Angela Liu
@angelaliu.bsky.social
Writer/poet. Tiger mom. Hugo, Nebula, Ignyte, Rhysling, Locus, & Astounding Award finalist. She/her.
Member of: SFWA, Codex, SFPA.
Words in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Uncanny, Logic(s)
https://linktr.ee/liu_angela
Member of: SFWA, Codex, SFPA.
Words in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Uncanny, Logic(s)
https://linktr.ee/liu_angela
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Barbershops of the Floating City - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: child abuse You used to be in a band. Now you cut hair. The Institute hired you because you’re the daughter of the Floating City’s Founder’s fourth mistress, the one who always cooks u...
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I had 4 new short stories published this year but would be honored if you checked out these two for Nebula/Hugo/Locus consideration 🙏
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
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This poem by Andrea Gibson perfectly encapsulates the feeling I get when people say "hey, why don't you have more confidence?"
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This poem by Andrea Gibson perfectly encapsulates the feeling I get when people say "hey, why don't you have more confidence?"
Not enough has been said about how bad season 3 of Alice in Borderland is 💀
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Not enough has been said about how bad season 3 of Alice in Borderland is 💀
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I've never bothered doing one of these because it felt kinda silly, but I'm trying new things.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I've never bothered doing one of these because it felt kinda silly, but I'm trying new things.
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Graphic design skills I do not possess, as evidenced by this free template I selected because the other free templates kept crashing...
Still and all! Here are my awards eligible stories for this year ✨
Still and all! Here are my awards eligible stories for this year ✨
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Graphic design skills I do not possess, as evidenced by this free template I selected because the other free templates kept crashing...
Still and all! Here are my awards eligible stories for this year ✨
Still and all! Here are my awards eligible stories for this year ✨
All the stories in Weird Horror #11 are great, but I've been thinking about “We Didn’t Used to Be Like This” by @jackklausner.bsky.social for days. Deeply unsettling look into one person's descent into madness that had me questioning what was true by the end. A phenomenal story.
We Didn't Used to Be Like This — Weird Horror Magazine
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
All the stories in Weird Horror #11 are great, but I've been thinking about “We Didn’t Used to Be Like This” by @jackklausner.bsky.social for days. Deeply unsettling look into one person's descent into madness that had me questioning what was true by the end. A phenomenal story.
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I really did take the weekend off on this, didn't I? Lol catching up. . .
For what remains of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, I wanted to share work by other Puerto Rican authors
Check out @benfrancisco.bsky.social's playful take on that most Puerto Rican of customs, "jumping the puddle" 1/2
For what remains of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, I wanted to share work by other Puerto Rican authors
Check out @benfrancisco.bsky.social's playful take on that most Puerto Rican of customs, "jumping the puddle" 1/2
For what remains of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, I wanted to share work by other Puerto Rican authors
Today, I wanted to shout out @tropicaleccentric.bsky.social whose novel, "Andújar: the Robot Gentleman of San Juan" is a delight
Today, I wanted to shout out @tropicaleccentric.bsky.social whose novel, "Andújar: the Robot Gentleman of San Juan" is a delight
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I really did take the weekend off on this, didn't I? Lol catching up. . .
For what remains of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, I wanted to share work by other Puerto Rican authors
Check out @benfrancisco.bsky.social's playful take on that most Puerto Rican of customs, "jumping the puddle" 1/2
For what remains of Puerto Rican Heritage Month, I wanted to share work by other Puerto Rican authors
Check out @benfrancisco.bsky.social's playful take on that most Puerto Rican of customs, "jumping the puddle" 1/2
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I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own 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
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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It's that time of the year 😜
Find links to all short fiction on my site: akislinardos.com/short-fiction/
Find links to all short fiction on my site: akislinardos.com/short-fiction/
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's that time of the year 😜
Find links to all short fiction on my site: akislinardos.com/short-fiction/
Find links to all short fiction on my site: akislinardos.com/short-fiction/
Got to hear Fonda read a snippet of this at Worldcon, and it was so, so good.
COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Got to hear Fonda read a snippet of this at Worldcon, and it was so, so good.
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This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
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*at the zoo*
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
*at the zoo*
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
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Thank you so much to @mynachang.bsky.social for giving me the chance to yap about Vile Lady Villains — and also to share the love about some of my favorite SFF publications
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
@havenspec.bsky.social
@khoreo.bsky.social
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
@havenspec.bsky.social
@khoreo.bsky.social
New interview with Danai Christopoulou about VILE LADY VILLAINS!
"So Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth had always been favorites of mine, and growing up I started seeing the parallels between their characters, how they were almost an allegory for female ambition and power."
@danaiwrites.bsky.social
"So Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth had always been favorites of mine, and growing up I started seeing the parallels between their characters, how they were almost an allegory for female ambition and power."
@danaiwrites.bsky.social
Author Interview * Danai Christopoulou
Danai Christopoulou’s writing consistently makes me smile and/or cry—often within the same story. Danai’s work features lyrical prose, incisive character choices, and an undercurrent of triumph aga…
mynachang.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thank you so much to @mynachang.bsky.social for giving me the chance to yap about Vile Lady Villains — and also to share the love about some of my favorite SFF publications
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
@havenspec.bsky.social
@khoreo.bsky.social
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
@havenspec.bsky.social
@khoreo.bsky.social
I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this lush collection of poems that mixes ancient creatures + sprawling landscapes with everyday modern life, queer love, and generational trauma.
I never thought I’d be so moved by a poem about a toad looking up its own evolution history on wikipedia.
I never thought I’d be so moved by a poem about a toad looking up its own evolution history on wikipedia.
Time Travel Is Easy is officially out in the world! Dinosaurs and Deep Time are thematic links to queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and life in the late Anthropocene. Cover art by the amazing Helen Whistberry. (Non-Amazon options coming very soon!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this lush collection of poems that mixes ancient creatures + sprawling landscapes with everyday modern life, queer love, and generational trauma.
I never thought I’d be so moved by a poem about a toad looking up its own evolution history on wikipedia.
I never thought I’d be so moved by a poem about a toad looking up its own evolution history on wikipedia.
*at the zoo*
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 AM
*at the zoo*
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
7-year-old: look mama, it's an Ant Terminator
me: ...you mean an anteater?
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this poem. this feeling.
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
this poem. this feeling.
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Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
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.@brandoncase101.bsky.social returns to our magazine with "Love, Falling From the Stars," a poem about Cannonball_Jellyfish_9c87.int,
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
.@brandoncase101.bsky.social returns to our magazine with "Love, Falling From the Stars," a poem about Cannonball_Jellyfish_9c87.int,
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
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New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Head of the Household - F(r)iction
Kristina Ten presents the story of a woman preparing for her high-stakes marriage to an evil immortal lord.
frictionlit.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
This poem by Andrea Gibson perfectly encapsulates the feeling I get when people say "hey, why don't you have more confidence?"
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This poem by Andrea Gibson perfectly encapsulates the feeling I get when people say "hey, why don't you have more confidence?"
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
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It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Contract signed! So happy one of my favorite stories finally found a home!
“Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
“Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Contract signed! So happy one of my favorite stories finally found a home!
“Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
“Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!
"We are stupid hungry animals. And when we get what we want, it's all too easy to shift our focus, move our goalposts, and focus on what we don't have instead."
For anyone who's felt the joy of writing diminished by trying to get published. This was so uplifting to read.
For anyone who's felt the joy of writing diminished by trying to get published. This was so uplifting to read.
Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
My dreams came true and I just found new ways to be miserable.
My fifth novel Red Star Hustle just dropped, and on pub day I did what I usually do on pub day - I swung by Union Square, where there's the Strand and a Barnes & Noble very near one another - probably...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"We are stupid hungry animals. And when we get what we want, it's all too easy to shift our focus, move our goalposts, and focus on what we don't have instead."
For anyone who's felt the joy of writing diminished by trying to get published. This was so uplifting to read.
For anyone who's felt the joy of writing diminished by trying to get published. This was so uplifting to read.
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I'm so happy to say that I've got a new story out in @asimovpress.bsky.social today!
press.asimov.com/articles/see...
It's a hard sci fi exploration of grief. An instructional? A cautionary tale? Something in between? Check it out:
press.asimov.com/articles/see...
It's a hard sci fi exploration of grief. An instructional? A cautionary tale? Something in between? Check it out:
How to See the Dead
A retinal implant designer must decide if translating mourning into light is progress or a refusal to let go.
press.asimov.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm so happy to say that I've got a new story out in @asimovpress.bsky.social today!
press.asimov.com/articles/see...
It's a hard sci fi exploration of grief. An instructional? A cautionary tale? Something in between? Check it out:
press.asimov.com/articles/see...
It's a hard sci fi exploration of grief. An instructional? A cautionary tale? Something in between? Check it out: