DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social
SFF Author + Editor. Publisher @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social. Twin Dad. #MuayThai enthusiast. Insufferable #Niners fan. #He/him.
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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Does anyone read these? lol. Always grateful for another year I get to share my work thanks to @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and Inkyard Press (RIP ❤️) Beyond thrilled to close out another year with @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social , and so privileged to work with these amazing authors.
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🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
Okay can't lie the Pringles ad made me lol 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Okay can't lie the Pringles ad made me lol 🤣
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
Bad Bunny won the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Bad Bunny won the Super Bowl
Didn't they make this Hail Mary movie already? Sunshine happened right??
February 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Didn't they make this Hail Mary movie already? Sunshine happened right??
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
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Gonna log off this app for the rest of the weekend but I wanted to boost this.
If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application.
Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤
If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application.
Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤
Organically inclusive reader? Fan of speculative fiction? Want to judge the 2026 Ignyte Awards? Judges compose our longlist before we open up to public voting. Applications are currently open thru 2/14.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
Wanna Judge? - The Ignyte Awards
For the 2026 cycle, we are opening up our longlist judging cohort to folks who may be a good fit (interested, available, organically well-read in a diverse and inclusive titles in sffh whether profess...
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Gonna log off this app for the rest of the weekend but I wanted to boost this.
If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application.
Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤
If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application.
Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤
The WAY I needed to see this.
Seems like a good day to post this again.
Print it out.
Frame it.
Hang it on your wall.
Make your comic.
Print it out.
Frame it.
Hang it on your wall.
Make your comic.
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The WAY I needed to see this.
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An even better look at the gorgeous Year of the Mer book 1 (of 2) cover! I gasped just about to death when they told me THEEEE Micaela Alcaino was the one doing it.
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
An even better look at the gorgeous Year of the Mer book 1 (of 2) cover! I gasped just about to death when they told me THEEEE Micaela Alcaino was the one doing it.
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
GAWD I hate how this AI is being stuffed into every damn crevice of our lives. No, I do not need a WHOLE DAMN PERSONAL email response to a friend shat out of the ether, imitating me poorly and making up facts that I might say. Who asked for this??? It's really about to be postcards around here
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
GAWD I hate how this AI is being stuffed into every damn crevice of our lives. No, I do not need a WHOLE DAMN PERSONAL email response to a friend shat out of the ether, imitating me poorly and making up facts that I might say. Who asked for this??? It's really about to be postcards around here
This is such a fun project, especially in these times we inhabit. Please share to help bring it to life!!!
It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!
The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.
www.kickstarter.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This is such a fun project, especially in these times we inhabit. Please share to help bring it to life!!!
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On of the best lit mags out here, period!
Show them all some love!
Show them all some love!
Proud to be here for another Black History Month! Show some love to the Black creators who've been a part of FIYAH for the past decade:
go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p
go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 PM
On of the best lit mags out here, period!
Show them all some love!
Show them all some love!
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I kicked off Black History Month in Corona at the home of Louis Armstrong, who lived in our city for more than 30 years. Walking through his house and hearing how much New York meant to him was a powerful reminder of what this city owes to Black artists and culture.
February 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I kicked off Black History Month in Corona at the home of Louis Armstrong, who lived in our city for more than 30 years. Walking through his house and hearing how much New York meant to him was a powerful reminder of what this city owes to Black artists and culture.
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Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone,
I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses
www.gofundme.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again.
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
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Today's Short Fiction Read.
A climate fiction dystopia where the descendants of Mardi Gras krewes are holding together all that's left of the world with a little help from Stevie Wonder 🌀
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Reading for the Uncanny Magazine Poll?
Try the short story "All the World Is Fog" by DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/gXIqwjU
Try the short story "All the World Is Fog" by DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/gXIqwjU
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Today's Short Fiction Read.
A climate fiction dystopia where the descendants of Mardi Gras krewes are holding together all that's left of the world with a little help from Stevie Wonder 🌀
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Reading for the Uncanny Magazine Poll?
Try the short story "All the World Is Fog" by DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/gXIqwjU
Try the short story "All the World Is Fog" by DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/gXIqwjU
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A climate fiction dystopia where the descendants of Mardi Gras krewes are holding together all that's left of the world with a little help from Stevie Wonder 🌀
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Black resilience and community is my favorite thing to write about apparently. Loved this piece and I hope you do too ❤️
Between all of the meals at my Blaxican best friend's house growing up AND living in Arizona for 20+ years, it is a damn shame I haven't learned how to make tamales yet
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Between all of the meals at my Blaxican best friend's house growing up AND living in Arizona for 20+ years, it is a damn shame I haven't learned how to make tamales yet
There's so much Labrinth working into the playlist for this WIP and the way the algorithm is confounded 🤌🏾
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 AM
There's so much Labrinth working into the playlist for this WIP and the way the algorithm is confounded 🤌🏾
So many folks in my circle are getting crushed on all sides. In the streets resisting these goons, surviving this storm, making ends meet--on top of all the other weekly madness. It feels damn weird to beat the drum about stories and upcoming issues as if our lives aren't in a meat grinder.
A friendly reminder that submissions CLOSE for our upcoming issue this Saturday. Keep them coming! Share with a Black SFF writer in your circle 🖤🖤🖤
Guidelines here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Guidelines here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
So many folks in my circle are getting crushed on all sides. In the streets resisting these goons, surviving this storm, making ends meet--on top of all the other weekly madness. It feels damn weird to beat the drum about stories and upcoming issues as if our lives aren't in a meat grinder.
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Before Kent State, there was the Orangeburg Massacre at South Carolina State.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Before Kent State, there was the Orangeburg Massacre at South Carolina State.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
We're not trying to one-up you. We're demanding that you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
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If you're being at all honest, you know that, at this point, "abolish ICE" is the mainstream moderate position.
January 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If you're being at all honest, you know that, at this point, "abolish ICE" is the mainstream moderate position.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Nekima Armstrong's gofundme for her legal defense only got $2646 so far, so please spread the word: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ne...
Donate to Support Nekima Levy Armstrong’s Legal Defense, organized by Daja Williams
For years, Nekima has been at the forefront of the movement for racial jus… Daja Williams needs your support for Support Nekima Levy Armstrong’s Legal Defense
www.gofundme.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Nekima Armstrong's gofundme for her legal defense only got $2646 so far, so please spread the word: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ne...
This site is so bizarre to me sometimes. Is y'all's trending EVER keeping up with what's actually going on?
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This site is so bizarre to me sometimes. Is y'all's trending EVER keeping up with what's actually going on?
WE seen PLENTY of video over the years, and yet here we are
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:29 AM
WE seen PLENTY of video over the years, and yet here we are