Elsie Raymond
@elsieraymond.bsky.social
Writer of horror, weird, speculative and generally unhinged stories. Boy mom. #VP2023 Chaos gardener. A lot of opinions about food.
You guys!!!! @viableparadise.bsky.social 2023 alum and my dear friend @sciencegeekmel.bsky.social has sold this amazing, heart wrenching dystopian book about a world where women are controlled and one struggles against the rules men have made for her. Keep an eye out for this one!
Melinda A. Lanya@sciencegeekmel.bsky.social · last wk.It's official! SING THE DOWNED BIRDS has been announced!
VP is a life changing experience. Let's get Logan there!
Allison Pottern@apottern.bsky.social · 3w agoLogan's raising money to be able to attend @viableparadise.bsky.social. This workshop changed my life, I'm not even joking, so I know what kind of impact it can have on a spec fic writer's confidence and career. Let's support them a/o signal boost! 🚀 gofund.me/c6ded66a9
A few days late here, but I’m really, really excited to share that I’ll be attending @viableparadise.bsky.social this fall!
Very excited to share that I've been accepted to this year's @viableparadise.bsky.social cohort! I can't wait to spend a week learning from some of my favorite authors and making new friends in the SFF community 💖
If you don't know about my friend @ccastellani.bsky.social you should! Her play is getting recognized on this 50 over 50 list and she writes speculative fiction too! www.50playsbywomenover50.com/playwright/c...
The Misopeds by Catherine Castellani
Adrienne hates children so much she denies she ever was one, but her adults-only life shatters when she discovers a kindred spirit—in her 9-year-old niece.
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Can't wait to read this!
Jo Miles@jomiles.bsky.social · 4w agoThe Final Chronicle of Yeneh is out today! A genre-bender full of sentient alien plants & portal fantasy adventure. A duke’s granddaughter rushes to discover the truth about her planet’s native life before her family's terraforming wipes it out. www.jomiles.com/yeneh #booksky #newrelease
This post from @reasie.bsky.social on getting on panels was great! I've used some of these tricks myself and they work! www.marievibbert.com/how-to-get-o...
How to Get On Panels at Conventions – Marie Vibbert, author
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Have honestly never heard a better summary of VP.
Lia Lao@thelialao.bsky.social · last mo.congrats to the incoming class!! unhinged but the best way i can describe vp is it’s lowkey the literary equivalent of going and training in a secluded cave in xianxia novels and suddenly your meridians are opening you will have the best time :))
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When I first started writing, I attended classes & writing conferences, trying to find resources to get better at my craft. But most conferences focused on literary fiction and memoir, and very few had instructors who could tell me how to work and write in genre fiction.
Story Island - BARN
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Also today is the first day of my new strategy: sharing my Uber location with the person most likely to start a true crime podcast to investigate if I disappear. @emilysmileywrites.bsky.social
Thanks Stokercon for a weekend of immaculate vibes 🖤🫀 I had an absolute blast with old friends @brigittewinter.bsky.social @lauracranehill.bsky.social @emilysmileywrites.bsky.social and @erikgrove.com, but the best part was meeting so many new people. By far the most fun I've ever had at a con!
Surprised and pleased to see my little sapphic lady knights story featured in Reactor's Short Fiction Spotlight. Never expected to see my name sharing a list with Stephen Graham Jones! 💀
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2026 - Reactor
This month's stories focus on unstoppable disasters and satisfying revenge...
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Well this was an absolutely delightful read this morning! www.strangepilgrims.com/p/two-cather...
Two Catherines by Caroline Beuley
"The beast was her gift." | Short Story #2
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Does Weekend Warrior count? I feel like it counts. @abigailkemske.bsky.social @apottern.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social @brigittewinter.bsky.social @julesarbeaux.bsky.social @sciencegeekmel.bsky.social @avani.bsky.social @ccastellani.bsky.social @cjtavares.bsky.social
Suzan the chalant goth@sillysyntax.bsky.social · 5mo agoI often see posts saying name an author who you've read 5 books by. I'm interested in short stories. So how about, name an author you've read 3 short stories by? Also, the stories have to be published in the last 10 years. Also, don't say me. 😂
We are delighted to share the cover for F. A. Davidson's debut YA fantasy Flickerstate!! Norah Sullivan must use her power over probability to compete in the Academy of Navigation's trials and save her father...we predict a high chance of release on July 28, 2026 from Sourcebooks Fire 🎲
Revealing Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson - Reactor
A new YA fantasy arriving in July 2026!
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Add. To. Your. TBR. NOW. I got to read the opening pages of this in draft form and was already hooked. Also look at that gorgeous cover!
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe are delighted to share the cover for F. A. Davidson's debut YA fantasy Flickerstate!! Norah Sullivan must use her power over probability to compete in the Academy of Navigation's trials and save her father...we predict a high chance of release on July 28, 2026 from Sourcebooks Fire 🎲
I read an early draft of Flickerstate and I cannot reiterate enough how good this book is. reactormag.com/cover-reveal...
Revealing Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson - Reactor
A new YA fantasy arriving in July 2026!
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Everyone stop what you're doing and go read this good for her, unhinged feminist rage story by @apottern.bsky.social in @havenspec.bsky.social It is 🔥 havenspec.com/fiction/boot...
Bootcut, Haven Spec Magazine
"Bootcut" by Allison Pottern
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This post on procrastination by @apottern.bsky.social was just what I needed to read today. I love the idea of finding the emotional reason I'm avoiding something and naming it! open.substack.com/pub/pottern/...
Pushing Past Procrastination + publication, submissions sources & new year, new cover
Why we take so long to do things (aka this newsletter); tips for tackling procrastination; my upcoming publication; submission & writer resources; new anthology cover + award; toasty green tea
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Congratulations to @clpolk.com on the new book, and also congratulations on getting a cover reveal in gd COSMOPOLITAN of all places, holy shit! www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...
Exclusive: C.L. Polk Announces New Dreamy Fantasy Book ‘The Feywild Job’ and It's Cover Reveal is Stunning
No better way to get cozy than this swoony romantasy.
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So excited to announce my motherhood horror story "Hollow Pines" will be published by 34 Orchard in November of this year!
Wow I would do unholy things to summon myself to the island for this crew. If you're looking to level up your writing game, meet the best friends of your writing life, shed happy tears, not sleep much, and learn from these absolute badass instructors apply to VP! You won't regret it.
Viable Paradise@viableparadise.bsky.social · 7mo agoWriters! How are your workshop applications coming? I have good news and bad news… The good news is that we have a STELLAR group of instructors this year! Fonda Lee is back this year after a break, joining Arkady Martine and Valerie Valdes, and new to the faculty: John Wiswell! FOUR amazing alumni!
They are giving away 50 copies of my debut, The Poet Empress, on goodreads! I hope you'll enter 🥰 #booksky #ThePoetEmpress
It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
I'm so excited that @viableparadise.bsky.social 2023's anthology baby was awarded runner up from the Indie Author Project! Now we have a shiny badge for the cover!
