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Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Feb 1

My novelette, “We Begin Where Infinity Ends,” is out in the world today. I poured all my tenderness and childhood into this story, and I hope you find tenderness in it too✨
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ihezue_02_25/

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 26d

Hey! It's midnight on the east coast, so it's release day. Thanks to @undertow.bsky.social for being such a fantastic publisher. Thanks to family, friends, and fellow writers for their support. The short fic grind has ups and downs, but it's a blast. Fricken love what we do. Thanks for reading.

A pile of Uncertain Sons, just a lot of uncertainty and a lot of sons

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · Sep 8

SFWA is getting shivers with HWA this year at Baltimore Book Festival! On Sept 13, 3pm, the SFWA Stage features @somtoihezue.bsky.social, @justinaireland.com, @stayseajackson.bsky.social, @isisasare.bsky.social, @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social for SALVATION: LIFE AFTER SINNERS. Join us in the fray!

The SFWA Stage at Baltimore

3:00 PM, September 13

Salvation: Life After Sinners (in collaboration with the Horror Writers Association)

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Champ Wongsatayanont @champwongs.bsky.social · Sep 7

I guess a taxi ghost story is my debut into professional publishing!

I hope you enjoy the notorious scandal twist and the Southeast Asian noir flavour.

Read the story here!
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto...
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Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 31

Brilliant story from @tiatashiro.bsky.social! Loved seeing the characters unfold and change course on the page✨

clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25/

The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe by Tia Tashiro

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 28

Come join us for the panel, "Salvation: Life After Sinners (with HWA)" on Sept. 13 at 3 pm at the Peabody Heights Brewery on the @sfwa.bsky.social Stage. Copies of @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social The Anthology, will also be available for purchase, and we'll be doing a book signing. Come say Hi!

Promotional flyer for the Baltimore Book Festival highlighting “The SFWA Stage.” Text reads: “The SFWA Stage at Baltimore Book Festival, featuring… Christiane Knight * Somto Ihezue * Alan Smale * Darius Jones * Charlie Jane Anders * Tom Doyle …Among other SFWA stars!” The background is dark purple with scattered glowing star graphics. Surrounding the text are headshots of six aforementioned featured authors, arranged at angles.

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh no!!!

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you can, support/share this critical initiative to translate books from African languages into English to reach more audiences and readers worldwide. Your support will be most appreciated✨

ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 28

Stars and Stabers has put out nothing short of stellar work thus far! Do check out the Ko-fi & support/share this new exciting anthology if you can!!!
ko-fi.com/jendiagammon...

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you so much for reading✨

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Soila Kenya @soila.bsky.social · Apr 27

The way I'm still reeling from this story. Whew! Highly recommend. It goes from cute Jimmy Neutron-esque shenanigans to...well read and find out 🫠

Read #AfricanSFF!🫵🏾 @africansffhype.bsky.social · Apr 25

12-year-old boy genius Naeto & his best friend Gozi begin recalibrating the streetlights in their sector to save the fireflies. Everything changes when they meet a girl called River.

Sweet sci-fi story by @somtoihezue.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com

clarkesworldmagazine.com/ihezue_02_25/

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: We Begin Where Infinity Ends by Somto Ihezue

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Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we are thrilled to announce MEMORIES ARE ONLY VALUABLE IF THEY CAN BE LOST, a collection of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror stories / novelettes by @aijiang.bsky.social!

The new collection is comprehensive at 40 stories / novelettes and around 120,000 words. 👀

MEMORIES will be out Spring 2027.

Bram Stoker, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-winning author of LINGHUN, I AM AI, and A PALACE NEAR THE WIND Ai Jiang's MEMORIES ARE ONLY VALUABLE IF THEY CAN BE LOST, a collection on hauntings, loss, and the diaspora across fantasy, dystopian, and horror fiction, to Alan Lastufka at Shortwave, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2027, by Lane Heymont and Danai Christopoulou at The Tobias Literary Agency (world English).

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · Aug 23

SFWA is going to Baltimore!

Join us at the SFWA Stage for a full day of dynamic panels featuring @charliejane.bsky.social, @somtoihezue.bsky.social, Nicole Glover, @justinaireland.com, and many more!

RSVP for meetup planning today. 👇👀 www.sfwa.org/2025/08/21/p...

Baltimore Book Festival - Join Us at the SFWA Stage on Saturday, September 13. RSVP today!

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 23

Absolutely loved getting to meet and talk in person🫶🏽✨

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · Aug 18

That’s it for another #Worldcon. Loved seeing @ldlewiswrites.com @lpkindred.bsky.social @somtoihezue.bsky.social @larkmorganlu.bsky.social in person

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 19

Write Till You Drop — Anne Dillard.

“Why do you never find anything written about that idiosyncratic thought you advert to, about your fascination with something no one else understands? Because it is up to you. There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment.”

A quote from the essay, Write Till You Drop, by Anne Dillard.

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · Aug 14

$4600 over the next 17 days is not a big ask for the English-speaking literary world, and nothing I am seeing here at #Worldcon is changing that opinion. Please support. Please share. We can do this.

I truly believe that in fighting genAI, it is at least as important to support human language.

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project; Current Goal: $2500 by the end of August - to begin translation of: The Crocodile Doesn’t Hunt / Zvinobvinza by Pauline Chirata-Mukondiwa, translated from Shona by Zukiswa...

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 14

You're very kind Emily! Thank you so much for being there🫶🏽✨

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 8

Happy Birthday Jennifer🥳🥳🥳

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 8

Rode a bike for the first time. Next stop, the Olympics.

A young man, Somto Ihezue, in a black shirt and blue jeans, holding a bicycle in a parking lot.

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · Aug 5

Nisi Shawl is one of my favorite writers, a queer elder & a BIPOC icon. I hate that the state of publishing is such that the book of their dreams would struggle to find a home, but I love that we as a community can come together to make it happen!! Give/boost as you're able? 🙏

gofund.me/3a52097a

Donate to Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!, organized by Eileen Gunn

Nisi Shawl, a wise and wonderful writer of science fiction and fantasy, had a… Eileen Gunn needs your support for Help Nisi Shawl write the book of her dream!

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · Aug 5

Now available! OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE is a magic-themed anthology featuring 31 authors of fantastic fiction. Order from your favorite bookseller. Links: www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-enc... #books #newbooks #newrelease #fantasy #fantasybooks

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thank you so much for giving this story a home✨

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · Aug 2

We're thrilled to introduce multi-award nominated @somtoihezue.bsky.social as contributor to our newest anthology, the magic-themed OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE! Read more about Somto: www.starsandsabers.com/2025/08/02/a...

#authors #writers #scifi #fantasy #speculativefiction

Anthology Contributor: Somto Ihezue – Stars and Sabers

British Fantasy, Nommo, Afritondo, Pushcart, and BSFA nominee author Somto Ihezue is announced as a contributor for the Stars and Sabers Publishing anthology, OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE.

www.starsandsabers.com

Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social · Aug 1

Yep, yep! I always find a way, literally😅