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J.A. Haigh

@southerndark.bsky.social
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Australian Horror and SFF author Atmospheric | Folklore | Myth | Magic |Repped by Chelsea Hensley @ Mad Woman Literary jhaigh6.wixsite.com/jhaigh

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tonight! Or if you're in the Southern Hemisphere like Kaaron, later today! Also, the days are getting longer there! Whenever and wherever you'll be, join us for awesome stories!
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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
✨️ DEAL ALERT✨️ Set for publication in Spring 2028, I AM GULLAH GEECHEE from the incomparable Tunisia Williams, illustrated by Erin K. Robinson
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Spring is springing - my Azaleas are here
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Meme of actor Tim Curry as Frank-n-Furter, with Death calling him the 'sweetest' transvestite
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly yesterday, Tim Curry today. Mitch McConnell supposedly still here. Maybe the Rapture is legit?
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L.L. Stephens @triempery.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looking for a critique of your story? Pounce on this! Aliette is wonderful and not just as an author. She was one of the earliest critiquers of SORDANEON (I still have her notes!) and recommend her highly.
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Describe your music taste using only three artists (no genres allowed): Pixies Gorillaz Beck
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I see my kids on tech and fear they are being raised by wolves. One day, inevitably, they'll turn on us.
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Wolf Howling in Our Living World
Alt: Wolf Howling
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
@emilystjams

Gender isn't binary, except for the two (2) shows about soccer. The boy show (Ted Lasso) is about what happens when boys play soccer (crying), and the girl show (Yellowjackets) is about what happens when girls play soccer (murder). Both shows are accurate.
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I hate how what I need to do is write books, and yet I keep thinking, "Maybe if I wore increasingly weird glasses and sat in front of my taxidermy with a bubble pipe and did unhinged houseplant reviews I could go viral and sell some books." Doing the work doesn't feel like enough, some days.
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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com
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Free short science fiction, published weekly · Science Fiction Weekly
Science Fiction Weekly publishes a free short story every weekday and a curated digest every Sunday. Subscribe by email.
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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 16/07/2026
It's here! The haunted swimming pool book is ALIVE, and available wherever books are sold! Check it out if you like: spooks, mysterious things beneath the surface, plucky true crime girlies, and hardcore 2006 nostalgia*. *sorry not sorry for the earworms
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Splasher
Come on in, the water’s fine! Autumn 2006. Low-rise jeans are in, grunge is out, and all Spencer Ward should be worrying about is his new job as Assistant Swim Coach at Richardson University. It’s be...
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING News: New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 16/04/2026
Counterpoint: I use em dashes with abandon and will not let "AI" steal them from me. I was overusing them first and will continue to do so long after "AI" is a crater in our financial system, or our merciless overlords, or both
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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Kirkus Reviews calls @andy-c-orange.bsky.social's debut YA fantasy CURSED EVER AFTER "a charming, humor-filled fantasy that reads like a fairy tale." Now available for preorder and out on June 30! #booksky
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
At least the garden keeps me sane
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Sometimes I feel like the perpetual underdog.
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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The suggestions list for this year’s British Fantasy Awards is now open! Anyone can add their favourite SFF titles first published in 2025! forms.gle/YcGUjcbU99R5...
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British Fantasy Awards 2026 Suggestions
Suggest eligible material for the British Fantasy Awards 2026 Add anything that you feel deserves a nomination for this year's awards. Eligible material should have been published/released for the fi...
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Really looking forward to reading this one, sound super cool!
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Mad Woman Literary Agency @madwomanliterary.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We have a cover! Samantha Bansil's BIRD KING RISING, sequel to BLACK SALT QUEEN, is out on October 13! Now available for preorder!
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Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
It's going to be a wonderful, eerie evening!
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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Hi agents, I’m on the hunt for high-concept layered YA & MG novels! #MSWL For YA: romantic fantasy; dark academia; mystery/thrillers like We Were Liars or Firekeeper’s Daughter; thought-provoking horror or gothic; romantic coming of age like Aristotle & Dante & Last Night at the Telegraph Club 1/3
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Large tree at night, in the foreground floating orange lights on waterOrange and white lights float on dark water, among reflections of trees
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Back from Japan and back on the work wagon - smashing out a few hours revisions on my YA horror, before heading to the day job to smash out some baguettes.
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I finally deleted X. What a relief and what a nasty weight off my shoulders! Because I had an old phone and was crap at updating, I still had the old Twitter app and my feed was more balanced. As soon as I got a new phone a month ago, it updated to X and the feed changed. So TOXIC. Fueled by hate.
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
New Year's day with a killer book, a swim in ocean and a kebab. Great start to 2026
Dark book cover: a man's face hidden by claw marks and creeping roses.
Titled 'Don't Let the Forest In' by CG Drews
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Perfect!
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A few of my fav main characters of all time: Ripley - Alien Vic - NOS4A2 Merricat - We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shara Thivani - City of Stairs Sarah Connor - Terminator *may or may not give similar vibes to the MC's I write
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A building consumed by the natural world; the slow seep of green across windows, flowing out into the street.
A three-storey red brick building, covered in vines that seep out onto the footpath
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PodCastle @podcastle.org · 19/10/2025
Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month Submissions Window!! We will open in November and close in April. See our announcement on the website for details. All our usual Submissions Guidelines still apply. podcastle.org/2025/10/17/a...
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Announcement: PodCastle Is Trialling a Six Month Submissions Window - PodCastle
Greetings, writers of fantasy fiction! We at PodCastle are due to open back up to general submissions in November. When we do, instead of our usual one month open period, we plan to open for six month...
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Battling the tail-end of my manuscript like Sisyphus with that damn boulder. I will persevere
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Baby magpie has crash landed in the backyard and parents are closely guarding. Fear I may never leave my house again
Young magpie stands on deck in front of a blue water bowl.
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Just keep waiting for that scene where the Statue of Liberty comes to life, and all of New York is singing 'Higher and higher' Gimme some of that Ghostbusters goodvibe energy - it's the season!
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Kristie Choi @kristiechoi.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
S&S has launched a romance-forward New Adult imprint, and I am one of the many editors across the S&S Children’s division who is now also acquiring for Scarlett Press! In addition to my kids/teen list, I’m seeking high stakes NA romantasy & thrillers with plenty of spice, yearning, and tension.
The Scarlett press logo showing the seal of a “S” within a circle
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Did you know @nightmare-magazine.com turned 13 this month??!? www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
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Editorial: October 2025 - Nightmare Magazine
We always try to pull out the stops in our birthday issues, and this year is no different. There’s no real theme this month---although regret and reparation loom large---but every single piece is out ...
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Watched 'Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead' with the kiddos tonight. Implausible though the whole set-up is, I find myself thinking: this is totally believable in the context of a Gen X childhood.
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Why otters always be so cute?
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
I attended Futurescapes (virtually) a few years back and it was such an awesome experience - direct feedback from quality agents, and some of the nicest and coolest spec-fic writers in the world. Definitely worth checking out - they also have some scholarships available. Fond memories 🥰
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Make an observation about your pantry that also sounds like the title of a novel I Don't Even Like That
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
This week on The SFWA Blog... Successfully Talking to the Press About Your Art: Plot It, Don’t Pants It! by Gideon P. Smith. Read at www.sfwa.org/.../successf...
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Successfully Talking to the Press About Your Art: Plot It, Don't Pants It! - SFWA
Techniques and strategies for talking to the press. With preparation and practice, you can turn press interviews into opportunities rather than anxieties. Instead of dreading your next journalist enco...
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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
And here it is: a list of all the places celebrating Women in Horror Month! Includes a wide array of features, interviews, events, & more! Please support these Women in Horror Month efforts; this can't exist without the community! www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/roundup...
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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I'm so late to the party that the lights are off and the hosts have gone to bed but GOD DAMN
The cover of PIRANESI by Susanna Clarke, featuring a flute-playing Pan on a plinth above rolling waves.
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Today at noon central! There's a free zoom link below where you can come ask me questions about publishing, as specific to your situation as you'd like. Office Hours are really fun and I'm excited to get back into it. Come hang out
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The world of publishing is a funny little beast
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a man in a leather jacket is laughing and holding a knife in his hand .
ALT: a man in a leather jacket is laughing and holding a knife in his hand .
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Just spent money from a recent short story sale on spring bulbs. It's gonna be a nice reminder when they bloom 🌷
A close up of a purple and white freesia flower, against a backdrop of green foliage
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Interested in judging for the next cycle of the Ignyte Awards? Applications to join our longlist judge cohort are now open thru Feb 14. No prior experience as a judge is required, but we do need you to be well-read and familiar with what we do. ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
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Wanna Judge?, The Ignyte Awards
For the 2025 cycle, we are opening up our longlist judging cohort to folks who may be a good fit (interested, available, organically well read in a diverse...
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Roses are redde Noble are the manatees Yf we wante a bettir future Teach artes & humanityes
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
A moody sunset on the Murray river. The riverbank, littered with fenceposts and broken bricks, still tells stories of the last flood.
An orange and purple sunset over a river, viewed beyond a tangle of washed up tree branches
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J.A. Haigh @southerndark.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Got my hands on 'I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call' by @wickedjamison.bsky.social - perfect timing for my holiday read! I highly recommend the first book of the duology, 'I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me.' Def one of my favourite books in recent years!
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