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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 5h

Guess who's got an awesome new writing gig! IndieReader is letting me gush about backlist indie titles for them, and of course my first one had to cover LD Lewis' The Dead Withheld. indiereader.com/marquee-colu...

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Alex Brown on The Dead Withheld by L.D. Lewis | IndieReader

Hugo-nominated, Ignyte Award-winning critic Alex Brown takes on L.D. Lewis' The Dead Withheld, a queer, neo-noir urban fantasy from Neon Hemlock.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 6h

It's time! The @apexmag.bsky.social 2027 Kickstarter is live! Help us fund another year of strange, shocking, beautiful, and surreal speculative fiction! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Apex Magazine 2027

An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 5h

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

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Jay Gunn/Wilson @gunnwriter.bsky.social · 10h

The art style of my new game is looking soooooo good! Absolutely loving putting this together. There really are not enough hours in the day for me to work in. I can’t show anything yet - but here’s a glimpse of what to expect.

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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship @thesfincs.bsky.social · 9h

This year we will be introducing the teams and what they will be reading in our blog! Once all the posts have been released we will update our round one page! #booksky #authors #writing #SFINCS www.sfincscompetition.com/post/sfincs4...

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SFINCS4 Meet the Team: TBR Strikes Back

Meet the SFINCS 4 Team TBR Strikes Back and what they will be reading in round 1!

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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/

Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 8h

Announcing a new, occasional journal - PALE GREY IDOL. I hope you'll come along with us on this new venture. Info: palegreyidol.ca

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you’d like a signed copy of the final Sandman Slim novel, IN THE DEVIL WIND, you can order it from the link below. And if you’d like signed copies of my other books, scroll down the page or email samantha@riverstonebooks.com shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780063...

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 30/09/2026

This looks like a fantastic lineup of Spooktober viewing.

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WE FUNDED!! AHH! Thank you, everyone!!! Now, with about 24 hours left, any additional monies means I CAN BUY MORE TIME LOOP STORIES. 👀⏳ (And subs will open in two weeks!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories

Deja vu doesn't begin to cover it... OPPORTUNITY WINDOW will bring you a book of brand new time loop stories (and maybe some you've seen before) from across the SFFH genres!

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 30/09/2026

I get mad just because YouTube Music keeps turning on Autoplay instead of letting me choose what I want to listen to once an album has finished.

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 30/09/2026

Me: Okay, I've got nothing planned today. That makes it a perfect day to get some of those chores that are mounting up out of the way. Also Me: Okay, I've got nothing planned today. That makes it a perfect day to get started on Nighthawks.

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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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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 30/09/2026

Thunderbirds is why we got a colour TV.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're officially in the countdown to Fantasycon 2026: just 10 days until we meet in Glasgow! Tickets are still available for both individual days & the whole weekend. Full programme (including the British Fantasy Awards!) & ticket details are on our website: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...

A graphic advertises 10 days until Fantasycon 2026, to be held from 9-11 October in Glasgow. It's illustrated with tentacles and parchment paper

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feeb | yuritober!! @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just a couple of days left to apply for this :) I'll be closing it down October first so I have plenty of time to get the bundle set up

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 29/09/2026

We’re on the hunt for games writers! Our dream? To find our next staff writer… But freelance opportunities come up each and every month, too. Please DM @mostlyalright.com (Nick, our Games Editor) or if you’re old-school like us, you can also send an email: nick@teamdebug.com Location irrelevant

Nick of Debug magazine reading Debug magazine

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 28/09/2026

Official time: 1:07:43. A rare case of me managing my pace properly. I stayed roughly at my half marathon pace for the first 6km, ran by feel to 9k then pushed for the last 1k and felt really strong. Hopefully future me will remember that and take the same approach again. Spoiler: He won't.

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Read Indie Fantasy.com @blog.readindiefantasy.com · 28/09/2026

Are you an indie SFFH author with a new book release or launching a crowdfund in October? Let us know and we'll include it in our monthly new release roundup! www.readindiefantasy.com/new-releases/

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New Releases – Read Indie Fantasy

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 28/09/2026

I'm happy to say that Serial Killer Z: Infection is part of this year's Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship, alongside a whole host of great authors. Good luck, everyone.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026

I feel like one of the most radical, best and most rebelliously good things you can do right now in the informational online space is just....give people credit, love, support and shoutouts. Even if they just inspired you or prodded a thought you built on, name them and thank them loudly.

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Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monitored Activity is on here. Holy smokes. But I also see a FANTASTIC selection of titles by friends and colleagues! Honored to be among such excellent company.

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It begins. :) The River Devours the Moon made it in, alongside so much cool stuff. Going to be great to watch this progress. :D

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J. Patricia Anderson @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Savage Daughters of the Secret Isle is in SFINCS this year 🥰

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've been keeping a record of games people made in response to this manifesto, they're in an itch.io collection here: itch.io/c/7632694/no.... Each one is a little treasure, and usually very short, I recommend checking them out! I have also come up with a little idea.

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E.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Please sign this official legislative petition so we can work towards getting some regulation on this slop generating crap.

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A petition to amend relevant laws, statutes, and regulations to require full disclosure from AI developers of the copyrighted works used to train generative AI and require marks/labels to provide consumer certainty and protection from fraud and fakery.

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Petition e-7774 - Petitions

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 28/09/2026

Stop falling for the AI grift.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Author Simulator. My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Author Simulator

Level 1: Get to desk and begin! (Platform video game-style image of an author jumping from a block onto a cloud with desk and computer) Result: success!

Level 2: Press on despite distractions! (Author typing as the desk/clod moves past a ghost and a spider) ) Result: success!

Level 3: Deliver manuscript to editor! (Author jumping over fire pit onto platform where editor waits) Result: success!

Level 4: Accept minor criticism! (Author lying ded in fronto of editors desk) Result: better luck next time!

Along the bottom are controls for:
Left right jump crouch read write nap coffee

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't forget that the legendary LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE magazines have a Kickstarter right now! Let's make sure amazing horror, SF, and fantasy short stories keep getting published. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Want to read sapphic godpunk? Punk rocker Giulia crosses paths with a literal goddess back stage and whoops, the new fling's ex wants to OD the world on old magic and double whoops, turns out Giulia has some new magic powers too. Full blurb and shopping links ⤵️ katelynforrest.com/once-upon-a-...

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Once Upon a Punk Show

For Giulia Caesari, a small-time punk singer chasing a stage high, embracing the chaos of her life is a night in the mosh pit. Until she learns chaos is not an abstract thing. Chaos is a flesh and …

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Shark 🌈🦈 @sharkillicious.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Well we're used to it #Nighthawks

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 26/09/2026

Watch is claiming I can do a 0:54:49 which is a crazy idea. Strava says 1:02:24 which feels closer but still very optimistic. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.

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Philip Harris @solitarymindset.com · 26/09/2026

#Running the #Eastside10k tomorrow. There are a couple of nasty hills, so, I'm going to try out my half marathon pace to see how that feels before the Great Trek in October.

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Author J. Scott Coatsworth @jscottcoatsworth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Each month, we do a cool thing on Liminal Fiction to support indie writers. We share 4 of their books with our readers for free, then add them (with permission) to the author lists. Grab 'em here (we send them out around the 3rd of next month): www.limfic.com/join-our-ema... #giveaway #freebies

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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 26/09/2026

Collections of studios owned and run by Black People. I'm sure there are some I missed, so please let me know (please double-check that they are owned by black people), and I will add them. Don't just follow them; check out their games. This list is about equity and ownership. go.bsky.app/4wfgP11

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Flip Switch 🍉🟥 @flipswitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy Stanislav Petrov day! Today marks 43 years since Petrov decided to wait for confirmation before escalating a missile alert up the chain of command in the Soviet Air Defense, preventing nuclear war. A hero for not trusting automated systems fully. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_So...

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1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident - Wikipedia

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Heads-up for fellow CRPG dungeon crawler fans as one to avoid: this one is made by ban-evading neo-nazis.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Beautiful, man.

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Joel Wood 🇨🇦 @joelwwood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Given the US hostility to Canada, I want to start reading more new Canadian fiction: Any recommendations for newish Canadian sci fi, fantasy, or historical fiction?

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James @nitrorad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

you'll never be able to generate respect

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 24/09/2026

I did this interview a looong while back, before the show's hiatus. We talk about how to hook players with your story & make them care. Thanks for making me sound smart, Gerald! Note: There's nothing about my current job or project in here, just general craft stuff, so go in knowing that

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Zach Barbieri @dreadedgirlboss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is awesome to hear! If you aren't playing Nighthawks you really should be!

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