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Indie press in Canada. World Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award, HWA Specialty Press Award, and British Fantasy Award-winner. Endearingly weird. (Posts by Michael Kelly) https://undertowpublications.com/
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I'm sorry to hear Rodger Turner has passed. He was on the World Fantasy Award board and I got to know him through correspondence and meeting at a couple of World Fantasy Conventions. He handed me my first award pin. Thoughtful, intelligent, and a gentle giant. Condolences to the family and friends.

Release Day SHOUT Starstruck, by @aimeeogdenwrites.com is out! Get it in print or ebook from us directly, or order through your fave book store IMPORTANT LINKS 1 - read the first chapter if you havent: psychopomp.com/starstruck-a... 2 - order your copy here: psychopomp.com/product/star...

Friends, this is a terrific collection of strange and beguiling tales of transformation and transcendence. Not to be missed. From our friends at @lethepress.bsky.social

Congratulations to all the Bram Stoker Award winners! file770.com/2024-bram-st...

Soon it'll be September, and @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS will be out. Advance praise from Kelly Link, Brian Evenson, Premee Mohamed, and Jeffrey Ford. Pre-orders open: undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...

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this is so amazing

Each morning brings new atrocities. I'm trying my hardest to not let it change me; to not become as bitter and hate-filled as they are. My heart goes out to everyone suffering real trauma. My deepest respect to everyone fighting for justice and equality each and every day.

“Nothing Good Without a Price” by Martin Cahill from Weird Horror, “Landline” by @kellyrobson.com from @reactorsff.bsky.social (@reactormag), and more short fic recs from @paulaguran here - locusmag.com/2025/06...

Democrats in Washington should unite in doing whatever is in their power to bring this government to a screeching halt over this.

they are explicitly stating their intent to replace the democratically-elected (in a free & fair election) leadership/policies of the city of LA and state of California by [military] force. this is a coup.

It’s completely insane that US troops are illegally deployed to suppress domestic opposition and it’s not uniformly condemned by the press and political elite.

Taking commissions for June, please RT 🧡 If you are interested please contact me via e-mail: [email protected] More info and examples: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I hope everyone attending StokerCon has a grand time. I hope to one day get back to the U.S. to visit all my wonderful friends there.

Great use of taxpayer funds.

Reactor, The Sunday Morning Transport, and Weird Horror: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran locusmag.com/2025/06...

Mahmoud's not on Bsky because they kept deleting him. He & his wife Duaa are displaced with their 1 yo baby Adam, & are terrified for him. Please share & give to help them, they're being starved, & get very little movement on their fundraiser because they're not online (no donations for 2 days):

The Ignyte, and Shirley Jackson Awards finalists were announced today. Both great slates. Having served as a juror I know how difficult a task it is. Amazing stuff gets left off. Each of us would have different slates. The work—your work—is the important part.

And congratulations to all the Shirley Jackson Award nominees! www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/2025/06/09/t...

Congratulations to all the Ignyte Awards Finalists!

LAPD when they think nobody is watching

Strength and solidarity to the peaceful citizens of Los Angeles and California.

Such a fine story, Michael! So deftly and engagingly told, such a skillfully drawn and understated sense of dread.

Congratulations to all the Nebula Awards Winners and finalists.

Putting an air conditioner in an upstairs bedroom and this little one kept me company. Seems to be a juvenile cardinal.

I was thrilled to be interviewed by the delightful @mynachang.bsky.social. If you've got a few minutes and want to know what me and Undertow are doing, please give it a read. mynachang.com/2025/06/06/p...

Had to record video of myself, and on playback I'm "Is that how I sound?" Apologies.

New @interzone.press issue is out! Featuring work by @seanpadraic.bsky.social, @stevetoase.bsky.social, @giselleleeb.bsky.social, Nick Lowe, ‪@nmamatas.bsky.social,‬ and lots of other cool people, full list here: weightlessbooks.com/interzone-302/

In IZ 302: stories by Seán Padraic Birnie, Rachael Cupp, Bogdan Domakha, Alexandra Grunberg, E F McAdam, Carlos Norcia, Yukimi Ogawa, Kate Orman, Tamsin Showbrook, R.L. Summerling, and Steve Toase; columns by Alexander Glass, Una McCormack, Val Nolan, and Aliya Whiteley; and… 1/

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So the person preparing and serving your food for the last 15 years is the terrorist—not the masked, gun-toting goon in camo. Got it.

It's taken me too long to read this, but it was certainly worth the wait. Great story, terrific writing, I really enjoyed this.

Enjoying the fine weather.

the new, renewed, published by us issue of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social just dropped! go read amazing, fantastical short stories, flash fiction, poems, and interviews put together by Co-Editors-in-Chief @shingai-be-like.bsky.social and @arleysorg.bsky.social with special thx to @ecatherine.com

Awesome little interview with @thomasha.bsky.social about UNCERTAIN SONS. I want to read the book all over again. Check out the interview. I'm sure it'll pique your interest in the book. Which you can pre-order here: undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...