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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Y’ALL KICKSTARTER SAID THEY LOVE OUR BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY! We love it too and we hope you’ll come support all the amazing work by Black authors and artists. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

OUR BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY IS 50% FUNDED! IF YOU COULD HEAR THE WAY I AM SCREAMING THROUGH THIS PHONE. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

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Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I read @yvettel.bsky.social's Worry Dolls from @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's Forged in FIYAH! anthology. An exploration of being BIPOC in a wyt institution, as well as getting unwanted "help."

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A special Friday indeed when we get to rave about the OG and architect of the magazine herself, the incomparable @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app! Check out a snippet from her original short piece "The Fae Island Incident, 1892"!

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of several gems from the Forged in FIYAH anthology that we'll share over this weekend! @tonyarmoore.com's vivid worldbuilding is in full effect in her story 🔥

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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Wednesday! Back in your feed with a snippet from "Rescue Drone D-10.191" by @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social, an original science fiction story from the Forged in FIYAH anthology!

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just ONE WEEK before we get to celebrate the Forged in FIYAH anthology release!!! Check out our latest featured author, @veronicaghenry.bsky.social

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There's so much LABOR happening behind the scenes of FIYAH that goes unrecognized. It's an honor to make space for and share work from the staff who've allowed us to publish Black SFF over these past ten years. Thank you, @emmaliawrites.bsky.social!

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Too often writers pour into the community and platforms we so desperately need, at the cost of their own work. "Forged in FIYAH" is intentional about holding space for the authors whose labor made the magazine possible. In that spirit, we praise Eboni and invite you to enjoy her stories!

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More goodness from the Forged in FIYAH anthology, today we get a glimpse of @clclarkwrites.com! Another sampling of the beautiful contributions Black authors have made to speculative fiction, and we are FEASTING through this entire collection. Share with a friend who needs more magic in their TBR 🔥

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Double check your acceptance letters and pack your bags because we are headed to the magical HBCU! You’ll get to experience this reverse sundown town in audio with a stunning cast! Thank you @simonmaverickbooks for being incredible creative partners on the audio production for DARK STAR.

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Submissions for FIYAH #40 are OPEN! Deadline July 31. Get more info about "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" at the link! fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

Submissions Open "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars"
Deadline July 31. Image showing magical energy above a school facade and courtyard. https://fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Only 6% of US writers are Black. So prepared to be sick of me and this magical HBCU horror story set in a REVERSE sundown town. There is a Hoodoo based magic system, Haints, boo hags, vampires an all Black main cast, and a death cult that hunts colonizers.

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Submissions for FIYAH issue #40, "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" open in just over a week! We can't wait to see what you're cooking up! Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 20/06/2026

Episode 1034… “The crackling sound of static fills the room as the screen lights up.” Only In The Dark by Elizabeth Winfield Narrator: Katherine Inskip Host: Richard E. Dansky Audio Producer: Chelsea Davis pseudopod.org/2026/06/19/p... This story is a PseudoPod original

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PseudoPod 1034: Only In The Dark

The crackling sound of static fills the room as the screen lights up. We see a simple landscape with some rocks and trees. The outline of a bird appears, its wings flapping softly.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I’m losing it right now because this magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town about a girl trapped in a death cult that hunts colonizers is nearly at 2500 pre-orders! 🥹🥹🥹

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town about a girl trapped in a death cult that hunts colonizers is over 2350 pre-orders! I’m so grateful for all the support. I just can’t believe this gets to be my debut experience 😭

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

OMG!!!! I can’t believe this magical HBCU horror story set in a REVERSE sundown town just hit 2,000 pre-orders! Someone come get me off the floor I’m sobbing.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I went to bed and woke up to my magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town being insanely close to 1,900 pre-orders. What’s going on?!🥹

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I’m just a Black girl trying to let people know that I wrote a magical HBCU horror story set in a Reverse sundown. It’s got Haints and Hoodoo, and boo hags, and a death cult that hunts colonizers.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Only one more until this magical HBCU horror story set in a REVERSE sundown town reaches 1800 pre-orders! 🥹

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I am screaming, crying and throwing up because how did this magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town gain 100 pre-orders in less than 24 hours??? DARK STAR officially has 1,750+ ebook pre-orders! Never in all my wildest debut indie author dreams did I think this was possible.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I did it for the culture! I wrote a magical HBCU horror story set in a REVERSE sundown town. With Hoodoo, haints, and a death cult hellbent on destroying colonizers.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Kinfolk, Juneteenth is just around the corner and I need y’all to lock in on this magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town. If you’ve always wanted: 🩸A magic system rooted in Hoodoo 🩸A death cult that hunts colonizers 🩸An all Black cast I got you!

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I write Black books (with a capital B) so I created a magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town. It’s Sinners meets Lovecraft Country meets Blood at the root.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

One of my biggest goals for 2026 was to find an agent. And I am beyond thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Laurie McLean @fuseliterary 🙌🏾 I couldn’t be happier to have such a kind and experienced person in my corner. I think we are going to do great things together.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Ahhh! Fam we are only three away from hitting 1590 pre-orders!

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I can’t believe that this magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town is almost at 1600 ebook pre-orders! If you need me, I’ll be manically refreshing.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I can’t believe this magical HBCU Horror story set in a reverse sundown town is almost at 1580 preorders eorders. Y’all really do want a death cult that’s hellbent on destroying colonizers.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I just want to write stories that make my ancestors proud. Art by Koobytoons

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I bawled my eyes out when I wrote that line. And I hope Black folks hold those words long after reading the book. Because there is some intrinsically powerful about being proudly Black in world that is blatantly anti-Black. The ancestors want us to never forget: they can’t steal what’s in the blood.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

So I’ve been keeping a secret pre-order goal for physical copies and I’m excited that DARK STAR is just ten away from hitting an incredible milestone. 😭 All physical copies come signed with bookish swag and are available through my website.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I want to give you a little sneaky peek at something 🌶️🌶️🌶️ because you have been so good to me and this little magical HBCU horror story set in a reverse sundown town. We are so close to our next pre-order stretch goal! And it’s a fun one.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Did you know you can support a Black indie author for the free.99 by adding her book to StoryGraph and Goodreads? 👀

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I can’t wait to announce the Black indie bookstores I’ll be partnering with for the pre-order campaign!

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Did you know yt people in Michigan feel so cozy in their racism that they are strolling around openly with swastika bands strapped to their arms? Did you also know that there are over twenty documented sundown towns in Minnesota?

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This magical HBCU horror story just hit 1,500! I’ve cried and now I am going to celebrate with a nap.

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Tonja K. Johnson | Black Speculative Fiction @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I really need the bookish/writing community to stop imposing their glass ceilings on everyone else. “I can’t write 50k words in a month. Other authors who claim to do it must be lying.” “I can’t read 150 books a year. Other readers who claim to do it must be lying.”

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Huge thanks to @davaun.bsky.social who supported this title from jump and gave me excellent notes. You are an amazing editor who can recognize potential, inspire vision, and champion projects as well as people. Excited to see what you do next! (If you aren't reading @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, do!)

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B. Sharise @bsharise.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Today's prompt asks you to write a poem inspired by an interdimensional sunrise or sunset. Happy National Poetry Month! @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

New issue is UP! FIYAH #38 features work from: T.T. Gibran, Amanda Helms, Briana N Cox, Lisa Bennett Bolekaja, Darise JeanBaptiste, Akua Lezli Hope, Christopher Leigh Silverberg, Argelia Salmon, and Virgo Kevonté. Download from our shop: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"¹THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE. I KNOW THAT’S INCREDIBLY VAGUE & NOT VERY HELPFUL. I WILL NOT ELABORATE." —Eleanor Eli Moss beestungmag.com/issue01/one-...

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One Poem by Eleanor Eli Moss – beestung

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We're thrilled to introduce our new first readers @tonjakjohnson.bsky.social and Susanne Salehi! We feel incredibly lucky to have these wonderful writers and thoughtful readers on the team. Please join us in extending the warmest welcome to Tonja and Susanne. They can't wait to read your work!

Header reads "Tonja K. Johnson." On the left side, there's a photo of Tonja smiling. On the right side, text reads: "Tonja K. Johnson is a Black American speculative fiction writer. Her work honors the rich culture of her ancestors while also representing Blackness in all its resistance, queerness, and neurodivergence. She is an acquiring editor at FIYAH Literary Magazine. Her fiction can be found or forthcoming in PseudoPod, Blue Earth Review, FIYAH, Tordotcom, and other fine publications. She is never happier than when reading something weird that makes her slightly queasy."

Header reads "Susanne Salehi." On the left side, there's a photo of Susanne smiling. On the right side, text reads: "Susanne Salehi, MA, MFA (she/they) is an Iranian American writer and editor who writes queer heroes. They are a ‘25-‘26 Poetry Coalition fellow and a ‘25 Lambda Literary speculative fiction fellow, with work appearing in Fruitslice, Frazzled Lit, and the anthology By Her Sword. While their reading tastes are eclectic, they do not fuck with grimdark or gloomcore. Slay them with tenderness"

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hey friends! Subs for our Black Kishōtenketsu themed issue are now OPEN. We cannot wait to feast upon your words 🍽️

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

FIYAH Poetry Editor @bsharise.bsky.social has you covered for National Poetry Month!!! We bouta eat goooood. ♥️♥️♥️ #30FIYAHPOEMS

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Less than a week before we reopen for submissions! From the guidelines: "All stories are the same: we meet our characters, a conflict arises, and our crew journeys to set things right. Correct? Well, what if we told you there’s another way? Allow us to share another tradition: kishōtenketsu."

Black Kishotenketsu https://fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

Image of a translucent palm impressed upon a shattered background.

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The Barnes & Noble pre-order promotion is live! Get your copy of the Forged in FIYAH anthology for 25% off between today and Thursday 🔥 Share with a friend who loves #BlackSFF

Text: Preorder Sale, March 24-26, 25% off. Use code: Preorder25
Image of the cover of Forged in FIYAH, celebrating ten years of Black speculative fiction. Edited by DaVaun Sanders. Graphics include two fantasy smiths with hammers before an anvil with a richly imagined space-scape above the horizon

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"This is Not Your Extinction Event" by @esichr.bsky.social is the best kind of multiverse love story: complicated, painful, gorgeous. Let this one break your heart and piece it back together today 🪐🗡️ Read it here: othersidespec.com/pieces/this-...

Excerpt of the short story THIS IS NOT YOUR EXCTINCTION EVENT by Elena Sichrovsky on a blurred blue background. Quote text: Earth 67 is a bronze house key attached to a dark blue shoestring under a plastic doormat. There's a key-shaped imprint on the concrete step beneath, as if no one's crossed the threshold of this house for years. Neither do I."

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