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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 01/10/2026

OCTOBER CARTOON: ivacheung.com/2026/10/read... #AmEditing

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Read 'em and reap - Iva Cheung

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Keith Manuel @keithamanuel.bsky.social · 17h

Conference, convention, D&D game, tailgating, whatever it is, your event needs to be accessible to everyone. It should be the first thing you consider.

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tomorrow join @emilybeitiks.bsky.social, Silvana Rainey, @comicnurse.bsky.social & me for a virtual panel on accessible comics to launch a new iteration of the Comics Beyond Sight accessible comics exhibition at UMich. Should be an illuminating conversation & excited to see the show go forward!

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Exhibit Opening: Comics Beyond Sight

Hear from the exhibit creators, engage with the exhibit, and talk with tabling presenters.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is #InternationalTranslationDay, so it's the perfect time to share our new resource: Why Translators Are Better. Download it now on the Resources section of our website.

Translators are explorers. They are seekers. They are the book's greatest asset and champion.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are now OPEN to submissions of speculative fiction + poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors! Submissions are limited to trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors from October 1-7. If that's you, send us your work! This issue's theme is exploration. We'll be open to all 2SLGBTQIA+ authors from October 8-21!

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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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Maeve MacLysaght loves a little gall on gall @mmmlysaght.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you got agent/editor interaction on your posts, I would HIGHLY suggest you screenshot/save the link to the post! Being able to remind folks in a year that they interacted with your post is invaluable, and you cant always rely on tech to keep the memory.

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tell me you don't respect romance writers without telling me you don't respect romance writers.

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Sweet Shop @sweetshop.app · 26/09/2026

No need to decide when you can claim them ALL for just $60! That's even less than $1 a book and 15% of proceeds go to BINC to help support comic book shops.

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When the Circus Came to Town

Everything from beloved indie Iron Circus Comics on Sweet Shop

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Agita Magazine opens for submissions on October 17 for issue 3: 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. Send us stories at the intersection. Guidelines at agitamag.com/submissions

A black circle. On the outside it says "agita 3" and "agitamag.com." On the inside it says "Ekphrasis, February 1, 2027, submissions open Oct. 17 to Nov. 17, Guest editor Zachary Gillan."

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SmokeLong Quarterly @smokelong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

PSA! Our free-submissions window closes today.

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J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[NOW HIRING] Want to put your Japanese-to-English skills to work in the light novel and manga industry? Now’s your chance! J-Novel Club is looking for freelance translators to join our team. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4xPOc74

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Two hours into #DVpit 2026 and we're already seeing some amazing pitches! For anyone new to the event, here is a summary of the rules. For full guidelines go to dvpit.carrd.co

September 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
DVPit 2026
* #DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors.
* Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Sept 30, 2026 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET.
* Your pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use #DVArt)
* A like ❤️ from an agent = a query request
* A repost 🔁 from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
* A like ❤️ from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
* Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches.
go to dvpit.carrd.co for more info

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rainbow Space Magic is this weekend! RSM is a free, virtual queer speculative fiction con. Check out the schedule & sign up at rainbowspacemagic.org

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fantasy novella = translated and off to its publisher Tanya = 🫠 Shoutout to @cloviseditorial.bsky.social, @sarensays.bsky.social, and @editrix-rachel.bsky.social for helping me figure out how to make some of the tricky wordplay work in English. You all rock. 💕

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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Cathy G. Johnson🏴 @cathygjohn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you're an undergraduate student or someone with a bachelor's interested in a comics MFA, I am doing a very rare online portfolio review day tomorrow with Boston University! Sign up here: nationalportfolioday.org/schedule/onl...

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday was a big day for Indigenous literature as Kinsale Drake, Darcie Little Badger, and Stacie Shannon Denetsosie received the 2026 American Book Award for Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms. redpopnews.com/beyond-the-g...

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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms Receives 2026 American Book Award

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am always gonna suggest a domain of your own as the best choice for hosting a webcomic, but if that simply isn't a possibility for you, check out this thread. You have options.

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Me: I'm so close to finishing my second pass on this book and I'm fading. Do we have any chocolate? My partner: Goes out in the middle of a storm and walks to the shop to get me some. 🥰🥰🥰

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Chase | Commissions... Open!! @chaseburns.art · 26/09/2026

My fourth font for the @cartoonist.coop Letterer Challenge 2026! This prompt was "Horror", as if that wasn't obvious! It has lots of alternate characters! You can download it here: chaseburns.itch.io/scrawling-da... #font #openfontlicense #lettererchallenge2026

an image displaying "Scrawling Darkly", a gritty comic book font.

there's a speech balloon that reads "Wanna hear how long I can scream? Aaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeee!!! Hold on, let me try that again..."

Made for the Cartoonists United Letterer Challenge 2026

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Uses opentype ligatures to switch up side-by-side duplicate characters. Vowels have 4 alternates! Alts can also be picked manually, for variety.

Displaying this feature is a speech balloon that reads "Thiiisss iiisss hooow slowwlllyy I caaaaan taaallkk" and 4 "urgh!"s with different alternate letters.

Good for sound effects (Maybe even better than for dialogue…). Demonstrating this are stylized sound effects that reads "Splat", "Aaaiiieeee!!!", and "drip drip".

another image displaying "Scrawling Darkly", a gritty comic book font. this one displays all of the characters included in the font, with many alternates.

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 26/09/2026

I want to emphasize that I'm not a paid shill, but I just noticed that Sweet Shop is debuting with a massive bundle sale with many, many books up to 95% off. Some absolutely wild deals are in that app for the next two weeks. (I recommend the White Ash bundle, because of course I do.)

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When you run PerfectIt on 16,000 words you've written and it only finds three style inconsistencies 😊🏆

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Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you're wondering why so many comics people are po'd about the Publishers Weekly PR stunt for an "AI" "graphic novel publisher" is because the whole piece is an insult to the hard work people do to make comics. No element can just be outsourced to a machine and then traced and not look like crap.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/09/2026

This can fuck off entirely.

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J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

[NOW HIRING] Do you have a passion for polishing prose and an interest in manga and light novels? J-Novel Club is seeking freelance English Line Editors to join our Editorial team! Learn more about the position and how to apply: bit.ly/4xPOc74

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 24/09/2026

Brand new #PitchDis stats before I call it a night! -77% of pitches received at least one request. Of those, the majority (61%) received one request. -Six different pitches received eight requests, which was the highest number received.

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 23/09/2026

A couple more #PitchDis stats. -83% of the BVM entries received requests -As of now the least requested genre seems to be memoir with 10% of entries receiving requests

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#PitchDis @pitchdis.com · 23/09/2026

If you have any specific #PitchDis stats you'd like to know, just let me know. I can't promise I'll be able to answer all of them but I'll try.

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚

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Owen Exie Hurcum 💜🤍💙🍉 @owenexiehurcum.com · 23/09/2026

Well that's depressing. Asked for recommendations for fantasy artists I could commission and mostly got a bunch of AI accounts replying with links to their slop... So I'll try again. Does anyone have any recommendations for real human, anti-AI, artists for DnD style fantasy art?

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Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo @massmice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

EXHIBITORS! It's the last week to apply for a mini grant with your self-published print mini-comics! Find our guideline information at www.micexpo.org/grants !

Exhibitors have one more week to apply for a mini grant! Applications close September 30th.

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

RSM will have a keynote panel discussion on how we build resilient (queer, speculative fiction) communities. With @moniqueac.bsky.social @didichanoch.northsky.social Kiefer Snider @mruthrobinson.bsky.social RSM is a free, virtual queer speculative fiction con! Details rainbowspacemagic.org

To the left of the background is dark blue with lines connecting small white lights in a seemingly random pattern. Across the image in the middle is a rainbow. The rest of the background is dark blue. The text reads: Rainbow Space Magic, A Queer SFF Convention, RainbowSpaceMagic.org October 3-4 Below that it says: Keynote panel, Building Resilient Queer SFF Communities. Then there is a row of pictures of individuals with their names below. The names are: Monique Cuillerier, Didi Chanoch, Kiefer Snider, MR Robinson.

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Kay Lemon 🔞 @kaylemonworks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

it looks like Comic Cleric is in beta now, but is opening up to everyone in October! comixcleric.com

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Comix Cleric | Home

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kristen is incredible at taking apart novels to show you what makes them tick. You're going to want to get your paws on this book—and all her other books for that matter. [CW: There are auto-playing gifs on the Kickstarter page.]

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join us October 3rd for Community in TTRPGs: discuss ways community impacts the TTRPG experience. With Mary Brydon-Kehoen @noahgrand.bsky.social @lynnemeyer.bsky.social Kristian Atlas Petillo & @trueryankhan.bsky.social RSM is a free, virtual queer SFFH con! Details at rainbowspacemagic.org

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm trying to find appropriate public domain marching song lyrics for this book I'm translating, and a rabbit hole led me to Johnny Comes Marching Home. It's not going to work for what I need, but I love the queer refrain: "And we’ll all feel gay / When Johnny comes marching home"

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎉 🌈 🚀 🪄 Here are this year's Rainbow Space Magic panels! The theme is "building resilient communities" (further details & specific times at www.rainbowspacemagic.org/rsm-2026-sch...) (Register at rainbowspacemagic.org to make sure you get the links to attend (& join our Discord))

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S. Morgan Burbank | Project Tasman Releases Nov. 11 @anotherindiewriter.com · 20/09/2026

So after this event today, I'm still at 1 sale all month. Which is at least not zero. But I would love to keep my streak of months with double digit sales going. If anyone wants sapphic books or trans books, well. Have a link. shop.anotherindiewriter.com

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Another Indie Writer

S. Morgan Burbank (they/them) is a writer whose works focus on the topics of mental health, sexuality, love, and relationships, told through the lens of varying genres. Their debut novel, Kotov Syndro...

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Despina Karras @despinakarras.com · 21/09/2026

Just a reminder to all my agent and editor friends that the #PitchDis request period has been extended until Monday night at 8pm EDT. Need a little more time? Just let me know and we'll arrange it. Forgot to register and now you have a strong sense of FOMO? I can help with that too 😊

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

If you're seeing encouragement/demands to do alt text and you're overwhelmed or confused about how to do it and you're worried you're going to do it wrong... this thread is for you. First: prompt questions to get you started.

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Steph 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | Editor 🦦✍️ @ottersediting.com · 19/09/2026

Commenting here for anyone who wants to use my blocklist!

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Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com · 19/09/2026

I hadn't realized that #betaread scammers were so prevalent until I started seeing them more and more on Bluesky. Here's a good breakdown of what these scams entail and how to vet any beta readers or #editors you work with: winterandwords.tumblr.com/post/8131471... #writing #writingcommunity

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⛔ How to spot beta reader and editor scams on Tumblr and beyond (and why it matters)

You may have seen posts from fake beta reader and editor accounts here or in other writing spaces online. Unfortunately, they often target young and/or inexperienced writers who are less likely to...

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The panel starts in 15 minutes! Come join us! We'll be chatting comics copyediting, proofreading, translation, localization, and even a little bit of script editing. #ACESVCon26 #VCon26

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Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻‍♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Forever grateful to #DVpit for helping me connect with a publisher in 2019 to sell my first picture book, #WholeWhale. I'll be cheering everyone on from the sidelines! #KidLit #Diversity #WeNeedDiverseBooks 📚❤️

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Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us for a discussion about tropes in developmental editing today at 2:15! #ACESVCon #ACESVCon26 #VCon26 #AmEditing

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you want gay paranormal romance books with an autistic necromancer who accidentally reanimates his crush and then solves mysteries with him, all 4 audiobooks in the Reanimator Mysteries series are on sale on Chirp

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The Reanimator Mysteries Audiobooks

Discover bestselling The Reanimator Mysteries audiobooks for up to 95% off with our free audiobooks app. No subscription needed to get the best The Reanimator Mysteries audiobooks at low prices.

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