Tom Hunter
@tomhunter.bsky.social
Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Award book prize / Comms & Marketing / Mostly a personal account (mostly). beacons.ai/clarkeaward
Our fascination with artificial life began long before computers — or even electricity — existed…
‘If we don’t like it, we’ll kill it. If we love it, we’ll marry it’ — why humanity has always had a complicated relationship with AI
The authors of Myth-Made Machines explain how ancient myths and science fiction shaped our hopes and fears about today’s AI.
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Happy book birthday to us! The latest anthology of writing craft essays edited by Richard V. Hirst and myself is out today from Dead Ink! Writing the Real focuses on creative non-fiction. Out now wherever you buy books - or direct from Dead Ink below: deadinkbooks.com/products/wri...
On pre-order, Sophia McDougall's hilarious Mars Evacuees is back in the UK at last. Your kids will love this. wizardstowerpress.co...
Fantastic news!
S. Worthen @sworthen.bsky.social · 2d agoVery proud of the Science Fiction Collections at the University of Liverpool receiving this status - Tom and the team at the university have worked really hard for this. It is well-earned for the national & international significance of the collections! news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/08/a...
OK, yesterday I Did The Thing, today I Announce The Thing. I have moved Ymestyn, my practice program for Welsh leaners, to a new platform and am launching a brand new module for Canolradd 1/1&2 learners to help you fully learn the grammar and vocab. Sign up here: ymestyn.cymru/register/ind...
Some scams are easier to spot than others. That said, we get these semi-regularly and they are only getting more focused and custom-tailored, so be careful writers! And, no, we didn’t reply, but it was super-tempting.
New #WriterBeware blog post: The process of resolving disagreements between claimants in the Anthropic copyright settlement has begun, and there are...problems. A look at what's been reported to me, and advice on what to do. Whew. It's been a busy couple of days. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...
Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware
This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like this one: Upon accessing the portal (which doesn’t seem to have a formal name, so I...
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@2000ad.bsky.social @manmademoon.bsky.social this is a massive step forward if we get the BFI's support the sooner we'll get the film out through word of mouth. #2000AD #ScoFiSKY
Agree re work print, and fan of Alien 3 generally despite its (many well documented) flaws. But if you crave something even more terrifying than the alien, just check out any of the threads still trying to retcon how that Facehugger got onboard in the first place. Spoiler: studio, not Company
Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social · last wk.Fincher's work print of Alien 3 is quite good, much better than the mediocre theatrical cut. You can find his version in one of the big Aliens boxsets. (That said, I would still love to have seen Vincent Ward's "wooden planet" Alien 3)
🍾 Happy book publication day to Dave and Kelly! A fascinating odyssey through mankind’s enduring fascination with machine intelligence from myth to modern day. 🤖 Buy now & support indie bookshops 👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9798...
Even more convinced now the answer to pretty much anything in life is either ‘read more’ or ‘go for a walk’
Anna Vangala Jones@anniejowrites.bsky.social · last wk.writing tip: when in doubt, read
Don’t be any version of this person. Nuff said
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last wk.1. So, at the Worldcon this year there was a person who was going from panel to panel, bothering panelists by trying to get them to "collaborate" with them on a project and sliding the proposed project to them on a piece of paper. Folks, I cannot stress to you how obnoxious this sort of thing is.
Right. Going back to sleep for a few hours. It’s 5:30am here, but- Hooray! ROGUE TROOPER is coming home! whatson.bfi.org.uk/LFF/Online/d...
Rogue Trooper | BFI London Film Festival 2026
Duncan Jones brings the beloved 2000 AD comic strip to life with an all-guns-blazing sci-fi animation, about a soldier in a dystopian future who is sent on an impossible mission.
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Just delivered my talk on Author Care and Sustainability, in the same panel as Laura Jones-Rivera, colleague in publishing & research. A huge thanks to Jocelyn Hargrave at Derby Uni for the opportunity to discuss the world of small presses in this age of uncertainty💙 @publishingscotland.bsky.social
Publishing for All in an Age of Uncertainty
The Publishing Programme is holding an online two-day conference on 1–2 September 2026 to mark this ten-year anniversary, and to reflect on the sociocultural, economic and practical implications for t...
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Just booked tickets for this - sounds great! What will Fitzrovia, London be like in 2055? Blending storytelling and theatre, professional actors bring many futures to life with readings of speculative stories inspired by those who live, work and study in Fitzrovia.
7 Sept – live readings.
Fitzrovia Futures 2055 – Short Stories/Vivid Visions Monday 7th September, 6.30-8.30pm (doors open at 6) Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF Book Now…
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Recommended theatre 🎭 Have been to Southwark Playhouse a few times now and been really impressed with the productions and also a lovely space - well worth booking something to explore if you haven’t been! southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/...
Jane Eyre - Southwark Playhouse Elephant
John Caird and Paul Gordon's musical telling of Charlotte Brontë's revolutionary gothic romance makes its UK premiere.
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I really enjoyed Radiant Star - Leckie manages a layered story about politics, power and humanity that is wry and sharply observed. #SFF #booksky #Scifi
Review: Radiant Star gets a lot right about faith and politics
Radiant Star is Ann Leckie's latest Imperial Radch novel and like Translation State is largely adjacent to the Radch and their internal politics. In this particular story we're largely in an underground city covered over with ice and rock that was annexed by the Empire thirty years prior to the main timeline of the book (although there are moments of context setting that occur before that).
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"Remember that I have power; you believe yourself miserable, but I can make you so wretched that the light of day will be hateful to you. You are my creator, but I am your master;—obey!" Happy birthday, Mary Shelley.
Yes, this is happening!! Please plan to pre-order!
Wizard's Tower Press@wtpress.bsky.social · 2w agoAnd finally for today's flood of announcements, the new cover for Sophia McDougall's Mars Evacuees, which will go on pre-order next week. Please note that this one is UK only. For everywhere else the book is still in print from the original publishers. The book is Middle Grade #GoAllIn #Ymgolli
Agree with all of this thread, but especially this part!
Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2w ago10. We don't have to use the corporate methods used by the publishing industry. But we must also appreciate how that industry works; and if we want to be part of it, try not to blame it for how it works.
10. We don't have to use the corporate methods used by the publishing industry. But we must also appreciate how that industry works; and if we want to be part of it, try not to blame it for how it works.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, one of the early founders of sci-fi with Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818), was born 229 years ago today. She was only 20 when she wrote this legendary novel.
Brutalist nature. The Barbican Conservatory: one of my favourite places in London for its mix of urban green conquering the concrete. I’ll miss it when it closes, and hope the lengthy refurb keeps that aesthetic (with improved accessibility for all most welcome too!)
Not just Wolves... Broadcasting good news about ecology, habitat renewal & sustainability 🛰️ Maybe, just maybe, we can turn the hopeful world of our 2026 Clarke Award winner, WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN, into fact! #ShareGoodNewsToo Team 🐺
White-tailed eagles return to beauty spot after more than 200 years
Conservationists behind the scheme hope the new arrivals in Exmoor will further bolster the species' population
independent.co.uk
The paperback edition of my book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters. Now is out today! geni.us/BreakingMicWright
Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
Out now!
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New #WriterBeware blog post: Hey writers, more AI scams for you. You're welcome. writerbeware.blog/2026/08/28/p...
Production Companies, Literary Agents, Foreign Languages: AI-Driven Scams Continue to Morph - Writer Beware
When I first began reporting on the aggressive AI-driven email scams that have been plaguing the Inboxes of authors everywhere for well over a year now, they were limited to marketing scams offering supposedly expert “visibility” for writers and their books. In the year-plus since then, the scams have adapted and expanded in response toRead More
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A Bank Holiday Weekend is the perfect time to binge a complete series & we're here to enable this with a selection of Solaris Books! Under-the-radar favourites to Hugo Award-winning series from Premee Mohamed @natania.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social Rebecca Roanhorse & more! 1/9
A Christmas cartoon for the Guardian. Happy holidays, everyone!
