Tim Chawaga

@timchawaga.bsky.social

Spec fic writer and lobbyist for Utz Party Mix. Stories in Interzone and Escape Pod, Clarion West '19, rep: Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky, He/him 🇺🇦🇦🇷 SALVAGIA forthcoming from Diversion Books Aug 12! https://linktr.ee/timchawaga

okay i should probably do promo in the shadow of the banger: if you’re in NYC may 9th and want to hear some weird fiction from the sort of minds that bring you Poasts, and also other minds, check out ON DISPLAY. 6-8pm 1000 Dean st. BYOB.

Flyer for On Display: a reading of short speculative fiction about surveillance and being observed. Greyscale painting by Kate Bancroft of glasses with eyes resting on an open book. Readers: Seth Dickinson, Isabel J. Kim, Monique Laban, A. T. Greenblatt, Tim Chawaga, Louis Evans. At The Gallery, May 9th, 6-8pm, 1000 Dean St. #410, Brooklyn, NY. byob.

Friends! Thrilled to announce that my novelette "The Snatchers" is out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!!! It's a sci-fi horror satire and a reimagining of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers". What if everyone in the world turned into one person: the Leader? Would that be enough to fix everything?

The Snatchers - Uncanny Magazine

Out in the great expanse of cosmos, little seeds float. They have been drifting for billions of years in the cold darkness of space from one planet to the other, driven by the need for survival and pr...

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Available today -- my story, "Tatterdemalion" -- a folktale from a totalitarian fantasy world that of course has nothing to do or any connection at all with current events in any way, just good ol harmless escapism yes sir

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In a folktale from Alak, a dreamy good-for-nothing young woman seeking excitement discovers a life of adventures may not be what she expected. Be careful what you wish for! "Tatterdemalion" by @michaelcisco.bsky.social is out now! Art by Raven Jiang Edited by @annvandermeer.bsky.social

Hugo noms close Saturday! As you're casting your ballots, I'd be honored if you considered my debut collection. While there's no Best Collection category for the Hugos, a number of individual works in Tell Me Yours (+ others I pubbed in 2025) are eligible in the Novelette and Short Story categories.

Holding my debut story collection Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine (yellow cover, pink text, brown rabbits around the edges) above a large monstera. Gauzy curtains and other potted plants are in the background.