OK, humbling problem to have, but due to overwhelming demand (seriously!) subs are RE-OPENED on the website for The Monstrous & The Divine for one week only! If you missed the deadline due to timezones or any other reason, get it in by Friday AUG 7th! www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology-su...

To everyone who submitted to The Monstrous & The Divine, THANK YOU. We have once again topped 200+ subs for this book, which shows how much talent is out there writing sapphic stories. We are deep in the review process now and will have it more narrowed down by the end of August! (Send Coffee!)

Backed. Hell yes. I bought all of last year's books. kickstarter.com/projects/davering/the-neon-hemlock-novella-series-volume-seven

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

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Of course we love this. Why wouldn't we love this? Can't wait to be in it.

Queer Speculative Fiction@queerspecfic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1. This account is new, follows more people than follow it back, and would like to introduce itself properly. queerspeculativefiction.org is a free monthly catalogue of new queer speculative fiction, researched by hand, with the representation detail publishers increasingly leave off the cover. 🧵

I just backed this. Neon Hemlock's seventh novella series is close to its goal, and $100 gets you every ebook they publish this year. A year of queer books for roughly nine dollars a book. kickstarter.com/projects/davering/the-neon-hemlock-novella-series-volume-seven

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

kickstarter.com

I suspect no one who doesn’t already have a submission underway is starting now, but just as a reminder, our subs close midnight July 31! For everyone who has already submitted, we are so grateful. The range and depth of stories is amazing, and we ticked off almost everything on our bucket list!

Scylla Publishing@scyllapublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is NOT a drill. We have less than 2 weeks left in our submission period for The Monstrous & The Divine! Hit us with your re-imagined sapphic goddesses and monsters from existing mythology! Go wild :) #sapphicwriting #submissions #mythology www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology

Yes. This.

Elizabeth Bear@matociquala.bsky.social · last wk.

You'll get-- my em- dashes when-- you pry-- --them-- from my cold-- ---dead--- Keyboard.

This is NOT a drill. We have less than 2 weeks left in our submission period for The Monstrous & The Divine! Hit us with your re-imagined sapphic goddesses and monsters from existing mythology! Go wild :) #sapphicwriting #submissions #mythology www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology

To bring the artistic vision of this book to life, and to boost compensation to the editors, we are running a Backerkit for "The Monstrous & The Divine" in September with some great Scylla extras TBA! Sign up to be notified when the crowdfunding push goes live. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

I’m launching a smol Kickstarter for “The Ritual,” my sapphic, tarot-based solo TTRPG about blind love, power dynamics and the seductive danger of ambition — and you can sign up RIGHT NOW! If you love delicious queer drama and The Green Knight with Dev Patel, this is For You™️. bit.ly/3R84RTh

Coming soon: The Ritual: A Sapphic, Tarot-Based Solo TTRPG

AKA "The Shadow Mommy Project," originally created for Fistful of Crits' Romantasy TTRPG Jam!

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We are almost down to the final fortnight for this submission window! Got something for us? Don’t forget to send it in!

Scylla Publishing@scyllapublishing.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our editor @faerywhimsy.bsky.social has written her Month Two subs roundup for The Monstrous & The Divine! Come and have a look at what we have, and what we're still looking for. Subs must close July 31, 2026! #queerwriting #smallpress www.scyllapublishing.com/adivineblog/...

Share and sign if you agree and you’re a member of the Australian speculative fiction community.

Alan Baxter@alanbaxter.bsky.social · 4w ago

If you're not on Meta (understandable) the letter is also on my website. Email me or message here to add your name. Thanks!

Five living writers that you've read five books by each: Lois McMaster Bujold Nicola Griffith Tanya Huff Sarah Waters Elizabeth Moon (and yeah, there's lots more)

Speculative Insight journal@speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 4w ago

Five living writers that you've read five books by each: Alastair Reynolds Lois McMaster Bujold Tansy Rayner Roberts Angela Slatter Garth Nix (the list goes on, obvs)

Our editor @faerywhimsy.bsky.social has written her Month Two subs roundup for The Monstrous & The Divine! Come and have a look at what we have, and what we're still looking for. Subs must close July 31, 2026! #queerwriting #smallpress www.scyllapublishing.com/adivineblog/...

Every small press has this nightmare scenario in the backs of our minds. Sharing for reach, and solidarity, and just because we are pissed off good people in our community went through this. #smallpress #queerwriting @bonabooks.bsky.social let us all know if there’s ways we can support you.

Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼@bonabooks.bsky.social · 4w ago

Silence is the wrong response. That’s why today we are publishing ‘The Machines Are Coming For Your Masthead”, a report on our experiences, small press publishing in the age of AI. Read the blog. Download the report. Share your thoughts - we want to hear them. (20/20 - fin)

Picked up "One Message Remains" from @premeemohamed.com and "Call and Response" from @seraph76.bsky.social from this pile, and I'm... still processing how good they were. Of all the awards available out there right now in speculative fiction, this is one I always watch.

Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com · last mo.

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

Later today we're sending sneak story peeks and character art from the "Who Am I?" anthology coming out in September exclusively to our newsletter list! Sign up if you'd like to be in on the know... www.scyllapublishing.com/newsletter #sapphicwriting

shoutout to Joan Chen for going from being the straight mom of a lesbian in Saving Face to the lesbian mom of a straight girl in Montreal, Ma Belle — who is the director bold enough to give her a role where she’s a lesbian with a lesbian daughter

This is… so good.

Seanan McGuire@seananmcguire.bsky.social · last mo.

A DIVIDED DUTY, the 20th--20th! How did we get here?--October Daye book, comes out on September 29th! We are currently running a super-awesome pre-order campaign for independent bookstores, and in the interests of convincing you to order a copy, I am going to recap the series in poetic form.

Scylla will be participating in #smallpitch again! Pitches are open to all unagented authors in all categories/genres - however, we will obviously only be looking for sapphic specfic! It's happening on JULY 13-19, 2026! @smallpitch.org

My sapphic Dark Urban Fantasy debut. Cover reveal coming soon… out November through @scyllapublishing.bsky.social - #queerwriters #amediting

A DIVIDED DUTY is available for pre-order now from @bookshop.org or another store near you (like @brick-mortar.bsky.social, where you can get it SIGNED and get a SHINY SPECIAL PIN).

👀🎉 We've got some VERY exciting news and a slightly different kind of acquisition announcement! From 1st July, Solaris will have a new home @profilebooks.bsky.social ! Hop over to @thebookseller.com for the exclusive announcement! www.thebookseller.com/news/profile...

WHY AREN'T YOU DEAD YET? ARCs are now available on Netgalley! Do as Snoop Dog says and DROP it like it's hot: D-ownload it R-ead it O-h my god this book is great, I should... P-ost about it online 😉 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #booksky #dystopian #ARCs #disability

ella t. holmes (wizard)@ellatholmes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🔥COVER REVEAL🔥 'Why Aren't You Dead Yet?' features 16 stories, 1 essay, and a bunch of internal artwork! ❓️Authors who are #CrippingDystopia can we please get a hint about what your story is about? Add it to your TBR on GoodReads and StoryGraph now. Links Below. #booksky #authorsky

Bought! Reading this weekend :) so excited. And if you love this, another Goatskin story is featuring in our “Who Am I? Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose” anthology releasing in September! Congrats @brynhammond.bsky.social !

Bryn Hammond@brynhammond.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My new Goatskin novella is out now amgalant.com/out-now-what... Goatskin's tales are sword & sorcery in a Mongol-world setting. In this adventure: yak nomads, were-beasts, two loves, revolution. In digital and paperback from the Brackenbury Books shop newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-tag/...

Oh hello. Awesomeness calling. #queerwriters #booksky

ShinyFluff@shinyfluffdnd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Morning! I’m really liking this cool Nigerian fantasy The Bone River by @nkereuwxm.bsky.social It has a sapphic magical monster-hunting mercenary that operates between the two worlds of magical warriors and regular people. There’s death magic and river beings and impossible to find occult shops.

For those who might not have caught it, The Arcanist is open for ⚔️Sword & Sorcery👈 Literary Fantasy for the month of June magazine.thearcanist.net/submissions

Submissions | The Literary Fantasy Magazine

We consider submissions for three publications: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, Mordschlag Sword and Sorcery, and Arcanist Online. We publish excellent Fantasy.

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On this, the 6th day of our Queer Holy Month of Pride, I'd like to share some queer book resources! 🌈📚 First off, I've been creating/curating queer adult SFF lists since 2019. The latest has links back to all of the previous lists:

2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…

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"You are afraid of the border places. You are afraid of the fork in the road." Shortlisted for Best Horror (and authors @mkhardywrites.com 's for Best Newcomer) at the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Awards, meet Scottish sapphic gothic THE NEEDFIRE! Buy now: https://geni.us/needfirePB

Someone I read today called @clclark.bsky.social the “patron saint of sword lesbians”. Accurate. I’ve never pre-ordered a book faster. OMG. Come ON August! Look at this cover!? Like…wow. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this book my whole life.