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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 18h

i think learning how to crochet this year has been very good for me

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Over the moon that my book is out today. Heart overflowing with gratitude to @vanwinkle.bsky.social who gave these families a perfect home & is a joy to work with. Ty @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social team. And thank you @amymarques.bsky.social for creating this gorgeous cover. Hope you'll give it a read.

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trampset @trampset.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

We have a fun, slightly macabre, beautifully haunting issue coming Oct. 30 w/ new work from Zhu Xiao Di @praxmar.bsky.social Adam McOmber @egspeckman.bsky.social Dale Bridges @adamfinney.bsky.social @jennymliu.bsky.social @brettstuckel.com @baileyloveless.com @ezhang77.bsky.social & Bob Hicok.

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trampset @trampset.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Our Halloween-adjacent issue (Oct. 30) is full. Our last issue of the year will be Dec. 4, and we will close for submissions when this issue is full and then reopen in the new year. If you have some words for us, submit sooner than later www.trampset.org/submissions

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submit to trampset | literary journal submissions

Submit fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations to trampset. Read guidelines and share your best work with our literary journal.

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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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Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳 @phoebebarton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

writers: remember that we must be in solidarity with our artist comrades. this affects all creatives. do not be like those quislings who disdain genai writing but eagerly use genai imagery.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 07/10/2026

this october instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay. no coin fundraiser only fundraising Elise 🖤🖤 pls join us + spread the word

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

my fingers formed into guns by Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social "I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

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21 September 2026

We roared out of that armory, children of the horizon, proxies for the leftover nations, former superpowers. I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have a short story out today in the wonderful @strangehorizons.bsky.social!! 💐💐 It's about two ex-warbots going on a road trip. It's about how the damage is done. Grateful to @mynachang.bsky.social and everyone at Strange Horizons. 💐💐 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

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I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution." New fiction from @jennymliu.bsky.social in @strangehorizons.bsky.social !!

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I killed four hundred soldier bots all vying for the same thing before I realized there was no such thing as anti-war if our invention was the solution.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you, Myna! It was a joy to work on this with you!

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 05/09/2026

Printing this out and putting it above my computer screen.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I really liked this. Highly recommend listening to the poet's reading of it.

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

THE LAST INFINITY is out now! Come check out my book about time traveling disaster gays and the terrible things I put them through: books2read.com/b/bwMZ99. #TimeTravelAuthors #WritingCommunity

White text on a red starry background that says "Out Now!" and then lists the following tropes: time travel, found family, mlm and wlw relationships, I'll love you in every reality, disabled MCs, chronic illness, androids and robots, set on Mars. Available on Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords, and more!

White text on a red starry background that reads: Cal Hunter is a cryo, a person who was cryogenically frozen after his death in the 22nd century. Resurrected four hundred years later, he now lives in the 26th century and works as a time traveler for the time agency on Mars.

After a mission goes disastrously wrong, Cal returns to his present to find that he's seriously altered the timeline. All life on Earth and the Moon has been wiped out, leaving only a failing settlement on Mars of fewer than two thousand people. Even worse, Cal can no longer time travel due to his injuries.

The only person who can fix the timeline is Renata Carr, a teenager from the 20th century. She's brought out of cryogenic suspension, and a reluctant Cal is put in charge not only of her training, but also her well-being. Meanwhile, Renata grapples with the grief of waking up in a strange century on another world while also coming of age—and falling in love with the daughter of one of Cal's friends.

When disaster strikes the settlement, the timeline for humanity's demise rapidly speeds up. While Cal knows he must send Renata on a mission she isn't ready for, and which will likely kill her, he is torn between saving humanity's past, present, and future, or the girl he's come to see as a daughter.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 14/08/2026

this is the correct response to anything Potter-related no "I personally disagree with her but I'm going to do it anyway" it's a hard no, end of story

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026

Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Deb JJ Lee @jdebbiel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

dream machine

Paprika fan poster of main character surrounded by the parade looking at camera with her back facing us.

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Jasmine "Skellington" Gower @jasminegower.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today is a wonderful day to stock up on FIYAH's backlog of issues. It's a fantastic magazine, and financial support now may help them get back on their feet in the future. fiyahlitmag.com

fiyahlitmag.com

FIYAH

LITERARY MAGAZINE OF BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION

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Sabrina Hicks @sabrinahicks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It’s my pub day!! I appreciate the support of this literary community. Get your copy today! Thank you to AV @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social!

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Today is the day! Pick up your copy of THE CHAMOS PROJECT from the retailer of your choice! books2read.com/u/mdBDo5. #WritingCommunity #SFF

White text set against a starry background that reads: Launch Day! Available on Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords, and more!

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I did not have a good experience with this press, fwiw. I'd be very wary of submitting there.

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

With 2 weeks to go until the launch of THE CHAMOS PROJECT, I'm delighted to be able to share my next blurb, from @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social ! AJ was so kind to read this book and provide this wonderful blurb. Add TCP on Goodreads today: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24....

A quote from Andrew Joseph White that reads: If science fiction is how we use the future to explore the present, The Chamos Project is resilience, fear, rage, and love wrapped in circuitry and cybernetics - it is beautiful, and it brought me to tears more than once.

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Jeff (Mixed Metaphors) @mixedmetaphors.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

It's always heartbreaking when a lit mag goes away, but it's also a reminder about how much human care and effort goes into making a space for art. Transience doesn't make something less beautiful.

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Paranoid Tree Press @paranoidxtree.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hi friends, just checking in from Minneapolis. Can we put out a couple asks for your support? 💕 Turns out, it's really hard to run a lit mag in your free time when the federal government has besieged your beloved city.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

sometimes what's outlined doesn't work in practice, and it's exactly like finding a shirt that looks nice on the hanger but terrible when you try it on

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Ronnie Chen @ronnieftw.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

goose studies

some watercolor doodles of geese in various poses

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Is it wise to do a book cover reveal the week of a holiday? No. Am I doing it anyway? Yes. Here's the gorgeous cover for my upcoming scifi, THE CHAMOS PROJECT! All credit goes to my wonderful cover designer: creativeparamita.com. Add TCP here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24.... #WritingCommunity

A book cover set against a starry background. The cover reads "Alexis Ames" and "The Chamos Project". It shows a human hand and an android hand reaching for each other, separated by a grid barrier, only fingertips touching.

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC. There will be no cap. See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit: strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

2026 Fiction Submissions

Strange Horizons

January 19 to 21

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

“Rage in Retail” has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize! Thank you so much, @paranoidxtree.bsky.social, and congratulations to all of my fellow nominees! ⚡️💚

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 08/12/2025

Oh hey, it's me. Talking about balancing creativity while caring for a dying parent. 🖤

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

New CNF (my first!) is out now at @paranoidxtree.bsky.social 🛍️ I wrote it almost exactly a month before I quit this job and didn't think I would ever send it out. Grateful to the editors for picking this up and Ruth Baccam for grasping the crux of this story when they created the accompanying art 💞

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

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Pete Skyrme - windy-isle-photography @peteskyrme.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Dashed out to Yew Tree Tarn this afternoon to capture the autumn display. I was about half an hour too late for the best light but was happy with these two snatched from the roadside with the treetops illuminated.

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I'm on the hunt for ARC readers! Sign up here if you'd like to receive a free digital copy of THE CHAMOS PROJECT a month before publication: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....

A starry background with the words "ARC Readers Wanted!" in white text.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Only 8 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter and we're $6,304 away from our initial funding goal. If you love and appreciate Apex. If you want more dark, weird stories. If you want a market to submit to. Then please consider helping us hit our goal. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 14/10/2025

Genres aren't real. They are mental projections we impose on stories to simplify the way talk about and sell them but stories come unshaped from deep within us and writers shouldn't feel constrained by or even respect genres at all. The story comes first.

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Shiloh Carroll @medievalismist.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

*banging pots and pans together* QUEER SCIFI WITH LIKE ROBOTS AND SHIT. I've read it, it's very good. And sad. But good. My marketing is at about the same level as Alexis', clearly

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

Free yourself from the Canva mines ⛏️🖼️ We're offering a totally new product only on our Kickstarter through the month of October: an author graphics bundle of fully customizable Canva templates for speculative fiction authors! 🎨 check below for details! ⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

say hello to our newest product...

Social media templates for speculative fiction authors! Are you an author sick of social media marketing? Let us handle some of it for you!

Currently available only on Kickstarter!

6 Genres - 40 templates each!

Classic Horror, Ecofiction, Cozy Horror, Fantasy, Gothic Romance, Sci-Fi

Everything you need for a full book marketing campaign

Cover Reveals, Snippets, Mockups, Special Announcements, Event Appearances, and More! Available in both 9:16 and 1:1 ratios!

Simply grab and go...or customize everything!

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Hey y'all, OTHERSIDE is smashing their Kickstarter goals. Help them get fully funded for their second year! And if you've ever wanted me to critique your poetry, that's one of the add-ons, alongside tons of great reward options.

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I tend to rely on ChillSubs for finding markets. They have a lot of filters you can play around with to find what you're looking for! @brechtdp.bsky.social's Top 1000 Lit Mags spreadsheet is also a great resource: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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The Top 1000 Lit Mags 2025

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Jenny M. Liu @jennymliu.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I ADORE Kanopy!! My library's catalog is especially incredible for world cinema and documentaries A small sampling of my watchlist and what you may be able to find:

Screenshot of my Kanopy watchlist showing the following films: House of Cardin, Bill Cunningham New York, Romeo and Juliet, Beautiful Darling, Sisi & I, Suzhou River, Perfect Days, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus, Hanzi, The Rules of the Game, Ballet, City Hall, In Jackson Heights, Giants and Toys, Youth (Spring), Ennio.

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

If you can read Spanish, I hope you like Sofón, Issue 1. It includes 17 SFF short stories and poems in Spanish, which I really enjoyed reading, editing, and putting together. Sofón is the third speculative fiction magazine from Mexico that pays its authors. I also did the cover art ^u^

Sofón, Issue 1. Speculative fiction magazine in Spanish. It features 17 short stories and poems by authors from Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Morocco.

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Absolute must-read, whether you're aiming for trad or to self-publish. So much great advice RE red flags, self-worth, and the importance of communicating with your peers

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