Guan Un
@thisisguan.bsky.social
Aurelias-nominated writer of speculative short stories. Words in Levar Burton Reads, Year’s Best Fantasy and many more. Australian/Chinese via Malaysia. Sentence enthusiast. Dumplingmancer. Look at you all mythicalogical.
Melburnians! Join me on Thursday 20 August, as part of the National Science Week. @meerkatpress.bsky.social www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/Wh...
Art, science and speculative fiction with Eugen Bacon
Join fiction writer Eugen Bacon for a talk about how science and storytelling work together.
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Textes from Sisyphus: UGH You are not goinge to BELIEVE what just happenid AGAYNE 🪨
Speculative short story people! Has anyone read any recent thoughts on the craft of writing speculative short stories, especially in e.g. introductions, speeches, etc, where they might not be easily findable?
Subscriptions help keep magazines like Small Wonders alive! If you'd like to find other venues to support, check out @sffmagazines.bsky.social! And if you haven't subscribed to us yet, we'd love to have you on board! store.smallwondersma...
HONEYEATER is on the Lord Mayor's People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award shortlist! It's an amazing list — please check it out and, if you're in Australia, PLEASE consider voting! bwf.org.au/queensland-l...
Preorders are now open for ECO25: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction! Please support our little imprint and this series by preordering -- it makes a huge difference to the success of the books. And you get 30% off the price ✨🦋🌿
Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · last wk.The ecofiction season is upon us! 🌸🐛🌟 The next installment in our annual ECO anthology series is available for preorder NOW! Click the link below and grab your copy of ECO25: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION today! 🌱📚🌙 www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Nobody particularly needs my take on the Odyssey or the subsequent takes on the take, but ... it's really fun to talk about art? And poetry? And what things mean? And how they're depicted?
So, what have I been up to all month long? The One-Page RPG Jam 2026 that's what! I finally finished my project: "Y/N", a TTRPG of live, competitive fanfiction to get folks reading short fiction! It's free/PWYW, PDF downloads, with color, B&W, and text-only options. I hope you enjoy!
Y / N by Catherine Tavares
A self-insert TTRPG to help you discover and immerse yourself in stories!
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We are thrilled to reveal the cover art for our summer issue #36, coming out in August! More here: www.orions-belt.net/issues Cover Art “SUN II” by David Alvàrez, with design by @ashsmash.bsky.social. To subscribe & read it as soon as it’s released, & support our work: bit.ly/orionsbelt-patreon
Ever felt that you're running low on ideas, either at the start or in the middle of a story? I have some nifty tricks to never run out of ideas (and in a way, rewire your brain to always be spinning up ideas) Come join me as we play with some idea-mashing journaling prompts! tinyurl.com/4e57zhh8
Single-Session: Sid Jain teaches The Charged Field: How Writers Build
Just in time for our busy drafting season, this class is perfect for the writer looking for new ways to cultivate story ideas! Every story starts with an idea, and accumulates new ideas with every sen...
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Delighted to say that my story "Painted Surfaces" has been translated into Portuguese, thanks to Camilla Bazzanella. Which means it's now available in Portuguese, English and Estonian!
Superfícies Pintadas
Escrito por Guan Un | Traduzido por Camilla Bazzanella
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This story by @thisisguan.bsky.social has lived in my head since I first read it, which may be a bad thing…
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 3w agoIf you're reading this, it's already too late. You might as well embrace it and read all of "Take Root" by Guan Un. Trust us. It's fine.
For the Sydneysiders—I have been remiss in saying that I will be the featured reader at the Open Mic for the Willoughby Literary Festival this Sunday. Come hear me read! Lots of other speculative and lit sessions through the day as well.
Open mic session with featured reader Guan Un
Enjoy readings by writer Guan Un, then take the stage to share your own work.
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For the Sydneysiders—I have been remiss in saying that I will be the featured reader at the Open Mic for the Willoughby Literary Festival this Sunday. Come hear me read! Lots of other speculative and lit sessions through the day as well.
Open mic session with featured reader Guan Un
Enjoy readings by writer Guan Un, then take the stage to share your own work.
libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
It's release day for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS! Garrodigh is a wild dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. But what's waiting for him up there is far stranger than he imagines. I'm so proud of my dragon for finally escaping into the world!
The Dragon Has Some Complaints
Check out The Dragon Has Some Complaints - <b>"The dragon may have some complaints, but readers won't. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswell's characteristic blend of te...
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Just a heads up! @khoreo.bsky.social is 5 days from the end of their kickstarter and the mag hasn't funded. L pointed out last month that if we want nice things, we have to communicate that via dollars. Let's retain this important magazine! khōréō Year 6 www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
khōréō: Year 6
Help us sustain and grow an award-winning magazine of speculative fiction and migration!
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📩New Edge Sword & Sorcery magazine opens for submissions soon!📆 ✍️ Subs open on August 1st, run for the entire month, and we are hoping to buy more stories than ever before! Learn more here 👉️ newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/
Submissions – New Edge Sword & Sorcery
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Reload muskets. Rally the troops. Fight to unify Japan. Thousand Arrows is back in print with @evilhat.bsky.social! The TTRPG of samurai warfare and drama, powered by the Apocalypse, returns with revised text and layout. Get Thousand Arrows in PoD and PDF on 21 July! evilhat.com/thousand-arr...
Thousand Arrows launching soon! - Evil Hat Productions
On July 21, 2026 James Mendez Hodes and Evil Hat Productions are re-releasing Thousand Arrows in PDF and POD formats! It is the sixteenth century. All Japan is at war. The gallant cavaliers of eras pa...
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@okosunreads.bsky.social was in a serious accident with her family a short while ago. She and her family are lucky to be alive. But they'll need help during their recovery. If you want to help out, you can contribute to this Go Fund Me. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Ehi and family during a tough time!, organized by Friends and Fam
Hi everyone, We're starting this campaign to help our dear friend,… Friends and Fam needs your support for Support for Ehi and family during a tough time!
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All right, I’ve kept quiet for a bit because of real life crap, but come on guys. Our KS is moving at a snail's pace, and we can do better. And I’m not just saying this because I’m the marketing director of @khoreo.bsky.social, or because khōréō is my ride or die fam (which they are, ALWAYS)
khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...
hello friends ~ for disability pride month reading, may i humbly offer: bookshop.org/p/books/thes...
These Deathless Shores
Check out These Deathless Shores - <b>Gorgeous and devastating, P. H. Low's debut fantasy is a richly reimagined tale of Captain Hook's origin, a story of cruelty, magic, lost innocence, and the indel...
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If you're going to Readercon, I'll be reading with a few other fine folks ( @spacevalkyries.bsky.social @kmveohongs.bsky.social @ph-low.com @granades.com ). Here's the link to add to your schedule: schedule.readercon.org/id/c9252050-...
peptalks.ashsmash.com/ugliness-par... Latest pep talk—and news. Lots of appearances and a publication this time around. Threading specific events and links below:
Ugliness. Part 2: Ugliness is human
Work must ugly before it gets good.
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Slightly astonished to say I made the Wigleaf longlist with "Sorrow for Youth" in @astrolabe.ooo! Congrats to all who made the lists, and thanks to the editorial team!
Sudha Balagopal@sudhab.bsky.social · last mo.Clang the bells! The @wigleaf.bsky.social Long List and Top 50 list is up www.wigleaf.com.🎈 Special thanks to Guest Selecting Editor, @andrewporter01.bsky.social. Gratitude also to our team who spent countless hours reading. And big 🙏 to Scott Garson without whom this list wouldn't exist! 🌷🌷
I figured out my @romancingthevote.com item! I always get asked about copyediting. Here's your chance to see how the sausage is made. One hour, your words, and I'll show you how to set up a workflow that'll make your life - and your future CE's life - easier. www.32auctions.com/organization...
1-Hour Copyedit Ride Along
Auction item '1-Hour Copyedit Ride Along' hosted online at 32auctions.
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The Serpent Called Mercy has been selected as an Editor’s Pick Best Deal. Don’t miss out on this chance to grab an award-winning fantasy for $2.99 only until June 26! It’s never been cheaper! amzn.to/4uUgJpQ
