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Shivaun Plozza

@shivaun.bsky.social
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Award-winning author of Running in Circles, Summer of Shipwrecks, The Worst Perfect Moment, Meet Me at the Moon Tree, A Reluctant Witch's Guide to Magic, The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars, Tin Heart and Frankie. She/her

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
the year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know
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Sarah Brand @drsarahbrand.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Would love to write a book for children but I don’t think I have what it takes to be an actor.
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Australian Society of Authors @asauthors.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Apparently Australian laws requiring permission & payment make it "impossible" for Anthropic to train AI. Diminishing our rights to allow billion dollar companies to continue their extractive practices here is tantamount to wage theft for the creative industries: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
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OpenAI has ‘work to do to rebuild trust’ in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry
Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing
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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.
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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Having seen the Joyce Carol Oates very bad, not good tweet about romance and AI, I can't help thinking about the way that romance has been treated as a punching bag for so long and always by people who are completely unwilling to engage with the genre and know little about it.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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Magabala Books @magabalabooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🐨 🐞 🐦‍⬛ 🦓 🦘 🐊 🪱 Today is World Animal Day. World Animal Day exists to raise the status of animals and improve welfare standards around the globe for animals and critters everywhere. what better way to celebrate than by reading one of the many Magabala Books featuring animals!
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The swears I swore
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 01/10/2026
Scutter or flutter? Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?
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Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?
Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.
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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026
[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 01/10/2026
Australian publisher Starfish Bay, which took money for publication, is accused of leaving authors high and dry. Writer Beware is collecting info on this disaster; if you've been affected, pls contact me. beware@sfwa.org www.nine.com.au/australia-ne...
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Australian publisher accused of taking thousands and ghosting children’s authors
A grieving mother paid $12,000 to publish a book written in memory of her late son. She was left without a finished book and completely ignored.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/09/2026
anyway character driven stories are not, in fact, easy to generate by a thing that doesn't understand human emotion
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.
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Enough Trope @enoughtrope.com · 29/09/2026
Enough Trope has a newsletter! It goes out on the last day of every month and includes an exclusive editorial, news about genre, book recommendations, and (this month at least) a special giveaway. You can subscribe for free here: enoughtrope.com
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@longwall26
Confident in my ability to properly tennis, I take the court. I smile at my opponent. Serena does not return the gesture. She'd be prettier if she did, I think. She serves. The ball passes cleanly through my skull, killing me instantly

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One in eight men (12%) say they could win a point in a game of tennis against 23 time grand slam winner Serena Williams
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
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One Angry Eyebrow… @oneangryeyebrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
IKEA is releasing a Pallas Cat plush, and they have nailed the expression…
Soft toy cat
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samantha floreani @floreani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
having a totally Normal Time today trying to imagine what the Australian government's response would be if literally any other kind of foreign company gained unauthorised access to our public healthcare infrastructure. but alas they are thirsty thirsty thirsty for that AI/data centre investment
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John Delmenico @thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
nice to see prime minister is putting his foot down and making it clear that if you hack the Australian government, he will say it is ‘concerning’ then roll over and continue with his plans to change the law so you can steal from Aussie artists
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Concern? How about arrest the f*cker?? Cripes. If you or I hacked Medicare, the AFP would bash down our doors. AI does it? Oopsies! I am concerned! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he told chief executive he was disappointed it had taken company ‘way too long’ to inform government of breach
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No one would be able to say this stuff if the fossil fuel industry didn't own both the people saying it *and* the media ecosystem reporting it. But here we are.
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’ve just received one for someone else’s book (People Like Us by Sally Piper). So that’s my book now, I guess. Sorry, Sally.
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lol
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My favourite of the AI-slop author scam emails are the ones that get the book titles completely, absurdly wrong. Apparently I wrote a book called Frankenstiltskin?? (Frankie would be a very different book if that were the case)
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What I would give for a monster-of-the-week tv show with these two at the helm
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Enough Trope @enoughtrope.com · 19/09/2026
We're open for submissions! Have thoughts on genre fiction and want to share them? We accept submissions of 1000 words with a relevance to Australian genre fiction. Commentary, reviews, articles, or thoughtpieces? Share them with us: enoughtrope.com/submissions
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Submissions — Enough Trope
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Enough Trope @enoughtrope.com · 18/09/2026
Enough Trope is live! Smart and contemporary commentary, articles, and reviews about Australian genre fiction! Come check us out: enoughtrope.com
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Jodi McAlister @jodimca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So: my pal @katydidinoz.bsky.social has started a digital literary magazine and podcast called Enough Trope, which is a serious look at genre fiction in Australia. I was thrilled to be her first podcast guest - but beyond that, thrilled about the whole overall project, which absolutely rules.
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Reverse Age Gap — Enough Trope
with Jodi McAlister
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’ve just seen that you can update your payment info at this stage too (for me, I was never asked to do this previously) and there is an option for non-US citizens. Thanks!
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh I can answer my own question! When uploading the W-8BEN you can also tick to update your payment info and there’s an option to include information you non-US payment
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks for this. Is there info yet on how the settlement will be paid out to non-US authors? If it’s cheques that's going to be another problem I fear
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am assuming, based on the silence from the Anthropic Settlement administrators, that they haven't yet figured out how to pay – or even allocate the percentage of the settlement due to – people who are not resident and pay tax in the United States. Which should have occurred to them earlier.
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Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
the tech bros telling you LLMs are conscious don’t think women are people.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Can someone explain why – in an economy in which the central bank has decided we need almost 700,000 people to be unemployed – those people live in such dreadful poverty that it can make you up to 10 times more likely to die in the prime of your life?" www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
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In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty | Greg Jericho
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives
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Kelly Gardiner @kmjgardiner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Writers! Bring your story to life with a vivid and memorable sense of place. Don't miss this full-day masterclass. There are only a few places left. 17 October, in person, in Melbourne. Find out more and book here: newpagewriting.com/2026/08/10/w...
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Writing place & building worlds (October 2026)
If you’re a writer who wants to bring your fictional worlds to life, this class is for you. Writing place is so much more than simply creating a setting. Place affects everything – tone, atmosphere…
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"AI models are typically trained on enormous amounts of data scraped from the internet, including copyrighted materials taken without their owners' permissions, to the chagrin of creative groups." Chagrin?! CHAGRIN?! Try FURY at having our work stolen and our governments ignoring clear copyright law
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 10/09/2026
"To establish that AI did not write your book, we will upload it to an AI detector. The detector will retain your words, learn from your distinct syntax and semicolon placement, and use them to improve the technology that will eventually produce more books resembling yours." buff.ly/FYVr6Zx
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A Note from Your Editor Regarding the Entirely Routine Authentication of Your Humanity
“To establish that AI did not write your book, we will upload it to an AI detector. The detector will retain your words, learn from your distinct syntax and ...
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you made software not intended to kill everyone and now you think it might kill everyone that sounds like a product liability issue. You should go fix it and stop bothering me
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Do you know if there’s any advice yet on what Australian authors can do to actually submit the shared claim allocation form? You can’t submit it without giving them an American social security number or taxpayer identification number. I’ve emailed them but not heard back. Thanks!
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
100 percent true
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Dr Rehaminator's Monster Cock @drrehaminator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"I'm too talented to need shortcuts" goes so fucking hard.
youtube community post from Huggbees that discusses why he does not and will not ever use AI in his art
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 08/09/2026
All else aside there is nothing I want or need genAI to do for me. I like reading. I like doing research. I like playing around in spreadsheets. I like interviewing people. I like writing. I like doing these things for myself because I take pleasure in the doing and they make me a better thinker.
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Kelly Gardiner @kmjgardiner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A few thoughts on writing place in fiction, why it matters, and why it's the focus of my next masterclass (17 October, Melbourne). kellygardiner.com/2026/08/26/a...
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A sense of place
Place in fiction is so much more than setting. Think of the mean city streets of detective noir, the high moors or lonely cabin, the claustrophobic sailing ship or space station, dusty country road…
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Shivaun Plozza @shivaun.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's a great book that I refer to often. Thanks for writing it!
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