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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 1d

Where this is reported to us we can/will investigate - there will be no tolerance for this kind of bullshit. Trans rights are human rights.

Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 1d

I have heard more than one report of Toilet Policing at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social , whether by con attendees, hotel guests or staff is unclear. Just wanna say, if you're pro toilet policing fuck off before I block you.

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah you too - I wasn't around nearly as much as I hoped to be 🥲 but excited and hopeful for next year! And congratulations again for the BFA!

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 1d

I was much more restrained than Womble, he wasn't doing a good booktempting job clearly

Two stacks of books on a coffee table, spines out. They are:
The Best of Malaysian Short Fiction in English 2010-2020 ed. Zhui Ning Chang and JY Tan
Writing the Future ed Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst
Inanna by Emily H. Wilson
Wiz Duos 1, 2 and 3 from Wizards Tower Press
A Rebel's History of Mars by Nadia Afifi
The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
The Book of the Damned and book of the beast by Tanith Lee
Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill
Wolf's Path by Joyce Chng
Bourbon Penn 35
Kindling by Kathleen Jennings
The Burning Circus ed. Johnny Mains
Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang
Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god 😂

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 1d

The BFS Award for best novella went to the excellent The Last To Drown by Lorraine Wilson and you will not forget this story in a hurry www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/2/...

The Last To Drown by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – 19/2 Price – £8.99 paper...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Jaymee Goh (she/her) @jhameia.bsky.social · 2d

YOKE OF STARS by @rblemberg.bsky.social is a World Fantasy Award winner! 💞💞💞💖💖❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 3d

So happy to see this! Congrats @rainewilson.bsky.social !!!

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 3d

Best Novella goes to The last to Drown by Lorraine Wilson, Luna Press.

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 4d

So lovely to see you!

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 4d

And in the spirit of the day, I've put up a little flash story on Medium, free for everyone to read: "So you want to reach the witch at the edge of the void."

medium.com/@marikness/s...

So you want to reach the witch at the edge of the void

1. No, you don’t.

medium.com

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Halloween! If you're at World Fantasy Con, I, a beautiful pastel unicorn, am also at World Fantasy Con. What spookier thing could there be at a goth heavy event after all?

A picture of me, a fat white lady with a silly smile, posing in front of a hotel mirror in a pastel unicorn onesie with a fluffy tail

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Indrapramit Das (Offline, travelling) @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 16d

Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:

Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja

Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives

www.gofundme.com

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 13d

it sounds like an "oh well, back to bed" sort of morning honestly

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 15d

Not in the best of headspaces right now, so tried to distract myself by finishing up a poem.

And now it's up on my Patreon - free for all readers:

www.patreon.com/posts/it-wil...

It will happen | Mari Ness

Get more from Mari Ness on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 18d

"I've been to literal Rome" OK champ but have you been to Colchester

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 19d

It's not that deep really! But it is a bit "wait... Again?"

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 19d

Ah, I see we're following up Pokemon Legends: The Colonisation of Hokkaido with Pokemon Legends: The Parisian Urban Policy of Ghettoising Immigrants

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Adri Joy @adrijjy.bsky.social · 20d

Resurrect Blaseball

docvember @docseuss.bsky.social · 21d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Suyi @suyidavies.com · 22d

Nobody asked me for an acceptance speech, but I have one anyway, because what the heck; because I respect the thankless work the @theignyteawards.bsky.social does each year; because I'm glad for good trouble; because I'm honoured to be honoured.

suyidavies.com/updates/lost... #2025IgnyteAwards

Lost Ark Dreaming wins the 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novella (full acceptance speech) — Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa wins the 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novella. Full acceptance speech follows.

suyidavies.com

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 28d

There’s a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope, if you’re into that sort of thing.

www.kaleidotrope.net

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 22d

Okay but please stop reposting this, delete your posts with it

It says in two places it’s AI and then also has the nightmare that is the faces

And I’m seeing folks who are anti ai posting this

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Dan Hartland @danhartland.bsky.social · 23d

Extremely pleased to see this, not least because Gautam is of course an SH comrade. But also, and as I wrote for @sffoundation.bsky.social, The Sentence is a real achievement that deserves a much wider audience - and heralds further goodies to come.

Hooray and congrats all round.

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 23d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 23d

And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner of the Community Award: Authors Against Book Bans

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 23d

The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre goes to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner The Ember Award: Sonia Sulaiman

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations @genni.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Eugen Bacon

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

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