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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 5d

New interview with Marie Brennan today - hear about her Hugo-winning poem, novels, short stories, and some gorgeous art!

@swantower.bsky.social

Author Interview * Marie Brennan

The first-ever Hugo award for a poem was awarded to Marie Brennan at Worldcon 2025. In addition to poetry, Marie is an accomplished author of novels and short stories. Thanks to Marie for talking w…

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Rachael Clarke / R.A. Clarke @raclarkewrites.bsky.social · 1h

HANNA X SPIDERHEAD
Locked away in a clandestine lab, a daring hacker twin, a clone anomaly carrying secrets, and a desperate robotics expert must face malicious oppressors, their origins, their own inner demons & maybe even each other in an explosive bid for truth and freedom. #DVPit #Dis #A #H #SF

A mood board image showing a blad woman, clones, a moody grey green lab-like atmosphere, doctors, DNA strands, a bloody faced woman, and a man with a gun.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 3h

"I have been to the market
where they sell futures packed in mason jars"

Love this new poem by Shana Ross in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social

@shanaross.bsky.social

“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 17h

Cali!!!

emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 19h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 17h

I don't know WTF this is about but I am here for it

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17h

This might not be the, um, best time to resurrect this initiative, but am ready to greenlight this once I get the pigs, or similar animal that can scarf jiggly. Swimming pool could be a large enough private one. Have leads on public ones.

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21d

Okay, so, Portland...I need an abandoned indoor pool and someone to make really large multicolored jellos from molds that look like creatures if you smashed them on the floor of the abandoned swimming pool... and then someone with some trained pet pigs to devour the remains while being photographed.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 18h

A small press going out of business without paying its authors...inexcusible. I wish I could say it rarely happens, but I would be lying.

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 22h

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 20h

Exciting news! My novel Plague Birds, which was a finalist for the Nebula & Philip K. Dick Awards, will be rereleased by Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social in an new edition with extra content in June 2026. And a sequel will be published by Apex in Oct. 2026. 1/
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Cover of Plague Birds by Jason Sanford, which was a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 1d

Love this!

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Tommy Dean is open to queries @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I've just reached 1,800 free subscribers on my Substack! I know that we are all bombarded with great and not-so-great content every day, so thank you for finding value in my writing craft analysis and writing tips!

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Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling | Tommy Dean | Substack

Welcome to Good Trouble, where I love to break down writing craft and highlight great writing and entertaining stories. Click to read Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling, by Tommy Dean, a Substack p...

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 2d

This week's guest is Helen McClory!

First up is "The Companion" in Wigleaf!

"At this time of day, the risk of attack was minimal, and all she had was that noise, that taste, the treachery beneath, and the cold air around."

@helenmcclory.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social

McClory: 'The Companion'

Fiction by Helen McClory

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

Stella Yin was SO GOOD! The story and the artistry of the narrative ❤️

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

Can't wait to read this! Kristen Loesch is one of my favorite writers.

With social media in such a mess, I didn't even know this was coming out! Huge thanks to @mattkendrick.bsky.social for including it in his newsletter.

Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Today in the ARB: Susan Blumberg-Kason reviews “The Hong Kong Widow” by Kristen Loesch @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/the-hong-kon...

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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 2d

My #WritingCraftArticle for September is all about feedback and editing skills. It got quite lengthy so I had to split it into two. This is part one, focusing on my four feedback Es, writer intention, and stars, wishes & mirrors:

🏝️⭐🧞🪞

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No Writer is an Island - Part 1

As an editor I have the privilege of working with writers at all stages of their writing journeys.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

Love the stars, mirrors, wishes approach!

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

YES. This exact conversation is happening at my house right now.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 3d

I was feeling very pink. :p Premade ebook cover for sale if you have a girly punky book. <3 A whopping $50 today. DM me.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 3d

"Feral AF"

Love it!

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Marcy Dilworth @marcydilworth.bsky.social · 4d

What a story! Can't wait to talk about it with @aimeeogdenwrites.com and the @electricsheepsf.bsky.social gang!

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 7d

"When I met the young Mr. Turing, I had not yet ascended as Autumn’s King."

Lyrical, heartbreaking story. Hard not to love this one!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com in @strangehorizons.bsky.social

Because I Held His Name Like a Key

When I met the young Mr Turing, I had not yet ascended as Autumn’s King. Nowadays it has become fashionable for the sons and daughters of the lesser fey gentry to improve their position in the shif…

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 4d

"We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die."

Check out "A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe" - what a great title!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com in @strangehorizons.bsky.social !!

A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe

We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 4d

If you want to help me make rent this month, reposts are very appreciated! :p I have a special interest in SF/F/H as they are the genres I write in, but I've done covers for other genres and non-fiction as well. <3

Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 4d

I'm putting out my shingle for a limited quantity of book cover design jobs! Details are in the image and alt text. If you think you might be interested, please email me at the address in the image and I will send you a small, private portfolio of my work! I'm looking for five jobs for October.

A white and purple design with an illustration of a man sitting at a computer.
Text:
BOOK COVER DESIGN
Basic Package - $250
* Ebook
*Print
*PSD
*Unlimited Revisions (within reason)
* NO AI
* Licensed Art
Email me for Private Portfolio!
smithaddisonchase@gmail.com

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 4d

ICYMI!

Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 5d

New interview with Marie Brennan today - hear about her Hugo-winning poem, novels, short stories, and some gorgeous art!

@swantower.bsky.social

Author Interview * Marie Brennan

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 4d

I'm so sorry 💔

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 4d

Woohoo! Congrats!

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Guan Un @thisisguan.bsky.social · 4d

Feeling spicy this morning and might actually send a newsletter in uh ... let's not talk about it.

If you'd like it, you can sign up here! guanun.com

Guan

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 4d

I recently discovered Intergalactic Mixtape & I love it! There is a lot of info crammed into this tiny newsletter! Check it out!

Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 5d

Intergalactic Mixtape is live! This week: my favorite headcanons from other fans about The Murderbot Diaries and a call for your favorite SFF book from September 2025, so we can lovingly build a rec list together. 🥹📚

Intergalactic Mixtape #22

Hey! This week, I learned how to turn on the newsletter archives and make them searchable, after 22 weeks. :D Technology: 1, Renay: 0. Welcome to October!...

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