William Ledbetter

Locus Awards voting opens soon - anyone can vote and you can write in any eligible works, publishers, editors, magazines, etc!

If you read something and loved it, support the author, venue, and so on : )

The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste

Shadow hands with text writing poetry from the shadows horror and the dark poem

From monsters to ghosts to fairy tales, darkness can be a powerful metaphor to explore trauma, gender, sexuality, and grief. In this workshop, we’ll dive into the shadows and write dark, personal poems using speculative tropes. www.poetrybarn.org/p...

FAQ for the Anthropic/AI Settlement. Stay informed. Inform Others. SFF Writers are #InThisTogether. sfwa.org/anthropic-faq

SFF Writers are #InThisTogether amid the Anthropic/AI settlement, which is why SFWA has launched an FAQ section dedicated to updating creators on need-to-knows throughout this process--and beyond. Spread the word, because writer education and defense goes well beyond one case. sfwa.org/anthropic-faq

I think 90% of writing is trying compress dense, complex ideas into easily read and digestible prose. Uggg.

The new hotness is review spammers using "AI" to synopsize one's new novel to make it look they read your book and can offer you a useful service

Genre Grapevine on the Anthropic AI Settlement | Jason Sanford Get more from Jason Sanford on Patreon

My Genre Grapevine analysis of the Anthropic AI settlement with authors. Overall, most authors got screwed with the settlement payments barely covering 7% of the books Anthropic pirated to train their generative AI system. 1/
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Pre-order alert! Essays on genre, pacing, craft of writing, plot structures, history of SFF publishing, and why spec fic is like a juggling routine with a grapefruit!

I'll be at @armadillocon.bsky.social in Austin, Sept. 12-14, as a panelist and an instructor at the writers workshop. If you love science fiction, fantasy and horror books then you should be there too! Hope to see you there.
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Forever Magazine Issue 128 Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil...

My novelette "Broken Wings" has been reprinted in issue 128 of Neil Clarke's Forever e-magazine. This is the second story of mine to appear in Forever and the third time this one has been reprinted. It was originally published in Fantasy & Science Fiction (July 2018.)

We have just four days to make the stretch goals happen, Space Unicorns! Three original covers! Staff raises! Keeping the flash fiction and novella! WE CAN DO IT!!!

Coming soon: OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF! A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

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Launching in October, a Kickstarter for Otherside, a queer-led SFF magazine!

Uncanny Magazine Year 11 Covers: The Duet by Nilah Magruder, Barbershops of the Floating City by Grace P. Fong, and Blessed Universe by Galen Dara.

ICYMI, SPREAD THE WORD, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 81% funded with 11 days to go! We need $9K to have another fabulous year of Uncanny! buff.ly/vgi5FXw

Sci Fi Standouts Fresh science fiction finds from space operas to alien invasions to dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds!

My series finale novel "Level Seven" is on the IngramSpark SciFi Standouts list this week! You can buy it from this link using Bookshop.org, which supports local bookstores and avoids Amazon.

Interstellar Flight Magazine Interstellar Flight Magazine publishes essays on science fiction and fantasy, pop culture, and geek fandom. This publication is a project of Interstellar Flight Press, a speculative publishing house.

At Interstellar Flight Mag, Kevin Jin explores the manga DRAMA QUEEN and its recent controversy magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/drama-queen-...

Had a blast at the Nebula Con. Hung out with old friends. Met some great new ones. Refilled my writing tank. Send sleep.
#Nebulas2025

YouTube video by SFWA Youtube The 60th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony

And don't forget: Today's the BIG DAY! 🎉🎉 Our 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Ceremony starts at 8 PM CT. Join Toastmaster Erin Roberts to celebrate another thrilling year in SFF. Set your YouTube reminders now! #Nebulas2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=33h7... @nirele.bsky.social

I'm at the Nebula Convention this weekend! Hope to see some of you here!
#nebulas2025

Novelette Submission Guidelines On June 4th, we will be opening for speculative fiction novelette submissions between the word count of 10,000 and 18,000 words. We will cap submissions at 300.

The novelette window is now OPEN!

Send us your fiction between 10,000 and 18,000 words. The cap will be 300 stories.

Happy submitting!

NOTE: In order to allow more writers to submit to us and widen our pool of submissions, writers may only send one story across all three 2025 submission windows.

Andrew has posted the full opening credits/theme song to The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon!

Just great.

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THIS IS OUR LAST PUSH!
We have 1 day to reach our fundraising goal & we have a ways to go!!

Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!

Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky

Hey writers and other creative types! Registration for The Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop is now open. I loved attending this workshop. I learned a lot and met so many awesome people.

Dates are July 20-26. The $399 registration fee covers meals and lodging.

I'll be sending out my April Newsletter in a few days. If you would like to get updates about my writing, free stories, commentary about my writing process etc., sign up below. I only send out 4-5 per year, so no worries about me blowing up your mailbox.

Confessional Poetry 4-Week Workshop at WritingWorkshops.com Join our 4-week Confessional Poetry Workshop. Study Plath and Sexton, write authentically from personal experience, and receive feedback in a supportive space.

Last chance for my April National Poetry Month Workshop all about confessional poetry. Break down barriers, write with authenticity, and embrace the catharsis of confession. writingworkshops.com/collections/...

Death and Dream Subs are open for my issue of Deadlands! Plus I’m GoH at Flights of Foundry 2025.

I'm editing an issue of @thedeadlands.com and subs are now open! Please do send me things.

Plus! I will be one of the Guests of Honour at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social this year, along with Sheree Renée Thomas and Anna Martino. #Flights2025 will be in September. vajra.me/2025/04/02/d...

Forever Magazine Issue 123 Forever is a monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Edited by the Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, Neil...

My Nebula Award winning novelette "The Long Fall Up" is now reprinted in issue #123 of Neil Clarke's Forever Magazine. You can get individual electronic issues for $2.99 at the link below.

This is my most reprinted story and has even been translated into Chinese, Romanian, Czech, and Hungarian.

Analytical Laboratory Finalists - Analog Science Fiction and Fact We’re very excited to bring you the Analog Analytical Laboratory finalists. Available below are the works that finished in the top five slots for Best Novelette

My novelette "Enough" is an Analog's AnaLab finalist! Read my story about a graffiti artist taking on a totalitarian government (and a lot of other great stories and poems) for free at the link below. Thanks to everyone who liked the story and voted for it!

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Details on the New Owners of Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction have been acquired b…

For those fans and fellow contributors who might be interested.

Cover art for Level Seven by William Ledbetter, skull and microchip background. Text reads: Emotional, character-drive sci-fi, from Nebula Award Winner, Final in the best-selling three-book series, Nanobots and AI

Happy book birthday to Level Seven, the third installment in William Ledbetter's Killday series! Now available for purchase on our website. buff.ly/E3bz1I6