Harper Dent

Harper Dent

@harperdent.bsky.social

Writer of speculative fiction. Loves nature, dogs and chocolate. She/them

2,304 Followers 1,816 Following 45 Posts Joined Mar 2025
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Home - AntipodeanSF AntipodeanSF publishes the best short-short (flash) speculative fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.

My new short story, Snowflake, is out in AntipodeanSF Issue 329, along with a bunch of other great stories

antisf.com.au

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2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement We congratulate the Aurealis Awards finalists for 2025! The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 775 entries across 14 categories, including reco…

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Aurealis Awards!

aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01/2...

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1 month ago
SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More!

AVAILABLE NOW: The January issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is out! Enjoy thrills and chills aplenty with cool stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More from the #SFF authors of today and tomorrow at scifansat.com!

Many thanks to all who contributed, and to our readers... just like you!

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3 months ago

Thank you 😊

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3 months ago
DirtBags - Crowdfunding Project at Comix.one <p class="tiptap-paragraph">Introducing <em>DirtBags</em>; a brand new, 100% hand drawn and painted graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee

🎱Introducing DirtBags🎱
A brand new, 100% hand drawn graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee is launching next year with @comix_app 💚

www.comix.one/projects/dir...

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3 months ago

Excited to have my short story "The Voice of a Dragon" in the latest issue of SciFanSat Magazine.

Some great stories in here, worth a read!

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4 months ago
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A bit late in posting, but was great to be on the panel 'Drive' at the Conflux 2025 convention this year! Can't wait to see you all again next year.

#conflux #convention #writerconvention #author #disabledauthor

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5 months ago
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So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here.
Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

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5 months ago
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It’s Official! CSFG’s latest anthology, “Never Say Die” will launch at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on November 10th. Come join us for a night of readings and minglings with the writers.

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5 months ago

Best Novel nominees are:

'The Medusa Situation' by Gabiann Marin
'Blood Convenant' by Alan Baxter
'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren
'Ghost Cities' by Siang Lu
'The Escher Man' by T. R. Napper

The winner is:
'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren

#ConfluxSpeculativeFictionConventions #CSFG #Ditmar

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6 months ago
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Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Kim Lennard's brilliant illustration for Lindsey Duncan’s stylish 'Harmony in Ninths'.

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8 months ago
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New Millennium Writings + Musepaper Submission Manager You guys have been in this for a long, long time and have an excellent reputation. — Dennis Littrell, Kula, HI It's true!New Millennium Writings was launched in 1996 with a 15-word classified ad. From...

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9 months ago
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Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition closes very soon so get your manuscripts in!

#writercommunity #writeropportunity

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9 months ago

Yep, they're hanging out the door

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9 months ago
#WIPSnips a bluesky writing community tag
May 26 - junk
Share a line from your WIP with the daily word for inspiration
Use #WIPSnips. Don't forget Alt Text for graphics
Synonyms, variation and vibes are fine.
Support others on the #WIPSnips tag!
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Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips

The word for May 26 is "junk"

(inspired by cleaning out all the junk in my office... I mean really, how many post-it notes and paper clips and sheet protectors does one really need?)

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

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9 months ago
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How to use scene breaks in novels, short stories Often in novels and long short stories, a scene break is needed. A scene break is a visual marker that lets readers know the setting has changed. The scene break is important as it skips over the unim...

#WIP #WordCountGoals #writersofinstagram #writingworkshops #vss365

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9 months ago
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Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.

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10 months ago

Amazing, congrats!

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10 months ago

Looks amazing

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10 months ago

Congratulations to all!

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10 months ago
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon!

aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2...

#AurealisAwards

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10 months ago
Partially completed coloring book page of an erupting Mount Aetna, green slopes below with a small city perched precariously near a river of lava. Typhon has smoke curling around his body and he stares menacingly at the city.

Progress pic of my current #coloring project: Typhon at Mount Aetna in Mythic World by Kerby Rosanes, using Polychromos Pencils. I should be finished in another 2 weekends or so.

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10 months ago

Looking incredible!

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10 months ago

Congratulations! Huge achievement! And all the best for the next steps

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10 months ago
Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd

yes, you absolutely do want to read a book about a magical college about a grad student with anxiety trying to pass her qualifying exam with the help of a talking skull, while also uncovering an ableist plot to get rid of disabled students. it’s spectacular.

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10 months ago
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More sensational internal art from Aurealis #179, our latest issue.
This is Peter Allert's mind-bending illustration for 'Goodbye Lucy' by Rosanna Watts.
Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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10 months ago
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Rolling out the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue.
This is Leah Clementson's impressive illustration for 'Context' by Stephen Higgins.
Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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Showcasing the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue.
This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's remarkable illustration for 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' by Ben Blattberg.
Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

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10 months ago
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Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki Auction item 'Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki' hosted online at 32auctions.

If you'd like to do something to help fight the horrifying supreme court ruling, I'm auctioning an original, bespoke Loki doodle as part of a genre creators' fundraiser for trans rights. Your wish is my command. I'll even draw loki as a horse. Bid here. www.32auctions.com/organization... #KidLitUK

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10 months ago
Why authors want you to pre-order their book

If a book receives 1,000 pre-orders the author is entitled to borrow Richard Osman's special pen.

If a book gets 10,000 pre-orders the author will be bitten by a radioactive bookworm, giving them an authorial superpower.

If a book gets 100,000 pre-orders - thus hitting the #1 spot in the charts - the author is invited onto a special edition of Top of the Pops to sing the first chapter live with lycra-clad dancers.

PLEASE HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS BY PRE-ORDERING ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO! rb.gy/l2ynyx

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