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Series Editor of BASFF. Publisher of @lightspeedmagazine.com (+ Editor) and NIGHTMARE. Editor of 40+ anthologies. Co-editor (with Jordan Peele) of OUT THERE SCREAMING. Newsletter Signup: https://johnjosephadams/newsletter
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Christie (Yant) & I will be at the Nebula Conf on SAT (6/7/25) for that day only. We will only be barconning instead of part of the actual event. I'll be there to accept for Caroline Yoachim if she wins. So if people want to see us, we'll be hanging in the lobby &/or hotel restaurants. Come say hi!

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Check and MATE! Your move, robot.

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

The Kickstarter for @koboldpress.com's Tales of the Valiant: Player's Guide 2 (compatible with D&D 5e) is now live. I contributed more than 30 magic items, 10 subclasses, 20 talents (feats), and ~1500 words of non-magical equipment to the book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dee...

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

The narrator of my newest story did an INCREDIBLE job on the voice of a grown-up fat kid who survived his tour of the chocolate factory. It’s a five minute listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

My @lightspeedmagazine.com story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is a finalist for the Sturgeon Award!

submitted 19 days ago • 16 comments

This is a friendly reminder that the @locusmag.bsky.social crowdfunding campaign is ongoing. Locus is such an important resource for the SFFH community, and I hope you'll support them. I've offered a few perks for backers, including a deleted scene and a Zoom call. www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

LitHub is showcasing this year's class of Best American anthologies, including Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (for which I'm series editor). lithub.com/here-are-the... If you visit my website, you can see the full TOC and list of Notable Stories. www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...

submitted 26 days ago • 8 comments

In my Robot Wizard Zombie Crit! newsletter, I've been posting a bunch of capsule reviews of books I've been reading lately. I'm going to post a bunch of them in this thread. If you sign up for the newsletter, you get a free ebook anthology. johnjosephadams.com/newsletter

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

My D&D origins story: In middle school, I was so nerdy that I had no friends and knew no one who played D&D, so I read my Monster Manual like an encyclopedia. In high school, I yearned to date a long-haired poet nerd, and when I finally found one, he was sorely lacking. Insecure, awkward. But.. 1/

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

If you’re a reviewer, here’s how you can get a review copy of my new novel!

submitted 31 days ago • 5 comments

Drumroll, please! Our 2025 IndieGoGo fundraiser is now live!! You can check out the bounty of donation perks available at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 (link in bio) We have so much to offer you guys for supporting us, with new rewards in rotation all month so keep an eye out!

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

I would like for stupid people to stop making important decisions that affect my life

submitted 46 days ago • 356 comments

@un-manuscripts.bsky.social What you're doing is incredibly mean-spirited and cruel. You might think it fun to laugh at bad submissions, but consider how it makes the authors feel to see their work not only rejected but publicly held up for ridicule. Please stop doing this and delete this account.

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

My story, Shadow Films, has been nominated for an Aurealis Award for best novella. It’s not a novella, but the category includes novelettes. Anyway, lots of fine ppl were also nominated, so please check them out. Shadow Films was originally published in Lightspeed, edited by @johnjosephadams.com

submitted 55 days ago • 2 comments

I just published a 5e-compatible D&D adventure I wrote on @roll20.net and @drivethrurpg.com! "Ascendancy of Nur'Ry'Za" is a monk-centric adventure designed for 5 PCs of 5th or 6th level. Included with the adventure is an original Way of Control monk subclass. www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/asc...

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments