Kerry C. Byrne
@kercoby.bsky.social
SFF writer—Year’s Best Canadian SFF, Fantasy Mag, THIS Mag. @SFWA. Banff Sci-fi ‘25. 4X Aurora Finalist. Loves fairy tales, comics, video games, D&D.
Publisher @augursociety — Augur Mag, Tales & Feathers Mag, Augur Books.
Contact me @ www.kerrycbyrne.com
Publisher @augursociety — Augur Mag, Tales & Feathers Mag, Augur Books.
Contact me @ www.kerrycbyrne.com
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Kerry C. Byrne
@kercoby.bsky.social
· Nov 17
✨ I have started a broad #CanSpec starter pack!
This isn’t JUST writers, authors, editors…
It’s also stores, booksellers, community organizers.
ANYONE in CanSpec (Canlit + Specfic) !
Reply for an add ✨ It’s very much only a rough beginning right now !
go.bsky.app/Q7MUTiT
This isn’t JUST writers, authors, editors…
It’s also stores, booksellers, community organizers.
ANYONE in CanSpec (Canlit + Specfic) !
Reply for an add ✨ It’s very much only a rough beginning right now !
go.bsky.app/Q7MUTiT
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The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The open secret that Thomas King is not Indigenous at all is finally verified, and honestly it's a relief. Having him just confess this instead of going out kicking and screaming like so many before him causes a LOT less harm to Indigenous communities.
It still sucks though.
It still sucks though.
Two days into my self-induced writing retreat and 4,000 words into what has become a rewrite of my first 100 pages
!!!!
Plenty to go (most of this is new content) but I’m feeling the draft rolling along for the first time since I started 🙏✨
!!!!
Plenty to go (most of this is new content) but I’m feeling the draft rolling along for the first time since I started 🙏✨
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Two days into my self-induced writing retreat and 4,000 words into what has become a rewrite of my first 100 pages
!!!!
Plenty to go (most of this is new content) but I’m feeling the draft rolling along for the first time since I started 🙏✨
!!!!
Plenty to go (most of this is new content) but I’m feeling the draft rolling along for the first time since I started 🙏✨
When you realize you need to change the POV and tense of your whole book because it comes alive a completely different way and oh god—
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
When you realize you need to change the POV and tense of your whole book because it comes alive a completely different way and oh god—
Any other ex-academics find Katabasis to be a smidge reactivating for all those old wounds
I’m excavating a former self over here, covered in dust and full of ivory tower dread
🫣😰
And I’ve been free for a decade !!!
I’m excavating a former self over here, covered in dust and full of ivory tower dread
🫣😰
And I’ve been free for a decade !!!
November 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Any other ex-academics find Katabasis to be a smidge reactivating for all those old wounds
I’m excavating a former self over here, covered in dust and full of ivory tower dread
🫣😰
And I’ve been free for a decade !!!
I’m excavating a former self over here, covered in dust and full of ivory tower dread
🫣😰
And I’ve been free for a decade !!!
I am convinced the pair of socks you don in the morning sets the tone for the rest of your day
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I am convinced the pair of socks you don in the morning sets the tone for the rest of your day
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We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
I need to source a reality tv friend
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I need to source a reality tv friend
As a writer who is in writer forums but who also is a Publisher for two mags, I must disclose a terrible secret….
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
As a writer who is in writer forums but who also is a Publisher for two mags, I must disclose a terrible secret….
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
You never notice how many friends have moved out of the city until you hold an annual holiday party and realize the long list of people too far to invite
Getting older is a bummer
Getting older is a bummer
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
You never notice how many friends have moved out of the city until you hold an annual holiday party and realize the long list of people too far to invite
Getting older is a bummer
Getting older is a bummer
Forcing myself to write a short story with No SFF Elements At All
I AM UNCOMFORTABLE
BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR ME
I AM UNCOMFORTABLE
BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR ME
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Forcing myself to write a short story with No SFF Elements At All
I AM UNCOMFORTABLE
BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR ME
I AM UNCOMFORTABLE
BUT I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR ME
I’m spending too much time watching TikToks, today I casually used “I’ll let you cook” in a work meeting as a middle millennial
The Gen Z I was speaking to was stunned
The Gen Z I was speaking to was stunned
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’m spending too much time watching TikToks, today I casually used “I’ll let you cook” in a work meeting as a middle millennial
The Gen Z I was speaking to was stunned
The Gen Z I was speaking to was stunned
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ok but this Osmanthus Coffee—
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ok but this Osmanthus Coffee—
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Nonfiction and reprint submissions open in ONE WEEK! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 12:01am ET! No need to rush to the front of the line: we're currently planning to stay open to reprints/nonfiction year-round. Spread the word! We can't wait to read your work!
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nonfiction and reprint submissions open in ONE WEEK! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 12:01am ET! No need to rush to the front of the line: we're currently planning to stay open to reprints/nonfiction year-round. Spread the word! We can't wait to read your work!
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
The essay I could write about del Toro’s Frankenstein and autism parents—
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The essay I could write about del Toro’s Frankenstein and autism parents—
Who can believe my train tism ass did NOT buy the $100 CHRISTMAS TRAIN
(Not me)
(It’s still there)
(I could go back)
(Not me)
(It’s still there)
(I could go back)
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Who can believe my train tism ass did NOT buy the $100 CHRISTMAS TRAIN
(Not me)
(It’s still there)
(I could go back)
(Not me)
(It’s still there)
(I could go back)
NEW OFFICE MUG !!!!!!! So educated
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NEW OFFICE MUG !!!!!!! So educated
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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!
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-...
🧵
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-...
🧵
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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!
Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫
🔗 Link in bio!
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sure sex is great but have you ever supported your artist friends during the holidays by buying their lovely work?
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
sure sex is great but have you ever supported your artist friends during the holidays by buying their lovely work?
The sudden reveal that wheel of time is sci-fi, I-
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The sudden reveal that wheel of time is sci-fi, I-
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Very Positive on Steam for Act One of Ambrosia Sky!!!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Very Positive on Steam for Act One of Ambrosia Sky!!!!
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In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!
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 10:23 PM
In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Last Train from Deadwall by André Geleynse
The train reached Deadwall only fifteen minutes behind schedule. Knucklebone thought he deserved some praise for that—maybe even a raise—but was unsurprised when he was shuffled off with the rest of t...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!