@arthurmanners.bsky.social
Author of SFFH. Work published/forthcoming in Analog, Strange Horizons, Flash Fiction Online, etc. Rep: Alexander Cochran, Greyhound Literary (UK) & Brandi Bowles, UTA (US). Website & Newsletter: https://arthurmanners.com/
Congrats! This sounds very cool!
04.03.2026 12:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0this thread is why bsky is better
04.03.2026 12:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0[infinite screaming]
04.03.2026 11:48 — 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Hugos are still open! My sci-fi/horror flash "Woodsong" and my sci-fi poem "Looking Back" are eligible! Details: arthurmanners.com/awards-eligi...
04.03.2026 12:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fungi in SFF Special Issues call for non-fiction submissions
Strange Horizons is open to non-fiction submissions for our March 30th special issue which will be all about Fungi in SFF!
More information about our submission guidelines and how to submit ⬇️
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ICYMI: My poem "Roommate" is now free to read in @havenspec.bsky.social!
The day after Danny died of pneumonia
He came downstairs to call the landlord.
I watched trembling from the kitchen
As he rasped and bubbled into his
phone, “Damp’s gotten worse,
you need to get down here.”
...
A final reminder that the Nebula award nominations close tomorrow. If you haven't cast a vote yet, there's still time. Even if it's an incomplete ballot, it all counts. There have been so many wonderful stories, poems, games and everything else this year. There's plenty to choose from!
27.02.2026 12:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This sounds fantastic, one to watch!
25.02.2026 18:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There still a few days to nominate for the Nebula awards. A reminder that this year there's a poetry category! If you haven't voted yet, I'd be honoured if you'd consider my sci-fi poem "Looking Back", published in Analog. Details: bsky.app/profile/arth...
24.02.2026 16:06 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Fiction by Lex Chamberlin, @verybadllama.bsky.social, @eggandcressida.bsky.social, Dafydd McKimm, @lima-zulu.bsky.social!
Poetry by @eleanorball.bsky.social, Sophia Zhao, @marisca.bsky.social, @arthurmanners.bsky.social, @babblewocky.bsky.social!
Cover Art by @mspencerdraws.bsky.social!
So pleased that my sci-fi poem about deep time and legacy, "Looking Back", has been nominated for the Rhysling Award @sfpoetry.bsky.social. Thanks as always to the editors at @analogsf.bsky.social for believing in it.
sfpoetry.org/wp/rhysling-...
Bad landlords beware! My dark poem "Roommate" is out now in @havenspec.bsky.social.
22.02.2026 10:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0With the Hugo award poetry category going for its second year, I'd also love to shout out my sci-fi poem "Looking Back", published in @analogsf.bsky.social . I think it's my best poem yet, with all those big themes of deep time and destiny!
13.02.2026 11:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Here's my post, if that's okay—thanks!
bsky.app/profile/arth...
With the Hugo nominations now open, just a reminder that my flash horror "Woodsong", which I'm very proud of, is eligible for the short fiction category. I'd be honoured if you'd consider voting for it! Details:
arthurmanners.com/awards-eligi...
Delighted to have my horror poem "Roommate" feature in the upcoming issue of @havenspec.bsky.social!
10.02.2026 08:50 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations!
03.02.2026 12:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0My sci-fi/horror flash "Woodsong" will also be coming to audio in @pseudopod.org later this year (est. Oct 2026)!
02.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I'm also incredibly proud of my poem “Looking Back”, sci-fi, published in Analog. Please do reach out for a PDF if you can't access it. Eligible for: Hugo (poetry) and Rhysling. Brief snippet attached.
02.02.2026 14:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
I'm late to this, but given the Nebula award nominations are still open: if you've enjoyed my work this year, I'd be overjoyed if you would consider nominating "Woodsong" in the 2025 awards season. Details on my website: arthurmanners.com/awards-eligi...
Eligible: Nebula, Hugo, Locus, Bram Stoker
This was a fun read. :) Check it out!
20.01.2026 12:06 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Huge congrats!
14.01.2026 10:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2026 Fiction Submissions Strange Horizons January 19 to 21
Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
Done. Took three minutes. If you use Discord, tell them what you think.
10.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 68 🔁 30 💬 1 📌 0hearing this brightened my day, too! so glad you enjoyed it.
08.01.2026 17:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Liked the story, laughed to tears reading the story behind the story. Thanks for brightening my day!
08.01.2026 15:26 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0This is so much fun!
07.01.2026 20:02 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 05-min distraction incoming: my sci-fi comedy flash-fiction "A Troubleshooting Guide to Your Flat-Pack Planet" is now out in Nature Futures. media.nature.com/original/mag...
07.01.2026 15:13 — 👍 29 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 6Happy to have my fantasy story "Ten Thousand Years Walking the Godsroad" reprinted in this anthology of eclectic tales. Plot: a minor god falls in love with a magical road. Just your basic normal everyday story, nothing weird you're weird.
07.12.2025 10:07 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Absolutely love this tragic beauty of a story by @arthurmanners.bsky.social and the peace that only comes with acceptance, in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social magazine!
#flashfiction #speculative #dystopia