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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 9h

Very much enjoyed the Resident Evil movie. A lot of fun touches that make it feel like the games.

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🎃 Andy Cull 🎃 @andrewcull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The first #horror book has entered our LFL! I'll be adding lots more through October! 🎃👻 * Yes, you read the date right. I guess I got a bit ahead of myself there! 😂

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"AI is taking over, it's inevitable-" The only inevitability is the heat death of the universe. Your effort is insignificant, yet you still side with the endless hate machine. "You'll get left behind-" Leave me to the woods, forget my name, and fall into those cold arms alone and unremembered.

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Diachroneity Books @diachroneity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Come visit us at Small Press Fest in surprisingly non-rainy Victoria BC! Nab an early copy of @iangoodale.bsky.social 's brand new novel and all!

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 22/09/2026

In just a few hours I'll be reading with some AMAZING authors at Brooklyn Books & Booze! Come on down to Barrow's Intense! 🔥

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Diachroneity Books @diachroneity.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Do you live in Victoria, BC? Come say hi to us l’il ol’ Diachro next weekend (Sep 26) at Small Press Fest, in the Central Branch Courtyard of the Victoria Public Library. We’ll be selling advance copies of Molehills in Heaven (out Oct 13)!!! 🐒 openspace.ca/arts/all-pro...

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Small Press Fest 2026

Open Space is a non-profit artist-run centre situated on lək̓ʷəŋən land, also now know as Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Since its founding in 1972, Open Space continues to present experimental a...

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Tanya Pell @tanyapell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My first YA horror comes out in 2028. The first Shortwave Teen title out of @shortwavebooks.bsky.social ! So happy to be back!!! First come the dares Then come the scares And a chance to go viral Turns into survival

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Ri Stypula @ristypula.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today’s the day! It’s publishing day and SQUELCH! is officially released into the world, and with the long road getting to this point coming to an end I’d like to take a bit to talk about this weird, gross, body horror in detail now that it’s out for all to experience. (Thread below!!!)

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Tis the UK pub day for 🪷☁️An Empire in the Clouds☁️🪷👀🥳‼️ * @titanbooks.bsky.social 💫

a spread of AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS books with round cookies with the book cover on them in little bags tied with blue ribbons

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Lucy Sullivan @lucysullivan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...

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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres

Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seventeen years with this amazing person!

6 photos of a couple celebrating 17 years together

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Diane Callahan @quotidianwriter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’ve never fully understood what it means to “perform” gender because it’s so much more than clothing, than posture, than attitude. Yet gender norms still permeate so much of my daily existence and the way I move about the world—how I write, think, and feel.

Open copy of Fruitslice to Diane’s essay, “Fantasizing About Being a Man Who Loves Women”

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyway, Happy Book Birthday to me 🎉🥳 In a future Britain, archaeologist and TV presenter Eva Sinclair investigates the mysterious fern-like patterns left by drought around the long-dry riverbed of an ancient massacre site. www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

Parch Marks
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Gold SF
The image is of fern markings on parched earth.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pleased as punch to be one of the contributors to this series, along with Anne. Parch Marks is set in York, London and the Pennines. It features climate change, the Bronze Age, caves, archaeology, protest and heritage crime. Order link in the post below.

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Lucy James @lucyjames.games · 28/08/2026

ICYMI: I curated some games for the @weirddaysevent.bsky.social! Go check ‘em out (and all the other games in the event, there are loads of truly excellent ones!) store.steampowered.com/curator/4622...

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Weird Days: Job Simulator

Discover a Steam festival about the strangest jobs, featuring free demos, discounts, staff picks and a special Night Shift livestream on Twitch.

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Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Posting for the evening crowd: It's the #yearofqueerlit sale today! This is a 1-day sale and THE CHAMOS PROJECT is $1.99 for the rest of the day: yearofqueerlit.com/sci-fi/.

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT🖤☠️ We're making the pantheon of British Folk Horror WEIRD again with @stevenpatchett.bsky.social's atmospheric, disturbing FLOCK FOR A DEAD GOD, coming next summer! Fans of THE WICKER MAN, THE WITCH, or Adam Nevill: this curse is for you.

Publisher's Marketplace announcement: Steven Patchett's FLOCK FOR A DEAD GOD, IN WHICH a grieving widower takes up a Pennine sheep farm in the the Northumbrian hills bequeathed him by his uncle, only to discover the inheritance includes a pair of children abandoned on his doorstep, a wrathful local matriarch, long-hidden family secrets, and an all consuming, ancient hunger

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 25/08/2026

My first novel comes out in exactly SIX WEEKS from Dark Matter Ink, and right now over on Goodreads you can enter to win a signed hardback copy! 💙📚🌈🪐 #booksky #indieauthors www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ Huh. This feels like something y'all should be preordering, reposting, & generally losing your minds over🖤☠️ YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, companion to our beloved YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY 40~ 🏳️‍⚧️+GNC creators deliver the best Weird Cosmic Horror of the year. Out Oct 6. Get: store.tenebrouspress.com

Publisher holding a test print of YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Me after spending two days moving all of my stuff-

An image of Jeffry Combs from the movie The Frighteners, with the text My body is a road map of pain.

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 19/08/2026

TIL this is who apparently runs the Grievance Committee of the HWA. Patrick's still running unopposed. He's posted a weak statement on his substack saying he's grown as a person since creeping on Theo and "let the voters decide." There's no one else to vote for. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_T...

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Brett Talley - Wikipedia

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Isaac Thorne, Horror Author @isaacthorne.com · 19/08/2026

This is not easy to say. I rarely quit anything. I've been an HWA member for 7 years. Never before considered not renewing. However, if grievances regarding the forthcoming election are not addressed, I'm out. Too many distressing controversies lately for me to continue in good conscience.

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Diachroneity Books @diachroneity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Libraries and indie bookstores--What would the world be without them?? Dont forget buying direct from indie publishers as well 👀

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hi. Everything I want to say it at the following link, which contains why I think Patrick Barb should not be HWA President. I'm going to step away from socials for a few hours now, and will see you all later. 🫀 CW: sexual misconduct. theodorehill.weebly.com/statement.html

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Michael Bettendorf @beardedbetts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Quite frankly sucks this has to be said. Theo has my full support.

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tomorrow!! Join me and the awesome folks at Good Dog Books tomorrow at 6 p.m. in Bridgewater to have some drinks, great chats, a reading, and get your copy signed! My wrist is recovered from launch week and I can't WAIT to celebrate being a USA Today Bestseller :) www.instagram.com/reel/DcBhk1y...

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Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 14/08/2026

I'm just over at @renanbernardo.com's Hyperspace talking about all things Heresy today! It's a great newsletter in all other aspects and you should subscribe 👇

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Every single winning story is an absolute banger. Also, the score margin for this competition was the thinnest I've ever seen, so if you didn't place, do make sure to send your story out into the world! A genuine pleasure to read everyone's work, and thank you for helping us support Trans Lifeline.

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TL;DR Press @tldrpress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Announcing the winners of the 2026 TL;DR Press 1000 Word Herd Contest! 1st place: Midnight Symphony by MM Schreier 2nd: PETE AND FISHER: Tw0 S0ns, in Three Acts by Joanna McLaughlin 3rd: Delivered by Corrie Haldane These 3 pieces floored us. We are proud to publish these brilliant works. #1kwhc

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Extremely well deserved!! What an incredible story. Congratulations!!

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Regan Puckett @raygunnoelle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

creeping out of my novel revision hole to share that I’ve got a new flash out in @bendinggenres.bsky.social — I’m so happy to be in a gorgeous issue with such fantastic writers! read it here: bendinggenres.com/a-series-of-...

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A Series of Near Miracles

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you heard a banshee cry this morning, it was me. A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING, 3 weeks after release, is OFFICIALLY A USA TODAY BESTSELLER DEBUTING AT #117!! I was floored when I saw the list. I may have made a noise that was not appropriate given I was at my day job. I'm a bestseller!!! 😭😭😭

A screenshot of the USA Today Bestseller list showing A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING as the #117 bestselling book.

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I don't want email summaries I don't want youtube video summaries I don't want search summaries I don't want anything made by a water-guzzling liar and thief with no mind, soul, or bigger purpose other than making everything around me worse, uglier and warmer. No amount of pop ups will convince me!

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 06/08/2026

Does anyone have a better understanding of Canva than me? I'm looking for some help to spruce up the header image for the articles. While I like them, I think they are too tall and take up too much space. I'm looking for a cleaner template that I can drop the cover image and title in.

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Fuck AI. Fuck you if you use AI. Fuck you if you advocate for using AI in the arts.

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Just typed "The End" on my next project. I've not started it yet, but it made me feel good nonetheless. Just kidding, I have actually just finished the first draft of a weird horror/comedy novella. Now to redraft it eight more times before subbing to an editor and editing it eight more times.

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thank you SO much to Barnes & Noble Booksellers for letting me guest post on their blog! 🌊😈👻 www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sarah-l...

Check out my guest post and Barnes & Noble! Thank you so much for featuring me!

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Diachroneity Books @diachroneity.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Hear ye, hear ye all weirdos: Diachroneity Books' submissions open again *Sept 1–Nov 30 2026*. Send us your fiction oddities, with a special call this year for genre-bending smutty camp diachroneitybooks.com/Submit

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Submit — Diachroneity Books

SUBMIT ︎ We need to publish your weird shit, your uncanny valleys, the fiction that doesn’t fit in ✦ Diachro’s next submission window is...

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sarah l. hawthorn (A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING '26) @slhawthorn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

AFWTD IS THE SPECULATIVE "OUR MONTHLY PICK" FOR AUGUST FROM @barnesandnoble.com !!! 🌊😈👻 I have been so. excited. to share. this news!!! It's an honour to be chosen, especially among truly phenomenal speculative books.

A B&N Our Monthly Pick!!! Historical fantasy, haunted island lighthouse, complex sister dynamics, faustian bargains, cast of queer characters, based on Nova Scotian folklore, a hot ghost.

Queer Historical Fantasy: A Fate Worse Than Drowning. A queer historical fantasy set in the 1860s on Devils Island in Nova scotia. One deal with the devil makes a fool. Two? A villain... Thank you so much!

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Incredible stories from everyone as usual, but holy hell, the top 25 are absolutely top notch. What a pleasure and an honour to be able to do this.

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 30/07/2026

For the morning crowd, I've got a lot of fun stuff in my newsletter this month 👇

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

After giving it some thought, I figure there's never going to be a perfect time to open for horror/Weird fic collection submissions. Why not now while my job is still in a slow period? If you're BIPOC and/or queer, I'm especially interested in reading your work: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

Horror and Weird Fiction COllections Submission Call (OPEN NOW UNTIL FILLED) Submission CallSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. The submi…

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Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Just got this AI spam email, and I would like to be addressed this way for all future communications, thank you.

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