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J.C. Snow

@jcsnow.bsky.social

Queer, fantasy, religion, history, various combinations. Author of The Phoenix and the Sword and The Shoreless River The Seaglass Blade: preorders now open! Querying sapphic epic fantasy with the usual angst https://linktr.ee/jcsnow

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I am so glad it arrived and pretty quickly, too!

14.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!

23.01.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My derpy friend Pacific lumpsucker says hi (and also my January newsletter is out)!

open.substack.com/pub/snowjc/p...

14.01.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yay, so happy it got to you! And hope you enjoy it.

09.01.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farm workers remember anniversary of racist Border Patrol raid in Kern County Kern County, CA β€” A year ago today, beginning in the early morning hours of January 7th, 2025, a 4-day raid by Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector unfolded across Kern County. Without warra...

One year ago today, brutal and racist Border Patrol raids began in Kern County, CA. They hunted down farm workers, violently detaining our union members and terrorizing our communities.

This began a year of deadly force across the US that continues today. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

07.01.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 352    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

I am so sad that my Mandarin class was cancelled for lack of registration (other than me) and now my afternoon is taking down the Christmas decorations 😭

06.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for The Seaglass Blade, with text A queer epic fantasy: sapphic lovers defending their home at the end of the world. On netgalley for a limited time!

Book cover for The Seaglass Blade, with text A queer epic fantasy: sapphic lovers defending their home at the end of the world. On netgalley for a limited time!

The Seaglass Blade is now up for requests on Netgalley!

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

31.12.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too! Cognitively I know it's safe but I am a nervous flyer at the best of times, so having the constant panic response was not fun 😭

18.12.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arrived in RDU from SFO last night thru roughest turbulence i've experienced 😭 if there are any airplane experts here, what is going on when it feels like the plane is being tossed around, and there is a loud roaring noise? Are the pilots gunning engines or is that the wind?

18.12.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025, Farewell! Writing Year in Review It was the worst of times, and a few best of times too

2025, don't let the door hit you on the way out (but it wasn't ALL bad...)

snowjc.substack.com/p/2025-farew...

15.12.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Seaglass Blade by JC Snow: print proof ready to order for Kickstarter backers!

Cover of The Seaglass Blade by JC Snow: print proof ready to order for Kickstarter backers!

Bookmail! The paperback print proof of The Seaglass Blade arrived and it is _gorgeous_ πŸ₯°

07.12.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eee thanks! Off you go into the storm, little query boat

05.12.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finished the last full edit round of the sapphic epic fantasy book I'm planning to query, and good god I love my musician and mathematician who fight through every kind of betrayal to stand against the world.

05.12.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It has a cone inside but it's too drenched in caramel to do anything aside from attacking with knife and fork

27.11.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's hilarious slicing into it

27.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cookies and cream and caramel!

27.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know that Baskin Robbins makes aice cream cake shaped like a turkey and it is delicious but also kind of weird πŸ˜…

27.11.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously I would use magic and my girlfriend would have a sword, the most practical and problem solving option πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

24.11.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A page of The Seaglass Blade, with a typo circled in red ink.

A page of The Seaglass Blade, with a typo circled in red ink.

Old style proofreading: the final frontier πŸ™ƒ

It is really worth doing this even though I've gone over this mss so many times already. A few punctuation things, a few typos, and occasional unnecessary sentences or unclear dialogue tags add up!

15.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I love them all ❀️

13.11.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Over a blurry background in shades of pink and purple and blue, white text reads:

Awards Eligibility
M.R. Robinson

Lucinda Espinosa's Twenty-Seventh Death
Fusion Fragment, February 2025 (sci-fi, 4900 words)

Handsomest Gentlest
Haven Speculative, March 2025 (fantasy, 2100 words)

Erysichthon's Daughter
Small Wonders, March 2025 (fantasy, 1000 words)

A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King
Orion's Belt, June 2025 (fantasy, 790 words)

Even smaller text at the very bottom reads: "There's no way it is November, you guys are stressing me out."

Over a blurry background in shades of pink and purple and blue, white text reads: Awards Eligibility M.R. Robinson Lucinda Espinosa's Twenty-Seventh Death Fusion Fragment, February 2025 (sci-fi, 4900 words) Handsomest Gentlest Haven Speculative, March 2025 (fantasy, 2100 words) Erysichthon's Daughter Small Wonders, March 2025 (fantasy, 1000 words) A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King Orion's Belt, June 2025 (fantasy, 790 words) Even smaller text at the very bottom reads: "There's no way it is November, you guys are stressing me out."

Over a blurry background in shades of pink and purple and blue, white text reads:

Awards Eligibility
M.R. Robinson

The Hag of Beinn Nibheis
Flash Fiction Online, January 2025 (fantasy, 970 words)

Hound, Hart, Crow, Queen
Flame Tree Press, March 2025 (fantasy, 3900 words)

A Runaway Android's Guide to the Oro-Ti Night Market
Small Wonders, June 2025 (sci-fi, 1000 words)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Year Two of Eligibility

Even smaller text at the very bottom reads: "And a couple more in December... I'm gonna have to redo this, huh."

Over a blurry background in shades of pink and purple and blue, white text reads: Awards Eligibility M.R. Robinson The Hag of Beinn Nibheis Flash Fiction Online, January 2025 (fantasy, 970 words) Hound, Hart, Crow, Queen Flame Tree Press, March 2025 (fantasy, 3900 words) A Runaway Android's Guide to the Oro-Ti Night Market Small Wonders, June 2025 (sci-fi, 1000 words) Astounding Award for Best New Writer Year Two of Eligibility Even smaller text at the very bottom reads: "And a couple more in December... I'm gonna have to redo this, huh."

Okay, okay, I give in, it’s 2025 awards eligibility time! I still have December stories coming, which means I cannot yet bring myself to make an extra-fancy graphic or a full long thread, but… until then, I hope you’ll consider reading some of my stories! Will link a couple favorites in the 🧡 (1/4)

13.11.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is literally my book πŸ˜…

13.11.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely!

11.11.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. More than a couple things 😳

11.11.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am so eager to get out there and ruin some workplaces!

08.11.2025 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stretch goal 4 unlocked: all Kickstarter backers get all the digital art! One week left to back The Seaglass Blade

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jcs...

07.11.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Moon through trees in an urban night sky, shining on metal bleachers.

Moon through trees in an urban night sky, shining on metal bleachers.

Supermoon over soccer practice

07.11.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I made a video to promote this In Defense of Romance panel I'm moderating on 11/22, 2pm, @ B&N Perimeter in ATL w/ @runwithskizzers.bsky.social @julianwinters.bsky.social @delilahsdawson.bsky.social @vanessariley.com

We will have free stuff! We'll have a REC LIST & you can buy all the books!

06.11.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

This is so cute!

06.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Job hunting with a doctorate in the humanities and excitement about human connection, creativity, and community πŸ™ƒ

06.11.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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