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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We are $225 from MORE ART! We want to be able to commission one or more additional queer artists to create even more art! Think headers, dividers, the little flourishes and interior art details that bring things to life! Help us support more queer art! 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

www.kickstarter.com

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Angela❤️much appreciated!!

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · 1d

very honored to have a short story in this anthology and extremely excited to be in such company❤️do check SILK & SINEW and the other works on this list out!!

Kristy Park Kulski @garnetonwinter.bsky.social · 1d

New York Public Library names SILK & SINEW in Best New #Horror List for 2025!!!

Thank you #NYPL for this incredible honor. It means so much to be recognized by the best people-- #librarians! Contributors, YOUR words have given us the most amazing, fabulously bloody, 3-legged crow wings!!

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

HOLY MOLY! The New York Public Library has named SILK & SINEW one of the best new horror books for adults. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of our contributors. The anthology is available now wherever books are sold.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...

The NY Public Library's list of Best New Horror Books for Adults.

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 3d

Ok so I returned to @vromansbookstore.bsky.social to buy my son a book and I ran into @joerlansdale.bsky.social and one thing led to another and he asked me to autograph him a copy of SILK & SINEW from the inimitable @badhandbooks.bsky.social. Thanks, Joe! What an afternoon. Bookstores fuckin rock.

Me signing a copy of SILK & SINEW for Joe Lansdale.

Me and Joe Lansdale, who holds a copy of SILK & SINEW

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 20d

Happy to announce that we've acquired "In the Wake of Whales" by @clairejiawen.bsky.social for FF#28!

Claire's work has previously appeared in Clarkesworld and khōréō.

"In the Wake of Whales" by Claire Jia-Wen: the dead, revived by AI / environmentalism / is it him?

This text is overlaid on a photo of a whale, emerging from the water.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to announce that we've acquired "(Non)deterministic Finite Automata" by @audreyzhou.bsky.social for FF#28!

Audrey's a Clarion grad who's previously had work published in Strange Horizons, PseudoPod, and Orion's Belt.

"(Non)deterministic Finite Automata" by Audrey Zhou: searching for survival in the multiverse / soulmates / "I know you"

This text is overlaid on top of an image showing a spaceship entering a wormhole

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · 23d

so thrilled and excited🫶this story is very near and dear to my heart

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 23d

Happy to announce that we've acquired "(Non)deterministic Finite Automata" by @audreyzhou.bsky.social for FF#28!

Audrey's a Clarion grad who's previously had work published in Strange Horizons, PseudoPod, and Orion's Belt.

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claire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social · Sep 1

new story day! a friend called it 'evangelion bitch murder popstar lesbians' and i really can't do any better than that, hope you check it out!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_09_25/

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · 25d

changed my life

claire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social · Sep 1

new story day! a friend called it 'evangelion bitch murder popstar lesbians' and i really can't do any better than that, hope you check it out!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_09_25/

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Meet our 2025 Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates! They’re pictured with their instructors, @jedediahberry.com and GennaRose Nethercott, who led the final two weeks.

It has been an unforgettable summer, and we’re so proud to call this class Clarion alumni!

Photograph of the eighteen Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates with their instructors, Jedediah Berry and GennaRose Nethercott.

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · Aug 12

going to miss this summer forever🫶truly a once in a lifetime opportunity

Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Meet our 2025 Clarion Writers’ Workshop graduates! They’re pictured with their instructors, @jedediahberry.com and GennaRose Nethercott, who led the final two weeks.

It has been an unforgettable summer, and we’re so proud to call this class Clarion alumni!

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claire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social · Jul 9

so so honored to be included among such wonderful writers and im still processing that my story was included--the "The Last Flesh Figure Skaters" means so much to me

Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · Jun 29

We're delighted to share the cover (by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social) and announce the table of contents for WE'RE HERE: THE BEST QUEER SPECULATIVE FICTION 2024, selected by editor @rykaaoki.bsky.social and working with series editor @cypayseur.bsky.social!

www.neonhemlock.com/news/were-he...

The cover for WE'RE HERE 2024. An earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing.

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · May 1

thank you Rukman!! Congrats to you as well :)

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Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are so excited to announce our talented cohort of writers for the 2025 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop. Congratulations to these incredible writers! We cannot wait to meet you all in San Diego!

Geisel Library at the University of California, San Diego, with text reading: Congratulations to the Clarion class of 2025! Delight Ejiaka, John Reeves Hardberger, Claire Jia-Wen, Clara Jimenez, YJ Jun, A. E. Lanier, A.M. Maris, L. G. Merrick, Riley Passmore, Tamsyn Riddle, Jackie Rogoff, Nadja Sennewald, Chloe Smith, Randy Stearns, Georgia Wright, Uly Yarber, Audrey Zhou, Tina S. Zhu.

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · Apr 27

cannot wait for the summer🫶

Clarion Workshop @clarionucsd.bsky.social · Apr 24

We are so excited to announce our talented cohort of writers for the 2025 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop. Congratulations to these incredible writers! We cannot wait to meet you all in San Diego!

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · Mar 21

so so excited to be in PseudoPod! I'm very grateful to have this story so wonderfully narrated <3 tune in for girls in love (?), necromancy, + demons of the third-wheeling kind

PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · Mar 21

“You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died.”

Two’s Company, Three Might Be a Sign of Demonic Possession
by Audrey Zhou

Narrator: Pine Gonzalez
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis

This story is a PseudoPod original.

pseudopod.org/2025/03/21/p...

PseudoPod 967: Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession

You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died. You would find out later how it happened—slippery tile floor, the trials of installing a new shower curtain rod, and the surprisingly fragile…

pseudopod.org

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you Angela!! so grateful for you❤️❤️

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · Mar 21

I’m back in the hosting chair this week!

“Readers* are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.”

[*or, indeed, listeners]

PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · Mar 21

“You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died.”

Two’s Company, Three Might Be a Sign of Demonic Possession
by Audrey Zhou

Narrator: Pine Gonzalez
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis

This story is a PseudoPod original.

pseudopod.org/2025/03/21/p...

PseudoPod 967: Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession

You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died. You would find out later how it happened—slippery tile floor, the trials of installing a new shower curtain rod, and the surprisingly fragile…

pseudopod.org

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PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · Mar 21

“You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died.”

Two’s Company, Three Might Be a Sign of Demonic Possession
by Audrey Zhou

Narrator: Pine Gonzalez
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis

This story is a PseudoPod original.

pseudopod.org/2025/03/21/p...

PseudoPod 967: Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession

You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died. You would find out later how it happened—slippery tile floor, the trials of installing a new shower curtain rod, and the surprisingly fragile…

pseudopod.org

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Audrey Zhou @audreyzhou.bsky.social · Mar 21

so so excited to be in PseudoPod! I'm very grateful to have this story so wonderfully narrated <3 tune in for girls in love (?), necromancy, + demons of the third-wheeling kind

PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · Mar 21

“You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died.”

Two’s Company, Three Might Be a Sign of Demonic Possession
by Audrey Zhou

Narrator: Pine Gonzalez
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis

This story is a PseudoPod original.

pseudopod.org/2025/03/21/p...

PseudoPod 967: Two’s Company, Three Might Be A Sign of Demonic Possession

You didn’t take the usual precautions when Lin died. You would find out later how it happened—slippery tile floor, the trials of installing a new shower curtain rod, and the surprisingly fragile…

pseudopod.org

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Dec 16

Nebula nominations are open, so with that in mind, here’s my eligibility for this year. You’ll find “Bright Horizons” and “The Life You’ve Given Me, Rusty” on the Nebula list. Upvotes and shares always appreciated if you enjoy them. Thanks to those who have already helped spread the word.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Nov 15

I have 6 award-eligible stories this year, so I thought I’d make a thread to tell you a little bit about each of them (links included). Here’s my full eligibility post though to start: www.pacornell.com/2024-awards-...

2024 Awards Eligibility

Please consider my work if you're voting for speculative fiction awards including (but not limited to): Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Auroras, Ignyte, British Fantasy, BSFA ...

www.pacornell.com

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claire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social · Dec 16

my @khoreo.bsky.social story is live! if you like body mods, sapphic rivalry, and exploring anxieties around art+technologies, do check it out--it's awards eligible as well!
www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...

The Last Flesh Figure Skaters

The first time I saw you, you laced up your skates, adjusted your knee mods, and I was just another unremarkable face as you fluttered to the ice. My mother snapped at me to watch you, but it was like...

www.khoreomag.com

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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · Dec 9

just as I was feeling a bit of post PAXU blues, I got a very amazing email that I will be flailing about for a while 😭

I am so thrilled to announce an acceptance for my short story "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" from Lightspeed! One of my big dream magazines aaaaaaaa!!

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · Dec 1

Since we’ve entered the era of Hugo and Nebula Awards for poetry (!), would be honored if you checked out the poem closest to my heart: “there are no taxis for the dead” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/ther...

there are no taxis for the dead - Uncanny Magazine

The horse brings you home wading through summer rain, reminds you not to stare too long at the halo of light the flicker of streetlamps, metal heads bowed over fogged streets your bad knee...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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