Eboni Dunbar is drafting....

Write & Publish a Book For avid writers who want to read and write in an interactive community. We’ll focus on developing fluency, creativity, and depth in our writing.

Coming this #fall #onlinehomeschool class for kids #homeschoolclass #wicked #homeschoolonline #homeschool #homeschoolers #creativewritingclass #creativewritingonline #creativewritingkids #kidscreativewriting athenasacademy.com/courses/writ...

Missed the "Black Poetics" panel at #BayCon2025? Well you can watch the record on Youtube! youtu.be/l-ZHEqGwG-0?...

Check out this amazing conversation!

The Memory Hunters Check out The Memory Hunters - <b><i>Inception</i> meets <i>Indiana Jones</i> in this cinematic, slow burn, romantic fantasy following a headstrong academic and her equally stubborn bodyguard as they ...

THE MEMORY HUNTERS is out today. With my debut, I didn't understand what kind of change a release would mean. Now I do. This book is no longer mine or my team's. I've released it, and all that's in it and all I left unsaid belongs to you.

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I've got a "Big Idea" post on @scalzi.com 's blog! Actually, it went up yesterday, but I got caught up in *gestures to everything* and so didn't get to post the link. Ahoy!

whatever.scalzi.com/2025/07/29/t...

This is tonight!

Excited to have a couple of things on the Flights of Foundry program suggestions! If you're planning to attend and would be interested make sure to go and note your interest! flights-of-foundry.org/program-3/

#flightsoffoundry2025 #FoF2025

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Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.

Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

How to Vote Instructions for voting in the 2025 Hugo Awards.

Just 2 weeks left!

Don’t forget to cast your votes for the 2025 Hugo Awards! Voting closes on July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Make your voice is heard and help celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy!

Vote now: seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...

On sale this july 40 free ebooks #Freebooks #freeebooks on #DoctorWho, #StarWars, #GameofThrones, #Outlander, #HungerGames, #Xena, #Hamilton, #Castle #HarryPotter, #parody #Superheroes etc. #booksky #booksale #Smashwords #Smashwordssale #indiebooks #academicsky www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

@osahon4545.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @wtalabi.bsky.social @suyidavies.com @nnedi.bsky.social #WorldConLagos

So... we know there's been a lot of struggles getting Nigerians to WorldCon. Ekpeki was able to attend several and that's lovely. There are soooo many Nigerian Writers in SFF right now. We had WC in Chengdu and Glasgow. So.... WorldCon @ Lagos?
@penprince.bsky.social @plangdineple.bsky.social

Summer’s going to be over soon, and then we’ll head into the holiday season and I want to put this PSA out there again, because it’s more important than ever:

You can always not invite your Republican family and “friends” to your events. You can always not go to you racist assed aunt’s dinners.

Till Earth and Heaven Ring The first time Theo saw the Henrietta up close—dead of night, moon hanging low like ripe fruit behind the foremast, shrouded in fog—well, he felt something. Something fear-shaped but with a finer p…

⚡New Story!⚡

'Til Earth and Heaven Ring' is a historical piece in @strangehorizons.bsky.social Afrosurrealism special issue!

Inspired by Robert Smalls' self-emancipation, this is a story about strangeness, risk, art, and of course, about freedom.

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2025 Silver Falchion Award Finalists — Killer Nashville

My novel, The Canopy Keepers, was nominated for a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award!!! 🥳 🙏 www.killernashville.com/2025-silver-...

Cover of the summer 2025 issue of Fantasy Magazine on a purple galaxy-esque background. White-haired elves take a break from elving in a stream to relax and tend their wounds. Cover illustration by Jen Santos Listed contributors on the cover are: Mu’izz Ọpẹ́yẹmí Àjàyí, Seoung Kim, Eden Royce, Vanessa Kyn, Aishat Yahkub, sydney Paige Guerrero

It's Fantasy Friday @fantasymagazine.bsky.social pubbed by @psychopomp.com and it features my story, Corporate Policy!

"Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed."

Read it free: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu....

What If Things Were Different? — Five Works of Queer and Trans Futurity - Reactor Celebrating queer SFF stories about making communities, surviving together, and maybe even flourishing

Celebrating queer SFF stories about making communities, surviving together, and maybe even flourishing.

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Editing today!!!! The thing that's hard about self-editing is knowing if the changes are actually improving things or just dragging the work down. Sigh. We shall see. #writing #editing #writerslife

Tomorrow! I'm at Elk Grove Pride at the @seatbooks.bsky.social vendor table from 5PM-9PM. Come say hi, buy a book and get it signed! Can't wait to see folks there!

Eight Enchanting Novels About Witches

I wrote a roundup of my all-time favorite books about witches!

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What's YOUR favorite witch book?

Image is stock photo of pensive angle from a Prague cemetery, with a thought bubble that says “if only…” Sub call theme: regret Guest editor: Ai Jiang Sub dates: July 1-31, 2025 Release date: Jan 1, 2026 Guidelines posted to: https://ffo.submittable.com/submit

New special call for July!! 🎉
The theme is REGRET. Stories selected will be featured in our Jan 2026 issue, guest edited by Ai Jiang ( @aijiang.bsky.social )
You can find all the details on our Submittable page:

ffo.submittable.com/submit

#writingcommunity #flashfiction

So incredibly honored to be an Ignyte finalist!!! 🤩 🤩 🤩 thank you @theignyteawards.bsky.social for all the work you do in the SFF community and @havenspec.bsky.social for giving my poem a home ~ and biggest congrats to everyone on this list!!

🤩 Our newest SHOWCASE is out now, featuring short stories & novelettes from #Nebulas2025, plus a teaser for our novella winner! Check it out at bookshop.org/.../nebula-a... and at retailers everywhere!

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The 2025 Ignytes shortlist for the evening crowd

You're the one who deserves the thank you!! You and L have made such a beautiful thing!!!

Congratulations to all the amazing #IgnyteAwards nominees!!! Well deserved!

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/

Finalists for the Community Award for outstanding efforts in service of inclusion and equitable practice in genre AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS SAMOVAR MAGAZINE WRITING THE OTHER: WORKSHOPS WOLE TALABI

And finally, the #IgnyteAwards Community Award honors Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre. Congratulations: