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Hi fam! The Audition doors for our Banned Books Week: Joy that Sustains Call closes tomorrow! Get those lovely WIPs polished and sent in! DON’T SELF REJECT!! :D

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Hey folks! Don’t forget Submissions must be ANONYMOUS or they will get rejected unread!

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My new phone case is splendidly decorated thanks to @margueritekenner.bsky.social and @alasdairstuart.com's generous gift of stickers 😁

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Is the world on fire? You bet! Did a write a short story for @mandatheginger.bsky.social, back a few kickstarters and sub to @castofwonders.org today? HECK YES, get out there and get creative people, don't let the world crush you, @tacobellquarterly.org would want you to.

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this wonderfully touching story by Rae A. Shell (@stonebird.bsky.social) was an absolute joy to narrate. thanks so much to @castofwonders.org for this wonderful STORY!! go read. or listen. it's incredible.

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Cast of Wonders 638: A Spell of Grief by @stonebird.bsky.social narrated by @kurellian.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/05/cast...

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ICYMI:

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Okay, a lot of people are expressing outrage about this, and I also feel outrage about this, but since everyone else has already expressed my feelings for me, I'm going to put on my Teacher of Analytical Thinking Pants and point out something important.

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Cast of Wonders 637: Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord by @catgeee.bsky.social narrated by Kaitlyn Zivanovich hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/04/cast...

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I am begging anyone with the ability to commission articles in my industry: let trans people write about what is happening to us right now.

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Announcing our call for submissions for Banned Books Week 2025 www.castofwonders.org/2025/04/anno...

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Cast of Wonders 636: Whatever Remains of the Dead Author: Lyndsey Silveira Narrator: Kara Grace Host: Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer: Jeremy Carter CW: Gun violence, aftermath of a school shooting, grief. This is a Cast of Wonders Original www.castofwonders.org/2025/04/cast...

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Catching up on Abbott Elementary. I can't believe how badly they're whiffing this book banning episode. Did they speak to a single school librarian? We have processes for a reason. I get that it's a sitcom, but usually they're more on top of it than this.

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Just keep in mind that these numbers are only what's reported to ALA. A lot of libraries do not report to OIF. In other words, it's worse than you realize. A lot worse.

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Hey, so it's National Library Week. You're going to see a lot of calls to get a library card and check out books. All well and good. But I'm going to ask you to do something a little more supportive: speak up.

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This was where I got my first short story break! WRITE EARLY, WRITE OFTEN!!!

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Announcing our call for submissions for Banned Books Week 2025 www.castofwonders.org/2025/04/anno...

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Submissions Window Updates: Banned Books Week: 15-31 May Flash Fiction: 1-14 July Young Authors: 1-31 August

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Stage 1 submissions for the Seasonal window are clear! All remaining stories are stage 2 :D Ive read them all. Some great stuff in there. As always now comes the REALLY hard part for the editorial team ^^ - Amy

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Hi Fam! Our editorial team has been hit with a round of ill health so the Banned Books Submission window is being pushed back & the submission schedule is being amended, we anticipate some time Friday for that to be released. Apologies if you’ve been trying to submit!

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Hi Fam! Our editorial team has been hit with a round of ill health so the Banned Books Submission window is being pushed back & the submission schedule is being amended, we anticipate some time Friday for that to be released. Apologies if you’ve been trying to submit!

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This #TransDayofVisibility we’ve collated a definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history. Almost 100 games by trans developers and/or with trans representation. Featuring games from: @deconstructeam.bsky.social @maddymakesgames.com and many others 🏳️‍⚧️ checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

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And equally appropriate for International Trans Visibility Day on the 31st #TransWomenAreWomen

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Cast of Wonders 634: Pearl Diving by @jlakagi.bsky.social narrated by @batzpajamas.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/03/cast...

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Don’t worry! From Monday you’ll be able to find the comics on The Iceland Space Agency!

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You know I'm a sucker for otters and the north, but even aside from that this story by @eleanorglewwe.bsky.social in @castofwonders.org is so, so, so good: www.castofwonders.org/2025/02/cast...

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New short fiction spotlight time! reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

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We're ecstatic to see “The Inheritance” by C.T. Muchemwa @chidomuchemwa.bsky.social featured in this round up! Check out FIYAH #33 for the full story: fiyahlitmag.com/issues/issue...

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Cast of Wonders 633: Born in Flame and Song by @jameyannefuller.bsky.social narrated by @cavatica.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/03/cast...

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Featuring stories from Samovar, @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, @omgjulia.bsky.social, @smallwondersmag.com, @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, @talesfeathers.bsky.social, @fusionfragment.bsky.social, @pseudopod.org, @castofwonders.org, and @penumbricmag.bsky.social

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Colonial narratives are a hard sell for us. Christian Crusader Colonial narratives even more so.

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Did I really need to add antisemitism to our subs guidelines Do Not Want list today? Apparently so. Portraying Jewish people as the worst kind of false and negative stereotypes is flagrantly unacceptable and I will tell you as much when I yeet your story into orbit. Katherine, quite incensed.

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Proud of this one. Thanks as ever to @emilyinkpen.bsky.social for putting this together.

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Hi fam! Don’t forget the Audition Doors for Seasonal stories closes end of the 14th!

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I've bounced a number of stories from our current submission window. Please remember: * we are a speculative fiction market * we are a YA market * stories should be anonymised * depictions of marginalised groups as malevolent forces are a hard NO.

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Looking for a north african/middle eastern arabic-speaking male voice, ideally Egyptian but can be flexible.

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includes our reprint of "The Girl Who Welcomed Death to Svalgearyen"

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ICYMI:

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ooh, the EAF team made us a thing! www.castofwonders.org/2025-award-v...

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Cast of Wonders 632: Tongue is a Void by @ph-low.com narrated by @generalasian.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2025/02/cast...

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Still hunting for a mature female australian-chinese/australian voice for a 3k word story. Also looking for a male arabic-speaking voice, ideally Egyptian but can be flexible.

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And that's the slushpile CLEARED! 19 stories accepted: 2 flash, 5 reprints, 12 originals

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Good Morning! Just under 10 days until the audition doors open for seasonal submissions! escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/...

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Hey fam, We are on the hunt for some narrators! We need a mature female australian-chinese/australian for a 3k word story & a West coast US young male or NB voice for a 4k LGBTQ+ story - its paid - if interested please send a short audio clip of you narrating something to [email protected]

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