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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I can't believe I have to keep doing this, but time to tap the sign again. Emily Bell, who also edits Atthis Arts under the name E.D.E. Bell, is still harassing me and others. Read my original report for details. New details in following thread. 1/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

Emily Bell, who also edits Atthis Arts under the name E.D.E. Bell, is still harassing Jason Sanford. Read Jason's original report for more details. https://www.patreon.com/jasonsanford/posts/genre-grapevine-161758874

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Brandon O’Brien @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s the day after, and the sound of erupting cheers for Elis Montgomery winning Best Poem still fills me with joy. May this be the energy next year. May this be the energy after 2029. May speculative poetry remain a beacon star in the constellation of our genre, forever and always.

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

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form goes to Diana M. Pho.

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm bad sick with some bug and, despite my best efforts, I fell asleep before I could watch the ceremony. Just woke up to this amazing news! Wow! I'm blown away and humbled by this news. Many thanks to my friend @cmzhang42.bsky.social for accepting on my behalf. 1/

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Ann VanderMeer @annvandermeer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The news is out! I have sold my first short story! Who knew I had it in me to do this? So thankful for @nettirw.bsky.social , who invited me to write a story for him. We sat next to each other at Linda Addison's Open Mic at StockerCon in June. He must have seen something in me.

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Ann VanderMeer @annvandermeer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

So, this happened last night! I was honored with the Robert Bloch award. Touched and humbled by all this kindness and generosity. I am so happy that my words and my work have made a positive impact in the world of weird. Flying my weird flag and wearing my weird crown proudly. #NecronomiConPVD

Photo of yours truly holding the Robert Bloch award. On the rooftop of The Graduate hotel in Providence, RI.

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Just picked these up from the post office where, alas, they were thoroughly unboxed by staff, hence no vid. It’s such a cute, neat book! Feels good in the hand, and pleases the eye.

Against an orange background (couch) sits a stack of twenty books with one book facing out in full display. The Angel at the Gates, by Karen Lord.

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been short-listed for the Indiana Authors Award in the Genre category. This makes me a four time nominee! (I won twice: once for Pimp My Airship in the Genre category and the other for Unfadeable in the Middle Grade category.)

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Reminder that Hugo Awards voting ends tomorrow. I'm a Best Fan Writer finalist for both my reporting and my writings on neurodiverse topics. I believe my essays about being a writer on the autistic spectrum are some of the most important works I've ever created. www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

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Genre Grapevine Goodness: Finalist for Hugo and Ignyte Awards, Plague Birds Rerelease on June 30 | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine

There’s good and bad stuff going on in my life right now. Tomorrow I’ll release a report on some of the bad stuff I’ve been dealing with lat

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Regarding the Horror Writers Association (HWA) newsletter promoting AI usage, why why why do people keep using the term "gatekeepers" to describe those opposed to the use of LLMs in writing and art? The true gatekeepers are the billionaire tech bros whose companies push to normalize AI usage. 1/

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Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

Alt: Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/08/2026

I mean, I get through my entire day without it already, and everyone else who does/is made to use it would have to return to, like, 2022, so, yeah, it's fine, chuck it out

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André Geleynse @andregeleynse.com · 04/08/2026

Just a few days left and some VERY exciting stretch goals still to go. 👀 My story is in this, alongside an intimidatingly excellent collection of others! Back now to add that novella and get us MORE cover art!! 😍

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This year's GenCon Writers Symposium was amazing! Check out this thread from @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social to learn why the convention is a must-attend for writers. Maurice and his staff have truly transformed the Symposium in the last two years. I can't wait to see what they do next time!

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We survived GenCon Writers Symposium 2026, y’all (and that’s saying something considering the occasional tornado). I was so busy running around I barely got to enjoy it. Luckily, my interns and friends made sure to slow me down to experience what we were curating.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

New & Notable, July 2026 locusmag.com/2026/07...

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It is here. ALL THE HIDDEN PLACES in its final form. Massive thank you to the incredible Kathryn English for designing this beauty. And to Blackstone Publishing for letting me put all my stories (and some new entries) in one place. So excited for this to be out in the world. Not too long now.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 18/07/2026

"what is the point of living when death is standing on your shoulder?" winner of the Shirley Jackson Award finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, the Nebula Award, and the Indie Book Prize (talking mountains! talking deaths! has a bird!)

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The Death of Mountains

The latest novella by Nebula finalist Jordan Kurella is a moving allegorical tale. As mankind continues to hurt the planet, leaving us with scarred lands, stories like The Death of Mountains are more ...

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

INCOMING: The first part of the TOC for our new anthology project! First up, the short stories. We have so many amazing and talented writers in this section, give lots of love to all of them! Stay tuned for the NOVELETTES! Follow & back us @ kck.st/4wtYJ6X in bio

text: the short stories, 12 bubbles floating over a sky background, they read: "Wire Mother", Isabel J. Kim ,
"Magical Girl Antifa War Machine", Esther Alter
"The Peculiarities of Hunger", Woody Dismukes
"On an Unusual Kind of Spatially Distributed Haunting", Bogi Takács
"Because I Held His Name Like a Key", Aimee Ogden
"In My Country", Thomas Ha
"Tell Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness", B. Pladek
"Arachnomorphosis", Beth Goder
"Slipcraft", Jarune Uwujaren
"Pandora’s Formula", Hannah Yang
"Landline", Kelly Robson
"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead", Sam J. Miller

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Christine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · 15/07/2026

Aaaahhh I’m so excited for my latest story to come out at BCS! Pick up the new issue now, or stay tuned for a direct link.

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 14/07/2026

Here are Ellen’s photos from the July 8th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Victor Manibo & Sam Rebelein. Both read from their work to a large and enthusiastic audience! www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2026/07/14/p... @victormanibo.com @datlow.bsky.social @rebelsam94.bsky.social

Victor Manibo and Sam Rebelein from their appearance at the Fantastic Fiction at KGB Reading Series.

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André Geleynse @andregeleynse.com · 13/07/2026

khōréō is one of the most important voices in the short fiction world right now, and has been consistently publishing absolutely stellar work since they started. They're ALMOST at their funding goal, and there's only a few days left to back; let's make sure they continue.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 09/07/2026

i canceled my Canva Pro account six months ago cause they had AI and so this is the very 🏳️‍⚧️ graphic i made with free assets to talk about how all told, The Death of Mountains did a very good job.

a pink and white and blue graphic with the cover of The Death of Mountains (by me!) on the right side. background is gradient blue fading to white.

in bright pink it says: FINALIST FOR

then in neon lettering:
LA Times Book Prize
Nebula Award
Indie Book Prize
Shirley Jackson Award

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

SF writers and readers are some of the nerdiest nerds on the planet. We love tech. We are so early-adopter that we imagined it before you built it. If you’ve lost us, you’ve lost the fight.

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I can’t begin to describe how important this is. I’m already in the future, picturing a decade’s worth of Locus Year’s Best volumes on my bookshelf. Please help make it happen!

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I am SO happy to announce the table of contents for [RECORDED]: An Anthology of Found Media Stories, coming to haunt you on October 13th, 2026! 🎥 📚💙 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

"A Memorandum on Military Etiquette in the Fourth Year of the Fae Crusade" by Nick Badot

"Helpdesk Ticket: Work Stoppage" by Bridget D. Brave

"NeuraCoat" by PS Cavanaugh

"The Last Episode of Captain Moonbeam’s Fun-Time Galaxy" by William R. Crichton

"Sleepless in the Notes App" by Megan Diedericks

"Case File 09987-296: Wildgrove Zoo" by Taylor Ellison

"Paracon 2026 Preliminary Schedule" by Dylan Freeman

"Witness Us Witness You" by Andreas Hort

"Mabaruga - the Ancient" by Diana J Kamieniarz

"The Seven Sins Of Selena Nielsen" by Hannya Kay

"The Old Mill" by Seoung Kim

"Side Effects" by Sam Logan

"The Man in the Leaves: an Index Case" by Aster Loxley

"The Pulling Hour" by Kieran McCaffrey

"The Masundanyika Files" by Masimba Musodza

"Cypress Hymns" by Jorja Osha

"Go Eat Some Worms with Callie Cooks" by C. H. Pearce

"What Follows Out of the Woods" by C. Piveral

"Federal Bureau of Ontology" by Rose Skye

"How to Breed Your Own Wish Fish - Babylon Curses Weekly, originally published October 31, 1899 [amended to include Sir Lamington’s letter to the Editor, 21 November 1924]" by Liv Strom

"Shelley’s System Data for the Play Test of Sinister Susurrations" by Catherine Tavares

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Scenes from the A City Dreaming book launch Prologue: The Entrance

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Great new review of Plague Birds: The Red Day Edition, released the other day by @apexmag.bsky.social. "An original, dazzling and ambitious science fiction story that shows that there are possible variants to surprise and excite us within the genre." 1/ distopolis.com/resena-de-pl...

Plague Birds: The Red Day Edition by Jason Sanford, with cover art by Marcela Bolívar

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 06/07/2026

This Wednesday! Join us for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Sam Rebelein & Victor Manibo, Wed, July 8th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @rebeleinlab.bsky.social @victormanibo.com @datlow.bsky.social

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/06/2026

SPEECHLESS. LFGK

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/12/2025

1/2 Apropos of nothing in particular, I guarantee I will never write a piece of fiction with the "help" of a large language model because a) I spent too many years developing skills to just fuck off now, b) I don't plagiarize other authors, whether intentionally or by way of statistical matches.

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Maurice Broaddus @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines… blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

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Black Horror | Call for Submissions

We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I'm so disappointed in @sfwa.org for this. I understand that by requiring disclosure of partial LLM-created works, as their announcement states, means SFWA's letting "nominators and the voters" make the final decision. BUT YOU'RE STILL ALLOWING SUCH WORKS ON THE NEBULA AWARDS FINAL BALLOT! 1/

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Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Tales & Feathers...on a podcast? 👀 It's true! Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection interviewed our former Co-EIC @yilinwriter.bsky.social and current Managing Director @andregeleynse.com about cozy fantasy & slice-of-life fiction! It's a wonderful discussion, we're honoured to be on the podcast!

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Cosy Fantasy | Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection

Stephen talks with Yilin Wang and André Geleynse of Tales & Feathers magazine about cosy fiction. Tales & Feathers magazineAugur magazineFacebookTwitterInstagram Merril Links The Merril Collec...

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André Geleynse @andregeleynse.com · 17/12/2025

HELLO I'm on a podcast?? This is very exciting but also listening to my own voice is physically painful actually? How do people do this on a regular basis and survive??

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 13/12/2025

Based on true events, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is a contemporary gothic horror set in a cursed manor on a coconut plantation—it’s got ghosts and witches and creepy crawlies and demons, plus a sexy gravedigging scene—and it’s out now More info ⬇️

Reddish brown background showing detail of an ornate wood carving. Foreground is text that reads:

"The Villa, Once Beloved is a tale of eerie legacy, one branded with the mark of colonization and the haunting of family...Manibo steeps us deep in Filipino heritage, hierarchy, and history, crafting a tale that will keep your lights on at night."

Markus Redmond
Actor, screenwriter, and author of Blood Slaves

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THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo

On the lower left and lower right hand corners are the logos of Erewhon Books and Kensington Publishing respectively

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

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Brandon O’Brien @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you can't tell, yesterday's announcements have made me incredibly hype for @laworldcon.bsky.social!

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is going to be amazing. Join us!

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Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Looking forward to our anthology launch tomorrow, and this event on Thursday!

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Katherine Packert Burke @katpburke.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

ALL US SAINTS now has a gorgeous cover and is available for preorder wherever you get your books!!

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 26/11/2025

After a long journey, we have finally arrived at THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED. I’m so grateful for getting to tell this complex and horrifying Gothic tale, and especially proud as I think this is my best work to date. I hope you all fall in love with it as much as I have. … ⬇️

Victor Manibo wearing a black turtleneck with a sparkly beetle shaped brooch on his chest, seated behind a table holding upright a copy of THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED. To his right are stacked copies of the same book, and to his left are his three novels, THE VILLA, THE SLEEPLESS, and ESCAPE VELOCITY. Background is a red step-and-repeat backdrop of Strand Bookstore logos.

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Rachel Harrison @rachelharrison.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

PLAY NICE made the final round for the Goodreads Choice Awards 🥳 Another banger year for the genre & these titles are all exceptional 🖤 Also, it’s mostly women 💅 Thank you to everyone who voted so far!! Final round here ⬇️ www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

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Final Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Horror of 2025!

Discover the Readers' Favorite Horror in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Finally added 2025 eligibility to my website, with a couple of flash & short stories at the top & my full 2025 bibliography below. I'd be honored if you consider any of these for your awards noms. ☺️

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2025 Eligibility& Bibliography

For awards season, I’d be honored if you’d consider these stories: Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery (4054 words), Translunar Travelers Lounge, Issue 12, February 15, 2025. Genre: SF, …

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 24/11/2025

TONIGHT TONIGHT

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 21/11/2025

eligibility post time!!!! this year i published two things: novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social 🧵

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AWARDS ELIGIBILITY
The Death of Mountains from Lethe Press
ELIGIBLE FOR:
the Nebula, the Hugo, the Locus, and other novella etcetera
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if you want to think of this book during awards season? great! thank you very much! are there too many things to think about right now? of course there are. way too many things. i am making this graphic while also internally screaming and procrastinating dinner. so. i get it.

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