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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.

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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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ash vs the evil dead @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"one of the most vivid, unapologetic pieces of trans body horror I’ve had the pleasure of devouring" damn @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social thank you for this review in Stardust & Verse 😭 if you'd like to read some trans body horror poetry, check out "consumed" at Nightmare magazine!

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consumed - Nightmare Magazine

my lover has peculiar tastes; her cravings are unnatural. she apologises for her appetite

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ISSUE 3 IS HERE! And completely free to read! We're SO excited for you to read this issue 🧡 It's bleak and beautiful and heartbreaking... and, as always, spectacularly queer. Give it a read, tell a friend, help us spread the word! Read it here: othersidespec.com/issues/issue-3/

White text on a red and black background, with the magazine cover on the left. The magazine cover has eroded statues in the background with a figure standing in the foreground. Text says: OTHERSIDE ISSUE 3. Nine stories, four poems, one essay, original art by queer creators available now!

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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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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s official! I am thrilled and pleased to announce an acceptance from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for my poem "Roadkill"!! Thank you Uncanny for giving this piece a home and I can’t wait for you all to read it!

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

also not to gloat, but I bought my cat a blue water bowl that says "meow" and has a little mouse on it and he exclusively drinks from it, it's adorable.

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Details to come, but I have.... some VERY good news (!!)... coming soon 👀

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

don't tell anyone this, but when you get stuck in a story, you can just make up stuff, you just make it up

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22/09/2026

IMPORTANT: You can use the word 'autumnal' today.

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

✨ 10 more days left to submit your fantasy or sci-fi story/poem WITH a long-term relationship to @heartlines-spec.com until the end of the month! ✨ Don't be afraid to dive deep into that fantasy 🧚 or sci-fi 👽setting with characters 🫂 who have known each other for a long time already.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Folks going to Can*Con, and folks looking for cool mostly-Canadian SFFH writers to follow, I made a starter pack with the folks I could find from the program: go.bsky.app/SE8c2SQ #BookSky @canconsffh.bsky.social

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Texts from my friends about my cat. Part 1.

A grey tabby cat is laying down on a kitchen counter top, front paws stretched in front of him and looking particularly smug (side eyeing the camera with airplane ears). A grey text bubble on the upper left says “he looks even more nefarious than usual”.

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Texts from my friends about my cat. Part 1.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/09/2026

very satisfying Reacher finale the second half of this season wasn't as good as the first but it all wrapped up nicely and I appreciate the show's dedication to an important theme of the books, which is Reacher surviving shit that absolutely should have killed him simply because he is Large

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 16/09/2026

We're midway through our submission period! Send us your stories and poetry that feature characters/situations informed by established relationships. It's gotta be spec though! We're still getting a lot of submission with only the smallest smattering of Weird/Strange/Magic. www.heartlines-spec.com

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Heartlines Spec

Heartlines Spec is a speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A Galápagos wildflower down to 6 plants in 2007 now has 28 growing in the wild, the product of 17 years of hand-propagation. Researchers reintroduced 94 nursery-grown plants with a 100% survival rate and recorded the species’ first wild seedling in 2021. buff.ly/Ni3MDXh #ShareGoodNewsToo

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A near extinct plant in Galápagos is now recovering

A 30-year conservation effort has helped the critically endangered Galápagos snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha subsp. leucantha) recover from just six individuals to a small, carefully tended wild…

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Can I ask my SFF poet friends a question? When analyzing and judging the poetry of other artists, what do you look for? How do you think about what makes someone else’s poem worthy of a Hugo nomination? @mariness.bsky.social? @therisingtithes.bsky.social? @elismontgomery.bsky.social?

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This, exactly. All it takes is one line that resonates with you or that just grabs you.

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You have to kill the voice in your head that’s telling you you don’t understand poetry, btw.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 13/09/2026

We feed them, brush them, protect them from all harm, provide them with medical care, give them treats and toys, let them live in our nice houses with millions of soft cat beds why then do they still wish to eat our toes

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I will be at @canconsffh.bsky.social this October and I hope to see you there!! It's my first time, so I will be running around like an enthusiastic child, but here are some spots you are sure to find me:

Manuela Amiouny at Can*Con 2026
Saturday, October 17
2:30 - 3:20 pm - Panel (moderator): Can Fanfic Sell My Book?
7:00 - 7:50 pm - Panel: Geopolitics is a Thing But I Still Want/Need to Write.
Various times - Vendor’s Room: Heartlines Spec table.
Come say hi!!

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Love this, there aren't nearly enough SFF poetry focused review sites so this is wonderful 🎉

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I sent, You have no idea what I am. She tilted her head and looked more mad. I know exactly what you are. You’re afraid, you’re hurt, and you need to calm the fuck down so we can get through this situation alive.

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KTLyn (any) @ktlyn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Like Clockwork," a poem in @heartlines-spec.com pulls all the right strings for me. What a beautiful piece. www.heartlines-spec.com/like-clockwo...

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Like Clockwork

Like Clockwork by R. F. Hovis

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Speaking of distant galaxies, extraordinary creatures, and magical worlds... @heartlines-spec.com is open all through September for submissions!! Send us your SFF stories and poems with a long-term relationship at the core! ✨ Guidelines here ➡️ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines

Learn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 08/09/2026

Unfortunately about two dozen people I know are about to go flat dead broke

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molly tanzer (I guess!!) @mollytanzer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Arley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dear Montreal & Brisbane aka @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social & @brisbanein28.mastodon.au.ap.brid.gy - please please please take accessibility seriously, especially for the Hugo Awards. Finalists and winners often use a cane, wheelchair, or motorized chair, among other things. But besides this...

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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! The future belongs to the workers. 🖤❤️🏴

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Started a new job recently and invested in a present for myself to celebrate 👀 it arrived today, just in time for the long week end.

Picture of box for the Star Trek: U.S.S Entreprise bridge lego set.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It’s TBT so why not take a look back on some of the things I’ve published so far in 2026 via my awards eligibility post. I still have more publications to come but these should keep you busy for a while and include some of my faves. Enjoy! www.pacornell.com/2026-awards-...

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2026 Awards Eligibility

Please consider my work if you're voting for speculative fiction awards including (but not limited to): Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Auroras, Ignyte, British Fantasy, BSFA,...

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 02/09/2026

hello. friends an announcement about THE DEADLANDS we are going on a brief hiatus but we'll back. oh yes full details here, please read and share widely, it'd help us out. xo the deadlands psychopomp.com/an-intermiss...

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An Intermission - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Hello friends.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

‘tis the season (send me your poems 👀)

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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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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"If a watched pot never boils, maybe a watched world never ends." I Can't Decide What to Feel About this Life is my poem about dealing with the hard times👉 www.radonjournal.com/issue-12/i-c...

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I Can't Decide What to Feel About This Life | Issue 12

Radon Journal Issue 12 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

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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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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"If a watched pot never boils, maybe a watched world never ends." I Can't Decide What to Feel About this Life is my poem about dealing with the hard times👉 www.radonjournal.com/issue-12/i-c...

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I Can't Decide What to Feel About This Life | Issue 12

Radon Journal Issue 12 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

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rivers solomon @riverssolomon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sweet, strange uncitizens: ONCE I WAS MADE OF EARTH is here, an epic fantasy that's been ratling in my brain for years now and that I'm putting out into the world serially outside of the capitalist publishing apparatus. Share, and read, and comment. archiveofourown.org/works/91618061

The painting "The Moment" by James Warden, with the text "Once I Was Made of Earth" on it by Rivers Solomon. The painting is in the romantic style, quite dramatic and dark in tone if not colour, with a horse rearing with fear in its eyes as a snake launches to bite it, against a back drop of pink and blue mountains.

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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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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 25/08/2026

Ever wanted to know what goes on behind the curtain at Small Wonders? We are looking for more first readers! If you're interested to help make the magic happen, fill out this form: airtable.com/applzdlHLTpe...

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Kermit the Frog Peeks from Curtains

Alt: Kermit the Frog Peeks from behind the stage curtain on the Muppet Show, and encourages folks to fill out the first reader form for Small Wonders.

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Back to school. ❤️

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