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Jaye Viner (she/her)
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storyteller, ace, disabled, cat mom,
Island of Dreams now available.
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Jaye Viner (she/her) @jayeviner.bsky.social · 1d
I had a book come out this year that you can vote for! The Island of Dreams is a dark YA fantasy inspired by Peter Pan that focuses on disability and ageism and our assumptions about whose dreams are eligible for paradise and a chosen path to the good place.
Image of novel cover, The Island of Dreams with text that announce awards eligibility for YA novel
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
I'm offering up a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen in the Bid4Sudan auction!

Bid now to raise money for a vital cause AND get early enemies-to-lovers fae mischief: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

#romancelandia
Three paperback advance reading copies of Enchanting the Fae Queen are piled in a cardboard box. The illustrated cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, by Stephanie Burgis, shows a mischievously grinning woman with long blonde curls, a moonstone crown, a pink dress and bare feet, sitting perched in a tree teasing the uniformed general who stands before her, his expression determined and one of his hands around her closest leg while she pokes his strong nose with one finger. Vines of leaves sweep magically out from the tree around her to draw him towards her. The tagline reads: All’s fae in love and war.
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
jayeviner.bsky.social
I had a book come out this year that you can vote for! The Island of Dreams is a dark YA fantasy inspired by Peter Pan that focuses on disability and ageism and our assumptions about whose dreams are eligible for paradise and a chosen path to the good place.
Image of novel cover, The Island of Dreams with text that announce awards eligibility for YA novel
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
Oh hey, my complete Harwood Spellbook boxed set usually costs $9.99/£7.99, but right now, you can snap it up in the Leading Ladies @storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books for just $25 in total! Check it out:

storybundle.com/fantasy

#romancelandia
This image shows thirteen book covers around the text: The Leading Ladies Fantasy Bundle: November twelfth through December fourth. The books are: Stephanie Burgis's The Harwood Spellbook: The Complete Series, Intisar Khanani's Sunbolt, Tansy Rayner Roberts's Power and Majesty, Tilly Wallace's The Stormborne Vine, Jacquelyn Benson's The Stolen Apocalypse and Empire of Shadows, Victoria Goddard's The Sisters Avramapui Omnibus and The Redoubtable Pale Avramapui, Charlotte English's Hell and High Water, Krista Ball's The Dark Abyss of Our Sins: the Complete Series, Suzannah Rowntree's Tall and Dark, and R.J. Blain's Silent Stalker and Blood Bound.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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jrdawson.bsky.social
AUDIOBOOK BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
Headshots of Mara Wilson and Lindsey Dorcus with the cover of Lighthouse. 4.99 audiobook Black Friday sale. 11/17-12/3 apple, libro, chirp, audiobooks dot com
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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ada-hoffmann.bsky.social
BEEP BEEP BEEP WE HAVE A COVER
Cover of the book IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS by Ada Hoffmann. The title is written in bright, colorful block letters and the author's name is below it in a handwriting-like font. A tiny robot peeks out from the "S" at the end of "Instructions." Below the title and author there is a cartoon depiction of the planet Jupiter, against a starry background, with a cartoon spaceship flying up from it. There is a small Jolly Roger flag on the spaceship.
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
John Wiswell 2025 Awards Eligibility Post Novel: WEARING THE LION (DAW Books) Novelette: PHANTOM VIEW (Reactor) Short Story: An Asexual Succubus (Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabres) Non-Fiction: Breakout, Ripoff, Genre: How Fiction Outgrows Originality (Uncanny Magazine)
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:

novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social

short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social

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the cover of THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS is off to the left of this image. the rest of it is text on a dark blue background. it says: AWARDS ELIGIBILITY The Death of Mountains from Lethe Press ELIGIBLE FOR: the Nebula, the Hugo, the Locus, and other novella etcetera LISTEN: if you want to think of this book during awards season? great! thank you very much! are there too many things to think about right now? of course there are. way too many things. i am making this graphic while also internally screaming and procrastinating dinner. so. i get it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
I didn’t realized this had gone live but it seems that you can now read my flash, “What Happened That Night,” at Short Edition.
short-edition.com/en/story/sho...
What Happened That Night
Josh is gone, but I see him everywhere. Even now, it's his reflection I see in the puddle as the storm brings me back to reality. I shiver. Seems I'm always cold these days. I need to get my shit
short-edition.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
jayeviner.bsky.social
Back at the office today after #AFF is such a Crash, I’m exhausted but all I want to do is go home and write, I want to ping all the new people I met and ask them what what ideas have taken hold. I was feeling so down on writing coming into Austin, now I have hope, energy #scriptsky
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Hey folks! I know people are stretched a little thin right now but I wanted to boost this fundraiser for @siwc.bsky.social -- which as some may know cancelled this year so as to avoid crossing the picket line for the con hotel staff. (But now they are broke!)

Shares appreciated!
Donate to Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!, organized by Jenn Striemer
For thirty-two years, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference… Jenn Striemer needs your support for Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!
www.gofundme.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
jayeviner.bsky.social
I recently received a note that my characters sound too much alike. What are yall’s strategies for voice in dialogue? Especially if you have several people with similar jobs/backgrounds. #scriptsky #scriptwriting
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
jayeviner.bsky.social
I’m watching the @nytimes feed of Climate Forward today, and boy oh boy those reps from Microsoft and google absolutely refused to answer the questions. They ARE NOT on the side of the planet. Speaking from Omaha where we are running a coal plant just for your corporations.
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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marissalingen.bsky.social
So...guess what I've been doing?

It's the story of an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, and some extremely opinionated weaponry. Pastries! Operettas! Complicated friendships! Coming soon to a page or e-reader near you!
hornedlarkpress.com Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · Sep 16
We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!
A graphic announcing the acquisition of A Dubious Clamor by Marissa Lingen, including author photo.
September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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andiwrites.bsky.social
Spellcasting On is out now!

Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨.

Available now on all the usual platforms:

buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
purple cover of Spellcasting On by Andi R. Christopher. It has a range of elements including a witch's hat, a heart shaped ball of yarn with a crochet hook, hammers, and violets.
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
Hi friends!

Things are really tight. I had to graduate from a manual chair with power assist to a fully powered chair due to my illness, which means my beloved Colours chair needs to find a new home. It’s powered by the Yamaha NaviOne system, which is fabulous.

Please share.
www.ebay.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!

Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.

Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
A cover illustrated by James Fenner. A woman with long red hair and padded clothing sits on the ground, petting the head of a smiling serpentine dragon. But the dragon has more than one head! On the left, a second giant dragon head emerges, frowning, looking at her while wearing a monocle. On the right, a third giant dragon head emerges, jaws wide, screaming in anger. The text is teal, contrasting sharply against the red and maroon of the creatures. The text on the cover reads "THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS. JOHN WISWELL, author of the Nebula and Locus Award-winning SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN."
September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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August 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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alisakbeer.bsky.social
HALLOWEEN KIT PREORDERS CLOSE TOMORROW, AUGUST 20!

I think pairing one skein of the kit yarn with two of witch’s brew would make a lovely Arcade Shawl!

What would you make with this kit yarn?

Would you pick knitting or crochet or a secret third thing? 🧶

periwinklesheepyarns.com/products/hal...
A close up on a project bag and purple yarn. Overlaid text reads: last chance! Halloween kit pre-orders close tomorrow, August 20! A coil of hand dyed purple and green yarn laid on top of twisted skeins of the same colorway. Three skeins of yarn laid out on a purple and black mushroom print fabric. The left skein is nearly black solid, the center skein is a variegated purple, black, grey and green, and the right skein is an acid yellow-green solid. A project bag in a purple black spooky mushroom print with a black top sits on a wooden stool with a skein of purple and green variegated yarn lying next to it.
August 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
My brand new book is 50% off in the Barnes & Noble sale!

See a man go on a quest for something better than revenge, and see a goddess outgrow her own legends. Plus: a found family of monsters.

Wearing The Lion awaits!
Wearing the Lion|Hardcover
"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. Wearing the Lion establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantasy landscape." —T. Kingfisher, Hug...
www.barnesandnoble.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
jayeviner.bsky.social
wiswell.bsky.social John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Aug 15
My brand new book is 50% off in the Barnes & Noble sale!

See a man go on a quest for something better than revenge, and see a goddess outgrow her own legends. Plus: a found family of monsters.

Wearing The Lion awaits!
Wearing the Lion|Hardcover
"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. Wearing the Lion establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantasy landscape." —T. Kingfisher, Hug...
www.barnesandnoble.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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jrdawson.bsky.social
Thank you @shelf-awareness.com for the amazing review! @torbooks.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social

“atmospheric and enthralling story of grief, love, and choice.”

www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.ht...
Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, August 15, 2025
www.shelf-awareness.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
Oh hey, it'll be a week or two before I start reaching out to reviewers about A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, but if you're a book reviewer who's already read AMoUI and would like to review AHoGC, drop your details in this form and I'll send you the e-ARC when ready: forms.gle/AhJpaCMKDa2m...
A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence ARC request
Request an ARC for review
forms.gle
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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stephanieburgis.bsky.social
I just posted a new blog entry, catching up with two different cover reveals and a whole bunch of writing updates: www.stephanieburgis.com/2025/08/cove...

#romancelandia
Covers and Updates Galore - Stephanie Burgis
Hooray, I have covers to share! First, the gorgeous UK cover for Enchanting the Fae Queen, with art by Jessica Cruickshank: UK cover art by Jessica Cruickshank Isn’t it fabulous? You can preorder that...
www.stephanieburgis.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
It's World Lion Day! May I recommend to you my newest novel, where a legendary lion is adopted by a himbo hero and is given many head pats? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773374...
Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell: 9780756419547 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
"This novel effortlessly ascends to the heights of Mount Olympus. Tough and tender and bittersweet. Wearing the Lion establishes Wiswell firmly on the new fantasy landscape." —T. Kingfisher, Hugo...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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caitgauthor.bsky.social
I wrote an article for The Writers’ Union of Canada (in Write magazine) called “The Ableism and Privilege Behind ‘You Must Write Every Day.’”

Here it is reprinted at my author site:

wp.me/p5J2LK-2FU

#SpoonieAuthChat
July 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM