My new short story, Snowflake, is out in AntipodeanSF Issue 329, along with a bunch of other great stories antisf.com.au

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2025 Aurealis Awards! aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01/2...

2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement

We congratulate the Aurealis Awards finalists for 2025! The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 775 entries across 14 categories, including reco…

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AVAILABLE NOW: The January issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is out! Enjoy thrills and chills aplenty with cool stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More from the #SFF authors of today and tomorrow at scifansat.com! Many thanks to all who contributed, and to our readers... just like you!

🎱Introducing DirtBags🎱 A brand new, 100% hand drawn graphic novel by Americo Alvarenga and Madison Lee is launching next year with @comix_app 💚 www.comix.one/projects/dir...

Excited to have my short story "The Voice of a Dragon" in the latest issue of SciFanSat Magazine. Some great stories in here, worth a read!

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AVAILABLE NOW: The latest issue of #SciFanSat Magazine is ablaze with talent and hot off the presses at scifansat.com! Enjoy sizzling speculative stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More! We light a signal fire of thanks to all our contributing #SFF authors, and the readers just like you!

A bit late in posting, but was great to be on the panel 'Drive' at the Conflux 2025 convention this year! Can't wait to see you all again next year. #conflux #convention #writerconvention #author #disabledauthor

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here. Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

It’s Official! CSFG’s latest anthology, “Never Say Die” will launch at Smith’s Alternative in Canberra on November 10th. Come join us for a night of readings and minglings with the writers.

Best Novel nominees are: 'The Medusa Situation' by Gabiann Marin 'Blood Convenant' by Alan Baxter 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren 'Ghost Cities' by Siang Lu 'The Escher Man' by T. R. Napper The winner is: 'The Underhistory' by Kaaron Warren #ConfluxSpeculativeFictionConventions #CSFG #Ditmar

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Kim Lennard's brilliant illustration for Lindsey Duncan’s stylish 'Harmony in Ninths'.

Welcome to a new week of #WIPSnips The word for May 26 is "junk" (inspired by cleaning out all the junk in my office... I mean really, how many post-it notes and paper clips and sheet protectors does one really need?) #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

#WIP #WordCountGoals #writersofinstagram #writingworkshops #vss365

How to use scene breaks in novels, short stories

Often in novels and long short stories, a scene break is needed. A scene break is a visual marker that lets readers know the setting has changed. The scene break is important as it skips over the unim...

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Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon! aurealisawards.org/2025/05/04/2... #AurealisAwards

Progress pic of my current #coloring project: Typhon at Mount Aetna in Mythic World by Kerby Rosanes, using Polychromos Pencils. I should be finished in another 2 weekends or so.

yes, you absolutely do want to read a book about a magical college about a grad student with anxiety trying to pass her qualifying exam with the help of a talking skull, while also uncovering an ableist plot to get rid of disabled students. it’s spectacular.

More sensational internal art from Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Peter Allert's mind-bending illustration for 'Goodbye Lucy' by Rosanna Watts. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Rolling out the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Leah Clementson's impressive illustration for 'Context' by Stephen Higgins. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Showcasing the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's remarkable illustration for 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' by Ben Blattberg. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

If you'd like to do something to help fight the horrifying supreme court ruling, I'm auctioning an original, bespoke Loki doodle as part of a genre creators' fundraiser for trans rights. Your wish is my command. I'll even draw loki as a horse. Bid here. www.32auctions.com/organization... #KidLitUK

Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki

Auction item 'Doodle of Louie Stowell's Loki' hosted online at 32auctions.

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PLEASE HELP ME TO ACHIEVE MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS BY PRE-ORDERING ESCAPE ROOM: GAME ZERO! rb.gy/l2ynyx

A poster for “Mark of a Magpie”! 📖🐦‍⬛ When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #Q #YA #NA #F #R #Dis #PosterPitQ #PosterPit #amquerying

Getting a lot of rejections this month. It stings, but is also means I'm in the game and I'm working towards my goals. I won't stop writing and submitting. A "yes" is out there somewhere. #WritingLife #RejectionIsRedirection #KeepWriting #writercommunity

I’m creating several starter packs for indie writers – one for each genre – that I then would regularly post links to. If interested in being in a starter back, please reply with your genre. #Indieauthor #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #authorsofsky #booksky

25 more days left to enter! Grand prize $2500! Total prize pot more than $4700! Big money for tiny stories. Do you have a gem just lounging around on your computer, in your journals, in your beautiful mind? Deadline May 10! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly

The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is now an annual competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by ...

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🎉 To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Unearthed Stories, I'm releasing the NOVELISATION of the most personal interactive story I wrote: DANCE WITH ME. 🎉 Hardcover, paperback, audiobook *plus* an interactive surprise! LAUNCHES MAY 6th, 10am EST! Follow now for updates 👇🏻

Congrats to the 2025 Aurora Award finalists file770.com/2025-aurora-... Congrats @kateheartfield.com @premeemohamed.com @nalohop.bsky.social @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social @sillysyntax.bsky.social @bethcato.bsky.social @rhondaparrish.bsky.social @jdnicoll.bsky.social and all the finalists!

2025 Aurora Awards Ballot

The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) today announced the ballot for the 2025 Aurora Awards for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror composed of eligible works done by Canadi…

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Congratulations to all the 2024 Aurealis Awards finalists!! aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...

2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement

Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual…

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Coincidentally, today I received two publishing contracts (small, but very cool). Both included anti-AI clauses that I had insisted upon. These (see below) are suggested by the Australian Society of Authors, but applicable anywhere. Use them. Protect your rights as a creator. @asauthors.bsky.social

Big shout-out to anyone else who's writing today. #writersky