meagan kane
@spocksbrain.bsky.social
writer, mpls enjoyer, & professional pulp apologist. stories published in pseudopod, baffling, adventitious, ffo. but captain, what would could they possibly want with spock's brain? List of work available/upcoming: https://mkanewrites.com/
Violet Lichen is NOW OPEN to novella queries until June 30th! 🌱🍄 We're seeking speculative and literary ecofiction and sci-fi between 30-45k words. We look forward to reading your work! Read Full Submission Guidelines: violetlichen.com/submissions/ Query Portal: querytracker.net/query/Violet...
🧵 … Hey all … I’m in search of story sources who’d want to interview for an upcoming feature about trans folks who’ve moved from red states to blue ones, especially since the last presidential election. Signal boosts appreciated.
Under a Malevolent Eye collects eight horror and Weird fiction stories that explore how our lives fall apart under inescapable surveillance. You can request a FREE ebook copy in exchange for an honest review over on BookSirens! #horrorfiction #weirdfiction booksirens.com/book/XB6IXSB...
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Any indies have SF/F/Horror books coming out in July? I'm building next month's new release post, and there's room for new titles! You can submit the book info using the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #writingcommunity #writesky
Have you observed or protested Federal operations? Know your rights and defend them.
I’ve got a drabble in this one! Check it out!
A Coup of Owls Press | Summer Nights OUT NOW!@acoupofowls.bsky.social · 2mo agoIs there anything worse than a blank mind in front of an equally blank page Summer issue is LIVE feat Solape Adetutu Adeyemi, Bec McKenzie @camdenscorner.bsky.social Nivara Lune @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social @lisacai.bsky.social Kelly Murashige @spocksbrain.bsky.social acoupofowls.com/2026/06/15/s...
Going to be at @4thstreetfantasy.bsky.social this weekend! Will be on the second panel of the con—“Lords of Misrule (UNMASK! UNMASK!): Masquerades, Carnivals, and Masking”—in which I hope to talk about both Bakhtin and Kamen Rider, hopefully in the same sentence.
I'm putting together quarterly lists of forthcoming SFFH books published by small presses. I do my best to find the info but I can't possibly know every press or release, so I have a submission form. Please share broadly with small pubs, authors, and everyone & their dog so I don't miss a release 👇
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Small Press New Releases Starting July 2026, we will put together quarterly lists of forthcoming small press books. For now, we only list science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but hope to expand to…
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I hope our collective memory of Klob’s wrongs isn’t as short as it felt the memory of Walz’s was. That man called the national guard on my city like. How many times? But it felt like we were all supposed to be cool w it in 2024.
Amazing watching someone squander easy pandering to a vast amnt of her constituents (“ICE is bad! Boo!” V easy) to appeal to only the richest in wealth and poorest in spirit Minnesotans out there. What a miserable excuse of a politician. What a fucking waste of time. Shame on her.
Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com · 2mo agoI joined Mayor Busse & Chief Hodges in Bloomington to highlight how the city is leading the way on public safety. Programs like Pathways to Policing are helping recruit future officers & strengthen community trust. I'll keep supporting law enforcement with the resources they need to keep us safe.
For this Caribbean Heritage Month, check out a collection I put together last year Composed of most of my works that I consider TropiWeird, I also curated the table of contents to reflect how immigrant sentiment has worsened over time kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
A Series of Hauntings: Un Combo TropiWeird by KYR_1066
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On Wednesday, we are holding public hearings on 3 major ordinances protecting our 2SLGBTQIA+ community! Including a safe haven for gender-affirming & intersex care, inclusive language in city code, & starting the pathway to remove outdated bathhouse restrictions with history tied to homophobia. 1/
Jason Chavez@jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride Month, we’re excited to announce the Pride in Policy legislative package with @aishaforward10.com and @aurinmpls.bsky.social! This is a set of ordinances, policies and directives to staff that ensure the City supports and protects our 2SLGBTQIA+ community. 1/
The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us publishing in 2027 is finally here! You can find the fund drive at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Some changes have arrived this time around though. Read the thread to learn more.
Are you a queer author? Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey? Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️🌈 Full details here: sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritingg...
LGBT+ Writers Grant
Since 2023, Sliced Up Press have offered a small grant to encourage horror writing from queer authors & poets. There are no set requirements for what you can & can’t use the grant for…
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Alright I've done my due diligence, and my current count for the Q1-Q2 publishing period is 57 titles. I know it's an undercount! If you're a transfeminine author who's published a book between January 1st and June 30th in ANY GENRE, and your book isn't on this list, please let me know!!!! ⬇️
New & Upcoming Releases
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS: If you would like to have your book listed on the page, you should send the following information to info@thetransfemininereview.com for us to add it to the page: Author Nam…
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I'm so excited to be in this anthology. My Operation Metro Surge Minneapolis story was terrifically hard to write, but I'm proud of how it turned out. Hope to make you all screamingly anxious sometime soon! You can preorder the ppb here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/unde...
Under a Malevolent Eye paperback (PREORDER: Out August 18th) | Cursed Morsels Press
A plague of eyes descends upon a fascist-occupied city. After a woman gets an illegal abortion, her period-tracking app threatens to turn her in. A government agent becomes dangerously obsessed with t...
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Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2mo agoCOVER REVEAL AND PREORDER ANNOUNCEMENT! Under a Malevolent Eye, our surveillance horror and Weird fiction anthology, comes out August 18th. You can preorder it from our store using the links in this thread. But first thing's first--check out @spicycloaca.bsky.social's fabulous cover design!
Strange Horizons is moving off kickstarter and onto BackerKit. This has delayed our fundraiser launch by about a week. Won't you join us? Here's our prelaunch page: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser
From Strange Horizons - Get Ready for Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser
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To chime in as a Minneapolitan: whistles made a huge difference (and still do, ICE is still kidnapping people here, just at a slower pace). But what really helped was the pre-existing neighborhood groups from the summer of 2020, so get yourself whistle kits and start talking to your neighbors *now*
Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2mo agoReminder: as ICE just got $70 billion more (fuck ICE), we are still sending out whistles to anyone who wants them. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
The most visible form of Minnesota resistance to ICE was the swarms of people whistling and watching and following agents in their cars. But the mutual aid groups keeping immigrant families afloat have become more necessary than ever. @brycecovert.bsky.social reports. prospect.org/2026/06/10/i...
The ICE Occupation of Minneapolis Is Still Wreaking Economic Carnage - The American Prospect
Many immigrants forced into hiding are still unable to work and facing rent hikes. Aid money is drying up.
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I'm interested in talking to trans feminine poets about barriers to access in publishing & how we might be able to help bridge the gap through policy change, programming, writing support. participants will be paid $25. if you'd be open to talking via zoom/email, drop me a line at wim@kithbooks.com
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V. Astor Solomon@howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 2mo agoSince it's Pride month, I wanted to bring this up again. I'm a trans person trying to get the money to cover moving fees so I can get out of Florida and to a safer city. I've got some already, but any more help at all will be appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/help-vale-...
For Pride, you can preorder my & @cypayseur.bsky.social's favorite queer speculative stories of 2025! There have been many discussions lately about how queer publishing in the US is being squeezed from all directions. Pls support this ONGOING series & make sure it *remains* ongoing 💕 It matters!
We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025 edited by Bogi Takács & Charles Payseur (Pre-Order) — neon hemlock
We’re Here 2025 is edited by Bogi Takács & series editor Charles Payseur of Quick Sip Reviews . An 8” x 5” book. ~275 pages. To be published Fall 2026. We’re Here 2025 includes the f...
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Here's my latest weird micro fiction, please enjoy. 🙏
Night Shades ⏾@nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Whenever Tammy is alone, she collapses to the ground, head thunking against the pavement or carpet or wooden slats.” new today from @spocksbrain.bsky.social www.nightshadesmag.com/breathe-out-...
brass solidarity band performing at george floyd square on the 6th anniversary of his murder by the minneapolis police department
So!! Grief Eater is out on Monday!! (Tuesday for the US, sorry, we beat you to it!) (Also if you haven’t seen my cover, holy shit, thank you Dante Luiz 🖤) I’d love to answer some questions, please AMA 🥰
We’re hiring a fiction editor to join our team! In this role, you’ll be: 👉 Reading fiction submissions during reading periods 👉 Editing selected submissions to a high standard & supporting authors throughout the publication process And more! Read on & apply www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/
Men, masc folks of twin cities … if you’re cleaning out closets and drawers this weekend. Donation drop off locations in their bio:
Sanctuary Supply Depot@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur capacity to sort new clothes donations is pretty low right now but if you specifically have masc pants PLEASE bring them to one of our drop-off locations. Every other clothing resource organizer I've talked to has this issue too, there are just not enough masc pants ever 😭
please help minneapolis build its horror small press mecha; soon there will be enough to combine into an even larger form, perhaps one with a sword.
Ghoulish Books@ghoulish.bsky.social · 3mo agoGhoulish Books (the small press) will be relocating to Minnesota this summer, and we could use some extra $$$ help with moving costs. Anything you can spare is appreciated, thank you! ko-fi.com/interrobangb...
