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tina connolly

@tinaconnolly.bsky.social

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Hugo, Nebula, & World Fantasy finalist. Escape Pod & Toasted Cake host. Queer. Noms all the cheese. Socials here: http://linktr.ee/tinaconnolly (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Feb 25

I've been working on my comics newsletter! If you like random weekly comics about pilling your children or the recurring Mr Darcy head in pride and prejudice, I have just the thing for you!

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backstage with tina connolly

in which we chat about art, life, and pie

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 20d

The next UFO is about to land! With stories by Alan Dean Foster, @janeespenson.bsky.social, Simon R. Green, @nmamatas.bsky.social, @tinaconnolly.bsky.social and many other fabulous authors.

Reserve yours today!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

Unidentified Funny Objects 10

After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!

www.kickstarter.com

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · 21d

I'm SUPER EXCITED to have a new flash story forthcoming in UFO 10! I love these funny collections and they are well worth pre-ordering via the Kickstarter!!

Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 22d

UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS 10 - an anthology of humorous SF/F just launched on kickstarter

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

Unidentified Funny Objects 10

After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!

www.kickstarter.com

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 21d

ICYMI: I had a new story out last week, with @kyliu99.bsky.social!

As humanity moves to the stars, a young woman attempts to preserve the magical forest she fell in love with as a child...

Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 28d

New story day! "If a Digitized Tree Falls" is my latest collaboration with @kyliu99.bsky.social, an exploration of technologies that bridge the divide between digital and physical, with a focus on environmental themes.

Now up at @reactorsff.bsky.social!

reactormag.com/if-a-digitiz...

If a Digitized Tree Falls - Reactor

As humanity moves to the stars, a young woman attempts to preserve the magical forest she fell in love with as a child.

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · 24d

Woohoo Portland this Thursday!!!

Emmeline Duncan @emmelineduncan.bsky.social · 24d

Come join @elliealexander.bsky.social, @tinaconnolly.bsky.social, and me at @powells.bsky.social this Thursday!

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 29

there was! :D

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yesterday had one kid trying to make bean custard at 3am and the other one letting their slugs roam free on yogurt bucket lids while they cleaned the salad-bowl-habitat but TODAY all children are back in school. (Slugs are still at home.)

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 19

This would work well for me as a presenter because I'm always worried I'm going to mess up someone's name, no matter how many pronunciation notes I've made !

Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Aug 19

One thing that I think worked extremely well was to pre-record the entire list of finalists for each category, and play that recording for the ceremony.

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 18

Yes! !!

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 18

Brandon's fabulous reading of his gorgeous poem (about at the 1:48:30 mark on the second link) was one of my favorite moments at Worldcon this weekend!

Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · Aug 18

Did you miss my Opening Ceremonies or Best Poem Hugo presentation poems at @seattlein2025.org?

Fret not!

You can still watch the recordings here: www.youtube.com/live/G0GGYLV... | www.youtube.com/live/py7MeV3...

And you can read the text here: seattlein2025.org/program-and-...

Daily ’Zine

This is the home for the official daily 'zine of Seattle Worldcon! Download your own copy of the 'zine, and scroll down for each day's 'overflow' -- all the stuff that just didn't quite fit in the pri...

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 16

@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social reading with @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social from her incredible Hugo-nominated story, We Will Teach You How to Read.

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 15

Today at #WorldCon! 3:30 reading in room 428.

Gonna read 2 funny things - a bit of my theatre+schnauzer mystery from FutureSF, and a bit of the NEW cozy fantasy I"m working on. It's got handwritten letters, mail-order spells, and pneumatic tubes. 😃 Come on by and tell me if you want to hear more 😃

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 14

FYI I cleaned out about a dozen Copperhead trade paperbacks from my study and left them on the freebies shelves in the dealers room! You know what to do if you want one!
#WorldCon

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 14

Right NOW I'm otw to Seattle, but at 1:00 I will be at the Fairwood Press table with Caroline M Yoachim!!! Come say hi if you're around!!

Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Aug 14

Today (Thursday) from 1-2pm I will be at the Fairwood Press table with Tina Connolly! Come say hi!

#worldcon @tinaconnolly.bsky.social @patrickswenson.bsky.social

Dealer room book table with Tina’s collection “On the Eyeball Floor” and my collection “Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World.”

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 13

My #WorldCon schedule! See some of you soon!!!

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Aug 11

In addition to my official programming schedule, I'll also be at:

-The Clarion West party (Weds 7-9pm)
-Thursday 1-2pm: Fairwood Press table (dealer room) with @tinaconnolly.bsky.social
- Saturday night Hugo festivities :)

Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'll be at @seattlein2025.org this week! Want to see me? Here's my #seattleworldcon schedule (thread).

THURSDAY 4:30-5:30pm (room 435-436)
Smile For the Camera!

Interested in the relationship between technology and art? Want to hear me talk about my photography? Come see this panel!

Great blue heron in flight with wings spread wide, holding a small branch in its beak. Blue sky background. Photo by me.

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Aug 6

Final hours of the Uncanny Kickstarter and the current stretch goal is supporting raises for the hard working fabulous staff!!! ❤️🦄🎉

Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Aug 6

I've been doing the print interviews for Uncanny since 2018, and I love learning more about our fantastic authors and their stories!

Help support the interviews, and all the hard work the entire @uncannymagazine.bsky.social team puts into every issue!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 6

The next Stretch Goal in the Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is a 20% raise to the Uncanny Magazine Staff! They are THE BEST STAFF IN THE UNIVERSE and deserve this! We have just 7 hours to make this happen! buff.ly/EkZtcee

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · Jun 29

I sometimes use tarot cards as #writing prompts, and I picked up this gorgeous deck when I was at the Locus Awards, with art by featured local artist @spmlaw.bsky.social.

Her website shows off more of her art, which is beautiful and full of whimsy: www.shadowscapes.com/index.php

From left to right, laid out on my coffee table: (1) A small box with a whimsical image of a winged figure wearing a bird crown and a flowing dress, that reads "Shadowscapes Tarot, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law." (2) A booklet with the same text above an ornate grayscale image of a face, with the artist's signature underneath. (3) VII The Chariot, done with a nautical theme and unicorns to pull the chariot. (4) Ace of Wands, with foxes (5) Queen of Cups, in moody dark colors, with turtles (6) King of Swords, a seated figure with dramatic wings surrounded by additional birds, and (7) the Nine of Pentacles, with a seated figure playing a forest piano with a tree growing up through its center.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · Jun 10

Read this wonderful essay, and read Tina Connolly's books because they're excellent

also: I humbly suggest that if this essay speaks to you, you'll enjoy my fairy tales-meet-musicals series, Curses & Curtains!
Book 1: devan-barlow.itch.io/an-uncommon-... or books2read.com/u/bzKXBj

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you!!!!

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 3

Not this year alas but I would love to come sometime!!

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ooh I love that that's a whole panel!! That would be so fun to be on!!

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 3

YAY!!!

tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 3

Hahaha thank you and you're so welcome!! One of the brightest spots on the Internet 😄

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · Jun 3

I wrote an essay for Uncanny about fantasy musical theatre!!

(Although the essay has many examples and even more links :D the marvelous thing is how many more shows I didn't have space to include. Truly a wealth of amazing theatre out there to talk about!)

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/fant...

Fantasy Musical Theatre: Sensawunda, Activate! - Uncanny Magazine

So I recently saw Wicked.1 And by “recently saw” I mean watched at the movie theatre, then bought the second it was available, then watched several more times. I was a huge Oz fan as a kid, and I was ...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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