In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!
Nalo Hopkinson - Blackheart Man
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Didn't know that all the climate scientists cheetoh fired launched a new website and put back all the information. www.climate.us
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I'll be at World Fantasy in a couple weeks, and I have a reading! Friday, October 23, 2026 11:30AM-1PM Salon 1 & 2 READINGS: Caroline M. Yoachim, Bruce McAllister, Charlie Jane Anders Moderator, Remy Nakamura
"But while First Contact stories are ostensibly about humans meeting aliens, they aren’t really about that. Not really. They’re about us." Author @wtalabi.com recommends five African First Contact stories:
Five Stories of First Contact in African SF - Reactor
A look at five African books from the rich history of SFF that work as First Contact narratives.
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Oh hey, Canadian writers, Access Copyright payments go out today
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Judge Dale Drozd ruled on 16 September that the Fish and Wildlife Service broke the Endangered Species Act by inventing its own legal test to refuse critical habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada red fox. The agency must now redo the assessment. buff.ly/DZ1IoR6 #ShareGoodNewsToo
Court Rejects Government’s Refusal to Protect Sierra Nevada Red Fox Habitat
Center for Biological Diversity: SACRAMENTO, Calif.— A federal judge ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it refused to designate critical…
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Boston and Burlington, VT! See you next week!! I'm at Brookline Booksmith in Boston on Weds 10/14 and at Phoenix Books in Burlington Thurs 10/15! Let's talk about slime molds and ancient Rome!
Thailand eliminates rubella as a public health problem. The milestone, verified by the WHO, is the result of a vaccination program that began in schools in 1986 & expanded to all one-year-olds in 1993. Thailand is the 7th country in the region to achieve elimination buff.ly/JW29ZYF #ShareGoodNewsToo
Thailand verified for eliminating rubella as a public health problem
The World Health Organization today announced that Thailand has been verified for eliminating rubella as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in the country’s efforts to protect…
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It's sad to see how the venerable magazines Analog, Asimov's, and F&SF have been made into venues no professional can be associated with. The publisher seems to just be an aspiring hedge fund.
John Picacio@johnpicacio.bsky.social · 3d ago🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/
I just finished Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones. I'm not going to rhapsodize about it. I'm just going to thank @stephengrahamjones.com for giving us such an interesting/challenging/amazing book. bookshop.org/p/books/off-...
Off the Reservation
A ragtag group of activists sets out to repatriate the bones of a Blackfeet boy taken to the infamous Carlisle Indian Industrial School in author Stephen Graham Jones’s return to the Blackfeet reserva...
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The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is currently at 38% of our initial funding goal! Do you want more strange, shocking, surreal, and beautiful stories in 2027? Back today to help us get there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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Thank you to everyone posting about Brian & Wendy Froud's new book, containing 72 new paintings with literary responses by 37 women writers of diverse backgrounds, landscapes & mythic traditions. Having worked on the project for the last two years, we've all been moved by the enthusiastic response.
Awesome humble bundle:
Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY@wtalabi.com · 3d agoAfricanfuturism is an anchor point for science fiction that is not just by Africans, or set in Africa, but about Africa. This is an excellent sampler from my brilliant publisher @dawbooks.bsky.social Its a great deal! www.humblebundle.com/books/africa...
Wow! Texts are super rare for the Hittites, basically there’s just one archive and it’s 95% lists of prayer sacrifices to mountain gods, so this is really, really exciting!
Sarah E. Bond@sarahebond.bsky.social · 3d ago184 new cuneiform tablets ✍️ (total), dating to c.1400 BCE. “Preliminary examination of the texts has revealed references to military activities, epidemics, the death of an infant princess & requests for assistance sent to the king by Hittite military commanders” www.heritagedaily.com/2026/10/184-...
Today is International Lesbian Day. Day of Lesbian Visibility. Hello—can you see me? Of course you can because I make fucking sure, as often as possible, that I keep myself visible. It has not always been easy. Let me explain.
Lesbian Visibility
Today is International Lesbian Day. A day to be visible. Hello—can you see me? Of course you can because I make fucking sure, as often as possible, that I keep myself visible. It has not always been easy. Let me explain.
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Reading @julieczerneda.bsky.social's short story "Third Life" for the umpteenth time bc we'll discuss it in my course. Writer brain is analyzing the prose, tracing out character arcs, dissecting. My reader soul is just weeping again for the beauty of it, the love in it that reaches past boundaries.
2) Do not mistake these words as a dunk upon editor Emily Hockaday or art director Franco Alvarado. Or Sheree Renee Thomas. Or most of the staffers who predate Must Read's corporate purchase of their magazines. This is about MRM, and their policy choices. Stay on target.
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1) If you're considering submitting a story -- or are approached to create art for any publications that Must Read Magazines owns, including Asimov's -- walk away. Their current contracts are too predatory and do not suitably value you, your work or your rights. There will be other opportunities. 2/
🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
lede = introductory section in journalism bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.
excellent dossier curated by @kwazana.bsky.social and Tavia Nyong’o socialtextjournal.org/periscope_to... with terrific contributions by @jennifercnash.bsky.social Grace Kyungwon Hong @blacklikewho.bsky.social
hell yes
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social · 5d agoThis morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
Today’s a DOUBLE book release day for me! The first is this amazing, star-jammed anthology The Book of the Dead ed by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social! My story is (very humbly) called This Is What Happens When You Die. I am SO proud of it; one of my favorite things I’ve ever written amzn.to/3WbT9ZZ
Elise Tobler, editor of the fabled SHIMMER magazine and now THE DEADLANDS is hospitalized after cancer and an infection. She made SFF an inclusive, interesting place and broke out many authors. Help if u can gofund.me/6ea1bf7a4
Donate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markey
hello. friends if you're reading this, you're likely a Friend of The Deadl… Sean Markey needs your support for Help Support Elise While She Recovers
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The #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text
"After picking up" is itself government spin. A witness says it hit his hand, and the prosecutor themselves say they can't say either way which it was bsky.app/profile/rica...
Ricardo Parreira@ricardoparreira.com · 6d agoLa police mutile la jeunesse. "On a voulu bloquer le lycée ce matin. On a commencé à se faire gazer alors qu'on n'a rien fait de mal", témoigne une lycéenne. "J'étais à côté du camarade qui s'est blessé. D'un seul coup, il a reçu quelque chose vers sa main et ça a explosé. J'ai vu sa main exploser"
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners and finalists of this year's Ignyte Awards! This is a really special award, and I'm very honored to have been a finalist again! I'm also super happy for ML Krishnan, with Ichthyosis as a finalist! A lot of friends, seriously cool ppl, and great reads on this list!❤️🔥
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · last wk.That's it! This year's trophy art will be revealed later this month. Until then, thanks to all of our winners and finalists for their outstanding contributions to genre literature. View the full list here: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2026-results/ Happy Saturday! #2026IgnyteAwards