My review of @sofiaajram.bsky.socialβs Coup de GrΓ’ce, from @titanbooks.bsky.social, is now up at @locusmag.bsky.social.
locusmag.com/2025/02/coup...
@dreadfullyqueer.bsky.social
They/them π» Avid connoisseur of queer horror π³οΈββ§οΈ Organizer of the Dreadfully Queer Book Club in Salem, MA π WIP: A weird, sapphic supernatural novella ποΈ
My review of @sofiaajram.bsky.socialβs Coup de GrΓ’ce, from @titanbooks.bsky.social, is now up at @locusmag.bsky.social.
locusmag.com/2025/02/coup...
See you in Salem!
23.02.2025 17:04 β π 151 π 9 π¬ 5 π 1I'll be hosting a brand new online workshop called Liberating the Weird for Writers HQ on Wednesday 12th March 2025!
Do you want to write weird fiction that makes people say OOH and AHH and OH GOD, MY EYES HAVE BECOME MUSHROOMS AND SUDDENLY I CAN SEE *EVERYTHING* ANDβ
... Ahem. Check it out!
behold! my stuff
some folks whose work or presence online I find valuable in the horror or spec fic genres.
Thank you so much for including me, Emmett!! π€
06.02.2025 16:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Rare good news in the book world www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
28.01.2025 11:45 β π 234 π 69 π¬ 6 π 22First column of the year is up at @nytimes.com! I started the year with Uketsuβs Strange Pictures, Eric LaRoccaβs At Night I Become Loathsome, and the new edition of Craig Clevengerβs The Contortionistβs Handbook. This is a free link, so share away!
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I have created a starter pack of Indigenous Authors and Book Reviewers. This list is growing. If I missed you, dm me. Please share! #diversebooks #booksky
At #NightTideMag, we're always there as a platform for marginalized voices to reclaim their stories & uncover the humanity within horror's darkest depths.
Submissions are open for:
- Horror as a lens for refugee experiences
- Cultural Identity and ghost stories
To pitch: nighttidemag.com/pitch π»π½οΈ
it's been a really brutalizing week and your transgender friends are not okay btw
25.01.2025 17:43 β π 194 π 56 π¬ 0 π 4Hereβs a fun interview I recently did with The Nerd Daily about AT DARK, I BECOME LOATHSOME β°οΈβ€οΈ
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submission call for (s)crawl literary magazine. text: fall 2025 - submissions are OPEN! seeking horror short stories, poetry, and essays by lgbtqia+, neurodiverse, female, bipoc, and disabled voices. we pay our writers and never charge sub fees. scrawlmag.com. background: a dark and moody photo of a skull on the ground surrounded by leaves and dirt.
SUBMISSION CALL!
submissions are open for (s)crawl literary magazine's inaugural fall 2025 issue.
see submission guidelines & submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com
know someone who would be interested? tag them and share this post to spread the word!
#litmag #horrorlitmag #horrorwriters
MONDAY β Itβs #2025Pit
Are you an unagented writer who has completed a manuscript?
Are you in search of a literary agent?
Great, on Monday Iβm hosting a pitch event here on BlueSky I hope will connect authors & agents who may like to work together.
How does this work? Glad you asked!
For all my #BookSky friends that are trying to move away from the Bezos infrastructure, just a reminder that Goodreads is owned by him through Nash Holdings.
Clicks are currency friends
@thestorygraph.com is a Black Woman founded company
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If youβre afraid to write your book because you think its content stands no chance in the coming climate, Remember that banned books (and books victims thought the world would never see) are the only honest window we have into some of the darkest moments of history. Write the book. #booksky
21.01.2025 12:34 β π 5414 π 770 π¬ 87 π 40Text reads: "The American federal government, like other governments, has explicitly targeted trans people for discrimination today. It is crucial to observe that the "culture war" moral panic and scapegoating over trans rights has escalated into a war of annihilation. Yet it also key that we remember that resistance and survival remain possible. Trans people's collective work right now is to survive and to ensure the survival of our community - not just survival of the body, but also survival of the spirit. For generations, trans, people have been informal experts in crisis intervention, mutual aid, peer support, and DIY cultural creation. We have the skills to heal each other, protect each other, advocate for each other, and inspire one another. We can do all this and more. We will do all this and more." by Kai Cheng Thom
Text reads: "Non-trans people who want to be allies to the trans community: It is key that you understand that the fundamental threat to trans people is not psychological in nature. It is not a question of reassuring us that we are "valid" or "not alone." Rather, the dangers posed to us are legislation that denies trans people freedom of movemen and healthcare, and increases the risk of employment discrimination, imprisonment, and sexualized violence. βΉOn the front lines, allies to trans people can consider ways to materially support us: Donating to grassroots projects aimed at supporting trans healthcare and advocacy is one great way. Actively resisting policies of discrimination banning trans people and trans speech (such as writing and other media content) is another." by Kai Cheng Thom
The fundamental thread to trans people is not psychological in nature. It is legislative and material.
Via Kai Cheng Thom on IG
www.instagram.com/p/DFEM8qiySx...
Horror books by/incl trans masc authors that came out 2024. Please keep reading and sharing and supporting trans-authored work. I can personally vouch for all of these.
21.01.2025 14:25 β π 333 π 146 π¬ 12 π 8pay trans writers. publish trans writers. read trans writers.
21.01.2025 00:23 β π 1763 π 677 π¬ 21 π 24Cover of Bat Eater by Kylie Lee Baker next to a mug of hot chocolate on a pink blanket
Fitting day to finish an outstanding new horror novel, BAT EATER by Kylie Lee Baker. Searing commentary on systemic anti-Asian racism and violence amid the first year of the pandemic. Supernatural, body horror, unrelenting. I bought the UK edition because I couldnβt wait til April. 5 stars. #booksky
20.01.2025 18:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My friend Elena (who is not on Bsky) is guest editing a mag issue for ace/aro authors. If this is you, definitely check this out! Prose AND Poetry accepted! fifthwheelpress.com/garlandsubs
20.01.2025 13:27 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0Horror Preview, LIVE January 20th, 12 PM set, 9 am pst, on the Night Worms YouTube channel. Several Readers blowing up your TBR. Come hang out with us!
What are you doing on Monday? Come hang out with a bunch of horror fans frothing at the mouth for new books! Each one of us will present 10 books we're excited about this year!
Here's the link:
www.youtube.com/live/11AH6iC...
ππ» Hi new friends! Iβm a disabled indie romance author. Here are some other disabled romance authors you should follow.
You can also check out
#DisabledRomancelandia to see posts from disabled romance authors or featuring romance books with disabled rep.
Authors, let me know if you want to be added.
If you live in the greater Boston/North Shore area and want to build community with queer horror readers, join Dreadfully Queer! We meet twice a month and plan outings to author events, book fairs, movie screenings, and more β€οΈπ #BookSky
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Thank you!!
20.01.2025 01:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Finally, SUCH LOVELY SKIN by @thebuffwriter.bsky.social, expertly-crafted YA horror about guilt, grief, and trauma that absolutely blew me away and I will follow Tatiana literally wherever her career takes her #BookSky
20.01.2025 00:59 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2MODEL HOME by @riverssolomon.bsky.social, an outstanding exploration of generational trauma, queerness, Blackness, and grief #BookSky
20.01.2025 00:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0STATE OF PARADISE by @lauravandenberg.bsky.social, a sticky fever dream of a story that I quite literally havenβt been able to stop thinking about since I read it in September. I will now read everything else she has ever written, thank you #BookSky
20.01.2025 00:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0WOODWORM by Layla MartΓnez, one of the most unique haunted house stories you will ever read #BookSky
20.01.2025 00:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0GREY DOG by @elliottgish.bsky.social, slow-burn historical horror about trauma, sapphic longing, bodies, and so much more that I made it this monthβs pick for my queer horror book club because I NEED to discuss it. Enough said! #BookSky
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