Maria Dong

Man I wanna play this sounds amazing

Steve WHAT IS THIS BOOK

I don’t think people understand what’s this means: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE BLOCKING ALL WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, INSULIN PUMPS, GLUCOSE MONITORS, CPAP MACHINES, NEBULIZERS, BEDS, CRUTCHES, COMODE CHAIRS, BED SORE PRESSURE PADS, CHAIR LIFTS, OXYGEN TANKS, BREATHING EQUIPMENT, to name a few.

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I am a crone horror bird in a lazy flesh coffin

I don't know you, but yeah, that's sword lesbian to me

Wow the way this skeet just transported me backward through TIME

YES. @mariadongwrites.bsky.social

Heads up that my publisher is running a kindle giveaway for this one on goodreads RIGHT NOW: Aviary by Maria Dong www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction Barb, Patrick — “Deathwish Wolf Man: The Tragic Hero at the Heart of the Universal Monster” (Interstellar Flight Magazine) (Interstellar Flight Press) Due, Tananarive — “My Long Road to Horror” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press) Jones, Stephen Graham — “Why Horror” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press) Moshaty, Mo — “Haunted Thresholds: Liminal Horror and the Psychological Disintegration of Women from Post-Partum, Grief, Trauma and Religious Fanaticism” (Darkest Margins: 24 Essays on Liminality and Liminal Spaces in the Horror Genre) (1428 Publishing Ltd) Pelayo, Cynthia — “My Mother Was Margaret White” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction, Saga Press)

So, uh, guess who’s a Stoker Award finalist…

And to be nominated alongside some of my favorite authors/horror people…

Y’all!

Come for the weird fish-person sex, stay for the capital F FEELINGS instead

1.on weightless books or bookshop.org

2. Special "perks" only available for that edition/purchase outlet

3. Ease of checkout, esp integration with payment vendors that I already have an account w

4. Cheaper - you can price lower than Amazon if it's a different "edition", e.g. "special edition"

Cover of the March April 2021 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, with Harry Turtledove, Cat Rambo, Marie Brennan, C.L. Polk, and Molly Tanzer's names on the cover. The image features a strange assemblage of discordant pieces, forming a composite face, and an astronaut walking up to the massive face.

Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 1, Summer 2025, with Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus, Justin C. Key, Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera, John Shirley, Inda Lauryn all listed on the cover. A Black cyberpunk-ish figure is in the front, full, long dreadlocks, trench coat, having pulled a sword with an umbrella handle from its sheath, against a futuristic cityscape and a stunning orange-red sky with turquoise touches.

My first "By the Numbers" was in the Mar/Apr 2021 F&SF!

Each entry examines an aspect of genre publishing - magazines, awards, publishers, etc.

This one asks: What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?

(Not counting my experiences LOL)
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I wrote a review for @mariadongwrites.bsky.social banger of a horror novel. Big thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC.

Thank you @gabino.bsky.social!

Taking advantage of the opportunity to boost my forthcoming queer, feminist, korean-american psychedelic body horror: Aviary - Severn House share.google/9ZdL9A2ZNBkW...

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"incredibly ominous with some super effectively horrific vibes throughout"

"I was engaged from the start of the book and clinging on to the words until the very end...things get culty VERY FAST."

"There are moments where I felt asked to question how i delineate good and evil. What makes a person a monster? ... I'm glad I read this".

"This is an immensely powerful, thought provoking, terrifying novel...This is definitely a book that sits with you, one you'll think about late at night, or pouring your morning coffee. Truly impactful."

"The commentary on privilege, power, exploitation of the vulnerable, and the utterly powerless nature of being a young woman in this world is crafted beautifully"

"This feminist body horror thriller is captivating, terrifying, and thought-provoking ... I found it hard to breathe the entire time I was reading."

"a timely, horrific, and rather heartbreaking read"

"a visceral, gritty, exploration of abuse, addiction, and the intersection of art and multiculturalism. It forces the reader to question who can truly be trusted when you are a stranger in an even stranger place."

Here are some excerpts from the goodreads reviews coming in from total strangers (each comment = a separate reviewer)

Aviary - Severn House A young woman undertakes a terrifying journey—and a terrifying transformation—in this genre-blending speculative suspense novel set in South Korea and […]

Just a quick note that I have an unhinged, feminist, Korean(-American), queer, genre-bending, literary psychedelic body horror coming out April 7th, 2026: severnhouse.com/books/aviary/

Hong Jin Young's Boogeyman

And thank you for the lovely stories and conversation, @katdenza.bsky.social!

What a gorgeous and affecting book. Thank you @wenyilee.bsky.social!

Ignore this mini book tour - sneak preview! Virtual Can*Con April 18 - panelist info to come Bakka Phoenix Books - Toronto, ON Launch day event! Tuesday, May 12, 6:00pm Indigo - Kingston, ON Launch week signing event Saturday, May 16, 11:00am-3:00pm More stops to be announced Watch this space!

Y'all, I am going on a little tour.

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