heehoocoffee.bsky.social
digital drawing of kat's oc, somar against a glowing background. he's holding a burst of light in his hand and looking at you.
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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 02/07/2026
Day 2: another friend story day! I read "Vitrification" by @callmeishmael.bsky.social, and I'll let my reading notes speak for themselves: Damn. It’s kind of like that Patrick Swayze pottery scene but make it gay necromancy dammmmmmn. #StoryADay
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Vitrification - OTHERSIDE
By the time you come to your senses, his parents have already arranged for him to be burned. Your rage can’t save his body, but you rescue him from them one last time. You spin and spin the cold metal...
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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - MAY 2026🏳️‍🌈 I round up over 20 works by @rkduncan.bsky.social @jennahanchey.bsky.social @straith.ca @eliaseells.bsky.social @rfdwrites.bsky.social @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @effies.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social & many more!!!! www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...
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Some Queer Short SFF - May 2026 | Charles Payseur
Pride Month might be wrapping up for many people, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop paying attention to awesome queer short SFF. Now,
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Can I interest you in a moist owlette as a timeline cleanse? This is Sassafras the Eastern Screech Owl from the Cincinnati Zoo (@cincinnatizoo.bsky.social, but via their FB) and I love him very much. Eastern Screech Owls (Megascops asio) are native to eastern North America.
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Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I reached 10k followers, and as promised, I'm going to celebrate with... 🎉 a BIG recommendations thread of all sorts of cool things!! 🎉 Books, stories, games, comics & more. One like adds one recommendation, one repost adds two. Up to 200 things, I think, but I might need multiple threads!
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Eboni Dunbar is drafting.... @ebonidunbar.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This mag has given me so much, not to mention the field. I can't begin to say how grateful I am to this entire crew. The push, the feedback, the mentorship. This is a huge loss to the field, even if it's only temporary.
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:( HOMELESS. PINNED PLZ @adrianmica.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
okay for those who dont know i am in portland oregon where you will be charged $4000 a month to stay in a tiny home and/or studio if you are homeless and tryna be off the street. if you wanna stay in a hotel, you will pay the same price and deal with bedbugs and mold 😁🔪🔪🔪
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026
I have like 12,000 things to do today and this wasn't on my list but there are currently 2 ways to support the Ignytes: General Donations: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/ Sponsorship: donorbox.org/sponsor-the-... If you're local to the ATL area, I'm also looking for help packing trophies.
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Support the Ignyte Awards as a sponsor and receive treats at the following tiers:$250-$499: "sponsored by" credit for yourself or your brand/organization for one award cycle $500-$999: all of the...
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 21/05/2026
FIYAH the magazine's hiatus does not impact the operations of the Ignyte Awards or a future convention. We are operating on some shared infrastructure, though, so expenses related to being fully hosted independently will be taken into account in a future crowdfunding/sponsorship cycle.
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Carl Brandon Society @carlbrandon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Our new weekend workshop is live! The Language of (Dis)ability and Chronic Illness in Specfic with Jeané D. Ridges When: June 13 & 14, 2026 @ 3PM - 6PM UTC Where: Zoom To register, you just need to apply for a scholarship - only 15 seats available! events.humanitix.com/the-language...
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A Weekend Workshop with Jeané D. Ridges
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Eboni Dunbar is drafting.... @ebonidunbar.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I just backed Anathema: Spec from the Margins on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...
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Anathema: Spec from the Margins
Support the relaunch of our Ignyte and British Fantasy Award-nominated magazine dedicated to the work of queer writers of color!
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Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If C3P0 went straight from being built by and working for Anakin Skywalker to working for Captain Antilles, when did he program binary load lifters?
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Amy S. Kaufman @askaufman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
In things I didn't know when I sent my newsletter: The Traitor of Sherwood Forest ebook is on sale for $1.99 today! (US only, sadly)
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The Traitor of Sherwood Forest: A Novel
Amazon.com: The Traitor of Sherwood Forest: A Novel eBook : Kaufman, Amy S.: Kindle Store
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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
As a Greek who was taught the tragedies this story resonates so much. Sacrifices for beliefs and systems that don't serve the people while the voice of those who suffer is silenced. Is there catharsis or is it another story we tell ourselves? by @aimeeogdenwrites.com in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Hollow in The Hope by Aimee Ogden
For whatever time they have left, they will have to make their own companionship. They should use those hours wisely, and not in seeking counsel—or worse, comfort—from a woman long dead. “I accept the...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 30/04/2026
Just donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center because fuck this corrupt and racist Department of "Justice" and fuck Fidelity while we're at it www.splcenter.org
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SPLC | Apathy Is Not An Option
The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to creating a world where Black and Brown communities are represented and respected by our democracy.
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Carl Brandon Society @carlbrandon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If you've ever wanted to learn how to craft the unsettling stories in your heart, join us on May 16 & 17 for our Modern Cosmic Horror Workshop! Attendance is fully funded by our generous donors, so all you have to do is apply for a scholarship. events.humanitix.com/modern-cosmi...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/04/2026
The hungry red panda at the Prospect Park Zoo? Adorable. The HungryPanda delivery app scamming small businesses? Not adorable. So they will be paying $580,000 back. We'll keep pursuing companies that take advantage of New Yorkers, and we'll keep asking if we can pet a red panda just for a second.
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Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Behold the cover of Forged in FIYAH edited by DaVaun Sanders, a celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before! Coming September 29, 2026. Cover art by Ernanda Souzà Cover design by Christine Foltzer us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
A graphic featuring the cover of Forged in FIYAH edited by DaVaun Sanders, featuring two people with hammers forging a goblet surrounded by rays of light.
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Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Congratulations to all of our Nebula Award Finalists!!🎉 The River Has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com 💐 Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social 🤖 But Not Too Bold by @hachepueyo.bsky.social 🕷️
A graphic featuring the covers of The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar, Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, and But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo. There's also text that says: "Nebula Finalists, Best Novella."
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Eboni Dunbar is drafting.... @ebonidunbar.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
So excited to be included in this anthology!!! Pre-order now!!
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Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Today (and every day) is a great day to be a fan of @amalelmohtar.com!🤩 The happiest of book birthdays to Seasons of Glass and Iron, her new collection of stories, and the paperback edition of The River Has Roots!
A copy of Seasons of Glass and Iron next to a paperback copy of The River Has Roots, both by Amal El-Mohtar, resting on a background of aged sheet music, handwritten letters, and pink flowers.
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Tor Books @torbooks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
✨ COVER REVEAL ✨ From bestselling author @annaleen.bsky.social, A Wall Is Also a Road is a thought-provoking science fiction adventure about the meaning of life and love, seen through the many eyes of an alien grad student studying a familiar backwater planet. Coming October 6, 2026!
Book cover for A Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee Newitz, with “Coming October 6, 2026” at the top. The cover features a stylized cosmic scene with a woman’s face in profile, surrounded by circular, mosaic-like patterns, planets, and tentacle-like shapes in deep reds, purples, and golds.From bestselling author Annalee Newitz, A Wall Is Also a Road is a thought-provoking science fiction adventure about the meaning of life and love, seen through the many eyes of an alien grad student studying a familiar backwater planet. Perfect for fans of Becky Chambers, Ryka Aoki, and Martha Wells.

Gardenpath is a graduate student in biology who desperately wants to pass their exams with the highest honor possible: a prize given to scholars who discover something truly novel in the universe. Gardenpath also happens to be an amoeba–a slime mold, to be exact–from an ancient civilization that dwells in a vast network of towers between the stars. Seeking their prize, Gardenpath heads to a remote, dangerous planet that other researchers have dismissed as dead and uninteresting. There, they are surprised to discover a complicated ecosystem unlike anything they've ever encountered–including some peculiar, multicellular animals who seem to have language and culture.

To learn more about these animals, Gardenpath changes their shape to resemble one of them. And that's how they meet a creature named Murtis, who lives in a city she calls Pompeii and works in a brothel known to locals as "the lupanar." Unfazed by a visitor who says she's from the stars, Murtis takes Gardenpath into her care, introducing her to the seaside tourist town full of immigrants and shopkeepers who are just trying to get by.

A Wall Is Also a Road is a story about what happens when the alien becomes familiar–and beloved. Gardenpath expected to finish their research, present their discovery, and take their place among the decorated scholars of the floating cities. But when they look at their wild new friend Murtis’s sensor bulb, attached to a bizarre electro-chemical control system, they begin to realize there’s more to life than academic achievement. They're not sure what it is, but they're going to use science to find out.
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Only 3 days, 21 hours, 15 minutes until the close of Hugo Award nominating for this year. It's my favourite part of the process, because the final vote always seems like pitting favourites against each other. Right now, you can just nominate a work of SFF you *LOVE* (even if nobody else does) 1/X
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