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Check this out! A fantastic review of Summer in the House of the Departed with a delicious mocktail recipe to go with it!

Friends, please help keep The Deadlands alive. Er, you know what I mean.

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Reminder we have 5 of our titles at just $2 each for the eBook for October. Get some ghostly weirdness.

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OMG, this post. So many beloved favorites in here, and many also new-to-me that I'm lining up to read and fall in love with. SH has meant the world to me, and I'm so glad they're still here, making our SFF community richer, more inclusive, better, and weirder every year.

Emerging Māori Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Apply for the Emerging Māori Writer in Residence—$15,000 stipend, mentorship, and writing space.

Māori writers, it's time to apply for the 2026 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence — a $15,000 stipend, mentorship, and writing space at the IIML could be yours if you apply by 31 October!
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Worlds of Possibility, Fusion Fragment, and Diabolical Plots: Reviews by Charles Payseur Sadly, Worlds of Possibility is closing down fol­lowing the publication of their June issue. It marks another stellar project from editor Ju­lia Rios, and the final issue includes some fantastic st…

“Mazal Tov, Mazal Tov” by @ymresnik.bsky.social from Worlds of Possibility, “Shells” by @czwrites.bsky.social from @fusionfragment.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @cypayseur.bsky.social

Cover art by Abi Stevens for Reckoning: A Chorus, Divergent, featuring an eight-winged moth framed in pink and orange moons and rainbow colored clouds

A CHORUS, DIVERGENT is out today! Edited by @cgaubrey.bsky.social, with artwork by @abistevensart.bsky.social, this special issue celebrates neurodiverse creators with reprinted work from Reckoning's first 10 years. Check out the full ToC and read CG's editorial here: reckoning.press/a-chorus-div...

Please consider submitting!

A Short Fiction Treasures Special: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives Going through the archives of Strange Horizons for this special column has been a bit like exploring a treasure chamber. I’ve picked fifty stories. I could have picked hundreds. Meaning: I left a l…

Strange Horizons turns 25 this year, which is pretty much an eternity in the world of spec fic zines, and I had the privilege of going through the archives for a special short fiction roundup: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives

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Happy to see my first @nightmare-magazine.com story, "Swallow Test" on here!

There are just so many great short stories out there, and man, always grateful to the reviewers who spread the word 🙏

My short fiction recs for July and Aug. Featuring work by @lchanwrites.bsky.social @clairejiawen.bsky.social @awprihandita.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social @spencerwriting.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @angelaliu.bsky.social Daniel Oluremi and--
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The FFer vibes are strong in this short fiction recommended reading list! Recent work by FFers @clairejiawen.bsky.social @awprihandita.bsky.social @spencerwriting.bsky.social @angelaliu.bsky.social and @bethgoder.bsky.social! And lots of other great stuff!

WE FUNDED YEAR ONE! Now let’s smash some stretch goals and fund year two so we can stick around!!!

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Automatic Noodle Check out Automatic Noodle - <p><b>A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.</b><br><br><b>An instant ...

I've been hearing from a lot of booksellers and readers that Automatic Noodle is sold out in stores. We have a 2nd printing in the works! In the meantime, please backorder the book from your local indie so the publisher knows you want it. That helps me and the bookstore! bookshop.org/p/books/auto...

This story is a dog story, a death story, a grief story, a forest story, a snowstorm story.

ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 A must-read annual showcase of the best nature-based science fiction and fantasy short stories published around the world every year. Speculative ecofictio...

"[ECO24] is a triumph. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." ⭐

Thank you so much to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the starred review of ECO24! 💜🍄

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781955765404

Preorder your copy of ECO24 FOR 30% OFF below!⬇️

Our Q&A with Apex Magazine editor-in-chief @lesleyconner.bsky.social starts TOMORROW!! ⏰⭐❓Don't forget to share your questions in the comments below!

My hand holding a copy of Skin Thief: Stories.

Tomorrow is the two year anniversary of Skin Thief: Stories! I'm very proud of this book. I put it together during the darkest period of my adult life. I felt very alone and friendless when I sent it out into the world and it brought me so much love in return. Thank you to everyone who's read it. 🖤

Cover of the novel Love Lethal, Death Divine showing a young female knight wielding a sword

✨Cover reveal!✨
I'm thrilled to present you the cover of my upcoming novel, LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE
It will be released in April 2026 by Dark Matter Ink
Cover art by Mona Finden.

Webpage from weirdhorrormagazine.com showing page for "The God of Rust". Black text o ochre background.

Hello Bsky! It's new story day at Weird Horror. We have Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece's weird, alien "The God of Rust." Please enjoy this strange fruit. Or beware it.

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Cover of my novella The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, painted by Tran Nguyen, showing a 'dragoner' of uncertain gender in colourful robes and a veil and headscarf, showing their eyes, long black hair flying, as they hold the neck of a dragon swooping down on their shoulder, its colouring white and speckled with varying shades of scarlet and burnt orange like the petals of a flower. Text reads the title of the novella, and my name (Indra Das).

Out now: THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR, my uncategorisable novella out about Ru, a 'boy from nowhere' growing up in 90s/00s Calcutta, facing the impossibility that his family may be migrants from another reality, & Alice, a neighbour from Chinatown who is pulled close to their secrets. Links below:

Heartbreaking to see the increasing desperation of Palestinians, and the shares and donations seem to be completely drying up. Getting paranoid about shadowbans but it's probably just muted accounts and words. If you see a fundraiser, please share it--people in Gaza are really struggling.

Just a reminder that it’s still Latine heritage month. Have you read something by Latine authors lately? Maybe @pedroiniguez.bsky.social’s award-winning poetry? Or @renanbernardo.com’s latest appearance in Reactor? Or even possibly…something by yours truly? It’s not too late!

Flash Roundup * September 2025 A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…

September MicroVerse roundup is out!

Books The Wingspan of Severed Hands Time is the winning predator, and every moment spirals deeper into the heart of the beast. “I’m awestruck by Joanna Koch’s nonstop spellbinding, almost paralyzingly in…

Hello, I write literary horror and surrealist trash. You can find links to all of my publications on my website, and a page devoted to free stories & audio online. I'd be immensely grateful if you'd buy my books or request them through your library to support my writing.
horrorsong.blog/books/

A Fallen Angel Rings the Doorbell An unexpected guest announces himself in this week’s new story from Jennifer Hudak.

Do you need a bit of an escape from doomscrolling? My story about a hot mess who falls for an even hotter mess is out in @morningtransport.bsky.social! Here's a 60-day free subscription if you need it: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024

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"A beautiful read aided by Kurella’s skilled and poetical use of language. This is a story I strongly recommend."

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me! reactor! this wednesday! short story about SPACE and SEA and BEING STUCK ON A BOAT !

also check out that cover art :0!!!!!!

Subscribe to The Sunday Morning Transport An amazing science fiction/fantasy short story each week. Click to read The Sunday Morning Transport, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

My story “A Fallen Angel Rings the Doorbell” is out today in The Sunday Morning Transport. It’s about letting yourself be messy, and letting yourself be loved. Here’s a free 60-day subscription if you need it: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024