Tia Tashiro
@tiatashiro.bsky.social
3 cups writing + 2 cups neuro + 1 tsp of optimism, bake at 400°. Multiracial SFF author, words in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Apex | Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon, Astounding finalist | co-EIC of Wyrmhole Magazine | she/her tiatashiro.com
At LA Worldcon at the moment! This is what I'll be up to, drop by if you're at the con! - Fri 9am: Don't Show Your Story, Tell It! - Fri 7:30pm: Table Talk - Sat 12:20pm: Reading - Sun 8am: Stroll with the Stars - Sun 1:30pm: The Short Arc: Hugo Best Short Story Finalists
Delighted to be in this, and the TOC looks fantastic! Preorders open now :D
Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 3d agoI'm excited to share that The Best Science Fiction of the Year: 2025 anthology will be published by Wyrm Publishing in November. Full details on my blog: neil-clarke.com/next-install...
mock book cover 📚 aka an excuse to draw athena and her owls i couldn't come up with a good title though
Thrilled to share that my time traveler story about love and loneliness, “Time Is An Ocean” (originally in @strangehorizons.bsky.social) was podcast by @wilwheaton.net! Absolutely floored by this narration and all the cool ambient details. So happy to see these characters come to life again.
“Time is an Ocean” by Angela Liu
Podcast Episode · It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton · August 12 · 40m
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Just listened to/read @tiatashiro.bsky.social 's “Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler” read by @katercakes.bsky.social from @clarkesworldmagazine.com 236 (May 2026). Another amazing heart-felt story. Beautiful. clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_05_26/
Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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And now that I'm back home, it's time to break out the reminder that we are in the midst of a subscription drive to increase staff and contributor pay to celebrate our 20th anniversary issue in October. Subscribe here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Psyched for Worldcon this year! I'll be on a few panels, hosting a table talk, and more :)
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 3w agoOne of the rising stars of SFF, we're very pleased to welcome @tiatashiro.bsky.social as a featured participant at LAcon V! She is a multiracial science fiction and fantasy writer hailing from the Pacific Northwest.
The Hugo Awards voting deadline is TODAY at noon, PT!
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 4w agoDon’t forget to cast your vote for the 2026 Hugo Awards! Did you know that voting on the entire Hugo Awards ballot is NOT required? Do you know films and video games, but not novels? Do you love art and graphic stories, but haven't read the novellas?
Delighted to announce I'm now represented by the wonderful Cameron McClure at the Donald Maass Literary Agency :D
In 2026 #Hugo short story nominee MISSING HELEN by @tiatashiro.bsky.social, a woman's ex-husband is marrying her younger clone. Flashbacks review their relationship and her decision to be cloned. Wonderful narrative twist. Read it here! clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/ #Books #BookSky
Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Eliane did a wonderful reading of her great story! Check out her rendition of "Restoration" :D
Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · last mo.First we have @tiatashiro.bsky.social reading her Hugo-nominated "Missing Helen," following @elianeboey.bsky.social reading her timely "Restoration." (2/?) youtu.be/fxt3V6iussM
INCOMING: The 2nd part of the TOC for our new anthology project! Behold the novelettes! There is a lot of exciting material here from authors you know and love and some new names too! Stay tuned for updates! Follow & back us @ kck.st/4wtYJ6X in bio #SFF #booksky
Really looking forward to this, should be a good time!
Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis week, fan favorite Eliane Boey returns—and Tia Tashiro makes her Story Hour debut! Tia will read her Hugo-, Locus- and Sturgeon-nominated “Missing Helen.” Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @elianeboey.bsky.social @tiatashiro.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
WE ARE LIVE! Help us have a great first day? We REALLY want to make this SFF anthology work & start a new annual SFF Best Of series! Head to locusmag.com/anthology (link in bio) to get a pledge in! Be a part of something special! #BacktheBook Sharing helps us tremendously:)
A wonderful story about the weight of expectation from @tiatashiro.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚💙 🤖📚🪐📚
Leavetaking - Uncanny Magazine
Kate was cursed by her cousin on his deathbed to never stay. She and her cousin Bo didn’t hate each other—far from it. They’d grown up together: same small farming town in the inland northwest, popula...
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Loved this @tiatashiro.bsky.social story in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social , about processing complications of home and emotional legacy: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/leav...
Leavetaking - Uncanny Magazine
Kate was cursed by her cousin on his deathbed to never stay. She and her cousin Bo didn’t hate each other—far from it. They’d grown up together: same small farming town in the inland northwest, popula...
uncannymagazine.com
Listened to "Leavetaking" by @tiatashiro.bsky.social in the car after dropping my wife at the airport this morning. Another completely different masterpiece by Tia. Very moving and compelling story. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/leav...
Leavetaking - Uncanny Magazine
Kate was cursed by her cousin on his deathbed to never stay. She and her cousin Bo didn’t hate each other—far from it. They’d grown up together: same small farming town in the inland northwest, popula...
uncannymagazine.com
New story in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social today! "Leavetaking" is about an itinerant young woman seeking to break the curse that keeps her on the road—and reckon with the memory of the cousin that cursed her. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/leav...
Leavetaking - Uncanny Magazine
Kate was cursed by her cousin on his deathbed to never stay. She and her cousin Bo didn’t hate each other—far from it. They’d grown up together: same small farming town in the inland northwest, popula...
uncannymagazine.com
Thank you, Cabo Verde, for one of the greatest matches I've ever seen. Thank you for putting respect on the names of all the so-called minnows in the World Cup. Thank you for bringing the heart and the fun and the joy of football to the world. See you in the semis next time.
New story up at GNS: A thousand years ago, a man became a god. Now, the king sends his daughter to die three times in hopes to wake as something new & dreadful. Read “The Last God of Talam Dor” by M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/the-last-god-of-talam-dor/
The Last God of Talam Dor - GigaNotoSaurus
Content Warning: religiously motivated ableism and homophobia, both internalized and external; self-harm; and depictions of ritual sacrifice including drowning, hanging, and burning, not very graphic....
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Just read Redemption in Indigo by @drkarenlord.bsky.social and wow, what a total delight of a book. Loved it!
I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In MISSING HELEN by @tiatashiro.bsky.social a woman's ex-husband is marrying her younger clone. Flashbacks review their relationship and her cloning decision. Wonderful narrative twist! Read it at clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/ #BookSky
Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
You're going to love this story: "Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler" by @tiatashiro.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_05_26
Archaeological Evidence for the Time Traveler by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Clarkesworld consistently publishes amazing SFF short fiction and does it with incredible commitment to authors, staff, and quality—seriously worth subscribing to support all the magazine does!
Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 3mo agoBetween now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
new story day :^) this one is about a violinist who turns to a novel treatment after her hands are damaged in a car crash, and also the unexpected side effects (friendship) clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_06_26/
The Potential Side Effects of Roleplay Stimulation Therapy by Claire Jia-Wen
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 3mo agoThe June issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by Carrie Vaughn, Claire Jia-Wen, Rebecca Campbell, Pan Haitian, Anne Wilkins, Samantha Murray, and Damián Neri. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_237 Subscriptions available at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
