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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's my birthday! My birthday wish is for you to share your favorite work from this year and I'll boost it. Here's mine, "The Metamorphosis". Becoming disabled might feel like Kafkaesque horror, but there's a beautiful path to acceptance and a good life. Also there's sloths. gavagai.com/posts/3894

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer @princejvstin.com · 29/09/2026

Happy Happy birthday!!! My favorite work from this year so far. Hmmm. I am going to go with A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, a fantastic novella by @marissalingen.bsky.social from @hornedlarkpress.com

A DUBIOUS CLAMOR. Take wing little book!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 30/09/2026

Happy birthday, Effie! All the best wishes for you (and your family!) Hard to pick a favorite as always, but certainly one that touches me deeply is my Giganotosaurus novelette, The Winter of the Icebergirl! giganotosaurus.org/2026/02/01/t...

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The Winter of the Icebergirl - GigaNotoSaurus

Content Warning: Mentions of hurt children On Saturday morning, Amélia received a call from the Santa Minerva Nursing Home for the Empowered Elderly. They didn’t use to call except for urgent matters....

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 29/09/2026

As years pass and I see the horrible things that humans do, I think that, yes, I wanna be buried in a pet sematary.

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 29/09/2026

Some people think shouting out about their own work is demeaning, but we're in the age of slop. Let's occupy the internet with our human-made art! Shot about your stories, your art, and those of your peers. Let more of you out there instead of leaving space for hollow content!

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Publishers and Editors! I'm taking subs for Vol. 3 of the award-nominated "Best Weird Fiction of the Year" til end of the year. Writers! You'll get a chance to submit your 2026 stories in January. bestspecfic(at)gmail.com

Esteemed Editors and Publishers,

I am now taking submissions of original 2026 short fiction projects — magazines, anthologies, single-author collections — for consideration in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 3. (Publishing Sept. 2027). Vol. 1 is a World fantasy Award Finalist.

I am seeking material first published this year, in 2026. To be clear, only weird fiction FIRST published in 2026 is eligible for inclusion in this volume. I will accept translated work as long as the first English-language publication was 2026.

Stories should be between 500 and 17,499 words. Audio only stories are also ineligible, unless they also appeared as text.

Publishers and editors are encouraged to send electronic or digital copies, via the email address below. (I am not accepting hard copy submissions.) ePubs are preferred, but I will also accept text files (Word), Mobi, or PDF. Please do not cherry-pick selections. Send the entire book, journal, or magazine to:

bestspecfic@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and kind consideration.

Warm Wishes,

Michael
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Michael Kelly / Publisher / Editor-in-Chief
undertowbooks@gmail.com

Undertow Publications
https://undertowpublications.com/

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Incredibly proud of this horror masterpiece I co-edited! Of Dread, Decay, and Doom is out now. Go get it!!!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 27/09/2026

Don't take away space travel, adventures, and stories from me because I love to read/write/watch them, but as humans I really do believe we're not "bound to the stars". Our home is here, our story is here, and we have to fight for a better existence in here, not in the stars.

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 26/09/2026

I'm a pessimist in that sense but yes, maybe that could stir things up a bit!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 26/09/2026

That would be a very interesting idea to see!

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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"National awards & a distinguished real international award should be separated. The present Hugo and Nebula awards are only American awards. [Also,] The creation of an international theoretical/critical journal is by all means necessary." - Peter Kuczka (Hungary), Luna Monthly, Aug 1970 #worldsf

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 25/09/2026

So far I have a total of 6 eligible pieces this year, short stories and this novelette, and you can find a list on my website. Any sharing, shoutout, or just quietly giving it a read is deeply appreciated. ❤️ renanbernardo.com/2026-awards-...

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2026 Awards Eligibility

If you're voting for the Hugos, Nebulas, Ignytes, Locus, Stokers, World Fantasy or any other SFF award, here you can find my eligible work published in 2026. Below each story, you will find some keywo...

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 25/09/2026

It's a story about Elvira, aka The Icebergirl, an elderly superhero in a care home who realizes her archnemesis is also there. It's a story about forgiveness and old age. And it's set in Rio!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 25/09/2026

Awards Season is funny. It's like it never ends. But it's always great to celebrate your peers' art. This year, I'm campaigning for my novelette The Winter of the Icebergirl, pub. at @giganotosaurus.bsky.social! 🧊 I'd be humbled if anyone considers it for awards! giganotosaurus.org/2026/02/01/t...

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The Winter of the Icebergirl - GigaNotoSaurus

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICYMI Hailey is one of my heroes and she's still trying to rebuild her life following her mom's cancer. If you can spare $5 or $10 it would be massively appreciated! <3

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 24/09/2026

Why are some neurominds failing? While dealing with an important loss in her life, Thamires is tasked to find out just that. ICYMI, my short story "Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" was published this month at @reactorsff.bsky.social! reactormag.com/audit-of-the...

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Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds - Reactor

A neurauditor must find out why three artificial minds--a military drone controller, a counseling chatbot, and a dating app--are failing in their jobs.

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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN AUGUST 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's July's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 23/09/2026

Finished the 1st draft of the 1st chapter of a new long work! #amwriting

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey, my book THE UPPER TENTACLE I've been talking about? Here's Union Square's press release announcing their new novella line Singularity, of which TUT is a part! ("high-impact, one-sitting fiction! That's me [too]!) www.hachettebookgroup.com/articles/uni...

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UNION SQUARE & CO. ANNOUNCES “SINGULARITY”: A BOLD NEW NOVELLA PROGRAM DEDICATED TO HIGH-IMPACT, ONE-SITTING FICTION

The curated line bypasses traditional page counts to champion narrative velocity across genres, kicking off September 2026 with titles from Harlan Ellison, Adam Cesare, and more. NEW YORK, NY (Augu…

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Daniel Ausema @danielausema.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've been quiet about this one until I had some definite news, but this book is available now!! It's a book that's both taken a long time to come to fruition and a whirlwind of a rush at the same time. Published by Island of Wak-Wak, the same as my poetry chapbook from two years ago.

cover art, text reads "Daniel Ausema, The Fall of the City of Bells"; images from the public domain shows monks pulling the ropes on a line of bells in an old building

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our first readers are working their way through the stories we've received - and we want more. And, I'm sorry to stress this again, please read the guidelines. Several stories have already come in that are ineligible!

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Anita 🧜🏽‍♀️🏴‍☠️🪐 @mythopoetica.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My thoughts on multilinguality in SFF is always thus: if seasoned SFF readers can absorb conlang, complex structures and twisty plots without much exposition, why can't they absorb earth languages that might be foreign to them?

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 18/09/2026

You're welcome! Loved the interview and the book!

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Eliane Boey 🕷🥩SMALL BITES 🥩🕷11.11.26 @elianeboey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I go on about 🕷🥩Small Bites🥩🕷 and genre. Thank you for inviting me, Renan!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 16/09/2026

That's really weird! Sorry about that!

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Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · 16/09/2026

A DUBIOUS CLAMOR defies authoritarians and gives us magic and swords and pining and cake and so much more, and you can grab this wonderful feat of imagination by @marissalingen.bsky.social now wherever you buy books! And look: @wiswell.bsky.social said he adored this book. Chances are you will too

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"This is the sort of book that will keep your spirit warm on a long, cold train ride." —John Wiswell, author of The Dragon Has Some Complaints

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 16/09/2026

Weird! Have you tried it in another network? I know Locus is blocked in my network

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 16/09/2026

A reminder that I have a new piece out at Reactor! I'd love if people could give it a read 💙

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 15/09/2026

I would've preferred that they just typed the story title in block letters with no illustrations at all than anything AI. I've heard from a market that same excuse some time ago and had to withdraw my story.

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🐍 Abigail Kemske 🐍 @abigailkemske.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welp, confirmation from a market that gen AI art is used when there are "no other options." No other options?? SEriOSLy? 🤔 Let's start a thread of where you can find art to use in the public domain because I'm sick of this shit! Please reply below with your favorite resources. 👇

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm going to be chatting with Marissa Lingen about her brand new book, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, at Moon Palace on Thursday, 6 p.m. I do believe Marissa is bringing cake. Excited to see some of you there!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 11/09/2026

Today I talked with the great @haileypiperfights.bsky.social about her two upcoming books: She Isn't Herself Tonight and This Movie Doesn't End the Way We Want 🎥🛸 renanbernardo.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-h...

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Into the Hyperspace: Hailey Piper, UFOs, and a haunted movie theater

"My four pillars in writing are queerness, weirdness, empathy, and awe."

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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls @trollbreath.com · 13/09/2026

Available for pre-order now! You can pre-order print editions on Barnes & Noble and ebook versions on both B&N and Amazon. I'll be adding the Kobo store soon. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trollbreat...

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Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025)

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 13/09/2026

If you're looking for something to read this Sunday and is in need to solve a mystery involving three neurominds, then join Thamires while she struggles with loss and finds out why three specific minds are failing in their jobs.

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 10/09/2026

ICYMI, My new story is out at Reactor! "Audit of the Collapse and Convalescence of Minds" contains: 🧠Artificial minds 👭A broken marriage 🔎An investigation 💔A broken-hearted dating app ⚰️A grieving counseling bot

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 11/09/2026

Thank you for participating! ❤️

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