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Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?

THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!

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What a joy! Thank you so much @lmanusos.bsky.social !

Don't Forget the Winter Stories The Long Haul Eligibility Season Has Begun I’ve noticed eligibility posts pop up on across platforms, which I have mixed feelings about. On one hand, huzzah!...

My chaotic-timed newsletter continues with, "Don't Forget the Winter Stories." Eligibility season is upon us, and I highlight kickass stories by @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social, @renanbernardo.com, @translunarytree.bsky.social, and Sarah Chin.

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Are we firm on word count? 👀✨

Image of forest with pink/purple light and the "Open to Novella Queries" call, Oct 21-31, accepting speculative ecofiction, folk horror, weird fiction, new weird & surreal literary science fiction.

Violet Lichen Books (@apexmag.bsky.social's sister imprint) is open to novella queries until the witching hour on Halloween! 🖤🎃🌿
We're looking for speculative ecofiction, folk horror, Weird & New Weird, and surreal SF.
Guidelines violetlichen.com/submissions
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✨✨✨ thank you!

Author K.S. Walker teaches Playing in the Sandbox: Experiments with Fo In this class we will explore ways to experiment with form in short stories and novels. We will look at examples from short stories, poetry and novels and discuss what makes these forms compelling and...

Are we still writing up our fall curriculum?
Put me on your syllabus!
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The eight books shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction are in a stack, with a note on top that reads "Prize winner announcement 10.21.25 9 am PDT." The books are North Continent Ribbon by Ursula Whitcher; Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins; The City in Glass by Nghi Vo; The Sapling Cage by Margaret Killjoy; The West Passage by Jared Pechaček; Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera; Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston; and Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson.

On Tuesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—we'll announce the recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Join Theo Downes-Le Guin and guest host Ebon Moss-Bachrach on YouTube for a live announcement at 9 am PDT.

The announcement will happen here: www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

me, to big kid: Watcha working on? Your comic?
big kid: City Kitties (said as if I should def know what City Kitties is)
me: Sooo...not your comic?
big kid: No, it's my *book* (said as if I should def know she started writing a book twelve minutes ago)
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big kid: it's mostly about squirrels

Mary isn't on bsky but she's asked that I share her literary horror debut!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! 📢📢📢

We're hosting an AMA here with Apex Magazine Editor and EIC of Crepuscular @retreasure.bsky.social TOMORROW!! 📚✨

Got any writing, editing, or publishing questions burning a hole in your pocket? Reply to this post with your question, and Becky may select yours to answer!

Photo of Witch You Would flanked by a wooden spoon, a rolling pin, and a slate on a swirly greenish background, purple background for the rest of the image. Text: September 2, 2025 9pm - 11pm ET. launch Party. It’s Party Time. Come celebrate the release of WITCH YOU WOULD with us! twitch.tv/thekidsareasleep

It’s midnight! That means Witch You Would is OUT NOW AHHH!

Sorry I’m going to be insufferable for a minute. Also, please come to the party!

Solarpunk round up New art, novels and more in our latest highlights of solarpunky stuff

A solarpunk heist thriller, free creative writing workshop and more in our new update #solarpunk #protopia solarpunkstories.substack.com/p/solarpunk-...

I really enjoyed this one! (those opening lines were So memorable too)

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…

ICYMI! I have a new story out!
'Til Earth and Heaven Ring' draws on the real self-emancipation orchestrated by Robert Smalls in 1862, swirled with a budding romance, a dash of the uncanny, and interspersed with museum artifacts and interpretation.

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in a very anecdotal way, I think it's real! my timelines are usually filled with "I said yes!" photos and announcements those months!

I always thought cuffing season was sort of a 'tongue in cheek' reference to the uptick of engagements and marriage proposals Dec-Feb .

moderately time-war coded

After a devastating battle, a reluctant rebel is forced to work with a dangerous enemy to save their world.

In the mood for a book about found family, fighting technofascism, and second chances? There are 100 free copies of The King Must Die available on GR: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Hi! Per the Instagram acct, synopsis can go at the beginning or end of the e manuscript!

Hi! Where do you want the synopsis? At the beginning of the MS document? The end?

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 👀

KS Walker the website of speculative fiction author KS Walker

Hello new followers! So happy you're here! You'll find I mostly use bsky for updates (my own writing and others'!)
I'm also active on IG. But the best place to remain up to date on my work remains my newsletter: www.kswalker.net#contact

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-...

Ope! Omwwwwww!!!

🙌🏾🩵 Thank you, Craig!

Courtney, I 🥹🥹🥹😭
Thank you friend!

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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