"Are you happy? you asked as we parted, that sharp, strange little question." Gorgeous story! How nice to be reminded of the happiness that exists in the world, and the connections we have to each other. A quick burst of joy! @welkinpress.bsky.social

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 2d ago

🌻🌈😀 WINNER of the Joy Prize, "Spring, Seven Years Later" by Amy Luxton Such a beautifully-crafted and evocative scene the swells towards a wonderful realisation of happiness: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Check out my Drabble “Filtered” on 100-Foot Crow today!

100-Foot Crow Magazine@100footcrow.bsky.social · 4h ago

NEW STORY: "Filtered" by @ericfomley.bsky.social. 100footcrow.com/filtered/

I recently hit 800 followers (yay!). I'd love to fill my books with some flash fiction for September. I have eight editing slots available for $8/pop. Eight! Did I mention eight?! Contact me here if you're interested: hmarinliterary.com/contact/

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Seriously, friends. If you're interested in this sort of thing, just stop. This will not help you. It will ruin your reputation. There are a lot of ways to improve your writing that don't involve lying, cheating, or stealing. Find a (free) human writing group! Take a class! Practice on your own!

Myna Chang@mynachang.bsky.social · 2d ago

Auto block! #fuckAI

Auto block! #fuckAI

I for one think that if you’re a literary journal who opposes AI in any writing submissions, you should also never use AI for any artwork on your site. Seems like a no-brainer! Support all artists, not just writers. And yet! A lot of journals seem ok with AI art. Please change this policy, folks!

My little journal is making its second appearance as Listing of the Day @duotrope.com! Free submissions are open for fiction of 1000-8000 words. Token payment. Most submissions are responded to within ONE DAY! We nominate for major literary awards!

Duotrope@duotrope.com · 2d ago

Today's listing of the day is: Doric Literary @doricliterary.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

FYI, 10% discount on my short-fiction editing services for the rest of August. 🙂 All the details here: prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/the-editor...

Happy National Lighthouse Day

Alt: A red and white striped lighthouse whose beacon is swirling around

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We are going out of this world - our first-ever literary genre contest!! The out-of-this-world @mynachang.bsky.social is our guest judge! DC, Maryland, and Virginia writers, submit to us!! More details/guidelines here washingtonwriters.org/worlds-beyon... #writing #writingcommunity #poetry

My literary, domestic horror flash piece "Black Envelope" is now out at "Tales from the Moonlit Path" talesmoonlitpath.com/fiction-3/bl... We all know the couple that stays together despite extreme ideological differences. What if that ideology was whether or not to know the date of your death?

A good word. And something I wish people are more of.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 7mo ago

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.

Can't wait to read these stories! If you're a DMV writer, please send your spec fic!

Washington Writers’ Publishing House@wwph.bsky.social · 2w ago

WWPH WRITES 126 is now live ...with news on submission opportunities, including for DMV writers our first-ever WORLDS BEYOND contest...judged by @mynachang.bsky.social Read on at washingtonwriters.org/wwph-writes/ #fantasy #horror #speculative #fiction #poetry @electricsheepsf.bsky.social

"Let’s say it’s his dog, the one he adopted..." I had tears in my eyes reading this. Sarah's stories are always masterful. I think this might be one of her best. The scale and juxtaposition are so expertly done here. A double heartbreak. Congrats @sfreligh.bsky.social ! @welkinpress.bsky.social

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 3d ago

🏛️🏰📜 WINNER of the History Prize, "Outside a Vet’s Office: Boston, 9/11/2001" by @sfreligh.bsky.social A brilliantly-rendered microcosm that projects outwards in such a tragic way towards global events: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

"...thrumming in celebration of your own electric-bodied song..." Breathtaking work. You'll want to read this multiple times to soak up the language and artistry. (One of the best drabbles I've ever read.) Don't skip the judge's comments! @sarahillswrites.bsky.social @welkinpress.bsky.social

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 5d ago

🫀🫁🦴 WINNER of the Body Prize, "Dear Walt Whitman" by @sarahillswrites.bsky.social A lyrical, emotionally taut gem of a micro in epistolary form: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Huge congrats to Jo on this phenomenal story! Posting my official judge comments in replies. ☺️ @welkinpress.bsky.social

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 4d ago

🧝🧚🧙‍♂️ WINNER of the Firefly Prize, "And Also, In the Woods a Spaceship Landed" by Jo Withers: A piece that marries together a speculative event with a deeply personal tragedy. www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Elsie's and my full list of panels and activities at @laworldcon.bsky.social: maryrobinettekowal.com/events/mrk-a... There are also a few virtual events for those who can't make it in person.

MRK at LAcon V (World Con)

I am looking forward to attending LAcon V, from August 27-31 in Anaheim, CA. Learn more about the event here. Here’s where you can find me: Thursday, August 27 Stroll with the Stars: Get some…

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My latest @bookriot.bsky.social article is up! I talk about gods and demons in SFF (and some horror), featuring works by @megbontra.bsky.social, @halalltakeaway.bsky.social, K-Ming Chang, @tracydeonn.bsky.social, @ceejthemoment.bsky.social, and @caitlinstarling.com. bookriot.com/best-science...

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy About Gods and Demons

Moroccan-inspired fantasy, a revamped and Black-led Arthurian legend, and a disconcerting tale of Medieval saints awaits you.

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Give this a read! @hanmarin.bsky.social in @nightshadesmag.bsky.social

Night Shades ⏾@nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 5d ago

“The ‘what happens when the scales come in’ talk wasn’t one I’d gotten to have with Momma before she’d retreated into the ocean and never come back up.” @hanmarin.bsky.social returns with a growing up tale www.nightshadesmag.com/the-talk/

I've bundled our two World Fantasy Awards finalists together on sale. Get both books for just $35 delivered. The eBooks are also on sale, just $4 in our store. If you've not yet experienced these great books, now is your chance. @thomasha.bsky.social undertowpublications.com/shop/world-f...

Turned down my first event because they don't have an AI policy and a good chunk of the listed participants are sloperators. Mad as hell, mad as hell, mad as hell.

"Your lungs drink electricity, a metallic sulphurous tang." What an opening! Gorgeous all the way through! Huge congrats to @tomljanovic.bsky.social!!

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · 6d ago

🌎🌎🌎 WINNER of the Earth Prize, "Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Nose Hill Park" by @tomljanovic.bsky.social A piece that's wonderfully vivid and wonderfully alive: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Every Child A Changeling by Samantha Pellegrino "I sat up on one arm and peered into her crib. She was gone. In her place was wrapped a sallow, horned little boy." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

Just got a report of a scam solicitation w/ contact info harvested from copyright registration lists. The work is unpublished & not mentioned anywhere else; registration included author's cell #, so solicitation was via SMS. Just a reminder that any contact info on a registration is public record.

"..and it’s there, right there with the sight of something so green..." I LOVE it when a drabble uses language in a luxurious way, as if the author has all the time (and word count) in the world. This takes skill. A gorgeous, heartbreaking piece by @wordsfromemorra.bsky.social

The Welkin Press@welkinpress.bsky.social · last wk.

Shortlisted in the Firefly Prize, "the day after you bury him in the garden" by @wordsfromemorra.bsky.social www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

Anyway, so my book that was written with ZERO use of AI is out in less than 2 weeks. The Toronto launch is coming up soon thereafter (details below). The cover is also AI-free and by renowned Chilean illustrator Loreto Salinas Retamal. Pre-order now: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · 4w ago

Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...

Girón: people should stop having opinions and also technology is bad except now that it's good and also cancel culture is real and it made a baby and the baby looked at me King: Koontz: Poe: Lovecraft: Barker: Barker: damn thats some mad communication skills Girón: thats why i'm an HWA trustee

I could see this coming down the pipeline given how reticent they were to draft any kind of AI policy when members were begging them to and that influenced my decision to let my membership lapse

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · last wk.

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

considering my recent experience in the nuked HWA discord server, this doesn’t shock me. @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social , pls do better. i can’t be paying membership fees to an org that publishes such uninformed nonsense. genAI writing/submitting=Poshmark listings smh.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · last wk.

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

New micro up at Ghost Parachute 🥰🥰🥰 Always grateful to @brettpribble.bsky.social 🥰

Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · 2w ago

Read "The Guys in the Parked Cars" written by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "One guy from summer school only wanted head. Told me I was pretty but he wasn’t really into me. Had plans to date this other girl." tinyurl.com/5yy9y9wd

I have a new story out at Adventitious! I’m very excited to be part of this issue. These are some truly amazing stories here and the editorial is an interactive experience all on its own. I highly recommend! Also check out this cover! @adventitiouswords.bsky.social #amwriting #flashfiction #fantasy