Dr Jasmin Kirkbride

@jasminkirkbride.bsky.social

Debut THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME out with Tor 2026. Agent Alex Cochran at Greyhound. Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Tech at UEA. Research: hope, climate fiction, dystopia, fungus. https://www.jasminkirkbride.com/

I had a wonderful time being interviewed for @thefantasyhive.bsky.social by @jonathanthornton.bsky.social about THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME! ✨

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Jonathan interviews @jasminkirkbride.bsky.social ahead of the release of her debut time-travel cli-fi THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME, out this week from @torbooks.bsky.social "Anna's kind of fuelled by my own anger at our adult failures of younger generations." More: tinyurl.com/mpf29wrv

I thought 2025 summaries were bunkum, then social media peer pressure's made me reflect on my year, and actually it's helped me appreciate everything! Too many highlights for a BlueSky post - suffice to say, massive thanks to all who helped make 2025 such an incredible journey. Here's to 2026! ❤️

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The Forest on the Edge of Time hardbacks arrived - total magic - I'm SO lucky to have such a fab team behind this book at Tor, thank you!! 🌟 The Forest on the Edge of Time launches in the US on 3/2, and in the UK on 12/3 - you can pre-order this gorgeous HB edition now in all good bookstores! 📘

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Beyond delighted to be taking up a post at UEA as a Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies! It's amazing returning to the uni where I did my PhD, teaching Creative Writing which I care about deeply. Huge thanks to my new colleagues for being so welcoming! 🙏

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Had a wonderful time giving the academic keynote about mushroompunk literature at last week's Current Research in Speculative Fiction (CRSF) Conference in Liverpool. Loved everyone's papers & delighted how popular fungal fiction is! Huge thanks to the organisers for a fascinating & fun time ⭐🍄

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Very excitingly, my academic article ‘Radically Hopeful Dystopian Climate Fiction: Exploring Social Dreaming, Temporal Re-Sensitisation, and Katharsis in Jeff VanderMeer’s Borne' has been published in Wild Possibilities, a special edition of Comparative American Studies! 1/3

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Could this sound more like SF heaven? Can’t wait to order my copy of this exciting debut from the awesome @jasminkirkbride.bsky.social!

Dr Jasmin Kirkbride@jasminkirkbride.bsky.social · last yr.

BOOK DEAL NEWS! So delighted @torbooks.bsky.social signed my debut sci fi novel THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME, publishing Feb 2026. 🌳🌟 Huge gratitude to my agent @acochran.bsky.social at @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social and my editor @leeharris.net at Tor for making my writerly dreams come true! ❤️📚

I have read this and can confirm it's absolutely fantastic. A speculative concept that I'm absolutely raging I didn't come up with myself because its so good, and absolutely engrossing writing to boot. Tor have nabbed a really special one here, folks. Add it to your roster for next year!

Dr Jasmin Kirkbride@jasminkirkbride.bsky.social · last yr.

BOOK DEAL NEWS! So delighted @torbooks.bsky.social signed my debut sci fi novel THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME, publishing Feb 2026. 🌳🌟 Huge gratitude to my agent @acochran.bsky.social at @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social and my editor @leeharris.net at Tor for making my writerly dreams come true! ❤️📚

Obligatory annual London Book Fair selfie - I always say this but I really did have the best time at #LBF25! Spent Tuesday afternoon catching up with old publishing friends - so lucky to be part of such a supportive industry. Particular thanks to British Council & BookMachine for the stand parties!

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