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Nomination Guidelines - Monarch Queer Literary Awards

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 7h

Calling all magazine and anthology editors! Nominations are open for @monarch.gay's Queer Literary Awards until Nov 30.

🦋 Publications can nominate any work by a queer author you've published (like me!), whether or not that work specifically is about queer characters.

Learn more and nominate ⬇️

When to nominate We will accept nominations from September 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025. All decisions will be sent within a month after the reading period closes. We aim to publish an anthology ...

monarch.gay

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All Worlds Wayfarer (Literary Magazine) @awwlitmag.bsky.social · 8h

We’re 46% funded with 5 days to go! 🌑
We're so close! Help us reach 55% ($2,750) by midnight — when we’ll reveal an exclusive sneak peek from Into the Dark!

Every share and every dollar helps us push back the dark: www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

a woman says so close i could taste it in front of a world map

ALT: a woman says so close i could taste it in front of a world map

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

🌘 Meet the Voices in the Dark 🌒

6 days left to support INTO THE DARK's Kickstarter campaign! Meet several authors/stories in this collection (including mine, 'Imperfect Monsters'!) in today's Kickstarter update!

"Two hundred years ago, you would’ve been called a monster.”

🌈🚀💫🩸📚💙

Update 9: Meet the Voices in the Dark · Into the Dark

Into the Dark's stories span ancient curses, bloodied battlefields, and intimate tales of revenge, grief, and love. Today we’re spotlighting just a few of the incredible authors who brought them to li...

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Jul 9

Happy Amazon Prime Day!
Shop literally anywhere else!! 🌟

Like Bookshop dot org, where every purchase directly supports indie bookstores & they are doing FREE SHIPPING ALL WEEKEND 📚

Also you should buy my book there, cuz it gives me a small kickback every time! 👻

👉 bookshop.org/a/98494/9780...

The ghostkeeper graphic novel on a shelf

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Cousin rivalry. Math joy. For 8th grader Juanita, math team is home, so when a school policy shuts hers down, she’s determined to learn to manage her anxiety and save it in time to compete at states—and become Maine’s first female math champion.

#DVPit #MG #CON #LGBT #TV

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds absolutely incredible!!

OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve yelled about our Kickstarter a lot, so we wanted to take a breath and say thank you.

You funded Year 1 in 4 hours, Year 2 in 4 days. The emotions our team is feeling are SO strong. We’ve cried several times—and it’s only week 2! Thank you 💜

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

A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

Update 9: Meet the Voices in the Dark · Into the Dark

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

🌘 Meet the Voices in the Dark 🌒

6 days left to support INTO THE DARK's Kickstarter campaign! Meet several authors/stories in this collection (including mine, 'Imperfect Monsters'!) in today's Kickstarter update!

"Two hundred years ago, you would’ve been called a monster.”

🌈🚀💫🩸📚💙

Into the Dark's stories span ancient curses, bloodied battlefields, and intimate tales of revenge, grief, and love. Today we’re spotlighting just a few of the incredible authors who brought them to li...

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All Worlds Wayfarer (Literary Magazine) @awwlitmag.bsky.social · 1d

🌘Meet the Voices in the Dark🌘

From haunted sinkholes to cursed warriors & vengeful ghosts, Into the Dark is filled w/ unforgettable stories by incredible authors from around the world

Our latest update spotlights their work. Help bring these dark tales to life

www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely love this premise!

Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds like so much fun!

Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds so good!

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD! I can't decide whether I love your first line or your hooks more

Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

I love this premise!

Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds so good! Wishing your pitch the best of luck today!

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 1d

SUMMER OF BRAVE x EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE
+Cousin rivalry
+Math joy
+Anxiety rep

For 14yo Juanita, math team is her home—so when the school board shuts hers down, she’s determined to save it before states & her chance to become Maine’s first female math champion

#DVPit #MG #CON #LGBT #TV

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 1d

"Ghosts of Summer" published in @apexmag.bsky.social. Summertime is for summoning ghosts.

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 1d

We're steadily ticking up, up, up towards our $13,000 MORE ART!! stretch goal. Help us add interior art type pieces such as fun dividers and headers to each story per issue! Which allows us to hire more queer artists!!

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

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 4d

YOU ALL DID IT! WE HIT OUR REPRINT STRETCH GOAL! Our next stretch goal is MORE ART!! This is so much more than we dared hope possible so thank you 💜

Beyond more art we also have nonfiction followed by an additional reprint per issue!

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

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." Five goals, of $6900, $8300, $9700, $11000, $12000 are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to them. The remaining goals of $13000 (More Art!) and $14000 (Nonfiction) and $15000 (+1 Reprints!) show a closed lock next to them.

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 2d

I'm absolutely thrilled that @apexmag.bsky.social Issue 151 is out - containing my drabble 'Don't Hide From the Mirror', the first piece I've published with Apex!

🏳️‍⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!

Check out the full issue now!

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 8d

Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❤️🍾🥂🎉

Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 2d

I'm absolutely thrilled that @apexmag.bsky.social Issue 151 is out - containing my drabble 'Don't Hide From the Mirror', the first piece I've published with Apex!

🏳️‍⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!

Check out the full issue now!

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 2d

It's here! @apexmag.bsky.social issue 151 is out now and contains my story "Ghosts of Summer"!!! The end of summer and the beginning of spooky season collide as two witches try to beat the summer heat. But high temperatures and magic are a dangerous combination. 👻☀️

Check out the full issue below:

EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...