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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Weekly update of cities of submitting authors for our curent OCs - "Are You Everything Alright" and "Endings".

World and US map of red and blue pins showing submitting author cities

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Shouldn't it be Batman Night? Anyway, happy Batman Day.

A city street at the pinkest part of dusk. A dude in the fanciest coat you've ever seen is hanging out with his boyfriend in leather pants. The sweet coat dude turns to see Batman strolling down the street, cape flapping fabulously in the breeze. The coat dude flirts, "Hiya, Batman. Nice night for a stroll." Batman ain't DTF, though, so he simply walks past, while greeting them with a, "Gentlemen."

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The #DRAGON is alive! The latest #Kickstarter from ZNB for a dark #epicfantasy novel called THE RHYTHM OF A JADED HEART written by Shayne Easson is NOW LIVE!!! Click on through the link below and back this project where the human Hearts transform into #dragons! www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb...

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Very cool to see two stories from Skull x Bones listed as finalists for the WSFA Small Press Award. Huge congrats to @rmolson.bsky.social and Stephen Harper! And once again a big thank you to @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social and @davidbcoe.bsky.social for putting this collection together!

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Metaphorosis Publishing @metaphorosis.com · 11/04/2025

Stories about Aliens We posted a collection focused on intriguing artifacts. But what about stories with straight up aliens? Here's a list of stories you might want to encounter. “Halfsies” — Eric Del Carlo “Canoes of Hava'iki” — Steve Rodgers “Love in its Heart” — David Z. Morris “Chasing the…

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Stories about Aliens

We posted a collection focused on intriguing artifacts. But what about stories with straight up aliens? Here's a list of stories you might want to encounter. “Halfsies” — Eric Del Carlo “Canoes of Hava'iki” — Steve Rodgers “Love in its Heart” — David Z. Morris “Chasing the Light” — Gloria Wickman “

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Extremely late to the Dungeon Crawler Carl party but man is it a fun series so far

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 13/05/2026

I love this art so much! It's for illustrated edition of Queen Demon, sequel to Witch King. (which is also out in regular hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.)

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Kerstin Hall @kerstinhall.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It’s my sister’s birthday! Which means it is time, once again, to make a ridiculous cake. 🐸

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Almost out of time! Vote by April 1 in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)! You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Your Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference. There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards. As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category. www.lacon.org/hugos/

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Really enjoyed "Kill the Beast" by Serra Swift. I love stories with an ass-kicking woman and her dandy companion and this very much delivered.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 20/02/2026

Internet games...I know, I know. But I flatter myself that I have an excellent color sense (in part because of gardening) so I couldn't resist. Happy to know I'm not (too) self-delusional...I scored 44.45 (out of 50).

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The next ZNB #Kickstarter for an #urbanfantasy anth called WERE-2 is edging closer! Focused on were-creatures OTHER than #werewolves, the #Kickstarter will go live on February 27th at Noon Eastern. Click the link below and hit that "Notify me on launch" button! www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb...

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Coming soon: WERE-2

An urban fantasy anthology of were-creatures OTHER than were-wolves!

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 03/02/2026

Act now! The highly-profitable science fiction magazine sector makes a great investment opportunity. For only $3.99/month you can get 1 subscription which yields 1 epub issue/month. That's 12/year! So many words! So much value! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Roszxlyn @roszxlyn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

If you haven't read these, do yourself a favor and get "The Cloud Roads" forthwith! I might just go read it again right now! (Moon is one of my favorite characters of all time.)

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Thread of some of my favorite things I read in 2025 (in no particular order because I'm very bad at ranking things)

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My copies of Skull x Bones arrived today! My story "The Pirate and the Frog" appears in the anthology alongside a lot of other great works all edited and put together by the great @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social and @davidbcoe.bsky.social Check it out!

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

So happy to announce that the Skull X Bones anthology is officially out today! My story "The Pirate and the Frog" is in it along with a lot of other great works you'll love. You can pick it up at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or direct from the web shop zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site/product/skul...

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Zombies Need Brains LLC

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Coming December 15th! A new #sff anth about #pirates! SKULL X BONES from ZNB by ed @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social! Preorder the #ebook now! Kindle: amzn.to/48rReUR B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/skull-x-bo... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Out sister magazine—Goblins and Galaxies—just came out with issue #1! Get your sword and sorcery on here: bit.ly/49IRpfy

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is the movie that introduced me to Bruce Campbell and for that alone I'll always treasure it. And it was via Bruce Campbell that I discovered the Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr. which is really an insane, trippy, campy gem of a tv series

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

So excited to announce I'm part of the Skull x Bones Anthology coming out soon! @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social and @davidbcoe.bsky.social have really put together a great collection of stories and I'm honored to be a part of it. You can preorder on Kickstarter here: tinyurl.com/ZNBSkullXBones

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Alex Bledsoe @alexbledsoe.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Finished checking the page proofs of my pirate story in the upcoming SKULL X BONES anthology. Thanks again to editors @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social and @davidbcoe.bsky.social for inviting me to revisit Eddie LaCrosse and one of my favorite of his sidekicks, Jane Argo. Watch for the release soon!

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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The cover for Goblins and Galaxies #1 is here! This issue features cover art by the wonderfully talented Jimmy Spence, as well as stories by @christinaladd.bsky.social , Alex Wolfgang, Olaitan Akano, Grace Quon, and more!

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

"The classic decision is always the same, whether to retreat or go on. There comes a time when it is easier to continue upward, when the summit, in fact, is the only way out. At such a moment one must still have strength." —James Salter, SOLO FACES (and a metaphor for novel writing?)

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

25% THERE!! 🍾🎉 That means we're only 5% away from opening to NONFICTION SUBMISSIONS for the first time EVER! Thank you all so much for your support 💜👽 🌙🐄 Come fly to the moon with us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

A cow is lifted into space by a UFO tractor beam. Two little ghost friends are following. The cow's thought bubble reads, "$5,140!"

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 03/10/2025

I did a playlist for Queen Demon, which will be out Tuesday October 7 in hardcover, ebook and audiobook (narrated by Eric Mok). Published by Tor Books, edited by Lee Harris, cover art by Cynthia Sheppard, design by Christine Foltzer and Greg Collins. marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670115.html

Cover of Queen Demon. Kai is dressed in a teal gold-trimmed coat over a long dark purple shirt, wearing a dark veil scattered with gold coins in his long dark hair. He's in motion, running or leaping toward the lower left corner of the cover.

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

For BCS, very much this. We're seeing a lot more gen AI and especially part AI/part human 'hybrid' subs this summer, we've gotten better at spotting them, and we're noting who has sent them.

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Today's #writing challenge will be keeping things I'm currently watching from seeping into my #WIP. (Usually I let stories absorb whatever they want to absorb, but some things are too close to what I'm working on, and I've inadvertently stumbled into one of those).

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18/09/2025

Writer Beware expose coming tomorrow (spoiler alert: these scams are coming from Nigeria)

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Finished @emmypax.bsky.social Death on the Caldera the other night and absolutely loved it. The worldbuilding was so rich and the pacing had me speeding through it. Would definitely enjoy seeing more of the Linde (& extended) family in the future.

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

NEW MURDERBOT NOVEL BY @marthawells.com NEXT YEAR and look at that gorgeous cover!! www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 07/09/2025

Small Wonders will be open to original flash fiction submissions this Friday, September 12th. We'll be open through October 31st! We'll also be closing to reprint flash fiction on Friday, September 12th. Send us your weird, wild, wonderful little stories with big emotions!

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

“Justice ain’t death,” Win said, bravely standing down Loop, “nor is paying pain for pain. It’s paying kindness for pain. Doing good.”

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Jonathan Louis Duckworth @jduckwriter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

ICYMI, my newest short story came out earlier this week with Beneath Ceaseless Skies! "Bloody Muddy Water" is a fantasy detective story where spellbreaker Rugg and his alligator mount, Tugboat, must solve the mystery of the Headsick plague spreading through the swampy canals of Blackvill.

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Gloria Wickman @gwickman.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Sometimes you read a description so tailored toward toward your interests you can hardly believe it AND THEN the story ends up not only delivering but being even better than you hope. This is one of those stories. Absolutely loved the characters and worldbuilding immensely.

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

of submissions during the open call than anticipated, it is taking a while to give each story a careful read. (And WOW, they are all so good!) The first round of rejections went out earlier in August. We hope to get all responses out sometime in September.

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

A few updates! 🖊️ Weird West Quick Draw Flash Fiction Contest The Weird West Quick Draw contest winners will be announced Sept 1 on @reachyourapex.bsky.social and my social channels. Thanks everyone who submitted! 🏜️Women of the Weird West Due to a much larger number

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 27/08/2025

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

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Oliver Brackenbury @obrackenbury.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

In another space I felt compelled to share the editorial for our upcoming issue six of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, so I may as well share it here for y'all.

Apologies to those with visual impairments but the editorial is well over the 2000 character limit for alt text on Bluesky.

Imagine an editor of a magazine laying out his case for why generative AI should not be used, period, and why it's a detriment to Sword & Sorcery in particular.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

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goblins-galaxies.bsky.social @goblins-galaxies.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Goblins & Galaxies aims to capture that feeling people must have had when they picked up an issue of Weird Tales almost a hundred years ago. Or maybe when you picked up your first fantasy novel as a kid. Modern adult life got you down? Maybe you need some fantastical tales: bit.ly/44Waubl

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Kerstin Hall @kerstinhall.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Slushpile thoughts: a lot of newer writers would benefit from being more intentional in their metaphors. A metaphor is not just a vibe. It needs to make semantic sense in order to function — the purpose is to offer some kind of clarity, not to obfuscate.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 13/08/2025

Yoda Stitch: here is the whole Yoda with all of his crosses stitched! Now on to back stitching!

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