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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to everyone who placed in the Dwarf Stars this year, particularly former Utopia SF contributors Jean-Paul L. Garnier @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social whose poem came third and Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social who received an honorable mention. #poetry

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2025 Dwarf Stars Anthology and Award – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 9d

The reviews are in on our latest issue, courtesy of Chuck Rothman @chuckrothman.bsky.social in Tangent Online. "Speak" by Nico Martinez Nocito @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social is described as a story that hits "far too close to home." #sciencefiction

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Utopia SF, Vol 7, August 2025 - Tangent Online

Utopia Science Fiction (Vol 7), August 2025 "Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die" By Calie Voorhis "Damage Abatement" by Dawn Vogel "Speak" by Nico Martinez Nocito "The Black Dragon" by Robert Bagnall "Too Late Never" by Ken Foxe Reviewed by Chuck Rothman "Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die" starts the August issue of

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 12d

thanks eternal to @utopiascifi.bsky.social for taking one of my best poems for their publication

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 12d

Big thanks from us as well. We are very glad to have it.

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks to @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social for this mini interview about Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! We talked strength in numbers, borrowed forms, and some of the book’s most fun experiments.

Pictured with the current state of tour prep... 😵‍💫

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 14d

I have two trans SF flash pieces that came out in August! "Through Time and Calamity" came out in @tychebooks.bsky.social's STARSHIP LIBRARIANS anthology, and "Speak" was part of @utopiascifi.bsky.social's August issue!

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August 2025 | UtopiaScienceFiction

August 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Content EditorialLetter from the Editor by Tristan Evarts InterviewsMatthew HolnessPaolo Bacigalupi Short StoriesSylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie VoorhisDamage...

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 14d

Genuinely bewilders me that the work of Michael Moorcock is as absent as it is from the conversations around the fantasy genre today.

The first author I read to show me what else fantasy could be. So of course I'm biased and yes I'm old.

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James Machell @jamesmachell.bsky.social · 15d

I've just conducted a fantastic interview with Alyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social! Look out for her answers in the next issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. It's a must read for the speculative artists out there. #art #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks. We can't wait to read the rest!

Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 16d

Enjoy :)

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Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 16d

37 for @utopiascifi.bsky.social 🎈

"The branches of the floors and walls were preserved and lacquered, and they did not seem to count as living for this purpose, so the room was still intact. But the moss, the balloons, the spores—they were all gone."

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 16d

We'd love to hear something from page 37 (the number of issues we've published so far)

Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES coming Nov 2025! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 17d

Okay let's do something trans, autistic and FUN, because I need it... and you might need it too 😮

Give me a page number and I give you a quote from my upcoming book SONG OF SPORES!

My e-ARC has pages from 3 to 202.

(Preorders here: www.brokeneyebooks.com/store/c62/So... )

The cover of Song of Spores by Bogi Takács, with art by Galen Dara and design by Scott Gable. It has a strange organic spaceship-like creature in a sphere of... things, and the color scheme has a lot of blues, purples and oranges.

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 20d

George MacDonald sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/macdon... died on this day, so here are some of the illustrations from an 1894 edition of his "Phantastes: a Faerie Romance" (Artist: John Bell):

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 21d

We've had loads of beautiful submissions lately but on thing we're always on the look out for is great non-fiction. If you have a unique take on something in the world of SF, Fantasy, technology, or the environment, we'd love to hear from you! #sciencefiction

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 22d

It is a fine day to be excited about books.

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BSFWriters @bsfwriters.bsky.social · 22d

Powers is one of the great reinventors of modern fantasy.

John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 26d

Shelley's posthumous sonnets -- What is a ghost?

If you write many fantasy stories, you’re probably going to have ghosts in some of them.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 22d

Edits still, but there are some nice moments when you sit back from the nth re-read of your own work to think, "actually there are moments when I turn out a decent line."

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 23d

We have our monthly editor's meeting coming up. Let us know if there's anything you'd like us to discuss. This could be the kind of stories you'd like to see more of, your thoughts on the art or the poetry, or who you'd like us to interview next. We'd love to hear your thoughts! #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fancy a taster of our latest issue? "Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die" by Calie Voorhis is free to read! #sciencefiction #funny

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Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie Voorhis

Utopia Science Fiction Magazine | August 2025

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Anne Currie @annecurrie.bsky.social · Sep 1

Well done on hitting 3K! I'm some way off getting back to that (as a Twitter emigre)

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 31

We're looking to interview another artist for our December issue. We've had Steven Youll, Chris Moore, and John Picacio in the past. Any suggestions for who we should speak to next? #sciencefiction #art

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 31

Big thanks to our 3000th subscriber!

Anne Currie @annecurrie.bsky.social · Aug 29

OK is it me? Just subscribed!

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 25

The reviews are in on our latest issue and we're very pleased with how well our stories are being received. Read the full review here: tangentonline.com/e-market-qua...

Utopia SF, Vol 7, August 2025 - Tangent Online

Utopia Science Fiction (Vol 7), August 2025 "Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die" By Calie Voorhis "Damage Abatement" by Dawn Vogel "Speak" by Nico Martinez Nocito "The Black Dragon" by Robert Bagnall "Too Late Never" by Ken Foxe Reviewed by Chuck Rothman "Sylvester is an Asshole and Must Die" starts the August issue of

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 25

2,999 followers now! We're eagerly watching the follower count.

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 25

We're thrilled to share our official certificate from the National Fantasy Fan Federation. You can check out the other winners of this year's awards here: tnfff.org/neffy-awards/ #sciencefiction

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our latest issue features some of our finest poetry yet, including two poems from veterans of the genre: "Of Dawns and New Poems" by @epapasoulioti.bsky.social and "Hanging Gardens of the Moon" by @marysoonlee.bsky.social. #poetry #sciencefiction

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August 2025 | UtopiaScienceFiction

August 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Content EditorialLetter from the Editor by Tristan Evarts InterviewsMatthew HolnessPaolo Bacigalupi Short StoriesSylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie VoorhisDamage...

www.utopiasciencefiction.com

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Just 18 more followers and we're at 3000. Let's see if we can do it by the end of the month! #sciencefiction

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