Maya Prasad

Illusion where Maya looks like she's hanging on the side of a building (upon closer inspection the building is a flat image and Maya is lying on the ground)

What publishing feels like literally most of the time. 🤣

I've got a new newsletter out today: 10 Things I've Learned in 2025! mayaprasad.substack.com/p/10-things-...

Happy birthday, lovely!!!

Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to 'Banned Books Week,' rebrands to 'Freedom to Read' Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight…

The state library system of Hawaii has banned "banned" books displays, enforcing the phrase "freedom to read." Of course, we like that phrase too, but used without context it obscures the problem. You can't win a fight by pretending there isn't a fight

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Contract Controversy (and Change) at Must Read Magazines - Writer Beware In a surprise move this past February, a new group called Must Read Magazines acquired five genre magazines: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Scienc...

SFWA educates authors about industry matters through many venues, including Writer Beware®, a service helmed by @victoriastrauss.com. It is a gift to be in dialogue as writers and other industry participants about the issues that matter most to our genre's future thriving.

Read WB's latest here:

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Outline: And then they defeat the bad guys.

Me: Thanks, past self. Very helpful.

Good luck!!

Congrats!!!

The ConCurrent Seattle logo. A white flying saucer surrounded by white stars uses a rainbow tractor beam on a purple space unicorn with sparkles floating over the Seattle skyline; everything is on a purple background.

There’s no way to ease into this news, so here it is. Today, I am announcing ConCurrent Seattle, a one-day SFFH con intended to be an alternative program to WorldCon, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the ACT Theatre in downtown Seattle at 700 Union Street, across from the Sheraton. 1/7

AUTHOR SNAPSHOT: ABIGAIL F. TAYLOR In Maryneal 1962, Abigail F. Taylor weaves Southern Gothic horror and teenage heartbreak into a haunting tale of prophecy, transformation, and the impossible choice between love and survival.

What if the boy next door turned into something you might have to kill? Abigail F. Taylor’s Maryneal 1962 is a Southern Gothic coming-of-age horror where full moons, small-town fear, and first love collide.
We sat down with the author at #NightTideMag!
nighttidemag.com/2025/05/23/s...

I thought I'd been kicked out of a couple of Slack groups that I mostly lurk in bc they were missing from my workspaces. I was like "Oh shit, am I in trouble?!" And then I remembered they were Discord groups, actually. 😜

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One of my goals for this year was to take some time to work on short stories. They're so much fun, a sandbox where I think you can take more risks compared to novel-writing, and I think they really up my game in general. So I'm basking in having completed & submitted one this morning!

NH Senate passes bill to ban books deemed 'harmful to minors' in schools A bill that could lead to certain books being banned in New Hampshire schools is now headed to the governor's desk.

New Hampshire!! Time to call Governor Ayotte to demand she veto the deeply unpopular book banning HB324. Remind her that only 39 people have spoken in favor of it, while more than 1300 opposed it. The phone number is 603-271-2121. www.wmur.com/article/nh-s...

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All good thoughts! Thanks!

What. I need this.

oh my, she really is!! 😍😍

Haha, spoiler alert....it's Rushmore!

One my faves too!! 🥰🥰

Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR

Writers, how do you mentally shift gears to a new WIP when you've been locked in a different manuscript for 6+ months? I'm curious if you have any particular rituals!

Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol to Be Immortalized With ‘DDLJ’ Leicester Square Statue – Global Bulletin Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol will be immortalized in bronze this summer as their film 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' gets a Leicester Square statue.

To the reader who thought DDLJ was out of place in Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things: Raj and Simran are to be immortalized in bronze in London's "Scenes in the Square" movie trail!!! DDLJ forever!!! variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Thanks!! 🥰

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That feeling when you send a finished manuscript to your agent 🙈🙈

Yay for book mail! Thanks for the gifts @candlewickpress.bsky.social!! I can't wait to check out book 2 in the V. Malar series by @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social!!

I'm worried they'll mess it up but I also desperately want to see it 🤓

Yay!!