Reposted by Trae HawkinsChris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The hero of hope-punk returns with another banger. Life is hard, you deserve to read this story. 032
Reposted by Trae HawkinsEscape Pod @escapepod.org · 03/09/2026Hail, sophonts! The pigeon is a proud, majestic dinosaur, but what's it doing with a robot on another planet? Experience today's story, "Pigeons and Robots and Pensive Worlds" by @traewrites.bsky.social, to find out!escapepod.orgEscape Pod 1061: Pigeons and Robots and Pensive WorldsWe found the pigeon and its robot companion on Planet 44. Picture-perfect, this planet, large enough for our directors to build schools of nepotistic grandeur, their tiny… 032
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026IT’S UP!! 🪶✨ My story about pigeons and robots and hope is out now!! And in ESCAPE POD, a dream publication of mine 🥹 I love this story so much! Please give it a read/listen! 🫶🏾 3225
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Submissions update! ✨ During our first submission window since relaunch, we’ve received over 200 submissions! The work has been breathtaking—our issue 1 ToC will blow you away! 💜 We’re in our final round of deliberation, so if you submitted & haven’t heard back from us, keep an eye on your inbox! 👀 1206
Reposted by Trae HawkinsChris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social · 02/08/2026My story, The Lure, is this month's featured free story in The Sunday Morning Transport. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/the-lure Discover what secrets wait beneath the surface at the island of Saint Helena: "For hunger, like justice, only waits so long."sundaymorningtransport.comThe LureAugust travels with the Sunday Morning Transport include stories by Christopher Campbell, Curtis Chen, Marie Brennan, and Rick Wilber. 33010
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We’re extending our deadline!! Send us your very best—you’ve got ‘til the 31st! 🤩👀 01210
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 07/07/2026READERCON FUNSIES 🤩 If you’re going to be at Readercon (or the general area) on Friday, July 10th @ 3pm, stop by to hang out with Anathema and @othersidespec.bsky.social members!! 💜 It’ll be a chill time to be in community with other queer folks and eat good food! We hope to see you soon!! ✨ 1178
Reposted by Trae HawkinsSusan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026anti-capitalist solarpunk future HELL YEAH www.stelliform.press/index.php/pr... @tkrex.bsky.social 0146
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 21/06/2026We’re finally open to submissions!! Send us your best! 🎉💜 01416
Reposted by Trae Hawkinsnige 'dear ratboy' @niall.codes · 20/06/2026That's enough Death of the Author. It's time for Death of the Audience. Start running fools 79133174601
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026IT’S ALMOST TIME!! Anathema officially opens to submissions on June 20th! ✨ We cannot wait to begin this journey after a four-year hiatus. Thank you for all of the support!! 🥹 Check our website (link in bio) for submission guidelines. We’re excited to begin reading!! 💜 310794
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 31/05/202624 HOURS LEFT TO BACK US!! 🗣️✨ Being a part of Anathema’s relaunch has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done—and we’ve still got such a long future ahead of us!! 🥹💜 055
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I’M OVER THE MOON 🥹 Thanks to everyone who’s donated & shared!! I can’t wait to see what we do in the future 🎉💜 021
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I met DaVaun for the first time last year, & though it was brief, he impressed upon me the urgency of supporting our fellow marginalized writers. This is so hard to hear 😞 FIYAH has been inspirational to me & has done so much for Black SFF writers. Whatever comes next, I will support loud & proud 💜 072
Reposted by Trae HawkinsMegan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 06/05/2026as always @mccormackwc.bsky.social is killing it 1195
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Part Two of our Author Bracket! ✨ In the spirit of celebrating queer/BIPOC authors, we’ve created a bracket of vanguard & contemporary writers! This round, you can vote on which of these contemporary authors you’d pick as your next read. Go to our Instagram to vote or comment your choices below! 💜 022
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Meet fiction editor Trae Hawkins (he/him). Trae loves all things fantasy and sci-fi-the cozy and the dark, the action-packed and the ruminating! He's been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Augur Magazine, and he wants to read your most hopeful, optimistic works! #Anathema #SFF #kickstarter 0103
Reposted by Trae HawkinsScott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 12/04/2026My drive home from Charm City Spec was so treacherous and time-consuming due to Baltimore baseball traffic I was too exhausted then to share this pic from Charm City Spec, but here I am with the four other readers — @traewrites.bsky.social, TT Madden, @mahailasmith.ca, and Aina Hunter. A fun night! 2202
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Come see me if you’re nearby!! ✨💜 So excited to be there! 041
Reposted by Trae HawkinsCharm City Spec Official @charmcityspec.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Come out this Saturday evening as Trae Hawkins takes the stage at Charm City Spec! He'll be promoting ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, in which his work appears. Signs and Wonders! You really won't want to miss this! 043
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Y’all! After our first 24 hours, we’re at $980! Just $20 away from 20% of our goal to pay qtpoc writers a professional rate for their work over the next year. THANK YOU! Can we hit $1000? Back us today to help us support timeless spec 🐉 01115
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I’m so so happy to be a part of relaunching this magazine, which is so important for queer writers of color 💜 Please support if you can, whether by backing the campaign or sharing!! 093
Reposted by Trae HawkinsElsie Raymond @elsieraymond.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I just backed Anathema: Spec from the Margins on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...kickstarter.comAnathema: Spec from the MarginsSupport the relaunch of our Ignyte and British Fantasy Award-nominated magazine dedicated to the work of queer writers of color! 154
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAllison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026There's has been a lot of discourse lately about reviews, especially for older and indie titles. NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, released in 2024, got lovely coverage from indie & mainstream reviewers alike. I wanted to highlight them again w/ a big THANK YOU 🧵 (and we're still happy to give out review copies!) 1179
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Amina Kayani (Managing & Fiction Editor) Liza Wemakor (Managing & Nonfiction Editor) Chloe Colbert (Fiction Editor) Trae Hawkins (Fiction Editor) And last but not least: Christian Ivey (Art Editor) Learn more about us on our updated Editors page: www.anathemamag.com/our-teamanathemamag.comEditors — Anathema: Spec from the Margins 081
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Fundraiser Announcement! Next Wednesday April 1st, Anathema will launch a Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds for one or more years of operation. We plan to offer a few incentives (merch, services, subscriptions) to people who support the campaign. Stay tuned! Our Editors are [drumroll]... (1/2) 1128
Reposted by Trae HawkinsAnathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Two updates about Anathema Mag: 1.) We have a new IG page! Please give us a follow for more visually-inclined updates: tinyurl.com/4jyrr8ty 2.) We have a fundraiser announcement coming soon 👀 — check back with us this Sunday (March 22nd) for more details! 064
Reposted by Trae HawkinsThe Cookout Anthology @tco-anthology.bsky.social · 02/03/2026THE COOKOUT KICKSTARTER IS FUNDED!!! Thanks to all our backers for their support! But the party’s not over yet! We’ve got some fantastic stretch goals we’d love to hit, so let’s keep the momentum going! kickstarter.com/projects/androidpress/the-cookout-a-speculative-fiction-anthologykickstarter.comThe Cookout: A Speculative Fiction AnthologySci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food. 064
Reposted by Trae Hawkins🎃 Trip Ghouley 🎃 @trip.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The time is NOW. Valenziaga will fall. Category is: Science-Fantasy EXTRAVAGANZA! Think Drag Race meets a gay Game of Thrones meets Chronicles of Amber. High drama and high CAMP! Spread the word! RT, tell your friends, shout it from the rooftops! BACK THE BOOK TODAY! #booksky bit.ly/3OIVfNsbit.lyThe Fall of the House of Valenziaga: A Special Edition NovelIt’s Drag Race meets a gay Game of Thrones meets The Chronicles of Amber in this queer post-apocalyptic science-fantasy extravaganza! 517192
Reposted by Trae HawkinsKatie Abdou @kaitlynabdou.com · 03/02/2026I haven't posted on here much, but I would really love some help boosting this video! I forgot to say it in the video, but please don't forget to add A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES On Goodreads! linktr.ee/kaitlynabdou 36036
Reposted by Trae HawkinsElsie Raymond @elsieraymond.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Everyone stop what you're doing and go read this good for her, unhinged feminist rage story by @apottern.bsky.social in @havenspec.bsky.social It is 🔥 havenspec.com/fiction/boot...havenspec.comBootcut, Haven Spec Magazine"Bootcut" by Allison Pottern 095
Reposted by Trae HawkinsPhoenix Alexander @dracopoullos.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Story day! I’m delighted to share ‘Dispersal,’ a flash piece about the end of a marriage… and the beginning of something stranger. Out now @hexliterary.bsky.social 24422
Reposted by Trae HawkinsElias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Timely and transcendent. I've had a marvelous time recently with ECO24, collecting some of the finest ecofiction of the last year. A chance to reflect on the anxieties of a changing world, and to consider possibilities for transformation and alternative paths. A critical collection for our time!! 23412
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Go read this ASAP! It’s so so so beautiful and heartfelt and ambitious 💫 It’s one of those stories you’ll keep thinking about for days after finishing! 164
Reposted by Trae HawkinsPhoenix Alexander @dracopoullos.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...unchartedmag.comLove Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten... 25030
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025It’s been two weeks and I’m still floating 🌱🩷 Tin House was everything I wanted it to be and more! It’s rare to be in the company of such talented, thoughtful, and wonderfully nerdy people 🥹 Thanks to everyone who read/listened to my stories with such care!! 🫶🏽 050
Reposted by Trae HawkinsApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 18/11/2025🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼 ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤 Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco... 06443
Reposted by Trae HawkinsApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 23/10/2025YOU'RE INVITED to an ECO24 launch party! 🥂🎉 Join authors @louisevans.bsky.social and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books on Nov. 18th for reading, conversation, and signings to celebrate ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Reserve your spot; RSVP below!⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan... 0178
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 03/11/2025If you’re in the NYC area, go show some love!! Honored to have a story in the anthology with such talented people 💚💚💚 032
Reposted by Trae HawkinsE.G. Condé (Author) 🇵🇷✍🏼 @boriscrito.bsky.social · 15/09/2025🧵My Taínofuturism novella, SORDIDEZ @stelliform.press, won the Indie Ink Award for "Writing the Future We Need: Latinx/Latine Representation by a Latinx/Latine author". What a wonderful way to kick off #HispanicHeritageMonth ! What an important institution for recognizing indie works. Gracias! 1/ 137736
Reposted by Trae Hawkinsclaire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025this was such a lovely story--the structure, pacing, and prose are so tight. it doesn't shy away from the reality of war and rebellion but it has such a tender core of compassion to it 131
Reposted by Trae HawkinsApex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 27/08/2025THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮 @marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿 Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design 512045
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2025HOW BEAUTIFUL is this cover?! So excited to be in this anthology!!🌷 3164
Trae Hawkins @traewrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Forgot to post on here about Worldcon 2025!! Had a phenomenal time catching up with friends and making lots of new ones 💫 I left Seattle with a full heart and memories I’ll keep close forever 🥹💜💜 090
Reposted by Trae HawkinsChristine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · 19/08/2025Please go read this gorgeous story by @traewrites.bsky.social. I can feel the cold in my bones and the push and pull of grief. It is a story about memory and loneliness and becoming, perhaps, un-lonely, in time.beneath-ceaseless-skies.comBeneath Ceaseless Skies - The Forgotten by Trae HawkinsAnd though you are aware of your mind’s steady emptying, you recognize that you have come this far, to this land so cold and unforgiving, to support a life you detest. You recognize that, like the For... 0134
Reposted by Trae HawkinsChris Campbell @chriscampbell.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Looking forward to this new story by @traewrites.bsky.social Hawkins. 042