Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeZachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/ 5161103
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeNew Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 1h⚔️ 📙 THE HUNT OF A THOUSAND LEAGUES...is out today!🗓️ 🐎 Orhan Timur the Snow Leopard's latest novella-length adventure is now available in mass-market paperback and digital formats. 👉️ newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-tag/... 1218
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 39mOur first readers are working through the backlog of submissions, though we ask you to be patient. Every story gets read by two different people before a decision is made - and the editors then have to make hard decisions to cut down to a shortlist. 111
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Submissions remain open until October 15. As ever, we ask you to read the guidelines - there's no point in submitting something we'd reject out of hand. 198
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeBrandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 16hIn *ridiculously exciting news* I'll be joining @skiffyandfanty.com's fundraiser and playing B.O.A. live on Twitch!!! Skiffy and Fanty is a pillar of our industry and I hope you'll come out to support them, and SNAKES. Plus there might be giveaways. Stay tuned. 151
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Submissions remain open until October 15. As ever, we ask you to read the guidelines - there's no point in submitting something we'd reject out of hand. 198
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We're open until 15 October, and any submission that comes through the portal before we close will be considered. We hope to continue with our current submissions period policy - but it's often a strain. 12010
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeRajiv Moté @rajivmote.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I feel like Star Trek absolutely did an iteration or two of @vanessafogg.bsky.social 's "Fanfiction For a Grimdark Universe" translunartravelerslounge.com/2021/02/15/f...translunartravelerslounge.comFanfiction for a Grimdark Universe, by Vanessa FoggWe didn’t know the Dark Lord would raise an army of the dead. We never thought the young prince could turn traitor. We’re menaced by ghost-wolves, stranded in an outpost on the cold edge of the wor… 122
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeRose Strickman @rosestrickman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my story, "Guardians of the Well", published in Issue 3 of IN ANOTHER TIME MAGAZINE, has won the 2026 WSFA Small Press Award!!! Shout-out to the editors of IAT--this is their victory too! #wsfa, #inanothertimemagazine, #smallpressaward 021
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026[Checking the submssion queue] Looks like it's Story Submission Sunday! Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or under. Full details on our submission page; please check the guidelines before sending. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 02821
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeHL Fullerton @hlfullerton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's funny because it's true 0101
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeAimEEK!! Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com · 04/10/2026Wonderful poem (and right on time for Witch Season!) from wonderful poet @jenniferhudak.bsky.social! That last line 😍magazine.trollbreath.comSwimming the Witch - Trollbreath MagazineSwimming the Witch 164
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026[Checking the submssion queue] Looks like it's Story Submission Sunday! Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or under. Full details on our submission page; please check the guidelines before sending. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 02821
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026And THEN, after experiencing my story, you should hit up the currently-running Apex Kickstarter, which is at $6593 out of the $21,000 base goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...kickstarter.comApex Magazine 2027An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror. 01010
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeLaurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For no particular reason, two of my novellas: The Demons of Wall Street - first in a noir urban fantasy series. Demons in the financial industry. Pâtissier et Étranger - mashup of baking romance, spy thriller, and science fiction set in 1967 Paris. At the usual online stores. 073
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeChristopher Marcatili @chrismarcatili.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Bluesky friends & strangers in #australia – if you're in the #arts or #creative sector, Creative Australia has recently announced a bunch of its current #grants and #funds Check it out: mailchi.mp/creative.gov... 046
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Hi, we are Translunar Travelers Lounge, an online science fiction and fantasy magazine that tends towards the lighter side of the genre. If you've come to us from an earthly travel and tourist starter pack, we might not be what you're looking for! 0339
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeMike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's FantasyCon 2026 next weekend! It's quite a busy one for me, and here's where you can find me over the weekend. Do come and say hi, but please don't be surprised/offended if I struggle to recognise you from a 1cm-tall profile picture... 0153
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeEmmi Khor - Writer @emmikhor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ooof!! This is a great read by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social that you have to check out! 162
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeFusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 03/10/2026FFer Read of the Day: "The Memory Swap" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social flashfictiononline.com/articles/the...flashfictiononline.comThe Memory Swap - Flash Fiction OnlineThe request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the Memo... 043
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeRukman Ragas | ருக்மன் @rukmanragas.com · 29/09/2026"They call you the bringer of sorrows, yet the grief is all mine." translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/w...translunartravelerslounge.comWolfmothers, by Rukman RagasThe calls come from the caves underground and even you could follow it, slithering slowly as the heat scalds your scales. In there, your progenitor hangs, mouth forever forced open, venom falling i… 185
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeEliane Boey 🕷🥩SMALL BITES 🥩🕷11.11.26 @elianeboey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026October newsletter is up! Hear from @lavanya.bsky.social on finding structure, and writing space by any means necessary. thoughthing.beehiiv.com/p/any-space-...thoughthing.beehiiv.comAny space is writing space, and November eventsWriter brain, lightly used. 064
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeMaria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 03/10/2026Part of my short fiction review column from the September issue of LOCUS is now available to read in Locus Online! Featuring work from Diabolical Plots, Podcastle, Cast of Wonders, and Escape Pod. locusmag.com/review/escap... 1118
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We're open until 15 October, and any submission that comes through the portal before we close will be considered. We hope to continue with our current submissions period policy - but it's often a strain. 12010
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years. 26520126
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeMyna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Almost full! About 50 more stories and we'll reach our cap! 01912
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Welcome to October! Translunar Travelers Lounge is open to submissions. We're looking for science fiction, fantasy and similar stories, 5000 words and under. Please read the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 01612
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New poems by @kittrick.bsky.social, @faithallington.bsky.social, Robert Borski, @marisca.bsky.social, David Anson Lee, @kmpraschak.bsky.social, and @neile.bsky.social! And fantastic art by @codyvrosh.bsky.social! 0113
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New stories by @mariness.bsky.social, @robgillham.bsky.social, Emily O’Malley Liu, @doc12345.bsky.social, @jenniferskogen.bsky.social, @damianstockli.bsky.social, @jennyrae.bsky.social, @jelliclejay.bsky.social, @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @jakeiswriting.bsky.social, and @chrisbarnham.bsky.social! 22312
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rabbit rabbit, it's story day! For ONE DOLLAR, you can read "Horns" and then you can read "Horns (all versions)" and then the Author Notes to understand what the heck is going onpatreon.comGet more from Jennifer R. Donohue on PatreonGet more from Jennifer R. Donohue on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $1/month. Hello and welcome! I'm a science fiction and fantasy… 053
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Welcome to October! Translunar Travelers Lounge is open to submissions. We're looking for science fiction, fantasy and similar stories, 5000 words and under. Please read the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 01612
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Going live, October 1. 02912
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am looking for a sci-fi or fantasy portrayal of a matriarchal society that is NOT: -Angel One (LARGE WOMEN, tiny men) or Amazonian -Women alone have a supernatural or superior power / Earth Mother / priestess religion -Based on bees -Extraordinary gender imbalance 217113
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeLocus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Magazines Received: August locusmag.com/2026/09... 072
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeHeather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My short story 'Hillock' about a giant rock being processing their trauma through art is out in the first ever issue of @aftermidnightmag.bsky.social 💜 aftermidnightlitmag.com/2026/09/29/h... #writing #fiction #fantasy #writesky #shortstory 🪨aftermidnightlitmag.comHillockI am alive. Touching my solid head with one giant sandstone hand, I press my chest with the other. I am nothing… 034
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeSamantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com · 30/09/2026I'm repairing an old beloved book for my sister, and sighhhh do you remember when hardcovers were actually still properly sewn together and had nice fabric on the covers, not just a block of glued-together pages wedged too tightly into paper-covered cardboard? This is from the 70s 2272
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeCharles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - AUGUST 2026🏳️🌈 I round up over 10 stories by @elijah.mea.rs @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @thelialao.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social @chpearcewrites.bsky.social @tinaconnolly.bsky.social & MORE!!! www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...patreon.comSome Queer Short SFF - August 2026 | Charles PayseurHi all! The year continues to be a difficult for me personally but I’m still happy to be able to help spread the news about some recent quee 43423
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeLisa M. Bradley @cafenowhere.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I read 8 books this month and my favorite by far was A Dubious Clamor by @marissalingen.bsky.social. app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/89c5...app.thestorygraph.comReview by lmbradley - A Dubious ClamorThis could’ve been a single-sitting book, but I parceled it out for several nights before bed ... 1188
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeTranslunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Submissions remain open. We are looking for science fiction and fantasy stories 5000 words and under. Although our keyword is fun, don't self reject - our readers and editors have a very wide definition including tragic elements - if the story is good translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 03326
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeChristopher Marcatili @chrismarcatili.bsky.social · 30/09/2026oof. cannot believe my good luck getting paid to write for a #videogame. Gutterjacket is a #cyberpunk narrative #adventuregame – one of the best things I've done for years. We just got Screen Aus funding! (thank you!!) www.nogoodnikstudio.com #gamedesign #cyberpunk #sf #gamedev #author #wip 0146
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeFusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Happy to announce that we've acquired "understanding/familiarity incongruity pain causation" by @aimeeogdenwrites.com for FF#31! Aimee's been nominated for Ignyte, Nebula, and Locus Awards, co-founded Translunar Travelers Lounge, and has been published in I think every spec fic mag out there! 0132
Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Submissions remain open. We are looking for science fiction and fantasy stories 5000 words and under. Although our keyword is fun, don't self reject - our readers and editors have a very wide definition including tragic elements - if the story is good translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/translunartravelerslounge.comSubmissionsBroadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions] 03326
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeBetsy Aoki (she/her) @betsyaoki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New story is live! "If You Must Leave the City" on Sunday Morning Transport ( link to get the free 60 day subscription & read it is (www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024) 043
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungePremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 28/09/2026Also it means you can use the word dinkus, which is a v. good word 511614
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026they're up to $31,758 out of the $50,000 base goal! Let's keep the lights on at Lightspeed + Nighmare! 177
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Three-Lobed Burning Eye has REACHED their initial goal! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 now it is STRETCH GOALS TIME with THREE DAYS left 0168
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeJen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026it's happeninnnnnnng!!! 2106
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeFusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 27/09/2026FFer Read of the Day: "We Dream of Sunrise in our Monochrome City" by @uchenwaka.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social translunartravelerslounge.com/2026/02/15/w...translunartravelerslounge.comWe Dream of Sunrise in our Monochrome City by Uchechukwu NwakaThe railcar rumbled as it descended into the sewer levels of the fortress city, Aguiyi. The cramped railcar smelled strongly of bleach and grease. Hazard and Safety Commission workers filled the av… 052
Reposted by Translunar Travelers LoungeGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets. 204190165427