Wole Talabi
@wtalabi.bsky.social
Engineer | Writer | Editor
Enjoyer of Equations, Ideas & Assorted Nonsenses
Hugo, Nebula, Locus & Caine Prize finalist
My novel Shigidi out now: http://tinyurl.com/Shigidi
Enjoyer of Equations, Ideas & Assorted Nonsenses
Hugo, Nebula, Locus & Caine Prize finalist
My novel Shigidi out now: http://tinyurl.com/Shigidi
How much travel is too much travel? I dont know but I might find out this week.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How much travel is too much travel? I dont know but I might find out this week.
How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
How Australia's creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright
In August, something remarkable happened on Melbourne talkback radio. Caller after caller phoned in—not about the housing crisis or cost of living, but about copyright law. Specifically, about whether...
mumbrella.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
How Australia’s creative industries defeated the tech giants on AI copyright mumbrella.com.au?p=907958
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You can read my books for free by requesting it for purchase from a library. The library buys it, I get royalties, and you get it for free. And future readers also get my book for free. Easy! Everyone wins!
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
You can read my books for free by requesting it for purchase from a library. The library buys it, I get royalties, and you get it for free. And future readers also get my book for free. Easy! Everyone wins!
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This is a VERY long piece about solar geoengineering that starts, scientifically speaking, badly, but gets better, but still has a few issues.
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is a VERY long piece about solar geoengineering that starts, scientifically speaking, badly, but gets better, but still has a few issues.
And yes, I know the novella market has changed and awards focus is on novellas that appear as standalone books from medium to large publishers but I (obviously) still love publishing and reading novellas as meaty offerings in magazines and anthologies and I hope enough people still do too.
As the end of the year approaches here's my 2025 eligibility post for my novella "Descent" in
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
2025 Awards Eligibility (Visibility) Post
Well! Here we are once again, approaching the end of another year. Where does all the time go? Sometimes I wish I could pull a Megalopolis and “stop time” (IYKYK). But yes, as the inexo…
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November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
And yes, I know the novella market has changed and awards focus is on novellas that appear as standalone books from medium to large publishers but I (obviously) still love publishing and reading novellas as meaty offerings in magazines and anthologies and I hope enough people still do too.
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Can't wait to get this home.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Can't wait to get this home.
As the end of the year approaches here's my 2025 eligibility post for my novella "Descent" in
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
2025 Awards Eligibility (Visibility) Post
Well! Here we are once again, approaching the end of another year. Where does all the time go? Sometimes I wish I could pull a Megalopolis and “stop time” (IYKYK). But yes, as the inexo…
wtalabi.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As the end of the year approaches here's my 2025 eligibility post for my novella "Descent" in
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
@clarkesworldmagazine.com:
a science-fantasy story about an expedition on a planet of sonic storms. Adventure, parental expectations and the limits of knowledge
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/2...
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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Wenn ihr American Gods gerne gelesen habt aber Neil Gaiman aus bekannten Gründen nicht mehr lesen wollt kann ich euch Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon von Wole Talabi sehr empfehlen. Was für ein großartiges Buch.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Wenn ihr American Gods gerne gelesen habt aber Neil Gaiman aus bekannten Gründen nicht mehr lesen wollt kann ich euch Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon von Wole Talabi sehr empfehlen. Was für ein großartiges Buch.
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All Issue V stories are now free to read on our website until December 12th!
Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!
🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
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Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!
🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#africansff
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
All Issue V stories are now free to read on our website until December 12th!
Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!
🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#africansff
Perfect for your end-of-year reading list and for readers who’d like to explore the incredible award-eligible works featured in our fifth anthology. Spread the word!
🔗 willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
#africansff
Yep. This one's great. I read it recently and loved it. Highly recommend.
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Nightmare #156 9/25 (3 originals) @nightmare-magazine.com
Nice mix of horror, with perhaps a focus on family, ambition, corruption, and atonement. Champ Wongsatayanont's "Autogas Ferryman" is sharp and aching, about a taxi driver who can see ghosts.
Nightmare #156 9/25 (3 originals) @nightmare-magazine.com
Nice mix of horror, with perhaps a focus on family, ambition, corruption, and atonement. Champ Wongsatayanont's "Autogas Ferryman" is sharp and aching, about a taxi driver who can see ghosts.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yep. This one's great. I read it recently and loved it. Highly recommend.
This is a banger of a story. If you enjoy Carmen Maria Machado and/or Pemi Aguda's work, you'll probably dig this.
New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Head of the Household - F(r)iction
Kristina Ten presents the story of a woman preparing for her high-stakes marriage to an evil immortal lord.
frictionlit.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is a banger of a story. If you enjoy Carmen Maria Machado and/or Pemi Aguda's work, you'll probably dig this.
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LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS!!!
Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance.
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS!!!
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Nkereuwem's been published in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social and @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social and thinks you should check out his newly-released novel as well as work by @wtalabi.bsky.social
Find links to his work and more info about his recs by grabbing a copy at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Find links to his work and more info about his recs by grabbing a copy at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Nkereuwem's been published in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social and @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social and thinks you should check out his newly-released novel as well as work by @wtalabi.bsky.social
Find links to his work and more info about his recs by grabbing a copy at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Find links to his work and more info about his recs by grabbing a copy at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
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boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
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 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
boosting this again because honestly I am proud of this near future and very political sf story, the illustration by Juan Bernabeu is exceptional, and big shout out to the editor Oliver Dougherty for having such a keen eye.
On My Blog: A New Novel Announcement, Shigidi Paperback Out Now In North America And A Visit To Stefen's Book Club.
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
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A New Novel Announcement, Shigidi Paperback Out Now In North America And Stefen’s Book Club
I have some thrilling news y’all! Announcing The Fist of Memory My next novel, The Fist of Memory, a sci-fi thriller unlike any other, was just just announced! It will be out in Fall 2026. Th…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
On My Blog: A New Novel Announcement, Shigidi Paperback Out Now In North America And A Visit To Stefen's Book Club.
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
wtalabi.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/a...
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These are all amazing, extraordinary works, but I particularly liked "Bad Doors" by @wiswell.bsky.social , "Ivy, Angelica, Bay" by @clpolk.com , "Saturday's Song" by @wtalabi.bsky.social , and "Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200" by @rsagarcia.bsky.social .
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
These are all amazing, extraordinary works, but I particularly liked "Bad Doors" by @wiswell.bsky.social , "Ivy, Angelica, Bay" by @clpolk.com , "Saturday's Song" by @wtalabi.bsky.social , and "Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200" by @rsagarcia.bsky.social .
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The Long List Anthology is out inboth ebook and print! All the stories that were nominated for the Hugo, in one place. You can get it at the usual places, but if print is your bag I recommend @bookshop.org :
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Long List Anthology Volume 9: More Stories from the Hugo Award Nomination List
More Stories from the Hugo Award Nomination List
bookshop.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Long List Anthology is out inboth ebook and print! All the stories that were nominated for the Hugo, in one place. You can get it at the usual places, but if print is your bag I recommend @bookshop.org :
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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This sounds amazing.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This sounds amazing.
Has to be triangle. The rectangular cut reduces deliciousness by 6.5%*
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Alright, y’all, serious question:
Triangular-cut sandwich?
-or-
Square-cut sandwich?
Triangular-cut sandwich?
-or-
Square-cut sandwich?
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Has to be triangle. The rectangular cut reduces deliciousness by 6.5%*
[*Reference needed]
[*Reference needed]
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So excited for this!!
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
So excited for this!!
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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Doesn't this sound FANTASTIC!?! Can't wait!
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Doesn't this sound FANTASTIC!?! Can't wait!
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November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Alright y'all. This is finally happening.
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Alright y'all. This is finally happening.