Stew Hotston (he/him)
@stewarthotston.com
Author, LARP (Curious Pastimes), physics and finance. Subjective Chaos and BFA finalist. Treasurer @BFS, Chair @BSFA. Rep: John Baker at BLM.
Read: stewarthotston.com
New Writer at Hugo award winner, http://www.nerds-feather.com
Project Hanuman is out!
Read: stewarthotston.com
New Writer at Hugo award winner, http://www.nerds-feather.com
Project Hanuman is out!
I'm hugely disappointed. #BBCnews should be impartial and that means sticking to facts. What's worse is that this looks like interference from a board member. Right wing political appointees are openly shilling for trump. #robbiegibbmustgo
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm hugely disappointed. #BBCnews should be impartial and that means sticking to facts. What's worse is that this looks like interference from a board member. Right wing political appointees are openly shilling for trump. #robbiegibbmustgo
My first review for NoaF - Alien: Cult by @gavingsmith.bsky.social.
Book Review: Alien: Cult, by Gavin G Smith
The Alien: Earth series we should have got.
One of our new flock members, @stewarthotston.com , has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book...
The Alien: Earth series we should have got.
One of our new flock members, @stewarthotston.com , has our review at the blog:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/book...
Book Review: Alien: Cult, by Gavin G Smith
The Alien: Earth series we should have got. cover artist: Marco Turini and Julia Lloyd We've been spoilt with new Alien content in the la...
www.nerds-feather.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My first review for NoaF - Alien: Cult by @gavingsmith.bsky.social.
There's a scene in my new novel inspired by Leeroy Jenkins. It made my son laugh out loud when he read it so we watched the original on YouTube and, you know what? It still has that magic.
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
There's a scene in my new novel inspired by Leeroy Jenkins. It made my son laugh out loud when he read it so we watched the original on YouTube and, you know what? It still has that magic.
@acwise.bsky.social is it possible to add mine eligibility link to your list?
My eligibility post is really simple this year:
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - Angry Robot
Blending Indian mythology and classic space opera, Project Hanuman is a bold new science-fiction novel from Stewart Hotston, perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky.
angryrobotbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@acwise.bsky.social is it possible to add mine eligibility link to your list?
My eligibility post is really simple this year:
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - Angry Robot
Blending Indian mythology and classic space opera, Project Hanuman is a bold new science-fiction novel from Stewart Hotston, perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky.
angryrobotbooks.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My eligibility post is really simple this year:
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
Project Hanuman - an SF novel about building community after disaster with weird (real) physics, diverse characters, explorations of the meaning of survival, immortality, intelligence and hope.
If you've enjoyed it please consider nominating it!
#dragonmeet is this weekend and the tremendous Sarah Partridge will be there for Curious Pastimes talking about writing games with player agency and distinctive narrative when there are hundreds or even thousands of players.
#larp #writinggames
#larp #writinggames
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#dragonmeet is this weekend and the tremendous Sarah Partridge will be there for Curious Pastimes talking about writing games with player agency and distinctive narrative when there are hundreds or even thousands of players.
#larp #writinggames
#larp #writinggames
Yo. One of these is me! Super happy to be joining the crew.
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more fr...
www.nerds-feather.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Yo. One of these is me! Super happy to be joining the crew.
Also. Mandala murders in Netflix is completely awesome btw.
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Also. Mandala murders in Netflix is completely awesome btw.
I did this today. It makes gmail less usable but fuck them.
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I did this today. It makes gmail less usable but fuck them.
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#TheFullLid - 21st November 2025 - Happy Friday! We're talking Hanuman Project, from Friend of the Lid @stewarthotston.com , great art from the #transart hashtag, a link to a great translation project and some crime fighting magicians to heist us into the weekend.
mailchi.mp/1d89dfbc5e61...
mailchi.mp/1d89dfbc5e61...
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#TheFullLid - 21st November 2025 - Happy Friday! We're talking Hanuman Project, from Friend of the Lid @stewarthotston.com , great art from the #transart hashtag, a link to a great translation project and some crime fighting magicians to heist us into the weekend.
mailchi.mp/1d89dfbc5e61...
mailchi.mp/1d89dfbc5e61...
Yay and go here: alasdairstuart.com/10585-2/ for an interview about how I got to the story and a spoiler free discussion of what it's all about
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yay and go here: alasdairstuart.com/10585-2/ for an interview about how I got to the story and a spoiler free discussion of what it's all about
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There’s also a consultation on the proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The consultation closes at
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Anti-immigration hatred is being fuelled *again* by rhetoric & intended action by the UK government. It's drawing on an old fascist strategy, but there are ways to say "no".
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
¡No pasarán! They will not pass.
We defeated fascism before & will do so again. Links included.
ko-fi.com/post/How-to-...
How to Say No to the Hatred About Immigration, Migrants and Refugees
SJ Groenewegen published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There’s also a consultation on the proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. The consultation closes at
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
11:59pm (GMT) on 12 February 2026.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Second time is the charm. Delighted to say that I'll be joining the NOAF team (and not 'doing' as the previous attempt said)
6 Books with @stewarthotston.com
Today at the blog, @princejvstin.com asks Stew, who also is joining the NOAF team, about his six books, focused on his new novel Project Hanuman, from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/six-...
Today at the blog, @princejvstin.com asks Stew, who also is joining the NOAF team, about his six books, focused on his new novel Project Hanuman, from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/six-...
6 Books with Stew Hotston
With a Celtic-Indian mother and a father of North African/Roma descent, Stewart Hotston is a somewhat confused second-generation immigrant l...
www.nerds-feather.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Second time is the charm. Delighted to say that I'll be joining the NOAF team (and not 'doing' as the previous attempt said)
ok, after spotting that a type meant my post said doing rather than joining, I'll be reposting that particular skeet...
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
ok, after spotting that a type meant my post said doing rather than joining, I'll be reposting that particular skeet...
My review of the Butcher of the Forest.
Discover the Dark Fairy Tale Magic of Premee Mohamed
Explore Premee Mohamed's captivating narrative in 'The Butcher of the Forest,' where dark themes and poetic prose intertwine for an unforgettable tale.
stewarthotston.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
My review of the Butcher of the Forest.
I love this show and this is probably as good an episode as any to get you into it. @gavingsmith.bsky.social
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I love this show and this is probably as good an episode as any to get you into it. @gavingsmith.bsky.social
@geekdaddyprime.bsky.social relevant to your interests.
Oh LOOK, the judges have been announced for the inaugural Great Northern Read award for Northern writers with a prize of £2500 and mentoring by my agency Johnson and Alcock.
And WAIT, ONE OF THOSE JUDGES LOOKS FAMILAIR!
newwritingnorth.com/judges-annou...
And WAIT, ONE OF THOSE JUDGES LOOKS FAMILAIR!
newwritingnorth.com/judges-annou...
Judges announced for the inaugural Great Northern Read Award - New Writing North
RJ Barker, the critically acclaimed author of award-winning fantasy fiction including the Tide Child trilogy, The Wounded Kingdom trilogy and...
newwritingnorth.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
@geekdaddyprime.bsky.social relevant to your interests.
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"It would mean more people could benefit from those frequent Central Line services. It is exactly what I hoped this Labour government might do.
"And I almost missed it, because they instead won’t shut up about being horrible to foreigners."
"And I almost missed it, because they instead won’t shut up about being horrible to foreigners."
The Weekly Howl
The British government just did something I agree with, and it feels almost gross to mention it. Also: who invented the week? And some Beeching-themed maps.
jonn.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"It would mean more people could benefit from those frequent Central Line services. It is exactly what I hoped this Labour government might do.
"And I almost missed it, because they instead won’t shut up about being horrible to foreigners."
"And I almost missed it, because they instead won’t shut up about being horrible to foreigners."
writing is a strange beast. You can be happily in flow and the words are coming easily enough but at the same time you can be entirely convinced that what you're writing isn't any good - even when people who know what they're talking about disagree with that assessment. Sigh. Why are brains?
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
writing is a strange beast. You can be happily in flow and the words are coming easily enough but at the same time you can be entirely convinced that what you're writing isn't any good - even when people who know what they're talking about disagree with that assessment. Sigh. Why are brains?
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New piece from me - westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
"Trump’s absurd attack provides a long-awaited moment finally to get our most cherished news institution on a properly independent footing ..."
"Trump’s absurd attack provides a long-awaited moment finally to get our most cherished news institution on a properly independent footing ..."
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New piece from me - westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
"Trump’s absurd attack provides a long-awaited moment finally to get our most cherished news institution on a properly independent footing ..."
"Trump’s absurd attack provides a long-awaited moment finally to get our most cherished news institution on a properly independent footing ..."
@midstpodcast.bsky.social I've just reached episode 16 of season 3 and the conversation between Phineas and Jonas. OMG that felt cathartic and so well deserved. Fantastic writing. Bravo.
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
@midstpodcast.bsky.social I've just reached episode 16 of season 3 and the conversation between Phineas and Jonas. OMG that felt cathartic and so well deserved. Fantastic writing. Bravo.
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Film Review: In Your Dreams
@carturo222.bsky.social tells you whether or not to sleep on this one or to wake up for it at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/film...
@carturo222.bsky.social tells you whether or not to sleep on this one or to wake up for it at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/film...
Film Review: In Your Dreams
Maybe sleep on this one It’s tricky to make a story about dreams feel like it has actual stakes. In Paprika , the danger is that the outland...
www.nerds-feather.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Film Review: In Your Dreams
@carturo222.bsky.social tells you whether or not to sleep on this one or to wake up for it at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/film...
@carturo222.bsky.social tells you whether or not to sleep on this one or to wake up for it at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/film...
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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
It's that time of year again!
Nominations for the 2025 BSFA awards are open for BSFA Members. Nominations then form the Longlist. Nominations will close at the end of the year.
Project Hanuman is only just out but if you enjoyed it please consider nominating it in the best novel category 😍
Nominations for the 2025 BSFA awards are open for BSFA Members. Nominations then form the Longlist. Nominations will close at the end of the year.
Project Hanuman is only just out but if you enjoyed it please consider nominating it in the best novel category 😍
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It's that time of year again!
Nominations for the 2025 BSFA awards are open for BSFA Members. Nominations then form the Longlist. Nominations will close at the end of the year.
Project Hanuman is only just out but if you enjoyed it please consider nominating it in the best novel category 😍
Nominations for the 2025 BSFA awards are open for BSFA Members. Nominations then form the Longlist. Nominations will close at the end of the year.
Project Hanuman is only just out but if you enjoyed it please consider nominating it in the best novel category 😍
yay!
I cannot recommend @stewarthotston.com's Project Hanuman enough - it's excellent - touches of Iain M Banks and @aptshadow.bsky.social, a fascinating culture and cracking story. Proper space-opera with a heart and intelligence. And fun easter-eggs to find!!
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
yay!