A.C. Wise
@acwise.bsky.social
Author and reviewer. Sunburst Award winner. Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, Lamba, and Ignyte finalist. She/her. www.acwise.net. https://linktr.ee/acwise
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BALLAD OF THE BONE ROAD by @acwise.bsky.social is an utterly original dark fantasy tale of faith and fanaticism, doomed love and desperate bargains...
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Coming January 27th and available to pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/2ttab9am
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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My review of the September/October issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Asimov’s: Review by A. C. Wise
Asimov’s 9-10/25 “A Tide of Paper” by Leah Cypess in the September/October issue of Asimov’s is a satisfying historical mystery set in Venice. Samuel and his brother stumble upon a murder in a pri…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My review of the September/October issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Reactor has kindly bundled together some highlights of their original fiction from 2025, including my novelette Wolf Moon, Antler Moon, which is one of my very favorite things that I published this year. Prom massacre meets animal transformation story - enjoy! reactormag.com/download-sho...
Download Reactor Original Short Fiction Highlights 2025! - Reactor
Our new bundle gathers a selection of this year's stories in one easy-to-read place.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reactor has kindly bundled together some highlights of their original fiction from 2025, including my novelette Wolf Moon, Antler Moon, which is one of my very favorite things that I published this year. Prom massacre meets animal transformation story - enjoy! reactormag.com/download-sho...
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way!
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In case you missed it yesterday, I posted about some of my favorite short stories and novelettes of 2025.
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Favorite Short Fiction of 2025 – acwise.net
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December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In case you missed it yesterday, I posted about some of my favorite short stories and novelettes of 2025.
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
acwise.net/favorite-sho...
I finally got around to putting together my own eligibility post for 2025. Here's what I published this year and where you can find it!
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Award Eligibility 2025 – acwise.net
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December 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I finally got around to putting together my own eligibility post for 2025. Here's what I published this year and where you can find it!
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Sneaking in one last new story for the year! Us, In Another Universe, my flash piece about the hero/villain relationship, ships, fics, and the multiverse is now available to read in December's @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
Us, in Another Universe - Lightspeed Magazine
In this universe, we fight because we can’t fuck. Call it Universe A, or One, the Golden Age where it all began. Though “began” is relative when your timeline is constantly rewritten, rebooted, shatte...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sneaking in one last new story for the year! Us, In Another Universe, my flash piece about the hero/villain relationship, ships, fics, and the multiverse is now available to read in December's @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
www.lightspeedmagazine.com?p=35303
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Drop by, revel in the bounty of creative work, and keep sending your own links my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Drop by, revel in the bounty of creative work, and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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🚀 Members! Nominate your favourite works of the year to the BSFA Awards Longlist today!
If you're not yet a member, it takes minutes to join - just go to www.bsfa.co.uk
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December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚀 Members! Nominate your favourite works of the year to the BSFA Awards Longlist today!
If you're not yet a member, it takes minutes to join - just go to www.bsfa.co.uk
If you're not yet a member, it takes minutes to join - just go to www.bsfa.co.uk
My review of @augursociety.bsky.social issue 8.1 for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Augur: Review by A. C. Wise
Augur 8.1 In Augur 8.1, “Orders” by Grace Seybold is the bittersweet story of a food delivery robot repurposed to deliver critical supplies in a war zone. During its run, the robot detects altered…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My review of @augursociety.bsky.social issue 8.1 for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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locusmag.com/review/augur...
More updates have been made to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Just look at all the fabulous things people have done this year!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
More updates have been made to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Just look at all the fabulous things people have done this year!
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Yes, cat, I am familiar with the theory that every task is improved by you being right there, willing to "help", but what if that is not in fact the case?
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yes, cat, I am familiar with the theory that every task is improved by you being right there, willing to "help", but what if that is not in fact the case?
More updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way! I plan to keep updating through the various award nomination periods, so it's not too late.
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
More updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way! I plan to keep updating through the various award nomination periods, so it's not too late.
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
In case you missed it yesterday, I have a new story in the December issue of The Dark, exploring the horrors of high school.
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
Most Likely To . . . (Class of 1997) - The Dark Magazine
I watch from across the street as workers gut my high school; the building will be transformed into a brand-new suite of condos by the end of next year. They carry desks scratched with initials and ba...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In case you missed it yesterday, I have a new story in the December issue of The Dark, exploring the horrors of high school.
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
It may have started out as Murray's Cheese, but it belongs to the cat now. Just ask her.
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It may have started out as Murray's Cheese, but it belongs to the cat now. Just ask her.
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way and spreading the word about all the amazing work that came out this year!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I've made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Keep sending your links my way and spreading the word about all the amazing work that came out this year!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
Share your love of all things speculative in @reactorsff.bsky.social's Reader's Choice Poll!
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Cast Your Vote for the Best SFF of the Year! - Reactor
Books! Movies! TV shows! Video games! Short fiction! And more!!
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December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Share your love of all things speculative in @reactorsff.bsky.social's Reader's Choice Poll!
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It's new story day! Most Likely To...(Class of 1997) is very loosely based on my own high school. It's available to read now in the December issue of The Dark!
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
Most Likely To . . . (Class of 1997) - The Dark Magazine
I watch from across the street as workers gut my high school; the building will be transformed into a brand-new suite of condos by the end of next year. They carry desks scratched with initials and ba...
www.thedarkmagazine.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's new story day! Most Likely To...(Class of 1997) is very loosely based on my own high school. It's available to read now in the December issue of The Dark!
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/most-likely-...
A lovely contributors' copy of Howl edited by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich arrived in my mailbox. I can't wait to read the other stories in the anthology!
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A lovely contributors' copy of Howl edited by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich arrived in my mailbox. I can't wait to read the other stories in the anthology!
In just under two months, Ballad of the Bone Road comes out from @titanbooks.bsky.social. I'll be celebrating the launch at Main Point Books in Wayne with themed cocktails, swag, and dessert. If you're in the Philly area, come join me! Fancy/cocktail attire encouraged, but not required.
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In just under two months, Ballad of the Bone Road comes out from @titanbooks.bsky.social. I'll be celebrating the launch at Main Point Books in Wayne with themed cocktails, swag, and dessert. If you're in the Philly area, come join me! Fancy/cocktail attire encouraged, but not required.
I've made another round of updates and additions to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Please do keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I've made another round of updates and additions to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Please do keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Join @acwise.bsky.social as she explores new short fiction from @clarkesworld -
Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise
Clarkesworld 8/25 The August issue of Clarkesworld opens with “A Shaky Bridge” by Marissa Lingen, in which a man receives a MindBridge implant after a stroke. It restores his speech and motor funct…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Join @acwise.bsky.social as she explores new short fiction from @clarkesworld -