Welcome to The Earthy Language Cycles, our new speculative fiction series! The Advance Reader Editions (eARCs) of our first two novels - THE LAST INTERGLACIAL (an alt-prehistory epic fantasy) and AUSTRONESIA (a utopian geopolitical thriller) - are ready for you to request: #ARCs #sff #SpecFic 💙📚

Advance Reader Editions: THE LAST INTERGLACIAL and AUSTRONESIA

WELCOME! We hope you’re here to request the Advance Reader Editions/ARCs of The Last Interglacial and Austronesia. If so, here’s everything you need to know: ABOUT US Scarcliff Salvador is a mode...

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Fun fact: the native Old and Middle English word for "niece" was "nift". If that word had survived into Modern English, I could affectionately call my niece my "nifty"! #diminutive #etymology #linguistics

Auntie & Niecie at Disneyland. #disney #family #filipinas

It was my honor to bring Toveema, the indigenous song and dance ensemble of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands) to the Opening Ceremonies of this year's Worldcon. #tongva #totoongvetam #toveema #worldcon

The Happiest Couple On Earth at The Happiest Place On Earth. #disneyland

It was an honor to bring Toveema, the indigenous Los Angeles ensemble, to this year's Worldcon. Led by my friend and fellow member of the Tongva Language Committee, actress and activist Tonantzin Carmelo, they were the ideal choice to call our community together. #worldcon #acc #tongva #toveema

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Sunday, August 30, 2026, 18:00 What’s In A Name? Creating Names in SFF Most science fiction and fantasy authors say naming people, places, and things is one of their toughest tasks.

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Saturday, August 29, 2026, 18:00 The Art and Science of Inventing Mythologies

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Saturday, August 29, 2026, 16:30 Dragons: Friends to Humanity or Evil Monsters?

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Saturday, August 29, 2026, 13:30 The Art and Science of Inventing Languages How do you create a realistic but fictional language from the ground up?

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Saturday, August 29, 2026, 11:10 Reading: Brent Scarcliff Brent will be reading several excerpts from The Earthy Language Cycles, his epic new science fantasy series. @laworldcon.bsky.social #worldcon

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Friday, August 28, 2026, 18:00 Languages and Linguistics in Science Fiction & Fantasy

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Friday, August 28, 2026, 15:00 Being Social: Bookstagram, BookTok, BookTube, Podcasting Have you noticed the flurry of activity on BookTok, BookTube, Bookstagram, etc. and feel like you may be missing out?

The World Science Fiction Convention Anaheim Convention Center Friday, August 28, 2026, 12:00 A Tour of ‘The Industry’ Let's look at the evolution of L.A.’s world-renowned entertainment industry, from Old Hollywood to the Golden Age to Disneyland to Tinseltown to Silicon Beach.

Looking forward to my appearances at next week's Los Angeles Worldcon, including panels with Fonda Lee, Marie Brennan, Robin Hobb, Ron Moore, and Ryan Cahill. @laworldcon.bsky.social #worldcon #sff

Topanga < #Tongva Topaa'nga "Rock Mortar Place" < Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix > Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar" Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place > #etymology #Toongvet #Tovaangar #Takic #Uto-Aztecan [ Scarcliff 2025 ]

I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different. When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.

Seattle in 2025 highlights: Table talks with @gwillow.me, Diana Ma, Michael Michel, and @jeremyteg.bsky.social. My fanboy moment with @fondalee.bsky.social. Hanging out at Ludi’s, Freya, The Crumpet Store, Vivienne’s and Zema.

Congratulations to the author of my all-time favorite novella series (The Singing Hills Cycle), @nghivo.bsky.social, on her latest award. The Hugo for Best Short Story goes to “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is”!

Dylan and I are eating our way through seattlein2025.org. Highlights so far: Ludi’s for a Filipino breakfast; The Crumpet Store for an English breakfast; The Original Deli for bulgogi; Zema for an Ethiopian/Eritrean dinner. Yum!

Seattle in 2025

Welcome to Seattle Worldcon 2025! Building Yesterday's Future—For Everyone. August 13–17, 2025.

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My grimsweet fantasy road trip (on foot) lands today w/ a humble deputy courier forced to guide uppity court officials on a back country route that includes a ravenous fungal ghost plague, court intrigue, & a mysterious haunt. First of a duology (bk 2 in Nov). us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

My publisher wants me to share this link with you, so here it is: read.macmillan.com/lp/enola-hol...

Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin 9781250407580 - Macmillan

Enola Holmes—international bestselling and Netflix streaming sensation—returns when rescuing a young woman pits her against her brother Sherlock&#8...

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Anyone in San Diego wanna come hear me read and talk about my new novella Don't Sleep with the Dead? I'm at the legendary Mysterious Galaxy tonight at 7!!! www.mystgalaxy.com/41525Vo

On in 30 with Dahlia de la Vega at Skylight Books! (Oh my gosh, this place is gorgeous...) www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylig...

It’s launch day for THE MIDNIGHT KING!!! Super excited to finally see this book out in the wild. If you like dark, grizzly, serial killer thrillers, then check it out now 😎 www.waterstones.com/book/the-mid...

The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani | Waterstones

Buy The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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An exciting day to share the incredible results of our excavations at Farley Moor standing stone last October www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oh, Canadian and US friends, looks like GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD is cheap at all good ebook retailiers. Why not read about people coming together to stand up to a really unpleasant society? We love to see it.

Took the train early this morning to Seattle for Emerald City Comicon, where I'll be at a couple of panels and signing books at the Del Rey both. Tired and melancholic and anxious. Like I've said before, what a time to be both Canadian and Mexican.