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Speculative fiction gives us blueprints for worlds full of hope, joy, justice, and revolution for people of all genders. Join us March 18-22, 2026: sirensconference.org
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this kinda stuff is prohibited in the EU thanks to all the "red tape" that's "slowing down innovation" that big tech constantly complains about
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
this kinda stuff is prohibited in the EU thanks to all the "red tape" that's "slowing down innovation" that big tech constantly complains about
Hey, folks! Anyone looking to come to #Sirens26 and needs a ticket?
Do I know anyone who's interested in going to @sirensconference.org this year? I'm gutted that I won't be able to make it and need to do something with my ticket.
December 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hey, folks! Anyone looking to come to #Sirens26 and needs a ticket?
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An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
You cannot match the size and resources of these organizations that are abandoning trans youth and sacrificing trans lives, but you have one advantage they do not: an ability to maintain a relentless focus upon them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
Yes! We're definitely on the novella-and-cookbook train this month! 🫣 But also, we are not punishing ourselves this year, fam, for not hitting our goals when we're all out here doing the damn best that we can 💖 Cut yourself a guilt break and read what you want, when you want, this month
This is your December reminder that it's absolutely acceptable to try and get to a set annual book goal by cramming in as many novellas and cookbooks as you can find before Christmas swallows you up! #booksky 💙📚
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Yes! We're definitely on the novella-and-cookbook train this month! 🫣 But also, we are not punishing ourselves this year, fam, for not hitting our goals when we're all out here doing the damn best that we can 💖 Cut yourself a guilt break and read what you want, when you want, this month
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I can't stress enough that you should take every opportunity that comes your way to support your local public libraries. Many of them are currently struggling and are being DEFUNDED. Local action matters on this front. Don't sit back until those libraries are gone before taking ACTION.
December 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I can't stress enough that you should take every opportunity that comes your way to support your local public libraries. Many of them are currently struggling and are being DEFUNDED. Local action matters on this front. Don't sit back until those libraries are gone before taking ACTION.
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This morning, the most elegantly long-nosed red setter left her person's side to look with deep curiosity into my eyes while she sniffed at my newly applied lipstick. I stroked her face. Made my hands itch. I didn't care. I taught class soon after, and the chalk dust on my hands took the itch away.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This morning, the most elegantly long-nosed red setter left her person's side to look with deep curiosity into my eyes while she sniffed at my newly applied lipstick. I stroked her face. Made my hands itch. I didn't care. I taught class soon after, and the chalk dust on my hands took the itch away.
Hey, #Sirens26! This just came out today, so it's not on our recommended list YET, but we bought it today and we're super excited to read it. And check out Malka's thread below because there's an online panel with the editors and others later this week!
WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, & interviews about activism co-edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social & yours truly, comes out TOMORROW which means today is the last day you can show the love by pre-ordering! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hey, #Sirens26! This just came out today, so it's not on our recommended list YET, but we bought it today and we're super excited to read it. And check out Malka's thread below because there's an online panel with the editors and others later this week!
This #GivingTuesday, we hope you're thinking of food banks, shelters, and other places that provide communal care in a world on fire. But if you do happen to have a few dollars, maybe donate to #Siresn26? We're a mission-based charity with a donations-based budget: sirensconference.org/donate
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December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we hope you're thinking of food banks, shelters, and other places that provide communal care in a world on fire. But if you do happen to have a few dollars, maybe donate to #Siresn26? We're a mission-based charity with a donations-based budget: sirensconference.org/donate
🎵 It's beginning to look a lot like that time of year when many of us are really into giving everyone we know 📚 and also maybe buying some 📚 for ourselves along the way 🎵 We've got you: a month of #sciencefiction, #fantasy and #horror books by trans, nonbinary, and female authors that we 💗 this year
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December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🎵 It's beginning to look a lot like that time of year when many of us are really into giving everyone we know 📚 and also maybe buying some 📚 for ourselves along the way 🎵 We've got you: a month of #sciencefiction, #fantasy and #horror books by trans, nonbinary, and female authors that we 💗 this year
Our tour of area bookstores begins... We'll thread this if you want to follow along for some vicarious retail therapy.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our tour of area bookstores begins... We'll thread this if you want to follow along for some vicarious retail therapy.
We are off to New Haven today, folks, to do some ##Sirens26 recon. Anyone have any questions we can get you answers to? Ask 'em here!
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We are off to New Haven today, folks, to do some ##Sirens26 recon. Anyone have any questions we can get you answers to? Ask 'em here!
Let's celebrate some wins, ladies 🎉
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Let's celebrate some wins, ladies 🎉
Hear, hear! Go revel in the books you love, people!
One of my favorite reactions to my reviews is when I rate a book 4/10 or something and someone else is like "hell yeah I NEED to read this"
I love how two people can have completely different experiences with the same text 🩷
There's no "correct" reading or interpretation of a novel.
I love how two people can have completely different experiences with the same text 🩷
There's no "correct" reading or interpretation of a novel.
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hear, hear! Go revel in the books you love, people!
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As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
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An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
An older medic with scant resources fights to support her community as they survive life behind the company wall.
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
This novelette is my only near future sf story, inspired by a long-ago convo with my dad & by the activists who never give up.
Free to read at
reactormag.com/barnacle-kat...
Indigenous Peoples Month starts today! We'll be showcasing a #sciencefiction, #fantasy, or #horror book every day this month, all by Indigenous female, nonbinary, and trans authors from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Let's make those TBR lists a few 📚 longer!
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Indigenous Peoples Month starts today! We'll be showcasing a #sciencefiction, #fantasy, or #horror book every day this month, all by Indigenous female, nonbinary, and trans authors from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Let's make those TBR lists a few 📚 longer!
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The LGBTQIA+ affinity group meeting is todsy, 6-7pm EDT. Come hang with us!
Reminder: Our first affinity group meetups for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled/neurodivergent/chronic illness sci-fi, fantasy, and horror readers are happening this week! Sign up here if you're a member of one or more of these communities and we'll send you info: forms.office.com/r/jK0Cv1TU9n
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The LGBTQIA+ affinity group meeting is todsy, 6-7pm EDT. Come hang with us!
Reminder: Our first affinity group meetups for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled/neurodivergent/chronic illness sci-fi, fantasy, and horror readers are happening this week! Sign up here if you're a member of one or more of these communities and we'll send you info: forms.office.com/r/jK0Cv1TU9n
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reminder: Our first affinity group meetups for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled/neurodivergent/chronic illness sci-fi, fantasy, and horror readers are happening this week! Sign up here if you're a member of one or more of these communities and we'll send you info: forms.office.com/r/jK0Cv1TU9n
In our quest to make #Sirens26 a more inviting, more inclusive space, we thought it might help to have some more protected spaces. Presenting: the Sirens affinity groups, spaces created for the BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled/neurodivergent/chronic illness communities. First meetup info here:
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In our quest to make #Sirens26 a more inviting, more inclusive space, we thought it might help to have some more protected spaces. Presenting: the Sirens affinity groups, spaces created for the BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled/neurodivergent/chronic illness communities. First meetup info here:
#Sirens12 Guest of Honor @malindalo.bsky.social out in the wild doing awesome things!!! 🩷
If you need a shot of righteous adrenaline on a Monday, I highly recommend @malindalo.bsky.social's acceptance speech from the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. The whole ceremony is now online, but here's Malinda's speech: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5aD...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#Sirens12 Guest of Honor @malindalo.bsky.social out in the wild doing awesome things!!! 🩷
Hey, Sirens! Our submissions system for programming proposals closes THIS FRIDAY. While our faculty are amazing, we are holding space so our attendees can teach at #Sirens26 as well. You do not need to be registered yet to apply, so hie thee here for more details sirensconference.org/learn/#progr...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey, Sirens! Our submissions system for programming proposals closes THIS FRIDAY. While our faculty are amazing, we are holding space so our attendees can teach at #Sirens26 as well. You do not need to be registered yet to apply, so hie thee here for more details sirensconference.org/learn/#progr...
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I’m not embarrassed and defensive about liking comics with superheroes because it means I’m a nerd, I’m embarrassed and defensive about it because in 2025 the representation of creative teams that aren’t entirely male still may take another century to accomplish anything near equality in the market
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’m not embarrassed and defensive about liking comics with superheroes because it means I’m a nerd, I’m embarrassed and defensive about it because in 2025 the representation of creative teams that aren’t entirely male still may take another century to accomplish anything near equality in the market
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Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
October 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
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Alright I need a short story break before I dive back into another gargantuan anthology, so let's read one of the oldest transfemme books I'm aware of!
Autobiography of an Androgyne is one of the earliest "trans memoirs," published a solid 15 years before the commonly cited 'first' trans memoir.
Autobiography of an Androgyne is one of the earliest "trans memoirs," published a solid 15 years before the commonly cited 'first' trans memoir.
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Alright I need a short story break before I dive back into another gargantuan anthology, so let's read one of the oldest transfemme books I'm aware of!
Autobiography of an Androgyne is one of the earliest "trans memoirs," published a solid 15 years before the commonly cited 'first' trans memoir.
Autobiography of an Androgyne is one of the earliest "trans memoirs," published a solid 15 years before the commonly cited 'first' trans memoir.