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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 12h

Time is ticking! We've got 1.5 days left until subs close, get your fantasy/sci-fi WITH a long-term relationship in before September is over!! We're reading and ready to keep reading until the end!

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Cindy Blackstock @cblackst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These cowardly and foolish men should be unmasked and held accountable for their hateful actions by their employers and law enforcement.

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Plott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 18h

Two days until Plott Hound Magazine opens to submissions! (October 1st) We're very excited, and all of our categories will be open this quarter. We publish original and reprint short stories and flash fiction. We also publish poems and essays. Guidelines: plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

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Moksha

A quarterly e-zine for animal-centered stories, poems, and essays.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our Fall Reading Period starts October 1st! Schedule: October — Limited Demographic Window November — General Submissions Window December — Closed to Submissions We're nearly done with summer submissions, and we'll start on the holds soon! Full schedule: havenspec.com/submit

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Submit, Haven Spec Magazine

Fiction and poetry for the 21st century

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Cynthia Leitich Smith (Native Books for Young Readers & More) @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 in Canada honors the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. Given parallel assimilation policies, the U.S. has adopted the date as a National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools. #KidLit

Orange background with blue corners and white text. Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools.

Featured cover art:

FREE TO FLY, written by Karina Iceberg, illustrated by Steph Littlebird (Heartdrum, 2026). Age 4-up.

STEALING LITTLE MOON: THE LEGACY OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS by Dan Sasuweh Jones (Scholastic, 2024). Ages 9-up.

IN OUR OWN WORDS: TRUE STORIES OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS by Brenda J. Child, Benay McNamara (Christy Ottaviano Books, 2026). Ages 9-up.

WHEN WE WERE ALONE, written by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett (Highwater, 2016). Ages 4-up.

I AM NOT A NUMBER, written by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland (Second Story, 2016). Ages 4-up. NOTE: Look for the the English-Ojibwe language edition.

SHARDS OF SILENCE by Brian Young, cover art by Lynnette Haozous (Heartdrum, 2026). Ages 12-up.

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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Residential School denialism is done in the service of white supremacy and they are very, very clear about this link.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions three weeks from today, October 18. It will be open for just one week, closing after October 24, and won't re-open again until some as yet undetermined time, probably in 2027. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/

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Monet X Change: Get Ready, Honey!

Alt: Monet X Change: Get Ready, Honey!

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are opening submissions for our fourth and final issue of the year in October! SOON! Issue 4 has a theme: EXPLORATION 🪐🗡️ Early opening for trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors: October 1-7 General submissions: October 8-21 Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A white nationalist group gathered just outside the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve in British Columbia over the weekend wearing white masks and dressed in all black.

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Masked white nationalists gather on reserve in British Columbia - APTN News

A white nationalist group gathered just outside the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc reserve in British Columbia...

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Submit your stories and poems to @heartlines-spec.com until the end of Sept. 30! ✍️ ‼️ Your story or poem MUST be SFF/spec WITH a long-term relationship (familial, platonic, romantic) at the core of the work. ‼️ Read the submission guidelines here ➡️ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Strange Horizons Fiction Submissions open on the 1st of October, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC! The max word count per story will be 5,000 words. There will be a 1,000 story cap. Once we reach that number of submissions, the window will close. Link to more information ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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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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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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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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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today is the official release of Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism! It is an honour to be a part of this publication, joining the voices of those working toward sharing and defending the truths of residential schools and Survivors. (1/3)

Photo of Truth Before Reconciliation book cover, text reads: "Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism." Photo of people walking on the street in orange shirts on the cover.

Photo of a book page that reads "Chapter 10: Protecting Survivors an Interview with Leah Gazan."

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

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

Between this and Godzilla Minus Zero in IMAX...my time has come. 😭 I've only been to the theatre once this year so far (for Disclosure Day), not a lot I've been interested in watching.

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 01/09/2026

Submission inbox is fully OPEN! Let's goooooooooo ✨pure vamp from editors mildly stunned at the passage of time😅 ✨ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We are OPEN!!!!!

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's that time of the year again, and I'm ready to read!! 👀 Send us your stories and poems! ✨✨ ✍️

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 24/08/2026

We are OPEN for early submissions from equity-deserving writers, looking for poetry and short fiction. Submissions fully open on Sept 1st: ❣500-3500 words ❣pre-existing relationships ❣Fantasy! Sci-Fi! Horror! 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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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 18/08/2026

We're one week out from re-opening for equity-deserving stories and poems for Issue 12! This is the perfect time to shuffle through your pieces or...GASP...write something new? Perchance even... read Issue 11 with new pieces releasing on Tues & Thurs www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/07/2026

It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/

A light purple and pink illustrated cover for Issue 11 of Heartlines Spec. The scene depicts a PEI red-toned beach with two woman's straw bonnets caught in the sand, a bottle of raspberry cordial, and footprints leading to the ocean.

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Sad news. I really enjoyed his Detective Galileo mysteries.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For anyone asking how to help: Donate to True North Aid to assist Remote Indigenous Wildfire Evacuees - truenorthaid.ca/donate/ & Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Response: Donations an7gc.ca/donate/

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Donate - True North Aid | Canadian Charity Supporting Indigenous Communities

Donate to True North Aid's general fund and support Indigenous-led and community initiatves in remote communities.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

It's tribal records, artifacts, art, regalia, ceremonial grounds, things that have been passed from generation to generation, hidden, protected and preserved, repatriated and restored.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.

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ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔬𝔰 ☽|☾ 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔰𝔰 @chaospriestess.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My favorite Sam Neil fact will always be that he designed a future Australian flag that replaces the union jack with the aboriginal flag for Event Horizon and insisted the film use it.

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sad to hear about Sam Neill. 😢 Like many, I knew him best from Jurassic Park, a favourite film since childhood. He will be missed.

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 12/07/2026

Read up on our statement about AI and the suspected works we published in Issue 8 and 9. The post has been sent out to all our subscribers but you can also read the highlights below. www.heartlines-spec.com/statement-on...

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Statement on AI

On July 7, Reckoning magazine posted an article about removing a poem from It Was Paradise for suspected AI use. The name of the author listed in the article, along with their penname, matched an auth...

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 30/06/2026

Hear ye, hear ye! It's time to OFFICIALLY announce our Table of Contents for Issue 11. Releasing on July 31 (iykyk), it's a summer special with stories and poetry from new and old friends!

A view of Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island. The landscape is tinted purple with "Issue 11" in white text with a watercolour heart behind the first letter

A pink flat background with watercolour flowers around the corners. The list of the contributors in Issue 11 is in white text.

The list reads: Fiction, Moh Afdhaal, Hap Aziz, Ares J. Benoit, J. A. Espersmyth, Esther Lim, Avra Margariti, Jillian Schedneck, T.R. Steele. Poetry: Chris Clemens, Wren Douglas, R. F. Hovis, Diem Okoye, Julia Sinclair

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 06/06/2026

BEHOLD! Our cover art for Issue 7 is an Aurora Award nominee for Best Cover Art/Interior Illustration! If you're a member of @csffa.bsky.social you can vote TODAY! We've been so lucky to work with Alice M -- Alice's work is consistently gorgeous and we'd love to see it rewarded.

A blue oval table with 4 sets of hands positioned around a handheld mirror. A ghostly set of hands is at the edge of the table and a red-eyed woman peers through the mirror's glass

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Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Vote for us for Best Cover Art! www.csffa.ca/awards-infor...

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Current Ballot – The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Final two days of the month for submissions to @heartlines-spec.com -- send us your stories and poems! Take us to new fantasy or sci-fi worlds, show us unique creatures or magic, captivate us with fascinating plots -- WITH characters who have known each other a long time in the midst of it all.

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Manuela Amiouny @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

*ahem* Cursed rubies are fresh blood red, Cyborg hearts glow blue, 3 days remain for submissions Submit! We're eager to read you! (why yes, I'm a poet, thanks for asking)

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 28/05/2026

Send us your words! We're open until the end of the month for submissions for Issue 11! We're looking for: 🌊 deep dives into SFF (not just surface level) 💗 established relationships 🍁more Canadian/Turtle Island submissions! www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

We're looking for short fiction and poetry focused on long-term relationships: platonic, romantic, or familial. We don't want the blaze of new love or the obsession of a new friend. We want pieces that show that comfort that develops when people know each other for years.

Give us deep space, dusty frontiers, or dreamy fantasy. We want stories and poetry with strong, confident relationships amid all the sci-fi/fantasy. Stories where the character's choices, trials, and joys are all that much harder because of their existing relationships. Stories that feature dead or murdered spouses will be a hard sell. For more examples of our favoured vibes, check out this post.

We are especially interested in stories featuring queer platonic relationships, ace/aro love stories, and polycules.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

“A potential international border through Alberta would clearly affect First Nations rights, including hunting, fishing, harvesting, movement, lands, jurisdiction, & the Treaty relationship with the Crown” Blackfoot Confederacy following up on Wab Kinew. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

In which Wab Kinew sees right through Smith’s BS and provides real time fact-checking:

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

One more week to submit your fantasy and/or sci-fi story WITH long-term relationship focus! #sff #spec #fantasy #scifi

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The long weekend may be over, but @heartlines-spec.com is still open for submissions to the end of May! Send us YOUR stories and poems, and don't self-reject! Works MUST contain: ✅ Fantasy and/or Sci-fi 🪄🛸 ✅ a long-term relationship at the core (familial, platonic, or romantic) 🫂 Submit now!

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Visited Japan again last month, and one of the hightlights was getting to see the nemophila/baby blue eye flowers during peak blooming season at Hitachi Seaside Park 💙🩵

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hey Augurians!! We're NOW OPEN for a PRIORITY call from BIPOC, trans, &/or disabled creators currently living in &/or from Canada 📚 From May 5th-31st, Augur Mag is now ACCEPTING speculative submissions of... ✨ Short fiction ✨ Flash fiction ✨ Poetry Scroll for more details 👀⬇️

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 12/05/2026

Look down, back up. It’s us asking for more submissions. (but make them SFF please, we’ve been getting a lot of anything but) www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

✨ @heartlines-spec.com is open for submissions May 1 - 31 ✨ Send us your stories and poems, and don't self-reject! ✅ Fantasy and/or Sci-fi **WITH** ✅ a long-term relationship at the core (familial, platonic, or romantic) ⬇️ More guidelines ⬇️ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Finishing up Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese, and sometimes I just have to stop and reflect on how beautifully written a passage is. The first book I ever read from him was Indian Horse, years ago, and I remember how great but emotionally tough it was to get through. He is dearly missed.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

May 5 is Red Dress Day, the national day of awareness and remembrance for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ people. Today is about honouring those taken and recognizing the ongoing impact on families and communities.

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