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Trump & Musk are lying—PEPFAR funding has not been restored. Millions of lives hang in the balance, including people cut off mid-HIV treatment. Fired workers & activists staged a “die-in” to protest this deadly betrayal. “What we are demanding of Congress is that they stop behaving like doormats…”

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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

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We are so excited to reveal the cover for Casthen Gain, a novella by @essahansen.bsky.social set in her The Graven universe! Check below for more details, get your pre-order in, and (if you’re a reviewer) register your interest for the limited print ARCs!

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one week left to enter this!!

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"I want someone who has already made an explicit, politically motivated claim that all government agencies and their workers are maliciously carrying out illegal acts and should be immediately abolished and imprisoned to do an objective audit."

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

So excited to share this book on poetry magic with the world. It's truly a story from my heart, and one I've been working very hard on! Thank you @reactorsff.bsky.social for the feature!

submitted 15 days ago • 18 comments

"Most editors have second jobs, family lives, and their own creative projects. Also, many are busy preparing for the end-times by burying bags of rice in the fields, scavenging for copper, or selling their bodies for ammunition."

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A greeting for negligent penpals and procrastinating authors. Postcard from my collection, 1911.

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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

submitted 7 days ago • 307 comments

If any Hugo Awards voters enjoyed Lower Decks, it would be very cool to get a nod! Thank you for your consideration. This is our entire campaign. 🖖

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Hugo Award Nominations are open today, and I have four clients whose books are eligible for Best Novel. I hope the voters give these incredible books a shot. #proudagent #hugoawards locusmag.com/2025/02/2025...

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😄👶😄

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do you like free books? are you interested in a fast-paced science fantasy with Mad Max vibes in a world where dinosaurs roam the wasteland alongside magic motorcycles? @sagapressbooks.bsky.social is giving away 100 free ebook copies on Goodreads until March 3rd! 👀 bit.ly/road-to-ruin-goodreads

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Calling poets,prose writers & essayists to submit to the @strangehorizons.bsky.social AfroSurrealist Special Issue!Send us your worlds that slip between the mundane & the uncanny,the ghostly & the futuristic. Me & @shingai-be-like.bsky.social are co-editing strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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We can't wait! We have new features lined up for #MSWL day Wednesday. We're hoping to make the ManuscriptWishlist.com profiles more useful for both your left (facts, genres, tags) and right (creative, visual, emotional) brain. About to do a final meeting with our tech team--wish us luck!

submitted 19 days ago • 7 comments

Hello! Finally, an intro: ABOUT ME ✏️ writer 🐟 obsessed w/ fish 🐕 & dogs ☕ & coffee ONE LAST GAME (fall '25) - Adult speculative ♟️ high stakes game 🌱 eco friendly dystopia 🩸 over throwing immoral systems THE CELESTIAL SEAS (spring '26) - YA sci fi 🐳 moby dick ✨ ...in space 🌈 & make it queer

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Have you ever traditionally published a novel? Help future debut authors with industry-related stress by taking a short (15-question), anonymous survey about your experiences. DM me your e-mail! We will develop a free, brief intervention for upcoming authors. #writercommunity #authorcommunity

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Have you ever traditionally published a novel? Help future debut authors with industry-related stress by taking a short (15-question), anonymous survey about your experiences. DM me your e-mail! We will develop a free, brief intervention for upcoming authors. #writercommunity #authorcommunity

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This breaks down what's happening: "Trump needs the revenues from tariffs to help pay for his tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations...tariffs are a direct transfer of wealth from working people to the oligarchs." See more below. When contacting reps, DEMAND they show loud visible opposition.

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surprised and thrilled to find ROAD TO RUIN on the Locus 2024 Recommended Reading List 🥹 along with an anthology I was in, BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY 2024 🎉 thank you to everyone who read my debut novel! and congrats to the many friends I see on the list! locusmag.com/2025/02/2024...

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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

submitted 28 days ago • 36 comments

Holy shit, congratulations @meredithmooring.bsky.social 🩸👁️‼️

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We're at 100%, but there is still over an hour! Part of the donations will go toward Los Angeles fire recovery.

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We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.

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✨Ending Friday✨ Thank you for helping raise almost $17,000! Just $5,000 till goal, still with dozens of items available. If you’re in need of a critique, advice, art commission, workshop, mentorship, we’ve got you! Visit: www.32auctions.com/KidLit4Cease...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

holding onto this extremely good news rn. use bookshop.org to buy your ebooks AND support your local indie!

submitted 32 days ago • 4 comments

🎉 It's cover reveal day for Cry, Voidbringer! 🎉 Cry, Voidbringer is a gripping saga of how far one will go for freedom and control—and how easily it can all be taken away. Pre-order the book here: artofelaineho.com/books/

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Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

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Farm workers put food on all of our tables and they do it in some of the worst and most dangerous working conditions available. Everyone should follow @ufw.bsky.social, and remember that farm workers deserve our attention and advocacy.

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It’s Tuesday.

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I believe the general internet tradition on these kinds of things is well known. techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/m...

submitted 37 days ago • 153 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 38 days ago • 12 comments

I've still got one psychology consultation without bids! We can chat about anything from time management to minority stress, depressive/anxious symptoms arising from writing or the industry at large. The world is our psychological oyster! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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The Kidlit for Los Angeles auction is NOW OPEN! We have more than 340 INCREDIBLE items from top authors, illustrators, editors, agents and publishing professionals. You don’t want to miss out! Go bid here: www.32auctions.com/kidlitforlosangeles Auction runs Jan 20th - Jan 26th. #kidlit

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Stumbled over this useful teaching tool at the Poetry Foundation site, a glossary of poetic terms: www.poetryfoundation.org/education/gl...

submitted 42 days ago • 6 comments

Thank you to everyone who've bid on items for the 2nd annual #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser already! 🫶 With a ceasefire coming tomorrow, families will be hoping to evacuate injured family members. 175+ items left without bids! www.32auctions.com/organization... Next goal $10,000 raised!

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky * #MSWL Day * February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

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