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Kate Francia
@katefrancia.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer; stories in Augur, Best Microfiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet. Codexian.
More story recommendations! Short stories about monster women hitting all my favorite themes, by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social @muteddragon.bsky.social @christinehanolsy.com @catchingwords.bsky.social, plus the novel Greenteeth by @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social
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Story recs: Monsters, Mothers, Aging, and Queer Joy
I’ve read several stories this year that are doing really interesting things with the folklore of monsters and women, bringing out themes…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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IT'S LIVE YOU CAN BUY IT :D

THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited

This has been a long time coming!

Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
The Butcher of the Forest Audiobook on Libro.fm
A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.At the northern edge of a ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It's pub day for CURSED PRINCESS CLUB: A MOST UNUSUAL PRINCESS, my early YA novel (ages 12+) adapted from LambCat's webcomic & graphic novel! @slj.com called it "endearing & hilarious!" 💕 Come celebrate tonight at @wordbookstores.bsky.social in Brooklyn! Cupcakes, fun prizes, and signed books!
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I've updated my 2025 awards eligibility post. Also threaded, a little bit about some of my favorite stories I've published this year. One more to come on Dec. 1. As always, you can find links to everything I published this year here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-...
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Author me had several works emerge in 2025 for your consideration!

* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)

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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:

novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social

short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social

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November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Absolutely loved this book! So beautifully weird and good!
Looking for a horror novel and a local author to support? Check out Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling! "Unhinged, cannibalistic and utterly engrossing! 3 POVs of women stuck in Aymar Castle as six months of siege are stretching thin! A must read for folks interested in Medieval Horror!" 🩷 ⚔️ 🐝
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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💀Celebrate the announcement of SAINT DEATH'S DOORWAY, the third book in @csecooney.bsky.social 's World Fantasy Award-winning SAINT DEATH series, by grabbing SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER & SAINT DEATH'S HERALD for just 0.99 alongside a wide variety of other Solaris titles! geni.us/Solarissale
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This story was stunning, can’t wait to read the whole anthology!
Full warning: this story made me cry, because of how accurately and beautifully it peels back the layers of oppression, self-censorship, exile, community, rebuilding. A beautiful representative from the forthcoming anthology We Will Rise Again, out on Dec 2!
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November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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OTD in 680 CE Hild of Whitby died. Ever year I celebrate. This year by a) showing off my fabulous, specially commissioned snakestone cast in silver to wear as a lapel pin, silver jacket pin cast in silver, and her death
b) my imagined version of her grave marker
Celebrating Hild
On this day in 680 CE Hild of Whitby, patron saint of learning and culture (including poetry) died. I mark her feast day because she marked my life, and my writing, indelibly.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
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November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨

Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫

🔗 Link in bio!
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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GASP!

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World ebook is a Kindle Goldbox Deal on November 9th as part of the Top Rated Books Goldbox. This means that the ebook is $2.99 across all retailer sites (not just Amazon) for the day!!!!!!

THREE BUCKS!!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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issue 98 is out in the world and yours to read!

read it here for free!

and hey, if you love what you find, consider subscribing. every sub helps us to keep bringing you the kinds of stories and poems you love 💖

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Fantasy Magazine - issue 98 | Psychopomp
Fantasy Magazine Issue 98 features work by: Eleanor Ball, Christian Emecheta, Sunwoo Jeong, Mateo Perez Lara, Tracie McBride, Eleanna Castroianni
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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This book was an absolute delight, and also as a bonus, it’s full of delicious descriptions of cheese!
TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!

Please, please spread the word!

US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...

Also at B&N & Apple!
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In honor of this spooky rainy Oct. 30, here's a list of my favorite dark fairy tale retellings from 2025! :) Novels by @nassos.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @freyamarske.bsky.social; short stories by @cislyn.bsky.social @aimeeogdenwrites.com and @adsui.bsky.social
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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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There's just 4 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we're SO CLOSE to hitting our 20k goal!

Our full catalogue of critiques, ebooks, merch and more will all be gone on Halloween. Don't miss out on these limited edition items and donate TODAY! 💜👽🎃

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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We're SIX DAYS AWAY from the end of our Kickstarter and 75% FUNDED 🚀✨

Remember, it's YOUR donations keeping us a proudly pro-rate magazine, which financially compensates the skilled authors who bring Apex to life. Help artists thrive in 2026 and donate TODAY 💜👽

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to fund Apex Magazine in 2026, and we JUST unlocked our 70% reward!!

The Apex editors will host a live affirmation critique of the Internet's most beloved amateur horror stories! 📸🌲🥩

🎃 Help us reach our funding goal and donate TODAY! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever.

I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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We're only $1,064 away from the halfway mark!! Thank you SO much for all of your support so far! 💜👽

If we manage to hit $10k by the end of today, we JUST might squeak in under our deadline 🤞 It's scary cutting it so close, but we're no stranger to scary!

🛸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It’s a great day to back Apex’s kickstarter if you haven’t checked it out yet! Apex published my tiniest, strangest microfiction piece a few years ago; they are awesome to work with and such a cornerstone for the SFF community!
There's just 17 DAYS LEFT to back the 2026 Apex Magazine Kickstarter! We've been supporting outstanding authors writing strange, shocking, beautiful stories for 20 years...help us keep doing it for 20 more! 💜👽

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As the nights get longer, I'm putting together all my favorite short stories and novels and novellas from 2025 so far (...sooo many). I've decided to do a series of themed recs, because I love thinking about how stories connect and are in conversation with each other...(1)
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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WE HIT 250 BACKERS!! +1 exclusive sticker for everyone who either added a sticker or backed at a tier with sticker rewards! That is our last backer goal!

We're in awe that over 250 of you have supported us. Thank you!! Sticker reveal coming soon 💜

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
October 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM