hej, #PortfolioDay!
I'm Kjetll, a digital artist focused on cyberpunk and futuristic themes. I love bringing my OCs to life within my original spec-fic universe, Rhapsody.
✦ [email protected]
✦ kjetll.carrd.co/
I'm Kjetll, a digital artist focused on cyberpunk and futuristic themes. I love bringing my OCs to life within my original spec-fic universe, Rhapsody.
✦ [email protected]
✦ kjetll.carrd.co/
January 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
hej, #PortfolioDay!
I'm Kjetll, a digital artist focused on cyberpunk and futuristic themes. I love bringing my OCs to life within my original spec-fic universe, Rhapsody.
✦ [email protected]
✦ kjetll.carrd.co/
I'm Kjetll, a digital artist focused on cyberpunk and futuristic themes. I love bringing my OCs to life within my original spec-fic universe, Rhapsody.
✦ [email protected]
✦ kjetll.carrd.co/
okay, here we go...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026 - Reactor
And other SFF book highlights for the new year!
reactormag.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
okay, here we go...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic
reactormag.com/30-sff-title...
Hey Spec Fic authors and readers: sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and horror. Join us at LimFic.com. We're building an alternative spec fic book community/directory where authors help each other. Help us grow!
Authors:
www.limfic.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.limfic.com
Authors:
www.limfic.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.limfic.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Hey Spec Fic authors and readers: sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and horror. Join us at LimFic.com. We're building an alternative spec fic book community/directory where authors help each other. Help us grow!
Authors:
www.limfic.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.limfic.com
Authors:
www.limfic.com/membership-a...
Readers:
www.limfic.com
TONIGHT! You still have time to sign up for this FREE, fun reading by 6 amazing spec fic authors. It's a great way to end a busy Thursday!
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
TONIGHT! You still have time to sign up for this FREE, fun reading by 6 amazing spec fic authors. It's a great way to end a busy Thursday!
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
An evergreen meme, posted in light of SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES VOLUME 3 coming out from @lunapress.bsky.social at Easter! Get info and advice on writing *30 more* subgenres and tropes of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
An evergreen meme, posted in light of SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES VOLUME 3 coming out from @lunapress.bsky.social at Easter! Get info and advice on writing *30 more* subgenres and tropes of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.
TONIGHT! You still have time to sign up for this FREE, fun reading by 6 amazing spec fic authors. It's a great way to end a busy Thursday!
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
TONIGHT! You still have time to sign up for this FREE, fun reading by 6 amazing spec fic authors. It's a great way to end a busy Thursday!
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-wom...
Conclusion to Pater's Renaissance still pretty great imo!
In spec fic, a few I often reference:
Le Guin's "Science Fiction & Mrs. Brown"
Delany's "About 5,750 Words"
Sterling's preface to Mirrorshades
Ryman's "Mundane Manifesto"
In spec fic, a few I often reference:
Le Guin's "Science Fiction & Mrs. Brown"
Delany's "About 5,750 Words"
Sterling's preface to Mirrorshades
Ryman's "Mundane Manifesto"
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Conclusion to Pater's Renaissance still pretty great imo!
In spec fic, a few I often reference:
Le Guin's "Science Fiction & Mrs. Brown"
Delany's "About 5,750 Words"
Sterling's preface to Mirrorshades
Ryman's "Mundane Manifesto"
In spec fic, a few I often reference:
Le Guin's "Science Fiction & Mrs. Brown"
Delany's "About 5,750 Words"
Sterling's preface to Mirrorshades
Ryman's "Mundane Manifesto"
Everyone perpetually surprised by what's happening right now: you need to start reading. Science fiction, spec fic. Political stuff. Fantasy. History. Everything. You need to read as much as you can as fast as you can, to analyse and think. Because gdi you need to stop acting like you're new.
January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Everyone perpetually surprised by what's happening right now: you need to start reading. Science fiction, spec fic. Political stuff. Fantasy. History. Everything. You need to read as much as you can as fast as you can, to analyse and think. Because gdi you need to stop acting like you're new.
Ruadán Books is thrilled to join a cooperative with @templedarkbooks.bsky.social, Ireland’s premier publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, founded in 2020.
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Ruadán Books is thrilled to join a cooperative with @templedarkbooks.bsky.social, Ireland’s premier publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, founded in 2020.
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
124. 🇸🇹 São Tome and Principe- Olinda Beja, The Shepherd's House
While this one is pretty tangentially in the spec-fic realm (there's witches, but more as folk belief), there's few options in English for São Tome- so much so that this translation is the direct result of a prev Read the World project
While this one is pretty tangentially in the spec-fic realm (there's witches, but more as folk belief), there's few options in English for São Tome- so much so that this translation is the direct result of a prev Read the World project
The Shepherd's House | Asterism Books
Seventeen stories. Nine translators. The Shepherd’s House is the result of a unique transatlantic collaboration, uniting talents from across Europe and the United States. First published in Portugal a...
asterismbooks.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
124. 🇸🇹 São Tome and Principe- Olinda Beja, The Shepherd's House
While this one is pretty tangentially in the spec-fic realm (there's witches, but more as folk belief), there's few options in English for São Tome- so much so that this translation is the direct result of a prev Read the World project
While this one is pretty tangentially in the spec-fic realm (there's witches, but more as folk belief), there's few options in English for São Tome- so much so that this translation is the direct result of a prev Read the World project
The Salt Bind by @rmlferrier.bsky.social is out later this month: a historical late-1700s Cornish folkloric fantasy of sea monsters, smugglers, wild sisterhood and defiant outcasts, and Christianity meeting the old magic of land and sea 🌊
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January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The Salt Bind by @rmlferrier.bsky.social is out later this month: a historical late-1700s Cornish folkloric fantasy of sea monsters, smugglers, wild sisterhood and defiant outcasts, and Christianity meeting the old magic of land and sea 🌊
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Corporate samurai in space you say? Yes please!
The Last Contract of Isako by @fondalee.bsky.social, out in May, sounds like a whole lot of dystopian cyberpunk fun: corporate espionage, twisty shadowy secrets, and a legendary swordswoman on one last mission on an inhospitable planet ❄️
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The Last Contract of Isako by @fondalee.bsky.social, out in May, sounds like a whole lot of dystopian cyberpunk fun: corporate espionage, twisty shadowy secrets, and a legendary swordswoman on one last mission on an inhospitable planet ❄️
🪐💙📚
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Corporate samurai in space you say? Yes please!
The Last Contract of Isako by @fondalee.bsky.social, out in May, sounds like a whole lot of dystopian cyberpunk fun: corporate espionage, twisty shadowy secrets, and a legendary swordswoman on one last mission on an inhospitable planet ❄️
🪐💙📚
The Last Contract of Isako by @fondalee.bsky.social, out in May, sounds like a whole lot of dystopian cyberpunk fun: corporate espionage, twisty shadowy secrets, and a legendary swordswoman on one last mission on an inhospitable planet ❄️
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My name's Kody Boye. I'm a young adult spec-fic writer currently on submission with one (technically 2?) novels right now. Working to write a series of standalones this year.
When not writing, I'm studying for my MFA (young adult fiction with a teaching concentration) and pestering my cats!
When not writing, I'm studying for my MFA (young adult fiction with a teaching concentration) and pestering my cats!
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on January 13th! So, join us for our Q&A!
DAY ONE: Introductions
Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
DAY ONE: Introductions
Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
January 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
My name's Kody Boye. I'm a young adult spec-fic writer currently on submission with one (technically 2?) novels right now. Working to write a series of standalones this year.
When not writing, I'm studying for my MFA (young adult fiction with a teaching concentration) and pestering my cats!
When not writing, I'm studying for my MFA (young adult fiction with a teaching concentration) and pestering my cats!
I'm at 27k
Past the stage
of throw it away,
Self-doubt and gin
Fuck off in the bin
Cause I'm at 27k
Ok.
A little poem of hope in the dark times of the first draft of a spec-fic Sapphic weirdness.
Xxx
#Amwriting
#firstdraft
#Speculativefiction
#Sapphic
Past the stage
of throw it away,
Self-doubt and gin
Fuck off in the bin
Cause I'm at 27k
Ok.
A little poem of hope in the dark times of the first draft of a spec-fic Sapphic weirdness.
Xxx
#Amwriting
#firstdraft
#Speculativefiction
#Sapphic
January 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I'm at 27k
Past the stage
of throw it away,
Self-doubt and gin
Fuck off in the bin
Cause I'm at 27k
Ok.
A little poem of hope in the dark times of the first draft of a spec-fic Sapphic weirdness.
Xxx
#Amwriting
#firstdraft
#Speculativefiction
#Sapphic
Past the stage
of throw it away,
Self-doubt and gin
Fuck off in the bin
Cause I'm at 27k
Ok.
A little poem of hope in the dark times of the first draft of a spec-fic Sapphic weirdness.
Xxx
#Amwriting
#firstdraft
#Speculativefiction
#Sapphic
SF people, if you don't have it on your radar: the Eaton Collection at UCR is fantastic institution & resource for scholars, writers, & readers of spec fic. The Virtual Symposium is free to attend, and has a really stellar lineup- take a look and see if there's something you want to come to today!
Check out our *incredible* online event this Thursday: the 2026 Virtual Eaton Symposium! Panelists include speaker Ken Liu, some UC Riverside alumni & current doctoral students, incredible librarians + book lovers + authors + editors, and THEE Sheree Renee Thomas! www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
SF people, if you don't have it on your radar: the Eaton Collection at UCR is fantastic institution & resource for scholars, writers, & readers of spec fic. The Virtual Symposium is free to attend, and has a really stellar lineup- take a look and see if there's something you want to come to today!
I rarely weigh in on things outside of my writing bubble, but Jay's a great short spec fic reviewer w/high volume, consistent coverage that isn't in a mag/column. Extremely hard to find blogs like it. Def check out his work if you're curious about the latest in short SFF.
www.tarvolon.com
www.tarvolon.com
I’m a review-heavy blogger whose main goal is to share excellent SFF, especially underappreciated work. I have a particular focus on short fiction, trying my best to capture whatever appeal there is in each work (even work I don’t love), whether it’s The Themes or the storytelling or something else.
January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I rarely weigh in on things outside of my writing bubble, but Jay's a great short spec fic reviewer w/high volume, consistent coverage that isn't in a mag/column. Extremely hard to find blogs like it. Def check out his work if you're curious about the latest in short SFF.
www.tarvolon.com
www.tarvolon.com
I started reading about the Roddenberry misogyny and fell down a rabbit hole and godDAMN the “golden” and “silver” ages of spec fic is just full of sex crimes. Science fiction in particular was just a bad place to be vulnerable. Or around Harlan Ellison in any capacity.
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I started reading about the Roddenberry misogyny and fell down a rabbit hole and godDAMN the “golden” and “silver” ages of spec fic is just full of sex crimes. Science fiction in particular was just a bad place to be vulnerable. Or around Harlan Ellison in any capacity.
A professor hunts down the terrifying mythical Beast of Gévaudan in The Red Winter, Cameron Sullivan's forthcoming dark slice of folk fantasy set in 18th century France, out 26th Feb!
(Fancy #spredges edition available to preorder at Waterstones.com)
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#Fantasy
(Fancy #spredges edition available to preorder at Waterstones.com)
💙📚🪐
#Fantasy
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A professor hunts down the terrifying mythical Beast of Gévaudan in The Red Winter, Cameron Sullivan's forthcoming dark slice of folk fantasy set in 18th century France, out 26th Feb!
(Fancy #spredges edition available to preorder at Waterstones.com)
💙📚🪐
#Fantasy
(Fancy #spredges edition available to preorder at Waterstones.com)
💙📚🪐
#Fantasy
The Obake Code by @makana-yama.bsky.social is billed as "a standalone sequel in the heist lesbians universe" and I'm not sure what else you'd need to know to add it to your TBRs!
A swashbuckling cyberpunk read: gangsters force a hacker to take down a crooked politician...
Out mid Feb!
💙📚🪐
#SFF
A swashbuckling cyberpunk read: gangsters force a hacker to take down a crooked politician...
Out mid Feb!
💙📚🪐
#SFF
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The Obake Code by @makana-yama.bsky.social is billed as "a standalone sequel in the heist lesbians universe" and I'm not sure what else you'd need to know to add it to your TBRs!
A swashbuckling cyberpunk read: gangsters force a hacker to take down a crooked politician...
Out mid Feb!
💙📚🪐
#SFF
A swashbuckling cyberpunk read: gangsters force a hacker to take down a crooked politician...
Out mid Feb!
💙📚🪐
#SFF
This absolute queer spec fic banger by the most banging queer spec fic writer I know, @emelkrishnan.bsky.social how does she do it? 🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
January 4, 2026 at 5:54 AM
This absolute queer spec fic banger by the most banging queer spec fic writer I know, @emelkrishnan.bsky.social how does she do it? 🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Most of my books are on #KoboPlus, too (all the ones from Bold Strokes Books, all my indies).
If you’re at all a fan of short fiction (especially linked spec-fic short fiction), I’d suggest starting with Of Echoes Born to decide if I’m the right style for you; but I’ve got romance, YA, fantasy…)
If you’re at all a fan of short fiction (especially linked spec-fic short fiction), I’d suggest starting with Of Echoes Born to decide if I’m the right style for you; but I’ve got romance, YA, fantasy…)
Of Echoes Born ebook by Nathan Burgoine - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Of Echoes Born" by Nathan Burgoine available from Rakuten Kobo. Outside a hospital in Ottawa, a heartbeat returns long enough for a good-bye. Downtown, a man steps into shadows of the ...
www.kobo.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Most of my books are on #KoboPlus, too (all the ones from Bold Strokes Books, all my indies).
If you’re at all a fan of short fiction (especially linked spec-fic short fiction), I’d suggest starting with Of Echoes Born to decide if I’m the right style for you; but I’ve got romance, YA, fantasy…)
If you’re at all a fan of short fiction (especially linked spec-fic short fiction), I’d suggest starting with Of Echoes Born to decide if I’m the right style for you; but I’ve got romance, YA, fantasy…)
April should see the release of A Dance of Burning Blades, book 2 in @mhayinde.bsky.social's gripping Invoker Trilogy.
A sweeping & fresh tale of revenge and rebellion set in a richly imagined world of warring clans and ancestor magic - epic fantasy fans really should give this series a read!
💙📚🪐
A sweeping & fresh tale of revenge and rebellion set in a richly imagined world of warring clans and ancestor magic - epic fantasy fans really should give this series a read!
💙📚🪐
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 AM
April should see the release of A Dance of Burning Blades, book 2 in @mhayinde.bsky.social's gripping Invoker Trilogy.
A sweeping & fresh tale of revenge and rebellion set in a richly imagined world of warring clans and ancestor magic - epic fantasy fans really should give this series a read!
💙📚🪐
A sweeping & fresh tale of revenge and rebellion set in a richly imagined world of warring clans and ancestor magic - epic fantasy fans really should give this series a read!
💙📚🪐
I played with clay! Their skin is actually a bright yellow-green in person, so maybe they’re alien Christmas elves? Would fit my brand as a spec fic author! Why can’t aliens make toys, right?
January 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I played with clay! Their skin is actually a bright yellow-green in person, so maybe they’re alien Christmas elves? Would fit my brand as a spec fic author! Why can’t aliens make toys, right?
SFF Authors, does your book centre Friendship?
(Read 'friendship eligibility' in the image below if you're unsure 😉.)
If so, you'll find the sign up form for this Itch bundle on My Writers & Authors Discord, and the Indie Bookspotlight Discord. If you're not on either I can DM it!
(Read 'friendship eligibility' in the image below if you're unsure 😉.)
If so, you'll find the sign up form for this Itch bundle on My Writers & Authors Discord, and the Indie Bookspotlight Discord. If you're not on either I can DM it!
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
SFF Authors, does your book centre Friendship?
(Read 'friendship eligibility' in the image below if you're unsure 😉.)
If so, you'll find the sign up form for this Itch bundle on My Writers & Authors Discord, and the Indie Bookspotlight Discord. If you're not on either I can DM it!
(Read 'friendship eligibility' in the image below if you're unsure 😉.)
If so, you'll find the sign up form for this Itch bundle on My Writers & Authors Discord, and the Indie Bookspotlight Discord. If you're not on either I can DM it!
In late Jan @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins arrives as a cute little hardback: "From the bestselling author of Hemlock and Silver comes a thoroughly charming cosy fantasy novella about a troop of goblins lost behind enemy lines and their sergeant's determination to get them home safely."
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January 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
In late Jan @tkingfisher.com's Nine Goblins arrives as a cute little hardback: "From the bestselling author of Hemlock and Silver comes a thoroughly charming cosy fantasy novella about a troop of goblins lost behind enemy lines and their sergeant's determination to get them home safely."
🪐📚💙
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🪐📚💙
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