For those of you who are interested in applied science fiction being used in a community project... We (Fitzrovia Futures 2055) are extremely pleased to be collaborating with @liarsleague.bsky.social on our live readings event in Sept. Details here fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7... #fitzrovia

7 Sept – live readings.

Fitzrovia Futures 2055 – Short Stories/Vivid Visions  Monday 7th September, 6.30-8.30pm (doors open at 6)  Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF Book Now…

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looking forward to the creative responses to the working through of the process of applied science fiction on a real Digital Psychiatry project. It's only 3 hours so a very cut down light touch version of a real project but nonetheless enough to help spark the imagination and ideas for a story.

Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London@kings-dfi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚶 Lost Landscapes of Print — walking tour with Dr Brian Murray: www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist... 👩‍🚀 Applied science fiction for participatory futures​ with Christine Aicardi and @stephenoram.bsky.social: www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...

Dead Bots and Data Sets. Who owns the deceased? Who knows them? Who can simulate them? Do we ever know someone? Can 'grief bot' companies replicate? The right data? The rights to the data? Here are 10 mins of 'starter' thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe... #griefbots #data #ourdataourfuture

Our Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideas

Episode 8: Dead Bots and Data Sets

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Data: Identification / Individuality / Intimacy Robin Riback and I talk about the differences between the 3 - what they are, but also what they mean to us as humans. #data #ourdataourfuture #identification #individuality #intimacy open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...

Our Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideas

Episode 7: The Three Eyes of Data

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"The Three Eyes of Data" drops on Thur 16 April. Keep your eyes (!) peeled or subscribe to me or Robin on substack (nudgethefuture & robinriback). Which eye is your favourite? Which one worries you most? #data #future #ourdataourfuture

New - in the 6th episode of Our Data, Our Future, Robin and I spend 10 minutes chatting about the future of work. As ever we keep it brief, dropping thoughts to create ripples to inspire discussion. And, we attempt to keep it as positive as we can! open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...

Our Data, Our Future: A short podcast with big ideas

Episode 6: Data and The Future of Work

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This !!

British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. Join us in the Big Smoke as we meet @stephenoram.bsky.social, a writer of near-future and new weird tales who was inspired by the community of squatters they spent their 20s with. britishfantasysociety.org/meet-stephen...

Not forgetting of course @vaughanstanger.bsky.social's very own "Wheat Futures"

Vaughan Stanger@vaughanstanger.bsky.social · 6mo ago

British Science Fiction Association members: Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)

Sneak preview of Our Data, Our Future episode 4 on data dependency and contingency planning - should we? why don't we? what might we do? Dropping some beginnings of ideas and answers... subscribe to our substack to get alerts when published (Tuesday 20 Jan) #data #ourdataourfuture #future

It was a great panel discussion...

British Fantasy Society@britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last panel today comes in the form of "writing as activism"—both the act of writing, as well as the topics we write about. @stewarthotston.com is leading the discussion with @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social, @stephenoram.bsky.social & @older.bsky.social. Where is the line between fiction & politics?

Starting something over on substack...

Yeah, looks great and really looking forward to discussing Writing As Activism as well as listening to the all the other stuff, not least the Solarpunk panel with @yenooi.bsky.social

Yen Ooi@yenooi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is looking to be an incredible day. I'm so honoured to be a part of it... and I see that my Zoefuturism partner-in-crime @stephenoram.bsky.social is too! This will be a great start to the 2026! Come join us!

Very pleased to have you there - and what a great story it is too. PS people can read it at fitzroviafutures.uk

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Fitzrovia Futures 2055

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Ana Sun@singingtotigers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

How lucky was I, to get to read “Appendix: Witness Interview Transcripts” as part of Fitzrovia Futures last night within the most amazing Fitzrovia Chapel? With thanks to @stephenoram.bsky.social and Christine Aicardi for graciously allowing me to participate! fitzroviafutures.uk

Pleased to see Fitzrovia Futures 2055 featured in the local Fitzrovia News - if you live or work in #Fitzrovia or are interested in community futuring (is that a phrase?) then come along to our 11 December event. fitzrovianews.com/2025/12/03/f...

‘Fitzrovia Futures 2055’ - short story performance and discussion - The Fitzrovia News

A public reading of stories and an open discussion about possible futures for the neighbourhood will be held at the Fitzrovia Chapel in Decembe 2025r.

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Always interesting working on an idea with Claire...

King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine@kingslsm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Writer Stephen Oram and Claire Steves, Professor of Ageing & Health, have spent nearly a decade using imaginative storytelling to spark fresh conversations about the future of health. 🔬 Read their latest conversation here: www.kcl.ac.uk/in-conversat...

I'm chuffed to have a piece of flash fiction 'In Decay' published by online Canadian publisher CommuterLit - perfect for your short commute. I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites. commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur...

Hosting the short podcast Our Data, Our Future, with Robin Riback is an adventure - to make it succinct, worth watching & with a ‘big idea’. Episode 2 is on data hoarding and out now - what do you think of our ideas? #datahoarding #OurDataOurFuture #Futures #data open.substack.com/pub/nudgethe...

Our Data, Our Future: a short podcast with big ideas

Watch now (10 minutes) | Episode 2: data hoarding

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Well, this is good news... so pleased to be one of the top ten winners in the Dubai Futures Foundation short story competition, alongside other writers from around the world. www.dubaifuture.ae/future-stori...

Future Stories 2025 Winners — Dubai Future Foundation

Future Stories A Short Story Competition Meet the Winners After an inspiring and imaginative competition, we’re delighted to announce the winners of the Dubai Future Forum Sci-Fi Short Story Competiti...

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Our Data, Our Future: a short podcast with big ideas

Episode 1: data storage and its future

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OUT TOMORROW !!

Stephen Oram@stephenoram.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I'm excited to announce a new short podcast with New Yorker Robin Riback called “Our Data, Our Future – A short podcast with big ideas” 1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’ Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified. Here's a taster. #data #future

I'm excited to announce a new short podcast with New Yorker Robin Riback called “Our Data, Our Future – A short podcast with big ideas” 1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’ Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified. Here's a taster. #data #future

I’m often asked where people can read the stories that come out of my applied science fiction projects. I've listed them with links here stephenoram.net/blog/2025/10... so you can easily find and choose which to read. Including the new anthology from the project with Coventry University and DSTL.

Creative Futures (& others)

Applied Science Fiction – what’s new and where can you find it?

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Weirdly, I learn a lot about myself and my writing by being interviewed and this one is no exception… including my response to the question of how interested I am in using AI in my work! selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-insp...

Inspirational Indie Author Interview: Stephen Oram Explores Humanity, Technology, and Applied Science Fiction

Tune in to our Inspirational Indie Author interview with Stephen Oram, who blends near-future storytelling with applied science fiction.

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"Brain Fruit" begins its review tour tomorrow - check out its tour stops... Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it. With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory

The Online Book Review Tour for "Brain Fruit" begins tomorrow... can't wait to see what those wonderful reviewers make of it... With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables

In case you would like me to draw one of these for you www.worldofmoose.com/products/int...

Internet of Things Cartoon

Original cartoon by Moose Allain from world of moose

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Brain Fruit - order now “A mind-bending, bio-digital fable that pulses with poetic strangeness. Oram’s Brain Fruit is daring, disorienting, & deeply human.“ 500 numbered copies, a design-forward format; not just a story—an experience. stephenoram.net/brain-fruit/ #scifi #future #BrainFruit

Brain Fruit

Published 1 September 2025 Nurtured by the neural networks of a bee, a brain fruit is born. To become a symbiotic trioid and continue the evolutionary crawl upwards they need to combine with an ins…

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Look what arrived today - my copy of my new novella Brain Fruit. I got #1 of a 500 hand-numbered limited edition from L'il Factory. Totally beautiful with its hessian like hard cover - its a far-future story printed in an old-fashioned way. Due on 1 Sept '25 #sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech

Thanks Gareth. I'm in touch with the designer and the publisher. If it is a mistake, hopefully not too much reputational damage has been done.

Hi. Can you @interzone.press say where you got the information from that Cybersalon Press have used AI generated cover art? As an editor of 2 anthologies I know a lot of effort went into avoiding that. I would like to see the evidence before taking this up with the publisher. Thank you.