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REMINDER to send your 2025 original publications of queer speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, anything odd and unusual) to We're Here 2025 for consideration - I am the guest editor this year, with the always awesome @cypayseur.bsky.social!!
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
31.12.2025 21:25
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Dear bluskeeters!
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
29.12.2025 06:04
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I want to make a list of *short stories* (any genre) published by intersex authors in 2025 & hopefully going forward. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I think now there are plenty of stories.
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
02.12.2025 01:38
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
07.11.2025 13:48
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Collage of covers of Latinx Science Fiction books, including Ambassador, Latinx Rising, Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, Prime Meridian, and Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth.
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, I wrote a listicle of awesome Latinx Science Fiction to read ASAP! W/ great books by @boriscrito.bsky.social @pazsays.bsky.social @valerievaldes.bsky.social @latinxfiles.bsky.social @willalex.bsky.social @silviamg.bsky.social
benfrancisco.net/2025/10/15/1...
15.10.2025 18:52
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Hey, a reminder that Iβm looking for work. Iβm an award winning writer and editor serving the community. My book Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction just won an Ignyte award! Iβm looking for clients, and would love to work in narrative games.
Get in touch with me!
12.10.2025 21:35
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I also haven't had a chance to post about it between the High Holidays and a lot of Dayjob Workthings, but!
There are TWO out intersex authors who won Lambdas this year, I think this has never happened before. Awesome!
@kaylaancrum.bsky.social with Icarus & Yael Van Der Wouden with Safekeep!
06.10.2025 00:55
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We'll have a formal statement posted on our website before our next submissions period, but for the record, it will essentially read: NOPE
01.10.2025 23:33
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OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
UM WHAT our campaign is officially a Kickstarter "Project We Love"! Now more than ever supporting queer speculative art, poetry, and stories is so importantβit means a lot that our want to create space for queer artists, poets, and writers resonates so strongly!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
30.09.2025 23:11
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The book cover for "It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility" edited by Isabela Oliveira and Jed Sabin. The cover depicts a cartoon-style space scene including a rocket with pink fins and rainbow flames and three planets in the colors of various Pride flags (including the trans flag). The cover artist is Christy Maggio.
The book cover for "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" edited by Isabela Oliveira and Jed Sabin. The cover depicts a window looking out on a lush garden full of plants in the colors of various Pride flags (including the trans flag). The cover artist is Laya Rose.
We have two anthologies of uplifting SFF stories, with lots of trans creators involved! "It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility" and Lammy finalist "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth"βinfo + purchase links at speculativelyqueer.com or get 'em from an indie bookstore or library!
05.09.2025 05:17
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can't attend #worldcon bc accessibility fails, but may stop by to meet up with folks outsideβlmk if you'd like to see me! there are dozens (hundreds??) of SFF people I only know online, would love to put faces to names. I can bring Speculatively Queer pride cactus stickers/gay spaceship prints too!
15.08.2025 21:27
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A photo of me in a purple shirt reading "I Fucking Love Science" holding copies of "It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility" and "Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth" and a semi-transparent green folder containing IGEB postcards and XC queer flag cactus stickers
repping @specqueer.bsky.social at @concurrentseattle.bsky.social! currently not sufficiently awake to initiate any social interaction, but by all means come say hi if you're here
14.08.2025 17:23
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Hello, Bluesky! Anyone here like queer books?
14.08.2025 09:39
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