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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 7d

I just backed Apex Magazine 2026 on @kickstarter.com

@apexmag.bsky.social

Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote about her in the intro to ECO24 because one of the earliest inspirations for her career was ecofiction. As a child she read Tarzan of the Apes and Dr. Doolittle, and these books inspired her to want to know what animals were telling us - and then she grew up and changed the world.

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 7d

Goodnight, Jane 💚
Such a beautiful soul who changed so much for our fellow creatures. A true hero able to look beyond the small-minded human-centric world and lead the way for so many. RIP 🌿🐾
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/jan...

Jane Goodall

Ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall redefined what it means to be human and set the standard for how behavioral studies are conducted through her work with wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream Nat...

education.nationalgeographic.org

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 7d

The Apex Magazine kickstarter is alive! Help keep this amazing magazine going and support short fiction. This team works so hard, fueled mostly on passion, so anything you can give to support them and the writers and artists featured is massively appreciated 🫶

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 7d

HAPPY KICKSTARTER DAY!! 🎉🎉🎉

Kick(start) the first day of Spooky Month with us and come check out the cool stuff we've got planned for you!! 🎃✨

👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

two skeletons are shaking hands in a cemetery .

Alt: spooky scary skeletons silly symphony dance

media.tenor.com

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 7d

it's such a lovely boost! 🌞

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 9d

uggggh omg

Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 9d

so cool your story got highlighted! That was such a delight to see. congrats!!

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 14d

So happy to be part of this!!! 💙

Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 14d

omg, ECO24 got a starred Publisher's Weekly review!
"23 stellar tales"
🌿✨🥲✨🌿
High-five to all the authors who make this collection so wonderful!
And an extra high-five to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @louisevans.bsky.social, whose stories are highlighted in this review as standouts 👀🫶

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14d

"[ECO24] is a triumph. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." ⭐

Thank you so much to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of ECO24! 💜🍄

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781955765404

Preorder your copy of ECO24 FOR 30% OFF below!⬇️

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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls @trollbreath.com · 14d

This is amazing and I am so pleased for Jennifer, whose outstanding story, "The Colonists," we were privileged to find in our submissions pile.

Kudos to editors, the other authors, and everyone involved!

Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 14d

omg, ECO24 got a starred Publisher's Weekly review!
"23 stellar tales"
🌿✨🥲✨🌿
High-five to all the authors who make this collection so wonderful!
And an extra high-five to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @louisevans.bsky.social, whose stories are highlighted in this review as standouts 👀🫶

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14d

"[ECO24] is a triumph. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." ⭐

Thank you so much to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of ECO24! 💜🍄

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781955765404

Preorder your copy of ECO24 FOR 30% OFF below!⬇️

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 9d

🖤🖤🖤✨

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 9d

Ivy is taking over the world!
Her absolutely brilliant folk-horror novella The Cellar Below the Cellar is coming out from Violet Lichen in Feb and we seriously can't wait to share it with you all.

Ivy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social · 14d

Many thanks to Dilatando Mentes for planning to publish my books in Spanish in the coming years. It means the world to me!

Dilatando Mentes Editorial @dilatandomentesed.bsky.social · 14d

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 9d

omg this is so cool. CONGRATS! 🤲✨🎉

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Hazel Zorn @hazelzorn.bsky.social · 14d

Pre-order a copy! You don't want to miss this!

Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 14d

omg, ECO24 got a starred Publisher's Weekly review!
"23 stellar tales"
🌿✨🥲✨🌿
High-five to all the authors who make this collection so wonderful!
And an extra high-five to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @louisevans.bsky.social, whose stories are highlighted in this review as standouts 👀🫶

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14d

"[ECO24] is a triumph. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." ⭐

Thank you so much to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of ECO24! 💜🍄

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781955765404

Preorder your copy of ECO24 FOR 30% OFF below!⬇️

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you, Hazel! 💜💜

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 14d

omg, ECO24 got a starred Publisher's Weekly review!
"23 stellar tales"
🌿✨🥲✨🌿
High-five to all the authors who make this collection so wonderful!
And an extra high-five to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @louisevans.bsky.social, whose stories are highlighted in this review as standouts 👀🫶

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14d

"[ECO24] is a triumph. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." ⭐

Thank you so much to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of ECO24! 💜🍄

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781955765404

Preorder your copy of ECO24 FOR 30% OFF below!⬇️

ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction

Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 A must-read annual showcase of the best nature-based science fiction and fantasy short stories published around the world every year. Speculative ecofictio...

www.apexbookcompany.com

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 23d

"[...] a collection of specific, place-based fiction that nonetheless challenges our notions of spatial and temporal fixity. It's both fun and thought-provoking, and if you like short, weird fiction then I highly recommend this one." 🌿

Thank you for your review @benlockwood.bsky.social! 🖤👽

Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 25d

For this issue's Eco-Fiction Review, @benlockwood.bsky.social reviews @apexmag.bsky.social's The Map of Lost Places, giving a strong review, noting pieces by @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social, @briankeene.bsky.social, @aijiang.bsky.social & @vivianhchou.bsky.social

www.briefecology.com/p/the-eco-up...

Cover for Apex Book's The Map of Lost Places

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 17d

oh cool!! This will be an awesome chat

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Natalie Metzger @thefuzzyslug.bsky.social · 17d

Take a moment to watch the stream of butterflies. 🦋 #invertebrate

California tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) - every moving dot is a butterfly

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cat mcmahan @catmcmahan.bsky.social · Aug 29

so gorgeous!!!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮

@marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿

Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design

Cover art featuring a large, extraterrestrial pink hibiscus. Text reads in geometric font: "The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. ECO24. Edited By Marissa van Uden"

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Hiron Ennes (Works of Vermin out 10/14/25) @hironennes.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hey I'm in this gorgeous thing!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮

@marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿

Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 25d

🌿🌿🌿🖤🖤🖤🌿🌿🌿

"These stories are personal and lyrical, and the breadth of imagination and styles make this anthology dazzling."
-- Sue Burke, author of the Semiosis Trilogy

🌿🌿🌿🖤🖤🖤🌿🌿🌿

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 28d

New ECO24 blurb from the fantastic @sueburke.bsky.social! 🖤👽

Want to snag this natural wonder of a book? Preorder ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction and get 30% OFF HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco... 🌿🍄💸

“Each author offers us a unique ecological niche to reveal what our present and future could be, ranging from wrenching disasters to elating possibilities of recovery. These stories are personal and lyrical, and the breadth of imagination and styles make this anthology dazzling. Every story is a gem.”

-Sue Burke, author of Semiosis

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 25d

Write a piece of microfiction for the chance to win a copy of the upcoming ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION! 🌿🦋🌿
Deadline is Sept 25!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

OUR MICROFICTION CONTEST IS BACK!! ✍️🌺🐛🍄

We had such a great turnout for our first contest that we're back for a second round to celebrate ECO24! Check the pictures/alt text below for full details. The deadline to email your submission to [email protected] is SEPTEMBER 25TH @ midnight!

“Flora – Fauna – Fungi”
An ECO24 Microfiction Contest

Write a short piece of speculative ecofiction (up to 300 words) inspired by one of three photo prompts, and e-mail the piece to darian@apexbookcompany.com. The submission period for this contest will run from September 5th-25th, 2025.

The top three stories overall will be voted on among Apex and Violet Lichen staff, and the winners will be published on the Apex blog, as well as sent a bookmark and a copy of ECO24: THE YEAR’S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION upon release day!

fig. 1 - flora
Ghost Orchid
A mossy tree in a dark swamp covered in ghost orchids. The bright white blossoms, shaped like a human leaping, have stems so thin, they look as though they're floating in midair.

fig. 2 - fauna
Saddleback Caterpillar

A saddleback caterpillar, a thumbnail-sized spiky brown caterpillar with a flat, neon green back patch shaped like a horse saddle, sits on a single autumn leaf, drinking from a pool of water.

fig. 3 - fungi
Mushroom Spore Prints

A collection of powdery white mushroom spores against a black background. The lines of the mushroom gills and the black center spot from the mushroom's stem are left behind, making the prints look like a human eye's iris.

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 27d

💜💜💜 I wish there were 7 Nicholes!

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · 27d

Welcome to the Violet Lichen team, @nicholeon.bsky.social! We are so lucky to have you!
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www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

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Marissa van Uden @marissavu.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿 COVER REVEAL! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮

@marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿

Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design

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