Ruthanna Emrys
@r-emrys.bsky.social
Author of A Half-Built Garden, Winter Tide, and Deep Roots. Freelance consultant on science policy, policy science, and the future of democracy, governance, and networks. Queer Jewish parent, foodie, cognitive science nerd, collective decision-making wonk.
Starting in a couple of hours: I Swear I'm Not a Robot -- How Publishers Are Handling the Pressure to Confirm Human Authorship sfwa.org/events/?even...
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The Social Room The Jemisin Suite is our official party room for receptions, special meeting events, and the weekly writing […]
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Available now, our new anthology of Welsh-themed contemporary fantasy, They Are Still Here wizardstowerpress.co...
Oh, great. Now, along with slop scams offering to market my books, and slop scams offering to market other people's books that I've reviewed, I get slop scams offering to pay for consulting work (no specific task, language from my website, and the promise of a "job application" if I respond).
Chicago! This is TONIGHT! Come wave your tentacles and talk about aliens in ancient Pompeii with me and @michitrota.bsky.social
Annalee Newitz@annaleen.bsky.social · 2w agoChicago! This time next week, I will be there, on book tour for A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD! 10/7 I'll be at @barnesandnoble.com in conversation with @michitrota.bsky.social, who always asks insightful questions. Then I'll be in NYC, Boston, Burlington VT, and Ottawa! See you soon!
We're excited to share this discussion about how publishers are handling the question of human authorship, the different solutions on offer, and mythbusting for writers anxious about submissions!
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.social · 7d agoWith scam artists empowered by LLMs, writers and editors have common cause to worry about submissions. That's why Emerging Tech is gathering @bonabooks.bsky.social, @reckoningmag.bsky.social, & SFWA Publications for I SWEAR I'M NOT A ROBOT Tues, Oct 13 at 1pm PT. RSVP today! sfwa.org/events/?even...
Heading to Barcelona next month for Mozfest to host the 2026 Winners Showcase - Protopian Prize Fiction Contest 🔮🕊️ @r-emrys.bsky.social @lizbarry.bsky.social @glichfield.bsky.social Lmk if you'll be there! 😍 @mozilla.org @metagov.bsky.social events.mozillafoundation.org/e/mozilla-fe...
6. A Half-Built Garden, Ruthanna Emrys. This is ... diaperpunk? It's great. Aliens come to rescue is from the climate-ruined Earth and we're like "I THINK WE CAN STILL FIX IT." Aliens are found by an eco-anarchist who comes out to see what the chemical spill is in her wetland, bringing her baby.
I was reminded by an AI scam that my last Seeds of Story post was about exactly the tech dynamics that lead to AI scams: reactormag.com/artisanal-te...
Artisanal Technology and Mechanical Brides: Ursula M. Franklin’s The Real World of Technology - Reactor
Exploring how tech and engineering interact with power, belief, and structures of freedom and control.
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On Wednesday, the Protopian Prize announces our inaugural winners! We're excited to finally share these new voices. Join us for readings and interviews about imagining reachable, liberatory futures! luma.com/7dsq7uh2
Protopian Prize - Online Winners Showcase! 🎉🎉 · Zoom · Luma
What if the future isn't doomed nor perfect, but it's genuinely better? Join us for a live reading and conversation celebrating the inaugural winners of the…
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‘a novel that sticks your hand in the dirt and forces you to look at nature’ gavreads.co.uk/2026/08/22/r... FYI: Kobo is also price matching.
When There Are Wolves Again ebook by E. J. Swift - Rakuten Kobo
Read "When There Are Wolves Again WINNER of the 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award" by E. J. Swift available from Rakuten Kobo. * WINNER of the Arthur C. Clarke Award * * WINNER of the Best Novel Award from the British Science Fiction Association *...
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E. J. Swift@catamaroon.bsky.social · last wk.When There Are Wolves Again is on the UK Kindle Daily Deal today (5 October) for 99p. Bargainous! 😊🐺 amzn.eu/d/0en8hTOd
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · last wk.The #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text
Time to ask for a little help. My partner has been looking for a job in his field for over a year now and the incomes we’ve cobbled together without it aren’t quite adding up. It looks like I will have to start looking for copywriting/content design work again as well gofund.me/6755c4d8b
Donate to Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work, organized by TK Rex
Like so many others right now, my best friend and life partner Gary B… TK Rex needs your support for Help Gary and Thea keep our home while looking for work
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I'm looking forward to this - my first Mozfest *and* my first time in Barcelona!
Val@yogival.bsky.social · 3w agoHeading to Barcelona next month for Mozfest to host the 2026 Winners Showcase - Protopian Prize Fiction Contest 🔮🕊️ @r-emrys.bsky.social @lizbarry.bsky.social @glichfield.bsky.social Lmk if you'll be there! 😍 @mozilla.org @metagov.bsky.social events.mozillafoundation.org/e/mozilla-fe...
Emerging Tech's "Humanizing Assignments" panel is today! Join @r-emrys.bsky.social in great company for an excellent discussion of relevance to writers, readers, educators, and students trying to navigate a world that makes it easy to forget the value of putting human efforts first. 1pm PT!
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association@sfwa.bsky.social · 3w agoBack to school and feeling blue about all the AI in classrooms? Join SFWA's Emerging Tech on Thurs, Sept 24 at 1pm PT for "Humanizing Assignments"--because writers are not alone. RSVP today & join Ruthanna Emrys, Matt Bell, Dru Pagliassotti, & Robert M Geraci to learn more. sfwa.org/events/?even...
Such a mood! I covered Becker's book for Seeds of Story a while back - highly recommended if you too need to learn some things you'll regret knowing (but need to know if you ever use computers): reactormag.com/the-tech-bil...
The Tech Billionaires Who Want to Pave Over the Universe: Adam Becker’s More Everything Forever - Reactor
Let's take a long, hard look at the cultish ideologies threatening our future (and present).
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Adam Becker@adambecker.bsky.social · 4w agoJust absolutely wild to see so many people discovering the massive influence of the rationalists in real time and say things like "I wish I could unlearn what I've learned in the last 24 hours." I, and others, have been researching these people for YEARS. There is so much I wish I could unlearn.
Join the @sfwa.bsky.social Emerging Tech committee tomorrow, 4pm EST, for Humanizing Assignments, a discussion of how AI pressures are impacting teachers and what we can do to push back: sfwa.org/events/?even...
In the latest Seeds of Story column, @r-emrys.bsky.social looks at Ursula M. Franklin’s The Real World of Technology, an under-appreciated gem about the ways tech actually interacts with human society and nature. reactormag.com/artisanal-te...
Artisanal Technology and Mechanical Brides: Ursula M. Franklin’s The Real World of Technology - Reactor
Exploring how tech and engineering interact with power, belief, and structures of freedom and control.
reactormag.com
Given all the *flails hands* you all deserve one of the most adorable pictures I took of Baby Bird Season 2026. A snowy ploverlet peeking through a little sand shrub. Perhaps a once in a lifetime shot. 🪶 🐣
When I saw this sweet baby bat on Instagram I sent them to Papacito (I'm always sending him cute animals, including bats). ❤️ Look at the baby, so tiny! 🥰
worm@rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · last mo.we need more bats on here
THE FISH ARE BACK REPEAT THE FISH ARE BACK
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · last mo.Chinook salmon have recolonised 88% of their historic range on the Klamath River, with more than 13,000 fish passing the old Iron Gate Dam site in 2025, up from 7,700 the year before. Two years after the dams’ removal, it’s going better than anyone predicted. buff.ly/pToC9gB #ShareGoodNewsToo
@sfwa.bsky.social Emerging Technology's tool comparison matrix, which I've been working on for months, is finally up in beta! See how your favorite word processors, browsers, and search engines compare to alternatives on intrusive AI and user data collection: sfwa.org/emerging-tech/
Emerging Tech Committee - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Emerging Tech Resources On Saturday, September 24 at 1pm Pacific Time, we are honored to present “Humanizing Assignments” to SFWA […]
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Just two weeks until the glorious release of A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! Have ye preordered it yet from your favourite bookmonger? @r-emrys.bsky.social thinks you’ll love “a delightfully grown-up book about building makeshift nests with your weird friends,” and we do too!
I'm bad sick with some bug and, despite my best efforts, I fell asleep before I could watch the ceremony. Just woke up to this amazing news! Wow! I'm blown away and humbled by this news. Many thanks to my friend @cmzhang42.bsky.social for accepting on my behalf. 1/
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · last mo.The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer goes to Jason Sanford.
THIS IS VERY GOOD !! Good job voters!
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · last mo.Incredibly honored to receive the Best Related Hugo, and so proud to be recognized by the Worldcon community that means so much to me! I've uploaded my acceptance speech video here, for those who weren't there to see it live!
In case you missed it on the weekend, some happy publishing news!
Marissa Lingen@marissalingen.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat have I been up to lately? Oh, not much, just a little thing called...gender-bent Richard III generation novella! Okay actually we call it THAT FATAL DISCONTENT and it's coming to you NEXT SUMMER FROM UNION SQUARE!
