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author of all things weird, wonderful, & queer ✨️ words in The Deeps, The Razor, Strange Horizons, and more 🌊 ccraynewrites.carrd.co

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Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Finalists!

The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.

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05.05.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 30

My new baby kittens have a pricy vet follow-up in a few weeks, my old-man cat still needs his various prescriptions, AND my rent is going up in November, so book revenue is increasingly important nowadays! Please consider ordering a copy or leaving a review somewhere online 🀞

25.09.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

is my birthday!πŸŽ‰

this year around the sun has been awful in many ways, but wonderful in others. i wrote the equivalent of three books, had surgery for my PMDD, finished my degree, got obsessed with tennis, and realised i’m trans and started hormones!

would love for y’all to check out my books!πŸ‘‡πŸ»

25.09.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 0

This is just so incredibly good. Entrancing, emotional, bittersweet and beautiful with prose that cuts like a knife. Amazing.

20.09.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I can pinpoint the exact line in this when I GASPED out loud. What a wonderful read; thank you for sharing!

18.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, this is excellent. I absolutely love this. Wow.

18.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bring me your strange things! Your weirdnesses! The fears and hungers and deep hidden parts of your hearts! I'm here for it all, and I cannot wait to read your work βœ¨πŸ”­πŸͺ

18.09.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Eye to the Telescope Eye to the Telescope, the quarterly online journal of SFPA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.

eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html

18.09.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! I am delighted to be the guest editor for the 59th issue of Eye to the Telescope, which is seeking speculative poetry (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc) on the theme of "Immortality." This is a paid call, open from today through January 15th, 2026. Submissions link below.

18.09.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Congrats!!!!!!

23.06.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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c. c. rayne the official author landing page for c. c. rayne

I'm C. C! I write queer speculative fiction, especially horror/sci-fi/fantasy, and I particularly love to play with unusual found formats and structures. I've got a novella coming out later this year with @dogleechbooks and am currently working on several different novels. ccraynewrites.carrd.co

21.05.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you so much!

20.05.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've truly never been more excited. I can't wait.

20.05.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've gone ahead and made an author landing page, to collate some information about me and my writing! if you'd like to read more of my work, or get in contact with me professionally, please feel free to take a look at ccraynewrites.carrd.co βœ¨οΈπŸ’–

20.05.2025 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
one week! until the inbox is closing

we want more....

artwork

cis people
stop self rejecting, you also have genders

essays & cnf we'd love more self reflection what have you got?

send your grief, joys, & rage rants on gender to engenderedlit@gmail.com

one week! until the inbox is closing we want more.... artwork cis people stop self rejecting, you also have genders essays & cnf we'd love more self reflection what have you got? send your grief, joys, & rage rants on gender to engenderedlit@gmail.com

this is shaping up beautifully so please keep them coming

08.05.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

i'm in this!! it was phenomenally fun to work on, and the finished product is going to be full of SO much incredible work. go check it out! πŸ‘€βœ¨οΈπŸ˜ˆ

01.05.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
en*gendered
essays poetry cnf fiction art

the inbox is open between now and May 15th for work that speaks to enβ€’genderment in this moment. we want your anger, your defiance, your joy, and your grief. 

engenderedlit@gmail.com

requests for anonymity are welcome & honoured

en*gendered essays poetry cnf fiction art the inbox is open between now and May 15th for work that speaks to enβ€’genderment in this moment. we want your anger, your defiance, your joy, and your grief. engenderedlit@gmail.com requests for anonymity are welcome & honoured

new look, new format
en*gendered is open until may 15th

10.04.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8

(OH YES and Swordcrossed - also by Marske, just not part of the aforementioned trilogy)

27.03.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

really can't stress enough how much both of their bodies of queer romance work have brought me joy and delight over the past few years!

27.03.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

my ETERNAL queer romance recommendations are the entire Last Binding Trilogy (A Marvelous Light, A Restless Truth, A Power Unbound) by Freya Marske, and anything by Alexandra Rowland (especially Running Close To The Wind, A Taste of Gold and Iron, and Yield Under Great Persuasion!) All time faves!

27.03.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i’ve never been more excited for an 11-hour bus ride in my LIFE! i’ve been following @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for a long time, and i’m so delighted to have an β€œexcuse” to make the trip! can’t wait to meet y’all πŸ₯Ή

20.03.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

!!!!!

20.03.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is an absolutely glorious book - full of heart and warmth and humor and slowly growing joy. I read it all in one sitting and had the time of my life. you most CERTAINLY want to get yourself a copy πŸŒ±πŸ’›

20.03.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WHAT a cool cover; I can't wait to read this!!

19.03.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alien Invasion Horror Novel β€˜You Weren’t Meant to Be Human’ Cover Reveal and Excerpt [Exclusive] Award-winning YA author Andrew Joseph White (Hell Followed With Us) is making a chilling adult novel debut with You Weren’t Meant to Be Human, described as β€œAlienΒ meetsΒ Midsommar.”  Bloody Disgusting ...

πŸͺ±β›“️COVER REVEAL⛓️πŸͺ±

the cover of my adult debut w/ @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, YOU WERENT MEANT TO BE HUMAN, about a mute, autistic trans man forced into an unwanted pregnancy, is LIVE!

Includes an exclusive excerpt ✨

Cover by Druscilla Adeline!

bloody-disgusting.com/books/385876...

19.03.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 17

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