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World Fantasy, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus & Shirley Jackson Award-winning speculative publisher. Baffling Magazine & novellas & anthos & queer ๐Ÿ“š. Editor: dave ring.

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I'm sooo excited pilled. Gonna totally be writermaxing as AWP this week with such incredible trans divas and lil ol me ๐Ÿ–ค
Be there or be โ—ฝ~

03.03.2026 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Plus:

๐Ÿ”ฎ Brendan Williams-Childs
๐Ÿ”ฎ K. M. Szpara
๐Ÿ”ฎ Sylvia Jones
๐Ÿ”ฎ Tafisha Edwards

03.03.2026 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

but yeah come hear from:

๐Ÿ”ฎ @bpladek.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @sharangbiswas.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @larazontally.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
๐Ÿ”ฎ @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @ageedubb.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @abbeyangry.bsky.social
๐Ÿ”ฎ @ceciliakcecilia.bsky.social

03.03.2026 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thu, Mar 5 - Proxima Arcanum by Current Space Learn more, get tickets, and follow this event

some logistics and a slightly outdated listing here:

withfriends.events/event/lnstAG...

03.03.2026 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
proxima arcanum
thurs march 5th
@ current space
421 north howard st
doors 530pm

sylvia jones

b. pladek

tafisha edwards

brendan williams-childs

sharang biswas 

k.m. szpara

lara elena donnelly

l.d. lewis

sarah pinsker

christian ivey

abbey mei otis

cecilia corrigan

proxima arcanum thurs march 5th @ current space 421 north howard st doors 530pm sylvia jones b. pladek tafisha edwards brendan williams-childs sharang biswas k.m. szpara lara elena donnelly l.d. lewis sarah pinsker christian ivey abbey mei otis cecilia corrigan

reminder that we are throwing an event on thursday (yes the same night as literally every other queer reading) at current space gallery. 530-9pm, two sets of readings, bar with NA options, free. come hang out.

03.03.2026 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A story in this world was originally published in GLITTER + ASHES way back in 2020.

03.03.2026 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Could not be in better company โค๏ธ

03.03.2026 01:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

please don't make me want more things i can't have

02.03.2026 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
What we're reading: Lawyering for Liberation and North Continent Ribbon.

What we're reading: Lawyering for Liberation and North Continent Ribbon.

Stoked to see North Continent Ribbon on the @detroitjusticecen.bsky.social reading list!

02.03.2026 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me (curly auburn hair, black top and pants) reading into a mic at a podium with a quilted book-patterned podium cover. Behind me, a red curtain, a string-light-wrapped pipe, and a green banner for the venue Writers & Books.

Me (curly auburn hair, black top and pants) reading into a mic at a podium with a quilted book-patterned podium cover. Behind me, a red curtain, a string-light-wrapped pipe, and a green banner for the venue Writers & Books.

Writers & Books Artistic Director and author Tyler Barton reads into a mic at a podium with a quilted book-patterned podium cover. A red curtain and string lights set the stage. David DeGraff, Cassandra Scherr, Jennifer Hudak, and I are seated to the left.

Writers & Books Artistic Director and author Tyler Barton reads into a mic at a podium with a quilted book-patterned podium cover. A red curtain and string lights set the stage. David DeGraff, Cassandra Scherr, Jennifer Hudak, and I are seated to the left.

Three booksโ€”We're Here: The Best Speculative Fiction of the Year, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, and Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine sit face-out on a counter with stacks of books between them. Behind the counter, between windows, is a red poster that reads: Eat, Sleep, Read, Local.

Three booksโ€”We're Here: The Best Speculative Fiction of the Year, ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction, and Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine sit face-out on a counter with stacks of books between them. Behind the counter, between windows, is a red poster that reads: Eat, Sleep, Read, Local.

I'm holding a copy of ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction in front of a bookshelf. The anthology's cover is black with an otherworldly pink blooming plant.

I'm holding a copy of ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction in front of a bookshelf. The anthology's cover is black with an otherworldly pink blooming plant.

Had a really lovely time at yesterday's Speculative Fiction Salon at Writers & Books with local legends @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @daviddegraff.bsky.social, and Cassandra Scherr! Thanks for packing the house for speculative queer and eco fiction. @neonhemlock.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social

01.03.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ž

28.02.2026 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re a member of SFWA, itโ€™s your last chance to nominate works for the Nebula Awards!

Suggesting my own work for the last time for the Nebulas!

28.02.2026 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A book shelf with A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert,  plus COUNTESS and SKIN THIEF by Suzan Palumbo.

A book shelf with A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert, plus COUNTESS and SKIN THIEF by Suzan Palumbo.

saw your books at Little District the other dayโ€ฆ.because of how their shelves were organized you were accidental neighbors with @brentclambert.bsky.social

28.02.2026 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

better not be

27.02.2026 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

is itโ€ฆ

your plan

orโ€ฆ

27.02.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m trying something new Letโ€™s call this an experiment of sorts. Iโ€™ll be in your inbox (or RSS feed) on the last Friday of the month. At minimum, Iโ€™ll share any news/updates and chat about a few things Iโ€™ve been loving latโ€ฆ

Letโ€™s call this an experiment of sorts. Iโ€™ve long wanted to launch a Proper Newsletterโ„ขโ€”and rather than coming out the gate hot, Iโ€™m giving myself the space to grow into it.ย 

I have two recommendations for you this month. But first, some updates.

dominiquedickey.com/2026/02/27/i...

27.02.2026 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lots of supposed liberals/leftists have insisted that trans people stop fighting for our rights because "kitchen table issues" or whatever.

What we're seeing in Kansas right now is the natural outcome of you throwing us under the bus.

Fix your hearts.

26.02.2026 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 192    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
what's not to love about dark academia, obsession, possession, gothic horror, vague terror, isolation, and unease? All these books share one or more of these themes, with Jewish main characters navigating them all.

what's not to love about dark academia, obsession, possession, gothic horror, vague terror, isolation, and unease? All these books share one or more of these themes, with Jewish main characters navigating them all.

Lovely to see UNCOMMON CHARM by @anoteinpink.bsky.social & @eudaemaniacal.bsky.social on this staff list at Pima County Public Library.

pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

26.02.2026 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

today's personal "fuck you" goes to the Kansas state government

26.02.2026 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I haven't watched it, maybe because I was afraid it would mess with my memory of the book. Reading this (and one of the linked interviews) actually makes me less afraid of that now.

fwiw, I feel like you do the equivalent of this frog scene in NECESSITY very well, one of the things that drew me in.

25.02.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ha this is messed up

25.02.2026 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover art of The Iron Below Remembers by Sharang Biswas, showing two very stylised figured on a balcony under hanging plants

Cover art of The Iron Below Remembers by Sharang Biswas, showing two very stylised figured on a balcony under hanging plants

The Iron Below Remembers by Sharang Biswas (Neon Hemlock)

Set in an alternate present superhero India where the history of the world has gone in a verrryyy different direction. Come for the archaeology, stay for the great, complex portrayal of a relationship.

24.02.2026 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Review: No Such Thing As Duty by Lara Elena Donnelly A blend of the historical and the speculative to linger on the concept of duty in a grim and everchanging world. The viewpoint character of ...

No Such Thing As Duty - Lara Elena Donnelly (Neon Hemlock)

Sad Somerset Maugham and sexy vampire? Yeah, you heard me.

Unsurprisingly, it's a book very much exploring one's relationship with duty, but also the prose is chef's kiss and the character work delicious. Absolute gold from the get-go.

24.02.2026 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watched Sirฤt today...what a brutal, bleak film. Couldn't stop clenching my jaw for the entire last half.

25.02.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just sent in my personal Nebula ballot.... ๐Ÿ’Œ

Slightly torturous to not vote for the stuff that we put out, but also glad to have that policy to give us free rein to hype up the books we read and loved this year from other folks.

15.02.2026 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Woot! My (debut) novella THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS (from @neonhemlock.bsky.social) is on Nerds of a Feather's list of awards recommendations!

www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/2026...

23.02.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cyberpunk cityscape in shades of blue, pink, and grey with the text 'Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the New Cyberpunk Canon. Insight // Analysis // Experience From Trans+ Community'

A cyberpunk cityscape in shades of blue, pink, and grey with the text 'Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the New Cyberpunk Canon. Insight // Analysis // Experience From Trans+ Community'

Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the new Cyberpunk Canon is now live!

The crowdfund runs all month.

Accessible pricing and a portion of funds go to good causes.

Letโ€™s make this happen together!

๐Ÿ”— www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

02.02.2026 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 302    ๐Ÿ” 156    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
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Some Queer Short SFF - December 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

TELL ME YOUR ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆQUEER SHORT SFF๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ OUT IN JANUARY 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's December's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

20.02.2026 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're voting for any of the sci-fi, fantasy, or other speculative fiction awards, do consider some of my work from last year!

I'm pretty sure voting is still open for the Nebulas, the Hugos, the Locus awards, the BSFA awards, and more!

21.02.2026 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

First chance to join Club Serpentine 2026 and get ALL THE NEON HEMLOCK BOOKS FOR THE YEAR!!!!

20.02.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0