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A. Katherine Black
@akatherineblack.bsky.social
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Writer of SFFH, survives on a steady diet of monster movies and coffee, SFWA, Codex, Odyssey '18 and YPO '24,
she/her 🌈
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akatherineblack.bsky.social
Odyssey's Winter Classes always give me just the boost I need to get over the holiday writing slump!
Apply! Apply! Apply!
odysseyworkshop.bsky.social Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 18d
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here! Build new skills and make your writing stronger & more memorable. Attend live class sessions for intensive instruction and an interactive experience. Demanding assignments & in-depth feedback.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#writerscommunity
December 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here, including One Brick at a Time: Crafting Compelling Scenes taught by award-winning author Barbara Ashford! Make each scene powerful! App deadline 1/18/26.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#amwriting #amwritingfantasy #amwritingscifi #amwritinghorror
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
akatherineblack.bsky.social
I love taking Odyssey Winter Classes - they provide just the jump-start Writer Me needs after all those holiday distractions!
odysseyworkshop.bsky.social Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 18d
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here! Build new skills and make your writing stronger & more memorable. Attend live class sessions for intensive instruction and an interactive experience. Demanding assignments & in-depth feedback.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#writerscommunity
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here, including Worldbuilding in Fantastic Fiction taught by award-winning author Melissa Scott! Build new skills and strengthen your writing! Apply today! Application deadline 1/18/26.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#writingcommunity #writingworkshop
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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thomasha.bsky.social
Hey! Some fun news. "The Sort" (orig. @clarkesworldmagazine.com) was picked up for @wilwheaton.net's podcast. Went live today! Narrated thoughtfully and w/a kind shoutout for SFF mags at the end. And a surprise(!) mention of Uncertain Sons 🙏. Many thanks to Wil and his audio team. What an honor.
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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bcsmagazine.bsky.social
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
www.patreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
If you're doing holiday shopping and want to support indie bookstores, you can get *signed* copies of Wearing The Lion from Oblong Books! They're wonderful folks and they ship everywhere. oblongbooks.com/book/9780756...
Wearing the Lion (Signed)
Wearing the Lion (Signed)
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Do your openings draw in readers? @Scott_H_Andrews , editor-in-chief/publisher of the award-winning fantasy magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies will teach a live webinar on 4/12. Two-hour lecture followed by one-hour Q&A. Register before we run out of spots!
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
for my writers out there, especially folks getting some words down during a long weekend:

rejection does NOT mean you are a bad writer!

you got this!❤️‍🔥
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here, including All the World’s a Page: Adapting Acting Techniques to Strengthen Your Fiction taught by Barbara A. Barnett! Build new skills! No acting required! App deadline 1/18/26.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#amwriting
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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clpolk.com
If you want all writers to be rich dorks born rich who don’t need the money this is how you get all writers to be rich dorks born rich

If you want writers who were poor dorks born poor because maybe just maybe they have something different to say, this ain’t it
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 11d
Using the belief that creators are the "petite bourgeoisie" to justify pirating books/stealing art is EXACTLY what makes it so hard for anyone who isn't rich to pursue their creative dreams

If you steal our art, you PERSONALLY are preventing us from building sustainable careers
matthewdowsmith.bsky.social Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 13d
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.

We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.

We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
akatherineblack.bsky.social
holiday mood
black and white kitty laying on her back on a wood floor near a table leg, belly up and paws curled in, with several toys and an open cardboard box that reads "Double Good" nearby, kitty's wide eyes looking upside down at the camera
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
akatherineblack.bsky.social
"You'll be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
Three muppet pig puppets: Miss Piggy, a taller male pig, and an elderly male pig, wear space suits and sit in front of silver chairs at the console of a space ship, pic taken from the old Muppets show skit: Pigs in Space
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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acwise.bsky.social
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!

acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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marissavu.bsky.social
Here's my interview with the amazing @leahning.bsky.social! We discuss her incredible new piece of ecofiction, "We Used to Wake to Song," & many other things. LOVED this story 🪸
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"I think we’ll become a better sanctuary in the future. I hope we become a better sanctuary in the future." -Leah Ning
apexmag.bsky.social Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 18d
"The biggest piece of writing advice I always keep in my brain is that anything can work if you can make it work." 🪸💬

New interview by @marissavu.bsky.social: Interview with Author @leahning.bsky.social"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"Interview with Author Leah Ning, By Marissa van Uden. Apex Magazine, Issue 151"
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
quick reminder for my writers out there -

(yes... YOU! 😻)

rejection

*does NOT mean*

you are a bad writer!!!!

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
short fic folks should read this post -
scottedelman.bsky.social Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 20d
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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chmmagazine.bsky.social
Don't forget! CHM is on Patreon! Subscribe to the magazine with extra goodies here: https://bit.ly/3jntREZ
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Odyssey's Winter Online Classes are here! Build new skills and make your writing stronger & more memorable. Attend live class sessions for intensive instruction and an interactive experience. Demanding assignments & in-depth feedback.
www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#writerscommunity
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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rebeccarolandpdx.bsky.social
It’s publication day! I would appreciate it if you would have a read.
naturefutures.bsky.social Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 24d
Alarms echoed across the port: the spacecraft was unauthorized and it was heading their way. This could mean extreme danger. But never in a million years could they have realized the true cost of what would happen when it landed.
#scifi by @rebeccarolandpdx.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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babarnett.bsky.social
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: Part 2 of "Selling Your Shorts: Submission Considerations Amid a Changing Market" by graduate & author akatherineblack.bsky.social odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/g...
Graduate Essay: “Selling Your Shorts: Submission Considerations Amid a Changing Market” by A. Katherine Black (Part 2 of 2)
A. Katherine Black is a 2018 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop and a 2024 graduate of the Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop. She’s served as Resident Supervisor for previous Odyssey Wri…
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November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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subpress.bsky.social
We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels. Featuring a foreword by @scalzi.com. Full details and preorder: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...
Announcing THE BEST OF ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY—Over 600 Pages!
We’re delighted to announce The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky, a massive—37 stories, more than 600 pages—collection by the author of many acclaimed novels, including Alien Clay, Shroud,...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
Build new skills & strengthen your writing with an Odyssey Online Class!
*highly praised instructors
*live, intensive, interactive classes
*deep practice with demanding assignments
*thorough feedback from instructor & classmates
odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...
#amwriting #writetip
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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lindzmcleod.bsky.social
"The toy is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to small catnip mice who are slighted by other felines." - Fitzwilliam
A white British shorthair cat with a pink nose lies on a blue couch, his front paws crossed in a haughty manner.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
akatherineblack.bsky.social
Short stories out in 2025!!

"No Mirrors Here" in The Dark, ed. @oldcharliebrown.bsky.social

"Almost Like Blood, Almost Like Lilies, Almost Like My Friend" in Fractured Reveries, ed. @carinabissett.bsky.social

"Mellie Rectify, Rectify Mellie" in Illustrated Worlds
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A. Kat’s Publications
About the author A. Katherine Black.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM