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@norwescon.org this year was filled with amazing panels, fun readings, and wonderful community! While my body did sadly not stay long enough to do the Macarena this year, my heart is happy and full!

Selfie of Camden in front of rows of people smiling

Group of people standing and sitting behind a table with microphones, some holding books

I’m reading! At 11am! In Cascade 3! I’ll have cat pins!

Day before Norwescon and allergies have taken my voice (not even in exchange for legs!). We shall see how this goes… Chugging all the tea and hoping 🍵

Come find me at Norwescon! I promise to talk about writing, books, and cats. And, if you go to my reading on Saturday, I’ll have a special gift for you (it involves writing, books, and cats as well). 🐈‍⬛ I’ll be reading a story about a witch’s mud familiar and I’d love for you to be there!

Camden’s Norwescon panels. Write writing on orange and blue-grey backgrounds

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In December, I had the honor of having my stories published in two great anthologies! Be sure to check them out! @bfbzine.bsky.social, Ann Stolisky, and Ruth Littner are making cool things 😊

Cover of Behind the Revolving Door. Blue with a picture of a revolving door

Cover of Baubles from Bones. Watercolor painting of someone in a yellow kayak in a lily pond

If you like pie… maybe don’t get it from a mall in alternative world. Just a thought. Happy pi day everyone!

Frost Zone Stories@frostzonestories.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Is it a good day for pie? Maybe not at this café, inside this mall... from "Her Smile" by @camdenscorner.bsky.social Camden Rose in book 2 of Frost Zone Stories. books2read.com/u/3JMW5A

photo of Frost Zone Stories book 2 opened to the story "Her Smile" by Camden Rose: pencil sketch on left shows an over-sized slice of pie on plate with a fork, a small mug of steaming coffee, on table below display window which has the backwards word café, and through which can be seen an upside-down escalator with 2 figures descending...or ascending? Right side: a glimpse of the first page of the story.

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thank you Íde! Here’s my list of inspiring women in SFFH (so hard to pick just five!) @vivianhchou.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @tiatashiro.bsky.social @emmikhor.bsky.social @theamandademel.bsky.social Add these awesome writers to your TBR! 📖

Íde “of March” Hennessy@ideofmarch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thank you so much Abigail!🖤 Adding to the list of inspiring women in SFFH: @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social @alexwoodroe.com @allisonmick.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social So hard to pick just 5! Excited to have a TBR of rad women in #speclit this year 📚💀

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This Friday at 7pm at Bold Coffee & Books in Portland, I’ll be reading about my royal silkie chicken! Come here me and other awesome authors like @meganleebees.bsky.social and @shedric.bsky.social

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If you’ve ever considered going to a writing workshop for your novel, I’d recommend going to this one!

Kij Johnson@kijjohnson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: My Novel Architects workshop, for people working on long-form SF/F/H. 7/5–18, Lawrence KS. Talks, developmental sessions, & collaborative work. Limited to 8 writers at every level of expertise, from folks starting their first book to bestsellers halfway through a series.

I took a picture of The Muddy Goose Guide from @demagoguepress.bsky.social and a duck visited. I feel like there might be some dramatic history here, or maybe the duck just wishes it was The Muddy Duck Guide. My story “Green Lake: The Game” is in this playable anthology!

Picture of The Muddy Goose Guide book leaning against a railing outside, water background with a duck in the water facing the camera

Inside of book titled “Green Lake: The Game” with a background of Green Lake

Inner Worlds@innerworlds.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Check it out!

"Mother says I’m made of mud, eyes, and a little bit of the past. When she says this, she glances away as though she’s ashamed of what she did, as though she doesn’t like what she made." Read 'What I'm Made Of' by @camdenscorner.bsky.social in our new issue: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-what...

Air and Nothingness Press@aanpress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Not going to lie it’s one of my favorite things to see what others are doing

The part of the year where I get to see the amazing new things authors I have published before, show off their 2025 eligibility and I can tell them - way to go!

Award season is among us! I’ve had quite a collection of stories published this year. Here are some of my favorites. Please check them out here or at the links below: camdenscorner.com/2025-awards-...

Come join myself and other amazing authors as we talk about this super cool anthology! m.youtube.com/@vintagebook...

Inner Worlds@innerworlds.bsky.social · 8mo ago

CREATURES

👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾 Includes numerous CREATURES. inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e... #SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag

Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.

emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It’s that time of year when everyone goes ‘Omg I gotta tell everyone all the things they can nominate me for’ and then sits around wondering if anyone actually will. Feel free to nominate my stories for a Hugo, Nebula, Stoker, BSFA, Pulitzer, Nobel… But, equally, I’m thrilled if you just read them.

A pictogram with six stories that are eligible for the 2025 awards season. It reads:
emma burnett | 2025 award eligibility
Short stories: Bone-eater earth, Uncharted Magazine
25 Peppercorns, Mythaxis Magazine
Spirit alembic keeper, Uncharted magazine

Flash fiction: Instructions for rewilding the wasteland, Radon Journal
Herself Anodyne, Northern Gravy
Translucent katabasis, Factor Four Magazine

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Yes!!! Read my story about a mud familiar here 🍃

Inner Worlds@innerworlds.bsky.social · 9mo ago

💥 Issue 9 TOC!!! 💥 Feat: @crystalkoo.bsky.social @jyzh.bsky.social @nomonbooks.bsky.social @sylviaheike.bsky.social @angelvleal.bsky.social @mythopoetica.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social @jamielnathan.bsky.social @rjaurand.bsky.social @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social

I Haven't Felt My Grief by Bleh 👅
Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo
Puparium by J. Y. Zhang
Mumbi and the Second Coming by Celestine Ndanu K.
The Monster by Mon Misir
The Boy With The Headphones by Taija Sensei
Mama's Labyrinth by Sylvia Heike
To Sleep In Seagrass Beds by Angel Leal
Moult by Anita Harris Satkunananthan
What I'm Made Of by Camden Rose
Hoofbeats by J. Nathan
If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine by RJ Aurand
Wonderful by Yasmeen Fahmy
3 East by Ramez Yoakeim

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Hey you, yes you. You should check out this super amazing author and support her 😊

emma burnett@slashnburnett.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com). www.patreon.com/posts/140919... #scifi #specfic #booksky

Camden Rose @camdenscorner.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Kaastbaan A Public Space Writing Retreat was all about the beauty of cacophony. I had the pleasure of attending this retreat with some fellow writers and lovers of words. I even got to learn under one of my favorite authors, Samantha Hunt!

A stage with two chairs with the background “Stay” upside down.

A group of eight people standing/sitting behind a table

A large group of people outside sitting on steps in front of a large building with big windows

The Rotting Leaf @rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Watch this space...

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We support Trans Authors. You will always have a home at this press and someone on your side.

Check out my story “Her Smile” @frostzonestories.bsky.social ! Featuring alternate realities in a shopping mall. Link on my website. (Also the next photo features my photography helper—I was using his scratcher as a background and not giving pets so clearly things needed to change)

Frost Zone cover—purple frost with a drawn person on the front. Background is cardboard, with lavender bouquet on the right side.

Picture of cover of Frost Zone with a black cat blocking the photo

Check out my story “My Heart Goes out to Her” in this super fun anthology! This book features sidekicks, superheroes, and super villains 🦹 www.amazon.com/Madam-Dont-F...

Book cover of “Madam Don’t Forget Your Sword” showing a hooded person handing over a sword. Book between candles and gems.

Check out my story “Just Visiting” in the @chmmagazine.bsky.social August 2025 issue! Plus, if you go to my website, there’s also a link for a narration of the story (and interview) through Cosmic Goblins. 🐍

Colin Leonard@collyleonard.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Stories!

Frost Zone Stories Book 2, including terrific stories by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social @dianedooley.bsky.social @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D Thomas Minton, @kenfoxe.bsky.social Ann Wuehler and @maureenow.bsky.social