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Anindo Zelle
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Querying adult African high/epic fantasy • AfricanFantasy enthusiast • 👩🏾‍💻👨🏻‍🔬 👼🏽👧🏽 👧🏽 👶🏽• She/Her • 🇰🇪🇺🇸x🇳🇱 • Neurodelightful • Codex
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August 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Snow day. My kids sledded, then their sleds were food trucks, & ice factories, & boats. It’s freezing & they’re totally unbothered. I thought, this is what resilience looks like. Finding joy in the face of the storm. I’m depressed about the state of the world but in moments like this, there’s joy.
Two children playing in the snow with sleds and shovels Black woman in black coat and hat and red shirt carrying a baby in a purple snowsuit
February 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
I never expected this complication would have as big an impact on my day to day life as it has…
Pregnancy left me disabled
and I'll have to be OK with that
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January 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
Life update… aka the most adorable reason to press pause on your #querying journey 🥰
Photo of a newborn baby covering their face with their hands. The baby is dressed in a onesie that says “little sister” and is partially wrapped in a blue blanket.
November 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
Uchechukwu Nwaka is such a talented writer!
October 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
#writingcommunity is there any room in tradpub for a truly standalone epic fantasy debut? Cos all the advice about wordcount works fine for series but like Priory = 250k+, Jonathan Strange ~300K, Elantris = 190k+, Tigana ~200k. Must we all write series just to stand a chance of breaking thru? #sff
March 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
Distilling the three main characters in the africanfantasy manuscript I’m about to query down to one quote…

Art is via portrait works (every element hand drawn by human artists)

#bvm #fantasy #sff #writingcommunity
Illustration of the character “Sadaka”, a young Black woman with long red box braids. Above her is a quote attributed to her. The quote reads, “Happiness does not come into play where a noble is concerned. I was born for a purpose. I exist solely for the benefit of the malakate.” Illustration of the character “Sidhokano”, a young Black man with grey eyes, white eyebrows, and a bald head. Above him is a quote attributed to him. The quote reads, “Did you forget that I tried to do things the noble way and you mocked me for it? You want vengeance? This is me giving it to you.” Illustration of the character “Natela”, a Black teenager with cornrowed hair. There is a ball of light in her hand. Above her is a quote attributed to her. The quote reads, “Cursed. Always. All my life.”
January 24, 2024 at 3:45 AM
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psychopomp.com
it's NOVELLA SEASON here @ Psychopomp.

jan 1st - apr 30th, we're looking for otherworldly novellas to publish in 2025.

20k - 40k words

* please RT / reply / share to help spread the word far and wide

and PLEASE read the guidelines before submitting.

thank you

psychopomp.com/novella-guid...
Novella Guidelines | Psychopomp.com
We are looking for otherworldly novellas between 20,000 to 40,000 words. Read the guidelines and learn how to submit your novella.
psychopomp.com
January 1, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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indigohan.bsky.social
So Let them Burn by Kamilah Cole

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory of the Orange Tree.
December 7, 2023 at 2:39 AM
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nightmare-magazine.com
Great news! We'll be opening to submissions in January for the first time in over a year!
Check out our submissions guidelines page for details:
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
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November 16, 2023 at 11:29 PM
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kitdewaal.com
Please share - New Prize for non-fiction for black women writers, amplifying us as knowledge-makers and critical thinkers. Global scope with a $20,000 award for exceptional work by black cis, trans and genderqueer women. Details here. Judged by Bernadine Evaristo.
MANUSCRIPT PRIZE
Cassava Republic Press’s Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize is dedicated to exceptional works of non-fiction by Black women.
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November 28, 2023 at 2:42 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
I hear even self-pubbed stories are eligible for awards consideration so here is my 2023 Awards Eligibility Post

“Life in Plastic, it’s Fantastic” published on my (inactive) Substack newsletter
(Still looking into Substack alternatives)
It’s a weird little story but I kinda love it
Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic
A short story
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November 20, 2023 at 5:37 AM
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mariahaskins.com
Annual PSA about "eligible" stories:

Any story published in 2023 is eligible for awards consideration. That's it. It does not have to be published in a pro-paying or even a paying publication. If it was published anywhere in print or online it is eligible and you can make an eligibility post.
November 20, 2023 at 3:28 AM
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apparitionlit.com
We will be open to BLIGHT themed submissions in THREE DAYS!! If you'd like insight into what the App Lit readers and editors (incl Guest Editor @therisingtithes.bsky.social) are looking for in stories & poems, check out this handy blog with thoughts on the topic
apparitionlit.com/what-does-bl...
Graphic quote card with words "I'd love to see works that play with the difference between the curse and the thing that curses, the difference between the ugly spread and the beautiful thing that grows from it, the difference between being cursed and not being defined by cursed-ness" Brandon O'Brien, Guest Editor
November 12, 2023 at 5:16 PM
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jakekerr.com
If you want to follow the Bluesky science fiction & fantasy feed, you can find it via the link below. If you want your post to be included in the feed, it needs to include one of the following words:

scifi, science fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, sfwa, nebula award, hugo award, sturgeon award
November 12, 2023 at 12:27 AM
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In which I recommend 5 books by African authors that take inspiration from mythology to tell sophisticated fantasy stories for a modern audience using different approaches ft. Namina Forna, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o,
@chikodili.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com & Jennifer Makumbi.

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November 3, 2023 at 11:23 PM
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tananarivedue.bsky.social
IT'S PUBLICATION DAY!!

I got the idea for The Reformatory TEN YEARS AGO, when I heard that I had a great-uncle, Robert Stephens, buried at the Dozier School for Boys.

The research was sad and took me years. I wanted to give Robert Stephens a different story.

And I added ghosts.
Book cover for THE REFORMATORY
October 31, 2023 at 3:36 PM
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fiyahlitmag.bsky.social
On October 31st, 11:59 PM EST Submissions for #FIYAHLitMag Unthemed issue with Guest Editor Nelson Rolon will close.

🔥Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words
🔥Novelettes up to 15,000 words
🔥Poetry no more than 1,000 words

Please check our guidelines & don't self-reject!

fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Submissions
Visit the post for more.
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October 25, 2023 at 7:28 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Truly a historic and phenomenal accomplishment by abortion organizers
October 25, 2023 at 1:28 PM
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hildur.bsky.social
Happy Women’s Strike day! 👊💪
Women in Iceland Go on Strike for Gender Inequality
Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2023 at 11:18 AM
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erinscafe.bsky.social
We have one vaccine that can prevent cancer, and most eligible adults in the US still haven’t received it. The HPV vaccine is approved for everyone aged 9-45. Earlier is better. But if you already have one strain of HPV, it can still protect against others.

www.wired.co.uk/article/hpv-...
This Vaccine Protects Against Cancer—but Not Enough Boys Are Getting It
The HPV vaccine can effectively prevent a range of cancers if administered at the right age. But boys still can't access it in most countries.
www.wired.co.uk
October 23, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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celestepewter.bsky.social
All, the U.S. just vetoed today's UN security resolution calling for a ceasefire: usun.usmission.gov/explanation-...

So, here's what I want to encourage everyone to do.

1. Call your reps. Everyone. As much as possible, try and make it a call. Make the phones ring so much, the office can't operate.
October 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM
anindozelle.bsky.social
Old story but I just came across it: Shonda Rhimes generated over $2B for Disney but her asking for an extra pass to Disneyland was apparently a step too far 🙄🙄🙄
Shonda Rhimes Recounts How A Disneyland Ticket Helped Push Her To Leave ABC
The TV titan's story about an all-inclusive pass to the theme park resonated with a lot of people on Twitter.
www.huffpost.com
October 24, 2023 at 12:59 AM