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Literatura Fantástica @literfan.bsky.social · 8d

Convocado XXXVII Certamen Literario Alberto Magno de Ciencia Ficción:
-Temática: ciencia ficción, castellano o euskera
-Dotación: 1º: 2.000€ + 2º: 1.000€
-Extensión: 15.000-25.000 palabras
-Publicación: en antología digital
-Plazo: 17 octubre 2025
Bases: www.ehu.eus/es/web/zient...

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 15d

CANCEL a streaming service, SUBSCRIBE to a print zine. Doooooooo itttttttttttt.

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Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 15d

Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · 26d

¡Segunda convocatoria de Sofón! Será un gusto leer sus cuentos y poemas ^u^

Sofón @revistasofon.bsky.social · 26d

¿Ya están listos para mandar sus colaboraciones al segundo número de Sofón? En sólo 4 días abre nuestra convocatoria. Pagamos $1000 MXN ($50 USD) por cuento y $500 MXN ($25 USD) por poema.

Consulten las bases en revistasofon.com/colaboraciones

¡Esperamos sus textos! ⋆｡ﾟ🪐｡ﾟ☾ ﾟ

Convocatoria para el segundo número de la revista Sofón, del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre de 2025. Recibimos cuentos y poemas de ficción especulativa y pagamos por cada texto aceptado.

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 28d

New story day! "If a Digitized Tree Falls" is my latest collaboration with @kyliu99.bsky.social, an exploration of technologies that bridge the divide between digital and physical, with a focus on environmental themes.

Now up at @reactorsff.bsky.social!

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If a Digitized Tree Falls - Reactor

As humanity moves to the stars, a young woman attempts to preserve the magical forest she fell in love with as a child.

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · Sep 2

My Nebula Finalist short story "The Witch Trap" is now free to read in The Dark! The entire issue is stunning and I'm so pleased to have a place in it!

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The Witch Trap - The Dark Magazine

These floors, original to the house, have witnessed the turn of two centuries. The shoe concealed beneath them is older. Laces replaced, sole thrice mended, the shoe still bears the impression of the ...

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Abigail Guerrero @gailguerrero.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hey, I'm in this!
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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you can read Spanish, I hope you like Sofón, Issue 1. It includes 17 SFF short stories and poems in Spanish, which I really enjoyed reading, editing, and putting together. Sofón is the third speculative fiction magazine from Mexico that pays its authors. I also did the cover art ^u^

Sofón, Issue 1. Speculative fiction magazine in Spanish. It features 17 short stories and poems by authors from Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Morocco.

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Sep 1

Muchísimas gracias! Espero que disfrutes los cuentos y poemas de este primer número ^u^

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E. N. Díaz @endiaaz.bsky.social · Aug 31

Please read the first issue of Sofón! I can assure you: you have read nothing like it. Please read, share, and recommend. Huge congrats to Damián and every author.

Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you can read Spanish, I hope you like Sofón, Issue 1. It includes 17 SFF short stories and poems in Spanish, which I really enjoyed reading, editing, and putting together. Sofón is the third speculative fiction magazine from Mexico that pays its authors. I also did the cover art ^u^

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks a lot! 😊

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you too have read and enjoyed “Through the Machine” I’d be honored if you kept it in mind for awards. SFWA members can also upvote it on the Nebula list here (upvoting still seems to be working despite the other forum tech issues): www.sfwa.org/forum/readin...

Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · Jul 15

Through the Machine by @cornellwriter.bsky.social, published at @lightspeedmagazine.com, is that kind of SF that almost reads like horror and definitely reads like "too near future SF". I loved it and think it's a necessary reading for everyone.

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Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine

“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · Aug 24

This reminded me that for the first time ever (!!) I have a story in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR (many thanks to Ellen Datlow for selecting it, and for @undertow.bsky.social for originally publishing it!) -- the Locus-finalist THE NIGHT BIRDS!

*no relation to the @cgolden.bsky.social novel 😳

Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · Apr 17

Here's the cover of THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR VOLUME SEVENTEEN
Art by Asya Yordanova

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 24

If you can read Spanish, I hope you like Sofón, Issue 1. It includes 17 SFF short stories and poems in Spanish, which I really enjoyed reading, editing, and putting together. Sofón is the third speculative fiction magazine from Mexico that pays its authors. I also did the cover art ^u^

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 24

Muchísimas gracias por el interés, Nancy ^u^

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 24

I launched Sofón, a speculative fiction magazine in Spanish. If you read the language and want to discover some great SFF short stories and poetry from Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Morocco, this first issue is full of wonder. It’s available on Amazon. I hope you enjoy it! ^u^ amazon.com/dp/B0FJX3C9CJ

Sofón No. 1 (Spanish Edition)

Sofón No. 1 (Spanish Edition) [Autores, Varios] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sofón No. 1 (Spanish Edition)

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · Aug 20

Success stories/wins are great, but you know what I enjoy? Top tier writers talking about the grind. This is Gene Wolfe in a 1973 interview w/Malcolm Edwards (reprint in Shadows of the New Sun ed. Peter Wright) when he was on the upswing after writing Fifth Head. Selling a story on a 38th sub damn 🫠

"It is very hard to say how much of my output I sell, because I continue marketing things for a long time - I once sold a story (I won't tell you the title, so don't ask) on the 38th submission. I have written three novels I am no longer marketing, so that is a considerable body of work which will remain unpublished. One is very bad, one fair, one, I think, good but badly dated as to content. If my present output I would say that I sell 80%. Yes, I would like to write full time, and will do it when I feel I can support myself and my family that way.

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 20

After several weeks, I just finished writing my first poem. 489 words. It’s about consciousness, the universe, dissociation, death, love, and some ideas from analytic idealism that I deeply share. I hope it resonates with people.

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · Aug 17

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 12

Just saw someone repost this so I thought I'd resurface it for everyone. It's still relevant.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Dec 17

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:

1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;

2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;

3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Zephyr” by Sofia Rhei from @samovarmag.bsky.social, “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Teleporter” by M.J. Pettit from @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @cypayseur.bsky.social locusmag.com/2025/08...

Samovar, Lightspeed and Flash Fiction Online: Reviews by Charles Payseur

Samovar 4/28/25 Lightspeed 4/25 Flash Fiction Online 4/25 Samovar also released an issue in April, featuring “Zephyr” by Sofia Rhei (translated by Marian Womack). In it, Cliormina is a witch whose …

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Damián Neri @damianneriart.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ya está a la venta el primer número de Sofón. 17 cuentos y poemas llenos de sentido de maravilla, de autores de México, España, Cuba y Marruecos. Seguro encontrarán textos que les encantarán ^u^

Sofón @revistasofon.bsky.social · Aug 1

La espera se ha terminado. El primer número de Sofón ya está a la venta en Amazon en formatos e-book y tapa blanda. Espero que disfruten estos 17 cuentos y poemas tanto como yo los he disfrutado en cada lectura. ¡Gracias a todos los autores que hicieron esto posible! 🚀🐉

Primer número de Sofón, revista de ficción especulativa en español. Incluye 17 cuentos y poemas de autores de México, España, Cuba y Marruecos. Ya a la venta en Amazon.

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · Jul 25

The motion to add poetry to the Hugo Awards has passed. Thank you to everyone who has shown support, discussed this award, sat through business meetings, and nominated/voted in the Hugo Awards. This is a huge, huge deal to poets. I am actually a bit teary. <3 #poetryhugo poetryhugo.com

Speculative Poetry Initiative

What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social · Jul 11

Interview where I discuss horror, pulp fiction, and my upcoming novel The Bewitching.

Jonathan Strahan @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social · Jul 6

Coode St 681: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Bewitching

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Episode 681: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Bewitching | The Coode Street Podcast

We're almost embarrassed to admit it, but it’s been ten years since we last chatted with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, shortly after her first novel Signal to Noise had been published. Now she’s back, talking...

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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · Jul 7

My short fiction recs for April-June are up. Featuring stories by T.K. Rex, @foxesandroses.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @mariahaskins.com @angelaliu.bsky.social Madison Jozefiak @carrievaughnco.bsky.social and @aimeeogdenwrites.com

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Short fiction recs! April-June 2025

Due to personal matters, I was not able to get as much short fiction read as usual these past few months. But here are some short stor...

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · Jul 5

"At this location, researchers found that Neanderthals not only broke bones to extract marrow but also crushed large mammal bones into tens of thousands of fragments to render calorie-rich bone grease through heating them in water."

Neanderthals Ran “Fat Factories” 125,000 Years Ago

Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our earliest ancestors in Africa already cracked open bones to extract the fatty marrow from bone cavities. But now a new study published in Science Advances demonstrates that our…

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