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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 22h

there have always been people who like to write, and people who like to say they have written, and the latter really love the idea of AI and the former can not understand why you'd let a computer do the fun part.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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beth phelan @bethphelan.bsky.social · 3h

#DVpit inspired me to reopen to queries sooner than I'd planned... Starting Nov 2025, I'll be open to unsolicited queries the first week of every month! Still just YA + MG fiction... Really hungry for 🤩 debut voices... You'll be able to submit here: querytracker.net/querybeth #mswl

Announcement:
I will reopen to unsolicited submissions for the first week of every month starting in November!
I’m only looking for YA + MG fiction. I am particularly hungry for debut voices! Also:
- high-stakes plots about liars, scams, etc
- fresh grounded dystopian with personal stakes
- smart, cutting social commentary
- meta shit and big twists
- multigenerational stories
- anything with a unique/risky approach or voice
- ugly underbellies!
gallt & zacker literary agency
querytracker.net/query/querybeth
www.bethphelan.com

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Plangdi Neple @plangdineple.bsky.social · 4h

Don't miss this opportunity to work with Aishatu and encounter her brilliance!

Aishatu Ado @aishatuado.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for Submissions! I'm excited to share that I'm curating an Anthology with @aroko.bsky.social We are inviting writers from Africa & the Diaspora to send us stories that (re)imagine folklore, myths, and legends.

🗓️Deadline Dec 31 2025.

➡️More info at: www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...

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AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 6h

You will be shocked to hear this, but there are still GAY BOOKS at #NYCC!

Level 1, Hall 1B, Writers Block (behind the JSA stand), Table WB-4. GIANT NEON SIGN! You know how it goes 😏

AK Faulkner @ NYCC @poopraven.bsky.social · 1d

#NYCC COME GET YOUR GAY BOOKS!

Hall 1B, Table WB-4, Writers Block - behind the JSA booth near Artists Alley 😘

Photo of my table at NYCC 2025. It has a lilac tablecloth with "AK Faulkner, Ravensword Press" in white on it.

On the table are many gay books, a shelf of more gay books, and a big neon sign which reads "GAY BOOKS"

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 13h

you know what fair

Bootleggirl on twitter writes: "I still dislike the Star Wars sequels but I can't no longer fault them for running with the premise of "20 years after fascism, same fascism again, but stupider" bc I just lived through that.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 7h

I don’t care if Monday’s dead
Tuesday’s dead and Wednesday’s dead
Thursday, I don’t care it’s dead
it’s Friday, BUY A COIN

psychopomp.com/product/ferr...

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 17h

Of fucking course they fucking dropped Marwan Barghouti from the prisoner release list.

Who is Marwan Barghouti? Marwan Barghouti is the most beloved politician in Palestine. He has been in Israeli prison for over 20 years and has continued to advocate for a two-state solution even behind bars.

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 6h

I also badly need to update/overhaul that website. (One of those "I'll get to it when there's time" and then there's never time things.)

Anyway. Money: Needing it to survive sucks.

Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 6h

And yes, the site is still rolling with my deadname. I need to figure out timing on domain renewal and a redirect so I don't lose any of the links.

I'll probably lose a few potential corporate clients by switching it over. But the ones worth working with won't likely care.

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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 6h

Expected money is getting delayed again (yay...), so if anyone has freelance writing/editing that needs doing, I'm going to have to take on more.

Rates and what have you at the link (don't see what you need done, ask):

mathesonfreelancing.com

Matheson Freelancing

Post by @sekisetsu.

mathesonfreelancing.com

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 7h

Nothing bad happens to the pets in my book because I am so tired of bad things happening to them in real life. Buy a book, pay a vet bill. 😭

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 8d

My big sale for the month is live! Ghosts both real and imagined feature this month--save on tons of books when buying direct, including print and audio:
payhip.com/skyladawncam...

A promo graphic that says "October Scares" against a night sky and leafless tree branches. Stories of hauntings and horror on sale all month long including audio, print, and bundles." There are several book covers for some of the included titles.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 12h

Sooo...remember how I said I'd give away 2 of these gorgeous paperback ARCs of Enchanting the Fae Queen in my first October newsletter?

A quick heads-up: that newsletter goes out Monday morning! Subscribe here: stephanieburgis.com/newsletter

#romancelandia

A small box of advance paperback reading copies of Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustrated cover shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 7h

Make that $184 away now!! We're so close to MORE ART!!

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

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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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for some spooky reads? The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off all subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus the collected edition, w/extras once out.)

Sales go to me yeeting my deadname! (8/15 to goal!)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...

A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!

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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 16h

Whew this piece is so scathing.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16h

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

www.theguardian.com

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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 11h

Actual fortune cookie fortune I got in 2021. More relevant than ever.

A fortune cookie broken open on a red, plaid tablecloth. The slip of paper with the fortune reads: Human Rights: Know Them, Demand Them, Defend Them.

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 20h

A not talked about but weird part of being a writer is how often you’re in a group talking books and you virtually smile and nod when a recommendation comes up for someone you dislike for a petty reason like they were rude to a friend at a once, but saying so would veer on unnecessary gossip.

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'Nathan Boo-goine 👻 @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 12h

I have *so many* of these among Canadian authors because of my days as a bookseller.

Person: "Do you know so-n-so?"
Me, recalling how so-n-so sat in the chair, raised hand, snapped fingers for attention and said, 'Coffee' as an order/request: "I’ve heard of them, yeah."

Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 20h

A not talked about but weird part of being a writer is how often you’re in a group talking books and you virtually smile and nod when a recommendation comes up for someone you dislike for a petty reason like they were rude to a friend at a once, but saying so would veer on unnecessary gossip.

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 20h

HELP EVA IF YOU CAN

♿️ Eva V Roslin (They/She) 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin

Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

www.gofundme.com

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♿️ Eva V Roslin (They/She) 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin

Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

www.gofundme.com

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George @hannahtempler.com · 1d

Just announced at NYCC! A new Vertigo series from Grace and I about fandom, obsession... and parasocial chaos :)

the cover for Fanatic, a new series from DC vertigo by Hannah Templer and Grace Ellis. The cover depicts a woman cast half in shadow, looking back over her shoulder in a look of surprise as she is caught holding a shovel and wearing a tattered costume in a wooded area. The colors are in two tones of blue and red

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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 23h

"Vanessa Fogg is one such bard, using her words to illuminate the emotions, the ambitions, the hopes and desires, and sometimes fears, of humanity."

A lovely review for my upcoming book, The House of Illusionists! @interstellarflight.bsky.social

templetongate.net/house-of-ill...

Templeton Gate 3.0 - Literature - The House of Illusionists, and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg

Reviews of science fiction, fantasy and horror books, films, comics and television shows

templetongate.net

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 22h

Did you know? You can purchase our eBooks directly from us! We've updated our purchase page with our latest releases. Cut out Bezos, etc. and buy direct.

badhandbooks.com/ebooks

eBooks — Bad Hand Books

badhandbooks.com

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

With Bluesky's new impending guidelines looking a lot like censorship, there's a decent chance promoting my work here after October 15th will get me banned

I'll still try & see what happens, but now's a good time to sign up for my newsletter if you want to stay in touch. Subscribe at the link below

Fan Club - Author Dianna Gunn

Join my fan club! Signup for semi-regular updates about my books & related sales Subscribe Loading… Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list.

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Ranylt Richildis @ranylt.bsky.social · 1d

So long as there is an internet and breath in my body, those stories will be there indeed. ❤️

Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 1d

For people who love weird short stories—Did you know the incredible Lackington's archive is still online? You should read it now while we still have an internet lackingtons.com

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