This week on Planetside… Our series Writing by Other Means continues with “Reclaiming Your Focus with a Writer Deck” by @jamesaaron.net, read by @mishagw.bsky.social: sfwa.org/2026/08/04/r...
SB Divya
@sbdivya.bsky.social
author | editor | engineer (she/any) 📚 science fiction & fantasy 🧠 board member of Ansyme 🎙️ former editor at Escape Pod 💻 machine learning & DSP 🦼 Long COVID / MECFS sbdivya.com
Congratulations finalists! Public voting is now open thru August 16: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/ We encourage you to read or otherwise engage with the nominated works/folks between now and then. Thanks for tuning in!
When we were all collectively holding our breaths during the Artemis mission, I was thinking about this story.
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 5d agoToby Benson has a chance to make history. The first mind to circle the moon without a body in tow. But as he reaches the dark side of the moon, the cold of space threatens to overwhelm him. Today, we're revisiting a story from 2018. "Loss of Signal" by @sbdivya.bsky.social!
After travelling the world with my books, I’m finally heading to the US… and to my first WorldCon! I’m delighted to be joining LAcon V @laworldcon.bsky.social for five very packed days of conversation. Here’s where you can find me at WorldCon: guide.lacon.org/people/5b0db...
Thank you, Risa!
Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails@risawolf.bsky.social · last wk.I was introduced to Divya's work through their short stories, & my favorite is "Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold" ( www.uncannymagazine.com/article/two-...) which was nominated for both the Hugo & Nebula awards. But all of Divya's writing is well worth reading. Check them out! #DisabilityPrideMonth
I will never stop being amazed and delighted to see one of my books on a library shelf 📖
The Salam Award team is putting on their third workshop with @saadzhossain.bsky.social and @matociquala.bsky.social as instructors. Support their fundraiser and help provide scholarships to up and coming unpublished spec fic writers in Pakistan: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Transform Lives for 12 Young Writers - Salam Writing Workshop by Salam Award - Indiegogo
Your contribution will be used to provide scholarships to participants and fund logistics of The Salam Workshop 2027 including travel costs for the instructors. Since 2023, we have hosted two biannual...
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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...
That’s my book smack dab in the middle! And Reactor says it’s a “Can’t Miss” so who are we to argue? 😉 Thank you for the lovely write-up @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @reactorsff.bsky.social! This book is available for pre-order (linked in the article)
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3w agoMilwaukee cyberpunk, vampiric MLMs, and a newly translated novel from the author of I Who Have Never Known Men: @tobiascarroll.bsky.social gives a rundown on the upcoming indie press SFF guaranteed to haunt you!
Now that the cover has been revealed, I'd like to take a moment to thank @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social for writing an introduction to my collection that made me tear up. I can't tell you what this means to me. Read Jonathan's introduction here: www.pacornell.com/astronaut-in...
Wole Talabi is the next featured Program Participant for LAcon V! @wtalabi.com is an engineer, writer and editor from Nigeria. He is the author of THE FIST OF MEMORY (2026) and SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (2023).
July is #disability pride month! ♿ #Ansyme is raising funds to workshop science for unsolved medical conditions that involve the #autonomic nervous system. Many of these cause disability, including for myself. 🙏for donations of any size! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati... #neurosky #neuroscience
Happy Disability Pride Month! Here are some disabled SFF writers and writers who write SFF about disability to follow: @wiswell.bsky.social @jordankurella.com @mariness.bsky.social @atgreenblatt.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @andiwrites.bsky.social 1/
We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
Such good times! Too bad about the painting 😭
Blaft Publications@blaft.bsky.social · last mo.Pics from some old Blaft events... Rakesh & Rashmi at a Neelankarai fête, and Tamilmagan and @sbdivya.bsky.social at a talk on South Indian science fiction. We lost that maalai-podubavar-velociraptor painting somewhere on our USA trip. Reward for safe return!
Coming on October 6th 2026 is my new nonfiction title DEAR BLIND LADY from @sasquatchbooks.bsky.social I’m so excited to share this snarky but helpful guide to how to be better humans to one another. Preorder anywhere you buy books, and check out snarkbat.com for more!
I learned a lot while writing this article! Turns out there's significant interaction between neurons and cancer cells. I hope you find it illuminating, and I really hope that more funding goes toward understanding the role of the ANS in a variety of medical conditions.
Ansyme ~ Advanced Neuroscience for Systemic Medicine@ansyme.bsky.social · last mo.Cancer was called the emperor of all maladies in a Pulitzer prizewinning book. It's the second leading cause of death worldwide. But could the #autonomic nervous system have some dominion over its course? ansyme.substack.com/p/unexpected... #neurosky #neuroskeynce
My next newsletter will include the fun bonus scene from the Bookish Box edition of Wooing the Witch Queen! Subscribe now to get it in your inbox July 1: stephanieburgis.com/newsletter Or subscribe to my Patreon at the Dragon Ruler level to read it now: patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia
Every year I tell the socials to Give Black People Money for Juneteenth. 2026 ain't about to be different. Give a little, give a lot, give directly, give widely. Black fam: you are invited to reply to this with your info/links! Also: 🧵 👇🏾 #Juneteenth #GBPMforJuneteenth
The Strange Horizons annual fund-drive is now live! Support us to continue publishing free, weekly, online SFFH fiction, poetry, art, and non-fiction for our 27th year! www.backerkit.com/c/users/3516... For new supporters - welcome aboard. For the regulars - you’ll notice something different. 🧵
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Call for papers /w @nbkroemer.bsky.social 📢 Cutting-edge work on neuromodulation of vagal afferents in humans or animals using neurostimulation or pharmacological approaches. Robust null results very welcome! Submit by 31.10.2026 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... #neuroskyence #interoception
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics Call for Papers Neuromodulation of Body-Brain Interactions Via Vagal Afferent Projections
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics focuses on the central nervous system, clinical pharmacology, drug development and novel methodologies for drug evaluation.
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I've got BOOK TOUR NEWS! Yes, my dragon is taking flight. Join me this July for shenanigans in NYC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, and Baltimore! Where exactly can you see me? I’m glad you asked!
Book Tour Dates for The Dragon Has Some Complaints!
Thank you all for being patient with me. You’re probably aware how profoundly sick I was for several months there, and the road to recovery ...
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Good thing I like math and strategy, because I'm doing both nonstop. Additional Qs I ask: - Will it be crowded? - Will it be loud / haveflashing lights? - How far do I have to drive? - Is there parking nearby? - Do I have anything happening in the surrounding days? - How much will I have to speak?
Chronic Illness Humor@chronicillness.bsky.social · 2mo ago
This was such a fun first contact story! Nice and short, and perfect for a warm summer day to transport your mind somewhere cool.
D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · 2mo agoLovely praise for my SF ELLIPSES novella from @sbdivya.bsky.social "A lovely story of first contact that takes some unexpected twists and turns - full of lush biology, tense survival, empathy, and friendship."—S.B. Divya, award-winning author of RUNTIME, MACHINEHOOD, and MERU | LOKA (The Alloy Era)
I made a button at the local pride event! (I’m pronoun agnostic, but zie/zir is my favorite) #pride #pridemonth 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
