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Writer. Qualified to beat a certain Scottish King and the Witch-King of Angmar. Work in Aothen Magazine, 7th-Circle Pyrite, AZE Journal, The Fantastic Other, and Ekklesia Magazine. amyoateswriter.com

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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wrote up some more details about my evil novella ENEMIES TO WORSE on ze blog! msscarlet.substack.com/p/wicked-gla... #booksky
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WICKED GLAD TIDINGS
an evil novella is coming your way
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
May I suggest you start your spooky season off right #booksky
Kindle reads deal for long live evil
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Official announcement for ENEMIES TO WORSE, coming to you as a villaintine February 9th 2027, a novella in audiobook and ebook, set in the LONG LIVE EVIL world but also stands alone for those who might enjoy ‘Romeo and Juliet if Romeo fell for Tybalt’ fantasy ice raiders. #booksky
Announcement of novella sale ‘enemies to worse’ by Sarah Rees Brennan
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
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The Lost Boys Musical Tony Awards
Alt: The Lost Boys Musical Tony Awards
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
don’t know why that link turned terrible! www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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Sarah Brennan expands Time of Iron universe with novella
Orbit has signed Enemies to Worse, described as Heated Rivalry in a Game of Thrones setting
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The news as announced by @bookbrunch.bsky.social - a novella in the Time of Iron universe is coming your way in early spring. Doomed love, fan favourites, stands alone or works as another portal into the epic portal fantasy… please await ENEMIES TO WORSE… l1nq.com/cjjuku1 #booksky
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy #fanartfriday pls look at my evil babies #booksky! Stunning, tender and sad drawing of an imperial daydream by lyyzis_art - I absolutely love the rendering of Rae’s smile with beauty mark rising and Key’s focused attention!
villain with his head in villainess’s lap as age reads
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
then despair 😌 ‘definitely read this book and enjoy the ride, then despair’
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
From your lips to the doors of the sky
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE ARE CLOSING AT THE END OF TODAY! buff.ly/xM2cQce
Space Unicorn and text "Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from  August 24 to September 7"
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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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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/08/2026
What if we...
a button design: button is yellow and black for aposematic purposes, and reads 'if you use a.i. don't talk to me, i will bite your face clean off your skull.' in the middle is a bitey-looking beetle with a little skull making a sad face above its mandibles.
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We used to actually think less of people for plagiarism.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Oh hey, just to be 100% clear in the wake of recent industry news: I have never used AI in my writing or in my cover/character art, and I never will. Gen AI was built on stolen work (including 47 works of mine!) and every single use damages our environment. I find it morally repugnant in every way.
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✨💜 king 💜✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Daily affirmation for writers: No matter how rough what I just wrote was, it's better than anything the AI plagiarism machine could ever spit out 💜✨
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
My most loved meta reference I think… you have suffered star warriors! #booksky #isekai
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
ALEX, I'M HOWLING 🤣😭
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
this is a knight’s tale energy and I like to see it
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ooh poesy
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This cover is going to be controversial so I wish to be clear I was the one who asked my publishers for the controversial element… as usual I’m the problem it’s me… 🫠💙 #booksky
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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
'The Odyssey': What Scholars Are Saying About Christopher Nolan's Epic share.google/UQK8tKo1pMVG...
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‘The Odyssey’: What Academics Are Saying About Christopher Nolan’s Epic
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey' has created a lot of controversy online, but academics are having a different conversation.
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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Owl! at the Library

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"you're going to become a cat lady living all alone in a book-filled apartment" is such a weird insult, like when a witch tries to curse you and accidentally gives you the life of your dreams. oh nooo not the cats and the books, how will I ever manage

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David Dault @daultradio.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I have determined that my only hope is to keep writing.
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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
what urban fantasy did I wake up in this time
Photo of a sign tacked to a telephone pole saying WE BUY SOULS with a phone number and a company name (Rabi_Towing Inc)
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
People forget - wilfully, it seems - that authors have bills too and maybe like 3% of authors are actually making full-time, liveable income from their books. Don’t pirate books. Don’t steal from authors. We like to eat, too.
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✨💜 king 💜✨ @king-reinhardt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Reminder: Don't let your cats free roam outside. If you must let them out, get a catio or keep them on a harness. And make sure they wear a flea collar out there! "But they like free roaming!" Do they like getting attacked by dogs and hit by cars? No. No, they don't. Don't let your cats free roam.
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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Editors! On sub! When a modern-day attorney discovers she’s pregnant after a very out-of-character one-night stand w/a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo,she faces monsters,vengeful gods,& most terrifyingly,her feelings for Apollo to protect herself & her unborn child. #queerpit #fr #a
A drawn picture of a blond man in a blue button down and yellow shorts sitting next to and looking at a brunette woman with her eyes closed, face turned to the sky. They are sitting on a dock with trees behind them and the water over their feet. At the top are the words “On sub now.” At the bottom is the title A Greek God Got Me Pregnant by C.T. Wood
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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
FOR EDITORS scrolling #queerpit A Greek God Got Me Pregnant is on sub! Think if Percy Jackson was a paranormal romcom for adults! #demisexual FMC #bisexual MMC, Apollo #nonbinary sibling, Dionysus #onsub #romance #paranormal #fantasy #romantasy #romcom #adult #f #fr #r
The words an editors guide to a Greek god got me pregnant, paranormal romcom by CT Wood on a yellow background with the sun. A yellow background with the sun. The heading the pitch. And then the following pitch: when a modern day attorney discovers she’s pregnant after a very out of character one night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo she must face monsters, vengeful gods, and most terrifyingly her feelings for Apollo to protect herself and her unborn child.On a yellow background with the sun, the heading the comps. The fun and high jinx of above the cover cover of the ex hex by Erin Stirling. The width and warmth of above the cover of a witches guide to magical and keeping by sangu mandana. The hee hee ha ha oh shoot, trauma of the nightmare before Kissmas by Raasch. And off to the side, the word or an adult Percy Jackson, and the cover of Percy Jackson and the lightning thief.On a yellow background with the sun, the head the opening and the following opening paragraphs: I didn’t run from the ballroom. I walked quickly my heels clicked against the hard floor. laughter and chatter from the gala danced across the hotel, chasing me as I escaped the festivities. My hands twisted into loose fists, my thumbnail desperately scratching my pointer finger until I put enough distance between me and the social cacophony to breathe. I settled into the sun that shined through the hotel lobbies wall of windows. The warmth eased my tense muscles, and I turned into the sun for a peaceful moment and the chaos. I’d similarly agreed to join.
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It’s not Friday but it’s the last day of Pride month, so I wanted to share this art of the weirdo table in my IN OTHER LANDS, Elliot (grumpiest bisexual who ever portaled to fantasyland), elf maid Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle & golden warrior half-harpy Luke. It’s gorgeous & joyful. #booksky
elf maid kisses harpy on cheek, elf maid dip kisses annoying bisexual, golden harpy warrior shut-up kisses annoying bisexual
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
‘I asked ChatGPT’ Well, I asked Gandalf and he told me you should be silent keep your forked tongue behind your teeth because he did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Sliding in with a very late #fanartfriday for Pride! Thank you so much @ackrvi.bsky.social I love how dynamic and detailed it is! Obviously it is for Pride because the Cobra is bi, I don’t listen to those rumours about Lord Marius…. #booksky
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
you’ve been hit by a smooth criminal (somehow)
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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
it doesn't matter how you read

coffee, books & sweatpants

as long as you're reading
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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My family has learned their lesson. They no longer ask questions 😅 #writing #author #mythology #greekgods #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #writesky
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Crissie (C.T. Wood) @crissthecreative.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
An Editor’s Guide to A Greek God Got Me Pregnant Would you read it? 👀 #books #mythology #paranormal #romcom #romance #onsub #agentedauthor #writersky #booksky #writesky
The words an editors guide to a Greek god got me pregnant, paranormal romcom by CT Wood on a yellow background with the sun. A yellow background with the sun. The heading the pitch. And then the following pitch: when a modern day attorney discovers she’s pregnant after a very out of character one night stand with a man who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo she must face monsters, vengeful gods, and most terrifyingly her feelings for Apollo to protect herself and her unborn child.On a yellow background with the sun, the heading the comps. The fun and high jinx of above the cover cover of the ex hex by Erin Stirling. The width and warmth of above the cover of a witches guide to magical and keeping by sangu mandana. The hee hee ha ha oh shoot, trauma of the nightmare before Kissmas by Raasch. And off to the side, the word or an adult Percy Jackson, and the cover of Percy Jackson and the lightning thief.On a yellow background with the sun, the head the opening and the following opening paragraphs: I didn’t run from the ballroom. I walked quickly my heels clicked against the hard floor. laughter and chatter from the gala danced across the hotel, chasing me as I escaped the festivities. My hands twisted into loose fists, my thumbnail desperately scratching my pointer finger until I put enough distance between me and the social cacophony to breathe. I settled into the sun that shined through the hotel lobbies wall of windows. The warmth eased my tense muscles, and I turned into the sun for a peaceful moment and the chaos. I’d similarly agreed to join.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 15/06/2026
most degenerate king! But, lords, we hear this fearful tempest sing, Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm
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J Gray @jgraygaming.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ten years ago, a killer entered the Pulse in Florida and massacred 49 people, wounded 58 others, in a horrific hate crime. Remember. Please.
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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Submissions are OPEN for EXQUISITE UNDEAD: AN ANTHOLOGY OF VAMPIRES 🦇 Send me your vampire stories!! 📝 Max 7000 words 📝  Short stories, flash fiction, & poetry accepted 📝 Any genre as long as it fits the theme ⏳ Deadline Sept. 1 More details & guidelines: exquisite-undead.carrd.co
Call for submissions for Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires.
Multi-genre vampire anthology, accepting short fiction & poetry. Deadline September 1.
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Strix Dragon @strixdragon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interesting. That chick on Twitter who claimed The Lost Boys producers made Ali Louis Bourzgui apologize for his Tony awards speech limited who can view their posts. Yea, I don’t think the allegations are true. Better to focus our energy on CBS and the butthurt member of the Rescues.
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 11/06/2026
Truly devastated to learn of Jane Yolen's passing. Her work with folk & fairy tales was so formative to me as a kid & so important to me as an adult. She was so vividly generous & extraordinarily kind.
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Strix Dragon @strixdragon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Lost Boys Tonys performance:
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"Have to Have You/Lose Yourself" | THE LOST BOYS performs at The 79th Annual Tony Awards®
YouTube video by CBS
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Amy Oates is querying @oatesam.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I finally finished All Hail Chaos. (I am in pain; it is so good). And I was reminded of meeting @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social at Worldcon last year and mentioning that Fabianus and Vasilisa were my favorite minor pairing. To which she replied, “Really?” AND NOW I KNOW WHY. (Why, Sarah, why???)
Cover of the novel All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan, featuring the character Key/the Emperor, lounging on a throne, covered in blood, holding a sword.
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Rachel Donner @rmiriam.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Sorry friends I'm officially one of those people who won't shut up about the Lost Boys musical.
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Strix Dragon @strixdragon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Fellow Lost Boys fans, I heard the latest rumors and let me tell you: breathe. Don't believe everything you hear online, ESPECIALLY from two randos, one of which who hates the Lost Boys musical from what I gather.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
When the interviewer says "Where do you see yourself in five years?" It turns out you're not supposed to say "Living in a bog, handing out quests."
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