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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Apex Book Company is excited to announce the acquisition of LET'S PLAY WHITE, TOO by @chesyaburke.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉 LET'S PLAY WHITE, TOO explores the experiences of Black women in America through the dual lenses of short horror fiction and nonfiction essays. Scheduled for release June 2027!

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Press Release: Apex Book Company Acquires LET'S PLAY WHITE, TOO by Che

For Immediate Release: June 16th, 2026 Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company is excited to announce the acquisition of Let's Play White, Too by Chesya Burke. Following her trailblazing previous title, Let...

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Morning coffee and a poetry first for me: one of my poems on the radio. ♥️

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Packing for my first Necronomicon Providence! Thank the eldritch and the unknowable for space bags. #necronomiconprovidence

Photo of clothes squished into a space bag. An eyeball and the Grim Reaper show through.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

An excellent follow up thread from Dr. Helm on how debates about biological sex are really about agency and privacy. She also does really cool jellyfish research.

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Research | The Helm Lab

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Early voting day! Fabulous to see folks showing up, despite the thunderstorms.

Photo of a woman with curly hair and glasses, pointing to an eye voted sticker and smiling

Photo of a windshield covered in rain overlooking a pond with a fountain

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Summer specimen sorting at the day job. I love it when I have time to play with the cool stuff in the back. 🦈 Portal alligator snapping turtle by @vsteiner.bsky.social.

Woman with curly hair up on her head, holding a large shark jaw, full of teeth, smiling while wearing an alligator snapping turtle T-shirt

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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 26/07/2026

Prides are meant to be a place where all can feel safe, welcome, and seen. We are sending our love to the victims, their families, and the entire city of Berlin today.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Time for an Evening Update! We're just over 80% done the map. Help us bring these states home! givebutter.com/USS2026 West: CA 30 WA 12 NEast: NY 83 NJ 48 CT 18 Midwest to TX: TX 63 IL 38 MI 25 IN 15 OK 11 South: FL 99 GA 43 VA 33 SC 3

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United States of Science 2026

By Skype a Scientist

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Pages Against the Patriarchy is starting soon! Pages Against the Patriarchy is a live-streamed virtual event celebrating the bold, brilliant voices of women who use the written word as a tool for resistance and expression. YouTube livestream link: www.youtube.com/live/yAgZjQ9...

Virtual Author Event
PAGES AGAiNST THE PATRiARCHY
Join us for a day filled with conversations on poetry, historical fiction, romance, and everything in between
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM PST
JUNE 27TH
More Information:
www.pagesagainstthepatriarchy.com
Youtube, Twitch, PAP website

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

200+ eBooks sold in the past 3 days after a spontaneous decision to milk that precocious upstart Am@&on's prime days shenanigans for all they're worth?! Hell yeah, 10pCult turns out & supports indie publishing🖤☠️ LAST DAY to get eBooks & mags 50% off. Do it to it: tinyurl.com/yc7mfhv4

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e-Books

Independent, award-winning publisher of Horror/Sci-Fi/speculative books, magazines and merchandise. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.

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Shelly Romero @ NYCC @shellyromero.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My friend is hosting a Latinx in Publishing Happy Hour on 6/17 here in NYC! Who am I seeing there? 👀 Also this is mainly for publishing professionals and aspiring pub pros, aka those who work in-house and adjacent (like agents & scouts), not writers...though they are welcome to come to support LXP

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S.H. Cooper @pippinacious.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I've been seeing an uptick in "Where are the women writing horror? Is it all men?" posts and, while it might be engagement bait, I want to say: The only reason you're not finding women writing horror is because you've not bothered looking. It takes seconds to find us. We're quite loud, I assure you.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Happy Pride, St. Augustine! Snaps for House of Prism for putting on an incredible parade and Pride Fest and for making everyone feel safe, despite the bigots. #pride

Photo of a protestor with a sign that says, homosexuality is sin, and a person facing them with a fan that says, love is universal.

Photo of a sign that says, blessed be the fruits

Photo of folks lining up for a Pride parade

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'm holding Pulse in my heart today, but I'm also holding all of the LGBTQ+ youth and other vulnerable folks navigating our current perilous landscape. #pulseremembranceday. Pride is protest. Pride is remembrance. Pride is a celebration and a fight.

Photo of people dressed as angels at a Pulse remembrance gathering

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

That morning, my wife and I laid in bed, checking on folks who may have been there, checking SM for where to donate blood and who was in need of help. Such grief and fear, just a year after our marriage was legally recognized in the United States.

Stanley Almodovar III, 23
Amanda Alvear, 25
Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
Martin Benitez Torres, 33
Antonio D. Brown, 30
Darryl R. Burt II, 29
Jonathan A. Camuy Vega. 24
Angel L. Candelario-Padro. 28
Simon A. Carrillo Fernandez. 31
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
Luis D. Conde. 39
Cory J. Connell, 21
Tevin E. Crosby, 25
Franky J. Dejesus Velazquez, 50
Deonka D. Drayton, 32
Mercedez M. Flores, 26
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
Juan R. Guerrero, 22
Paul T. Henry, 41
Frank Hernandez, 27
Miguel A. Honorato, 30
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
Jason B. Josaphat, 19
Eddie J. Justice, 30
Anthony L. Laureano Disla, 25
Christopher A. Leinonen, 32
Brenda L. Marquez McCool, 49
Jean C. Mendez Perez, 35
Akyra Monet Murray, 18
Kimberly Morris, 37
Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27
Luis O. Ocasio-Capo, 20
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
Enrique L. Rios Jr., 25
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24
Christopher J. Sanfeliz, 24
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34
Shane E. Tomlinson, 33
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
Luis S. Vielma, 22
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
Jerald A. Wright, 31

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On June 12, 2016, a shooter killed 49 and injured 53 in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL. They were targeted because they were LGBTQ+ and Latinx. My hometown responded with love, grief, & a commitment to #honorthemwithaction.

Photograph of downtown Orlando, with thousands of people gathered to remember the pulse shooting, and buildings lit up in rainbow colors

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Agreed! I can't believe it was only at check-in. What a whirlwind!

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The number of Gothic women running from castles and Ghost Brides at horror prom was delightful. #StokerCon

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Pride looks gorgeous on you, Pittsburgh

Photo of downtown Pittsburgh and the Allegheny River at night showing buildings lit up with rainbow colors

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I won big at the Diversity Grant Raffle! Breathtaking zombie by @greg Chapman and FUTILITY by Nuzo Onoh. Not pictured, hand blood splattered book@arks from UPitt students. #stokercon

Zombie painting by Greg Chapman with incredible splashes of color and dripping blood

Cover of the novel futility by Nixon Onoh showing a bowl filled with blood eyeballs and organs for soup

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I'm so glad we got some time to hang out. And look how cute we are!

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Andrew Robertson @andrewawesome.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

One of the best ways to stalk your literary idols is to publish some books and land yourself on a panel about queer gothic horror at StokerCon. Follow me for more tips 👻 #imyournumberonefan #billymartin poppyzbrite #queerhorror #horrorwriter

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

So cool to meet @mlmorgenstern.bsky.social from @talestoterrify.bsky.social at #StokerCon! Their audio productions are gorgeous. And psst: they're currently open to submissions.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's so good to meet you in person. Murder Unicorn applied!

Sticker on a water bottle that shows a fierce unicorn with red eyes and fangs that says team murder unicorn talestoterrify.com

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I have goblin trinkets to share, too! Choices include glow in the dark, practical anatomy, or unsettling invertebrate. #StokerCon

A pile of glow in the dark skull trinkets

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Thank you to all the HWA volunteers who have worked endlessly to bring about StokerCon 2026. After a night hugging, chatting, cheering, planning, and reveling in my badass horror friends, I'm so grateful for your efforts. #StokerCon

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A few things about the AC Hotel Marriott Pittsburgh, #StokerCon: The street entrance is a foyer with elevators. The lobby is on the top floor. Your keycard will let you go to your room floor and get into the street entrance after 10:00 pm. The lobby bar serves food and is open in the evenings.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Pittsburgh, your buildings always take my breath away. #StokerCon

Historical building in Pittsburgh with golden brown block and intricate carvingsand a metal and glass rotunda

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Pianist playing The Life of a Showgirl in the Pittsburgh Airport. I'll miss the Swifties this #StokerCon.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Oh, those look amazing! And walking distance to the hotel, you say...

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

StokerCon curly folks: Have you packed all your survival goodies? Bonnets, squish-to-condish unguents, travel diffusers, clips, sticks, summoning chants, anointing balms, moon chart, offerings to the Fae in 3 oz. travel containers?

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I've heard of your legendary lobby donuts at dawn. Have you found a shop you'll be visiting this time?

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Oohhh! I want the rainbow eldritch horror!

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Celebrating the first day of #Pride 🏳️‍🌈 by subbing stories of queer body horror and bleak anti-capitalism to overtly inclusive publications.

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Calavera Arcoíris Herejes

Alt: Calavera Arcoíris Herejes skull dripping rainbow paint

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Look at that masthead! Congratulations, all!

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Almost time for horror prom! Making sure my blacks match for #StokerCon. 🩸📚

Photo of a bat belt buckle over a black shiny skirt and deep black top. All the black.

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Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

T-shirt from @igreggreene.bsky.social arrived! Celebrates Why I Love Horror edited by @raforall.bsky.social ! Link to get your own in comments. @laneheymont.bsky.social @thetobiasagency.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social

Black T-shirt that says Ask me why I love horror

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You, too! You have to tell me otter facts this time.

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Victoria Nations @victorianations.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

One of my favorite adjacent facts is blue jays mimic red tailed hawks, so unless you see a hawk, you're likely hearing a blue jay. Blue jays might be warning with their mimicry, but more likely they're trying scare birds to keep food for themselves. Tricksy corvids!

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