@essahansen.bsky.social
Sci-fi & Fantasy author. The Graven trilogy (Orbit Books). Short fic (F&SF, GdM). Pre-order my novella CASTHEN GAIN! ✨ Film Sound Designer (as Nia Hansen) at Skywalker Sound. ✨ Rep by Hannah Bowman. Neurospicy. she/her ✨ https://linktr.ee/EssaHansen
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03.03.2026 02:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Starting the week with promo in the midst of the hellscape: join me and @annaleen.bsky.social at @booksinc.bsky.social Palo Alto on 4/21 for the launch of THE PHOTONIC EFFECT! RSVP for free here! If you're not local, you can order a signed copy to ship here too: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-chen-...
02.03.2026 16:00 — 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
An EQ graph in the equalizer plugin FabFilter Pro Q2 with yellow spikes and small colored circles, looking like a jewel-studded gold crown
lol 👑
02.03.2026 18:21 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
i'm on the panel for the GDC music demo derby this year!! we'll be listening to submissions and giving some good feedback 💗
if you're interested in submitting and having your work heard, check it out: www.audiogang.org/demo-derby-s...
You won't be disappointed!
27.02.2026 07:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I feel like midlist SFF is both vitally important and uniquely threatened right now because the midlist is where you find most of the queer, PoC, and otherwise marginalized authors. As well as a lot of really exciting books trying new things! Stuff that's not a "safe bet" but often a great read
25.02.2026 19:10 — 👍 260 🔁 92 💬 5 📌 2
DEAD WEIGHT by @hildur.bsky.social—wonderfully unsettling horror 🐈
THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by @jeremyteg.bsky.social—philosophical epic fantasy!
THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social—crime procedurals x The Witcher!
PROJECT HANUMAN by @stewarthotston.com—ideas on a scale only sci-fi can do!
Cover of THE GODS BELOW by Andrea Stewart
Cover of House of Dusk by Deva Fagan
Cover of The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
(Shoot forgot covers for the above titles...Here you go!)
25.02.2026 17:08 — 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
THE TWO LIES OF FAVEN SYTHE by @meganeokeefe.bsky.social - Fast-paced twisty sapphic space fantasy w/pirates!
FATE'S BANE by @clclark.bsky.social - Sweeping epic novella that will break your heart!
CASTHEN GAIN by @essahansen.bsky.social - Interdimensional chef gets caught up in a battle royale!
So I feel (both as a reader & author) like discoverability of new books is down lately, especially for the midlist. Please tell me some recently published (past year-ish) SFF books you loved that are midlist/overlooked/deserve more hype! (And please share your recs/this list!)
My recs in reply!
Extremely honored that my novella Casthen Gain got a shoutout! Thank you, Maria!! 💜
24.02.2026 15:39 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I'm going on tour!!
This is only part 1 of the stops to come, but please come join me to talk about books, fantasy, and cats.
We kick things off in the Bay Area at the Redwood City Public Library in Redwood City, CA on March 3rd at 6:15 with Fireside Books! #bayarea
Great news for UK readers! Waterstones has selected THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS for their 25% off pre-order sale! Just use the code FEB26 at check-out to get the best price of the year on my dragon.
All three of Garrodigh's heads can't wait to meet you.
It's #aromanticawarenessweek!!
To all our aro-spec friends out there, we see you and we love you! Keep sharing your stories, they deserve to be out in the world 💚
Completed @essahansen.bsky.social collection.
15.02.2026 14:31 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0💜🖤🤍💜
15.02.2026 23:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My Year In Review has stories from @strangehorizons.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @castofwonders.org @escapepod.org @podcastle.org @kaleidotrope.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @psychopomp.com and a novella by @essahansen.bsky.social!
12.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0In my short fiction review column in this terrific issue, I feature stories from @fantasymagazine.bsky.social @podcastle.org @castofwonders.org @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @smallwondersmag.com and @bourbonpenn.bsky.social!
12.02.2026 16:06 — 👍 24 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
Hugo Noms have opened and I want to get in quick with this: there is a fabulous and vibrant contemporary SFF novella scene and the quality is *not* disproportionately located at tordotcom, which puts out brilliant work but does not have a monopoly on it.
5 titles for your consideration follow:
Heyo! If you're looking for an awesome multi-genre collection of aromantic fiction, BEING ARO is now available on NetGalley!
My story, "Preservation," follows a disowned aristocrat-turned-activist determined to protect an endangered species on her homeworld, no matter the cost...
Oh I loved this story! Congrats, Hildur! 🥳
11.02.2026 21:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
DEAD WEIGHT just got a ⭐starred⭐ review from Publishers Weekly!
“[An] impressively subtle and slow-burning psychological chiller from Knútsdóttir... Anyone looking for character-driven horror with a very sharp edge will be thrilled."
It's out May 26th!
Hydaelyn: In darkness seek joy. Surrender not to sadness, and see beyond despair. Walk free, and bear the light for others to follow.
11.02.2026 00:15 — 👍 80 🔁 47 💬 0 📌 0Gosh I love her so much
11.02.2026 05:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A terrier mix with a black eyepatch, ears up inquisitively, bounds through chest deep snow wearing a black dog coat. The powdery snow forms a kind of wave crest in front of her as she bounds down a slope toward the camera.
Today Lupa and I walked in the woods on a trail where the only footprints ahead of us were deer and mice and rabbits.
Pic thread! Here's Lupa forging her way through chest-deep powder (she had such a great time)
5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! 💙📚
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
Today's the day! Get some cool audio in your ears!
27.01.2026 16:58 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1in times of turmoil it is very easy to feel like theres nothing you can do to help, especially if you are far away, but i promise buckaroo EVERYTHING helps. there is direct action like donating money or protesting, and there is cultural action like creating art and cultivating atmosphere of change
26.01.2026 14:44 — 👍 759 🔁 262 💬 5 📌 5
ICYMI: massive news out of our camp, with @essahansen.bsky.social ‘s brilliant Battle Royale novella shortlisted for the BSFAs!
26.01.2026 11:11 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Ahhhhh congrats fellow longlisters! I see Casthen Gain on here! 😍
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