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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 2d

I will be speaking on the "Reading Something New" World Fantasy Convention panel at 12pm Friday. I would love to connect with some of the authors I reference in Dispelling Fantasies: @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @zenaldehyde.bsky.social and @tashasuri.bsky.social DM me if I can buy you a coffee!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 6d

Another great addition to OSU’s New Suns series! ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Black Aliens: Kinship in the Cosmic Diaspora

Explores the Black alien figure as constructed, imagined, and experimented on by Black writers, musicians, and artists to represent a cosmic diasporic experience.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 12d

Emergency ask. It is always so humbling and not in good way to constantly be in financial crisis, especially when I look at all the work that I do. We are at risk of losing our housing and need to come up with 3 months rent by the 1st, which is an impossible ask.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks! I'll be discussing "Up in the Hills" in my Latino Lit class in two weeks. Can't wait for their reactions.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 12d

When it rains it pours! An excerpt of Ch 2 of Dispelling Fantasies, "Blood Magic is not Always Black Magic," is available in the journal Foundation's newest issue: www.sf-foundation.org/sf-foundatio...

SF Foundation Latest Issue | SF Foundation Org

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 14d

Huge thank you to @sillysyntax.bsky.social, @awprihandita.bsky.social and Zig Zag Claybourne for a wonderful talk. Read their work!

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 14d

VICFA 4's Roundtable Discussion on "Conjuring in Diverse Literature" was a real treat! Joy Sanchez-Taylor led this discussion with Suzan Palumbo, Zig Zag Claybourne, and A.W. Prihandita, three of the fantasy authors featured in Sanchez-Taylor's new book, 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 F𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

A screenshot of a Zoom session with panelists, clockwise from top left: Joy Sanchez-Taylor, A.W. Prihandita, Suzan Palumbo, and Zig Zag Claybourne.

A screenshot of a Zoom session. Far left is an image of Zig Zag Claybourne's books with social media tag @zzclaybourne. Below that is information for Suzan Palumbo: https://suzanpalumbo.carrd.co/ and @sillysyntax.bsky.social. Along the bottom center are images of the covers of Palumbo's 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 and 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘦f and Sanchez-Taylor's 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 F𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴. Top center displays A.W. Prihandita's information: https://awprihandita.com/. @awprihandita.bsky.social, and "Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being" at https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_11_24/. The right side of the screenshot shows panelists, from top to bottom: Joy Sanchez-Taylor, A.W. Prihandita, Zig Zag Claybourne, and Suzan Palumbo.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 14d

Please support this amazing anthology if you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

The Speculative Detective Agency

A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 14d

I had so much fun talking about one of my favorite authors of all time. Thank you @mealofthorns.bsky.social!

A Meal of Thorns @mealofthorns.bsky.social · 15d

Episode 33: N.K. Jemisin's THE FIFTH SEASON, with @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social! We talk about dystopias with utopian glimmers, meta-genre play, and much more:
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A Meal of Thorns 33 – THE FIFTH SEASON with Joy Sanchez-Taylor

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Guest: Joy Sanchez-TaylorTitle: The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinHost: Jake …

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International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - IAFA @iafa.bsky.social · 24d

Call for IAFA GaH Division Head Applications

The IAFA is accepting applications for the position of Gothic and Horror Literature Division Head. The deadline for applications is 30 Sept., 2025, 11:59 p.m. US Eastern/3:59 a.m. UTC.

For full details, please see our blog post on the IAFA website.

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Call for IAFA Gothic and Horror Literature Division Head Applications

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

To join the fun, log into your IAFA account, go to the ICFA store (under the Member Area dropdown), and purchase a ticket for ten dollars: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Store. You will receive an email with instructions to the secret underground Zoom space (aka, The Wormhole). Help us get the word out!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

What is an Infernal Salon? It’s a fun, low-stakes writing workshop, high on community, ix-nay on the essure-pray. Each participant is given a prompt from the very spooky deck that C. S. E. Cooney, Carlos Hernandez, and artist Rebecca Huston invented for their TTRPG “Negocios Infernales.”

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join authors C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez as they lead an Infernal Creative Salon at 7:30pm EST on 9/17 as a fundraiser for the BIPOC Caucus. Enter a secret underground Zoom room for an hour of imaginative fun.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am also hosting an online Infernal Writing Salon with @csecooney.bsky.social and Carlos Hernandez! Proceeds go to the BIPOC Caucus fund. IAFA members can gift tickets (only ten dollars!) to friends, so anyone can attend. Here is the description...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

I myself am leading a session on Conjuring in Diverse Fantasy Literature featuring authors @sillysyntax.bsky.social, @awprihandita.bsky.social, and @zzclaybourne.bsky.social

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Sep 5

As some of you know, I am the BIPOC Caucus Representative for the Internation Association of the Fantastic in the Arts. We are having our annual online conference (VICFA) from Sept. 17-21. This is a low-cost online speculative conference (with free options!): iaftfita.wildapricot.org/page-1820583

International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - The VICFA

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Aug 18

I decided to add this beautiful quote from Ibi Zoboi's (S)Kin to the top of my decolonial Latinx fantasy syllabus:
“When you’re raised on folklore and fairy tales,
Possibilities are infinite. The lines between
Reality and fantasy are blurred—” Ibi Zoboi

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Aug 17

Just saw the Hugo results, and I’m thrilled to see three Indigenous authors being honored! Huge congrats to Moniquill Blackgoose, @littlebadger.bsky.social and Rebecca Roanhorse! I have a detailed reading of Blackgoose’s To Shape a Dragon’s Breath in Dispelling Fantasies!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 26

I just donated; help if you can: Help Haifa and Her Children Rebuild Their Lives chuffed.org/project/1370...

Help Haifa and Her Children Rebuild Their Lives

Hello everyone, I am Haifa, a mother of three children. My family is beautiful. My house was targeted on 12/10/2023, the first day of the war on Gaza. I lost everything beautiful and I have been livin...

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Jul 23

Please welcome Tasavvur Magazine to Bsky; they're one of South Asia's few dedicated sff magazines, and they do great work. There are barely any eyes on them here at the moment, so if you're interested in global sff (or a desi reader looking for more desi sff), please do read/follow them:

Tasavvur Magazine @tasavvurnama.bsky.social · Jul 23

We have a great lineup of talented writers from South Asia.

Click the link below to enjoy the latest issue: tasavvurnama.com

🔮 - #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 24

So looking forward to this release! Let’s get SM-G on all the bestseller lists!

Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social · Jul 23

THE BEWITCHING made the Indie Bestseller List. Thank you to everyone who ordered this & to the Indie bookstores that are stocking me. THE BEWITCHING is a tale of supernatural suspense with a heavy dose of Mexican folklore & some New England academia too. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760756...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hugs from another 40+ mom! It’s rough and everything hurts, but we’ve got this!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 21

So sad. One of the reasons I write academic books despite not needing to for tenure is to draw attention to authors who can then, hopefully, make enough from their writing to support themselves.

Bethany Baptiste @storysorcery.bsky.social · Jul 20

✨TRANSPARENCY TIME✨

Buckle up!

Finally got paid for my IP gig. So, officially, I no longer have trad pub work. So, I'll break down my trad pub career from 2020-2025 ($ before agent fees):

MONEY STUFF:
Wrote 3 books (PB, MG, YA)
The PB and MG were IP.
YA had a $15K advance.
MG had $15K.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 20

No sympathy needed; I just want to show early-career academics that these things happen, and I am not going to let this ruin my joy that my book is in the world.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 20

So I spent two years reseaching and writing Dispelling Fantasies to get a bad Amazon review because I spelled a character's name wrong. I feel awful about it; I double checked every author's name and title to avoid errors. But the reality of the situation is I am human.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · Jul 12

Awesome! If the press can’t do a review copy for your course, DM me and I’ll find a way to get you a copy.

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