Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Tonight - Fitzrovia Future's Tales of Future London 020
Reposted by Stephen OramPenny Walker @penny-walker-sd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026An exciting first for me this afternoon: a rehearsal for a live reading, with an actor and director, of a short story I wrote. Live readings @liarsleague.bsky.social / Fitzrovia Futures, Monday 7th. Tickets fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7... Thanks to @stephenoram.bsky.social for organising.fitzroviafutures.uk7 Sept – live readings.Fitzrovia Futures 2055 – Short Stories/Vivid Visions Monday 7th September, 6.30-8.30pm (doors open at 6) Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF Book Now… 132
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I've done loads of live events but it's been fascinating working with @liarsleague.bsky.social actor & director. A sort of Venn diagram of writing/editing/performing/reading/reviews. The intention of a phrase? The implied background to the story? Tone? Emphasis? fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7...fitzroviafutures.uk7 Sept – live readings.Fitzrovia Futures 2055 – Short Stories/Vivid Visions Monday 7th September, 6.30-8.30pm (doors open at 6) Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF Book Now… 020
Reposted by Stephen OramLiars' League @liarsleague.bsky.social · 24/08/2026"I’ll admit it. I felt flattered when our local wolf started paying me special attention..." AN INCONVENIENT WOODCUTTER @sagreene1.bsky.social read by @margaretashleyvo.bsky.social liarsleague.com/2026/08/24/a... 💀Deadline #RAGandBONE 6 Sep 🎤FITZROVIA FUTURES 2055 7 Sep fitzroviafutures.uk/events/ 152
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This is well worth a read, as part of the #zoefutirism exploration with @bsfa.bsky.social Vector. @yenooi.bsky.social are privileged to be guest editing this adventure. 144
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 01/08/2026For those of you who are interested in applied science fiction being used in a community project... We (Fitzrovia Futures 2055) are extremely pleased to be collaborating with @liarsleague.bsky.social on our live readings event in Sept. Details here fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7... #fitzroviafitzroviafutures.uk7 Sept – live readings.Fitzrovia Futures 2055 – Short Stories/Vivid Visions Monday 7th September, 6.30-8.30pm (doors open at 6) Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF Book Now… 042
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 03/06/2026looking forward to the creative responses to the working through of the process of applied science fiction on a real Digital Psychiatry project. It's only 3 hours so a very cut down light touch version of a real project but nonetheless enough to help spark the imagination and ideas for a story. 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Dead Bots and Data Sets. Who owns the deceased? Who knows them? Who can simulate them? Do we ever know someone? Can 'grief bot' companies replicate? The right data? The rights to the data? Here are 10 mins of 'starter' thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe... #griefbots #data #ourdataourfutureopen.substack.comOur Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideasEpisode 8: Dead Bots and Data Sets 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Data: Identification / Individuality / Intimacy Robin Riback and I talk about the differences between the 3 - what they are, but also what they mean to us as humans. #data #ourdataourfuture #identification #individuality #intimacy open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...open.substack.comOur Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideasEpisode 7: The Three Eyes of Data 110
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"The Three Eyes of Data" drops on Thur 16 April. Keep your eyes (!) peeled or subscribe to me or Robin on substack (nudgethefuture & robinriback). Which eye is your favourite? Which one worries you most? #data #future #ourdataourfuture 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 18/03/2026New - in the 6th episode of Our Data, Our Future, Robin and I spend 10 minutes chatting about the future of work. As ever we keep it brief, dropping thoughts to create ripples to inspire discussion. And, we attempt to keep it as positive as we can! open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...open.substack.comOur Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideasEpisode 6: Data and The Future of Work 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Not forgetting of course @vaughanstanger.bsky.social's very own "Wheat Futures" 221
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Sneak preview of Our Data, Our Future episode 4 on data dependency and contingency planning - should we? why don't we? what might we do? Dropping some beginnings of ideas and answers... subscribe to our substack to get alerts when published (Tuesday 20 Jan) #data #ourdataourfuture #future 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Yeah, looks great and really looking forward to discussing Writing As Activism as well as listening to the all the other stuff, not least the Solarpunk panel with @yenooi.bsky.social 011
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Very pleased to have you there - and what a great story it is too. PS people can read it at fitzroviafutures.ukfitzroviafutures.ukfitzrovia futures ukFitzrovia Futures 2055 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Pleased to see Fitzrovia Futures 2055 featured in the local Fitzrovia News - if you live or work in #Fitzrovia or are interested in community futuring (is that a phrase?) then come along to our 11 December event. fitzrovianews.com/2025/12/03/f...fitzrovianews.com‘Fitzrovia Futures 2055’ - short story performance and discussion - The Fitzrovia NewsA public reading of stories and an open discussion about possible futures for the neighbourhood will be held at the Fitzrovia Chapel in Decembe 2025r. 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Always interesting working on an idea with Claire... 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 21/11/2025I'm chuffed to have a piece of flash fiction 'In Decay' published by online Canadian publisher CommuterLit - perfect for your short commute. I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites. commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur... 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Hosting the short podcast Our Data, Our Future, with Robin Riback is an adventure - to make it succinct, worth watching & with a ‘big idea’. Episode 2 is on data hoarding and out now - what do you think of our ideas? #datahoarding #OurDataOurFuture #Futures #data open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...open.substack.comOur Data, Our Future: a short podcast with big ideasWatch now (10 minutes) | Episode 2: data hoarding 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Well, this is good news... so pleased to be one of the top ten winners in the Dubai Futures Foundation short story competition, alongside other writers from around the world. www.dubaifuture.ae/future-stori...dubaifuture.aeFuture Stories 2025 Winners — Dubai Future FoundationFuture Stories A Short Story Competition Meet the Winners After an inspiring and imaginative competition, we’re delighted to announce the winners of the Dubai Future Forum Sci-Fi Short Story Competiti... 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 14/10/2025open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...open.substack.comOur Data, Our Future: a short podcast with big ideasEpisode 1: data storage and its future 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 12/10/2025I'm excited to announce a new short podcast with New Yorker Robin Riback called “Our Data, Our Future – A short podcast with big ideas” 1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’ Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified. Here's a taster. #data #future 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 11/10/2025I’m often asked where people can read the stories that come out of my applied science fiction projects. I've listed them with links here stephenoram.net/blog/2025/10... so you can easily find and choose which to read. Including the new anthology from the project with Coventry University and DSTL.stephenoram.netCreative Futures (& others)Applied Science Fiction – what’s new and where can you find it? 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Weirdly, I learn a lot about myself and my writing by being interviewed and this one is no exception… including my response to the question of how interested I am in using AI in my work! selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-insp...selfpublishingadvice.orgInspirational Indie Author Interview: Stephen Oram Explores Humanity, Technology, and Applied Science FictionTune in to our Inspirational Indie Author interview with Stephen Oram, who blends near-future storytelling with applied science fiction. 110
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2025"Brain Fruit" begins its review tour tomorrow - check out its tour stops... Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it. With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The Online Book Review Tour for "Brain Fruit" begins tomorrow... can't wait to see what those wonderful reviewers make of it... With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables 000
Reposted by Stephen OramMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 17/08/2025In case you would like me to draw one of these for you www.worldofmoose.com/products/int...worldofmoose.comInternet of Things CartoonOriginal cartoon by Moose Allain from world of moose 310938
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Brain Fruit - order now “A mind-bending, bio-digital fable that pulses with poetic strangeness. Oram’s Brain Fruit is daring, disorienting, & deeply human.“ 500 numbered copies, a design-forward format; not just a story—an experience. stephenoram.net/brain-fruit/ #scifi #future #BrainFruitstephenoram.netBrain FruitPublished 1 September 2025 Nurtured by the neural networks of a bee, a brain fruit is born. To become a symbiotic trioid and continue the evolutionary crawl upwards they need to combine with an ins… 121
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Look what arrived today - my copy of my new novella Brain Fruit. I got #1 of a 500 hand-numbered limited edition from L'il Factory. Totally beautiful with its hessian like hard cover - its a far-future story printed in an old-fashioned way. Due on 1 Sept '25 #sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech 110
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Thanks Gareth. I'm in touch with the designer and the publisher. If it is a mistake, hopefully not too much reputational damage has been done. 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Hi. Can you @interzone.press say where you got the information from that Cybersalon Press have used AI generated cover art? As an editor of 2 anthologies I know a lot of effort went into avoiding that. I would like to see the evidence before taking this up with the publisher. Thank you. 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 29/06/2025If you're thinking of getting a copy of "We Are Not Anonymous" then now is a good time... ** 99p ebook until end of June ** More about the novel and what reviewers make of it here stephenoram.net/we-are-not-a...stephenoram.netWe Are Not AnonymousPublished 31 March 2025 Purchase links… Set in a near-future climate-flooded England, divided into three countries. Kai, the charismatic leader of the tech-elite, entices the public with cutt… 100
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 24/06/2025I have a new post on substack with an idea on how to reduce carbon footprint - with genuine questions about how feasible it is. Would love to hear your thoughts. nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/is-our-con...? #climate #nearfuture #futurenudgethefuture.substack.comIs our convenience burning the planet?Do we really need immediate access to our all of our photos and emails? 110
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Thoughtful review by Kevin W Molin, librarian @Roehampton Library "[.] it slows just enough to explore the psychological toll on its protagonists and the intricate moral entanglements of resistance." ** ebook 99p in June ** kevinwmolin.co.uk/2025/04/29/p... #nearfuture #scifibooks #bookreviewskevinwmolin.co.ukPreliminary review of S. Oram’s “We Are Not Anonymous” + a later updateIt is customary for a review to be written once one has completed the reading of a book and not when one is still in the thick of it. But the book has not been released until recently, it arrived t… 010
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I was worried we're addicted to convenience (for good reasons) & sleepwalking into ever increasing passivity & acceptance of whatever the 'great & good' choose to give us. So - I wrote this... stephenoram.net/we-are-not-a... #nearfuture #wearenotanonymous #scifibooks #DystopianFictionstephenoram.netWe Are Not AnonymousPublished 31 March 2025 Purchase links… Set in a near-future climate-flooded England, divided into three countries. Kai, the charismatic leader of the tech-elite, entices the public with cutt… 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 11/06/2025My first ever poetry is published in Sein Und Werden stephenoram.net/blog/2025/06...stephenoram.netDebut poetry publishedI’m really pleased to say that my first ever published poetry is now available in the latest edition of Sein Und Werden. Sein Und Werden is an “online literary magazine of experimental … 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 22/05/2025bringing this to your attention... deadline 1 June for 150 to 500 word proposals on Zoefuturism (explanation in the call below). vector-bsfa.com/2025/04/01/i...vector-bsfa.comIssue 302, ‘Zoefuturism’—Call for proposals“Scavengers reign” (2023) Vector 302 is guest-edited by Yen Ooi and Stephen Oram, with Phoenix Alexander as the editor-in-chief. Zoefuturism takes its name from the Greek word for life,… 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 30/04/2025This from the librarian who invited me to speak tonight (30 April) at Roehampton Library (London, SW15 4HD) "I have to say that I think this brave book could contribute to intelligent discussions" Do join us @ 5:30 tonight of you can. #foresight kevinwm0lin.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/p...kevinwm0lin.wordpress.comPreliminary review of Stephen Oram’s “We Are Not Anonymous”It is customary for a review to be written once one has completed the reading of a book and not when one is still in the thick of it. But the book has not been released until recently, it arrived t… 020
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Tomorrow: Roehampton Library - I'll be talking about applied sci-fi (how to use fiction to help communities think about their futures), the thinking behind my new novel We Are Not Anonymous & my recent interview with The Sun on future cities. #futurism #sci-fi www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-a...eventbrite.co.ukMeet the Author: Stephen OramJoin us at the library where Stephen Oram will discuss his latest book, "We Are Not Anonymous", and his applied science fiction method. 000
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Always interesting to see a journalist turn a long interview into a short punchy piece. My contribution was the result of a 45 minute phone call, and I think it does a good job of avoiding sensationalism and of being on the more positive side of things. #Foresight www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3441841...thesun.co.ukInside the future of British cities with 'edible houses' and AI governmentsIN 100 years, future cities in the UK are unlikely to have flying cars and highways in the sky. But they might flip the script on today’s hometowns – where rental hoppers never really k… 140
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 19/04/2025The tour continues: “I was gripped.” @book_a_holic_17 “I found it quite inspiring for myself and my relationship with future tech.” @justanotherbooklady “really appreciated the ace representation in this book – not something you see that often!” @reader.of.rohan stephenoram.net/blog/2025/04...stephenoram.netWe Are Not Anonymous: on tourThe new novel from Stephen Oram is on tour. 50 stops in a month with reviews and interviews. The first leg of the tour is organised by Kenyon Author Services.(follow the tour and read the reviews) … 020
Reposted by Stephen OramProf. Peter Madden, OBE @thepmadden.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Guess who was at my local bookshop @bookhaus.bsky.social this evening? @stephenoram.bsky.social talking about his new book We Are Not Anonymous & discussing with @timkindberg.bsky.social how to write about the future. Monday evening treat. 032
Reposted by Stephen OramAmorina Carlton ~ Author, Editor @amorinacarlton.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Check my review of this 💙pounding #scifi #thriller "We Are Not Anonymous" by @stephenoram.bsky.social @kellyalacey.bsky.social @lovebookstours.bsky.social Then check out all the #LBTCrew reviews this week! #Ad #BookTwitter #LBTSciFi #Mystery #Fantasy 💙📚 amorinacarlton.com/2025/04/15/b...amorinacarlton.comBook Review – We Are Not Anonymous by Stephen Oram – @oramstephen @KellyALacey @lovebookstours – #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #LBTSciFi #Mystery #Thrillers #SciFi #Fantasy - Amorina CarltonYou will not be bored from start to finish with this one. It is jam-packed with futuristic, sci-fi/fantasy adventure! And, it's a weird blend of dystopia and really cool technology that makes life bet... 043
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 13/04/2025It's the end of the first leg of the "We Are Not Anonymous" blog tour, and what a tour it's been. Here's a recap of the reviews: stephenoram.net/first-leg-of... With thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for organising it. #wearenotanonymous #sciencefiction #bookreviews #nearfuture 121
Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Today's blog tour review - stop 12: “…disturbingly confronting critique of our current technical evolution and its future trajectory.” Craigsreads stephenoram.net/first-leg-of... #wearenotanonymous #nearfuture #bookreview #sciencefictionstephenoram.netFirst leg of the blog tourStop 1: “every once in a while, one comes along that hits home with a chilling sense of prescience. […] We Are Not Anonymous is one of those once-in-a-whilers.” @bookphace Stop 2:… 011
Reposted by Stephen OramIsabelle Kenyon @isabellekenyon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Love this interview in the voice of Naomi from #WeAreNotAnonymous @stephenoram.bsky.social ! 'Have you committed a crime? What was it? Yes, but then haven’t we all...the laws aren’t fair or... we’ve knowingly contributed to the climate catastrophe.' libraryoferana.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/c... 021