We survived GenCon Writers Symposium 2026, y’all (and that’s saying something considering the occasional tornado). I was so busy running around I barely got to enjoy it. Luckily, my interns and friends made sure to slow me down to experience what we were curating.

Congrats to @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and the entire GCWS team (volunteers, speakers, everyone) for what everyone is saying was a fantastic weekend!

Jason Sanford@jasonsanford.bsky.social · 3d ago

FYI that this year's Gen Con Writers Symposium has been the best and most diverse conference in years, with writers and readers packing panels and workshops. Props to @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and the GCWS staff for doing such amazing work! 3/

I continue to design interesting experiences for folks!

Jim C. Hines@jimchines.com · 4d ago

Tornado warning and multiple alerts and emergency notifications during our #WritersSymposium #GenCon panel just now. I blame @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social. Mad props to @larkmorganlu.bsky.social for moderating the panel through that chaos.

Brian is so goofy! The one time I borrow my friend's Barbie hat...

Brian Keene@briankeene.bsky.social · 5d ago

Congratulations to @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social on his gig writing the new Yellowstone spin-off!

Imposter Syndrome panel at #GenCon #WritersSymposium @tbonejenkins.bsky.social "I just found out I'm the moderator for this panel and I feel very unprepared." Typical @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social ... Designing interesting experiences for everyone. 😁

Our pal @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social was late for the event he was hosting so we decided to fill in for him. #GenCon

I’m so far behind on posting! I can't thank @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social and the Gathering Volumes bookstore enough for hosting me. He is such a great conversation partner! I swear I'd keep writing books just as an excuse to talk to him.

I have four new pieces out (or about to be), mostly inspired by where I live:

Black Horror: Canonical Voices Then to Now edited by me and @chesyaburke.bsky.social. Coming soon! Waterstones are running a pre-order campaign in the UK until 23.59 on Friday 24th! [enter SUMMER26 at checkout to redeem a 25% discount; only on the Waterstones website and app] #WPreorder

I’ve been so busy, I’m just now able to post about the whirlwind that was ALA. (Probably made more complicated by me being there as a writer, a librarian, and as a community organizer).

Thank you so much for reading!

Madeleine Swann@madeleineswann.bsky.social · 2w ago

My Monsters Ain't Like Yours, by @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social , is a fun, sometimes gross (yay), occasionally disturbing collection of horror stories with revenant grandparents, spooky teachers and monstrous children

Reminder that you can and should preorder the FORGED IN FIYAH, the anthology celebrating 10 years of FIYAH. Out in September. www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates...

FORGED IN FIYAH: 10-Year Anniversary Anthology from Tordotcom — L D Lewis, Author. Editor. Sea witch apologist

Preorders are now open for FORGED IN FIYAH, the 10-Year Anniversary Anthology for FIYAH Literary Magazine.

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CHICAGO! My first ever book signing there is ten days away! July 25th at Bucket O Blood! I'll be celebrating with panels and signings with fellow authors Jonathan Janz, Daniel Kraus, SA Barnes, Gus Moreno, Maurice Broaddus, Christina Henry, Nick Medina, and Theodore Van Alst Jr.! Come join us!

Scenes from the A City Dreaming book launch Prologue: The Entrance

"A shattering, transofrmative conclusion." The first trade review of #SeasonoftheSerpent is in, and it's a 🌟starred🌟 review from Kirkus! (That's 2 stars from Kirkus now for this trilogy--huzzah!) www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

SEASON OF THE SERPENT | Kirkus Reviews

War is coming and it will touch all corners of Oon.

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A new episode of The Writer's Journey will be up on Thursday! I sat down with author, educator, and librarian, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and I can't even tell you how much we laughed! I could have talked with him all day! Links will be up Thursday! #booksky #podcast #writingcommunity

Also out today: A CITY DREAMING, the final act in @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social's Astra Black trilogy! "[M]agnificent...Few current authors can match the ambitious imagination of this powerful and thought-provoking trilogy." —Publishers Weekly, starred review! ⭐ awfulagent.com/ebooks/a-cit...

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...

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO ME! The last book in my Astra Black trilogy, A CITY DREAMING, dropped today from @torbooks.bsky.social. I’ll be celebrating all week.

In case you missed it, the latest episode of ConFusion still confusing just dropped! An interview with 2026 GOH @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi1C...

ConFusion Still Confusing Episode Six

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THE BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU w. stories by @seananmcguire.bsky.social @leemurraywriter.bsky.social @jrobinsonauthor.bsky.social @scottsigler.bsky.social @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social Preorder from Barnes & Noble with 25% (code PREORDER25) off for members! ENDS TODAY! #BNPreorder tinyurl.com/BookOfKaiju

A friend texted me that "some Flour Rangers are obsessed with you online" ... *goes back to work* #rarelyonline

with stories by @tananarivedue.bsky.social @seananmcguire.bsky.social @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social @leemurraywriter.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social and more!

Titan Books@titanbooks.bsky.social · last mo.

✨ From today until 26th June! THE BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU ed. by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social & @henryherz.bsky.social is available to preorder from Barnes & Noble with 25% off for members! Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout! #BNPreorder tinyurl.com/3wmfzade

CHICAGO! July 25th at Bucket O' Blood Books! Join me, SA Barnes, Maurice Broaddus, Christina Henry, Jonathan Janz, Pulitizer Prize winner Daniel Kraus, Nick Medina, Gus Moreno, and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr! We're gonna talk horror, sign books, and just generally misbehave! JOIN US!!

This was so much fun to record with @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social!

ConFusion Michigan@confusionmi.bsky.social · last mo.

It's the best time of the month, a new episode of ConFusion Still Confusing is out now. Today we have and interview about our 2026 GOH Maurice Broaddus! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi1C...

Tomorrow's my first official physio appointment. Help me afford the rest of my eight week treatment plan?

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)@rsagarcia.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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...

The last book in my Astra Black trilogy, A CITY DREAMING, drops soon. Since we did a book launch for the series, we thought it’d be fitting to do a series close-out party. A friend said, considering the series theme of community, we should call it our Interdependence Day celebration. So...

Thrilled to see @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @jasonsanford.bsky.social nominated for the 2026 Ignyte Ember Award and Community Award! Congratulations to all the nominees!

The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

It's a bit late, but here is my review of @concarolinas.bsky.social ! The one for #StokerCon is forthcoming as both conventions were back-to-back. ko-fi.com/post/StokerC... #ConCarolinas #ScienceFiction @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social @mochamemoirspress.bsky.social

ConCarolinas Review

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Congrats to all of the finalists for the @theignyteawards.bsky.social, especially Erewhon's @lincodega.com's MOTHEATER, @leemandelo.bsky.social 's AMPLITUDES, and @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social for the Ember Award! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-fina...

Finalists - The Ignyte Awards

The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding eff...

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