William Shaw
@williamshaw.bsky.social
Ludicrous Care Bear. Bylines at Strange Horizons, The Georgia Review, Daily Science Fiction, and others. Blog: https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/
My short story, 'Love Letter,' is now live at 100-Foot Crow! Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/love-letter/
Love Letter - 100-Foot Crow
By: William Shaw. People I met on dates always said they loved my button nose. They said it was cute; they said it was my best feature. They were less enthusiastic when I reached up to my face and und...
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My short story, 'Love Letter,' is now live at 100-Foot Crow! Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/love-letter/
Love Letter - 100-Foot Crow
By: William Shaw. People I met on dates always said they loved my button nose. They said it was cute; they said it was my best feature. They were less enthusiastic when I reached up to my face and und...
100footcrow.com
Very pleased to see Thomas Ha's Hugo win. He's consistently put out thoughtful, challenging work. He deserves all the recognition we as a fandom can give him. (I guess I need to go and update "Gernsback's Grandchildren" now).
My poem "Therapy Garden #739" is in the latest issue of SpecPoVerse! You can read the whole issue for free here: specpoverse.org/vol-2%2C-iss...
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Reposting this for anyone who missed it; I'm so pleased to have this poem out in the world, and people have been very kind about it. It's still available to read at the Ancillary Review of Books!
William Shaw@williamshaw.bsky.social · 2w agoMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Reposting this for anyone who missed it; I'm so pleased to have this poem out in the world, and people have been very kind about it. It's still available to read at the Ancillary Review of Books!
William Shaw@williamshaw.bsky.social · 2w agoMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Here’s what a speculative poem can do: Combine 70 years of short stories into one. Read William Shaw’s found poem tracing the history of the Hugo Awards: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences
William Shaw A poem composed of one sentence from every individual winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, 1955-2025. Let us not rely on the dubious assistance of Biblical characters.It is t…
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My poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences
William Shaw A poem composed of one sentence from every individual winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, 1955-2025. Let us not rely on the dubious assistance of Biblical characters.It is t…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
Re-upping for the Monday morning crowd: I read every winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and before I knew it, a poem happened. Check it out at the link below.
William Shaw@williamshaw.bsky.social · 2w agoMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Re-upping for the Monday morning crowd: I read every winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and before I knew it, a poem happened. Check it out at the link below.
William Shaw@williamshaw.bsky.social · 2w agoMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
My poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/g...
Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences
William Shaw A poem composed of one sentence from every individual winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, 1955-2025. Let us not rely on the dubious assistance of Biblical characters.It is t…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
New Feature! @williamshaw.bsky.social's poem "Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences" is now available to read!
Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences
William Shaw A poem composed of one sentence from every individual winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, 1955-2025. Let us not rely on the dubious assistance of Biblical characters.It is t…
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
"But every conversation, every document signed, every desultory email to our lawyer asking for updates, returned the same answer: Not Yet."
On Waiting: The Heartbreak at the Center of Kim Bo-Young’s “I’m Waiting for You”
On the unfortunate fragility of love.
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I'm very proud of this review. Amal El-Mohtar is one of my favourite contemporary writers, and I was thrilled to talk about her new collection.
Interstellar Flight Press@interstellarflight.bsky.social · 3w agoAt Interstellar Flight Mag, Will Shaw reviews Amal El-Mohtar's collection of short stories and poems all about love. magazine.interstella...
I'm very proud of this review. Amal El-Mohtar is one of my favourite contemporary writers, and I was thrilled to talk about her new collection.
Interstellar Flight Press@interstellarflight.bsky.social · 3w agoAt Interstellar Flight Mag, Will Shaw reviews Amal El-Mohtar's collection of short stories and poems all about love. magazine.interstella...
At Interstellar Flight Mag, Will Shaw reviews Amal El-Mohtar's collection of short stories and poems all about love. magazine.interstella...
My review of Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar is now live at Interstellar Flight Magazine! You can read it over here: magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/a-book-about...
A Book About Love
Review of Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
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Just signed the contract, so I'm happy to announce that my poem, 'Fixing Me Up,' will appear in a future issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social! Very pleased to see this poem find a home. I hope people enjoy it once it's out!
This story is a slice of fried gold. And it's only 400 words, so you have no excuse not to read it!
William Shaw@williamshaw.bsky.social · last mo.My short story, 'The Mirror,' is now available to read at 100-Foot Crow! It's about that thing where characters look in a mirror and describe themselves. Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/the-mirror/
My short story, 'The Mirror,' is now available to read at 100-Foot Crow! It's about that thing where characters look in a mirror and describe themselves. Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/the-mirror/
The Mirror - 100-Foot Crow
By: William Shaw. I stumbled over to the bathroom mirror. Messy brown hair, blue eyes, pointed nose, crooked teeth. Yep, that was me alright. What the fuck? To be clear, I did not see a face with this...
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So grateful to be able to publish this piece with Typebar, and in such amazing company! Check out all the other lovely pieces in this issue!
Typebar Magazine (Issue 10 Out Now!!)@typebarmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.On Waiting: The Heartbreak at the Center of Kim Bo-Young’s “I’m Waiting for You” by @williamshaw.bsky.social www.typebarmagazine.com/on-waiting-t...
On Waiting: The Heartbreak at the Center of Kim Bo-Young’s “I’m Waiting for You” by @williamshaw.bsky.social www.typebarmagazine.com/on-waiting-t...
On Waiting: The Heartbreak at the Center of Kim Bo-Young’s “I’m Waiting for You”
On the unfortunate fragility of love.
typebarmagazine.com
My essay on I'm Waiting For You by Kim Bo-Young is now live at Typebar Magazine! You can read it over here: www.typebarmagazine.com/on-waiting-t...
On Waiting: The Heartbreak at the Center of Kim Bo-Young’s “I’m Waiting for You”
On the unfortunate fragility of love.
typebarmagazine.com
My poem, 'The Library of Lives,' is now available to read at Foofaraw! Check it out over here: foofaraw.press/the-library-...
The Library of Lives
William Shaw
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This was a terrific conversation, and I was very pleased to take part in this wonderful podcast.
Dan Hartland@danhartland.bsky.social · 2mo ago🎙️ RELEASE THE PODCAST HOUNDS 🎙️ In this month’s Critical Friends, @deanleetal.bsky.social and @williamshaw.bsky.social discuss queer SFF with me - where it’s at, where it’s going … and how it might teach us to read all fiction more productively.
🎙️ RELEASE THE PODCAST HOUNDS 🎙️ In this month’s Critical Friends, @deanleetal.bsky.social and @williamshaw.bsky.social discuss queer SFF with me - where it’s at, where it’s going … and how it might teach us to read all fiction more productively.
Critical Friends Episode 25: Reading Queerly
In this episode of Critical Friends, Dean Leetal and William Shaw join Dan Hartland to talk about reading queerly:
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I had the privilege of appearing on Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons criticism podcast! Me, Dean Leetal, and Dan Hartland talked about queer literature, censorship, fandom history, and outer space. Check out the episode (including a full transcript) here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Critical Friends Episode 25: Reading Queerly
In this episode of Critical Friends, Dean Leetal and William Shaw join Dan Hartland to talk about reading queerly:
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"A Series of Prompts" by William Shaw gets a mention in this great roundup.
Myna Chang@mynachang.bsky.social · 2mo agoMay/June Spec Flash Roundup is out today!
