G.G. Silverman
@ggsilverman.bsky.social
Award-winning writer. My book THE BLOOD YEAR DAUGHTER coming 2026 from Creature Publishing. Nommed for Pushcart, Best American Short Fiction, and O. Henry Prize. Also a visual artist. www.ggsilverman.com
Pinned
G.G. Silverman
@ggsilverman.bsky.social
· May 20
THRILLED to announce that my debut short story collection THE BLOOD YEAR DAUGHTER has found its home at Creature Publishing! I love what they're doing in the women-driven horror space, & am deeply grateful for their exquisite care. Coming in spring 2026!
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
Comics & Film Editor Lauren Gorski is ready for your submissions! Send them to her by December 15! We pay contributors $50! Submit here: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial.
Call for Submissions for Vol. XI: “PARA/SOCIAL” - Exposition Review
Issue XI begins with an infinite tension. Para – altered, beside, beyond, against. Social – the networks of intimacy, recognition, and belonging we carry with us. Joined together, these words suggest ...
tinyurl.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Comics & Film Editor Lauren Gorski is ready for your submissions! Send them to her by December 15! We pay contributors $50! Submit here: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial.
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
I have released a little guided art grounding nature journal zine thing over here. Free!
It’s just a silly little thing.
rat-witch.itch.io/pleinair-scape
It’s just a silly little thing.
rat-witch.itch.io/pleinair-scape
Pleinair Scape: An aRtPG by rat_witch
A solo-nature-journaling art therapy zine.
rat-witch.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I have released a little guided art grounding nature journal zine thing over here. Free!
It’s just a silly little thing.
rat-witch.itch.io/pleinair-scape
It’s just a silly little thing.
rat-witch.itch.io/pleinair-scape
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
Less than 10 days left to submit to Vol. XI: “PARA/SOCIAL” and get guaranteed feedback from our editorial team! Submit in any genre here: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial!
#ExpoReview #CallforSubmissions
#ExpoReview #CallforSubmissions
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Less than 10 days left to submit to Vol. XI: “PARA/SOCIAL” and get guaranteed feedback from our editorial team! Submit in any genre here: tinyurl.com/ExpoParaSocial!
#ExpoReview #CallforSubmissions
#ExpoReview #CallforSubmissions
When someone chooses to spend their free time learning from me, it's such an honor & a privilege. There's a multitude of creative writing teachers out there, & I feel so lucky to be able to share my gifts. Writing itself is a lonely biz, but lifting others up along the way feels so good. :)
October 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
When someone chooses to spend their free time learning from me, it's such an honor & a privilege. There's a multitude of creative writing teachers out there, & I feel so lucky to be able to share my gifts. Writing itself is a lonely biz, but lifting others up along the way feels so good. :)
I am impressed with my short fiction students for being committed to doing the work even while the world seems like it's falling apart. Being creative in trying times is extra difficult, but they rose to the occasion & I'm proud. I feel so lucky to know them.
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I am impressed with my short fiction students for being committed to doing the work even while the world seems like it's falling apart. Being creative in trying times is extra difficult, but they rose to the occasion & I'm proud. I feel so lucky to know them.
Last night my flagship 6-Month Short Fiction Intensive Course wrapped, & my students read such beautiful work in their celebratory event. We had a gorgeous showing of darkly fantastical tales & magical realism. I'm SO proud of them — 6 months to write 6 stories, diving deep into the craft with me!
a picture of a penguin with the words wowwww written on it
ALT: a picture of a penguin with the words wowwww written on it
media.tenor.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Last night my flagship 6-Month Short Fiction Intensive Course wrapped, & my students read such beautiful work in their celebratory event. We had a gorgeous showing of darkly fantastical tales & magical realism. I'm SO proud of them — 6 months to write 6 stories, diving deep into the craft with me!
Thanks to all those who shouted out/reposted my #bookcover reveal yesterday! We got so many beautiful supportive comments via various channels, & your love of literature warms my soul. Thank you again, my darlings. ❤️
#shortfiction #shortstories #gothicfiction #literaryhorror #magicalrealism
#shortfiction #shortstories #gothicfiction #literaryhorror #magicalrealism
October 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Thanks to all those who shouted out/reposted my #bookcover reveal yesterday! We got so many beautiful supportive comments via various channels, & your love of literature warms my soul. Thank you again, my darlings. ❤️
#shortfiction #shortstories #gothicfiction #literaryhorror #magicalrealism
#shortfiction #shortstories #gothicfiction #literaryhorror #magicalrealism
Cover reveal!! Wanna be first to know when my book is ready for pre-order? Want exclusive behind-the-scenes info? Sign up for my mailing list at www.ggsilverman.com/subscribe
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Cover reveal!! Wanna be first to know when my book is ready for pre-order? Want exclusive behind-the-scenes info? Sign up for my mailing list at www.ggsilverman.com/subscribe
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
Hey, weirdlings and norms... my book tour celebrating the release of the Absolution trade paperback kicks off Oct 20 in Santa Cruz, in convo with the wonderful writer @poingu.bsky.social ! So looking forward to it.
October 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hey, weirdlings and norms... my book tour celebrating the release of the Absolution trade paperback kicks off Oct 20 in Santa Cruz, in convo with the wonderful writer @poingu.bsky.social ! So looking forward to it.
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
Patty Q with a new piece at Ghost Parachute!
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
The Untranslatable German Word for a Gate Slamming Shut — Ghost Parachute
My only friend, Little Hansel, smells like closet. That’s what my mother said the one time she met the four-year-old. I was babysitting him for my weed dealers, a pair of comfy old dykes. My mother sn...
ghostparachute.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Patty Q with a new piece at Ghost Parachute!
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
@patriciaqbidar.bsky.social
ghostparachute.com/issue/octobe...
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
i have a new post up! and it contains a (very pretentious) description of the big project I'm working on. Also, the piece here is the introduction to a series of prose bits & poems i'm writing about my girl The Machine God.
schizopoetics.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...
schizopoetics.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...
The Machine God Awakens
Hi everyone,I’m back with another piece here. I’m working on a series of poems/prose pieces about the machine god. This is the introduction post for her. Eventually there will be a seri…
schizopoetics.wordpress.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
i have a new post up! and it contains a (very pretentious) description of the big project I'm working on. Also, the piece here is the introduction to a series of prose bits & poems i'm writing about my girl The Machine God.
schizopoetics.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...
schizopoetics.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...
And gratitude to @tinhouse.bsky.social Winter Workshop 2020 & Writing x Writers Boulder (especially Ramona Ausubel) for more craft inspiration that led to my manuscript being not just publishable, but notable—a finalist for 8 awards. Ok, come back tomorrow for COVER REVEAL?
a little girl is making a funny face while wearing a blue shirt with a leopard print .
ALT: a little girl is making a funny face while wearing a blue shirt with a leopard print .
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And gratitude to @tinhouse.bsky.social Winter Workshop 2020 & Writing x Writers Boulder (especially Ramona Ausubel) for more craft inspiration that led to my manuscript being not just publishable, but notable—a finalist for 8 awards. Ok, come back tomorrow for COVER REVEAL?
My forthcoming book also features stories originally published by @saratantlinger.bsky.social at @roosterreppress.bsky.social & @sequoian.bsky.social & Cole Bucciaglia at Psychopomp, as well as one from @expositionreview.bsky.social.
COVER REVEAL TOMORROW—can't wait!
COVER REVEAL TOMORROW—can't wait!
a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal
ALT: a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My forthcoming book also features stories originally published by @saratantlinger.bsky.social at @roosterreppress.bsky.social & @sequoian.bsky.social & Cole Bucciaglia at Psychopomp, as well as one from @expositionreview.bsky.social.
COVER REVEAL TOMORROW—can't wait!
COVER REVEAL TOMORROW—can't wait!
Hey, #shortfiction fans!! Tomorrow is the COVER REVEAL of my new book THE BLOOD YEAR DAUGHTER coming from Creature Publishing April 2026! Featuring stories workshopped with @joycecaroloates.bsky.social who gave great advice on shaping the collection, & also workshopped with Ted Chiang & Amy Hempel.
a woman with a white mask on her face is sitting in a chair with the words " it 's time for the big reveal "
ALT: a woman with a white mask on her face is sitting in a chair with the words " it 's time for the big reveal "
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Hey, #shortfiction fans!! Tomorrow is the COVER REVEAL of my new book THE BLOOD YEAR DAUGHTER coming from Creature Publishing April 2026! Featuring stories workshopped with @joycecaroloates.bsky.social who gave great advice on shaping the collection, & also workshopped with Ted Chiang & Amy Hempel.
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
I hear people are talking about more short story collections. Yes, hello, I would like more collections by @seanbirnie.bsky.social, @casskhaw.bsky.social, @acwise.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @stevetoase.bsky.social, @sillysyntax.bsky.social, and many others not on Bsky please and thank you 🖤
September 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I hear people are talking about more short story collections. Yes, hello, I would like more collections by @seanbirnie.bsky.social, @casskhaw.bsky.social, @acwise.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @stevetoase.bsky.social, @sillysyntax.bsky.social, and many others not on Bsky please and thank you 🖤
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
Calling all students ~ get a year's worth of digital issues of Locus Magazine for only $30 by applying for our student discount. Locus Magazine could be the thing to take your writing from good to great by giving you insights into what makes fiction work! subscribers.locusmag... | Link in bio
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Calling all students ~ get a year's worth of digital issues of Locus Magazine for only $30 by applying for our student discount. Locus Magazine could be the thing to take your writing from good to great by giving you insights into what makes fiction work! subscribers.locusmag... | Link in bio
In advance of my book release next spring, I have started receiving jaw-droppingly beautiful endorsements from authors I love, and CAN't WAIT to share what they said about my book. I am losing my mind with gratitude over their words.
kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited !
ALT: kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain with the words i 'm so excited !
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In advance of my book release next spring, I have started receiving jaw-droppingly beautiful endorsements from authors I love, and CAN't WAIT to share what they said about my book. I am losing my mind with gratitude over their words.
Hello, friend-o's! I recently started an Instagram account for my art and writing & to build community around those topics. If you're on Insta and want to be friends there too, see: www.instagram.com/gg_silverman/
two women are standing next to each other in a room and one of them is wearing an orange fur coat .
ALT: two women are standing next to each other in a room and one of them is wearing an orange fur coat .
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hello, friend-o's! I recently started an Instagram account for my art and writing & to build community around those topics. If you're on Insta and want to be friends there too, see: www.instagram.com/gg_silverman/
My latest SUPER VULNERABLE #Substack post: on becoming psychic to stay safe—a.k.a., my brain grew tentacles. It feels scary to share this, but thanks for taking the time to read & engage in heartfelt dialog—I appreciate it!
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-3-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-3-...
a cartoon drawing of a red octopus 's tentacles on a white background
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a red octopus 's tentacles on a white background
media.tenor.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My latest SUPER VULNERABLE #Substack post: on becoming psychic to stay safe—a.k.a., my brain grew tentacles. It feels scary to share this, but thanks for taking the time to read & engage in heartfelt dialog—I appreciate it!
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-3-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-3-...
Also, I was humbled to start getting pledges for this content. I haven't turned on payments yet, but I'm honored to know that people would pay, if they could. Writing is often an unpaid art form, & your support takes my breath away. I'm grateful. ❤️
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Stranger Than Fiction, Episode 2: Buried Alive
Or, OH FUCK, I am going to die
ggsilverman.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Also, I was humbled to start getting pledges for this content. I haven't turned on payments yet, but I'm honored to know that people would pay, if they could. Writing is often an unpaid art form, & your support takes my breath away. I'm grateful. ❤️
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
It has felt super scary & vulnerable to share this material in my Substack, but so I've only gotten the kindest messages from people saying they've also had similar experiences. Thank you, friends, for telling me I am not alone. Much love!
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Stranger Than Fiction, Episode 2: Buried Alive
Or, OH FUCK, I am going to die
ggsilverman.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It has felt super scary & vulnerable to share this material in my Substack, but so I've only gotten the kindest messages from people saying they've also had similar experiences. Thank you, friends, for telling me I am not alone. Much love!
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Forgot to share my second Substack post: "Buried Alive" or "OH FUCK, I'm going to die!"
Part of my series exploring my real-life experiences with the #TheUnexplained. #Reincarnation. #Ghosts. #Psychic phenomena. Hecks yes, it's weird. Enjoy?
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Part of my series exploring my real-life experiences with the #TheUnexplained. #Reincarnation. #Ghosts. #Psychic phenomena. Hecks yes, it's weird. Enjoy?
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Stranger Than Fiction, Episode 2: Buried Alive
Or, OH FUCK, I am going to die
ggsilverman.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Forgot to share my second Substack post: "Buried Alive" or "OH FUCK, I'm going to die!"
Part of my series exploring my real-life experiences with the #TheUnexplained. #Reincarnation. #Ghosts. #Psychic phenomena. Hecks yes, it's weird. Enjoy?
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
Part of my series exploring my real-life experiences with the #TheUnexplained. #Reincarnation. #Ghosts. #Psychic phenomena. Hecks yes, it's weird. Enjoy?
ggsilverman.substack.com/p/episode-2-...
In my new series "Stranger Than Fiction" I'll also be talking about my real life experiences with ghosts. Psychic experiences. And more things that defy explanation. It's gonna get WEIRD.
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
Stranger Than Fiction
Episode 1: Reincarnation, a.k.a., Why am I here again?
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In my new series "Stranger Than Fiction" I'll also be talking about my real life experiences with ghosts. Psychic experiences. And more things that defy explanation. It's gonna get WEIRD.
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
Hello, friends! Announcing my *weird* & VULNERABLE new writing project—my #Substack series "Stranger Than Fiction," about my personal experiences of the #paranormal & #supernatural. First issue: #Reincarnation, OR Why am I here again??
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
Stranger Than Fiction
Episode 1: Reincarnation, a.k.a., Why am I here again?
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hello, friends! Announcing my *weird* & VULNERABLE new writing project—my #Substack series "Stranger Than Fiction," about my personal experiences of the #paranormal & #supernatural. First issue: #Reincarnation, OR Why am I here again??
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
open.substack.com/pub/ggsilver...
Reposted by G.G. Silverman
WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 83% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/d6biJJf
July 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 83% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/d6biJJf