Eden Royce

Thank you!!

This has our highest recommendation for support.

Really, please help if you can. This is guaranteed to be *special*.

I'm really delighted by it!

Ok, I need to read The Magnolia Returns, but I can say if you haven't read Psychopomp & Circumstance yet, it's so good. I absorbed it in one sitting and it was so *calming*. (For me.)

The Cookout Submissions are Open! The Cookout's Kickstarter has surpassed $7,000 in funding! With this milestone, we are now open for submissions.For those who don't know, we are looking for science fiction, fantasy, and horror storie...

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The Cookout Anthology is now open for submissions!

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Thanks, Eva - I'm excited for it!

AHH! I am so excited that a student filmmaker, Camille Jackson, is adapting one of @edenroyce.bsky.social's amazing stories into a short film! May this be the first of many Royce adaptations of amazingness!! Shares & donations help!

Thank you for sharing!!! 💙

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much, Suzan! 💙

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Student filmmaker Camille Jackson is adapting my story, "Your Childhood Was Witchcraft" into a short film that celebrates Black joy, childhood whimsy, and connection to magic we often lose growing up. Shares & donations appreciated!

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Read Reviews of Psychopomp & Circumstance (Hardback) by Eden Royce | Waterstones Will you like Psychopomp & Circumstance? Find out with our reader reviews. When your'e ready, Click & Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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5 Days Left to fund an amazing new Project: The Cookout: Spec Fic from the African Diaspora. And we have a question:

What sort of stories do you like to read to lift your spirits?

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Writer Spotlight for the first issue of CROSSROADS:

Eden Royce
@edenroyce.bsky.social

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Thank you so much!

Psychopomp & Circumstance has finally made it to UK bookshops so I've finally read it and damn, @edenroyce.bsky.social, that's an extremely good novella. A beautiful little quiet and powerful thing.

This was a tough choice! I'll go with -
@yvettel.bsky.social
@rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social
Lesley Nneka Arimah

Hope you enjoyed the con!

Lightspeed, Escape Pod, and PodCastle: Review by Maria Haskins Lightspeed 11/25 Escape Pod 10/30/25 PodCastle 10/21/25, 11/4/25 Lightspeed’s November issue starts with Angela Liu’s “How to Set Up Your Mourning Robot”, an incisive science fiction story written …

“In the Zone” by Lisa M. Bradley from Lightspeed Magazine, “The Magnolia Returns” by Eden Royce from PodCastle, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins

Currently in day two and feeling so affirmed in these panels!!

Re-upping, watching one of @edenroyce.bsky.social's amazing panels now with @tananarivedue.bsky.social, P Djeli Clark, Leslye Penelope, moderated by Audrey Williams, and it's so phenomenal to get to watch this discussion!!!

#FollowFriday number three of #BlackHistoryMonth and this week we’re highlighting Black fiction/nonfiction writers with books out right now!

🖤 Eden Royce (@edenroyce.bsky.social) “Psychopomp & Circumstance”
🤎 Joseph Elliott-Coleman (@jelliottcoleman.bsky.social) “Frostfeld: The Mourning Son”

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The schedule for VirtuousCon looks so AMAZING! I bought a ticket yesterday and encourage folks to do the same if they're so inclined! Among the many wonderful BIPOC creators in speculative fiction, @edenroyce.bsky.social is going to be on an *amazing*-sounding panel!

Psychopomp & Circumstance Psychopomp & Circumstance - Kindle edition by Royce, Eden, Sanders, DaVaun. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Psychopomp & Circumstance.

Thanks for this #FridayReads! Here's a historical Southern Gothic about unearthing family secrets, honoring your dead, and coming of age when you're already an adult.

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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a book full of friendship and love…and creatures from beyond the reef, santería, and vengeance.

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I'm re upping this because I want to again mention to writers in and around Brampton that we will be having a Meet and Chat on March 3 from 7-8:30.

Further, you can book to have me crit up to 10 pages of adult fiction throughout the residency.

I will also teach 2 craft classes.

It's ALL FREE.

Anthology Contributor: Eden Royce – Stars and Sabers Eden Royce is introduced as a contributor for the Stars and Sabers Publishing horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM.

We're delighted to introduce acclaimed author @edenroyce.bsky.social, whose short story "For Closure" will appear in our forthcoming horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM! Read more about Eden Royce:
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There's an amazing lineup of participants - it will be a great time!

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Color photo of Meg Elison, a fat and fair-skinned woman with brown eyes and short, curly black hair. She wears a red-and-white colorblock dress, a silver key on a chain around her neck, and red lipstick. She stands before a neutral backdrop and smiles knowingly, looking directly into the camera.

Would you like someone to read you a good story? You’re in luck! This week, Story Hour’s guests are Kemi Ashing-Giwa and Meg Elison! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @megelison.bsky.social
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I'm at VirtuousCon: Black History Month Feb 21-22!

We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more!

Tickets: virtuouscon.com

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