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@khoreo.bsky.social
An Ignyte and Shirley Jackson award-winning magazine and podcast of speculative fiction by immigrant and diaspora authors & artists. Issue 5.4 is out now!
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@khoreo.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Issue 5.4 is out now! ❤️🔥 A wintry, gothic issue underpinned by disasters and dark transformations. Head over to our website to buy a copy & read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
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Featuring stories from @trollbreathmag.bsky.social, F(r)iction, @onspecmag.bsky.social, @bafflingmag.bsky.social, @augursociety.bsky.social, @fantasymagazine.bsky.social, @khoreo.bsky.social, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, @nightmare-magazine.com, and @uncannymagazine.bsky.social.
New short fiction wrapping up 2025. This also features the last issues for two publications, Fantasy (technically on hiatus) and On Spec. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: December 2025 - Reactor
Ten excellent works of short fiction you may have missed in 2025
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January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Featuring stories from @trollbreathmag.bsky.social, F(r)iction, @onspecmag.bsky.social, @bafflingmag.bsky.social, @augursociety.bsky.social, @fantasymagazine.bsky.social, @khoreo.bsky.social, Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, @nightmare-magazine.com, and @uncannymagazine.bsky.social.
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Alright. As is now tradition, here are my 10 favorite African SFF stories from 2025 📖 📚
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.
Ten(ish) of the Best African Speculative Short Fiction Stories of 2025 - Reactor
Here are some of the speculative fiction gems that may have flown under the radar in 2025...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Alright. As is now tradition, here are my 10 favorite African SFF stories from 2025 📖 📚
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
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My review of @khoreo.bsky.social issue 5.3 for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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khōrėō 5.3: Review by A.C. Wise
khōrėō 5.3 ‘‘Symbiote’’ by T. Chiu-Chu in khōrėō 5.3 parallels the narrator’s relationship with their friend Eli and their increasing conviction that there’s a parasite living in their water bottle…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
My review of @khoreo.bsky.social issue 5.3 for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Woot! Both my novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS, and my short story in @khoreo.bsky.social TOOTHPASTE FEELINGS, made it to the Locus Magazine Recommended reading list!!
February 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Woot! Both my novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS, and my short story in @khoreo.bsky.social TOOTHPASTE FEELINGS, made it to the Locus Magazine Recommended reading list!!
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excited that "möbius loop"—my @khoreo.bsky.social short story about hard-won healing in a retrofuturist time travel nightmare—is on this list! i'm happy that one of my thorniest pieces of 2025 is apparently resonating with people
February 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
excited that "möbius loop"—my @khoreo.bsky.social short story about hard-won healing in a retrofuturist time travel nightmare—is on this list! i'm happy that one of my thorniest pieces of 2025 is apparently resonating with people
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now that the contract's signed I can announce I have a flash about revolutionaries and ancestral hauntings forthcoming in @khoreo.bsky.social later this year!! this will be my second time in the magazine and I'm so excited to be back 🥳
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
now that the contract's signed I can announce I have a flash about revolutionaries and ancestral hauntings forthcoming in @khoreo.bsky.social later this year!! this will be my second time in the magazine and I'm so excited to be back 🥳
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I’m going to share something beautiful everyday to combat The Endless Horrors, because my head is a glass jar filled with angry wasps, and I need something to keep me tethered to the here and now, that it’s still all worth it. Today’s pick is a short story by Rebecca Nakaba called “Umeboshi.”
Umeboshi
When I get the first email I think it’s some sort of role-play, a scavenger hunt set up by the conference organizers for participants between presentations. I had only arrived that morning, a day afte...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I’m going to share something beautiful everyday to combat The Endless Horrors, because my head is a glass jar filled with angry wasps, and I need something to keep me tethered to the here and now, that it’s still all worth it. Today’s pick is a short story by Rebecca Nakaba called “Umeboshi.”
So thrilled to see our editor @danaiwrites.bsky.social's essay on the BSFA Longlist! 🧡
Please vote, if you can, for These Marbles Were Never White. You can read it here: www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
These Marbles Were Never White
The year is 2025. Matt Damon wears a red broom on his head in his first promotional image as the protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film adaptation of The Odyssey,1 and I’m already too exhaus...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
So thrilled to see our editor @danaiwrites.bsky.social's essay on the BSFA Longlist! 🧡
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I am so beyond emotional right now, because my @khoreo.bsky.social non-fiction essay about the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth adaptations, the angriest thing I’ve ever written, has been longlisted in the Best Short Non Fiction category in the @bsfa.bsky.social Awards.
January 22, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I am so beyond emotional right now, because my @khoreo.bsky.social non-fiction essay about the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth adaptations, the angriest thing I’ve ever written, has been longlisted in the Best Short Non Fiction category in the @bsfa.bsky.social Awards.
Just wanted to put this out there: if you’re reading and voting for awards, here's our incredible slate of stories (and essays 🙌) from this past year! We’re so proud of our authors and artists and we hope you consider their stellar work 🧡✨
khōréō: Awards Eligibility 2025
Introduction This year, khōréō celebrates our fifth anniversary and we are blessed to continue to have our stories be so loved and well-received! As a magazine dedicated to diversity and elevating t...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Just wanted to put this out there: if you’re reading and voting for awards, here's our incredible slate of stories (and essays 🙌) from this past year! We’re so proud of our authors and artists and we hope you consider their stellar work 🧡✨
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I'm a bit late to the party but my short with @khoreo.bsky.social has been nominated and is available to read or listen to here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-... - congrats to all Brave New Weird authors this year 🎉
January 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I'm a bit late to the party but my short with @khoreo.bsky.social has been nominated and is available to read or listen to here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-... - congrats to all Brave New Weird authors this year 🎉
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Your regular reminder that @khoreo.bsky.social does NOT accept AI-generated submissions. Our team works on an entirely voluntary basis and I despise that they have to waste their time on pointless AI slop. Do NOT send them to us, it will only piss me off and get you banned from future submissions
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Your regular reminder that @khoreo.bsky.social does NOT accept AI-generated submissions. Our team works on an entirely voluntary basis and I despise that they have to waste their time on pointless AI slop. Do NOT send them to us, it will only piss me off and get you banned from future submissions
Fox spirits have inspired @tinazhu.bsky.social writing in many ways. As part of our anniversary series, she journeys in Tales of Tails: Fox Spirits in Story, through the fox spirits of other Asian diaspora authors to better understand their allure.
Read her essay: www.khoreomag.com/issues/year-...
Read her essay: www.khoreomag.com/issues/year-...
January 8, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Fox spirits have inspired @tinazhu.bsky.social writing in many ways. As part of our anniversary series, she journeys in Tales of Tails: Fox Spirits in Story, through the fox spirits of other Asian diaspora authors to better understand their allure.
Read her essay: www.khoreomag.com/issues/year-...
Read her essay: www.khoreomag.com/issues/year-...
The full audio story of The Peculiarities of Hunger by Woody Dismukes is out now!
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Sam Cavalcanti, and produced by Grayson Norman.
You can read or listen to the full story on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Sam Cavalcanti, and produced by Grayson Norman.
You can read or listen to the full story on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The full audio story of The Peculiarities of Hunger by Woody Dismukes is out now!
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Sam Cavalcanti, and produced by Grayson Norman.
You can read or listen to the full story on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Sam Cavalcanti, and produced by Grayson Norman.
You can read or listen to the full story on our website: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/the-...
Issue 5.4 is out now! ❤️🔥 A wintry, gothic issue underpinned by disasters and dark transformations. Head over to our website to buy a copy & read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Issue 5.4 is out now! ❤️🔥 A wintry, gothic issue underpinned by disasters and dark transformations. Head over to our website to buy a copy & read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
This incredible cover is by Mary Ainza 🧡
And last but certainly not least!! Congrats to our khōréō team member Madeleine Vigneron for publishing “Home Grown”! 🖤🧡 clarkesworldmagazine.com/vigneron_12_...
Home Grown by Madeleine Vigneron
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
And last but certainly not least!! Congrats to our khōréō team member Madeleine Vigneron for publishing “Home Grown”! 🖤🧡 clarkesworldmagazine.com/vigneron_12_...
This has been a great month of publishing fantastic stories by our khōréō team! Round of applause for Tina S. Zhu publishing “How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl” 🧡🖤 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...
How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl - Lightspeed Magazine
We put my body double together in June Lee’s basement. Her mom was one of those chill Asian moms who liked having an artsy-fartsy daughter she could brag about at Bible study. She was already pushing ...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This has been a great month of publishing fantastic stories by our khōréō team! Round of applause for Tina S. Zhu publishing “How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl” 🧡🖤 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...
Congrats to our khōréō team member @jdridges.bsky.social on publishing “Captain’s Lay Back”! 🧡 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Captain’s Lay Back
I am minding my own flight path
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December 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Congrats to our khōréō team member @jdridges.bsky.social on publishing “Captain’s Lay Back”! 🧡 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
It's #smallbusinesssaturday, and what better way to support small and independent businesses than by buying one of our issues: www.khoreomag.com/shop/ and/or subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/khoreomag and read amazing stories and/or get some fantastic merch! ❤️🔥
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November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's #smallbusinesssaturday, and what better way to support small and independent businesses than by buying one of our issues: www.khoreomag.com/shop/ and/or subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/khoreomag and read amazing stories and/or get some fantastic merch! ❤️🔥
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Look, it’s me!
I‘ll be reading „Island Getaway“ from the current issue of khōréō @khoreo.bsky.social !
(Which, btw, is getting an AWESOME narrator for its official audio version! Squee!)
I‘ll be reading „Island Getaway“ from the current issue of khōréō @khoreo.bsky.social !
(Which, btw, is getting an AWESOME narrator for its official audio version! Squee!)
If our spooky October scared you away, it’s safe to return to Story Hour now. This week, Sonia Focke will read us something fun! Host Daniel Marcus joins as a reader. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @soniafocke.bsky.social @danielmarcus.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Look, it’s me!
I‘ll be reading „Island Getaway“ from the current issue of khōréō @khoreo.bsky.social !
(Which, btw, is getting an AWESOME narrator for its official audio version! Squee!)
I‘ll be reading „Island Getaway“ from the current issue of khōréō @khoreo.bsky.social !
(Which, btw, is getting an AWESOME narrator for its official audio version! Squee!)
Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" 📣
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" 📣
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
The full audio story of Wax and Full Circles by @stefanicox.bsky.social is out now!
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Xperience J, and produced by @lianxiarose.bsky.social.
You can read or listen to the full story here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/wax-...
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Xperience J, and produced by @lianxiarose.bsky.social.
You can read or listen to the full story here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/wax-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The full audio story of Wax and Full Circles by @stefanicox.bsky.social is out now!
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Xperience J, and produced by @lianxiarose.bsky.social.
You can read or listen to the full story here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/wax-...
The story was edited by Isabella Kestermann, narrated by Xperience J, and produced by @lianxiarose.bsky.social.
You can read or listen to the full story here: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/wax-...
Thank you @acwise.bsky.social for reviewing our 5.2 issue!
Join @ac_wise as she explores new short fiction from @KhoreoMag (@khoreo.bsky.social) -
khōréō: Review by A.C. Wise
khōréō 5.2 Diana Dima’s “The Traveling Mountain” in khōréō 5.2 tells the story of a mountain that learns of a land beyond the sea and goes on walkabout. She transforms herself into stones in a qua…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thank you @acwise.bsky.social for reviewing our 5.2 issue!
🚨 November submissions are OPEN! We're seeking bold, subversive fiction on:
🔁 Cycles of revolution
💥 Revolution as a starting point
🌿 Quiet revolutions & resistance
📢 Disability, class & revolution
Submit now! www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
🔁 Cycles of revolution
💥 Revolution as a starting point
🌿 Quiet revolutions & resistance
📢 Disability, class & revolution
Submit now! www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🚨 November submissions are OPEN! We're seeking bold, subversive fiction on:
🔁 Cycles of revolution
💥 Revolution as a starting point
🌿 Quiet revolutions & resistance
📢 Disability, class & revolution
Submit now! www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
🔁 Cycles of revolution
💥 Revolution as a starting point
🌿 Quiet revolutions & resistance
📢 Disability, class & revolution
Submit now! www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
We are heartbroken to hear about the passing of Celeste Rita Baker, a wonderful writer and human. It was our joy and privilege to publish her story “Me and Seed Sheself” in our magazine in 2022. Our deepest condolences to her loved ones, may she rest in peace. www.khoreomag.com/fiction/me-a...
Me and Seed Sheself
I been wid dis woman since she was small, and now is like we shell casing break in two, in three. First ting I remember from being wid she is hearing she little girl voice. So close it make me vibrat...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We are heartbroken to hear about the passing of Celeste Rita Baker, a wonderful writer and human. It was our joy and privilege to publish her story “Me and Seed Sheself” in our magazine in 2022. Our deepest condolences to her loved ones, may she rest in peace. www.khoreomag.com/fiction/me-a...