Essa Hansen
@essahansen.bsky.social
Sci-fi & Fantasy author. The Graven trilogy (Orbit Books). Short fic (F&SF, GdM). Pre-order my novella CASTHEN GAIN!
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Film Sound Designer (as Nia Hansen) at Skywalker Sound.
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Rep by Hannah Bowman. Neurospicy. she/her
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https://linktr.ee/EssaHansen
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Film Sound Designer (as Nia Hansen) at Skywalker Sound.
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Rep by Hannah Bowman. Neurospicy. she/her
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https://linktr.ee/EssaHansen
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Essa Hansen
@essahansen.bsky.social
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The Graven trilogy from @orbitbooks.bsky.social
Space Opera / Science Fantasy / Metaphysical SF
The Graven trilogy from @orbitbooks.bsky.social
Space Opera / Science Fantasy / Metaphysical SF
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BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
lgbtqreads.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
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the vast majority of authors are not rich y’all, we often work multiple jobs or rely on other people’s incomes because this industry pays us shit. i have three different contracts with three different big five publishers and i don’t make anything NEAR a living wage. but i do work seven days a week!🫠
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
the vast majority of authors are not rich y’all, we often work multiple jobs or rely on other people’s incomes because this industry pays us shit. i have three different contracts with three different big five publishers and i don’t make anything NEAR a living wage. but i do work seven days a week!🫠
Short little trip to Block Island (RI). Best in the off season when it's basically deserted! Would be perfect for romance or murder.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Short little trip to Block Island (RI). Best in the off season when it's basically deserted! Would be perfect for romance or murder.
Farm puppies!! Sheep guardians in training.
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Farm puppies!! Sheep guardians in training.
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
It's eligibility season for lists and awards, so here's my lil plug that Casthen Gain (2025) is eligible in novella categories! As science fantasy, it would be appropriate in either genre. 🫧🍲💜
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It's eligibility season for lists and awards, so here's my lil plug that Casthen Gain (2025) is eligible in novella categories! As science fantasy, it would be appropriate in either genre. 🫧🍲💜
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Full quote from Essa:
"An ideas story spanning from the truly quantum scale to the galactic, while still told from the level of the human heart. Project Hanuman deftly opens philosophical and metaphysical questions about what it is to be embodied, to be deathless, to serve purpose."
"An ideas story spanning from the truly quantum scale to the galactic, while still told from the level of the human heart. Project Hanuman deftly opens philosophical and metaphysical questions about what it is to be embodied, to be deathless, to serve purpose."
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Full quote from Essa:
"An ideas story spanning from the truly quantum scale to the galactic, while still told from the level of the human heart. Project Hanuman deftly opens philosophical and metaphysical questions about what it is to be embodied, to be deathless, to serve purpose."
"An ideas story spanning from the truly quantum scale to the galactic, while still told from the level of the human heart. Project Hanuman deftly opens philosophical and metaphysical questions about what it is to be embodied, to be deathless, to serve purpose."
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"A visionary, mind-bending space opera of electric drama and searing heart"
@rainewilson.bsky.social
"From truly quantum scale to galactic...told from the level of the human heart"
@essahansen.bsky.social
"An intelligent page-turner at the cutting edge of the genre"
@julietemckenna.bsky.social
@rainewilson.bsky.social
"From truly quantum scale to galactic...told from the level of the human heart"
@essahansen.bsky.social
"An intelligent page-turner at the cutting edge of the genre"
@julietemckenna.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"A visionary, mind-bending space opera of electric drama and searing heart"
@rainewilson.bsky.social
"From truly quantum scale to galactic...told from the level of the human heart"
@essahansen.bsky.social
"An intelligent page-turner at the cutting edge of the genre"
@julietemckenna.bsky.social
@rainewilson.bsky.social
"From truly quantum scale to galactic...told from the level of the human heart"
@essahansen.bsky.social
"An intelligent page-turner at the cutting edge of the genre"
@julietemckenna.bsky.social
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Please know that I and many others are in constant fear right now - the proposed fix? Stop being me, cease existing in public.
Please be mindful
Please be mindful
May 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Please know that I and many others are in constant fear right now - the proposed fix? Stop being me, cease existing in public.
Please be mindful
Please be mindful
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
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Love seeing my baby WEARING THE LION in the window of the baller bookstore @eagleharborbooks.bsky.social! Thanks, @essahansen.bsky.social for nabbing the photo.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Love seeing my baby WEARING THE LION in the window of the baller bookstore @eagleharborbooks.bsky.social! Thanks, @essahansen.bsky.social for nabbing the photo.
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Here's the second (and very generous) review of THE KING MUST DIE, which hits shelves in less than two weeks!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Here's the second (and very generous) review of THE KING MUST DIE, which hits shelves in less than two weeks!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
It was so much fun to work on this with Natalie! She nailed it 😍
I love painting food, so I was overjoyed when @essahansen.bsky.social asked me to create this illustration for her new book Casthen Gain! It’s about a multiversal chef as he navigates the weirdest planet!
Enjoy the painting of some of the Dishes Essa described me in amazing Detail! <3
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It was so much fun to work on this with Natalie! She nailed it 😍
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!
October 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!
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beast in the mist...
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
beast in the mist...
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Your nicest mics may not record the best sounds because you won't put them in the right situations.
Inexpensive mics will get put in more interesting, exciting, or risky places to capture sounds you'd never put a nice mic in front of.
#fieldrecording #sounddesign
Inexpensive mics will get put in more interesting, exciting, or risky places to capture sounds you'd never put a nice mic in front of.
#fieldrecording #sounddesign
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Your nicest mics may not record the best sounds because you won't put them in the right situations.
Inexpensive mics will get put in more interesting, exciting, or risky places to capture sounds you'd never put a nice mic in front of.
#fieldrecording #sounddesign
Inexpensive mics will get put in more interesting, exciting, or risky places to capture sounds you'd never put a nice mic in front of.
#fieldrecording #sounddesign
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We have like at least three perfectly good names for this shit now: "genAI", "AI slop", the brilliant "digital taxidermy" coined by Zelda Williams
but I'm still seeing people call it just "AI"
come the fuck on guys. AI is too broad a term. There IS GOOD AI (!!). Don't get it confused
but I'm still seeing people call it just "AI"
come the fuck on guys. AI is too broad a term. There IS GOOD AI (!!). Don't get it confused
*Jet Set Radio voice* I said it before and I'll say it again-again-again-again
October 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
We have like at least three perfectly good names for this shit now: "genAI", "AI slop", the brilliant "digital taxidermy" coined by Zelda Williams
but I'm still seeing people call it just "AI"
come the fuck on guys. AI is too broad a term. There IS GOOD AI (!!). Don't get it confused
but I'm still seeing people call it just "AI"
come the fuck on guys. AI is too broad a term. There IS GOOD AI (!!). Don't get it confused
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Happy World Octopus Day to those who celebrate, but especially to @essahansen.bsky.social, @aptshadow.bsky.social, and Ray Nayler.
October 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy World Octopus Day to those who celebrate, but especially to @essahansen.bsky.social, @aptshadow.bsky.social, and Ray Nayler.