Stephen Embleton

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Eugen Bacon, Wole Talabi, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and Other African Writers Shine at 2025 Ignyte Award - JAY Lit Winners of the 2025 Ignyte Awards have been announced, recognizing outstanding contributions in speculative fiction. Several Africa writers were among those celebrated across major categories and they...

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Thank you! 🙏🏼

Stephen Embleton - Elise Dillsworth Agency Stephen was born in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is now a resident in Oxford, United Kingdom. His background is in Graphic Design, Creative Direction and Film, and in 2022 he was an academic visito...

I’m happy to announce I am being represented by the Elise Dillsworth Literary Agency 🥳 in particular for my current novel in progress (nearly there!). ✍🏼

I’m grateful to Elise for the opportunity and believing in my writing. 🙏🏼

We keep on writing!

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Congrats to Eugen Bacon (ed.) and all involved! This collection of essays is unique, bold and insightful. African speculative fiction for the win! 🔥

Breaking: Zukiswa Wanner Among South Africans Detained on Gaza-Bound Flotilla South African author and editor Zukiswa Wanner is among several South Africans detained after the Israeli navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza on October 2. In a statement, the So...

I was in the UAE with Zuks just a few months ago, talking, laughing, reading. She's such a force of life and creativity. Her abduction, like so much else, is heartbreaking.
"South African writer & activist Zukiswa Wanner Among Those Detained on Gaza-Bound Flotilla" brittlepaper.com/2025/10/brea...

YouTube video by CGTN Africa South African author detained by Israeli authorities from Gaza flotilla

South African journalist & author Zukiswa Wanner among those detained by Israel's military

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I was lucky enough to hear Wole Talabi read some of his novella "Descent" at Flights of Foundry, and having just finished reading it, I want to make everyone else read it, too. Fascinating worldbuilding; gorgeous images; a thoughtful portrayal of how and why we seek knowledge. tinyurl.com/wt-descent

Thank you so much. I really appreciate everyone that has read and talked about my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella! Its getting so much love from readers and I am humbled by it. 🙏🏾🚀 📖☁️

Strong Women Strange Worlds presents First Friday Quick Reads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Brenda W. Clough, Chelsea Conradt, Lindz McLeod, Cheryl S. Ntumy, K. J. Harrowick, Sylvie Cathrall. November 7, 12 noon EST Free On Zoom, Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com

A wonderful treat (we'll for sure be there) - On 07 November, Cheryl S. Ntumy will be reading from her novella Songs for the Shadows and also talking a bit about the @sauutiverse.bsky.social.

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Spotlighting more gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023:

"Squire" (@nadiashammas.bsky.social & @saraalfageeh.bsky.social)
winners of the 2023 @goldencobra.bsky.social
"The Unbalancing" (@rblemberg.bsky.social)
"Mage of Fools" (@genni.bsky.social)
"The Way of Baa’gh" (Cheryl S. Ntumy)

Edited by @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Cheryl Ntumy. With cover insert art by @destructcode.bsky.social.

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Cover of sauuti Terrors anthology

The Sauútiverse keeps expanding! Behold the cover for our 2nd anthology: Sauúti Terrors!

Following Mothersound, return to the Sauútiverse - our collectively-built, Afrocentric, matriarchal shared-world of strange planets & sound magic - for dark fantasy, SF & horror stories & poetry.

Jan 2026.

Sauúti Terrors Cover Reveal!

Out in January 2026 👻☠️🔥

The Nga’phandileh Whisperer – Stars and Sabers

Just one week to the release of The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella by @genni.bsky.social! This is a lyrical, otherworldly book. Get your preorders in today from your favorite bookseller!
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#SFF #scifi #fantasy #horror #Sauútiverse

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So what will you be in for when you log on for Writing the Occult: Belief on Saturday 6 September? A whole bunch of fascinating discussions about belief and speculative fiction, including this one with @wtalabi.bsky.social ⬇️

The Nga’phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon, cover art by Stephen Embleton Background abstract mixed media art by Jendia Gammon

Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories by Pedro Iniguez, cover art by Raul Cruz (RACRUFI) Background abstract mixed media art by Jendia Gammon.

The Legend Liminal by Ren Hutchings, cover art by Kim Herbst. Background abstract mixed media art by Jendia Gammon.

Works of art. The Nga’phandileh Whisperer -
@genni.bsky.social (Sept. 2); cover - @stephenembleton.bsky.social
Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories - @pedroiniguez.bsky.social (out now); cover - RACRUFI
The Legend Liminal - @voidcricket.bsky.social (Sept. 30); cover - @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social

2 weeks to go! This story bundle is flying high! #africanSF #novels #novellas @storybundle.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @atthisarts.com, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social , @xanwriter.bsky.social, @transitlounge.bsky.social
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Gorgeous book, inside and out, with @genni.bsky.social's amazing writing and @stephenembleton.bsky.social's lovely cover art!

Great @locusmag.bsky.social of my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella "Descent" published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!
"evocative descriptions and worldbuilding as well as some wonderful visceral writing"
Awesome to see people have enjoyed the story.
Read/Listen: clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

“This book is a philosophical thriller that is as complex as it’s action-packed.”

Thanks to @genni.bsky.social for the inclusion and review of Soul Searching 💫🙏🏼

Available in the latest StoryBundle:
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The best Afrocentric short story collections in speculative fiction Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on Afrocentric short story collections in speculative fiction. Have you read Black Friday?

Sharing some short story collections I've enjoyed! 😍@dilmandila.com.web.brid.gy, @tobiogundiran.com, @tananarivedue.bsky.social , @shepherdbooks.bsky.social
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The best cultural anthologies in speculative fiction Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on cultural anthologies in speculative fiction. Have you read Mothersound?

Sharing some cultural anthologies worth checking out. 😍@sauutiverse.bsky.social , @chineloonwualu.bsky.social , @khadijahqueen.com, @xuetingni.bsky.social
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The best Afrofuturistic books in speculative fiction Eugen Bacon shares the 5 best books on Afrofuturistic books in speculative fiction. Have you read Songs for the Shadows?

Sharing some Afrocentric futuristic books I've enjoyed. 😍@wtalabi.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social , @atthisarts.com
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Stephen holds up a copy of the book, Mothersound

Now available to watch: reading my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella, 'Undulation', from Seattle Worldcon 2025 on Wednesday.

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We're on the edge of tipping both percentages. Got a small donation or Art Shop purchase before I head off to bed?

Thanks so much for the kind words, Cat 🙏🏼❤️

Soila Kenya is an Africanfuturist womanist award-winning data journalist from Kenya. She is an enthusiastic reader of African SFF and the curator of @africansffhype on X and Bluesky. Find her at soilakenya.com SESSIONS SFF's Role in Revolution on the African Continent Sat Aug 16, 17:30 - 18:30 The Role of African Spiritualities, History, and Mythology in Speculative Fiction Sun Aug 17, 16:00 - 17:00

I'm attending #SeattleWorldcon2025 virtually and I'm a panelist on 2 sessions. Hope I bump into y'all (I'm in the discord as well)

I'm not physically attending Worldcon this year because crossing the US border while Nigerian is a high risk maneuver & I'm not really doing much virtual programming either for reasons, but I'll present this years Nommo Award nominees on Saturday and do a reading on Friday so drop in if you can.

2025 Ignyte Awards Shortlist Announcement: Public Voting Now Open June 9-Aug 15

Public voting for the #IgnyteAwards is now open thru August 15. Voting is free and open, no membership required. The voting page includes links to where you can find the published works and hopefully engage with them to inform your vote.

ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/