Today we CELEBRATE!!! "Marvel: What If... The Multiverse Was Doomed" is out in the world! All of your support, preorders, check-ins, promo assists, nudges to hit the gym, hydration/sleep reminders...means everything. I'm deeply blessed with such a caring village.

Shawn sat down with @davaun.bsky.social about his new book What If..The Multiverse Was Doomed which is out today!

ONE WEEK before we release! Sooo much I want to cartwheel about (like all these cameos) BUT trying not to spoil my own novel like I was Tom Holland 😂 Share with a reader who needs their Marvel fix before Avengers: Doomsday ⏳

-“Crown Hill Chronic(les)” in Forged in FIYAH (edited by @davaun.bsky.social) - Inspired by Midtown Indianapolis, a pop up funeral home, and @januarieyork.bsky.social once telling me she wanted to be a mortician when she was younger.

Cannot wait for y'all to dive into this collection of timely stories from some of the best writers to ever do it!

FIYAH Literary Magazine@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

The word is getting out! Check out this wonderful review of the "Forged in FIYAH" anthology from Booklist 🙌🏿 We release September 29. Every preorder supports this amazing squad of Black speculative fiction authors. Please share our project with a reader who loves science fiction, fantasy, and horror!

This one is special, closing out a ten year run of Black SFF 🥹 Share this with a Black author or poet of speculative fiction who will help us send off issue #40 in style 🔥🔥🔥

FIYAH Literary Magazine@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · last mo.

Submissions for FIYAH #40 are OPEN! Deadline July 31. Get more info about "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" at the link! fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

Difficult post, but past time to rip the band aid off. FIYAH is going on hiatus indefinitely, with issue #40 currently set to be our last for the time being. The mag cannot continue running at a loss, and needs time to reassess operations from top to bottom if a viable path forward is to be created.

This was an absolute delight to be a part of! Give us a listen 🔥

Tales from the Fandom Podcast@talesftfandom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Author and Editor @davaun.bsky.social joins me for the latest episode! We talk about his books such as Keynan Masters, Minecraft, and the upcoming Marvel "What If...The Multiverse Was Doomed" We also talk about his work and role as Executive Editor with @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social.

Every time I step away from this dystopia WIP the headlines drag me right back 🫠

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

This one was soooooo fun! Grateful for the chance to blab about my work, give us a listen ♥️

Tales from the Fandom Podcast@talesftfandom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday brings @davaun.bsky.social to the podcast. We're talking about his work as an author, from his projects, to doing books for Minecraft, and his latest with Marvel "What If... The Multiverse Was Doomed". Plus we talk about his work as an editor for @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social!

Ordering food at a restaurant has made me a chef.

K8 Hagen 🦂@thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Is it really though

Starting the week with the best kind of mail - book mail! Galleys are in for Forged in FIYAH edited by @davaun.bsky.social!🤩 A celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before, featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished writers.

Don't sleep on this one...!!!

Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY@wtalabi.com · 3mo ago

Unveiling the cover for THE FIST OF MEMORY: My New Sci-Fi Novel it’s finally here. The US cover for my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY! Check it out!

Decades ago I dreamed of my work appearing beside some of the best to ever do it. Never did I imagine *assembling* such a collection of authors. "Forged in FIYAH" is coming. Get that preorder in today if you love to see Black authors thriving and putting out phenomenal work 🔥🔥🔥

The Voting Rights Act existed because America could not be trusted. The Supreme Court just told us to trust it anyway. I don’t. I doubt I ever will. My latest for @us.theguardian.com.

The supreme court trusts America not to be racist. I don’t | Jamil Smith

The Callais decision is predicated on the idea that American leaders will act justly on their own. That premise has already been proven hollow

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without downloading anything new, where are you, mentally?

Mike Chen@mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 3mo ago

without downloading anything new, where are you, mentally?

I just really love seeing good things happen for good peeps 🥹 we really out here winning despite this crazy place

Let's goooooo!!! Cannot WAIT for y'all to dig into these stories with us 🔥🔥🔥

Tordotcom Publishing@tordotcompub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Starting the week with the best kind of mail - book mail! Galleys are in for Forged in FIYAH edited by @davaun.bsky.social!🤩 A celebration of Black speculative fiction unlike anything seen before, featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished writers.

Please help get the word out that I am open for submissions. Thyme Travellers is an award winning anthology of Palestinian fantasy, science fiction and horror. My publisher and I are making it a series. Submissions are open for short stories, pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...

Thyme Travellers 2 – Call for Submissions

Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing a sequel to the award-winning and acclaimed anthology Thyme Travellers featuring speculative fiction by Palestinian writers. Editor So…

soniasulaiman.com

Opening a nachos spot exclusively for me and mine called Nacho Cheese.

Greg Andree@gregandree71.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Opening a propane shop exclusively for people named Phil called Phils Propane.

It’s been six months since the publication of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE! This Southern Gothic historical fic novella chronicling coming of age, putting duty to the dead before the constraints of living family, and the strange, yet beautiful magic of funeral rituals has had a wonderful reception.

Watching old Fresh Prince episodes with the fam and the GROAN these twins let out at 47's cameo in season 4 🥹

made a fun post with some books i’m looking forward to this year. it’s not exhaustive (by any means) and is limited mostly due to a) my memory and b) the time i have to add stuff, but i hope you will have fun perusing and leave me more things you think i will like.

Books I’m Looking Forward To: 2026 Edition

and therefore, you, too, should look forward to them probably

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Thrilled to see my short piece "All the World Is Fog" on the short list for ECO25: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Story first published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social #64 🎉🎉🎉 Good luck, everyone! And look at that beautiful cover 😍

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are excited to announce the shortlist for ECO25: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction! 🌙🌱 The shortlisted stories were chosen for their compelling writing and emotional impact. Finalists will be announced in coming weeks. Thank you to all who submitted, and congratulations to the authors! 🍄💜

Today's prompt asks you to write an ekphrastic poem inspired by speculative art. Happy National Poetry Month @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social

Today's prompt takes us to the sea. Write a list poem about the items on a mermaid's grocery list. Happy National Poetry Month @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social

The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted

For today's prompt, write a spell, prayer, or chant. As always, lean into the speculative. Call on the ethereal, the spectral, & the illusory. Happy National Poetry Month! @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social

Today's prompt asks you to write a poem about a speculative quest. Who is your central character? Who are their sidekicks? Where are they headed? What are they after? Happy National Poetry Month! @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social

Learned my lesson after Sinema--don't trust these AZ Dems, not one inch