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Ceilidh Newbury

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they/she, polite menace who writes things, still working on my roller derby name profile pic by iLiibra www.ceilidhnewbury.com

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · Jul 13

Hi #BluePit📖 I'm looking for betas for my 70k #YA #LGBT #H #WIP!

SCREAM meets roller derby!

When someone starts stalking Cari's beloved roller derby team dressed as the killer from her dad's 90s cult classic slasher, she and her messy gay love quadrangle must put their baggage aside to stop them.

A watercolour horror-movie style poster depicting four feminine figures in monochrome the orange and pink of the lesbian flag. The first labelled "an anxious lesbian" with a lesbian pride flag, is a girl with long bangs, wearing a hoodie, running from something frightening. Next, a girl with her hair in a bun holding a landline phone, looking over her shoulder, frightened, is labelled "the ex-girlfriend" with the lesbian flag and the asexual flag. Next, a feminine Asian person screams, their hair all over their face, labelled "the new femme in town" with the lesbian flag and the nonbinary flag. The final figure is a girl with short pigtails wearing a collared shirt, looking to the side with fear, labelled "the ex-girlfriend's new girlfriend" with the lesbian flag. Art by @checheven.bsky.social

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · 1d

I fear for everyone when she does

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · 1d

ACCEPT THE LOVE AHRIN 😂

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · 1d

I'm obsessed with Cee's writing and think everyone else should be too 🔥🔥🔥

Cee ‼️ @ceegrice.bsky.social · 2d

At sixteen, university freshman Quilin has the potential to take the mage world by storm, if his illness doesn't kill him first. Obsessed with earning renown, he turns his sights on perfecting a feared practice which could both save and immortalize him - human transmutation. #DVPit #A #F #CI

Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · 1d

This book and Ahrin have my gremlin heart 😍😍😍

Amara Cavahlo @amaracavahlo.bsky.social · 1d

GEARBREAKERS x SOME DESPERATE GLORY

When Ahrin's squadmate is murdered, she decides she won't just become a knight, but also hunt those who dared take her family away from her; chase them across the stars if she has to.

She will be her squadmate's revenge.

#DVpit #YA #SF #LGBT #DIS

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 12d

What are you doing this October? Reading a spooky short story or poem a day with us? I should hope so!

Join the #AScareADay challenge (or just pick a few stories to read and get some new authors to be a fan of!)

romancingthegothic.com/2025/09/21/t...

The ‘Scare a Day’ Challenge – October 2025

It’s almost October, which means it’s almost time for the #AScareADay challenge! One poem or scary short-story a day for a whole month. You can read along with us using the links below.…

romancingthegothic.com

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Sonia Spookyman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 10d

Speaking of being short on rent this month if you’d like something in return for helping me out, you can name your price for these short zines I created about Palestinian folklore: Paranormal Palestine! soniasulaiman.itch.io/paranormal-p...

Paranormal Palestine #1 The Promise Kept: A Folktale from Gaza by SoniaSulaiman

A story within a story, a riddle, sworn brothers, and the king of the fishes!

soniasulaiman.itch.io

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Outsider Comics @outsidercomics.com · 12d

As of today we're 1/4 of the way towards covering Surprise Moving Costs. There's still time if you'd like to help and get an exclusive sticker and/or your name engraved on a plaque in our new location! shop.outsidercomics.com/products/202...

2025 Moving Fundraiser

Help us with our moving and permitting expenses, and get an exclusive weird cat sticker designed by local artist Sevenish Magpies in return! Please note that the sticker design is not final. We have…

shop.outsidercomics.com

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 15d

#SapphicSeptember is almost over which means ✨last call✨ for the Name Her Holy signed hardcover pre-orders (and the goodies that come with it) ✨👁️🌸🌑⚔️

ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3

Promo for Name Her Holy signed hardcovers pre-order. Featuring the cover with a swirling dark void wreathed in pale violet and earthy flowers. Two stickers featuring the main characters Kye and Jude in Gothic arch frames, and one flowery art print of Jude in armor holding Kye in her long acolyte robes.

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · 16d

Hey! I was wondering if I could get a link to your writers discord? Thanks! ❤️

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 16d

✨ Augur Editor update ✨

The application deadline has been extended to SEPT 26th! 🚨

Don’t miss your chance to apply!

Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Sep 8

Looking to join the Augur team? 👀 Now's your chance!

We are looking for dedicated, experienced, and compassionate folks to join our all-volunteer Editorial team! 💫🖋️ If you want to help shape the future of Augur magazine--APPLY NOW!

DEADLINE to submit your application is Sep 21 🗓️

🔗in bio!

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 21d

We're running a poll to pick our next anthology theme RIGHT NOW! And, anyone who becomes a backer during September will get a freebie. So, there's no better time to support a queer indie press - we get help picking the theme, you get freebies, everyone wins! www.patreon.com/posts/vote-f...

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A screen capture of a blog post on Patreon. Text reads: Vote for the Theme of the Next General Imprint Anthology! It's that time again: staff has considered a bunch of options to be the theme of our next general imprint anthology, and we've narrowed it down to four, and now y'all get to pick!!!

Based on requests people have made when we've vended in person, we thought it'd be nice to focus this anthology on either asexual character or bisexual characters, and then we picked some settings we thought might be fun to toss those characters in to.

I will close this survey on September 23, 2025, so get your votes in before then!
The poll choices are: -ace characters + settings in outerspace (ace! in! spaaaaace!)
-bi characters + sports settings (more than just hockey!)
-ace characters + solarpunk (hopeful ace-punk!)
-bi characters + sword and sorcery (bi knights! and more!)

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 23d

*whoops forgot comma*

Heads up everyone there’s an ace queerplatonic alternative to When Harry Met Sally coming out soon—it’s called Dear Luke, Love, Me!

I want to see intentionally ace, platonic stories like this succeed so I’ve preordered—let them know you’re interested!

youtu.be/LKJvIFAcTuI

Dear Luke, Love, Me [OFFICIAL TRAILER]

YouTube video by Dear Luke Film

youtu.be

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 27d

I've been dreaming about the day I'd see my own name on a book cover. A massive thanks to JV Artists for making the cover of my dreams! Child of the Dragon is releasing March 10, 2026 from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social and preorders are available now on their website!

A purple background with the cover for Child of the Dragon (A cover with fire on the left edges and ice on the right edges centering around a girl in shorts and a tank top, raising a sword high and summoning lightning in front of a massive purple-y european dragon inside some sort of arena. The title: Child of the Dragon is written across the center in a curly, silver font, and the author name is in a smaller version of the same and says Ashley N.Y. Sheesley). Fire and ice surround the cover in a way that gives it a somewhat 3D effect. The text reads Cover Reveal at the top and across the bottom it says Coming March 10, 2026

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!

Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.

Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!

A cover illustrated by James Fenner. A woman with long red hair and padded clothing sits on the ground, petting the head of a smiling serpentine dragon. But the dragon has more than one head! On the left, a second giant dragon head emerges, frowning, looking at her while wearing a monocle. On the right, a third giant dragon head emerges, jaws wide, screaming in anger. The text is teal, contrasting sharply against the red and maroon of the creatures. The text on the cover reads "THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS. JOHN WISWELL, author of the Nebula and Locus Award-winning SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN."

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Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Sep 8

Offering ARC copies of this if anyone would like one.

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Sep 7

Demisexuality: a complex little understood sexuality, often confused with idealised social expectations.

I came out three years ago. This collection of poems and essays is a personal and intimate look at my personal journey.

🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚

PREORDER HERE
mybook.to/beingdemi
books2read.com/beingdemi

Grey background shows scrunched up paper. Text reads: Being demi. Acrostic poetry and essays on life before and after coming out.

Book cover mock up shows same background and text. Author name MG Mason. Cover also shows a black triangle pointing downwards with a white, grey, and purple ace of spades inside

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Littleevil0ne *COMMS OPEN* @littleevil0ne.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎃💀HALLOWEEN SALE💀🎃
$25 OFF HALLOWEEN THEMED COMMISSIONS!

For the month of August I'm only offering ych, pin up and headshots so I can do my personal October pieces 😅 but I'm hoping to open it up more in October!
You can find more info on my carrd or Vgen! littleevil0ne.carrd.co#one

"A black woman's face and neck on a red background. Cartoon blood drops from 2 holes in her neck and text reads ""Love Bites"""

A tattooed witch with alopecia smiles up at her rat familiar and witch's hat magically floating away

A freckled figure with a pumpkin head, tube top and checkered bell bottoms, grins menacingly while brandishing a machete

A plus size witch in a white tank top stands in front of the full moon, panties in her hand, mooning the viewer but censored. Bats fly through the sky

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Kai Zeal 🐱📘🔮 | Author of Riyati @kaizeal.aquakatpublishing.com · Sep 8

I'm putting together an (all genre) Ace Pride Book Week #itchio bundle; more info in the form 👇 but tldr

* Runs Oct 19-25
* Preference given to ownvoice rep, but both ace authors and ace characters (not written by ace authors) welcome

🔗 forms.gle/tnMw4xRxDkvC...

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forms.gle

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · Sep 7

🎃 more details later but we we will re-open for GHOULISH TALES submissions September 15 - October 15. nothing longer than 5k words. payment 10c per word. an emphasis on "fun horror"—however you interpret that. let's get spooky, ghouls. 🎃

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Augur Microfiction Contest is BACK for 2025 🏆 until Sep 30!

THE THEME: We want microfiction that bursts open the futures we need to see 🌌 show us the who/what/where of your tomorrows!

More info below ⬇️ and in our bio!

A purple background with a galaxy and birds flying in front of it. A four pointed star is on the top of the image with text below. The text reads: "augur society, Microfiction Contest, stories for the futures we need." A purple bar beneath the text has a symbol of an arrow inside a circle with the text "swipe for guidelines" to the right of it. A darker purple bar at the bottom of the image reads "Enter by September 30, 2025"

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Ceilidh Newbury @ceilidhnewbury.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm back again, it's not the same as it just being out in the wild in a bookshop BUT I ordered a copy from my local bookshop in Devonport, Tasmania, and I got to go pick it up today!!! Gonna look so pretty on my shelf 🥰😍

A photo of someone holding the book The Keeper of Lonely Sprits by E.M. Anderson. In the background are the sci fi/fantasy shelves of a bookshop.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · Sep 3

Marketing energy in the gutter, we post more memes ✌️😔

here have a classic "copy your homework" with the Nerezia crew, in which I am for once definitely Aliyah.

I love how they all land somewhere different for this one

A "Can I copy your Homework?" meme. Aliyah says “I’ll help you with it”, Archivist Kol says “yeah sure”, Keza says "Bold of you to assume I did the homework", Rumi says “lol nope”, Horace says "wait we had homework???" and the Wagon leaves you on Read.

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌹 LOST TRADITIONS Cover Reveal! 🍇

Here it is, the cover for Nerezia's February 2026 reveal, the 7th novella in the series, "Keza's Episode", LOST TRADITIONS.

As always, cover illustrated and designed by @isthiseva.bsky.social 💙

For full blurb + links:
buttondown.com/ClaudieArsen...

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Cover for Lost Traditions, the Chronicles of Nerezia #7, with the title in bold letters at the top. It depicts a cat person seen from behind, staring at Horace, a warrior clad in yellow in a menacing position. Eir eyes shine golden. They are in the high grass of a marsh, in front of an old overgrown monastery with a hexagonal doors. The colours are in deep purple and grey-ish blues.

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏛️Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of RUINS & RITUALS!🧙‍♂️
We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2025.
For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com

An image of a man on a beach looking at a giant ruined statue with glowing eyes.
Text reads: “submissions open for our May issue on the themes of Ruins & Rituals, deadline 28 February 2026”

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Claudie @clh2oars.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏔️ The RUINED HISTORY release bundle is up! 🏔️

You can get any previous Nerezia novellas at a discount or all for $10!

Embark on a sentient Wagon across haunted lands, fall in love with the motley crew, and dive into an adventure that keeps growing in scope.

itch.io/s/157140/rui...

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The Chronicles of Nerezia. Six covers with bright colour for each of the novellas, with "a found family road trp adventure" written under. On the side are three pride flags, aromantic, asexual, and non-binary, and additional info: Sept 1-10, all previous novellas at a 30% sale or buy all five for $10. Only on itchio.

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