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Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

My new short story, Snowflake, is out in AntipodeanSF Issue 329, along with a bunch of other great stories antisf.com.au

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AntipodeanSF publishes the best short-short (flash) speculative fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.

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SciFanSat Magazine @scifansat.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

AVAILABLE NOW: The January issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is out! Enjoy thrills and chills aplenty with cool stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More from the #SFF authors of today and tomorrow at scifansat.com! Many thanks to all who contributed, and to our readers... just like you!

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More!

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Americo Alvarenga @captainamerico.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

🎱Introducing DirtBags🎱 A brand new, 100% hand drawn graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee is launching next year with @comix_app 💚 www.comix.one/projects/dir...

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DirtBags - Crowdfunding Project at Comix.one

<p class="tiptap-paragraph">Introducing <em>DirtBags</em>; a brand new, 100% hand drawn and painted graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee

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Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Excited to have my short story "The Voice of a Dragon" in the latest issue of SciFanSat Magazine. Some great stories in here, worth a read!

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Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

A bit late in posting, but was great to be on the panel 'Drive' at the Conflux 2025 convention this year! Can't wait to see you all again next year. #conflux #convention #writerconvention #author #disabledauthor

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here. Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

It’s Official! CSFG’s latest anthology, “Never Say Die” will launch at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on November 10th. Come join us for a night of readings and minglings with the writers.

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Best Novel nominees are: 'The Medusa Situation' by Gabiann Marin 'Blood Convenant' by Alan Baxter 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren 'Ghost Cities' by Siang Lu 'The Escher Man' by T. R. Napper The winner is: 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren #ConfluxSpeculativeFictionConventions #CSFG #Ditmar

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Kim Lennard's brilliant illustration for Lindsey Duncan’s stylish 'Harmony in Ninths'.

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✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for May 26 is "junk" (inspired by cleaning out all the junk in my office... I mean really, how many post-it notes and paper clips and sheet protectors does one really need?) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
May 26 - junk
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
Hosted by rosie-j-potter.bsky.social

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.

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Aurealis Awards @aurealisawards.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon! aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2... #AurealisAwards

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Diane Youngblood @dmyoungblood.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Progress pic of my current #coloring project: Typhon at Mount Aetna in Mythic World by Kerby Rosanes, using Polychromos Pencils. I should be finished in another 2 weekends or so.

Partially completed coloring book page of an erupting Mount Aetna, green slopes below with a small city perched precariously near a river of lava. Typhon has smoke curling around his body and he stares menacingly at the city.

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chloe maron 🌱🩸 @chloemaron.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

yes, you absolutely do want to read a book about a magical college about a grad student with anxiety trying to pass her qualifying exam with the help of a talking skull, while also uncovering an ableist plot to get rid of disabled students. it’s spectacular.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

More sensational internal art from Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Peter Allert's mind-bending illustration for 'Goodbye Lucy' by Rosanna Watts. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Rolling out the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Leah Clementson's impressive illustration for 'Context' by Stephen Higgins. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Showcasing the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's remarkable illustration for 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' by Ben Blattberg. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

If you'd like to do something to help fight the horrifying supreme court ruling, I'm auctioning an original, bespoke Loki doodle as part of a genre creators' fundraiser for trans rights. Your wish is my command. I'll even draw loki as a horse. Bid here. www.32auctions.com/organization... #KidLitUK

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Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki

Auction item 'Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Christopher Edge @christopheredge.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

PLEASE HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS BY PRE-ORDERING ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO! rb.gy/l2ynyx

Why authors want you to pre-order their book

If a book receives 1,000 pre-orders the author is entitled to borrow Richard Osman's special pen.

If a book gets 10,000 pre-orders the author will be bitten by a radioactive bookworm, giving them an authorial superpower.

If a book gets 100,000 pre-orders - thus hitting the #1 spot in the charts - the author is invited onto a special edition of Top of the Pops to sing the first chapter live with lycra-clad dancers.

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Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

Picture is a movie poster for the book “Mark of a Magpie.”

In the background is a ship sailing across open waters, with two magpies flying at each other above it. Between the two birds is the title, “Mark of a Magpie.”

At the top of the poster, there are four tropes and themes that read: Thief x Assassin, Forced Proximity, Morally Gray, and Women’s Wrongs.

The very bottom of the poster reads, “A Young Adult Fantasy by Emilia Young.”

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Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Getting a lot of rejections this month. It stings, but is also means I'm in the game and I'm working towards my goals. I won't stop writing and submitting. A "yes" is out there somewhere. #WritingLife #RejectionIsRedirection #KeepWriting #writercommunity

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I’m creating several starter packs for indie writers – one for each genre – that I then would regularly post links to. If interested in being in a starter back, please reply with your genre. #Indieauthor #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsofsky #booksky

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

25 more days left to enter! Grand prize $2500! Total prize pot more than $4700! Big money for tiny stories. Do you have a gem just lounging around on your computer, in your journals, in your beautiful mind? Deadline May 10! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

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The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is now an annual competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by ...

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Livia J. Elliot ~ Author & Podcaster @liviajelliot.com · 16/04/2025

🎉 To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Unearthed Stories, I'm releasing the NOVELISATION of the most personal interactive story I wrote: DANCE WITH ME. 🎉 Hardcover, paperback, audiobook *plus* an interactive surprise! LAUNCHES MAY 6th, 10am EST! Follow now for updates 👇🏻

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Coincidentally, today I received two publishing contracts (small, but very cool). Both included anti-AI clauses that I had insisted upon. These (see below) are suggested by the Australian Society of Authors, but applicable anywhere. Use them. Protect your rights as a creator. @asauthors.bsky.social

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Big shout-out to anyone else who's writing today. #writersky

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

👻 Time to support your favorite authors' books from 2024 in the Locus Awards! 🧟‍♂️ Locus Magazine is a nonprofit dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. All readers can vote! Voting ends April 15—don’t miss out! 🚀 Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards

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Ann Littler @annlittler.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

📢 For all querying writers 📢 Let’s connect ❤️ If I’ve missed you, drop a comment below and I’ll add you to the list. #amquerying go.bsky.app/35uSCi9

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CYA Conference @cyaconference.com · 11/04/2025

CYA Writing and Illustrating Competitions – Entries Close 13 April! You don’t need to attend the conference to enter, and submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world. Illustrators – This Year’s Theme: Friendship Knows No Boundaries www.cyaconference.com/competition #CYA2025 #Competition

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Fighting for a world with more howls 🐺

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Sure, I go to the library for books, but also sometimes I go just to exist in a space that's welcoming, organized, comfortable, judgement-free, and run by knowledgeable, helpful, passionate people, because that energy is straight up medicinal.

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I’ve created a new Discord server just for Indie Fantasy Readers & Authors! ⚔️ Discuss epic reads 🧙 Share your stories and worlds 🐉 Get exclusive book updates 🗡️ Join us here: discord.gg/NuVvPffd #IndieFantasy #BookCommunity #FantasyReaders #DiscordServer

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Michael Pryor @michaeljpryor.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

'There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.' P.G. Wodehouse

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Taggart Rehnn 🇨🇦🍁 @taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

If you like vampire books with lots of action & dry humour, my SFF/paranormal/thriller novels are available on Amazon in KDP eBook and paperback. Please check my author page for updates: www.amazon.com/stores/autho... #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror

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Tractus Fynn @tractusfynn.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

🕰 Murder, Mystery, History and Time Travel 2500 pages, a singular story, a million words. Both playful and disturbing. Truly epic. #mystery #history #timetravel #books #KindleUnlimited The Tractus Fynn Mysteries www.amazon.com/dp/B00EQEH1TY

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Live BCS #429 & podcast BCS 345: "The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King" @jelenawrites.bsky.social. "death was coming for Vlasta. The baby hadn’t set into the birth position; Katarina could see it moving under the paper-thin skin of her belly." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King by Jelena Dunato

The man standing in the doorway was tall and slim, dressed in green and brown velvet, with lush auburn hair, emerald eyes and a face so beautiful it radiated in the dim room. He wore a crown of twiste...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Australian readers. The Kindle version of my novel, 36 Streets (Winner of the Aurealis Award for Best SF Novel), is half price at the moment. It's still finding readers, 3 years later. So if you haven't, here's your chance: shorturl.at/DpG1s @titanbooks.bsky.social

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Nicole Hayes @nicolehayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Melbourne writers! I'm looking forward to getting back into a real classroom after my writing break, and especially keen for this full-day workshop. Bookings are open for this in-person workshop 'Writing for Young People' at Writers Victoria on May 31. Click the link in my bio, and please share 🥰.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Aurealis #179 unveils Rosanna Watts’ ‘Goodbye Lucy’, Stephen Higgins’ Context’ and Ben Blattberg’s ‘How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire’, plus engrossing non-fiction and our extensive reviews section Enjoy!

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CYA Conference @cyaconference.com · 05/04/2025

CYA Writing & Illustrating Competitions Close 13 April You don’t need to attend the conference to enter, & submissions are welcome from anywhere in the world. www.cyaconference.com/competition #CYA2025 #WritingCompetition #WriterGoals #AspiringAuthors #CreativeWriting #WritersLife #Competition

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Just a reminder as those rejections hit your mailbox.

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Defence Ministry Update: Border surveillance has not detected any abnormal activity. We stand rock-hop-ready to rock, set to defend ourselves against all threats both foreign and domestic (elephant seals mainly)

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 15,000+! You can #DoTheWriteThing & stop #MetaBookTheives by adding your signature here✒️ authr.uk/sp40

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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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Patti Miller @pattimillerwriter.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Writers from Regional Australia - have a look at this residency at Varuna Writers House: -https://www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/roderick-residential

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