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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁

@witchywonderer.bsky.social
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malaysian editor, writer, translator, theatre maker | editor-in-chief @khoreo.bsky.social | phd in decolonial seasian sff | co-creator and librettist @asianpiratemusical.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️ | she/they/dia/伊 ✨| zhuiningchang.com

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026
Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW CALLOUT ALERT! We are seeking Indonesian speculative fiction in Bahasa Indonesia and English for publication in khōréō’s Volume 7 in 2027. The callout is open from now until November 5, 2026, details on our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Open call for Indonesian Speculative Fiction in Translation
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
From animal conscription that satirizes the surveillance state, to soft power parlayed through food, to body-hopping as survival and rebellion, our Revolution-themed issue is live! Head to our website to buy a copy and read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com/product/volu...
Cover of khōréō magazine, Issue 6.3
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Spec Colorways In Verse @speccolorwaysverse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Eager for all the happenings at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social 😃 If you wanna know how we make this broadside magic, pull up! www.patreon.com/SpecColorway...
Across top, Spec Colorways (above icon of fist clutching rainbow on starry backdrop) + Jeané D. Ridges (above picture of their brown skin masked and puff of curls banded by a green scarf) + Flights of Foundry (dragons fly through block font of logo, below QR code flights-of-foundry.org). Under, schedule (columns labeled Title, What's Goin' On?, and Time* [If you pull up program on site, should show in your local]: Immortality and the Aunties: Living Forever in the Diaspora (Panel with Ash Huang and Jeané where they'll discuss how diasporic existence complicates cultural fantasies of immortality; September 18 21-22 UTC), Spec Colorways In Verse Showcase (Jeané presenting poetry broadsides [+readings will be played] and talking process—Lysz Flo guest appearance {beside a picture of Lysz, who has an oval brown face, braids, and wears dangling earrings}; September 20 16-17 UTC), Speculative Poets Meetup (A gathering space for speculative poets and others who are interested in poetic forms and techniques—Jeané moderating; September 20-21 UTC).
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 15/07/2026
Reminder that you can and should preorder the FORGED IN FIYAH, the anthology celebrating 10 years of FIYAH. Out in September. www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates...
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FORGED IN FIYAH: 10-Year Anniversary Anthology from Tordotcom — L D Lewis, Author. Editor. Sea witch apologist
Preorders are now open for FORGED IN FIYAH, the 10-Year Anniversary Anthology for FIYAH Literary Magazine.
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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Strange Horizons Fiction Submissions open on the 1st of October, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC! The max word count per story will be 5,000 words. There will be a 1,000 story cap. Once we reach that number of submissions, the window will close. Link to more information ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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Professor Caroline Edwards @theblochian.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
MAJOR NEWS! @ojcollective.bsky.social has been awarded $711,900 by the Gates Foundation to grow support infrastructure for community-governed journals! So pleased to share this news: it'll help nearly 300 journals in 2026 and brings OJC's fundraising total to £1,974,355 so far this year. #openaccess
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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Welcome to Issue 9, fall of 2026! We've got a fantastic slate of authors and poets for you this time around, so as the days get shorter and cooler, you should relax, get cozy, and enjoy some delightful short fiction. Subscriptions are only $5 per issue, or $20 per year. magazine.trollbreath.com
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Issue 9, Fall 2026 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 9, Fall 2026 Fiction Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth by EC Hallewell   Gael’s Severed Eye by Z.D. Dochterman   The Bell Jar Frequency by Gretchen Tessmer   Shades of Bruises and Blood by Katherine Quevedo   Rat Song by DC Corvino Measure for Measure by Kris Jarden   My Holiday from the…
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congrats to all the winners!
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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This issue of Translunar Travelers Lounge has a number of stories of alternate worlds - each startlingly different in their own way. translunartravelerslounge.com
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Translunar Travelers Lounge
a speculative fiction magazine
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Good news! “Letters from Light’s End” by @dracopoullos.bsky.social is now fully available on our website and podcast. This story was edited by @witchywonderer.bsky.social narrated by @mikecastoro.bsky.social and produced by @xjenuine.bsky.social 🚀
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Here’s my schedule for @laworldcon.bsky.social! I’ll be on two virtual sessions, chatting with some great co-panellists on magazine operations and author-editor collaboration. Looking forward to attending the rest of the virtual programme!
Schedule showing where to find Zhui Ning Chang at WorldCon. First item “Labor of Love: Hugo Best Semiprozine Finalists” on Friday Aug 28 at 07:30 PDT. Second item “Working with an Editor” on Saturday Aug 29 at 09:00 PDT.
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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It was an excellent show, here are my thoughts, with thanks to the creators who made it possible for me to see the performance! #theatre #asian snowpavilion.co.uk/asian-pirate...
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Asian Pirate Musical!! | Snow Pavilion
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New Tides Platform @newtidesp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This a unique initiative in the UK- where less than 5% of theatre productions are in translation- and now it needs support! www.foreignaffairs.org.uk/support-us/t...
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Support Our Mentorship – Foreign Affairs
We are raising £10,000 to secure the future of the only dedicated theatre translator mentorship. Every donation counts.
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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
And please help keep one of our spectacular sibling magazines solvent for another year! There's always ALWAYS room for more short fiction, and more markets means a more vibrant and healthy industry!
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We’re still $2K short and it’s down to the last 3 days of the fundraiser. Help us get over the finish line and bring you another year of incredible SFF short stories!
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!
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Ola | Aleksandra Hill @aleksandrahill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
We’re close to the end of our fundraiser and still haven’t met our goal — we need ~$4k in four days. Frankly: I’ve used… a lot of personal funds to keep us afloat over the years between Kickstarters. I now have a child who’ll need daycare. I won’t have enough left over to bridge khōréō’s gaps.
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Danai Christopoulou | VILE LADY VILLAINS out NOW @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
4 days to go for our Kickstarter! I know these are tough times for all, but I’m so frigging proud of the work khōréō has been doing all these years featuring immigrant and diaspora authors. So many more stories to tell. Back us, if you can? I’m also offering query critiques as one of the rewards.
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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
And, hey, not to be all “it’s my birthday, buy my book” but… it’s my birthday, subscribe to my magazine? OTHERSIDE has defined this year for me. I’m really proud of the work we’re doing. You can access back issues via Patreon, too! Treat yourself to 60,000 words of queer SFF for as little as $2!
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OTHERSIDE — a magazine of the queer fantastic.
Get more from OTHERSIDE on Patreon. a magazine of the queer fantastic.. Support OTHERSIDE and get exclusive access to their work.
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Kat Kourbeti @darthj.uno · 07/07/2026
Related to this, my response piece is now live on @file770.bsky.social - a little over 6000 words on why this motion is elitist and exclusionary and has no place in the WSFS constitution if we want to maintain an open and inclusive culture. I go over the most common talking points, with receipts!
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Role Creep and The Numbers Game: A Measured Response by Kat Kourbeti
INTRODUCTION: This piece is cross-posted on my blog as well as File 770; thanks to Mike Glyer for offering to host it there. The title is a humorous reference to British YouTuber hbomberg…
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It is terrible that something like this happened to Bona Books (and is the fear of every small press and magazine) but they’ve been so robust and generous in sharing their insights, the report is well worth reading
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M. L. Krishnan @emelkrishnan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
All right, I’ve kept quiet for a bit because of real life crap, but come on guys. Our KS is moving at a snail's pace, and we can do better. And I’m not just saying this because I’m the marketing director of @khoreo.bsky.social, or because khōréō is my ride or die fam (which they are, ALWAYS)
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We’re just over 50% funded and there’s only 9 days left to go. Help us get across the finish line and publish another year of immigrant and diaspora speculative fiction!
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hey there. Here's a favorite SFFH magazine of mine focused on immigrant and diaspora stories. They're doing interesting work and in the midst of a fundraiser. 11 days left and still a ways to go. What better way to support creators from across the globe, especially now.
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rae mariz @raemariz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
2 weeks left and a little over halfway to khōréō’s fundraising goal! Please support these folks! They published TWO of my unconventional Indigenous Futurisms stories, and encouraged me to make them even more weird and structurally strange www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
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khōréō: Year 6
Help us sustain and grow an award-winning magazine of speculative fiction and migration!
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Just in case anyone is in London at the end of this month, my queer time-travelling pirate musical has a one-week production run at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate and we’d love to see you there 🏴‍☠️ Show info and tickets: tiny.cc/APMgatehouse
Blue text of Asian Pirate Musical over a subtitle 28 July to 2 August, Upstairs at the Gatehouse on top half of image. Bottom half of image shows a whirlpool in red and blue, with a siphonophore emerging out of it and ships caught in the swirl of the whirlpool.
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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 02/07/2026
1. poetry is now open properly, so go submit your poetries if you'd like. 2. the site got redesigned, sorry for BUGGS if there are buggs do not squash just tell us and we will release them outside. 3. the site is pretty go look at it: psychopomp.com/deadlands 4. please become patron it's very
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Welcome to The Deadlands: Death-focused Stories & Poetry
The Deadlands is a twice-hugo-nominated quarterly journal that publishes death-focused stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Read The Deadlands online for free.
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We have hit 20% of our fundraising goal and there is only two weeks left to donate! Help support the next year of khōréō here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
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caroline hung @carolinehung.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
gods this new story by Boon Carmen is WILD.... khōréō just keeps publishing the best of SFF/H from immigrant & diaspora authors The era of genAI slop is a great time to support indie mags !! As a nonprofit led by volunteers, khōréō relies on donations to operate➡️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
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Kel Coleman @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I have a new story out!!! 🖤✨️🌈 It might be my weirdest and darkest child yet. I love it very much and I hope you do too.
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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you're able, consider supporting the @khoreo.bsky.social Kickstarter! They're a truly fantastic publication regularly putting out gorgeous work!
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
And finally, our Year 6 Kickstarter is ongoing! We're hovering at $2800, and we'd love to get over the $3000 hump! Every little bit makes a difference. With your help, we can keep funding another great year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
khōréō year 6 fundraiser banner
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New issue is out! 🥳
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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us publishing in 2027 is finally here! You can find the fund drive at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Some changes have arrived this time around though. Read the thread to learn more.
Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive 
Live Now
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Our Kickstarter is up now—we depend on the generosity and support of our community to keep publishing exciting new stories by immigrant/diaspora authors that push the boundaries of our genre. If you have the means, help us out by donating or spreading the word!
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Samir Sirk Morató @spicycloaca.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
i love whenever anyone reads my clump of stories about queer subjugation & liberation (among many other things). if you're interested in those topics & horrors of the flesh, i hope that you give Gore Poetics a shot 🥩✨️
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LGBTQReads @lgbtqreads.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Happy Aromantic Visibility Day 2026! Young Adult Shapes of Love by L.V. Peñalba When nineteen-year-old Sasha’s first album throws her into stardom, her fans become obsessed with discovering who inspired her love songs.... lgbtqreads.com/2026/06/05/happy-aro…
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Happy Aromantic Visibility Day 2026!
Young Adult Shapes of Love by L.V. Peñalba When nineteen-year-old Sasha’s first album throws her into stardom, her fans become obsessed with discovering who inspired her love songs. Except, Sasha is aroace-spec (aromantic, asexual), and she’s not interested in romance (unless it comes in the shape of a slowburn enemies-to-lovers book or a star-crossed-lovers manga). Her music is all about her favorite love stories, not her own.
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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 09/12/2024
Okay, I've compiled all the recommendations below into a list here. Happy to add more titles basically indefinitely!
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An Incomplete Reading List of SFF Nonfiction — Molly Templeton
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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🌈 We're here, we're queer, and we're trying to put together a third anthology of aromantic SFFH 🌈 Featuring 18 stories and poems with aromantic MCs! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #PrideMonth #indiebooks #TBB
This Pride Month support aromantic SFFH. Image contains mockups of Common Bonds 3, on which two friends share a hot drink under snow-covered branches. Under it is written “Find us on BackerKit”
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Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride! As far as I know, none of my books are on sale, but if you want a romance involving an anxious bisexual man or a museum ethics adventure with a princess lesbian and a feral knight bisexual woman, I got you. tachyonpublications.com/product/bitt... bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Bitter Medicine - Tachyon Publications
[STARRED REVIEW] “Sparks fly in Tsai’s refreshing and enchanting paranormal debut. . . . With brilliantly developed, multifaceted characters; a clever magic system; and witty prose, the pages of this ...
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 28/05/2026
Send us your words! We're open until the end of the month for submissions for Issue 11! We're looking for: 🌊 deep dives into SFF (not just surface level) 💗 established relationships 🍁more Canadian/Turtle Island submissions! www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
We're looking for short fiction and poetry focused on long-term relationships: platonic, romantic, or familial. We don't want the blaze of new love or the obsession of a new friend. We want pieces that show that comfort that develops when people know each other for years.

Give us deep space, dusty frontiers, or dreamy fantasy. We want stories and poetry with strong, confident relationships amid all the sci-fi/fantasy. Stories where the character's choices, trials, and joys are all that much harder because of their existing relationships. Stories that feature dead or murdered spouses will be a hard sell. For more examples of our favoured vibes, check out this post.

We are especially interested in stories featuring queer platonic relationships, ace/aro love stories, and polycules.
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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
okay so. for Reasons I cannot disclose yet, I'm on the hunt for a podcast editor/sound designer! I can't give too many details, but this is an ongoing job, so looking for someone reliable and experienced, preferably with SFF knowledge. If that's you or you know anyone, DMs are open!
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Can’t believe I have to say this: do not send us AI-generated applications, that is an immediate disqualification. We want to know YOUR tastes and perspective as a reader/editor, not the nonexistent tastes of the machine!
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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Okay so, remember when we did this big post about the most iconic contemporary speculative fiction books? A lot of responses we got from authors included a "no one else has read this but it's awesome" pick. All bangers, no skips. So we started an essay series: The Hidden Gems Book Club.
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Zhui Ning Chang 曾睿宁 @witchywonderer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I maintain a private spreadsheet of other editors, artists and freelancer friends for exactly this! Whoever reached out asking you to work needs someone to fill that slot, and passing them someone else’s name helps them resolve that faster too
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Great news, we've reached 50% of our year 1 funding target! But we need the support of more libraries to support community-owned diamond open access journals. Please come and join us! Message us, visit openjournalscollective.org or email thomas.shaw@openjournalscollective.org
Screenshot from OJC website, showing the funding target at 50%, with £1,304,093 raised of £2,600,000.
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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A magazine about all things #SFinTranslation and #worldsff. Spread the word! #sff #translation www.sfintranslation.com?p=16928
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Nara Monteiro @notesfromnara.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
More edits are up! Editorial is the heart and soul at T&F and Augur. Our process is centred around author vision and isn’t afraid to get deep into a text. Let’s dive into your work 📑
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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN APRIL 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's March's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
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Some Queer Short SFF - March 2026 | Charles Payseur
Some Queer Short SFF - March 2026 by Charles Payseur on Patreon. Join Charles Payseur's community for exclusive content and updates.
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