Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE !

So gorg!!

YAY AUGUR MY BELOVED!!! i loved working on this piece, and it also comes with an eerie illustration! please enjoy reading everyone <3

thanks again to yall for the trust !! this cover was so much fun to make, i always love working with augur

illustration of a group of 3 characters walking through the root system of an overgrown borehole. white birds fly around them. the illustration is purple toned with pale yellow highlights.

i got to draw the cover for Augur 8.3 !!! :D

thank you @augursociety.bsky.social ~~💜🖤

I had the great honour to edit Chlorophilia in this issue - a flippy little take on Ovid for the modern era. If you, like me, love an epistolary story (or any story about natural desire), take a little look at Augur 8.3 out now 👀 🌱

🎉 HUGE shoutout to our production team cont'd:

Managing Editor, Online: @kelleyiswriting.bsky.social
Asst. Online Editors: @hramsaroop.bsky.social, Allison Zhao
Typesetter: Jess Albert

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🎉 HUGE shoutout to our production team cont'd:

Copy Editing & Proofing: Sonia Urlando, Perseus Rebelo, Escher McDonell, @eugenieszw.bsky.social

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🎉 HUGE shoutout to our production team:

Production: @andregeleynse.com, Amelia Martínez-White
Art Director: Martine Nguyen, @lornascribbles.bsky.social

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🎉 Special thanks goes to our whole editorial team cont'd:

Editors: @spondeee.bsky.social, Suha Tariq
Comics Editor: YA Liu
Asst. Editor: @hramsaroop.bsky.social

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🎉 Special thanks goes to our whole editorial team:

Lead editor: @kelleyiswriting.bsky.social
Editors: @kercoby.bsky.social, @frankiehagg.bsky.social, @teresempierre.bsky.social

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🎉 Thank you to our featured illustrators:

Christina Maher - “Observer Effect”
Katelyn Pellow - “Rocky Mountain Gothic”
Taryn Garret - “Tapetum Lucidum”
Ally R Colthoff - “Bonds of the Forest” (Comic Artist)

Check out their incredible work ➡️ augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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Issue 8.3 features...

✒️ "On Fields of Purple Grass" by @ianli.bsky.social
✒️ "Tapetum Lucidum" by @nebulouswrites.com
✒️ "The Great Divide" by Meryem Yildiz
✒️ “Chlorophilia” by @mikethorn.bsky.social & @miriamricher.bsky.social

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Issue 8.3 features...

✒️ “Rocky Mountain Gothic” by @evdatsyk.bsky.social
✒️ "Bonds of the Forest" by Ally R Colthoff
✒️ "Blueberry" by Jade Riordan

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Purchase a copy today to read the full issue!

Issue 8.3 features...

✒️ "Observer Effect" by Morgan Cross
✒️ "Leave your Skins by the Shore" by @pelagicnatasha.bsky.social
✒️ "Flame Weeding, Equisetum Arvense" by @colleencococollins.bsky.social

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An illustration with a purple overlay of decaying purple and yellow tree branches that lead down to an opening. There are white birds flying around and on one of the yellow-purple branches are three people walking.

HUGE shoutout to @yellghoul.bsky.social for designing this stunning cover! 😻

Check it out on our site: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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An illustration with a purple overlay of decaying purple and yellow tree branches that lead down to an opening. There are white birds flying around and on one of the yellow-purple branches are three people walking. In the top and bottom corners are purple branches and yellow leaves. At the top of the image reads: "contents." There is a black rectangle and inside lists the table of contents: "Observer Effect by Morgan Cross. Leave Your Skins by the Shore by Natasha King. Flame Weeding by Colleen Coco Collins. Rocky Mountain Gothic by Ev Datsyk. Bonds of the Forest by Ally R Colthoff . Blueberry by Jade Riordan. On Fields of Purple Grass by Ian Li. Tapetum Lucidum by U.M. Agoawike. The Great Divide by Meryem Yildiz. Chlorophilia by Mike Thorn and Miriam Richer.” At the bottom of the image is the augur logo and a link to the website: www.augursociety.org

We've got 2 samples on our site!

✒️ “Rocky Mountain Gothic” by @evdatsyk.bsky.social, a girl in between the wild & human world
✒️ “Chlorophilia” by @mikethorn.bsky.social & @miriamricher.bsky.social, about metamorphosis, betrayal, & nature’s revenge

READ NOW 👉 augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

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An illustration with a purple overlay of decaying purple and yellow tree branches that lead down to an opening. There are white birds flying around and on one of the yellow-purple branches are three people walking. In the top and bottom corners are purple branches and yellow leaves. At the top of the image reads: "contents." There is a black rectangle and inside lists the table of contents: "Observer Effect by Morgan Cross. Leave Your Skins by the Shore by Natasha King. Flame Weeding by Colleen Coco Collins. Rocky Mountain Gothic by Ev Datsyk. Bonds of the Forest by Ally R Colthoff . Blueberry by Jade Riordan. On Fields of Purple Grass by Ian Li. Tapetum Lucidum by U.M. Agoawike. The Great Divide by Meryem Yildiz. Chlorophilia by Mike Thorn and Miriam Richer.” At the bottom of the image is the augur logo and a link to the website: www.augursociety.org

🪶Augurians! Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE! 🎉 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Inside you'll find...
🌲 glowing red eyes deep within a forest
🧜‍♀️ the price of revenge from sirens
🫐 a berry world of grief and awe
& so much more!

🔗 Link in bio!

More details below 👀⬇️

Last year we received 87 applications & choosing was incredibly difficult! Thank you so much to everyone who applied! 💜

P.S we’re still OPEN to 2026 grant applications! 👀 Visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... on eligibility and how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET.

CONGRATS to these incredible writers:

✨ Fareh Malik
✨ Tanzania Bhathena
✨ Benjamin Ghan
✨ Connor LaFortune
✨ Kamila Rina

We're proud to be one of the few all-speculative recommenders on the 2025 list, & helping the OAC distribute funds to #CanSpec writers! ✍️📚

The background has an image of flowers with a purple overlay. A white rectangular border surrounds the image. Inside the border, at the top of the image is the Ontario Arts Council logo and the Augur logo. In between these two logos are a white plus sign. at the top is the logo of the Ontario Arts Council, and next to it is the logo of Augur in white text. Below it reads: “‘25 recommender grant recipients” in white text and followed below reads: “The 10 SFF poets & writers who blew our socks off” in white text. Underneath it are the Ontario Arts Council grant recipients we recommended in 10 white text bubbles: “Ai Jiang, Anna Sui, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga, Manahil Bandukwala, Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Fareh Malik, Tanaz Bhathena, Benjamin Ghan, Connor Lafortune, and Kamila Rina” in black text. There is a dark purple bar and inside it reads: "2026 applications open now! Check the Ontario Arts Council website for info" in white text. At the bottom reads: “Fiction | Poetry | Short Fiction Writers” in white text.

Earlier this year, we awarded 10 wonderful recipients an OAC recommender grant & we just got the okay to share them! 🎊

CONGRATS to these incredible writers:

✨ @aijiang.bsky.social
✨ @thesuiway.bsky.social
✨ @aniyonsenga.bsky.social
✨ @manahil.bsky.social
✨ @snehaskanta.bsky.social

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An image with an orange plain background. There is a graphic of an open book at the bottom of the image. In the middle is a white square. Inside of the square reads: “Mission Control will go silent. Someone will drop a cup of coffee, but no one will clean it up, no one will turn away from the live feed coming from the lunar lander. But it will all begin to fall apart when one flight controller takes off his headset, turns to everybody else and says, “She took her helmet off. How is she still alive?” in black text. Beneath it reads: "Tales and Feathers Magazine — Volume 3" then there is a link symbol beside the link: https://augursociety.org/after-the-astronaut-and-the-north-star-kiss/

We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀

"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫

Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.

P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!

Ontario writer-folks, you should apply!

That’s fantastic news! 🎉 I'm so excited to see the creativity that will come from this! SFF & dreamy realism are such magical genres. Can't wait to read the amazing works! 🪄✨ #SupportTheArts #SFF

Augur's back! Back again! As an OAC Recommender! Tell your friends!
Now till January 15, 2026.

📌FYI...
-The grant you can receive is from $1,500-$5,000.
-We accept 1 application per applicant per year, but you can apply up to 10 recommenders.

🔗Link in bio or visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... for info on eligibility & how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m.

The background has an image of flowers with a purple overlay. At the top of the image is the Ontario Arts Council logo and the Augur logo. In between these two logos are a white plus sign. Below it reads: Open Now” in white text. Underneath that reads: “recommender grants 2025. SSF fiction | Poetry | Short Fiction” in white text. There a red pin graphic in the middle and underneath it reads: Apply to the August Recommender Grants via the OAC. Grant Amounts: $1,500-$5,000. Deadline: January 15th, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. Below it is a yellow banner and inside it reads: “Apply Now” in white text with a paper airplane beside it. At the bottom of the graphic is a dark purple banner with the link to apply: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers

We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊

We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction

3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...

Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰

It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)

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Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨

Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫

🔗 Link in bio!

Missed murmurstations EP 8 with @aijiang.bsky.social?🎙️🎧

Listen back as Sonia and Ai talk about pushing creative boundaries and Ai’s love of blending genres like sci-fi, fantasy, and horror to craft stories that are jarring and refreshing. 📚

Check it out NOW on Spotify and Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!

In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!

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