Kathryn Jepsen (she/her)
@grimkat.bsky.social
Science writer and editor based in NC (particle physics and astrophysics); EFA, Club Ed, URMA, NASW; reader for @smallwondersmag.com and @charlottelit.bsky.social; speculative fiction editing at http://strange-visitor.com
Hey Charlotte area folks! Come see me on a panel with @johnamen.bsky.social, founder of Pedestal Magazine; Ken Harmon, founder of @westtradereview.bsky.social; and Kathie Collins, co-founder of @charlottelit.bsky.social, on Dec. 4: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/615/panel...
Panel Discussion: Lessons from the Slush Pile: Advice on Journal Submissions from Editors and Readers
Panel discussion with Paul Reali, moderator
charlottelit.configio.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hey Charlotte area folks! Come see me on a panel with @johnamen.bsky.social, founder of Pedestal Magazine; Ken Harmon, founder of @westtradereview.bsky.social; and Kathie Collins, co-founder of @charlottelit.bsky.social, on Dec. 4: charlottelit.configio.com/pd/615/panel...
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the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.
Disability Visibility anthology
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century (Vintage Books, 2020) Click here for more about the anthology adapted for young people. Order paperback, e-bo…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
the world is a bit smaller tonight with the death of Alice Wong. if you aren't familiar with who she was please pick up any of her books.
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One last bite at the apple for 2025!
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Write compelling speculative fiction without the creation of a whole new world.
charlottelit.configio.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One last bite at the apple for 2025!
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Hey, this is great! Thanks for sharing, @theopennotebook.bsky.social!
So, you’ve just accepted an assignment (or you’re an editor at a publication making assignments). But now, you have to figure out what happens next. We’ve adapted our writers’ guidelines as one example of the norms and expectations for any journalist to follow after a story is assigned. 🧪
The Open Notebook’s Writers’ Guidelines - The Open Notebook
Landing an assignment, especially a feature, is an exciting moment for any early-career journalist. But what happens next in the reporting, writing, and editing phases can sometimes be ambiguous. This...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey, this is great! Thanks for sharing, @theopennotebook.bsky.social!
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Reposting myself, which is a very cool thing to do, trust me.
If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!
If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!
Going to #SciWri25?? Come to the panel I'm on!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reposting myself, which is a very cool thing to do, trust me.
If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!
If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!
Someone (this company) didn’t read Little Eyes bookshop.org/p/books/litt...
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Someone (this company) didn’t read Little Eyes bookshop.org/p/books/litt...
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300 cc's of weapons-grade serotonin straight to the frontal cortex
I have ASCENDED
I have ASCENDED
I'll leave you from Portland with one last video of the @unpresidentedbrass.bsky.social, the unofficial house band of #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
300 cc's of weapons-grade serotonin straight to the frontal cortex
I have ASCENDED
I have ASCENDED
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Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Apparently Bluesky is seeing an influx of new users. Welcome!
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
If you're interested in science, journalism, and/or science writing, here are a bunch of folks worth following.
go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
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TWO YEARS OF OTHERSIDE! Thank you, everyone, for all your support (and for bearing with all of the posts, sorry, we’re just so excited!). The last four days have been… surreal. Not to sound like a hopeless sap, but it means a lot to see all this support for queer art right now. Thank you, thank you.
WE DID IT!! WE HIT OUR $11K STRETCH GOAL—we are officially funded for TWO YEARS! You all did that in FOUR DAYS. We're emotional at the resounding support for queer stories, poems, and art. Thank you 💜
AND we revealed a further stretch goal as well! 👀
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
AND we revealed a further stretch goal as well! 👀
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
October 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
TWO YEARS OF OTHERSIDE! Thank you, everyone, for all your support (and for bearing with all of the posts, sorry, we’re just so excited!). The last four days have been… surreal. Not to sound like a hopeless sap, but it means a lot to see all this support for queer art right now. Thank you, thank you.
Starting next week! I’m teaching a six-week asynchronous class on editing science writing for the public: community.the-efa.org/event/effect...
September 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Starting next week! I’m teaching a six-week asynchronous class on editing science writing for the public: community.the-efa.org/event/effect...
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spotted at Logan airport. i hope they are equally enthusiastic about fermions
September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
spotted at Logan airport. i hope they are equally enthusiastic about fermions
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Want to know how the Stage 2 process works at CoW? At this point, stories have been read and recommended by multiple readers. Sometimes everyone loves them at Stage 1, sometimes opinions are more mixed, but if any of the team indicate they see something special, it usually goes up.
1/X
1/X
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Want to know how the Stage 2 process works at CoW? At this point, stories have been read and recommended by multiple readers. Sometimes everyone loves them at Stage 1, sometimes opinions are more mixed, but if any of the team indicate they see something special, it usually goes up.
1/X
1/X
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And we're live!
Come join us as we chat with Thomas Ha about his new book, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!
Learn about his book, writing, and more. Join us now!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Come join us as we chat with Thomas Ha about his new book, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!
Learn about his book, writing, and more. Join us now!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And we're live!
Come join us as we chat with Thomas Ha about his new book, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!
Learn about his book, writing, and more. Join us now!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Come join us as we chat with Thomas Ha about his new book, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!
Learn about his book, writing, and more. Join us now!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
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And that submission link is...
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
September 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
And that submission link is...
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
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This advice probably helps in any form of storytelling.
Not really made FOR my BlueSky followers but might be helpful or not
August 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This advice probably helps in any form of storytelling.
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Another Hugo Award has successfully passed through the airport after a thorough inspection.
August 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Another Hugo Award has successfully passed through the airport after a thorough inspection.
Best session title of WorldCon
August 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Best session title of WorldCon
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Providing security for @marthawells.com today.
August 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Providing security for @marthawells.com today.
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This. We see a lot of stories with beautiful prose, but sometimes they fall flat because they just don’t grab us in the horror feels.
And conversely, sometimes we see less-than-perfect writing which DOES grab us, and sometimes we opt to work with those people…
And conversely, sometimes we see less-than-perfect writing which DOES grab us, and sometimes we opt to work with those people…
Unsolicited writing advice, no: 1276:
The secret to writing success is *to make the reader feel something.* It doesn't matter how beautiful your prose is, or how clever your premise is if the reader feels nothing for your characters or your story.
The secret to writing success is *to make the reader feel something.* It doesn't matter how beautiful your prose is, or how clever your premise is if the reader feels nothing for your characters or your story.
August 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This. We see a lot of stories with beautiful prose, but sometimes they fall flat because they just don’t grab us in the horror feels.
And conversely, sometimes we see less-than-perfect writing which DOES grab us, and sometimes we opt to work with those people…
And conversely, sometimes we see less-than-perfect writing which DOES grab us, and sometimes we opt to work with those people…
A reason to read @thomasha.bsky.social today…
Eros (an Indian film production company) is taking a 12 year old Bollywood movie that was originally a tragedy and using AI to alter the ending into a happy one and rereleasing it into theaters. And if that wasn’t bad enough, they didn’t tell the director they were doing it?? This is fucking awful??
AI-Altered ‘Raanjhanaa’ Ending Escalates Eros-Aanand L. Rai Dispute Over Creative Rights: ‘Indian Cinema Now Stands at Its Own Inflection Point’
Eros International and director Aanand L. Rai clash over AI-altered 'Raanjhanaa' ending, with both sides citing legal rights and creative ethics.
variety.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A reason to read @thomasha.bsky.social today…
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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?
poetryhugo.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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
Good advice for anyone submitting short fiction to SFF publications (including @smallwondersmag.com)!
At Interstellar Flight Mag, Alex Kingsley reflects on the experience of slush reading and what writers can learn about submitting short fiction from slushing
Medium
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Good advice for anyone submitting short fiction to SFF publications (including @smallwondersmag.com)!