Christian M. Ivey
@ageedubb.bsky.social
Art Director at @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social + Digital Comms at @OBI-Belonging.bsky.social
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Make sure you don't skip this lore drop! 🎮 "NPC (or Eight Haxploits to Maximize Your Endgame Farming: A Player's Guide)" by DaVaun Sanders launched yesterday!
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
December 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Make sure you don't skip this lore drop! 🎮 "NPC (or Eight Haxploits to Maximize Your Endgame Farming: A Player's Guide)" by DaVaun Sanders launched yesterday!
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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If this is “nottoway” to react to the burning of a plantation, I don’t know what is.
“Knoxmarion Burning” by Erin Brown, for the Belonging issue of FIYAH Magazine.
“Knoxmarion Burning” by Erin Brown, for the Belonging issue of FIYAH Magazine.
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If this is “nottoway” to react to the burning of a plantation, I don’t know what is.
“Knoxmarion Burning” by Erin Brown, for the Belonging issue of FIYAH Magazine.
“Knoxmarion Burning” by Erin Brown, for the Belonging issue of FIYAH Magazine.
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I am SO ecstatic to announce that my short story, Fuck Them Kids, originally published by
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025!!!
I am speechless right now.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social.
lithub.com/here-are-the...
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025!!!
I am speechless right now.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social.
lithub.com/here-are-the...
May 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I am SO ecstatic to announce that my short story, Fuck Them Kids, originally published by
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025!!!
I am speechless right now.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social.
lithub.com/here-are-the...
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, has been selected for inclusion in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025!!!
I am speechless right now.
@marinerbooks.bsky.social.
lithub.com/here-are-the...
first, comes the first black, who used to be a slave?
in fact, isn’t that the second black, secondly negro,
then the third version:
pro-black, joy black, magic black, afro-black
which means: take what is given
in fact, isn’t that the second black, secondly negro,
then the third version:
pro-black, joy black, magic black, afro-black
which means: take what is given
"what is left, i write as truth but understand it to be a lie;
haven’t you heard, we free? they said we can be whatever we like."
—Christian M. Ivey
haven’t you heard, we free? they said we can be whatever we like."
—Christian M. Ivey
isn’t it so? by Christian M. Ivey – beestung
beestungmag.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
first, comes the first black, who used to be a slave?
in fact, isn’t that the second black, secondly negro,
then the third version:
pro-black, joy black, magic black, afro-black
which means: take what is given
in fact, isn’t that the second black, secondly negro,
then the third version:
pro-black, joy black, magic black, afro-black
which means: take what is given
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The KS for a new venue publishing S&S, GOBLINS & GALAXIES, is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/crt...
Goblins & Galaxies Magazine
Launching a brand new sword & sorcery, dark fantasy magazine that pays homage to the old pulp magazines and amplifies new voices!
www.kickstarter.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The KS for a new venue publishing S&S, GOBLINS & GALAXIES, is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/crt...
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Congratulations!
Join me for the Toronto launch of my debut poetry book, "Myth"! 🌴🧜🏾♀️👽🌙🌺
April 9. 7PM. Society Clubhouse.
Featuring performances by the amazing: @farahghafoor.bsky.social @faitharkorful.bsky.social @spondeee.bsky.social and @suntorya.bsky.social!
Come through!! ✨️✨️
April 9. 7PM. Society Clubhouse.
Featuring performances by the amazing: @farahghafoor.bsky.social @faitharkorful.bsky.social @spondeee.bsky.social and @suntorya.bsky.social!
Come through!! ✨️✨️
March 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Congratulations!
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beestung reopens for new work on april 1st for all two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
we're usually only open for a few days, so start getting those packets ready!
beestungmag.com/about/
we're usually only open for a few days, so start getting those packets ready!
beestungmag.com/about/
March 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
beestung reopens for new work on april 1st for all two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
we're usually only open for a few days, so start getting those packets ready!
beestungmag.com/about/
we're usually only open for a few days, so start getting those packets ready!
beestungmag.com/about/
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Taking Submissions: Goblins & Galaxies Magazine May 2025 Window
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Submission Window: May 7th - 14th, 2025
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Submission Window: May 7th - 14th, 2025
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
March 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Taking Submissions: Goblins & Galaxies Magazine May 2025 Window
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: May 7th - 14th, 2025
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: May 7th - 14th, 2025
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity
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Good morning! Today is a beautiful day to help someone get housed.
We're more than halfway to the goal. Please help us get to the finishing line!
We're more than halfway to the goal. Please help us get to the finishing line!
Urgent Mutual Aid Ask!
An ANMLY team member became unhoused last December. He's finally secured a safe place to live, but needs help with his security deposit
GFM is too slow & we don't want him to lose this opportunity. His shelter shuts down at the end of the month!
Goal: $700
Venmo: JLMoultrie
An ANMLY team member became unhoused last December. He's finally secured a safe place to live, but needs help with his security deposit
GFM is too slow & we don't want him to lose this opportunity. His shelter shuts down at the end of the month!
Goal: $700
Venmo: JLMoultrie
March 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good morning! Today is a beautiful day to help someone get housed.
We're more than halfway to the goal. Please help us get to the finishing line!
We're more than halfway to the goal. Please help us get to the finishing line!
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Good morning!
ICYMI I'm less than $200 away from my next goal and would appreciate any help. No amount is too small. Details at the link.
Thank you for donating and boosting! Please feel free to share elsewhere as well.
ICYMI I'm less than $200 away from my next goal and would appreciate any help. No amount is too small. Details at the link.
Thank you for donating and boosting! Please feel free to share elsewhere as well.
Got confimed for 2 major surgeries this week. I will need funds & soon, but I was fired when I was diagnosed with cancer & my only income now is writing.
I hate to ask because I know we're all struggling, but I'd appreciate any donation.
Thank you & please share.
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I hate to ask because I know we're all struggling, but I'd appreciate any donation.
Thank you & please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone,
I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses
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March 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Good morning!
ICYMI I'm less than $200 away from my next goal and would appreciate any help. No amount is too small. Details at the link.
Thank you for donating and boosting! Please feel free to share elsewhere as well.
ICYMI I'm less than $200 away from my next goal and would appreciate any help. No amount is too small. Details at the link.
Thank you for donating and boosting! Please feel free to share elsewhere as well.
join emma and I today for the next author interview.
My first ever novel interview, courtesty of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, is next Sunday on the 23rd! Please check it out. RSVP at this link:
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March 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
join emma and I today for the next author interview.
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Best Magazine:
......c'mon now
you made it to the end of this thread?!? thank you! go love on our peeps! shout their accolades! buy their work!
Subscriptions keep us alive: you have one already (right?) so gift for a friend: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/subscri...
......c'mon now
you made it to the end of this thread?!? thank you! go love on our peeps! shout their accolades! buy their work!
Subscriptions keep us alive: you have one already (right?) so gift for a friend: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/subscri...
a group of people with the words aint 2 proud 2 beg
Alt: TLC music video: I ain't 2 proud 2 beg.
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March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Magazine:
......c'mon now
you made it to the end of this thread?!? thank you! go love on our peeps! shout their accolades! buy their work!
Subscriptions keep us alive: you have one already (right?) so gift for a friend: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/subscri...
......c'mon now
you made it to the end of this thread?!? thank you! go love on our peeps! shout their accolades! buy their work!
Subscriptions keep us alive: you have one already (right?) so gift for a friend: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/subscri...
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Best Editor:
The beloved legend herself @shereereneethomas.bsky.social Sheree Renée Thomas. Running point at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction plus sooooo much more 🔥🔥🔥 Her work appeared in FIYAH #7 and [REDACTED] fiyahlitmag.com/2018/06/01/i...
us.macmillan.com/author/shere...
The beloved legend herself @shereereneethomas.bsky.social Sheree Renée Thomas. Running point at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction plus sooooo much more 🔥🔥🔥 Her work appeared in FIYAH #7 and [REDACTED] fiyahlitmag.com/2018/06/01/i...
us.macmillan.com/author/shere...
Sheree Renée Thomas | Authors | Macmillan
Sheree Renée Thomas is an award-winning fiction writer, poet, and editor. Her work is inspired by myth and folklore, natural science and Mississippi Delta c...
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March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Editor:
The beloved legend herself @shereereneethomas.bsky.social Sheree Renée Thomas. Running point at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction plus sooooo much more 🔥🔥🔥 Her work appeared in FIYAH #7 and [REDACTED] fiyahlitmag.com/2018/06/01/i...
us.macmillan.com/author/shere...
The beloved legend herself @shereereneethomas.bsky.social Sheree Renée Thomas. Running point at The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction plus sooooo much more 🔥🔥🔥 Her work appeared in FIYAH #7 and [REDACTED] fiyahlitmag.com/2018/06/01/i...
us.macmillan.com/author/shere...
ICYMI the spoiler free author interview with @wtalabi.bsky.social on Convergence Problems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLaN...
March 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ICYMI the spoiler free author interview with @wtalabi.bsky.social on Convergence Problems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLaN...
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Best Short Story:
"The Carcosa Pattern" by @conradloyer.bsky.social Conrad Loyer in FIYAH #32, guest edited by Kerine Went: fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
Seriously. Go read this piece.
"The Carcosa Pattern" by @conradloyer.bsky.social Conrad Loyer in FIYAH #32, guest edited by Kerine Went: fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
Seriously. Go read this piece.
Issue 32: Table of Contents + Cover Art
FIYAH Literary Magazine presents its upcoming writers and stories for Issue 32: SPACEFARING AUNTIES. Kerine Wint serves as guest editor, while the cover art comes courtesy of Cyan Daly. Features in…
fiyahlitmag.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Short Story:
"The Carcosa Pattern" by @conradloyer.bsky.social Conrad Loyer in FIYAH #32, guest edited by Kerine Went: fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
Seriously. Go read this piece.
"The Carcosa Pattern" by @conradloyer.bsky.social Conrad Loyer in FIYAH #32, guest edited by Kerine Went: fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
Seriously. Go read this piece.
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Best Short Story:
"D.E.I. (Death, Eternity, and Inclusion)" by @nilahmagruder.com aka N. Romaine White in FIYAH #29: fiyahlitmag.com/2023/12/01/i...
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥
"D.E.I. (Death, Eternity, and Inclusion)" by @nilahmagruder.com aka N. Romaine White in FIYAH #29: fiyahlitmag.com/2023/12/01/i...
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥
Issue 29: Table of Contents + Cover Art
We are thrilled to present the cover and table of contents for the 29th issue of FIYAH Literary Magazine. Cover illustrated by Jordan Penland. Features include: “The Dump City” – …
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March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Short Story:
"D.E.I. (Death, Eternity, and Inclusion)" by @nilahmagruder.com aka N. Romaine White in FIYAH #29: fiyahlitmag.com/2023/12/01/i...
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥
"D.E.I. (Death, Eternity, and Inclusion)" by @nilahmagruder.com aka N. Romaine White in FIYAH #29: fiyahlitmag.com/2023/12/01/i...
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥
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Best Short Story:
"Way Up in de Middle of de Air" by Jamie Roballo in Issue #31, imaginative and moving. Guest edited by @emmaliawrites.bsky.social
fiyahlitmag.com/2024/06/03/i...
"Way Up in de Middle of de Air" by Jamie Roballo in Issue #31, imaginative and moving. Guest edited by @emmaliawrites.bsky.social
fiyahlitmag.com/2024/06/03/i...
Issue 31: DISABILITY ToC & Cover
Another issue, another cover, and more great writers! The Issue 31: Disability cover was illustrated by Kaitlin Edwards. Features include: “Demon Slayer” – a prose work written b…
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March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Short Story:
"Way Up in de Middle of de Air" by Jamie Roballo in Issue #31, imaginative and moving. Guest edited by @emmaliawrites.bsky.social
fiyahlitmag.com/2024/06/03/i...
"Way Up in de Middle of de Air" by Jamie Roballo in Issue #31, imaginative and moving. Guest edited by @emmaliawrites.bsky.social
fiyahlitmag.com/2024/06/03/i...
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Best Short Story:
"Fuck Them Kids" by @obeytheauthor.bsky.social Tatiana Obey also in FIYAH #32 fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
(she said what she said) 🤣
"Fuck Them Kids" by @obeytheauthor.bsky.social Tatiana Obey also in FIYAH #32 fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
(she said what she said) 🤣
Issue 32: Table of Contents + Cover Art
FIYAH Literary Magazine presents its upcoming writers and stories for Issue 32: SPACEFARING AUNTIES. Kerine Wint serves as guest editor, while the cover art comes courtesy of Cyan Daly. Features in…
fiyahlitmag.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Best Short Story:
"Fuck Them Kids" by @obeytheauthor.bsky.social Tatiana Obey also in FIYAH #32 fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
(she said what she said) 🤣
"Fuck Them Kids" by @obeytheauthor.bsky.social Tatiana Obey also in FIYAH #32 fiyahlitmag.com/2024/09/01/i...
(she said what she said) 🤣
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Awards can conjure up FEELINGS. We all work damn hard at this. So few get long listed. Nominated. Finalized. Actually win The Thing. BUT WE CELEBRATE our peers who Also Work damn hard at this. That said...we're thrilled to see FIYAH fam REPRESENTING at the 55th Locus Awards! poll.voting.locusmag.com
Welcome to the Locus Awards Poll. Deadline for voting is April 15. You can return and edit or add to your ballot up until the deadline.
poll.voting.locusmag.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Awards can conjure up FEELINGS. We all work damn hard at this. So few get long listed. Nominated. Finalized. Actually win The Thing. BUT WE CELEBRATE our peers who Also Work damn hard at this. That said...we're thrilled to see FIYAH fam REPRESENTING at the 55th Locus Awards! poll.voting.locusmag.com
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Morning, friends. And congratulations to Ibtisam Barakat ابتسام بركات and Monir Mtoor (Nissan Al-Jalele), winners of the Watermelon Grants for prose and poetry, respectively.
www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates/announcing-the-2025-watermelon-grant-winners
www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates/announcing-the-2025-watermelon-grant-winners
Announcing the 2025 watermelon grant winners — L D Lewis, Author. Editor. Sea witch apologist
I am thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Watermelon Grant for Palestinian Speculative Creators! Introduced in 2024, the Watermelon Grant offers $2000 USD in unrestricted funds to an eme...
www.ldlewiswrites.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Morning, friends. And congratulations to Ibtisam Barakat ابتسام بركات and Monir Mtoor (Nissan Al-Jalele), winners of the Watermelon Grants for prose and poetry, respectively.
www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates/announcing-the-2025-watermelon-grant-winners
www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates/announcing-the-2025-watermelon-grant-winners
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Sundress Publications is seeking a Managing Editor to join our Best of the Net Anthology team! For more information on this volunteer position, visit www.sundresspublications.com/openings
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sundress Publications is seeking a Managing Editor to join our Best of the Net Anthology team! For more information on this volunteer position, visit www.sundresspublications.com/openings
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So it’s looking like a project that i was relying on for some upcoming bills is either up in the air indefinitely or, more likely, not happening, due to…the current state of Things locally
Any help is appreciated
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Any help is appreciated
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March 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So it’s looking like a project that i was relying on for some upcoming bills is either up in the air indefinitely or, more likely, not happening, due to…the current state of Things locally
Any help is appreciated
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
Any help is appreciated
ko-fi.com/weredawgz
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Don't miss it! @emmaliawrites.bsky.social is a key part of our team and ready to drop some gems for y'all! 🔥💎
My first ever novel interview, courtesty of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, is next Sunday on the 23rd! Please check it out. RSVP at this link:
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March 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Don't miss it! @emmaliawrites.bsky.social is a key part of our team and ready to drop some gems for y'all! 🔥💎
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If you're not following @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social, here's your chance! Massive thanks to Alex for boosting the authors out here hustling in these short fiction streets!
March 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If you're not following @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social, here's your chance! Massive thanks to Alex for boosting the authors out here hustling in these short fiction streets!