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Hannya Kay
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(NOT HERE FOR NOW) SFF writer | Codex | Words @naturefutures.bsky.social, @blackharepress.bsky.social, Manawaker Podcast, Abyss&Apex | Reads at https://translunartravelerslounge.com/ & @factorfourmagazine.com | No AI
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Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · Dec 4
My first publication 🎉
This story found the best home ever!
Feel free to give it a read and some love, and I'll send virtual hugs your way ❤️
naturefutures.bsky.social Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · Dec 4
Memories. Remembering. That was its job. Recalling the life stories of so many people. All those it had met. All those it had worked with. All those who had now gone. They lived on in its recall.

So listen carefully — it has a tale to tell…

#scifi by Hannya Kay www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exis memoria
Tales to tell.
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hannyakay.bsky.social
COVER REVEAL for @danaiwrites.bsky.social Vile Lady Villains. It's one of the most creative, mindblowing, well crafted book I've had the chance to read 😍
Cover artist: Audrey Benjaminsen
Publisher: Penguin Michael Joseph
Pub date: April 02, 2026, 2026
Preorder link www.penguin.co.uk/books/470416...
Cover for Vile Lady Villains
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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gideonpsmith.bsky.social
Thrilled to be in this anthology - not just because I loved the piece they accepted from me, but because its an awesome TOC of authors I admire!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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reachyourapex.bsky.social
Tomorrow's workshop is a popular one. Join us and get award-winning author KC Grifant's roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.

Registration $49 / $39

November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC

reachyourapex.com/wew

#authors
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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criswrites.bsky.social
Coffee and a book. Currently reading the Florida Writers Association anthology (2025). One of my shorts makes an appearance though I'm mostly enjoying all the other stories in here.

Get a copy 👉 amazon.to/3WN4EEt

#floridawriters #shortstoryanthology #coffeeandabook #currentlyreading
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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mruthrobinson.bsky.social
This story by @parkeriswriting.bsky.social ruined my whole morning, and I mean that as the highest of compliments. Perfect Halloween read.
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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scottedelman.bsky.social
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
The cover letter to my first submission: August 12, 1971 1381 East 72nd Street Brooklyn NY 11234 Edward L. Ferman The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fistion 347 East 53rd Street New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Ferman, I am submitting for possible publication the enclosed story, "Gem of the Gods". Too long has Sword and sorcery been dead. I hope this may help revive it. A stamped self-addressed envelope is enclosed in case of rejection. Sincerely yours, Scott Edelman
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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ldcolter.com
My 100% no-AI book finally triggered an AI-generated scam. (Spoiler alert to the scammer: you don't need to ask an author if your readers can read and review a published book.) I brushed up the grammar and present to you: AI scam email as book promo! 😂 (Cover photo, graphics, and edits by me.)
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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nicolasfitzgeraldauthor.com
This was a very interesting story and so were the other two stories this week!
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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nicolasfitzgeraldauthor.com
November #EpicFantasy author newsletter coming soon! Sign up for these reasons! 👇🏻😁⚔️
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
hannyakay.bsky.social
I have a story in this! The ToC is wild, the stories are incredible. If you want a weird west anthology, that's the one you NEED. Buy a copy, and check out 'Five Lemons in a Net', my story of trauma, soul-eating shadows, and of course, the importance of shopping lists 🔥
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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kaidelmas.bsky.social
I've got a new flash story in this one. Lots of great weird west stories. Come and get 'em! 😁🙌💙
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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translunartl.bsky.social
This post carries the Translunar Travelers Lounge Official Stamp Of Approval
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
hannyakay.bsky.social
Great issue 🔥🔥🔥
mynachang.bsky.social Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 5d
This month's @factorfourmagazine.com stories just landed in my inbox -- looks like a great lineup with a couple of E Sheep friends!
@aerynrudel.bsky.social @mmschreier.bsky.social

Eager to read!
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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oneminutemonkey.bsky.social
It's a hard choice but I'm going with:
“The Regrettable Loneliness of the Great Wizard Graveblossom’s Door” -
Worlds of Possibility, April 2025
--cozy fantasy comedy with knock-knock jokes--
It's a funny, silly, intimate little piece and I love it.
www.patreon.com/juliarios/sh...
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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danaiwrites.bsky.social
It’s that time of the year again! If you’re voting for the Hugos, the Nebulas or any other SFF awards, I hope you will consider my two very Greek, very angry offerings. Both free to read!
Short story: translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/1...
Non-fiction essay: www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
With the Acropolis as the background, text reads: Danai Christopoulou awards eligibility 2025 Short story: “12 Things No One Will Tell You About Being a Demigod” Translunar Travelers Lounge Non-fiction essay: “These marbles were never white” khōréō A screenshot of 12 Things No One Will Tell You About Being a Demigod, a short story by Danai Christopoulou Screenshot of “These Marbles Were Never White” a non-fiction essay by Danai Christopoulou
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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abigailkemske.bsky.social
✨ICYMI✨ I have a new story up on @satevepost.bsky.social ! I’m still in shock about this one. Check it out!!
satevepost.bsky.social The Saturday Evening Post @satevepost.bsky.social · 7d
Touching moments between a woman and her granddaughter, some magical realism, a big ole quilt, and a touch of horror come together in this week’s #NewFictionFriday story, Abigail Kemske’s “Threaded Lives”.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/11/thre...
Threaded Lives | The Saturday Evening Post
A grandmother shares the patchwork stories of her life with her granddaughter.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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abigailkemske.bsky.social
It's award eligibility season! Here's a list of everything I've published in 2025. This is also my first year of eligibility for the Astounding Award! 💫

Follow the thread below for links and info on my stories. Or see my website/linktree in my bio. 🔗

DM me for copies. 👩‍💻

Thank you for reading! 🙏
Graphic with pictures of space in background that reads: Abigail Kemske 2025 Award Eligibility. Short fiction - Nebula, Hugo, Locus & Stoker. "The earth will not consume our bones" (SF / 956 w) Nature: Futures, Sept 2025. "Someone to Feed You" (H / 900 w) Apex Magazine issue #148, Jan 2025. "Still Waters" (SFF / 6500 w) Friction issue #24: Oceans, July 2025. "The Beast of Boma Road" (H / 4200 w) Fraidy Cat quarterly issue #7: Rage, Nov 2025. "The Darkness Inside Her" (h / 3500 w) Harvestt he Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror - CM Muller, Oct 2025. A graphic with stars in space in the background that reads: Abigail Kemske 2025 Award Eligibility Astounding Award. First year of eligibility.
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
hannyakay.bsky.social
When editing feels like butchering lol. Everything I loved about that story is gone, sigh.
No doom, no gloom! I'll share a story with you instead, from the fantastic @bethgoder.bsky.social, no less. Sure to bring a smile, so fun, so well written 🥰
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/s...
Sunflower Loop, by Beth Goder
I’m riding through space on my bike (as one does) when I see this enormous sunflower.
translunartravelerslounge.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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reachyourapex.bsky.social Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 6d
Today's community drabble is, "Three Yellow Flowers In The Botany Lab" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "scramble."

Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky @historyneverwas

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Start the countdown! Six days until "Sellable Short Stories." Register now and put it on your calendar.

Registration $49 / $39

November 14, Friday, at 2pm ET | 1PM CT | 12PM MT | 11AM PT | 18:00 UTC

reachyourapex.com/wew

#authors #writingworkshops
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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allandyenshapiro.bsky.social
One last #ShortStory to write about before I call it a weekend: this one is not my usual cup of tea, but it's oddness and strangeness appealed to me. It's beautiful.

@bethgoder.bsky.social

#AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
Arachnomorphosis
The city is no place for a spider.
strangehorizons.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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kaidelmas.bsky.social
Finally, the long-awaited last balloon-themed drabble of the month of October. Yes, I know, I'm late. 😅
But it's free to read, so enjoy!

www.patreon.com/posts/142850...
Hazards of the Trade | Kai Delmas
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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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reachyourapex.bsky.social
Today's community drabble is, "The Cheer Industry" by Dakria. The theme was "conspiracy."

Find Dakria at bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social

Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl

#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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foxesandroses.bsky.social
If you also want to feel the power of her soul and her words, I am linking one of her most beloved stories here. Her characters signed in their humanity, even when these characters were cockroaches. ❤️

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/glas...
Glass Bottle Dancer - Lightspeed Magazine
When de words “glass bottle dancer” come to me as I was day-dreaming, listening to music on de radio, I thought it sounded like someting I’d like to see, didn’t tink it would change me whole life. I i...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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abigailkemske.bsky.social
✨👄ICYMI👄✨
abigailkemske.bsky.social Abigail Kemske 🍁 @abigailkemske.bsky.social · 15d
🎃 ThE hArVeSt BeGiNs! 🎃 It's release day for HARVEST THE NIGHT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FOLK HORROR edited by C.M. Muller. My story "The Darkness Inside Her" features strange moss, a forest nap, and too many mouths. Check it out! chthonicmatter.wordpress.com
Graphic with HARVEST THE NIGHT cover, with images of a skull, moss, and moths. A quote from the story “The Darkness Inside Her” by Abigail Kemske: “Something flutters past her field of sight. A flash of white. Another brown. Yellow. An eclipse of moths emerge from the moss. Perch on the skull.” Graphic on HARVEST THE NIGHT cover and list of authors: Sam Dawson, EC Dorgan, Tracy Fahey, Douglas Ford, Abigail Kemske, K. Wallace King, Joe Koch, Dexter McLeod, Lisa Moore-Smith, H.V. Patterson, Renae Rhoads, Shannon Scott, Luke F. Shepherd, Katherine Traylor.
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM