Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 16/09/2026We're midway through our submission period! Send us your stories and poetry that feature characters/situations informed by established relationships. It's gotta be spec though! We're still getting a lot of submission with only the smallest smattering of Weird/Strange/Magic. www.heartlines-spec.comheartlines-spec.comHeartlines SpecHeartlines Spec is a speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best. 21812
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/07/2026Maybe the real cake is the subscribers we made along the way 🎂 www.heartlines-spec.comheartlines-spec.comHeartlines SpecHeartlines Spec is a speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best. 085
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It's also pub day so give her the ultimate birthday gift by supporting Heartlines Spec :D 030
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Happy birthday to our fearless leader of @heartlines-spec.com , the talented, kind, and far too humble, @rebecca-b.bsky.social ! 161
Reposted by Emily YuJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026For anyone asking how to help: Donate to True North Aid to assist Remote Indigenous Wildfire Evacuees - truenorthaid.ca/donate/ & Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Response: Donations an7gc.ca/donate/truenorthaid.caDonate - True North Aid | Canadian Charity Supporting Indigenous CommunitiesDonate to True North Aid's general fund and support Indigenous-led and community initiatves in remote communities. 2647706
Reposted by Emily YuJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come. 3845082170
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 07/07/2026We recently published a short story and a poem by the same author (under both linked names in Reckoning’s blog post). Both pieces are still on our website, however we are currently investigating best we can and will re-evaluate if/as more information comes to light. 54113
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 30/06/2026Hear ye, hear ye! It's time to OFFICIALLY announce our Table of Contents for Issue 11. Releasing on July 31 (iykyk), it's a summer special with stories and poetry from new and old friends! 12313
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Vote for us for Best Cover Art! www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...csffa.caCurrent Ballot – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) 072
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Last week, we said goodbye to our sweet boy. He was a light in our lives, and we were so lucky to have him for the short time we did. We miss him so much. 440
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026ISSUE 2 COVER REVEAL! Subscribers got the first look, but now it's your turn! As always, art is by the incredible @hvmator.bsky.social, who has once again knocked it out of the park. Those colors! These authors! We can't wait for you to read this issue 🧡 We know you're going to love it. 18434
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 12/05/2026Look down, back up. It’s us asking for more submissions. (but make them SFF please, we’ve been getting a lot of anything but) www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...heartlines-spec.comSubmission GuidelinesLearn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details 01820
Reposted by Emily YuNicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Early submissions from equity-deserving groups are still open for @heartlines-spec.com April 23-30! Send us your stories and poems!! ✍️ ✅ Sci-fi and/or Fantasy **WITH** ✅ Long-term relationship (familial, platonic, or romance) ⬇️ More info ⬇️ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...heartlines-spec.comSubmission GuidelinesLearn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details 076
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Have you read Issue 1? One of our favorite places to buy ebooks is @weightlessbooks.bsky.social—and you can find OTHERSIDE there too! Every purchase helps us bring you more great queer SFF! Issue 1: weightlessbooks.com/otherside-ma... 12-month subscription: weightlessbooks.com/otherside-ma... 0159
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 13/04/2026When we asked poetry editors Jess Cho and Angel Leal what they wanted to see in Issue 2, they immediately said things like "VISCERAL VERSE" and "weird queer monsters" and "joy and euphoria" and "MORE POEMS, PLEASE." Poets, you know what to do! Send us your work + spread the word! We pay $50/poem!othersidespec.comSubmission Guidelines - OTHERSIDESubmission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit. 12927
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/03/2026Issue 10 is now available for subscribers! Two pieces are available for all subscriber levels BUT if you give us a cool $18CAD, you get to read the whole thing RIGHT NOW!! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-10/heartlines-spec.comIssue 10The stories and poems in Issue 10 take place in the grey area between worlds. The line between reality and the speculative becomes blurred as characters dive into the ocean, robots tell stories, and a... 1115
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 31/01/2026RIP to Catherine O'Hara, comedic legend and Canadian icon 💔 000
Reposted by Emily YuNicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️ We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g... Write and submit now!! ✍️media.tenor.comsnoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bedALT: snoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bed 086
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 23/01/2026Come say hi at @tricon-hfx.bsky.social!! Editor @rebecca-b.bsky.social will be buzzing around and ready to talk short fiction 043
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 22/01/2026LAST TEN DAYS FOR GENERAL SUBS! Give us your best relationships!! 033
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 27/12/2025Oh shit, writers saw ‘symbiotic’ and ran with it 👀 We have the BEST submitters 💕 0142
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Calling all 2SLGBTQIA+ poets! We have a message for you from our poetry editor Jess Cho: “Dear queer poets, PLEASE FUCK ME UP.” If you have something strange, dark, and unrepentantly queer… send it our way! We’re open to submissions right now and we pay $50/poem!othersidespec.comSubmission Guidelines - OTHERSIDESubmission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit. 17764
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 30/11/2025Number 9, number 9, number 9. Issue 9 has been released! It's a bittersweet one as we welcome @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social as Poetry Editor and say goodbye to Jess Cho 2 pieces are available now to all subscribers! Snow, Stars, Stone and grotto www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-9/heartlines-spec.comIssue 9Issue 9 features farewells, apocalypses, the decay of laws of physics and things lurking in the water, waiting to drag you under. These endings are all balanced with new beginnings. Much like the deat... 42410
Reposted by Emily YuPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 30/10/2025HEY THEY ANNOUNCED THE PRIZE BEFORE THE ACTUAL CEREMONY LE HOLY CRAP I WON THE JULIA VERLANGER PRIZE 1961651102
Reposted by Emily Yukhōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Only 1 day left until our next submission period opens! We're looking for daring, subversive, and strange fiction that explores the theme "REVOLUTIONS". ⏰ Submissions will open on November 1. Check out the complete theme description and submission details: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-... 02315
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 28/10/2025It's Issue 9 and we're feeling fine! It might even be our first nature-y issue, there's zombies, sheep, all types of flora, and the slow decay of time. Issue 9 releases on November 30, $18CAD/year or join for free and get everything sent to your inbox 📬 Thank you to our newest contributors! 🫀 12810
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Double vaccinated ✅✅ (yes, I would rather have 1 super sore arm instead of 2 medium sore arms) 060
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Congratulations @angelvleal.bsky.social !!!! So proud of you!!! 130
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This is the second time our co-founders have woken up to a STRETCH GOAL HIT!! You hit our $9,700 goal overnight—that means ISSUE 7 IS FUNDED! We are now ONLY ONE STRETCH GOAL AWAY FROM YEAR 2 FULLY FUNDED!! AND spot our next revealed stretch goal? 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb... 0128
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese: this is a story of an Indigenous man and his struggles with addictions and racism that trace back to his childhood when he was taken from his family and placed in residential school. Richard Wagamese (RIP) is a phenomenal storyteller. 020
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 30/09/202521 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act: only 200 pages but I had to take multiple breaks because this made me physically ill. Created in 1876 to fully assimilate (read eliminate) Indigenous people, it is still in place today. The last amendment was in 2019 AFTER this book was published. 010
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Kukum by Michel Jean: this is a love story between a white orphan and an Indigenous man, but also between a white woman and Innu culture. The Innu people were nomads because the land can't belong to anyone. White settlers took that away from them and their children too. 010
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle: I recommend this book to everyone, especially if they work in healthcare. Jesse's story is so inspirational and he had to overcome so much intergenerational trauma and addictions struggles to get to where he is today (professor of Métis studies in Toronto!) 020
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025It's Truth and Reconciliation Day! Here's some books I recommend (details for each book in the comments): - From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle (memoir) - Kukum by Michel Jean (fiction) - 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph (non-fiction) - Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese 575
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 26/09/2025Lovely to see Under the Skin by @authortrsteele.bsky.social mentioned in this roundup Read it now! Delicate prose perfect for delicate stitches: www.heartlines-spec.com/under-the-sk...heartlines-spec.comUnder the SkinUnder the Skin by T.R. Steele 193
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 29/09/2025HI YES WE JUST PASSED $2,000 IN 30 MINUTES?!? THANK YOU SO SO MUCH?????? WE'RE ABOUT 37% FUNDED!!!! AND if we get 6 more backers we unlock 1000 more words per issue due to a lovely anonymous donation! 0219
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Val wants everyone to know that as the lead marketing co-founder, their professional skillset mostly involves them yelling GAY MAGAZINE at people when all other words fail her. It's an important task, someone must do it. 1141
Reposted by Emily YuKerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Delighted to see my Aurora-finalist trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters” included in this years Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by @ourmankoto.bsky.social 🚀🧝 ✨ & this little @heartlines-spec.com tale gets to appear alongside many friends & Augur creators !! 35010
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Our Kickstarter launches in TEN DAYS! September 29 is in fact SOMEHOW ten days away!!! We’re nervous and excited and SO ready. We're only screaming intermittently. Sign up to be notified when it launches. We have a lot of fun rewards and goals planned… you won’t want to miss this 👀kickstarter.com 02618
Reposted by Emily YuOTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Our September newsletter is out for free patrons or higher! In this issue we have interviews from Ash and MR as well as announcements and Kickstarter updates, our new Patreon goals, and SO much more! We’re doing A LOT the next two months and we can’t wait! www.patreon.com/posts/newsle...patreon.comNewsletter: Meet Ash and MR! | OTHERSIDEGet more from OTHERSIDE on Patreon 054
Reposted by Emily YuM.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2025I’m so excited for Flights of Foundry! (Even if I cannot believe that it is somehow already mid-September??) Here’s my panel schedule! If you aren’t registered yet, you can still sign up for this fantastic free virtual con here: flights-of-foundry.org Hope to see you there! 1186
Reposted by Emily YuHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 02/09/2025Join TEAM NO BURNOUT (maybe some burnout, as a treat) 063
Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025The dichotomy of me today is being sad that I won't get to work with Jess at Heartlines Spec but happy that I'll get to work with them at OTHERSIDE 🥲 110
