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D.A. Xiaolin Spires

@spires.bsky.social

Acicular appendages, keyboard protuberance. SFF writer. Published in Clarkesworld, Fireside, Analog, Uncanny, Nature Futures, Vice Motherboard Terraform, Star*Line, MIT Press. Codexian. Website: https://daxiaolinspires.wordpress.com/

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Spec Colorways In Verse@speccolorwaysverse.bsky.social · last mo.

We're on track to earn over payment costs for '26 🥳 (thank you subscribers 🫶🏾). But, planning for next year, we're reconsidering how to boost support so we can boost its lineup (translation: poems say yes to) and stay consistent. ✌🏾 ways you can help 🧵: 🛣️1️⃣$3-5/month www.patreon.com/c/speccolorw...

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GCL Boisset@gcl-boisset.bsky.social · 6mo ago

5) Chip by D. A. Xiaolin Spires: passenger takes sentient low-cost cab and gets taken for a long ride with many detours and advertisements to subsidize fare. Passenger talks cab into a form of emancipation. Good dialogue and extrapolation of current trends

D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Splendid praise from Dafydd McKimm for my SF novella ELLIPSES "A somersaulting hard-SF novella with 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, made all the more joyful by Spires's uniquely acrobatic prose.”—Dafydd McKimm, author of MY HEART AND OTHER PLANETS & "The Colossus Stops"

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D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I got my contributor copy for Scifaikuest! My scifaiku poems "pregnancy on kepler-c", "netting lemon drops" and "clear pearls" are on page 29 and there are some really intriguing gems of poems alongside mine in here! -with thanks to t. santitoro and the editorial team

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SB Divya@sbdivya.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This was such a fun first contact story! Nice and short, and perfect for a warm summer day to transport your mind somewhere cool.

D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lovely praise for my SF ELLIPSES novella from @sbdivya.bsky.social "A lovely story of first contact that takes some unexpected twists and turns - full of lush biology, tense survival, empathy, and friendship."—S.B. Divya, award-winning author of RUNTIME, MACHINEHOOD, and MERU | LOKA (The Alloy Era)

D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lovely praise for my SF ELLIPSES novella from @sbdivya.bsky.social "A lovely story of first contact that takes some unexpected twists and turns - full of lush biology, tense survival, empathy, and friendship."—S.B. Divya, award-winning author of RUNTIME, MACHINEHOOD, and MERU | LOKA (The Alloy Era)

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Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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

Ok ok ok here we go! Cover reveal for my next novel: THE FIST OF MEMORY. Check out that lovely dynamic design. And look at those amazing quotes by the incredibly generous @aptshadow.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social to whom I am greatly indebted! Get the book y'all! buff.ly/X3CHaZk

The Fist of Memory - Astra Publishing House

“Absolutely masterful.” —Annalee Newitz “A unique meeting of big concepts and elegantly-crafted action.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky A strange alien spacecraft suddenly appears in the sky in this electrifying...

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DAW Books@dawbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The cover of THE FIST OF MEMORY by award-winning author Wole Talabi has landed! A strange alien spacecraft suddenly appears in the sky in this electrifying, action-packed first contact novel set in near-future Nigeria. Cover Design by Adam Aurebach Preorder now, available 10/27: buff.ly/X3CHaZk

D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Machinehood @sbdivya.bsky.social: Really enjoyed the futuristic concepts: gig economy pushed to the extreme, pills to make human labor competitive, machine-human body dynamics, immersive worldbuilding & thrilling suspense! The food was also lovingly described... mouthwatering! What a lovely read!

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SB Divya@sbdivya.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I'm honored to have won the 2025 Sushila Devi Award for LOKA! 🙏 Very grateful to the Bhopal Literature & Art Festival and Shri Ratanlal Foundation for the award, and to the jurors for their kind words. 💙 to the team at Hachette India and to Cameron McClure for supporting the book! #sciencefiction

abstract pale blue, green, and yellow backdrop with the book cover of LOKA in the foreground. Above it is a golden banner with black text reading “Winner of the 2025 Sushila Devi Award”. To the left of the book is black text reading “Thank you to the Bhopal Literature & Art Festival and jurors for this honor!”, and below it is a rounded blue-grey rectangle with white text that says, “S.B. Divya presents an amazing and laudable blend of fantasy and humanism, with some memorable scenes of outer space. An outstanding work of fiction, the jury members unanimously selected Loka as the winner.”
D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Read The Language of Liars by @slhuang.com and found the POV really intriguing and can’t go wrong with cool aliens. Enjoyed it a lot and highly recommend! Spoiler alert (well not that much of a spoiler): Gutted in a good way by the ending! What a punch! It was devastating and beautiful.

SL Huang [THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is out!]🎇🦑🌌]@slhuang.com · 7mo ago

us.macmillan.com/books/978125... 💥 "devastating" - Rebecca Roanhorse 💥 "destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee 💥 "f*king fantastic" - Samantha Mills 💥 "i AM NOT OKAY" - Mia Tsai 💥 "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke 💥 "heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei 💥 "brilliant" - Wole Talabi 💥 "SF at its best" - Kate Elliott