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Strong Women, Strange Worlds

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Our mission is to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary characters; and to share these stories with readers of all

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7h

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 18h

Coming Saturday, December 13

Annual Holiday EXTRAVAGANZA

There's nothing like it!

Stay tuned for details...

Strong Women Strange Worlds

Holiday Extravaganza

December 13, 2025

Party

games, live events with authors, and all manner of fun!

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 20h

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads! Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Sandy Butchers

Erika T Wurth

Judith Rossell

Jessica Lucci

Mary G. Thompson

Julie Leong

October 16, 7pm EDT Free On Zoom

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

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#SWSWQR

Strong Women Strange Worlds

OUR LISTENERS ARE SAYING...

"THIS IS AMAZING! I WANT TO BE AT EVERY ONE OF THESE."

Join us for FREE First Friday-Third Thursday Quick Reads of scifi, fantasy, and horror by women and NB authors!

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

Close up of a brown pine cone in a pile of other pibe cones

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, we will invite him in! 😄

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

It's time for the SWSW ball! What are you wearing to waltz the night away with other authors and readers? ☺️

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 1d

The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary.

Ursula K. LeGuin (1929-2018), author

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 2d

If you like bite-sized readings that you can listen to in your sweatpants, then I highly suggest you sign up for the Strong Women, Strange Worlds event (link in post below, free to attend) on 7th November! I'll be reading a tasty little treat alongside five fabulous authors.

#SWSWQR

First Friday - Third Thursday QuickRead

6 authors * 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite read with us!

www.eventbrite.com

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 3d

Coming soon...our second SPOOKY SEASON Quick Reads!

Heat up some tea in your cauldron, settle down with a familiar purring in your lap, and enjoy six story snippets spanning the entire range of speculative fiction! See you there! #SWSWQR

www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 4d

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 4d

What are we all about? Look and see! 👀 ⬇️ #SWSWQR #books #reading

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Just read La Strega Ragna to a lovely crowd at @swsworlds.bsky.social - this delicious witch tale is a reader favorite and is the only story to appear in both Next Door and Revolve.
Happy #FridayReads and thanks Gabino

linktr.ee/kdbwrites

Cover of Revolve by Kimberly Davis Basso (horror shorts, Door Volume II). Inverted glass marble reflecting an inverted wave on a beach in shades of blue.

Cover of Next Door by Kimberly Davis Basso underwater infinity door with a woman swimming up towards the surface. The words Welcome to the. Neighborhood float above the waves.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5d

This was so much fun! Will post pics and a link to the recording soon 🖤

Check out
@swsworlds.bsky.social and
@tracytodd-author.bsky.social
@paulinechow.bsky.social
@ninjafingers.bsky.social
@catchingwords.bsky.social as well as Linda Robertson Reinhart

Rookwood Moon @lrrookwood.bsky.social · 8d

Make sure you register! OCT 3 Noon EDT
This is going to be good.
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@swsworlds.bsky.social
@tracytodd-author.bsky.social
@paulinechow.bsky.social
@kdbwrites.bsky.social
@ninjafingers.bsky.social
@catchingwords.bsky.social

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW!!

Bite-size book bits! Afternoon author assembly! Readers rallying raptly!

Our first Quick Reads of Spooky Season will be here soon! We have an amazing lineup for this FREE lunchtime reading. Come hang with us and find some new titles for your TBR!
#SWSWQR

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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents

First Friday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by

Jennifer Ř. Povey

Adriana Kantcheva

Kimberly Davis Basso

Tracy Todd

Linda Robertson Reinhardt

Pauline Chow

October 3, 12 noon EDT Free On Zoom

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 6d

Another year, another adaptation of the first SF novel (written by a teenage girl, btw). How are you feeling about del Toro's new version? Excited? Hopeful? Or blah?

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Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 6d

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7d

So much to look forward to! 😍

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Cannibal Sororities and Butterfly Girl Gangs: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

This month’s TBR looks to be as varied as a bucket of candy after a solid night of trick-or-treating. There’s sour-sweet gummy worms (cyberpunk from Ken Liu and K.M Fajardo). The soulmate pairing o…

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7d

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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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

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7d

This Friday! 😃

Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 8d

Bite-size book bits! Afternoon author assembly! Readers rallying raptly!

Our first Quick Reads of Spooky Season will be here soon! We have an amazing lineup for this FREE lunchtime reading. Come hang with us and find some new titles for your TBR!
#SWSWQR

share.google/YBFTzZDkUG7w...

Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7d

Just a suggestion.

raccoon sitting on pillows, with an open book in front of it. Caption - read books, stay feral

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 7d

Good morning, readers & writers! #goodmorning #reading #readers #writing #writers #books #booklovers

Cute ghost with glasses & witch hat floating over two pumpkins with trees & bats in the background

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