Hussain A. Ayoub
@dreadunderarm.bsky.social
Syrian author | Historophile | Al Azhar Writing Prize winner | Pushcart Prize & #bestofthenet nominee | Quillers SWANA mentee | https://hussainaayoub.carrd.co
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An Agent’s Guide to CLINGING TO THE STONES!
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
Wrapping up my year-end recap:
Best fantasy novel: The Wingspan of Treason by
@inknest.bsky.social
Best short story: Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by
@madeehahwrites.bsky.social
Best dark fantasy: The Way of Unity by
@skbalstrup.bsky.social
Best fantasy novel: The Wingspan of Treason by
@inknest.bsky.social
Best short story: Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by
@madeehahwrites.bsky.social
Best dark fantasy: The Way of Unity by
@skbalstrup.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Wrapping up my year-end recap:
Best fantasy novel: The Wingspan of Treason by
@inknest.bsky.social
Best short story: Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by
@madeehahwrites.bsky.social
Best dark fantasy: The Way of Unity by
@skbalstrup.bsky.social
Best fantasy novel: The Wingspan of Treason by
@inknest.bsky.social
Best short story: Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City by
@madeehahwrites.bsky.social
Best dark fantasy: The Way of Unity by
@skbalstrup.bsky.social
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Ranking the best of Star Wars:
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ranking the best of Star Wars:
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
1.) Andor
2.) Any SW movie when you’re 8 years old
3.) Knights of the Old Republic
4.) Knights of the Old Republic II
5.) Tattered Star Wars expanded universe paperback you found for $1
6.) Empire Strikes Back
7.) A New Hope
8.) Christmas in the Stars holiday album
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Inner Worlds issue 9 will be out at the end of November, featuring this stunning cover artwork by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social ✨️🌿💜
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Inner Worlds issue 9 will be out at the end of November, featuring this stunning cover artwork by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social ✨️🌿💜
Ignoring the warning signs only lets the disease spread. Syria’s crisis is urgent. Recognizing this truth is the essential first step toward healing.
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Ignoring the warning signs only lets the disease spread. Syria’s crisis is urgent. Recognizing this truth is the essential first step toward healing.
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Comma Press (@commapress.bsky.social) +100 series has some great stuff in translation.
EGYPT+100 edited by Ahmed Naji.
IRAQ+100 edited by Hassan Blasim.
PALESTINE+100 edited by Basma Ghalayini.
(to name just a few from them)
(2/4)
EGYPT+100 edited by Ahmed Naji.
IRAQ+100 edited by Hassan Blasim.
PALESTINE+100 edited by Basma Ghalayini.
(to name just a few from them)
(2/4)
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Comma Press (@commapress.bsky.social) +100 series has some great stuff in translation.
EGYPT+100 edited by Ahmed Naji.
IRAQ+100 edited by Hassan Blasim.
PALESTINE+100 edited by Basma Ghalayini.
(to name just a few from them)
(2/4)
EGYPT+100 edited by Ahmed Naji.
IRAQ+100 edited by Hassan Blasim.
PALESTINE+100 edited by Basma Ghalayini.
(to name just a few from them)
(2/4)
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Very proud that THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY was picked as one of the SFF books to look out for in 2026 by The Bookseller (alongside some other bangers!). While you wait, there are already a few Arabfuturist books available in English that you should check out (1/4)
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very proud that THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY was picked as one of the SFF books to look out for in 2026 by The Bookseller (alongside some other bangers!). While you wait, there are already a few Arabfuturist books available in English that you should check out (1/4)
Wrapping up my #writing year, although it's a bit early:
☑️ Finished my #fantasy heist novel.
💫 Won a #shortstory prize.
📝 Wrote two novellas.
🔪 Survived a massacre.
And most importantly, made some new friends.
☑️ Finished my #fantasy heist novel.
💫 Won a #shortstory prize.
📝 Wrote two novellas.
🔪 Survived a massacre.
And most importantly, made some new friends.
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Wrapping up my #writing year, although it's a bit early:
☑️ Finished my #fantasy heist novel.
💫 Won a #shortstory prize.
📝 Wrote two novellas.
🔪 Survived a massacre.
And most importantly, made some new friends.
☑️ Finished my #fantasy heist novel.
💫 Won a #shortstory prize.
📝 Wrote two novellas.
🔪 Survived a massacre.
And most importantly, made some new friends.
This is another great tale by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social. And @longlukearnold.bsky.social narration is superb!
Can't wait to get my hands on the Scour!
Can't wait to get my hands on the Scour!
Actor and author @longlukearnold.bsky.social breathes vicious life into one of @richardswanauthor.bsky.social 's most terrifying characters in his reading of A Reputation for Prudence, a prequel short story to the New York Times best selling The Justice of Kings.
Watch more on our YouTube channel.
Watch more on our YouTube channel.
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is another great tale by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social. And @longlukearnold.bsky.social narration is superb!
Can't wait to get my hands on the Scour!
Can't wait to get my hands on the Scour!
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ARC sign-ups for Love Lethal, Death Divine are still open.
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
ARC sign-ups for Love Lethal, Death Divine are still open.
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
First draft of my #Journalism #fantasy #wip is done:
Reporting from the field during an unremitting conflict, a foreign correspondent faces desvastation & senseless violence. Scarred emotionally & physically, she must decide between professional impartiality & crossing the line.
Reporting from the field during an unremitting conflict, a foreign correspondent faces desvastation & senseless violence. Scarred emotionally & physically, she must decide between professional impartiality & crossing the line.
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
First draft of my #Journalism #fantasy #wip is done:
Reporting from the field during an unremitting conflict, a foreign correspondent faces desvastation & senseless violence. Scarred emotionally & physically, she must decide between professional impartiality & crossing the line.
Reporting from the field during an unremitting conflict, a foreign correspondent faces desvastation & senseless violence. Scarred emotionally & physically, she must decide between professional impartiality & crossing the line.
Get a glimpse of what’s coming next!
Read "War and War", my Azhar Prize-winning short story & part of the prequel to my #wip CLINGING TO THE STONES. #ShortStory #Fantasy
#amqyerying #ClingingToTheStones
bit.ly/war-and-war
Read "War and War", my Azhar Prize-winning short story & part of the prequel to my #wip CLINGING TO THE STONES. #ShortStory #Fantasy
#amqyerying #ClingingToTheStones
bit.ly/war-and-war
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Get a glimpse of what’s coming next!
Read "War and War", my Azhar Prize-winning short story & part of the prequel to my #wip CLINGING TO THE STONES. #ShortStory #Fantasy
#amqyerying #ClingingToTheStones
bit.ly/war-and-war
Read "War and War", my Azhar Prize-winning short story & part of the prequel to my #wip CLINGING TO THE STONES. #ShortStory #Fantasy
#amqyerying #ClingingToTheStones
bit.ly/war-and-war
An Agent’s Guide to CLINGING TO THE STONES!
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
October 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An Agent’s Guide to CLINGING TO THE STONES!
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
#agentguide #agentsguide #F #amquerying #Heist #WritingCommunity #amwriting
Enter Arabfuturism!
THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY sits at the top of my most anticipated books for next year.
I mean, look at these amazing covers!
THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY sits at the top of my most anticipated books for next year.
I mean, look at these amazing covers!
Arabfuturism is coming! It's THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY cover reveal day. Don't ask me which one I like more. They're both epic! (It's Gollancz on the left and Saga Press on the right 🫡)
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Enter Arabfuturism!
THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY sits at the top of my most anticipated books for next year.
I mean, look at these amazing covers!
THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY sits at the top of my most anticipated books for next year.
I mean, look at these amazing covers!
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Love Lethal, Death Divine
When Liana learns that her beloved husband, Prince Amro…
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October 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Add my book on Goodreads, support an indie author
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Almosting my heist fantasy: Andor meets the Age of Madness, set in a world inspired by Syrian history and mythology. So close!
#WIP #WritingCommunity #EpicFantasy #Heist
#WIP #WritingCommunity #EpicFantasy #Heist
October 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Almosting my heist fantasy: Andor meets the Age of Madness, set in a world inspired by Syrian history and mythology. So close!
#WIP #WritingCommunity #EpicFantasy #Heist
#WIP #WritingCommunity #EpicFantasy #Heist
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It costs you nothing and it makes me happy.
Win-win.
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It costs you nothing and it makes me happy.
Win-win.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Add my book on Goodreads.
It costs you nothing and it makes me happy.
Win-win.
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It costs you nothing and it makes me happy.
Win-win.
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"The fairest survivor from the slaughter
Now worships a dagger,
And the men are about to sell something dear—beware!
All that sweats beneath the wing shall pass away,
And the barking that led you to the spring
Had led the guards..."
Atif Khairy
Now worships a dagger,
And the men are about to sell something dear—beware!
All that sweats beneath the wing shall pass away,
And the barking that led you to the spring
Had led the guards..."
Atif Khairy
October 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"The fairest survivor from the slaughter
Now worships a dagger,
And the men are about to sell something dear—beware!
All that sweats beneath the wing shall pass away,
And the barking that led you to the spring
Had led the guards..."
Atif Khairy
Now worships a dagger,
And the men are about to sell something dear—beware!
All that sweats beneath the wing shall pass away,
And the barking that led you to the spring
Had led the guards..."
Atif Khairy
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October 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Halfway through rewrites. Way past my self-imposed deadline. Grinding hard, pushing toward the end.
#WritingCommunity #writing #fantasy
#WritingCommunity #writing #fantasy
September 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Halfway through rewrites. Way past my self-imposed deadline. Grinding hard, pushing toward the end.
#WritingCommunity #writing #fantasy
#WritingCommunity #writing #fantasy
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"Well, it is a particular sin to permit grief for what is gone to poison the praise for what blessings remain to us."
- Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
- Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
September 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Well, it is a particular sin to permit grief for what is gone to poison the praise for what blessings remain to us."
- Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
- Lois McMaster Bujold, The Curse of Chalion
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📰 [TMR WEEKLY]
Today: two new short stories — Hussain A. Ayoub's war-torn dispatch and Sara Masry’s journey through memory — and Souseh’s advice column on love and survival in a time of genocide.
🔗 https://bit.ly/weekly-latest-articles
#TMRweekly #LatesArticles
Today: two new short stories — Hussain A. Ayoub's war-torn dispatch and Sara Masry’s journey through memory — and Souseh’s advice column on love and survival in a time of genocide.
🔗 https://bit.ly/weekly-latest-articles
#TMRweekly #LatesArticles
September 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📰 [TMR WEEKLY]
Today: two new short stories — Hussain A. Ayoub's war-torn dispatch and Sara Masry’s journey through memory — and Souseh’s advice column on love and survival in a time of genocide.
🔗 https://bit.ly/weekly-latest-articles
#TMRweekly #LatesArticles
Today: two new short stories — Hussain A. Ayoub's war-torn dispatch and Sara Masry’s journey through memory — and Souseh’s advice column on love and survival in a time of genocide.
🔗 https://bit.ly/weekly-latest-articles
#TMRweekly #LatesArticles
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Today's art: the short story 'War & War', by Hussain A. Ayoub. Powerful and devastating.
Delighted to share that my short story “War & War”, first place in the Azhar Writing Prize, is now published in
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
War and War
Winner of the 2025 Azhar Writing Prize — A foreign correspondent confronts devastation and violence before crossing a line of no return.
themarkaz.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Today's art: the short story 'War & War', by Hussain A. Ayoub. Powerful and devastating.
Delighted to share that my short story “War & War”, first place in the Azhar Writing Prize, is now published in
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
War and War
Winner of the 2025 Azhar Writing Prize — A foreign correspondent confronts devastation and violence before crossing a line of no return.
themarkaz.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Delighted to share that my short story “War & War”, first place in the Azhar Writing Prize, is now published in
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
@markaz-review.bsky.social.
📖 Read it here: themarkaz.org/war-and-war
#AzharWritingPrize #MarkazReview #literaryaward #ArabWriters #creativewriting #WritingCommunity
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I squealed when I saw this and had to take a seat on the stairs to read it. My novella has a review in Strange Horizons!!
There are Reasons for This by Nini Berndt
reviewed by E. C. Barrett
Orphan Planet by Madeehah Reza
reviewed by Nileena Sunil
Memories From The Jungle by Tristan Garcia, trans. by Christopher Beach
reviewed by Will Emmons
Link to latest issue in bio!
#sciencefiction #scifi #sff #bookreviews
reviewed by E. C. Barrett
Orphan Planet by Madeehah Reza
reviewed by Nileena Sunil
Memories From The Jungle by Tristan Garcia, trans. by Christopher Beach
reviewed by Will Emmons
Link to latest issue in bio!
#sciencefiction #scifi #sff #bookreviews
September 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I squealed when I saw this and had to take a seat on the stairs to read it. My novella has a review in Strange Horizons!!
kindness is the priceless act that costs nothing. Be kind.
September 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
kindness is the priceless act that costs nothing. Be kind.