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I'm fortunate to have a prose poem published in the penultimate issue of @stanchion.bsky.social. It's a beautiful magazine, and you can buy a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... Here's a snippet from my piece (note: not how it actually appears in print, my copy is in the mail)

A snippet from Ian Li's prose poem in Stanchion Magazine, Issue 24, "I didn't start this fire": Fireflies in the park turn us into kids again. She turns and tells me with a laugh, You're never too old for swings. We thrust into the sky. Higher, faster, until I taste starlight on her breath.

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Nico Martinez Nocito 🏳️‍⚧️ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 22h

My September poetry reviews are now free to read on Stardust & Verse! Check out my newsletter round-up for: - Top recommendations for new poetry readers - September stars 💫 - Links to all my reviews ...and more! Check out the month's reviews now: www.patreon.com/StardustAndV...

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September 2026 Review Round-Up! 💫 | Stardust & Verse | SFF Poetry Reviews

Welcome to the first Stardust & Verse Review Round-Up! These posts collect reviews and interviews that are now free to everyone (free membe

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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 21h

Radon Journal Issue 14 is live! Read online or buy a print copy: www.radonjournal.com/issue14 Start your October off right with some of the best all-new science fiction in the industry

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Lynne Sargent @lynnesargent.bsky.social · 21h

My extremely timely poem, "The Monster's Toybox," is now available in the October issue for @foofarawpress.bsky.social subscribers! You can buy an issue at the link! foofaraw.press/october-zine/

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📮 October Zine

Periodic Aggregation: Routed Carefully & Electronically Logged

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Montreal WorldCon 2027 @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our registration rates increase October 1st. Be sure to lock in your lower-price soon if you intend to go and haven't registered yet! montreal2027.ca/en/registrat...

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Montréal 2027 Worldcon Registration Rates | Montréal 2027 Worldcon

Montréal 2027 Worldcon Registration RatesRates valid until September 30, 2026All prices are in Canadian dollars.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Take flight into the darkening sky with @ianli.bsky.social's poem "Murmurations." kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/...

Tonight, birds flock to me like shooting stars
carrying dreams I’ve forsaken under their wings.

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Issue 24 FINALLY arrived from the printer yesterday. I'll begin mailing subscriber copies and pre-orders on Saturday. Now would be a wonderful time to buy a copy of Stanchion's penultimate issue. It's really terrific, only $10 & everyone was paid. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Augur Issue 9.1 is AVAILABLE NOW! 🎉 Put on your reading socks and join us for… 💃 catharsis & courage through dance 🌿 nurturing humanity in environmental crisis 💗 love represented in intergenerational stories & so much more! + You can find 2 FREE pieces on our site! 🔗 buff.ly/bBotj6s 🧵

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We’ve started mailing out our new OB sticker to our subscribers & to anyone who bought a copy of our latest summer issue! 💌 The sticker will come attached to the back of a lovely postcard! If you’d like one too, you know what to do. 😉🧡

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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The WYRMHOLE, a terminally-online newsletter for speculative short fiction, listed Radon's Issue 13 as "The Best of August Cover Art" in their latest posting: thewyrmhole.beehiiv.com/p/the-wyrmho...

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THE WYRMHOLE (September 15, 2026)

Ft. Thank you, Dolly and Tim!

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ok y'all -- I have a GIFT MEMBERSHIP for one year of poetry review awesomeness up for grabs! Want a chance to win it? Comment below. I'll choose a winner on Monday at noon Eastern.

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We are currently reading for our Winter issue! ❄️☃️ And submissions will stay open until October 31! :)

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Proof is in and god damn, she's a fucking beauty. I just ordered too many copies of Issue 24. Please order one (or three) from me and help send this lit magazine - that probably has cared too much, tried too much & been too earnest - out with a bang. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Guan Un @thisisguan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am teaching a class on Sunday at ConSyderation on "Short Story Essentials". Writers, what are some of the things you wished you'd known when you started out writing short stories?

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We are excited to announce that our store now carries issues from @radonjournal.bsky.social and we are hoping to add even more publishers soon to help you take advantage of that sweet, sweet bundle pricing. store.foofaraw.press/publishers/r...

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In lieu of pinning and unpinning posts as new pieces come out, I'm making a pinned thread of everything I've published in 2026, featuring: ✨ fiction, poetry, bog bodies, strange birds, undead cousins, unreliable narrators, and more ✨ 🧵

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Orion’s Belt is now open for submissions until October 31!🎃 We are accepting flash fiction, micro fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews! For more information on submitting, please see the link below! We can't wait to read your work! 🔅 www.orions-belt.net/submissions

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Submissions — Orion's Belt

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

There are some important things to remember in terms of Awards-shortlist day etiquette. A short thread. Even folks I really like and respect make some blunders on this stuff. 1) Allow people to enjoy the shortlist. Avoid dismissing the finalists (whomever they are) for at least a month.

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Short Story goes to “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223).

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Poem goes to “Hex Supply Customer Support Log” by Elis Montgomery (Strange Horizons, Issue 25 August 2025).

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Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Interested in becoming a Poetry First Reader at Orion’s Belt? 🌞 See further details: www.orions-belt.net/volunteer @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As we look forward to reopening our submission window next Tuesday, we are delighted to announce Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social as our new Poetry Editor! Congratulations!! 🌞

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Since a NUMBER of people asked, a few follow-up things from my poetry panel earlier today: First, the HUGO SPREADSHEET OF DOOM 2027. This lists multiple works, not just poetry, that fans think deserve consideration for next year's Hugo awards: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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The Hugo Awards (2027)

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SF & F Poetry Assn @sfpoetry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our own, Science Fiction Poetry Association Grandmaster, David Kopaska-Merkel. What a profound loss. Our hearts go out to his friends and family.

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🥁DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!! We are ✨THRILLED✨ to announce this year's contest winners for emerging artists and writers.

Announcing the 2026 Dream Foundry contest winners for Emerging Artists and Writers

For Emerging Artists
Monu Bose Prize: Emelia Feldman
Second Place: Niko Kristic
Third Place: Marcus Leon Solomon

For Emerging Writers
First Place: N.A. Blair
Second Place: Natalie Anai Nowo Lydick
Third Place: Tomás Xavier Díaz

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Nara Monteiro @notesfromnara.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Spotted :) @ianli.bsky.social

$A poem in an ad space on the Toronto subway: Light of my Life by Ian Li I smile. She waves. A train cute between us. I become a beam of light, bouncing off the top of the staircase to reach her platform. She's still there. We grab coffee. She's a physicist. Light is a particle, etching out each encounter on speckled film. Glittering sunrises, flickering candlelight dinners, holiday lanterns. Under dusky moonlight, she shares news with a gleam in her eye. Not the glow of pregnancy—she landed a professorship abroad, tenure track. We're different wavelengths. Light is a wave. illuminating two paths, diffracting into many outcomes. She's beside me, but she's also on the departing train. She waves. I smile.$

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I'm delighted Small Wonders gave a home to my story about carving out little areas of joy and connection in a post-climate apocalypse world. I wrote this at a time I needed a reminder to look for light in the darkness.

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

In Toronto in September? Pop by Society Clubhouse on September 6th for the launch party for 🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS☁️🪷 and grab a signed copy from @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social 🙆🏻‍♀️🤍 Hope to see y’all there! 🙇🏻‍♀️ . #fyp #booklaunch #bookstagram #book #books

AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS launch party graphic

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The Quotidian Unreal @thequotidianunreal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Quotidian Unreal is here. What are we? We're a literary experiment. We're an embodiment of the unknown. We're writers, editors, and publishers, all simultaneously. And collectively. We came together to try something new, and we're very, very excited to share it with you soon.

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires @spires.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Happy to announce that the Issue 61 of Eye to the Telescope is live, featuring 21 wonderful poems about sentience and aliens. I really enjoyed guest editing this issue—and am honored to see it come to life! Thanks to the poets, (Terran or non-Terran) readers and staff of the Eye to the Telescope!

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Now finally free to read at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social! www.adventitious.net/stories/a-ga...

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Canceled my Canva Pro membership. It's over, kids. Next 4 Stanchion things coming in hot. Get 1, get em all. Trying to leave a legacy of beautiful, human made books and literary magazines made for humans to love and own and hold and read and cherish. Please send me out in style.

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

THRILLED to have won the Aurora Award for Best Related Work for Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3! Such a stacked category this year and a sign of the great SFF work being done by Canadians. Congrats to the other finalists in this and all the other categories #PrixAuroraAwards #AuroraAward #CSFFA

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Lil' note: while all stories & poems will be free to read online this fall, if you'd like to get a digital copy of our latest summer issue, OB#36, you can now do so on Ko-fi! & you'll also receive a free OB sticker! Your support helps us pay our writers & keep us going 🧡 ko-fi.com/s/95de821dd4

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Orion's Belt Issue #36 - Orion's Belt Magazine's Ko-fi Shop

Orion's Belt summer issue #36 features eight works of fiction, five poems, and two interviews with poets. Fiction Turkey Jesus · Colin Alexander To...

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Gonna start getting Issue 24 ready for the printer soon. Check out this stacked lineup.

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Wen Wen @muteddragon.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My latest story is available to Orion's Belt subscribers now! Grief, connection and some special candles.

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have an interview in the new issue of @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social where I talked a bit about my story "Brainstem Disco, 2191," how I write flash vs. poetry, and thinking in multiple languages. (Already peaked some of the poetry in this issue + might have found a new favorite for 2026 too 👀)

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Nico Martinez Nocito 🏳️‍⚧️ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed for the Summer 2026 Orion's Belt issue! Thank you for the fantastic questions. Subscribers can read the interview now!

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Colin Alexander @colincalexander.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Check out my piece, “Turkey Jesus,” out now with Orion’s Belt. I lived with turkeys for years, and they are weird, aggressive, mystical creatures.

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My flash story "To the Android I Saw Get Pushed onto the Tracks at the Archives Metro Station" is in this issue! It will be free in October, but you can read it now at bit.ly/orionsbelt-p.... Come experience the story that made my critique partners lose their collective shit!

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M Shedric Simpson @shedric.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Absolutely delighted to share that my cozy little story about guitar-wielding witches coming together to protect their neighbors is out today! Big thanks to my @clarionwest.bsky.social flash fiction workshop group for the encouragement, and to @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social for giving it a home!

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🌞 OB summer issue #36 is now live for our subscribers, & also available to buy (link below). This issue was made possible by powerful, transformative stories, poems, & interviews that invite us to look inside ourselves, into our past, and at the world around us. Join the read & the journey! 🌞

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Casey Aimer @caseyaimer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Hugo Poetry Award still needs more nominations from you. Just a few days left. Are you a fiction person who needs help judging poetry? I've got just the thing for you: bsky.app/profile/case... The best free outlets to find said poetry listed below

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Kyle Aisteach @badwriter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Step 1: Read the nominated works. Step 2: Ask yourself, "Did I like this poem?" Step 3: Rank the poems on the ballot in order of how much you liked them. That's it. You don't need any special magick or training. Which did YOU like best?

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