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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 6h

Ooh, I love this! Fairytale retellings are my jam and this poem brought me a lot of delight <3

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 01/10/2026

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher Matthew J. Prigge on Writing His Book With the Help of a Librarian and a Stack of Boxes in the Basement lithub.com/the-mutually... Books about Library science at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #books #literature

Title: Book-Lovers, Bibliomaniacs and Book Clubs

Author: Henry Howard Harper

An elderly man in period dress peers intently at a book by candlelight near a crowded mantelpiece, standing amid a chaotic room cluttered with stacked and scattered books, a fireplace, a cane, and a cracked stone floor.

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Like sci-fi stories? Does the idea of storing information in DNA make your ears perk up? Live near Newcastle and like going to the library to hear about new writing? If so, maybe I'll see you along at the launch of Sequences of Tomorrow! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sequences-... 🧬📖🍃

Text over a book cover that features a figure walking towards a giant glowing DNA sequence with a space background. Text reads: you're invited - Sequences of Tomorrow - Anthology launch: short science fiction inspired by DNA data storage - Thursday 29 Oct 4:30-6:30pm - Newcastle City Library

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Para 🌵 @paracactus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Prompted by a conversation on discord, it's heinous that buying a special edition hardcover doesn't even guarantee that the book will have sewn signatures anymore. Just glued like a paperback. I'm a professional bookbinder specializing in repair. This is not a book that'd survive being read a lot 🧵

Hardcover of The Works of Vermin, propped open slightly. There is no endband glued on, and although the orange sprayed edges make it difficult to see, the pages are held together by a thin layer of glue and some paper on top only.

Two hardcovers compared. One with signatures and headband on the left, and the orange one with glued pages on the right. There is a very visible difference.

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Libraries PAY US! This is A GOOD THING! Please use your library often, and with gusto - and don't be afraid to request a title you fancy if you don't see it on the shelf!

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you are convinced that AI is, despite its flaws & ethical failings, a reliable research tool, ask it a specific question in a domain you know very well. Most people - understandably - ask LLMs questions about areas they're not experts in. They can't judge if the information is accurate.

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Tania Hershman 🏳️‍🌈 @taniahershman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join my special fundraising Zoom writing workshop, 'Sounds Inspired!' on October 6, 7-9pm UK time www.tickettailor.com/events/tania... and/or snap up one of 10 @ninearchespress.bsky.social Mystery Book Bundles worth over £100 – for only £50 (UK only)! taniahershman.com/product/fund...

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Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I admire the dedication of publishing this - SMALL PLANET, a new non-fiction magazine dedicated to science fiction translations. Well worth your while.

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

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Honey, We Bought an AI Story — Bona Books

The Queer Torments of the AI-sphere

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Psyched to be headed to Blackwell's for a book launch, where I'll be reading my story in New Writing Scotland, 'There is no such thing as a creature that eats your memories' 15th September - come and join! cityofliterature.com/event/naming...

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Naming the Snakes: New Writing Scotland 44 - Edinburgh City of Literature

Join Blackwell's for the launch of New Writing Scotland 44 latest collection, Naming the Snakes.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

one of my absolute favorites

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Exciting to see that New Writing Scotland 44 is out, including a wee piece from me in its pages, which I am thrilled about!

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Devastated to watch the place I grew up suffer a terrible wildfire that, despite stellar work in containing its spread, has flared up again 😥 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Cairngorm wildfire 'flare-up' as people urged to stay away

Frontline teams say hotspots remain on the "challenging terrain" and exclusion zones are still in place.

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Peter Cairns @petecairns.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There are now 8 episodes in the #attheedge podcast series. At the Edge takes a deep dive into our often complex relationship with wild nature, and explores ways in which people and wildlife can thrive together. Listen on your usual podcast platform. And, please do spread the word.

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Some book acquiring was done in June when I was down in Bath for a friend's wedding - these books were all excellent, but When There Are Wolves Again was a particular stand-out!

Pile of four books: When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, Everything Under by Daisy Johnson, The Shapeshifter's Daughter by Sally Magnusson and Fair Play by Tove Jansson

Photo of an overexcited person using a ladder in a bookshop

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Fiction and fantasy aren't "fake" any more than light seen through a prism is fake. It's just seen from a different perspective. Light through a prism is still light. Truth through a story is still the truth.

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 02/07/2026

Fucking rude and outrageous frankly.

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Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Of all the horrific right wing tropes and beliefs, climate denial really gets me. It's just pure agnotology at the expense of millions of people's lives. I really want to believe in hell so I can pray they'll go there.

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Prepping for a writing retreat today, slightly nervously. Will I be able to make the most of it? I hope so! In the meantime, time to appreciate some bluebells 💜

A fallen tree with moss, dead leaves, blues, bracken & more

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Daryl Green @ilikeoldbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

word is out! contributors have been getting their copies while I was on annual leave and EHOBS v. 1 (parts 1 AND 2) are now out in the wild! Huge thanks to @edinburghup.bsky.social , my co-editors and ALL the contributors to this multi-decade endeavour edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-the-e...

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

All you do is take all the sex out, and use little short words, and little dumb ideas, and don't be too scary, and be sure there's a happy ending. Right? Nothing to it. Write down. Right on.

If you do all that, you might even write Jonathan Livingston Seagull and make twenty billion dollars and have every adult in America reading your book.

But you won't have every kid in America reading your book. They will look at it, and they will see straight through it, with their clear, cold, beady little eyes, and they will put it down, and they will go away. Kids will devour vast amounts of garbage (and it is good for them) but they are not like adults: they have not yet learned to eat plastic.

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 24/04/2026

Rumours are true! We are now open for short fiction and poetry submissions from equity-deserving groups. Give us your words, your anxiety dreams of electric sheep, your last gasp of a dying star. As always: make it SFF, make it long-term www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines

Learn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details

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Claire Phillips @clartyclara.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I've got an MA student who wants to look into early modern surrogacy. Has anything been written on this? Was it even a thing / different name, perhaps? #histmed #histsex #earlymodern

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The thing about short fiction is that there is nothing in this world better than short fiction.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

✨ Out of the Margins: Centenary Programme – Alexandria ✨ Join @kirstininnes.bsky.social this May at Alexandria Library for free creative writing workshops. Explore setting, character & style across 3 sessions. Limited spaces—book now! 📖✍️

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Writing Short Stories like Agnes Owens with Kirstin Innes

Have you always felt that you had a story within you that you would love to write?

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Hey, SFFH authors. We're getting to the end of our list of readers, so if you'd like an opportunity to read your work at one of our event days, please fill in the form. forms.gle/NxR3i79jkUSi...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Just an exceptional piece of writing by Jon here. Come for the 2-foot-long adders, stay for the nuanced argument - courageously tackling a sometimes thorny subject with compassion and verve: bsky.app/profile/jon-...

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

"Direct and compelling, it is the literary equivalent of making good eye contact." Really interesting wee essay. I've got a piece coming out later this year at New Writing Scotland that's deeply personal - delving into my anxieties around memory - and using second person was key to unlocking it...

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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 12/04/2026

If you want to meet these stellar Scots (and many more besides) then you should definitely check out tickets for @cymerafestival.co.uk - weekend passes now live!

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Gale Na @poisonjr.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

BAGGER: (spilling my groceries on the floor) Oh God. I'm so sorry. This isn't what I'm supposed to do. ME: How are you supposed to do it? MANAGER: She means she was gonna be a fox. In the woods and shit. But something happened and she got stuck. BAGGER: (crying) Got so stuck.

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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The @bsfa.bsky.social & @locusmag.bsky.social are now including a Translated category in their awards, just like all of the other major countries' sff fiction awards do. Time for other Anglophone awards to do the same. After all, it's always good to have too much to read! #SFinTranslation

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Vote for the BSFA Awards

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

THREAD. A collection of photos I have taken of excellent cats I have met on walks. You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.

A cat who once had a big suburban house and a hugely stressful prestigious job and now lives on a cliff instead, free of the trappings of modern life, to the admiration of its friends, who, as they idealise its life, never imagine the terrible loneliness it feels during cold winters, six miles from the nearest shop, cinema and pub.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

THREAD. My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments. I've collected his work here...

Bridget the cat infiltrates the 'Abbey Road' cover shoot and becomes THE definitive fifth Beatle.

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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 02/02/2026

The Cymera Prize for Speculative Short Fiction is open to any writer living in Scotland or Scottish by birth or inclination, aged at least 14 years. Submissions are open from Monday 12th January 2026 until 8pm BST on Sunday 22nd March 2026. www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2026-prize

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2026 Prize — CYMERA

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Geoff Belknap @curatorgeoff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Come join the team at @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social! Great role helping us take care of the Library and Archive! Closing date - 16/02/26 Salary - £42,765-£46,051 Hours - 35 pw

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.

A lovely fluffy buff-tailed bumblebee I photographed a few summers ago.

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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Such a beautiful close of the year!

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The Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 27/12/2025

I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter.... (1/10)

A book bound in red cloth with gilt titles and decoration, turned so you can see the ragged cutting on the right edges of the pages

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Phoebe Lostroh @profphoebe.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Lifelong learning is the way to go!

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

"Fairy tales, folk tales, stories from the oral tradition, are all of them the most vital connections we have with the imaginations of the ordinary men and women whose labour created our world." Angela Carter

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Yesterday I re-read 'The Story of Your Life' by Ted Chiang, which is a short story I will always go feral for. What do you mean, he managed to splice together mind-bending concepts in linguistics, physics, & philosophy into the most formally satisfying & emotionally gut-punching story? Just, awe.

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North Sea Poets @northseapoets.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

New guest post 📰 Glacier – Garry MacKenzie writes on his new long poem Read the full post: buff.ly/VdmjNVJ #NorthSeaPoets #PoetrySky

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Catching up on the free serialised story from @amalelmohtar.com for Book Week Scotland and yup, I'm definitely hooked! A messy queer breakup made messier by a mystery related to the Louvre heist crown jewels? yes, please, more, please! www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...

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Book Week Scotland: Amal El-Mohtar in your inbox

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

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A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman

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Fiona Mossman @fionamossman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I've been missing my previous method of reading short stories by sending them to my Kobo e-reader from Pocket, since Pocket was taken down in August. Now I'm super excited to see that there is a replacement, Instapapers, integrated with my Kobo! Have I mentioned that I adore short stories? 💃

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Archaeologist here. For 99.5% of human history (ca 300-400,000 years), we were peaceful (no war). There was conflict and smaller scale violence, but countless studies on the 119 known modern hunter gatherer groups show cooperation, negotiation, and peace instead of conflict. Please read books.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

"So long as we regard a tree as an obvious thing, naturally and reasonably created for a giraffe to eat, we cannot properly wonder at it. It is when we consider it as a prodigious wave of the living soil sprawling up to the skies for no reason in particular that we take off our hats." GK Chesterton

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