Very late, but my short fic recs for June-Aug are now up! With fiction from @dianadima.com @hhpak.bsky.social @wtalabi.com @thomasha.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social Maya Ysabel Ng @aijiang.bsky.social @wordrat.bsky.social and @apottern.bsky.social itsajumble.blogspot.com/2026/09/shor...

Then again, the 20th anniversary is somehow happening right around now.

Kaleidotrope@kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 4d ago

Did you know the 50th anniversary of Kaleidotrope is only 30 years away?!

I was almost done, and then I thought too long, and now I can't get this quote from Tanith Lee out of my head: "Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and non-fiction." Fiction:10/10 Non-fiction: 10/10 Books with Maps: 11/10 Books with libraries: 14/10 #bookgenre #booksky #writersky #readersky

Theo Transcendragons@theodoresnapdragon.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sure, I’ll play! My personal opinions only, can always change tbh Historical Fiction: 4/10 Fantasy: 9/10 Horror: 7/10 Crime novels: 2/10 Sci fi: 10/10 Romance: 5/10 Self help: 1/10 Non Fiction: Depends/10 Young adult fiction: 5/10 Western: Depends/10 #bookgenre #booksky #writersky #readersky

When those are the broad strokes, we don't need the nuance

headfallsoff@headfallsoff.com · last wk.

people are always saying anti-AI arguments don’t understand the full nuances of the technology. which is correct. but only because it stole everyone’s work, exists solely to get you fired, has made the entire internet unusable and has been forced on everyone without consent

Every once in away, Am@zon decides to put our beautiful anthology on sale. You can now get it 25% off! Fall is always a time of transition and transformation and reinvention . Also: school and you deserve a treat. Let that treat be a collection of speculative fiction! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFDJDWNB

It's September 18, which means that in exactly one month, my special call for @diabolicalplots.com, Diabolical Rot, will be opening for submissions! Check out the full details here: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-general-s...

DP General Submission Window and “Diabolical Rot” Themed Window – Diabolical Plots

If you are thinking about starting a short fiction publication and would like to discuss with someone experienced how to get started, please do contact us!

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Stephanie is so brilliant!

Allison Pottern@apottern.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trying to wrap your brain around writing and publishing short fiction? Snag one of the final slots in Stephanie Malia Morris's "From Brainstorming to Submission" from Metrowest Writers Guild - 6 classes and submission-ready short story for only $100! metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/mul...

Today is a great day. Really, really excited for everyone to read this issue. It has VAMPIRES (well, one vampire) and HEARTBREAK and MIRACLES and WOLVES and SPACECRAFT TEST DUMMIES (well, one spacecraft test dummy) and EXTINCT LOBE-FINNED FISH. What more could you possibly want from a magazine??

OTHERSIDE@othersidespec.bsky.social · 2w ago

Issue 3 is OUT NOW FOR SUBSCRIBERS! Check your email! 🪐🗡️🧡 If you aren't a subscriber, Issue 3 will be free online September 30th! But if you'd like to support us and read Issue 3 before anyone else, snag your copy today! Patreon: www.patreon.com/OthersideSpe... Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/othersidespe...

I'm back again to remind you that @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is coming up soon, and next Sunday I will be hanging out with the most awesome of folks talking all things Disability Futurisms: @risawolf.bsky.social, @ruesparks.bsky.social, @ravenoak.bsky.social, and @howsweetthewords.bsky.social.

had a lot of fun answering these questions :) !!!

PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · 2w ago

In @isabel.kim’s debut novel, Sublimation (Macmillan, 2026), immigration divides the self — literally. In a new PEN Ten interview, Kim tells us about how she came up with the idea for her novel and the sense of “alienated intimacy” she wants it to bestow on readers: pen.org/isabel-j-kim...

I finally get to post one of these 🥹 Barnes & Noble preorder sale! 25% off September 9-11 with code “Preoder25.” You can preorder my book and also other books! I would love it if you did and reposted this 30-35 times a day please. Thank you. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-long-r...

I saw what's left of Dawes glacier today, and promptly ruined several strangers' vacations by showing them a photo I took from a bit further back in 2007.

Baltimore Homies: Mark your calendars for @charmcityspec.bsky.social’s September 25th author extravaganza featuring @marygthompson.bsky.social @justinkey.bsky.social @restingdinoface.bsky.social and more at The Ivy Bookshop. cc: @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nottenst.bsky.social @capclave.bsky.social

Great news!! Ursula K. Le Guin's "Steering the Craft" is on sale for just $2 at US ebook stores *right now*! One of the best writing manuals I've ever read, with super-helpful writing assignments. I *highly* recommend it. :) www.amazon.com/Steering-Cra... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/steering-t...

Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story - Kindle edition by Le Guin, Ursula K.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Steering The Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story.

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Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.

I think about this a lot as a writer. There is a weird facet of literary history where subtlety is considered an unexamined good while didactic storytelling is deeply unfashionable.

Rob Burgess@robaburg.bsky.social · 3w ago

Starship Troopers is one of the most prescient but misunderstood movies in history.

i can’t even fully express what @lauracranehill.bsky.social ‘s “wife shaped bodies” just did to my brain. it wormed its way in there and scratched itches i didnt even know i had. disturbing, visceral, unsettling, devastating, lyrical, gorgeous. 10/10.

So if you'd like to read my my happy/sad/trope-subverting poem "Why I Divorced The Chosen One" for FREE, you have to wait all the way until 11/6. I mean, it's worth it, but also you could get your fix RIGHT NOW for a mere $5 (AND you get all these other awesome stories & poetry too!) Just sayin'.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

Check out the line-up for fall! Access the entire issue now for only $5 to support the work! magazine.trollbreath.com

The hero of hope-punk returns with another banger. Life is hard, you deserve to read this story.

Trae Hawkins@traewrites.bsky.social · 3w ago

IT’S UP!! 🪶✨ My story about pigeons and robots and hope is out now!! And in ESCAPE POD, a dream publication of mine 🥹 I love this story so much! Please give it a read/listen! 🫶🏾

It's here, it's here! My spec poem "Why I Divorced The Chosen One" is now out in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social's fall issue. I told my spouse it was a funny poem but he decided it was a sad poem so if you like feeling two things at once + subverted fantasy tropes, hope you'll take a read.

Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

Welcome to Issue 9, fall of 2026! We've got a fantastic slate of authors and poets for you this time around, so as the days get shorter and cooler, you should relax, get cozy, and enjoy some delightful short fiction. Subscriptions are only $5 per issue, or $20 per year. magazine.trollbreath.com

Looking forward to my conversation with the multigifted Jamal Hodge @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social, celebrating his new poetry volume, I’m Not a Hood Person, I’m a New Yorker from @crystallake.bsky.social Tonight @ 7:10 pm in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 💫

End of an era, going back to the beginning of it all. My Nebula and two-BSFA Award finalist Amethyst Lantern series concludes with the prequel October 20: THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT! Learn more: jendiagammon.com/the-dawn-of-... #fantasy #scifi #books #scififantasy #lunarpunk #dystopian #utopian

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight - Jendia Gammon

The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight by Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson, is the prequel to Nebula and BSFA Award finalist The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern.

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Android Press@press-android.bsky.social · 4w ago

Book 3 of The Amethyst Lantern Trilogy, THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT by @jendiagammon.bsky.social writing as J.Dianne Dotson, comes out October 20. Preorder now from Android Press or other online book retailers! www.android-press.com/bookstore

New shirt, who dis? Look what I got as an early bday present! Yes @strangehorizons.bsky.social sells merch and also they published my novelette "Mother, Darling" which you should totally read if you want to Feel Things about motherhood and WWI and Neverland. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

Congratulations to @clarkesworldmagazine.com here is the link for the fund Neil asked you to consider supporting. www.gofundme.com/f/help-irene...

Donate to Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care, organized by Irene Bruce

Hi - This is Irene and Juliet, the daughters of Sheila and David. As many of… Irene Bruce needs your support for Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care

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Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

Dr. Anita Sengupta presents the Hugo Award for Best Editor, Short Form to Neil Clarke. #HugoAwards

Woooooot!!!!!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4w ago

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form goes to Diana M. Pho.

Patrick Nielsen Hayden presents the Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form to Diana M. Pho. #HugoAwards

The last time it was this dangerous to eat food there were no refrigerators.

Whenever I’m with @nytebird45.bsky.social, it’s exactly as the sign says — adventure awaits!