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Rosemary Claire Smith

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Writing time travel tales for the past 156 million years; writing book reviews for Analog since 2023; winner of the Sidewise Award for alternate history; rcwordsmith.com

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 1d

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@rcwordsmith.bsky.social - this will break your brain.

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 17d

It wouldn’t be #capclave if I did not get a photo of myself with sartorially extraordinary @scottedelman.bsky.social

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 19d

CAPCLAVE 2025 SCHEDULE rcwordsmith.com/2025/09/19/c...

CAPCLAVE 2025 SCHEDULE | Rosemary Claire Smith

Come meet me, get an autograph, & listen to a new story at Capclave in Rockville, MD this weekend: Sat 12:00 PM to 12:25 PM (Lincoln) I will be

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 24d

Not too old to enjoy 2 birthday cakes with fabulous friends!

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 26d

Thx!

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · 27d

At the wet market the other day.

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Sep 7

At a Buddhist temple in Cambodia

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Sep 3

No worries. I will not bring any of them into the country.

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Sep 3

Baby crocodiles

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Sep 1

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Aug 19

It was lovely to sit and have a free-ranging conversation about all sorts of things.

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Aug 15

Analog MAFIA assembles at Seattle Worldcon

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Aug 12

Worldcon, here I come with with donut aficionado @scottedelman.bsky.social

Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · Aug 12

Serendipity strikes at Dulles Airport! Look who’s on the same flight to the Seattle Worldcon — @rcwordsmith.bsky.social!

Selfie at our gate with Rosie, who was easy to spot in the crowd due to her bright, beautiful red hair.

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Aug 6

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MEET ME AT WORLDCON IN SEATTLE | Rosemary Claire Smith

Next week I will be at the Seattle Convention Center nerding out about reading, writing, book reviewing, dinosaurs, alternate history, and more. Here is

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 17

BCS #437 ebook is out early at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of identity and stone by Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social and Malda Marlys @aardwyrm.bsky.social: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #437

Issue #437 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Rosemary Claire Smith and Malda Marlys.

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 15

Supporters of BCS Patreon got a free early ebook of BCS #437, w stories of identity and stone by @rcwordsmith.bsky.social and @aardwyrm.bsky.social. Want free early BCS ebooks and to help us pay authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium? Support BCS here: www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas...

creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Jun 23

Woo Hoo, I wrote some more book reviews for everyone looking for some fun summer reading. Check out the July-August issue of Analog where I talk about books by Ray Nayler, Mary G. Thompson, Gregory Frost, Sharon Shinn & Nalo Hopkinson. analogsf.com/current-issu...

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Jun 19

More fun at the Nebulas: rcwordsmith.com/2025/06/09/f...

Fun-filled Nebula Awards Conference in Kansas City | Rosemary Claire Smith

Kansas City was a fun place to get together with other science fiction and fantasy writers for SFWA's sixtieth anniversary. It was a joy to watch the My newest T. rex came with me to SFWA's Nebula Awa...

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Jun 5

Hmmm, I seem to have gotten a bit excited after packing bags with new books for those coming to Kansas City for the @sfwa.bsky.social Nebula awards this weekend.

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · May 19

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · May 14

How is it that I keep attracting T. rexes wherever I go?

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Mar 18

Feels like a giant step: updating my website w/ a free dino story, book reviews, Q&As. Have a look see: rcwordsmith.com

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Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Feb 25

Timidity Rex is female but this does not diminish her bite.

Rosemary Claire Smith @rcwordsmith.bsky.social · Feb 14

Lots of intriguing new fiction awaits whenever you need a break. Check out my latest recommendations in the March/April issue of Analog Science Fiction.

M V Melcer @mvmelcer.com · Feb 13

New Analog review column from Rosemary Claire Smith, including INVERSIONS by yours truly.

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