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Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · 3d

I'm honored and delighted that my poem "What Moon Rabbit Reads" was nominated for the Best of the Net by The Sprawl Mag :-)

N.B. The poem may be read here:

www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-2-2#moon...

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing our Best of the Net nominees! Congratulations to @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social @salempaige.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social @clarissagrunwald.bsky.social

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing our Best of the Net nominees! Congratulations to @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social @salempaige.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social @clarissagrunwald.bsky.social

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Aug 26

So happy that the folks in Seattle got to see this excellent poem! Read The New Knights here or in our inaugural issue 🗡️🗡️🗡️

Lynne Sargent @lynnesargent.bsky.social · Aug 7

So delighted to share this beautifully illustrated reprint of my poem "The New Knights," in this year's @seattlein2025.org souvenir program (originally printed in the @thesprawl.bsky.social ).

A poem "The New Knights" is to the left of a sepia-toned illustration of a knight jousting from dragonback. The text of the poem is as follows:

The New Knights
by Lynne Sargent

Chivalry didn’t die,
it just needed a little more hopepunk:

Gawain crafts fake-ids for immigrants,
implants bio-hacked RFIDs
to help them through the scanners.

Morgana white-hat hacks for the climate resistance
making sure there is still a dream of paradise
before Avalon.

Merlin is playing butler to the billionaires
biding xyr time until xe flips the switch
make the mansions go dark and the money disappear.

Gwen and Lance are still there too,
they’ve figured out their ethical sluttery
and lead a polya farming commune,
because what’s a romance without a lot love?

Galahad has gone to craft a new grail,
and I promise you he knows it isn’t on Mars.
he knows it’s in same place chivalry lives,
where it has always lived

in the hearts of those who care for others,
who know that code, love, and craft,
that service, labour, and art
all can be swords against the darkness.

"The New Knights" originally published in The Sprawl Mag October 2022.

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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · Aug 25

1/5 Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books mini-thread about Stasis, edited by Libby Graham @okaylib.bsky.social (@bellpressbooks.bsky.social) (who also edits @thesprawl.bsky.social), & related folks. Stasis contrib Harper Walton is also the editor of Carnival... (Buoy Press).

#DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky

Book cover for Carnival at the End of the World edited by Harper Walton (Buoy Press), with a pencil drawing of lines and circles. Photo from Buoy Press's Linked-In account of several copies of the book lined up on a sales table. People metamorphose into birds, vows of silence become clown eras, hallucinogenic visions are plentiful, language and form disintegrates and evolves, drugs unlock psychogeography, sex and gender fluctuate and threaten to explode, bodies open and close, toilet queues stretch on for infinity, and streams of consciousness are polluted. In our contemporary moment of poly-apocalyptic anxiety, can we find a rugged sense of optimism? Or perhaps it is already too late, with nothing left for us to do but dance into the flaming rubble. Contributors Olly Barrett, David Dobson, Jack Houston, Nick Maynard, Alice Musgrove, Luke Reilly, Maria Robinson, Lily Steve, James Tilden, Harper Walton, and Alfie White. https://buoypress.sumupstore.com/product/carnival-at-the-end-of-the-world

Book cover for Stasis: An anthology of retrofuturisms edited by Libby Graham (Bell Press‬‬‬‬), with a person with flowing long hair floating in futuristic scuba gear in a tank filled with liquid, against a backdrop of a space ship and viewing port showing a blue planet. This collection of short stories looks to the future but is inspired by the science fiction of the past. A waitress, her lover, and a retro diner take off from Roswell, New Mexico. A storyteller uses poetry as a tool for colonial resistance. A single chess match determines the future of humanity. You’ll never know where you end up as the adventuresome tales of Stasis send you to the far reaches of time and space! Contributors: Roxane Llanque, Harper Walton, Antoinette Rydyr, Anthony Boulanger, Angela Acosta, Gregory Lawrence, Stephanie Osuji, Charles Chin, Adrienne Stevenson, Mélodie Langevin, Pauline Barmby, Mahaila Smith, and Marc Fleury. https://bellpressbooks.com/product/stasis/

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jun 21

Ottawa folks, we will be here from 11-5 come say hi!

ottawa small press book fair @ottawasmallpress.bsky.social · May 11

don't forget: if you are in or near Ottawa, the ottawa small press book fair : spring 2025 edition, occurs in June at Tom Brown Arena (twice a year since 1994 : with a pre-fair reading the night before at Anina's Cafe! smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...

the ottawa small press book fair, spring 2025 edition: June 21, 2025

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: the ottawa small press book fair spring 2025 : will be held on Satur...

smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jun 19

Dear Sprawlers! We are now officially open for submissions in all genres! For the first time we are offering paid expedited submissions. For more information please check out our website: www.thesprawlmag.ca/submissions

Poster announcing submissions for The Sprawl Mag are open from June 14th until July 12th

Poster announcing the introduction of paid expedited submissions at the Sprawl Mag. For 2$ you can expect a response from your submission within one week. This will not effect the outcome of submissions and all funds will be put towards paying contributors and maintaining the website.

Some suggestions for what the Sprawl Mag is looking for: linguistic viruses, talking animals, Y2K tech, Cryptids and UFOs, anti-corporate screeds, and alchemy

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · Jun 14

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays) opened to submissions. #amwriting

Open to Submissions: The Sprawl Mag

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays) opened to submissions. #amwriting

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jun 6

Mark your calendars! The Sprawl Mag is going to be open for submissions of speculative poetry, short fiction, nonfiction and visual art on June 14 until July 12. We are looking forward to reading your work 🪐 You can check out our submission guidelines here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/submissions

Poster with images of planets and a UFO announcing that submissions for the Sprawl Mag are opening soon from June 14-July 12 2025

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 18

Go check out the newest book by Sprawl Mag contributor @marysoonlee.bsky.social 🐉

Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · Jan 14

Eleven and a bit years after I wrote the opening poem, and nearly five years after the first ebook edition, the first print edition of "The Sign of the Dragon" has been published!!!

www.amazon.com/dp/1625674910/

It contains 40 superb illustrations by Gary McCluskey and it is a hefty tome.

📖🦙📖🀄📖🐲📖

The Sign of the Dragon

Amazon.com: The Sign of the Dragon: 9781625674913: Lee, Mary Soon: Books

www.amazon.com

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Angel L🏳️‍⚧️ @angelvleal.bsky.social · Jan 11

My first poem of the year "Hermanas de Andrómeda" is free to read today!! :') It is dedicated to my friend Angela Acosta & the impact her chicanafuturism poetry has had on me. it is also about queer sisterhood & the safer futures we wish for each other. thank u so much @thesprawl.bsky.social 💜

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 11

Featuring poetry by:

Angel Leal, Ian Li, Atreyee Gupta, Mary Soon Lee, Megan Cartwright, Salem Paige, Bat Collazo, and Paul Vermeersch

short fiction by:

Clarissa Grunwald, Cait Gordon, and Ziggy Schutz

and visual art by:

Amuri Morris, Payton Surette, and Denny E. Marshall

tinyurl.com/ynxemzvj

Poster announcing the launch of the Sprawl Mag vol. 2.2

Poster announcing the contributors to the Sprawl Mag vol. 2.2

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Clarissa Grunwald @clarissagrunwald.bsky.social · Jan 12

Hey guys, I'm in this one! Mine's the one with the space exorcist. Also, this entire issue slaps, so you should read the whole thing. My favorites were Spare Change by Ziggy Schulz and What The Moon Rabbit Reads by Mary Soon Lee.

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 11

Featuring poetry by:

Angel Leal, Ian Li, Atreyee Gupta, Mary Soon Lee, Megan Cartwright, Salem Paige, Bat Collazo, and Paul Vermeersch

short fiction by:

Clarissa Grunwald, Cait Gordon, and Ziggy Schutz

and visual art by:

Amuri Morris, Payton Surette, and Denny E. Marshall

tinyurl.com/ynxemzvj

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Cait Gordon ♿️ @caitgauthor.bsky.social · Jan 11

I wrote a thing, and these authors published that thing! You can read my flash fiction, REBIRTH, by clicking the link provided! I am so honoured to have my work be amongst all these other amazingly talented creatives!

The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 11

Featuring poetry by:

Angel Leal, Ian Li, Atreyee Gupta, Mary Soon Lee, Megan Cartwright, Salem Paige, Bat Collazo, and Paul Vermeersch

short fiction by:

Clarissa Grunwald, Cait Gordon, and Ziggy Schutz

and visual art by:

Amuri Morris, Payton Surette, and Denny E. Marshall

tinyurl.com/ynxemzvj

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 11

@angelvleal.bsky.social @ianli.bsky.social @paulvermeersch.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social
@salempaige.com @caitgauthor.bsky.social

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 11

Featuring poetry by:

Angel Leal, Ian Li, Atreyee Gupta, Mary Soon Lee, Megan Cartwright, Salem Paige, Bat Collazo, and Paul Vermeersch

short fiction by:

Clarissa Grunwald, Cait Gordon, and Ziggy Schutz

and visual art by:

Amuri Morris, Payton Surette, and Denny E. Marshall

tinyurl.com/ynxemzvj

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Ben Berman Ghan @inkstainedwreck.ca · Nov 20

SOMETHING THAT BITES

guy tries so hard to resist going out to eat

Vol 1.1 | The Sprawl Mag

Welcome to Volume 1.1 of The Sprawl Mag, a lovingly curated selection of speculative fiction, poetry, and art.

www.thesprawlmag.ca

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Nov 18

The Sprawl Mag is a Canadian spec mag :)

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Ben Berman Ghan @inkstainedwreck.ca · Oct 12

First is the shortest thing I’ve ever written: “Something that Bites” from @thesprawl.bsky.social Issue 1!

I giggle anytime I remember how much fun I had with this horrible story of a guy trapped in his apartment while he slowly turns into a vampire.

www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-1-1

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Oct 6

Very excited to announce this year’s Best of the Net nominations!!

In the poetry category: The Rot by Erin Jamieson, Poor Unfortunate Souls by R. Thursday, (Multi)Lingual.io by Angela Acosta, Mother Maple’s Children by Crystal Sidell, The Person in the Moon by Avra Margariti, and the time travel treehouse takes its final bow by Claire McNerney

In the fiction category: Extant & Stasis by Yamille Moss and Tombstones to the Wind by Ali Abbas

In the visual art category: Across Lands by Amuri Morris and Illumination Finds the Android Promise by Christopher Collingwood

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Oct 2

Two more years of Tales and Feathers and a new SFF press! Whats not to love? Go support Augur! 🪐

Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Oct 1

AUGURIANS !! ✨

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨

Back us on Kickstarter to fund ->

🪶 TWO more years of @TalesFeathers
📚 A NEW SFF press from Augur
🎙️ Podcast production

There's TONS of rewards—incl. EARLY BIRDS!

But if you can't give 💰, shares are JUST as good! 🙏

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Augur Futures—Tales & Feathers, Augur Press & Murmurstations

Fund 2 more years of pro-rate slice of life fantasy. Launch a new scifi-fantasy press. Invest in the future of Augur's SFF podcast.

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jul 21

Go check out the link in our linktree for our Ko-fi page 📖 happy reading!

Poster announcing print copies of The Sprawl Mag Vol. 2.1 are available for 10$ on Ko-fi. Image of the cover featuring a black woman in a Renaissance era gown with a castle in the background and a crown and scissors on the ground.

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jun 10

You have a couple more weeks left to submit to Vol 2.2!

As always, we are interested in work that is anti-colonial, climate-centered and cyber-feminist.

Our full guidelines are available here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/guidelines

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · May 17

Just cannot stop reading Poor Unfortunate Souls by R. Thursday from vol 2.1 of @thesprawl.bsky.social

"We have always loved like oceans. Which is to say, crushingly."

www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-2-1

Vol 2.1 | The Sprawl Mag

Welcome to Volume 1.1 of The Sprawl Mag, a lovingly curated selection of speculative fiction, poetry, and art.

www.thesprawlmag.ca

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 30

Feat. Alicia Hilton, Erin Jamieson, Claire McNerney, Kika Man 文詠玲, R. Thursday, Angela Acosta, Gretchen Tessmer, lae astra, Crystal Sidell, Avra Margariti,
Brian U. Garrison,
Ali Abbas, Yamille Moss, September Woods Garland, Jason E. Maddux, Amuri Morris, Amanda Yskamp and Christopher Collingwood

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hey folks!! We have exciting news to share, in just a couple weeks are next volume of the Sprawl Mag will be free to read on our website.

Announcement of the Sprawl Mag Volume 2.1 to be published on February 14th.

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · Nov 29

Nominate your favourite journals of this year!!

Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · Nov 24

Chill Subs is looking for your top 5 lit journals.

Free to nominate anyone, no matter how big or small.

We'd love for you to keep Radon in your thoughts, along with our sister journal @seizethepress.bsky.social and the great cyber-feminist @thesprawl.bsky.social.

Voting link: shorturl.at/fzELP

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