E. C. Fuller

Augur press novella and novelette submissions now open! Be a part of augur press’ debut line up. We’re looking for works from 12,500-40,000 words to launch as print books in 2027-2029. Canadian & international authors welcomed. Open July 6-August 30. Guidelines at augursociety.org/press-submissions.

HEY SFF WRITERS 👋✨

We want your books.

So we can acquire them.

And print them.

For our ✨🪶 SOON TO BE LAUNCHED PRESS 🪶✨

Submissions are open until August 30. 12.5k-40k words.

Guidelines are live on our site, found down-thread.

Pass it on 👀

My first and last jobs at my Alma mater were asking alumni for money. First, working in a call center. I was the poor undergrad who reminded you of your youth. Then in the alumni center doing research on wealthy alumni, estimating the value of their houses, salaries, spousal salaries, etc.

Have six stories pending in the slush pile, a fantasy map commission heading to the second round, seeking an editor for my sequel still, and grinding away on drafts of two novellas. My biggest hope is that all the short stories and novellas find their home this year

On average, the stories I accept have amassed 6 rejections before they're submitted to FF. (A surprising (to me) number of these were sent to FF as their first or second stop, which I appreciate, but chase that big money, folks!)

Lines up pretty close to the average in the Grinder's thread!
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This is good! The ending got me.

Legally blonde screenshots with Elle dressed in red white and blue: Oh my god! You look like the 4th of July Makes me want to support public libraries real bad

this country’s gotten very few things right but public libraries are one of them

But you don’t have to feel good! You can be angry, you can be sad, you can (I’d argue you will) be anxious. Just go! Duties have to be done no matter how you feel about them. Show up to your council meetings, vote in every election you can, and go protest!

—I was BEING fake, bc I thought I didn’t care enough or in the right way.
Eventually I realized that it’s better to be there in body rather than in spirit. Bc you see with your own eyes that people give a damn, and there are a lot of them! I leave protests feeling good about doing good.

The biggest reasons I didn’t go to protests before was bc I didn’t know how to find one. Then, bc I was afraid of violence. Then bc have anyone to go with. Then bc I thought that the protest would be a trap and I’d be arrested. I was worried —

Are they using the same handle across social media accounts? Are they an individual or part of an organization?
3. If it seems legit, go to the protest. Wear good walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring throat drops bc the chanting will make you hoarse.

That’s it. Seriously.

1. Follow your city’s subreddit, local Facebook pages or Instagram accounts
2. If a digital flyer pops up with a date and time and a protest announcement, and you can make it, check the history of the user who posted the flyer. Have they posted similar things in the past? -

In honor of the 4th of July, I’m going to take a minute to talk about how I found and participated in my first protest. It’s probably not the best way to do it, but it did work over and over and over again. 🧵

A background image of a person writing with a pen in their hand and a open notebook with a dark purple overlay. At the top of the image is the Augur logo. In the middle of the image is a purple banner that reads: "canlit & sff mags, open now" in white text. In the corner of the banner is a pink circle that reads: "July 2025" in white text. At the bottom of the image is a dark purple bar that reads: "Psst... Augur submissions open this fall," in white text. Beside that is a white exclamation mark with a purple circle behind it.

CANLIT & SFF OPEN CALLS 👀⬇️

The image has a pink background. At the top of the image reads: "open to subs: #canlit" in white text with a white line underneath. In the middle of the image are Canadian literature magazine submissions listed by magazine, genre, and submission due date in white text. The magazines are inside a purple text bubble. The submissions read: "Arc Poetry Magazine has poetry submissions due by July 31st. Reverie Mag has nonfiction, poetry, art, and fiction submissions due by August 1st. Archetype Mag submissions for poetry and art are due by August 8th. Carte Blanche has ongoing fiction, poetry, etc. submissions. The New Quarterly has ongoing submissions for fiction and poetry. SubTerrain has ongoing submissions for fiction, nonfiction, and art." At the bottom of the image is a dark purple bar with the Augur logo in the middle .

The weather's hot & so are these open subs! 🔥 Whether it's specfic, poetry, or art, these amazing magazines are waiting for your work! 📝

- Arc Poetry Magazine
- Reverie Magazine
- Archetype Magazine
- Carte Blanche
- @thenewquarterly.bsky.social
- SubTerrain

Scroll down for the #sff subs!👇

The image has a pink background. At the top of the image reads: "open to subs: #sff in white text with a white line underneath. In the middle of the image are speculative fiction magazine submissions listed by magazine, genre, and submission due date in white text. The magazines are inside a purple text bubble. The submissions read: " The Sprawl Magazine has submissions for submissions for art, nonfiction, poetry and fiction due by July 12th. Cast of Wonders has submissions for fiction due by July 15th. Baubles from Bones has submissions for poetry and fiction due by July 30th. Khōréō Mag has submissions for fiction due by July 31st. Fiyah Lit Mag has poetry submissions due by July 31st. Analog Science Fiction & Fact is ongoing for art, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction." At the bottom of the image is a dark purple bar with the Augur logo in the middle.

- @thesprawl.bsky.social
- Cast of Wonders
- Baubles From Bones
- @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social
- @analogsf.bsky.social

These deadlines are approaching fast—don't wait, SUBMIT your work now!

Super happy with my haul, especially the philosophy books for writing research.

The best part is that most of them were from used bookstores. #GardnersUsedBooks in Tulsa, OK, #ProsperosBooks and #TurnsolBooks both in Kansas City, MO, and #MidwayUsed&RareBooks in Minneapolis, MN.

Three stacks of books, with a cat for scale. Not pictured is a fourth stack, hidden behind the top left stack.

I’m going on vacation. I should buy some books.
It’s my niece’s first birthday. I should buy her some books… and get some for me.
I’m passing through a city on my way to vacation for lunch. I should visit the bookstore.
I’m on vacation. I should visit this bookstore.
There’s another bookstore—

These sff stories just write themselves sometimes.

My curiosity is sated and I will never go again.

Most entertaining advertisement I’ve ever visited. The gift shop was excellently curated: variety packs of spam, music makers, stuffed animal spam, a cycling jersey and cap with spam….

The inside of the Museum of Spam

Years ago, I referenced the #SPAMMuseum in the first short story I wrote that was accepted to a lit mag. tulsaccreview.com/calling-all-...

On Thurs, I finally visited.

A wonky mug with blue and white speckled glaze. It has the words on it: HARDLY WORKIN WORKIN HARD ✔️HORDLY WORKIN

The tumblr post that inspired the mug

I’m also proud to announce that I have finally handbuilt a food safe and functional mug.

I’m relieved to announce that I have finally wrapped up the ninth draft of my sequel and sent the manuscript off to my editor. I think I could keep chipping away at things to improve, but I feel like I’ve taken it as far as I can go on my own and need a fresh set of eyes on it.

Volkswagen in another world

Oo, just placed an order for it.

Sorry! I keep forgetting not every reply on Bluesky is toward the original poster. You’re good 🌸

I… did… that’s why I’m recommending it.

Of course!

There’s a great book about the Luddites called Blood in the Machine. It makes great contemporary comparisons to the rise of AI.