Devan Barlow
@devanbarlow.bsky.social
Writer of things.
https://devan-barlow.itch.io/
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2025 Hugo Poetry Nominee
books, dogs, fairy tales, theatre, tea, coffee, sea monsters, crafts
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https://devan-barlow.itch.io/
devanbarlow.com
she/her
2025 Hugo Poetry Nominee
books, dogs, fairy tales, theatre, tea, coffee, sea monsters, crafts
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Devan Barlow
@devanbarlow.bsky.social
· Nov 11
✨Buy my books!!!✨
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Fairytales-meet-musicals fantasy novels!
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books2read.com/u/bp1nBW
books2read.com/u/bOD2LE
Short fic/poetry retelling collections!
books2read.com/u/bOqZKN
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devan-barlow.itch.io
Fairytales-meet-musicals fantasy novels!
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
books2read.com/u/bp1nBW
books2read.com/u/bOD2LE
Short fic/poetry retelling collections!
books2read.com/u/bOqZKN
books2read.com/u/b6EDMA
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"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
Want to feel as cozy as Ben in his crochet blanket? Pick up my Curses & Curtains series! Fantasy novels about fairy tales and musical theatre, full of friends working hard to help one another
devan-barlow.itch.io
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
books2read.com/u/bp1nBW
books2read.com/u/bOD2LE
#BookSky 💙📚
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#BookSky 💙📚
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"When I got engaged to Demetrius, I didn't know he was an enchanted Prince who turned into a bird every night.
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
It's not the sort of question you think to ask."
- Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
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Flashback Friday, to Expert Thief Ben
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Flashback Friday, to Expert Thief Ben
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Looking for a new Arthurian read?
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Looking for a new Arthurian read?
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
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If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
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Stretch Goal Surge 3-Day Weekend is working on all caffeinated cylinders (SGs combined add up to 12 more authors). Currently 93% to SG1 & 81% to SG2.
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Stretch Goal Surge 3-Day Weekend is working on all caffeinated cylinders (SGs combined add up to 12 more authors). Currently 93% to SG1 & 81% to SG2.
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Valentines Day is tomorrow
Placing romantic love above all others,
Placing romantic love above all others,
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Valentines Day is tomorrow
Placing romantic love above all others,
Placing romantic love above all others,
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We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
We've raised nearly $6800 for this utterly essential organization (see thread).
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
Can you help us get to $7500 today?
(Remember to click "adjust donation")
He's a werewolf!
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
He's a werewolf!
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do YOU have any experience in art, social, organizing, fundraising, comms, graphic design, & want to help us try to raise an insane amount of money to keep immigrant families in MN housed?
I am looking for folks who would want to throw down. having a meeting monday evening. DM me if you're in.
I am looking for folks who would want to throw down. having a meeting monday evening. DM me if you're in.
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
do YOU have any experience in art, social, organizing, fundraising, comms, graphic design, & want to help us try to raise an insane amount of money to keep immigrant families in MN housed?
I am looking for folks who would want to throw down. having a meeting monday evening. DM me if you're in.
I am looking for folks who would want to throw down. having a meeting monday evening. DM me if you're in.
If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
If you like my Jewish Bisclavret retelling "Nose" you'll love my collection!
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
strangehorizons.com/poetry/nose/
Looking for a new Arthurian read?
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Looking for a new Arthurian read?
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
The last piece in my collection, the timeloop novella "All the Ways We Drown" is perfect for anyone who's ever been annoyed by Lancelot
AKA "Elaine of Astolat and Elaine of Corbenic take matters into their own hands"
Reposted by Devan Barlow
It's Friday, I have many things to do and there are good books on sale!
All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!
All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!
February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It's Friday, I have many things to do and there are good books on sale!
All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!
All links to Amazon and Bookshop are affiliate links, other links are not. Affiliate links = I get a small cut of the retailers' profits. Bookshop is my favorite where it's an option! They may be on sale other places!
In 2022 I found them randomly through library and immediately binged through every MacLeod book I could find, it was fun
February 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
In 2022 I found them randomly through library and immediately binged through every MacLeod book I could find, it was fun
HELLO friend I'm so fond of these books and you are totally right
February 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
HELLO friend I'm so fond of these books and you are totally right
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I have a Stand with Minnesota volunteer opportunity for people who speak Spanish and want to help get folks home from detention. If you are interested, please DM me for details!
February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I have a Stand with Minnesota volunteer opportunity for people who speak Spanish and want to help get folks home from detention. If you are interested, please DM me for details!
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Pez is one of the best pocket humans I know and is really struggling in MN right now. Please help her:
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
Donate to Putting the Brakes on the Breakdown, organized by Linda T
Pez. Potato. PezNo. PezYes. To know Pez is to know joy and laughter and occasionally needi… Linda T needs your support for Putting the Brakes on the Breakdown
www.gofundme.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Pez is one of the best pocket humans I know and is really struggling in MN right now. Please help her:
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
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I, for one, think it would be very cool if a self-published series got nominated!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
So here's a fun thing: my Curses & Curtains series of fairy tales-meet-musical theatre fantasy novels is now eligible for the Best Series Hugo!
Start with book 1, An Uncommon Curse!
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
Start with book 1, An Uncommon Curse!
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I, for one, think it would be very cool if a self-published series got nominated!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
Also! I've been rereading Trollope via library borrows of the audiobooks narrated by Simon Vance, highly recommend
Up to book 5 now, The Small House at Allington, and had somehow forgotten that Plantagenet Palliser shows up in the Barset books! Am I going to have to reread the Palliser series after this? Very possibly!
Have been rereading Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, and love how at one point in Barchester Towers the narrator just takes a moment to stop narrating, turn to the audience, and reassure them that Eleanor will not be marrying either of the men courting her, and then...
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Also! I've been rereading Trollope via library borrows of the audiobooks narrated by Simon Vance, highly recommend
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All my books are entirely written by me, a human, with cover art by humans!
Help me keep Ben in biscuits and blankets!
Help me keep Ben in biscuits and blankets!
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
All my books are entirely written by me, a human, with cover art by humans!
Help me keep Ben in biscuits and blankets!
Help me keep Ben in biscuits and blankets!
Up to book 5 now, The Small House at Allington, and had somehow forgotten that Plantagenet Palliser shows up in the Barset books! Am I going to have to reread the Palliser series after this? Very possibly!
Have been rereading Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, and love how at one point in Barchester Towers the narrator just takes a moment to stop narrating, turn to the audience, and reassure them that Eleanor will not be marrying either of the men courting her, and then...
February 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Up to book 5 now, The Small House at Allington, and had somehow forgotten that Plantagenet Palliser shows up in the Barset books! Am I going to have to reread the Palliser series after this? Very possibly!
Alas, I've been informed Nerezia doesn't yet have enough word count to qualify, BUT you should all still go and read it anyway
I, for one, think it would be very cool if a self-published series got nominated!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
Might I also suggest:
Magica Riot series by @magicariot.com
Nerezia series by @clh2oars.bsky.social
Don't forget self-published works when you're nominating!
So here's a fun thing: my Curses & Curtains series of fairy tales-meet-musical theatre fantasy novels is now eligible for the Best Series Hugo!
Start with book 1, An Uncommon Curse!
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
Start with book 1, An Uncommon Curse!
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Alas, I've been informed Nerezia doesn't yet have enough word count to qualify, BUT you should all still go and read it anyway
There is simply so much fluff and whiskers 😍
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
There is simply so much fluff and whiskers 😍
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The Morning Monty settles in for a dreary day’s nap.
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Morning Monty settles in for a dreary day’s nap.