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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her)

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asst prof @ the University of the Philippines Diliman | stories in Apex, Fantasy, Cast of Wonders & more | Nick Joaquin Lit Award '18 & '19 | Clarion '24 Sense of Wonder Scholar | World Fantasy Award Nominee '25 https://sydneypaigeguerrero.wordpress.com/

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Nov 4

Been seeing a bunch of award eligibility posts lately, so here's mine!

If yall like androids, nanotech, wormholes, gods, and existential dread, or you're looking for SFFH set in the PH 🇵🇭, I had new stories this year!

Art by @cloudyning.bsky.social bc it's still my favorite thing ever 🌙

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Sep 8

I also think it's equally as hard as HK! So many complaints about this one being harder but in HK you had to leave sections all the time and come back later when you had a skill upgrade too. Boss fights are the same as always--just learn the patterns. It's fun!

Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Sep 8

My unpopular(?) Silksong take is that the diagonal pogo is super fun & Hunter's March is the best platforming section so far. I found a controller too fiddly & honestly think pogoing is infinitely easier on a keyboard & mouse (tho this might be biased--my actual hot take is I don't like controllers)

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Aug 21

My story "Silence Starved and Swallowed" from Fantasy Magazine is now free to read online! If you've ever felt like a black hole, this one's for you 🖤

Reads & shares are appreciated 💖 Thanks again too to @mariahaskins.com for featuring the story in the SH quarterly short fiction roundup ✨

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make

The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you so much!! 🖤

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Aug 18

This is stunning

Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 15

a fantasy story from issue 97 is ALL YOURS today.

why??

it's Fantasy Friday of course!

🗡️🩶

Silence Starved and Swallowed by @sydneyficant137.bsky.social

is online now.

please read and share:

Silence Starved and Swallowed - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

You weren’t born to be a black hole, though sometimes you would think of your mother and wonder. She collapsed in on herself when you were 9—took your home and your childhood with her.

psychopomp.com

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you so much!! 🖤

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Bella Han 白乐寒 @bellahan-writing.bsky.social · Aug 19

Never imagined inner hollowness could be portrayed the way @sydneyficant137.bsky.social did in “Silence Starved and Swallowed” in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social #97.

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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 @jolantru.bsky.social · Jul 29

ICYMI!

Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black Heritage folk!

👇👇👇

Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 @jolantru.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey, hey authors of Indigenous, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black heritage - Speculative Insight is looking for articles and essays!

Deets!

awolfstale.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/s...

Pls boost!

Speculative Insight’s call for pitches

Speculative Insight is an amazing journal for non-fiction in the genre field. For aca-fen, this is for you! I am helping Alexandra Pierce, the editor, signal boost this upcoming call. * In Septembe…

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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · Jul 23

We're still not quite where we want to be with funding, and every little bit helps!

Tell your friends, signal boost, share awesome reads with folks who love to read💞

Help us support some amazing creatives and bring their work to you!

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Fantasy Magazine Subscription

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 22

What a gorgeous cover!!

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 20

I love this column and I'm so thrilled to see my @fantasymagazine.bsky.social story get a mention!!! Thank you so much to @mariahaskins.com for your kind words!! 💖

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · Jul 21

My latest short fiction roundup at Strange Horizons features stories from Fantasy Magazine, Remains, Nightmare, Psychopomp, Kaleidotrope, and more!

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

One of the recent bright spots in the world of speculative short fiction publishing is the rebirth of Fantasy Magazine. Yes, Fantasy is back, published under the Psychopomp umbrella with co-editors Arley Sorg and Shingai Njeri Kagunda at the helm. (You can read more about how this all came about at Psychopomp and support the zine by signing up for a subscription.)

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 20

I love this column and I'm so thrilled to see my @fantasymagazine.bsky.social story get a mention!!! Thank you so much to @mariahaskins.com for your kind words!! 💖

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jul 19

Another great short SFF reading list for you--this one contains some recent work by FFer @sydneyficant137.bsky.social!

Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · Jul 19

My latest Short Fiction Treasures column at @strangehorizons.bsky.social !

Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · Jul 19

Here's Maria Haskins' @mariahaskins.com "Short Fiction Treasures: Quarterly Short Fiction Roundup" in this week's issue!

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · Jul 10

Hi. If you know me, you know I don't often wade into industry discussion. But this response from MRM is fucked. Not only doubling down on a rights grab but lecturing writers about what scraps they should accept. The arrogance is off the charts. Talk about slamming your dick in a car door.

Submission Grinder Delists Analog

Analog Science Fiction & Fact has been delisted on The Submission Grinder due to new terms in the magazine’s recent contracts. Steven Salpeter of parent company Must Read Books has respon…

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank youuu!!

Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

It is the perfect number!!

Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

wtf worldcon but also YAYYYYY VIDA!!!! excited for the announcement!!!!!

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

I was a bit pretentious at 12, so I initially liked the idea of a bad luck and good luck number cancelling each other out. Then I realized it had the extra bonus of being both an odd and prime number (and also just had a nice shape to it haha!)

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

Always been my favorite number!!

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you so much!!! 💖💖💖

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jul 10

Congrats to FFer @sydneyficant137.bsky.social on nabbing a nomination for Special Award, Professional for co-editing Mapping New Stars: A Sourcebook on Philippine Speculative Fiction!

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · Jul 7

The World Fantasy Awards 2025 shortlist is now out! Congratulations to all the finalists.

Please see the post on our website for the full list and more info: worldfantasy2025.co.uk/world-fantas...

World Fantasy Awards Shortlists – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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Sydney Paige Guerrero (she/her) @sydneyficant137.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you so much, Jeff!!! ❤️