A.C. Wise
@acwise.bsky.social
Author and reviewer. Sunburst Award winner. Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, Lamba, and Ignyte finalist. She/her. www.acwise.net. https://linktr.ee/acwise
I heard a weird noise outside the window. Turns out two lovely foxy friends had stopped by for a visit. I failed to catch a picture of them together, but look how gorgeous this one is as they enjoy the snow!
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I heard a weird noise outside the window. Turns out two lovely foxy friends had stopped by for a visit. I failed to catch a picture of them together, but look how gorgeous this one is as they enjoy the snow!
I've made a few more updates to the eligibility and recommendation link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I've made a few more updates to the eligibility and recommendation link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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My review of the October issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise
Clarkesworld 10/25 Isabel J. Kim’s “Wire Mother” starts the October issue of Clarkesworld off on a high note with a brief, brutal, and effective story set in a world where a good portion of the pop…
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January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My review of the October issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day to recommend works for the Stoker Awards!
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The Bram Stoker Awards® – The Bram Stoker Awards
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January 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day to recommend works for the Stoker Awards!
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A bittersweet story about two sisters trying to bring their dead mother peace and closure after she returns to them as a hungry ghost - Magie Vol, Ogies Toe by @clhellisen.bsky.social
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“Magie Vol, Ogies Toe” by CL Hellisen
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January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A bittersweet story about two sisters trying to bring their dead mother peace and closure after she returns to them as a hungry ghost - Magie Vol, Ogies Toe by @clhellisen.bsky.social
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A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
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The Bram Stoker Awards – Horror’s premier literary award
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January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
bramstokerawards.horror.org
bramstokerawards.horror.org
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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A brief and unsettling story of a children's game that suggests far worse occurrences just beyond the margins of the page - Enthrall by Stephanie Feldman.
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Enthrall! by Stephanie Feldman
The children saw their chance.
The cheese course lay in ruins on the endless table. The parents were too tipsy or sleepy, too busy arguing or laughing or singing, too distracted loosening belts and...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A brief and unsettling story of a children's game that suggests far worse occurrences just beyond the margins of the page - Enthrall by Stephanie Feldman.
hexliterary.com?p=3022
hexliterary.com?p=3022
This is a fantastic new story by @atgreenblatt.bsky.social about doors to other times and living on the edge of a time loop - The Doorkeepers.
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The Doorkeepers - Uncanny Magazine
It’s Sunday night, which means it’s our Friday night, which means the Doorkeepers go out and get absolutely blasted. It’s not as messy as it sounds. We’re polite drunks; we make a point of it actually...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This is a fantastic new story by @atgreenblatt.bsky.social about doors to other times and living on the edge of a time loop - The Doorkeepers.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
My review of the September/October 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Analog: Review by A.C. Wise
Analog 9-10/25 The September/October issue of Analog opens with the novella “Suspended Animation” by Jay Werkheiser & Julian Michael Carver. Dustin Reed is a VFX specialist recruited by the mil…
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January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
My review of the September/October 2025 issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Just a reminder that I'm still collecting links and making updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. If you have a link, send it my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Just a reminder that I'm still collecting links and making updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. If you have a link, send it my way!
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Psst! The ebook edition of Night & Day edited by @datlow.bsky.social is on sale for just $1.99! It's the perfect time to grab yourself a copy!
On sale for $1.99 on all ebook platforms- Thanks everyone -you've helped maker this book the #1 bestseller on amazon in
#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
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#3,455 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
#1 in Horror Collections & Anthologies (Books)
It's also on sale in audio for $.99
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Night & Day
Fiction & Literature · 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Psst! The ebook edition of Night & Day edited by @datlow.bsky.social is on sale for just $1.99! It's the perfect time to grab yourself a copy!
I'm delighted to see Ballad of the Bone Road on The Portalist list of most anticipated SFF of 2026! I'm looking forward to so many of these titles too and I've already preordered them. Thank you, @architamittra.bsky.social for including me!
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The Most Anticipated Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2026
Here are the science fiction and fantasy books we're most excited to read in 2026.
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January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I'm delighted to see Ballad of the Bone Road on The Portalist list of most anticipated SFF of 2026! I'm looking forward to so many of these titles too and I've already preordered them. Thank you, @architamittra.bsky.social for including me!
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Barnes and Noble is having another one of their pre-order sale for members. One of the books you can grab for 25% off if you're so inclined is Ballad of the Bone Road, which officially comes out 1/27!
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Ballad of the Bone Road|Paperback
In the glittering city of Port Astor, where fae roads criss-cross human highways and ghosts whisper to the living, nothing is ever as it seems. From Sunburst Award-winning author A. C. Wise, this utte...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Barnes and Noble is having another one of their pre-order sale for members. One of the books you can grab for 25% off if you're so inclined is Ballad of the Bone Road, which officially comes out 1/27!
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I put together a post about some of my favorite novels of 2025. It was truly a fantastic year for speculative fiction!
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Favorite Novels of 2025 – acwise.net
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December 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I put together a post about some of my favorite novels of 2025. It was truly a fantastic year for speculative fiction!
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Soooooooon! 💀❤️💀
BALLAD OF THE BONE ROAD by @acwise.bsky.social is an utterly original dark fantasy tale of faith and fanaticism, doomed love and desperate bargains...
Coming January 27th and available to pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/2ttab9am
Coming January 27th and available to pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/2ttab9am
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Soooooooon! 💀❤️💀
My review of the September/October issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Asimov’s: Review by A. C. Wise
Asimov’s 9-10/25 “A Tide of Paper” by Leah Cypess in the September/October issue of Asimov’s is a satisfying historical mystery set in Venice. Samuel and his brother stumble upon a murder in a pri…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My review of the September/October issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Reactor has kindly bundled together some highlights of their original fiction from 2025, including my novelette Wolf Moon, Antler Moon, which is one of my very favorite things that I published this year. Prom massacre meets animal transformation story - enjoy! reactormag.com/download-sho...
Download Reactor Original Short Fiction Highlights 2025! - Reactor
Our new bundle gathers a selection of this year's stories in one easy-to-read place.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reactor has kindly bundled together some highlights of their original fiction from 2025, including my novelette Wolf Moon, Antler Moon, which is one of my very favorite things that I published this year. Prom massacre meets animal transformation story - enjoy! reactormag.com/download-sho...
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
In case you missed it yesterday, I posted about some of my favorite short stories and novelettes of 2025.
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Favorite Short Fiction of 2025 – acwise.net
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December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In case you missed it yesterday, I posted about some of my favorite short stories and novelettes of 2025.
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
I finally got around to putting together my own eligibility post for 2025. Here's what I published this year and where you can find it!
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Award Eligibility 2025 – acwise.net
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December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I finally got around to putting together my own eligibility post for 2025. Here's what I published this year and where you can find it!
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Sneaking in one last new story for the year! Us, In Another Universe, my flash piece about the hero/villain relationship, ships, fics, and the multiverse is now available to read in December's @lightspeedmagazine.com
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www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
Us, in Another Universe - Lightspeed Magazine
In this universe, we fight because we can’t fuck. Call it Universe A, or One, the Golden Age where it all began. Though “began” is relative when your timeline is constantly rewritten, rebooted, shatte...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sneaking in one last new story for the year! Us, In Another Universe, my flash piece about the hero/villain relationship, ships, fics, and the multiverse is now available to read in December's @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303