Oh I have news! We're Here 2025: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025 is launching on Dec 8!!! Edited by @cypayseur.bsky.social and me. Preorders are open & you should consider signing up ASAP if you want one in time for the holidays: www.neonhemlock.com/books/were-h... Threading authors -

ISSUE 18 IS OFFICIALLY FREE ONLINE FOR EVERYONE 🥳 We couldn’t be more proud of this collection of work, and we’re excited to share it with the world! 💜 Visit the link in our bio to read all of these STUNNING stories and poems for FREE! Happy reading! 💫

Thrilled to see "Moonwife", my heretic retelling where the moon is a lesbian and you should try to kill her, published in @tasavvurnama.bsky.social , reviewed and recommended by the wonderful @mariahaskins.com!

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Issue 790 Table of Contents, November 2026 locusmag.com/2026/11...

LP is one of the loveliest (and funniest!) people I've had the pleasure of knowing. Always ready to help in whatever capacity, brimming with talent, and so much to say. Let's help him get this!

Ignyte Award-Nominated Writer/Editor LP Kindred@lpkindred.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm in my penultimate semester for my BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago. I seek help to pay my tuition, so that I can register in a timely fashion and ensure my May 2027 graduation. I'm so close I can taste it but I'm asking for your help to get me over the finish line.

I'm in my penultimate semester for my BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago. I seek help to pay my tuition, so that I can register in a timely fashion and ensure my May 2027 graduation. I'm so close I can taste it but I'm asking for your help to get me over the finish line.

Have you bought it yet? You should. 250,000 words of short fiction and poetry, all in the palm of your hand (depending on the size of your device and/or whether or not you get the print edition). 🙃 All proceeds go to keeping the magazine running! magazine.trollbreath.com/trollbreath-...

Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025) - Trollbreath Magazine

From the pages of Trollbreath Magazine comes Volume One, an anthology of short speculative fiction. We’re celebrating the amazing authors whose short stories and poetry we were privileged to bring to ...

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Brand new story out at Gavagai. This one’s really close to my heart.

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2w ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: Strange marks appear on her child’s back, and a mother tells herself they mean nothing. But the child is growing into something new she couldn't have imagined. It's Aerial by P.A. Cornell. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Heyo! My story “Teeth” was narrated by Wil Wheaton back in June on his It’s Storytime podcast! It's about a monster-slaying priest investigating a series of disappearances, ft. a fugitive supersoldier, a black market fishmonger, and a grocery list. open.spotify.com/episode/5ET7...

“Teeth" by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

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hey! elise came home from the hospital HOMECOMING QUEEN and sometime in the near future... the DEADLANDS again?? in the mean time, it'd be a HUGE Help, as we wrap up our fundraising push in October: pls. donate to this if you haven't 🖤🖤🖤 ❤️❤️❤️ 💯🧚🍣

Donate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markey

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The day is finally upon us! THE FIST OF MEMORY is officially out NOW in the US and Canada. This near-future story of assassins, aliens, astrophysicists and ancestors that I started 15 years ago, is finally out in the world & it still feels a bit unreal. astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-...

Nerd Daily just published an exclusive excerpt from my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY. It gives a flavor of the futuristic Nigeria of the story where the first contact, astrophysics and dueling assassins plotlines converge. Check it out y'all. thenerddaily.com/the-fist-of-...

Read An Excerpt From 'The Fist of Memory' by Wole Talabi | The Nerd Daily

A strange alien spacecraft suddenly appears in the sky in this electrifying, action-packed first contact novel set in near-future Nigeria from award-winning author Wole Talabi.

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ICYMI: my last short story of the year is out at Adventitious!! "Starfall" is a love letter to Transistor and This is How You Lose the Time War. it has sapphic talking swords and bittersweet determination in the wake of a multiversal threat. ⚔️Read it here: www.adventitious.net/stories/star...

I have 10 new short speculative fiction stories for you! reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: September 2026 - Reactor

Ten of the best speculative stories from September — including some written in non-traditional formats.

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My review of the July issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online! locusmag.com/review/clark...

Clarkesworld 7/26: Review by A.C. Wise

Clarkesworld 7/26 “The Life and Times of the Extraterrestrial Potoo” by K.J. Khan in the July issue of Clarkes­world strikes the perfect balance between sweet and cozy, and painful and emotionally …

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TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's August's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

Some Queer Short SFF - August 2026 | Charles Payseur

Hi all! The year continues to be a difficult for me personally but I’m still happy to be able to help spread the news about some recent quee

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also ALSO we're open for novella submissions right now more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

Whoa. We are only one week away from release day for THE FIST OF MEMORY! Here's a video of some of your favorite authors (and mine) saying very nice things about the book. I hope you'll grab a copy or ask a helpful librarian to stock one for you so you can "have what they're having" 🙂🚀📚

IT'S HERE!! "Starfall" is a bittersweet sapphic multiversal epic, and I'm so proud of this piece 😭 this one has loose elements of my TTRPG miniseries, House of Starfall (hence the name), AND it's inspired by Transistor plus This is How You Lose the Time War 💜 ⚔️ www.adventitious.net/stories/star...

Adventitious@adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 3w ago

"After centuries of searching, after breaking through reality after reality, Vera finally found the sword at the edge of the universe. Their name was Starfall, and Vera loved them." Get HYPED for the latest from @spacevalkyries.bsky.social. ⚔️❤️‍🔥 www.adventitious.net/stories/star...

Exciting announcement! The next Clarion West Novel Workshop will run from March - November, 2027 and will be led by @premeemohamed.com. Applications will be accepted November 1-30, 2026. For more information, visit www.clarionwest.org/clarion-west...

we love see all the support for our Elise thank you thank you for all the shares, the donations, and the kind words about her--it means a whole world. if you can donate/share/send good vibes, we'd love to receive them still xo

Donate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markey

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Super excited for this story to be in Small Wonders today! I hope you'll give it a read. Huge thanks to the Small Wonders crew! 💜 @smallwondersmag.com

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 4w ago

"Jimmy. Fucking. Bang." is back in town, guys, one night only. Let's go! But you better be braced because this will be a night you won't forget for a long, long time. Read Myna Chang's story here:

Kaleidotrope is now open to fiction and poetry submissions!

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Infusing African philosophies into the soul of a First Contact narrative for my new novel THE FIST OF MEMORY got me thinking about the history and present of First Contact in general and in African SF more specifically and so naturally, I wrote an article about it.

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · last mo.

"But while First Contact stories are ostensibly about humans meeting aliens, they aren’t really about that. Not really. They’re about us." Author @wtalabi.com recommends five African First Contact stories:

"But while First Contact stories are ostensibly about humans meeting aliens, they aren’t really about that. Not really. They’re about us." Author @wtalabi.com recommends five African First Contact stories:

Five Stories of First Contact in African SF - Reactor

A look at five African books from the rich history of SFF that work as First Contact narratives.

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There’s a lot going on in the world right now, but also? Kaleidotrope reopens to submissions in four days.

Marshall's 'That's Four!' Moment

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My review of the August issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online! locusmag.com/review/asimo...

Asimov’s 7-8/26: Review by A.C. Wise

Asimov’s 7-8/26 The July/August 2026 issue of Asimov’s opens with “A Flame in the Dark” by Sam W. Pisciotta. Annette (Nettie) Lacroix and her husband Gabriel moved to America from France to escape …

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Happy Book Birthday to The City of Factories!!! 🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️, my debut African Steampunk novella and my labor of love. I have no words and I’m still trying to process having a novella out in the world.

Thrilled to be sharing “My Favorite Bit” of my collection this morning on @maryrobinettekowal.com’s website. Thanks for having me Mary Robinette! I talk a little bit about disability, feminine strength, and post-apocalyptic worlds. Give it a read. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

My Favorite Bit: P.A. Cornell talks about THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS

P.A. Cornell is joining us today to talk about her collection, The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories. Here’s the publisher’s description: This debut collection by Nebula-nominated autho…

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Kaleidotrope opens to fiction and poetry submissions on October 18. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/

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