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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality

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Fed up of February's focus on romance? Take a look @roannelau.bsky.social's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY, a Malaysian Chinese inspired epic fantasy with a steadfast friendship at its core, arena battles with deadly beasts & NO romance👉 geni.us/serpentmercy Currently 25% off at Waterstones!

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When the @solarisbooks.bsky.social team emailed me about revealing the cover for The Ganymedan by R.T. Ester, I took one look at the blurb and attached file and was sold. The story sounds like it’s going to be a wild imaginative rollercoaster, and that cover just sells it. Links below:

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THESE LIFELESS THINGS is my Sleeper Banger and I think I've mentioned this before but like, this contains some of my VERY FAVOURITE writing (and ideas, and imagery) and my last royalty statement for it indicated zero (0) sales over the previous six months. I DON'T CAAAAAAARE I STILL LOVE IT

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As someone who has just reread Seraphina (and loved it even more the second time around) and is finally reading Shadow Scale (and loving it), you cannot imagine the gasp I gusped when I discovered there's not only a new book set in this world forthcoming, but that it involves A NUN

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Love is in the air! ♡ So mark the next loveliest day on the Feb. calendar -- 2/18 @ 7pm at Barrow's as BBB returns for readings from #AlayaDawnJohnson, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @jfoster.bsky.social & @schanoes.bsky.social ! And it's free! 📚🍹🎙️ More: brooklynbooksbooze.com

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Happy book birthday to THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS by @taranhunt.bsky.social I loved this action-packed, feelings-first caper as the survivors of The Nameless try to outwit politicians and spies without ruining their friendship 🚀💥❤️ @solarisbooks.bsky.social onemore.org/2025/02/12/t...

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It's so exciting that the Hugos have a poetry category this year! If sad, spooky Catholicism is your vibe, my poem "The Saint of Nothing at All" is eligible 😊 www.havenspec.com/the-saint-of...

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Haven Spec Magazine's Kickstarter is now live! Our goal is to raise $4500, and we cannot do it without you, so please subscribe, pick up some swag or a critique, and spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hav...

submitted 23 days ago • 5 comments

✨ THE GODS MUST BURN ✨ is on your bookshelf SPRING 2026 Over the moon to announce that my Princess Mononoke-inspired, enemies to lovers eco-fantasy will be published with @solarisbooks.bsky.social next year! Dreams really do come true!

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NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SNOWBLOODED by @emmasternerradley.bsky.social. This thrilling Scandinavian adventure fantasy of assassins, sapphistry, ROUSes, and razor-sharp swashbuckling inspired the Order of Axsten, a wakefulness tonic laced with cardamom.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

It's that time again, @barnesandnoble are having a preorder sale! Until 7th Feb, use code PREORDER25 to snag 25% off preorders on all of these spectacular Solaris titles by @natania.bsky.social, @emmanewman.bsky.social, @csecooney.bsky.social, @karinlow.bsky.social @taranhunt.bsky.social & more!

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If you see this, post a witch! #FilmSky

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I've avoided being ill all month and it's finally got me

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I finally read @wiswell.bsky.social's "D.I.Y." this month and it was wonderful. There's such a wealth of excellent sci-fi, fantasy, and horror short fiction out there and I wish we waxed lyrical about short fiction as much we do novels. reactormag.com/d-i-y-john-w...

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If you're nominating for the Rhysling Award and sad Catholicism is your vibe, my poem "The Saint of Nothing at All" was published by @havenspec.bsky.social last year and I'm super proud of it, so if you wanted to read it that would be cool 👉🏻👈🏻 www.havenspec.com/the-saint-of...

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If you sit down to write and for some reason still think that your work shouldn’t be “too gay” or “too political” or “too much about race” or whatever else, remember that motherfuckers are out here throwing up Nazi salutes. The time to go harder than ever is now.

submitted 31 days ago • 16 comments

okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES! I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books. (details below)

submitted 33 days ago • 60 comments

I will be editing issue 40 of The Deadlands!!! Subs open April through June, send me your death-touched, your weirds, your dooms.

submitted 34 days ago • 4 comments

hey! Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th) send us your fantastic stories! full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)

submitted 33 days ago • 12 comments

Are you an @sfpoetry.bsky.social member? Here are my eligible poems.

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

New Author Interview - talking future folklore, digital ghosts and about their new brilliant book We Are All Ghosts In The Forest we welcome back Lorraine Wilson! www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2...

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On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

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Delighted to see so many @solarisbooks.bsky.social titles here in such good company! 📚

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Dear fantasy authors, You know Wales isn't in England, right? Sincerely, Someone very tired

submitted 35 days ago • 3 comments

Respectfully & from the bottom of my heart, if you think anything in the world could justify this, you’re a monster or an idiot or some impressive combination of both.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

#TBRCon2025's second panel begins in 1 hour! "Sci-Fi tropes that need an update" will include these amazing panelists ❤️ @phokion.bsky.social (mod), @frasierarmitage.bsky.social , @catrambo.bsky.social , Skyler Ramirez, @taranhunt.bsky.social , & @wjlongiii.bsky.social

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Fuming that Disney+ have cancelled #Shardlake. It was so good, the cast were fantastic, and the rest of the books are ripe for TV! Let me have nice things, I'm begging 😭

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

hello again psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...

submitted 39 days ago • 23 comments

'A government spokesperson said: “Current uncertainty about how copyright law applies to AI is holding back the creative industries and AI sector from realising their full potential."' I notice the government are not sugesting the power companies give the AI sector their electricity for free.

submitted 40 days ago • 10 comments

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

submitted 42 days ago • 668 comments

Hi Bluesky! We’re Dryad Books — an indie bookshop with a love for all things SFF 🐉✨🏹 🌱 We stock fantasy, horror and sci-fi, plus a magical array of folklore titles 🌱 We have free gift-wrapping & use eco friendly packaging 🌱 We produce exclusive special editions 🌱 We have a monthly subscription box

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wonder tales and cloud bridges

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Hi! You're seeing this because someone noticed you posting an image that doesn't contain alt text. This is not a scolding! You are loved! But everyone needs to be convinced using alt text is socially mandatory. (I sure had to be shown the way as well!) Would you mind reading this🧵 about it and why?

submitted 94 days ago • 78 comments

Competition! Reply to this post, tell me a queer book being released this year that you're excited for, and I'll pick five replies at random to receive a £5 National Book Token One entry per person, alright? I'll draw winners after 5pm on Sunday

submitted 47 days ago • 24 comments

A reminder that these nominations also include for the Best Speculative Poem special award! Keep in mind what awesome poems you've read last year and make sure to nominate them!

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

Thanks so much to Haven Spec for recommending my poem "The Saint of Nothing at All", and my continued thanks to them for giving it a home 🤍 Do check out all of their recommendations, and the magazine itself, for a sumptuous selection of SFFH poetry!

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