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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hooray for new stories! So excited to read Alex!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Such a fun night! If you ever get the chance to see Chuck Tingle, DO IT!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I met @chucktingle.bsky.social tonight and forgot to tell him how much my nerd heart loved all the statistics in LUCKY DAY, but I did tell him I’m writing a book on deadline and now I have to finish so I can thank him in the acknowledgments. What a kind and generous human. Love is real!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If we’re talking 80s music then definitely Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears youtu.be/aGCdLKXNF3w?...

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Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music Video)

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Why did I think this was some weird Easter costume at first glance? 😂

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We would love to see more nonfiction in our queue! We're especially interested in topics compelling to an audience interested in both queerness & speculative literature. Think: queer history, science, critical analysis, & pieces that blur genre boundaries. Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

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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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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

You would get so many more amazing books if you had Universal Basic Income. Not even the most dream-scenario AI could compete with the creativity of a world of authors no longer afraid of affording rent.

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Going to start calling sapphic fantasy “nomantasy” 😂

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

So excited to finally announce this!

Screenshot from Publisher’s Weekly deal announcements that reads: Elizabeth Lynch at Penguin Workshop has acquired, at auction, Daughter of Spiders by Valerie Kemp. This debut middle grade novel starts a fantasy adventure series featuring a girl who discovers she's the daughter of the West African trickster god of stories, Anansi, and she is the only person who can rescue him—or else the story of her life will be erased. Book one is set for spring 2028; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency did the three-book, six-figure deal for North American rights on behalf of Working Partners. Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary now represents the author.

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Erik Grove @erikgrove.com · 19/11/2025

I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!

Text of a Publishers Marketplace announcement:

Fiction: Debut

Erik Grove's THE LONG RED TOMORROW, a science-fiction noir that follows an investigator searching for a missing person through the lowest bars to the highest penthouses in a dust-choked martian colony on the verge of revolution, to Julie Constantine at Podium Publishing, by Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky Literary Agency.

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 07/08/2025

Would you like a nice relaxing audiobook about meeting the family? (and investigating murders!) In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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50% OFF Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders: A Dragons and Blades Story

From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels&#8212;and also kissing, sarcasm, and stabbing. Lunar New Year should be a t...

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Deanna @deestemteach.blacksky.app · 09/05/2025

Gabe is 38% towards his goal. Can you help him get to the NHD national competition?

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

One of my former cohort mates is looking to interview people who miss Vine for their dissertation. If you’re one of those people and have time, let them know! It even pays a little! tinyurl.com/vinestudy

An image of a hand holding a cellphone with the former 6 minute video platform Vine asking for people over age 18 who have thoughts about the death of Vine to respond via a form at https://tinyurl.com/vinestudy or email jacobya@umich.edu. Participants earn $20 for a 45-60 minute interview.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Really enjoyed this story!

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 06/02/2025

As it should be! If you haven't read it yet, you need to seek out this issue immediately.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our Kickstarter launches ✨TOMORROW✨! We have eight pieces of fiction and eight pieces of poetry lined up, plus five pieces of cover art (snippets of which are included in our banner below)! In this thread are the titles and bylines of what we have so far, so please support us tomorrow! 1/ 🧵

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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

hey! Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th) send us your fantastic stories! full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)

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Fantasy Magazine Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

updated January 22, 2025

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🤯 Thrilled to discover that my flash story “What the Crows Know” in the October 2024 issue Worlds of Possibility made this list! @omgjulia.bsky.social

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I miss the mall. Especially as a hang out spot for teens, even though I wouldn’t be doing the hanging.

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Nisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

New book! By me! Making Amends is out today--a novel in stories. Bet you can't read just one. This link has an excerpt: aqueductpress.blogspot.com/2025/01/nisi...

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Nisi Shawl's Making Amends

Back in 2004, Nisi Shawl's "The Deep End" appeared in So Long Been Dreaming, an anthology edited by Nalo Hopkinson. This story, which move...

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 11/01/2025

INSULIN NEEDED - if anyone can spare insulin, especially the more shelf-stable pens, please bring them to: Bernie's Coffee Shop 6101 Wilshire Blvd before 6pm today

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Fonda Lee @fondalee.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Book launch day! BREATH OF THE DRAGON, the YA martial arts fantasy novel I wrote with Shannon Lee, is now available in print, audio, and ebook wherever books are sold. 🐉🔥 Enjoy my homage to Bruce Lee and love letter to kungfu epics

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 07/01/2025

My brand new adult novel LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER comes out in August. 🌟 a young trans witch teaches her mother magic 🌟 flashbacks to the mom's youth as a queer activist 🌟 Dark Academia storyline about a queer novel from 1747 🌟 queer families and rediscovering desire in the midst of trauma

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Hey girl are you my WIP? Because you got me feeling some big emotions but I have no idea what you’re trying to accomplish right now

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I put together a list of some of my favorite short fiction of 2024. If you're thinking about awards and catching up on reading, I have suggestions for you! acwise.net/favorite-sho...

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Favorite Short Fiction of 2024 – acwise.net

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Finished a full draft of a short story for the first(!) time this year and feel like I can climb mountains. Whoo! Now to get it ready for a 12/31 sub deadline!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Is it me or was the Doctor Who Christmas Special… not great? I was very tired when I watched. This is a sincere question.

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I need the full version of this right now!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Give yourself a gift this season and listen to this story!!!

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

When you’re in the 1% of people who develop chickenpox from the vaccine and now you’re contagious and it ruins all your holiday plans. 😭

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

What’s a holiday book without a playlist! Here’s a mix of Christmas tunes, LA love songs and three songs that sample sleigh bells. Enjoy! 🎄🎅🏾❤️🤶🏾 Reminder A MAN FOR MRS CLAUS + WRAPPED are on sale for 25% off. payhip.com/b/qcCnS

A man for Mrs Claus by Rebekah Weatherspoon

8 Days of Christmas - Destiny’s Child
Last Christmas - George Michael
dodger blue - Kendrick Lamar
Funky Little Drummer Boy -
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Harvey’s Theme)
Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande
Silver Platter - Khalid
Grinch 2000 - Busta Rhymes & Jim Carrey (Karl’s Theme)
Slam - Onyx
Christmas in Hollis - Run-DMC (Shauna’s Theme)
A Nonsense Christmas - Sabrina Carpenter
Gin & Juice - Snoop Dogg (Pepper’s Theme)
Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry (Jeffery’s Theme)
This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (STUHR Remix) - Kay Starr
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes (Chris’s Theme)
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
God Only Knows - THe Beach Boys
WHAt Christmas Means to me - Stevie Wonder
Christmas In LA - Vulfpeck

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KWOnley, Writer Person @kwonleyiswriting.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Hi! I have a story in @strangehorizons.bsky.social today and I am a little like 🫣😱🫣😱🫣 you can read it here: strangehorizons.com/fiction/exit... I can’t thank Strange Horizons enough for choosing my story!

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Exit Interview

Across the train tracks from BWI station, a portal shimmered in the shade of a patch of tall trees. From her seat on a northbound train taking on passengers, Dottie watched a woman slip a note out …

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Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I’m excited to announce this new CFP for scholarly chapters to be included in “Contemporary Indigenous Horror” edited by myself and Krista Collier-Jarvis! The CFP is open to self-identifying Indigenous scholars and creatives, as well as allies. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/11/...

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cfp | call for papers

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thrilled that I will be the genetic genealogist on the oldest John Doe investigations in the US! I’ll be working to identify to Revolutionary War soldiers that died in the Battle of Camden in 1780! www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Oldest U.S. John Doe Investigations: Historic Project to Identify America's First Veterans Begins This Month

/PRNewswire/ -- FHD Forensics is pleased to announce a multi-agency collaboration with Historic Camden Foundation, South Carolina Battleground Preservation...

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Sonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I've updated the Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading list! If you know of any other fantasy and science fiction works by Palestinian writers around the world, do let me know! soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

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Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List

The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Love doing these. I didn’t count states I’ve only driven through (or only been inside their airport) except Wyoming because I drove through it for an entire day and it felt like I was hallucinating so much emptiness. www.fla-shop.com/visited-stat...

Map of the United States showing the 31 of 50 states I’ve visited in green and the rest in light blue. Unvisited states are the Deep South, OK, NE, KY, VA, WA, OR, ID, MT, ND, VT, NH, ME, DE, RI

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Viable Paradise SFF Writing Workshop Starter Pack - now with more alumni! If you want to be added, let me know! (I always forget I have to repost the link for it to show 🤦🏽‍♀️) go.bsky.app/Sp3hnAw

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Now with more alumni! If you want to be in the pack and aren’t, let me know!

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KS Walker @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

1/I had one original short story published this year! 😊 It's a historical fantasy that takes place on Martha's Vineyard and, of course, is full of longing and bodily transformation. I'd love it if you gave it a read this winter. And Also please do check out the work of @carolscheina.bsky.social

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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

This is a wonderful collection of PBs that are NOT being talked about for the Caldecott, because they don't qualify. But there are several I want to run to my library and find today.

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Valerie Kemp @valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Looking at all of these 2024 favorite reads like, I’m sure that would be my favorite too if I actually managed to read more than a couple books this year. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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