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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · 8d

I'll be at Archon this weekend.

Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · 12d

The Sidewise Award is looking to add judges. If you are interested in joining the jury, please see instructions and submit your application via this article at Locus.
locusmag.com/2025/08/side...

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · 13d

William the Conqueror? If you want to learn more about him (or at least a version of him), consider my novel After Hastings, in which he fails to gain that nickname.
stevenhsilver.com/afterhasting...

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jul 22

My newest story, "Trouble Unalloyed," is now available in the anthology Tales of Galactic Pest Control, edited by Tom Easton and David Gerrold.

books2read.com/u/mgdDMx

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jun 28

@lavietidhar.bsky.social is running a series of articles on Shelfies and posted my article a while back.

shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-2...

Shelfies #27: Steven H. Silver

“We really should get the ladder, shouldn’t we?”

shelfies.beehiiv.com

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jun 17

It isn't too late to help rid the galaxy of pests and bugs.

Support the Tales of Galactic Pest Control kickstarter for an anthology edited by Tom Easton and David Gerrold.

bit.ly/4mD3kzy

Tales of Galactic Pest Control–A Sci-Fi Anthology

An Amazing Stories Anthology edited by David Gerrold & Tom Easton

bit.ly

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · May 31

I'm not sure how many stories will eventually be in it. I know there are currently at least 27 stories.

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · May 29

My next short story, "Unalloyed Trouble" will appear in Tales of Galactic Pest Control, edited by Tom Easton and David Gerrold.

The best way to read it is to support the Kickstarter

bit.ly/4mD3kzy

Tales of Galactic Pest Control–A Sci-Fi Anthology

An Amazing Stories Anthology edited by David Gerrold & Tom Easton

bit.ly

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · May 18

May 18 is International Museum Day and publication day for Journey Planet issue 90: Museums.

This massive, 155-page zine offers a look at more than 60 museums around the world.
www.journeyplanet.org/journey-plan...

Issue 90 - My Favorite Museum

The great Steven H Silver comes aboard to bring us looks at the favorite Local (for values of local...) museums of dozens of fantastic contributors!

www.journeyplanet.org

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · May 16

You think you know a bunch. I just scheduled an outing to a baseball game for about a dozen Jeopardy alumni.

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · Apr 7

ICYMI, Journey Planet is a 2024 Hugo Finalist., which includes ediitrs including @awakaruk.bsky.social @sillysarasue.bsky.social @chuckserface.bsky.social @shsilver.bsky.social and myself.

Best Fanzine finalists Galactic Journey, Journey Planet and Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blob

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Rachel Gutin @rachelgutin.bsky.social · Jan 29

First, some general resources. @shsilver.bsky.social maintains a website with an extensive list of Jewish SFF including everything from novels to short stories:

Jewish Science Fiction

www.stevenhsilver.com

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jan 10

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jan 2

Congratulations to 1998 Sidewise Award winner Stephen Fry (for Making History) on being named a Knight Bachelor on the 2025 New Years Honours List.
@stephenfry.bsky.social

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Nov 5

I'll be at Windycon on Friday and Saturday. Come for my readings, bring (or buy) books for autographing, listed to my panels, and be prepared to answer trivia questions and have chocolate thrown at you.

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 20

Just out of the World Fantasy Awards. Congrats to all the winners and finalists!

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 18

Last night, with Sidewise winner @alansmale.bsky.social in attendance, I presented the Sidewise Award to @rcwordsmith.bsky.social during dinner overlooking Niagara Falls for her story "Apollo in Retrograde."

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 14

I'll be at World Fantasy Con this coming weekend. Although I won't be on any panels, I will be running the Mass Autographing session on Friday evening, where about 150 authors will be signing.

tinyurl.com/3u7y9srf

Autographing List

These are our guests who have agreed to participate in our Autographing Session, which will take place Friday October 18 at 8:00 pm in the Exhibit Center. If your name is not on the list and you would...

tinyurl.com

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 6

Today at Archon. "Research, Research, Research" followed by "Facts in Fantasy."

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 5

Find me at Archon through October 6.

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Oct 5

I have copies available at Archon 47 this weekend (10/4-6).

Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 17

Take an #historical path not taken in ALTERNATE PEACE, an #alternatehistory anth from ZNB ed by @shsilver.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/3vOTwIy
Trade: amzn.to/2Y45HVo
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alternate-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#readingcommunity

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 17

Take an #historical path not taken in ALTERNATE PEACE, an #alternatehistory anth from ZNB ed by @shsilver.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/3vOTwIy
Trade: amzn.to/2Y45HVo
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alternate-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#readingcommunity

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · Jul 24

We've announced this year's Sidewise Finalists, winners to be announced at Worldcon.

Short
Rosemary Smith. Apollo in Retrograde
Mark Ciccone. Toe-to-Toe

Long
Francis Spufford. Cahokia Jazz
Sandra Newman. Julia
Josh Weiss. Sunset Empire
Harry Turtledove. The Wages of Sin

www.uchronia.net/sidewise/

Sidewise: Sidewise Awards for Alternate History

www.uchronia.net

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Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social · May 6

This morning, issue 81 of Journey Planet, which I guest edited and focuses on the Holocaust, was posted.

tinyurl.com/jp81yh

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