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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have a story in this occult anthology! @pspublish.bsky.social 😍

Through A Glass Darkly by Preston Grassman &Chris Kelso (eds)

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social #poetry showcase. 'Ex Nihilo Nihil' my collaboration with Dominique Hecq! 😍

HWA Poetry Showcase by Colleen Anderson (ed)

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.com · 29/09/2026

Anyway dyk the prolific @genni.bsky.social has at least 3 books out in 2026! Black Dingo: Short Stories (October, Flame Tree Collections); Crimson in Quietus (September, @meerkatpress.bsky.social); and Muntu (May, @badhandbooks.bsky.social).

Covers of the three books mentioned in the post. Black Dingo is mostly green with gold concentric circles; Crimson in Quietus has a Black woman in futuristic clothing and with long curly hair in the foreground, looking to her right; Muntu is stark red and black with either flames or smoke and two hands in silhouette on either side.

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The only place I love more than the library is the museum, so I am excited for this event at Mass MOCA happening Sunday October 4 at 12noon. massmoca.org/event/eden-r....

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Loved this review of aNother Nemesis at the Science Fiction & Poetry Association! "Humor, satire, and honesty pervade the poems ... An interesting and thought-provoking collection." zurl.co/QiMrp #anOtherNemesis @genni.bsky.social @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social

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Michael Bailey @nettirw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Two exciting announcements for THE LIBRARY OF THE UNDEAD! The anthology proudly welcomes "Fire Fall on Them" by the wonderful @genni.bsky.social, and "Learning to Fly" by @gordrollo.bsky.social (the original would not have existed without him, and so herein he will forever be entombed).

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Xan van Rooyen @xanwriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you for the fabulous chat about genre bending today for @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social If you missed it, you can watch the recording on the Flights of Foundry website. Cheers to @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social and @nerinedorman.bsky.social for an awesome discussion. #booksky

A screenshot from the Flights of Foundry panel on Genre bedning in Afrocentric speculative fiction featuring the four panelists. Top left: Nerine Dorman; top right: Stephen Embleton; bottom left Xan van Rooyen; bottom right: Eugen Bacon.

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Loved this review of Eugen Bacon's CRIMSON IN QUIETUS at S-Reaction!! "If you enjoy science fiction with edge and a massive world experience and beautiful language, Crimson in Quietus is perfect for you." zurl.co/M1L9A @genni.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

@MadztheDruid reviews #CrimsonInQuietus by Eugen Bacon! "you'll like this if you enjoy: - mysteries and investigations - poetic writing - complex world-building - sci fi fantasy blend - a unique story" zurl.co/qsrJL @genni.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Next stop on the CRIMSON IN QUIETUS Blog Tour is at TKentWrites where Eugen Bacon tells us where stories hide! Enter to win a $25 giftcard while you are there and read a mesmerizing excerpt from the book. zurl.co/tLMmj #CrimsonInQuietus #Sauútiverse @genni.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Five worlds. Two stars. One killer. A serial killer is loose in the Sauútiverse CRIMSON IN QUIETUS is out now. 🖤 Enter the Sauútiverse: meerkatpress.com/books/crimso... #CrimsonInQuietus #Afrofuturism #DarkScienceFiction #EugenBacon #SFF @genni.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Another wonderful review for CRIMSON IN QUIETUS—this time from Booklist. "A genre-bending murder mystery ... Recommended for fans of African futuristic authors like Wole Talabi, Nnedi Okorafor, and Tade Thompson. zurl.co/WWW7H @genni.bsky.social @ala-booklist.bsky.social

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 07/09/2026

🩸 What happens when horror turns childhood innocence inside out? @genni.bsky.social examines three African horror stories where children face cosmic forces, societal collapse & terrible choices. From @meerkatpress.bsky.social #CrimsonInQuietus #BlogTour horrortree.com/crimson-in-q...

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Andrew Liptak @andrewliptak.com · 03/09/2026

I’ve rounded up 17 new SF/F books to check out in the first half of September. Here’s what caught my eye: www.andrewliptak.com/september-20...

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17 new sci-fi and fantasy books to read in September 2026

More books than you can shake a stick at

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We invite you to "wander into story" with Eugen Bacon on the next #CrimsonInQuietus blog tour stop at @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social "Find the surreal in the ordinary. Train your eyes to notice the oddity in the mundane." zurl.co/G2w2V #EugenBacon #AfroSurrealism #Sauútiverse @genni.bsky.social

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Michael Coulombe @mcoulombewrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Meet Eugen Bacon, award-winning African Australian author and speculative fiction writer. Introduced to me by @meerkatpress.bsky.social , Eugen has earned numerous awards and honors for her incredible work. Read the full interview now! 👇 mcoulombewrites.substack.com/p/eugen-bacon

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I grew up in a rich culture of storytelling

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What does CRIMSON IN QUIETUS sound like? 🎧 Today’s blog tour stop at Largehearted Boy explores the music behind Eugen Bacon’s strange and mesmerizing new Sauútiverse novel. zurl.co/E5Gmc #CrimsonInQuietus #EugenBacon #Sauútiverse @genni.bsky.social @largeheartedboy.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎤 On the next blog tour stop, Michael Coulombe talks to Eugen Bacon about writing, inspiration, and her new novel, CRIMSON IN QUIETUS. It's a must read! zurl.co/RrV0y #crimsoninquietus #eugenbacon #Sauútiverse #michaelcoulombe @genni.bsky.social @mcoulombewrites.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A serial killer is loose in the Sauútiverse. Five worlds. Two stars. One killer. CRIMSON IN QUIETUS by Eugen Bacon is a genre-bending science fiction crime mystery. 🖤 Out now. 👉 Get your copy: zurl.co/tvAIt #CrimsonInQuietus #EugenBacon @genni.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The CRIMSON IN QUIETUS blog tour is officially underway at Midu Reads book blog! Let's celebreate Eugen Bacon’s immersive, genre-bending new novel with an excerpt from the novel. zurl.co/DAnwC #Sauútiverse #afrofuture #scifi #crime #serialkiller @genni.bsky.social @midureads.bsky.social

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SJ Groenewegen @sjgroenewegen.co.uk · 30/08/2026

Well, @laworldcon.bsky.social has done a brilliant job with their virtual programme. Over this weekend I've watched so many fascinating and funny panels about a range of topics: conrunning, researching history, sapphic knights, and the English cottage garden. Many thanks to everyone responsible!!

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ARCHANGELS OF FUNK was shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize! It honors a work of imaginative fiction that mirrors Le Guin’s ideals: writers who act as "realists of a larger reality" and imagine alternatives to our current world.

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Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

REDWOOD AND WILDFIRE won The Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Society Kindred Award.

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Susie Williamson @susiewilliamson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

WorldCon 2026 and a great panel from @wtalabi.com @genni.bsky.social @xanwriter.bsky.social Inua Ellams challenging the western dichotomy of separating spiritual and science, blending mysticism with SFFH, fiction grounded in the cultural. Great recommendations. Thank you. #worldcon2026

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A new blurb for Eugen Bacon's CRIMSON IN QUIETUS, this time from Kathe Koja—and we’re pretty thrilled about it. 🖤 zurl.co/wmfJl #scifi #afrofuturism #serialkiller #crime #mystery @genni.bsky.social @kkoja.bsky.social

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Great time at Hobsons Bay Libraries for National Science Week talking art, science & spec fic! 🧬✨ Science provides the empirical skeleton (how the universe works). Art gives it heart and emotion (what that means for us). Read this Applied African Sci-Fi anthology for free: bit.ly/AppliedAfricanSF

Eugen Bacon's author talk at Hobsons Bay Libraries

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The Sauúti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Applied African SF book is out, from Ping Press in collaboration with BSFA Vector, the ASFS, with many contributors including fellow Sauútis: @wtalabi.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social + two Sauúti-based shorts from J. Umeh and @stephenembleton.bsky.social bit.ly/AppliedAfric...

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A beautiful new endorsement for CRIMSON IN QUIETUS from Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Cindy O’Quinn zurl.co/QBor0 #CrimsonInQuietus #EugenBacon #Afrofuturism #AfroSurrealism #SpeculativeFiction #Bookstagram #BookTwitter #BookTok @genni.bsky.social @cindyoquinn.bsky.social

Cover of Crimson in Quietus with endorsement by Cindy O'Quinn

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Sunday chai with my baby 😘 @meerkatpress.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social meerkatpress.com/books/crimso...

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We’re thrilled that Books+Publishing has reviewed Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon. We loved their take on this extraordinary work of Afrofuturist speculative fiction. zurl.co/vvLqU @genni.bsky.social

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Keith Rosson (Coffin Moon) on Eugen Bacon's upcoming CRIMSON IN QUIETUS! “Bacon has one of the most unflinchingly unique voices in modern fiction." coming 9/1/26! zurl.co/Hv9Q3 #speculativefiction #afrofuture #horror #serialkiller @genni.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social

cover of Crimson in Quietus with quote from Keith Rosson

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Grateful for this Crimson in Quietus feature on Books+Publishing this week! Currently for subscribers but will, hopefully, open soon. Hedberg Fellowship novel. @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @utas.edu.au 🙏🏾 💞 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New book review! With a style that I can only describe as poetic, Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon is a tale of two women, the magic of sound and silence, and the hunt for a serial killer. A great read! Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-crims... #bookreview #booksky @meerkatpress.bsky.social

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📚🎉Ends this Friday! Enter promo code SUMMER26 at checkout to redeem a 25% discount! The offer is exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app. @flametree.bsky.social , @waterstones.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/book/black-d...

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