Richard Leis
@richardleis.com
Writing speculative and horror poetry and fiction while working on an active Mars mission. "Curious Cat" in WEIRD FICTION QUARTERLY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. "La fantasmas en Su Boca" nominated for the 2026 Rhysling Award. richardleis.com
Pardon me, I’m doing promotion for my recent short film, AFTER THE FALL, which was released today. Initially I was going to shoot the film myself on an iPhone, for that insta-docu feel. But instead my friend Adams Wood, a brilliant documentarian, stepped in. Thank god. youtu.be/DdYWHdbI39Y?...
After The Fall | Award Winning Post Apocalyptic Short Film
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We're working on campaigns to DeFlock our campuses, to push back against gen AI in our workplaces, & to secure thriving wages to combat ongoing greed-flation. Join your colleagues to make our campuses better places to work & learn. Join your union. UCWArizona.org/join
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Are you passionate about: *DeFlocking campus? *Pushing back on gen AI? *Thriving wages? *Sanctuary campuses? *Academic freedom & shared governance? So are we.
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Friends, the #SkyhorseCarousel is finally fully painted and reassembled, isn't it STUNNING?! Between the horses and scenes, the carousel celebrates the culture and cosmos of >30 different cultures worldwide! You can read all the Sky Stories and see photos here: www.skyhorsecarousel.com #SciArt
I just backed Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/204...
Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1
Delve into the creative worlds of the finest minds writing contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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A.I. companies are bragging about their A.I. breaking out of sandboxes and hacking into other companies, which before was a nightmare scenario in science fiction. This truly is the dumbest future.
Join me and @hwaoregon.bsky.social, @sfpoetry.bsky.social and more organizations at the @wilwrite.bsky.social Writer's Fair tomorrow night at 5–7 p.m. And check out this year's auction items on the way into the fair. Books can be expected, but there's so much more in these 50 packages.
Portland based poets! It's time for the 2026 Writer's Fair! Catch our very own @bugthewriter.bsky.social, Katherine Quevedo, and @richardleis.com The event is free, and a great chance to connect with community groups. 5 – 7PM Friday Belmont Ballroom ⬇️ willamettewriters.org/2026/02/25/5...
Katherine Quevedo and I are also holding a workshop titled "The Jump (Scare) to Horror: Speculative and Horror Poetry for Literary Poets," sponsored by Garden Home Community Library and HWA Oregon.
HWA Oregon@hwaoregon.bsky.social · last wk.August is packed with chapter and member events, including our summer reading and Little Key Press's in-person anthology reading for CLOCKS, with editor Elizabeth Mitchell and readers Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq and Sarah Walker, among others: oregonhorror.com/news/coming-...
I have published 34 books. It's Under the Deck is 35. It never gets old. I would be honored if you would check out this nasty novella. Thanks to all the great work by @sobelobooks.bsky.social for helping get this out there. They rock. Cake for all the holes in your deck! Share thiiiiis. Shaaaare it.
Update! Seems the antennas were saved, many thanks to the firefighters who protected them bsky.app/profile/jfou...
Jeff Foust@jfoust.bsky.social · 2w agoFrom NASA's press secretary, an update on the Madrid DSN site. Wildfire damage is "primarily to pavement and surrounding vegetation, with no significant structural damage observed to antennas or buildings." x.com/NASASpox/sta...
From NASA's press secretary, an update on the Madrid DSN site. Wildfire damage is "primarily to pavement and surrounding vegetation, with no significant structural damage observed to antennas or buildings." x.com/NASASpox/sta...
Bethany Stevens (@NASASpox) on X
On July 25, an initial onsite inspection by the NASA Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) emergency response team found wildfire damage primarily to pavement and surrounding vegetation, wi...
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Next weekend, I'm attending the Willamette Writers Conference and helping out at a few events. Here's my schedule: richardleis.com/2026/07/25/p... @wilwrite.bsky.social #wilwrite26
Helping out at the Willamette Writers Conference
Find me online and in-person at the 56th annual Willamette Writers Conference July 30 through August 2, 2026.
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Now this is an awesome book cover: youtube.com/shorts/j2n73... Noir, a Martian city skyline, and a dog!? Sold. Congratulations, @erikgrove.com. Closer and closer to release!
The Long Red Tomorrow - Cover Reveal
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Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer
Audrey Armstrong@lesbiaudrey.bsky.social · 2w agoBefore this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer
We just updated our stretch goals on our Kickstarter page. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT! Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
The Guild: Ren Faire'd
Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!
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I really enjoyed Black Tide by KC Jones and I plan to read White Line Fever soon. He writes about comparing concept art to eventual covers for his novels here: www.patreon.com/KCJonesPNW/p...
Cover to Cover | KC Jones
Just for fun, I wanted to share some side-by-side comparisons of the covers of my books with the concept art I made when developing/pitching
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I'm a big fan of Katherine Quevedo's poetry, and she has a new collection of video game poems coming out later this year. Yes, video game poems! The publisher's press release: www.openpr.com/news/4581379...
Manawaker Studio Signs Katherine Quevedo for Poetry Collection on Video Games and Identity
CINCINNATI Ohio MUNICH Germany 20 July 2026 Manawaker Studio an independent speculative fiction press founded in Cincinnati with editorial operations in Munich has signed poet Katherine Quevedo to publish a forthcoming collection of poetry that uses the touchstones of video ...
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The Summer 2026 Subscriber Drive
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Some of you weren’t raised by PBS, and it shows.
Seeing some “Tate dresses like a gay man” comments and wanted to say two things: 1. Nothing wrong with being a gay man/fuck homophobia. 2. Y’all need some gay friends because I have many and not one of them would dress like that even for Halloween.
Squeal!! So I'm in this one!! Out by @rdspress.bsky.social this October! @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
Always fun when a writing first occurs. This time, it's my first poetry sale! My poem "Final (Girl) Exam" will appear in the HWA Poetry Showcase XIII from the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social & @rdspress.bsky.social edited by Colleen Anderson. How cool is that?
COVER & TOC REVEAL: HWA Poetry Showcase XIII
The Horror Writers Association has revealed the cover and table of contents for the macabre and mysterious 13th volume of the its Poetry Showcase. The cover was designed by Canadian artist Jenn Bri…
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This weekend our daughter moved out. We were excited to see her begin a new chapter, but there is also the parental instinct of wanting to be there for her, to hold her hand I still remember that 1st time, as a child, when I reached for her hand and she shrugged it away #poetry #poemoftheday
Mary Robinette Kowal, Christopher Diaz, Michael La Ronn, Rosanne Parry, Fiona Kenshole, Emmett Wheatfall, Jane Friedman ... No particular order and not the complete list, just a sample of the incredible faculty at @wilwrite.bsky.social's Conference this year. willamettewriters.org/programs/con...
Conference Faculty – Willamette Writers
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Exciting news from Lightspeed -- an old hand leaves, an older one returns. I am going to miss the team so much, but I'm so excited for what will come next! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/e...
Editorial: July 2026 - Lightspeed Magazine
Be sure to check out the editorial for a rundown of this month's content and for all of John Joseph Adams's media and book recommendations!
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