Cast of Wonders
@castofwonders.org
The Young Adult Fiction Podcast featuring stories of the Fantastic
Episodes cross all speculative boundaries and if someone complains we are 'woke' or pandering to the liberals we are doing our job right!
Part of the Escape Artists Foundation
Episodes cross all speculative boundaries and if someone complains we are 'woke' or pandering to the liberals we are doing our job right!
Part of the Escape Artists Foundation
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I'm a finalist for Australia's Aurealis Awards - x3! Best Fantasy Story for 'Jericho and the Cursed Forest', best collection for 'Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories' from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social, and Best Young Adult Story - 'As Brittle As Granite' from @castofwonders.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I'm a finalist for Australia's Aurealis Awards - x3! Best Fantasy Story for 'Jericho and the Cursed Forest', best collection for 'Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories' from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social, and Best Young Adult Story - 'As Brittle As Granite' from @castofwonders.org
But they look so cute and starving with those big kawaii eyes! Its hard to resist 🙃
February 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
But they look so cute and starving with those big kawaii eyes! Its hard to resist 🙃
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"It’s the first weekend of summer holidays and we’re piling into the backseat of Annette’s dinky old Honda headed to some house party at the far edge of town..."
Check out "In a town like this" in @castofwonders.org!
@mariahaskins.com
Check out "In a town like this" in @castofwonders.org!
@mariahaskins.com
Cast of Wonders 588: In a town like this | Cast of Wonders
It’s the first weekend of summer holidays and we’re piling into the backseat of Annette’s dinky old Honda headed to some house party at the far edge of town, passing a bottle of rum and coke between…
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January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
"It’s the first weekend of summer holidays and we’re piling into the backseat of Annette’s dinky old Honda headed to some house party at the far edge of town..."
Check out "In a town like this" in @castofwonders.org!
@mariahaskins.com
Check out "In a town like this" in @castofwonders.org!
@mariahaskins.com
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Sighs happily in assistant editor that just did a deep clean if the storage rooms at CoW & evicted a whole horde of gremlins (we re homed them with @pseudopod.org ;) ). So NOW those pesky SEO issues should go away on back episodes XD www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
Cast of Wonders 241: Mr. Quacky in Space (Artemis Rising 3) | Cast of Wonders
At least Mr. Quacky hadn’t maimed anyone. If Olivia went by her predecessor’s logs, it was only a matter of time. She pulled her rabbit-ear hat over her head–It helps you blend with the scenery…
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January 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Sighs happily in assistant editor that just did a deep clean if the storage rooms at CoW & evicted a whole horde of gremlins (we re homed them with @pseudopod.org ;) ). So NOW those pesky SEO issues should go away on back episodes XD www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
Sighs happily in assistant editor that just did a deep clean if the storage rooms at CoW & evicted a whole horde of gremlins (we re homed them with @pseudopod.org ;) ). So NOW those pesky SEO issues should go away on back episodes XD www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
Cast of Wonders 241: Mr. Quacky in Space (Artemis Rising 3) | Cast of Wonders
At least Mr. Quacky hadn’t maimed anyone. If Olivia went by her predecessor’s logs, it was only a matter of time. She pulled her rabbit-ear hat over her head–It helps you blend with the scenery…
www.castofwonders.org
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Sighs happily in assistant editor that just did a deep clean if the storage rooms at CoW & evicted a whole horde of gremlins (we re homed them with @pseudopod.org ;) ). So NOW those pesky SEO issues should go away on back episodes XD www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
Yes! Come listen to us!!
January 23, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Yes! Come listen to us!!
2025 staff picks - Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas, selected by Adri Joy
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January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
2025 staff picks - Witches Racing Cars by Nadav Schul-Kutas, selected by Adri Joy
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Slushpile update - 154 stories left in stage 1, 56 through to stage 2, and around 300 declined.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Slushpile update - 154 stories left in stage 1, 56 through to stage 2, and around 300 declined.
For the afternoon crowd :D
It’s National Rubber Ducky Day! 🐤
What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
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What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
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At least Mr. Quacky hadn’t maimed anyone. If Olivia went by her predecessor’s logs, it was only a matter of time. She pulled her rabbit-ear hat over her head–It helps you blend with the scenery…
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January 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
For the afternoon crowd :D
It’s National Rubber Ducky Day! 🐤
What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
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At least Mr. Quacky hadn’t maimed anyone. If Olivia went by her predecessor’s logs, it was only a matter of time. She pulled her rabbit-ear hat over her head–It helps you blend with the scenery…
www.castofwonders.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 AM
It’s National Rubber Ducky Day! 🐤
What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
What BETTER way to Celebrate than to give a listen go Mr Quacky in Space!! XD
www.castofwonders.org/2017/03/epis...
2025 staff picks - Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art by OIivia B Chan - selected by Rebecca Ahn
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January 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
2025 staff picks - Chloe Chew and the Museum of Undead Art by OIivia B Chan - selected by Rebecca Ahn
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2025 staff picks - Feeding spirits by Emmi Khor - selected by Alicia Caporaso
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January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
2025 staff picks - Feeding spirits by Emmi Khor - selected by Alicia Caporaso
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2025 staff picks - The Poets of Painswick by Kate Francia - selected by Amy Brennan
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January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
2025 staff picks - The Poets of Painswick by Kate Francia - selected by Amy Brennan
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YA sci-fi and fantasy writers, a children's fiction competition with a 10,000 GBP prize & publishing contract - deadline June 2026.
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
Chicken House Books website
Website of Chicken House Books, publishers of James Dashner.
www.chickenhousebooks.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
YA sci-fi and fantasy writers, a children's fiction competition with a 10,000 GBP prize & publishing contract - deadline June 2026.
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
For a "completed full-length novel for readers aged 7-18" written in English.
#writingcommunity #SFF #YA #YoungAdult
www.chickenhousebooks.com/submissions/
Slushpile update: we have 250 stories left in the general subs slushpile. Working through as fast as we can.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Slushpile update: we have 250 stories left in the general subs slushpile. Working through as fast as we can.
Thank you! Habitat will be reissued as an upcoming Staff Pick episode next week!
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Thank you! Habitat will be reissued as an upcoming Staff Pick episode next week!
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You can read a part of my first short fiction review column at LOCUS ONLINE - the full column is available in the print/digital issue of the magazine! 🚀
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Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, and Podcastle: Review by Maria Haskins
Escape Pod 9/25/25, 9/11/25 Cast of Wonders 9/16/25 PodCastle 9/16/25 First out in my first review column are the original September stories from Escape Pod. “Hot Bot Summer” by J.R. Dewitt (narrat…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:28 AM
You can read a part of my first short fiction review column at LOCUS ONLINE - the full column is available in the print/digital issue of the magazine! 🚀
locusmag.com/review/escap...
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Happy #NationalScienceFictionDay everyone. Go read some science fiction #books!
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Happy #NationalScienceFictionDay everyone. Go read some science fiction #books!
Thank you lovely 🥰
January 2, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Thank you lovely 🥰
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oof, that's a lot of exclamation marks. i didn't realize there were so many exclamation marks
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
oof, that's a lot of exclamation marks. i didn't realize there were so many exclamation marks