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Christopher Blake @chrisblake.bsky.social · 18h

Nice! My story, “In Every Seed, a Hope” from @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social was named as a recommended read in Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 4. This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful @ourmankoto.bsky.social showcases Canadian SFF! Excited to read the great stories in vol. 4!

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In Every Seed, A Hope

Would you be the seed of your child's future?

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 15h

I'd really like 100 pre-orders of Issue 25, the final rodeo for Stanchion Magazine. Can we do that? It's just $5 + shipping. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In today’s poetry recommendations for Myna’s MicroVerse (@mynachang.bsky.social), Angela Liu (@angelaliu.bsky.social) selected, among others, the wonderful poem “in april orion hangs up his belt like” by Kyra Jee, published in the latest issue #36 of Orion’s Belt. Congratulations!

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Nico Martinez Nocito 🏳️‍⚧️ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌈🚀💫Queer & trans* SFF poets: share your work pub'd this September! Drop the title/link for your recent poetry to be included in the monthly Queer Spec Poetry Roundup on Stardust & Verse! Originals & reprints welcome; feel free to interpret queer/trans* and speculative broadly. Shares appreciated!

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For more of Kyra's work, check out her poem in Magpie Zine: www.magpiezine.com/words/skater... "these days i am fuchsia with june / delusion, & only sometimes feeling / like a person."

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skater boy sighs so loudly I can hear it // kyra jee — MAGPIE ZINE

from clear across the street. as for me, i am getting used to calling myself insane

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"he wants to be good / at something other than being noticed" ... "he wants to try a jet ski wants a birth certificate with two signatures" Kyra paints this portrait of Orion beautifully. Lets the reader pick up that he seeks excitement/adventure & family/legacy. Oof, how that desire comes through

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"in april orion hangs up his belt like / unpinning a name, & slips off-stage / into a buckshot of foreign bodies / into a glass-bottomed boat" I'm invested right from this gorgeous opening, and it only blossoms from there. This is literary x speculative at its finest.

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"in april orion hangs up his belt like" by Kyra Jee in @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social Summer 2026 First of all, what a wonderfully appropriate poem for Orion's Belt! But what draws me in: it's playful, lyrical, delightfully visual, full of desire. Read it for a taste of what a constellation wants.

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in april orion hangs up his belt like — Orion's Belt

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 08/10/2026

They say you can never go home again - that's even more true when traveling involves relativity. Read Ian Li's "Traveling at Lightspeed is Easy, Returning to Earth is Hard" in our 16th issue:

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Traveling at Lightspeed is Easy, Returning to Earth is Hard - Small Wonders

Come home to discover the moon’s face is unfamiliar, / mottled with mega-mines and starship ports.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

John Picacio’s response to Must Read Magazine’s request for his waiver of all Moral Rights and Copyright of his commissioned art for an ASIMOV’S assignment. Short version — Picacio says a resounding NOPE.

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

To follow-up — I just read @donatoarts.bsky.social's Facebook write-up, the details of which are extremely depressing. I'm sharing the link here, because it appears he's left it unlocked in order to spread the word and warn other professionals. This saddens me. www.facebook.com/donato.gianc...

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 08/10/2026

We've now surpassed 75% of our funding goal! In addition to subscriptions, we've got t-shirts, mugs, signed books, stuff from the magazine archives... We're still about $12,000 away from our $50,000 target with 7 days remaining, so please consider backing if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As promised, I'm sharing my feelings on @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social's Summer 2026 poems. "Moonlit Memories" by Gospel Chinedu I've long been a fan of Gospel's poetry. Here, I feel I'm lost in the dark, chased by this fox-grandfather, taken on a surreal journey of personal and familial history.

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Moonlit Memories — Orion's Belt

Gospel Chinedu

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And if you enjoyed this poem or the other work in this issue, please consider purchasing an issue or subscribing so that Orion's Belt can continue to bring you beautiful stories and poetry: www.patreon.com/cw/orionsbel...

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Orion's Belt magazine — creating Literary Speculative Fiction & Poetry

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Oh, and if you'd like to check out more of Gospel's work, I also love this poem of his in @heartlines-spec.com: www.heartlines-spec.com/self-portrai...

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Self-Portrait With Pilgrimage

Self-Portrait With Pilgrimage by Chinedu Gospel

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"the night / is waiting for me outside & i’m / ready to collide with darkness again" "a quiet dream where i can tame / the rebellion of my grief into repose" Like many of Gospel's other works, this poem is urgent & mesmerizing & breathtaking. It hits you with tragic beauty and doesn't let up.

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Moonlit Memories — Orion's Belt

Gospel Chinedu

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've just seen the first print proof of Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol 4, so there's no better time to announce the full TABLE OF CONTENTS!!! Join us for our launch at Can*Con on Oct 17 and our Bakka-Phoenix launch on Nov 14 or pre-order your copy now! #booksky

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Excited this issue of @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social is now free for everyone to read the work of our amazing writers! When I get a chance over the next two weeks, I'll post about each of the wonderful poems in this issue

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Orion's Belt magazine @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our summer issue #36 is now online and free to read on our website!! Please have a read of these incredible stories, poems & interviews and help us share them! To read: tinyurl.com/OB-issue36 To get the PDF/ebook: ko-fi.com/s/95de821dd4 To subscribe to OB 🧡: bit.ly/orionsbelt-p...

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36: Summer 2026 — Orion's Belt

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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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 · 01/10/2026

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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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congrats Keyan! Love Small Wonders

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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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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Weird-shaped box. Was the guy's name Pandora by any chance?

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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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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gorgeous postcards. And I love the use of void cat as contrast background for the sticker!

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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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Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Radon's cover art is fantastic! Another Radon cover was highlighted in Wyrmhole earlier this year too

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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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