The Sauúti Collective
@sauutiverse.bsky.social
The Sauúti Collective is an Afro-centric universe rooted in African mythologies, languages, & cultures.
My review of @genni.bsky.social 's wonderful new book is now out! It's set in the Sauutiverse, an utterly unique shared science fiction/fantasy universe @sauutiverse.bsky.social locusmag.com/review/crims...
Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon: Review by Vanessa Fogg - Locus
Crimson in Quietus, Eugen Bacon (Meerkat Press 978-1-96574-007-1, $18.95, 270pp, tp) September 2026. Cover by Tricia Reeks. Eugen Bacon's third novel, Crimson in Quietus, is set in the Sauútiverse, a ...
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Thanks for including "Decent" here and for mentioning @genni.bsky.social's excellent @sauutiverse.bsky.social novel too. 🙏🏾
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...
Short fiction recs! June--August 2026
Very late, but here are some things I loved and read this past summer. Novelettes “The City in White” by Diana Dima in The Deadlands ...
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As always, such a blast getting to chat about all things @sauutiverse.bsky.social
Xan van Rooyen@xanwriter.bsky.social · 3w agoThank you for the fabulous chat about genre bending today for @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social If you missed it, you can watch the recording on the Flights of Foundry website. Cheers to @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social and @nerinedorman.bsky.social for an awesome discussion. #booksky
Five worlds. Two stars. One killer. A serial killer is loose in the Sauútiverse CRIMSON IN QUIETUS is out now. 🖤 Enter the Sauútiverse: meerkatpress.com/books/crimso... #CrimsonInQuietus #Afrofuturism #DarkScienceFiction #EugenBacon #SFF @genni.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social
JOIN US @laworldcon.bsky.social! The African Speculative Fiction Society Presents: The Sauúti Collective: A New Model for Creative Worldbuilding Virtual 1 (Online) 10:30 PDT (18:30 BST) with Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh, @stephenembleton.bsky.social (moderator), @wtalabi.com and @xanwriter.bsky.social
thanks for reading our @sauutiverse.bsky.social anthology! There's a new one out too - Sauuti Terrors - and a lot of cool stories, if you want more of the world we've built. sauuti.com/ourwork/publ...
Sauúti Published Works – The Sauúti Collective
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The Applied African SF book is out, from Ping Press in collaboration with BSFA Vector, the ASFS, with many contributors including fellow Sauútis: @wtalabi.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social + two Sauúti-based shorts from J. Umeh and @stephenembleton.bsky.social bit.ly/AppliedAfric...
Stephen’s Sauúti-based short story, co-created with @bomoko.bsky.social “A Lever is a Complex Machine” is available to download 📖 👀 💫
Stephen Embleton@stephenembleton.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis was such a great project to be involved in: co-creating my short story (a @sauutiverse.bsky.social story!) with fellow Durbanite 🇿🇦 @bomoko.bsky.social (who did the science heavy lifting and more). Available free to download bit.ly/AppliedAfricanSF
What does it take to build a world together? What does it give you that building alone never could? On Sat 27 June 2026, three members of the Sauúti Collective – Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh and Stephen Embleton – joined the African Speculative Fiction Society for a conversation.
The Sauútiverse: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumyand Stephen Embleton in Conversation
YouTube video by African Speculative Fiction Society
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#bookmail 🤩 Sooo ready for my book launch in September 🥳🥂🎉 @meerkatpress.bsky.social @sauutiverse.bsky.social
“SAUÚTI TERRORS is a great addition to what I hope is the growing Sauúti universe” @Gabino_Iglesias reviews new anthology edited by @genni.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy & @stephenembleton.bsky.social
Sauúti Terrors edited by Eugen Bacon, Cheryl Ntumy & Stephen Embleton: Review by Gabino Iglesias
Sauúti Terrors, Eugen Bacon, Cheryl Ntumy & Stephen Embleton, eds. (Flame Tree Collections 978-1-83562-640-5, $26.99, 416pp, hc) March 2026. Cover by Akintoba Kalejaye. When I’m not writing nov…
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Let’s get @wtalabi.com’s Sauútiverse novella, Descent, into this anthology! ⏱️ 💫
Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe only have 8 days left everyone!! We would really like to make this anthology the best it can possibly be, + ensure the novella makes it in! Back today to unlock digital content and choose your reward tier! http://kck.st/4wtYJ6X
Y'all! Locus has tagged me in for their inaugural Year's Best anthology! Support the project and your boy will make an appearance, brining some @sauutiverse.bsky.social flavor. Check it out and toss a coin if you can.
Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe only have 8 days left everyone!! We would really like to make this anthology the best it can possibly be, + ensure the novella makes it in! Back today to unlock digital content and choose your reward tier! http://kck.st/4wtYJ6X
FinnCon was awesome! Getting to be on a panel with Adrian Tchaikovsky was incredible. Thank you @saranorja.bsky.social for moderating our discussion! My presentation about @sauutiverse.bsky.social also went super well & I sold lots of books. Already looking forward to next year! 😍 #booksky
3 members of the Sauúti Collective: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumy, and Stephen Embleton will join ASFS to talk about co-creation, collaborative worldmaking, and working inside the first African shared science-fantasy universe. 🗓 Saturday 27 June 2026 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sauuti...
The Sauútiverse: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumyand Stephen Embleton in Conversation
How do you build a world together and keep it alive? Join us as we explore Voices Building Worlds: Co-Creation and Collaboration
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Well then! My @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella DESCENT is a finalist for the best novella Ignyte Award! The Ignytes mean a lot to me because of what they represent. Community, care, consideration. 🙏🏾 I'm thrilled to share the spotlight with so many excellent authors (hi again @amalelmohtar.com!)
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Novella are: Audition for the Fox – @mcflycahill90.bsky.social Descent – @wtalabi.com Psychopomp & Circumstance – @edenroyce.bsky.social The Iron Below Remembers – @sharangbiswas.bsky.social The River Has Roots – @amalelmohtar.com
Congratulations to @wtalabi.com for his Sauútiverse novella, "Descent", published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, being a finalist in the 2026 @theignyteawards.bsky.social! 🚀💫📚 Read the Full List of Finalists: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-fina...
Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for WINNING GOLD! Her Sauúti novella, 'The Nga’phandileh Whisperer', has won in the 2025 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards (Gold) in the Multicultural Category 🏆 AND is a finalist in the Fantasy category. www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winne...
My current read! Read the first quarter in one day (which is a lot for me).
The Sauúti Collective@sauutiverse.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Sauútiverse was represented by @genni.bsky.social and @wtalabi.com for the Sauúti Terrors launch at Swancon in Perth last weekend. 🚀💫📚 It was an amazing reception of the Sauutiverse down under with signings galore! Get your copies: sauuti.com/sauuti-terro...
The Sauútiverse was represented by @genni.bsky.social and @wtalabi.com for the Sauúti Terrors launch at Swancon in Perth last weekend. 🚀💫📚 It was an amazing reception of the Sauutiverse down under with signings galore! Get your copies: sauuti.com/sauuti-terro...
Congratulations to our very own @genni.bsky.social for the shortlisting of her Sauúti novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer, in the 2026 @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards. 💫🚀🔥 @starsandsabers.bsky.social britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-...
