Melburnians! Join me on Thursday 20 August, as part of the National Science Week. @meerkatpress.bsky.social www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Wh...

Art, science and speculative fiction with Eugen Bacon

Join fiction writer Eugen Bacon for a talk about how science and storytelling work together.

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“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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Keith Rosson (Coffin Moon) on Eugen Bacon's upcoming CRIMSON IN QUIETUS! “Bacon has one of the most unflinchingly unique voices in modern fiction." coming 9/1/26! zurl.co/Hv9Q3 #speculativefiction #afrofuture #horror #serialkiller @genni.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social

Grateful for this Crimson in Quietus feature on Books+Publishing this week! Currently for subscribers but will, hopefully, open soon. Hedberg Fellowship novel. @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @utas.edu.au 🙏🏾 💞 www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

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New book review! With a style that I can only describe as poetic, Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon is a tale of two women, the magic of sound and silence, and the hunt for a serial killer. A great read! Full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-crims... #bookreview #booksky @meerkatpress.bsky.social

📚🎉Ends this Friday! Enter promo code SUMMER26 at checkout to redeem a 25% discount! The offer is exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app. @flametree.bsky.social , @waterstones.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/book/black-d...

Squeal!! So I'm in this one!! Out by @rdspress.bsky.social this October! @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social

New review! Publishers Weekly weighs in on Crimson in Quietus by Eugen Bacon. We’re excited to share their thoughts on this unforgettable journey through the Sauútiverse. zurl.co/3UT9z #CrimsonInQuietus #scifi #afrofuturism @genni.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social

I was asked to design & illustrate the cover for this amazing anthology of short stories & poetry by young African emigrants who have found themselves journeying to Australia. Something I understand, finding yourself in a strange land, trying to figure out where you fit in. 📖 ❤️💫 @genni.bsky.social

✨ Coming Soon ✨ The Night The Stars Came Close, edited by moi and Dominique Hecq, cover art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social. The creative heart of a James Cook University project on #refugee youth resettlement in Australia. 📚 #RefugeeResettlement #CreativeWriting #AusLit #JCU

Today on SFPA Reviews, @lisatimpf.bsky.social brings us: anOther Nemesis by @aijiang.bsky.social, @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social, and @cybergodwrites.bsky.social sfpoetry.org/wp/2026/06/2...

Stoked with myself! Finally put the #books I wrote and, those with my stories, in one place. Plus #awards & fave reads! 🤩

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We wish to express our sincere thanks to the judges of this year's ACT Literary Awards! Thank you all for your skill, time and consideration in judging the Awards. The winners will be announced on Thursday 2 July! @genni.bsky.social @gabrielletozer.bsky.social

We celebrated TWO book birthdays last weekend — three years of DANGED BLACK THING by @genni.bsky.social, and the TEN YEAR anniversary of THE KRAKEN SEA by @ecatherine.com! 🎂🎉 Check them both out below! ⬇️ www.apexbookcompany.com/products/dan... www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...

Congratulations to all on the ACT Literary Awards shortlists! It was an honour to judge the Fiction category with Lucy Neave. @marion-writers.bsky.social www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

ACT Literary Awards 2026 shortlists announced | Books+Publishing

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Eugen Bacon had this to say about LIBERATION NOW! (coming aug 4, 26) More info: zurl.co/hPMUE @genni.bsky.social @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social

Throwback to our Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology, LONG DIVISION. Stories by @chuckpalahniuk.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social @zojestage.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social and many more. With a Stoker-winning story by @lairdbarron.bsky.social! www.amazon.com/Long-Divisio...

Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse, and Bad Manners

Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse, and Bad Manners - Kindle edition by Palahniuk, Chuck , Stage, Zoje, McLeod Chapman, Clay, LaRocca, Eric , Grecian, Alex . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse, and Bad Manners.

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I'm reading a new book by @genni.bsky.social and, my goodness, y'all are in for a treat. :D

Happy publication day to the Sourdough Compendium: dark and dangerous fairy tales from @angelaslatter.bsky.social's gothic fantasy universe! Rich, gorgeous, sinister and compelling, a real treat of a collection 💀✨ #NewBooks 💙📚🪐

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...

Huge congrats to Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social! Her novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer, has won the 2025 Foreword INDIES Winner in the multicultural category! Order your copy of this transcending #horror sci-fi book from your favorite bookseller. Via my imprint @starsandsabers.bsky.social #books

2025 Foreword INDIES Winners in Multicultural (Adult Fiction)

These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the cherries on top a metaphorical ice cream sundae of indie books. The Multicultural winners of the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards...

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🎉 The Nga'phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella is a gold winner 🏆 (Multicultural) and a finalist (Fantasy) in the Foreword Indies Awards! NOVIC is a finalist (SciFi). Congrats to all winners! @starsandsabers.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books...

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...

"Bacon built a whole cosmos that rips worlds off their roots and sings them back into bloom." So says the latest Goodreads review of MUNTU by @genni.bsky.social. Get your copy. Join the discussion. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Muntu (Ivory's Story, #1)

ONE MAN. TWIN SOULS. AN UNQUENCHABLE BEAST. It is a mu…

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Swancon 50 in Perth! #writing #reading

Ends in 7 days! Got your bundle yet? Sweet as. Shirley Jackson Award winners, finalists and authors @storybundle.bsky.social. Congratulations to the newly announced finalists! @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @rdspress.bsky.social, @stelliform.press, @pspublish.bsky.social storybundle.com/award

This bundle's hotting up! Pay what you like and get a bundle of awesomeness. Only 17 days to go! @storybundle.bsky.social, @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @rdspress.bsky.social, @pspublish.bsky.social, @starsandsabers.bsky.social, @stelliform.press storybundle.com/award

Massive congrats Eugen Bacon x2 @genni.bsky.social, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke, M H Ayinde @mhayinde.bsky.social, CL Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social, and Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social. BFS Shortlist 2026, strong African showing.

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-...