Neither my physical nor mental health is great, but I'm NOT giving up. I urgently need funds for our healthcare, so please circulate/donate if you can, and if you're able to help out in any other way, pls DM. You can donate via Gpay/UPI QR code (if you're in India) or ko-fi: Ko-fi.com/architamittra

Amidst all the Odyssey discourse, please consider adding THE POISON PALACE to your TBR, esp if you've been looking for fresh perspectives on ancient myth. It's a retelling of Alexander's invasion of ancient India from the POV of a poison maiden sent to kill him. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

The Poison Palace

Eka is only a child when she is taken from her mother a…

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📚 Our seventh novella series crowdfund is now live 📚 Boosts appreciated!

As part of the launch of our novella crowdfund, hype to share the cover for THESE HOLLOW BODIES by Z.K. Abraham (@pegasusunder.bsky.social)! The cover was illustrated by Anan Sonn Kaaren @acloudboiii.bsky.social 🖌️

Friends: 3rd iteration of SalamAward workshop has been scheduled for March 2027 Elizabeth Bear and Saad Z Hussain will be traveling to Pakistan to teach students If you’d like to support the future of the field, esp for South Asian SF, here’s your chance www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Transform Lives for 12 Young Writers - Salam Writing Workshop by Salam Award - Indiegogo

Your contribution will be used to provide scholarships to participants and fund logistics of The Salam Workshop 2027 including travel costs for the instructors. Since 2023, we have hosted two biannual...

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Since it's Disability Pride Month, and as someone with chronic pain myself, I wanted to highlight some of the characters with disabilities from my books because having that representation is incredibly important to me. 👇🏾💙

There are only a few days left to fund khōréō's Kickstarter! Both of my archaeology consultations are still available as rewards 👀⬇️

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · last mo.

Have you pledged to khōréō's Kickstarter? We have cool rewards for anyone who pledges, like this 1 hour consult with bioarchaeologist Helena Ramsaroop to discuss how to integrate archaeological worldbuilding effectively into your book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Hi friends! In an attempt to be better at showing up in this space, I've got a starter pack for you! Everyone in this identifies as an editor of colour. If you want to join, just let me know! #editorsky #amediting #writingcommunity go.bsky.app/FYSGqRn

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💥💥Last 6 DAYS of the annual Strange Horizons fund-drive!! 💥💥 Help us increase our author pay beyond professional rates for 2027: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!

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Gautam Bhatia@gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 4w ago

Delighted to say that we have made our basic funding goal of $22K, which means that Strange Horizons will continue to exist as a weekly, free magazine of SFF for the 27th year running! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... However, with ten days left, it’s not over. Read on: 🧵

There are only a few days left to fund khōréō's Kickstarter! Both of my archaeology consultations are still available as rewards 👀⬇️

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · last mo.

Have you pledged to khōréō's Kickstarter? We have cool rewards for anyone who pledges, like this 1 hour consult with bioarchaeologist Helena Ramsaroop to discuss how to integrate archaeological worldbuilding effectively into your book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

We’re just over 50% funded and there’s only 9 days left to go. Help us get across the finish line and publish another year of immigrant and diaspora speculative fiction!

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Only took fourteen years of dreaming & heeeeerrreee it is! Friends, I'm thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel with you all. The most desi haunted haveli ever! Haunted places. Haunted people. And some very haunting stories Preorder link in the thread

Not to be all "it's my birthday, buy my books" but it is and you should. THE DEAD WITHHELD: tiny, quick read, queer, paranormal neo-noir, grumpy protag with questionable decision-making YEAR OF THE MER: big, special editions, fantasy, slow burn sapphic tragedy, grumpy protag, worse decisions

EYYYYYYY WE CROSSED $10,000 YOU GUYS, let's keep this goingggg

khōréō: Year 6

Help us sustain and grow an award-winning magazine of speculative fiction and migration!

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M. L. Krishnan@emelkrishnan.bsky.social · last mo.

All right, I’ve kept quiet for a bit because of real life crap, but come on guys. Our KS is moving at a snail's pace, and we can do better. And I’m not just saying this because I’m the marketing director of @khoreo.bsky.social, or because khōréō is my ride or die fam (which they are, ALWAYS)

Submissions for FIYAH #40 are OPEN! Deadline July 31. Get more info about "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" at the link! fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

📌 SUBS ARE OPEN this July!! Submit your fiction and poetry to @augursociety.bsky.social Issue 10 📚️ Scroll for more info! 👇️ buff.ly/AKmSaxU 🧵

Have you pledged to khōréō's Kickstarter? We have cool rewards for anyone who pledges, like this 1 hour consult with bioarchaeologist Helena Ramsaroop to discuss how to integrate archaeological worldbuilding effectively into your book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

Please spread the word! I’m still open to submissions for the second volume of Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction! Professional pay rate for short stories. Deadline is the end of August. Here are the details: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...

Thyme Travellers 2 – Call for Submissions

Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing a sequel to the award-winning and acclaimed anthology Thyme Travellers featuring speculative fiction by Palestinian writers. Editor So…

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Almost there!! 💞 We’re helping a student displaced from Gaza be able to eat & cover living expenses for the next month. He only has this, as systems bent on Palestinian suffering operate at a global scale. We can’t look away. Let’s do it. 322/490 by Monday. tinyurl.com/HelpAhmedF

Health Update: I've been in agony for weeks with my back, but I'm finally making progress after a proper diagnosis & pain treatment. Second opinions are important, people. If I'd listened to the first doctor I saw, I'd be worse off. Also, trust your instincts. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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THE TIME HAS COME ✨ Anathema is OPEN to submissions from June 20th—July 20th! We’re looking for speculative works by queer creators of color. Send us your best, your weirdest, & your queerest work! We are proud to be paying a professional SFWA rate. 🎉 So excited to see what you have to offer! 💜

It's June, which means we're already thinking about December. Publishing work is a trip sometimes. What does time mean anymore? LSQ submissions are open now through Aug 15th. Women-identified authors, 500–7k words, genre stuff only please. We'd love to see your work! duotrope.com/duosuma...

Posted a new book list on my blog! June is #ReadCaribbean Month and for the last few years I’ve been making these lists to celebrate books by Caribbean authors. Check out the first part of my list of 2026 new releases: helenaramsaroop.com/2026/06/13/b...

Book List: 2026 #ReadCaribbean Releases Part 1

#ReadCaribbean was created by Cindy Allman in 2019 to encourage people to read Caribbean literature and support Caribbean authors. This initiative is important to me as an Indo-Caribbean book blogg…

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Posted a new book list on my blog! June is #ReadCaribbean Month and for the last few years I’ve been making these lists to celebrate books by Caribbean authors. Check out the first part of my list of 2026 new releases: helenaramsaroop.com/2026/06/13/b...

Book List: 2026 #ReadCaribbean Releases Part 1

#ReadCaribbean was created by Cindy Allman in 2019 to encourage people to read Caribbean literature and support Caribbean authors. This initiative is important to me as an Indo-Caribbean book blogg…

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More than ever, it is a challenge to make human art & tell meaningful stories. Your support can help us publish the work of immigrant & diaspora creators. By pledging, you can get a postcard, bookmark, & sticker set from artist Samriddha Roy! And more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

ISSUE 2 IS NOW FREE TO READ ONLINE! Tiger princesses! Cyborgs! Spacefaring scientists and sword-wielding students! Our second issue is warm, tender, hopeful, and sometimes horrifying in the best way. It was a joy to assemble, and we hope you enjoy it too🪐🗡️🌈 othersidespec.com/issues/issue-2/

The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us publishing in 2027 is finally here! You can find the fund drive at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Some changes have arrived this time around though. Read the thread to learn more.