Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺
@jolantru.bsky.social
Werewolves.(Hugo winner) Strange Horizons Articles Senior Ed & Fiction Ed. COS
Originals ed. IGDN diversity board. Kidlit. Independent aca-fan. J. Damask. FIRE HEART (2024). COLD STEEL and WOLF'S PATH (2025). Giant Oarfish (imprint). (She/They/Qar)
Originals ed. IGDN diversity board. Kidlit. Independent aca-fan. J. Damask. FIRE HEART (2024). COLD STEEL and WOLF'S PATH (2025). Giant Oarfish (imprint). (She/They/Qar)
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1st March is next week!
Wolf's Path is a collection of my stories from the start of my writing path until now. I turn 50 this year.
The collection is unapologetically queer & trans & joyful and angry & painful.
www.atthisarts.com/product/wolf...
Wolf's Path is a collection of my stories from the start of my writing path until now. I turn 50 this year.
The collection is unapologetically queer & trans & joyful and angry & painful.
www.atthisarts.com/product/wolf...
Wolf's Path by Joyce Chng
within a running wolf, four-pawed, howling
www.atthisarts.com
The big 50 looms! Saturday.
And the book of my writing path... is released into the wild.
And the book of my writing path... is released into the wild.
My eyes hurt... But it's done.
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
My eyes hurt... But it's done.
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oh come on, what the hell
can people have the basic decency not to steal materials i used for fundraising to fight the British Museum over stealing my translations, for their own book promo?
also, I know people often compare Qiu Jin to Joan of Arc, but don't start with that in your opening line
can people have the basic decency not to steal materials i used for fundraising to fight the British Museum over stealing my translations, for their own book promo?
also, I know people often compare Qiu Jin to Joan of Arc, but don't start with that in your opening line
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
oh come on, what the hell
can people have the basic decency not to steal materials i used for fundraising to fight the British Museum over stealing my translations, for their own book promo?
also, I know people often compare Qiu Jin to Joan of Arc, but don't start with that in your opening line
can people have the basic decency not to steal materials i used for fundraising to fight the British Museum over stealing my translations, for their own book promo?
also, I know people often compare Qiu Jin to Joan of Arc, but don't start with that in your opening line
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I loved loved loved narrating "The Aquarium for Lost Souls" by Natasha King.
I've never had so much fun with a voice as figuring out what
**a spaceship that is also the ocean**
might sound like....
Hope you enjoy this beautiful story!
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
I've never had so much fun with a voice as figuring out what
**a spaceship that is also the ocean**
might sound like....
Hope you enjoy this beautiful story!
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Podcast: The Aquarium for Lost Souls
In this episode of the Strange Horizons Fiction podcast, Michael Ireland presents Natasha King's 'Aquarium for Lost Souls' read by Jenna Hanchey. Subscribe to the Strange Horizons podcast: …
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February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I loved loved loved narrating "The Aquarium for Lost Souls" by Natasha King.
I've never had so much fun with a voice as figuring out what
**a spaceship that is also the ocean**
might sound like....
Hope you enjoy this beautiful story!
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
I've never had so much fun with a voice as figuring out what
**a spaceship that is also the ocean**
might sound like....
Hope you enjoy this beautiful story!
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
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Thank you for saying both of these things, Wolf.
There are so many writers who talk to me about the dominance of untreated narcissism in our spaces and don't know what they can do about it without suffering the same.
It's why people fight *so* hard to insist the victims are at fault.
There are so many writers who talk to me about the dominance of untreated narcissism in our spaces and don't know what they can do about it without suffering the same.
It's why people fight *so* hard to insist the victims are at fault.
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Thank you for saying both of these things, Wolf.
There are so many writers who talk to me about the dominance of untreated narcissism in our spaces and don't know what they can do about it without suffering the same.
It's why people fight *so* hard to insist the victims are at fault.
There are so many writers who talk to me about the dominance of untreated narcissism in our spaces and don't know what they can do about it without suffering the same.
It's why people fight *so* hard to insist the victims are at fault.
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My new sci-fi short story is out now in Lightspeed Magazine (and also featured on Gizmodo io9)! 3 planets, including Earth, meet their apocalypse at the exact same time - and their people experience each other's lives in psychic visions before the end.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/deat...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/deat...
Death Echoes Overlapping - Lightspeed Magazine
On the necropolis space station of the Tau Andromeda planetary system, the keepers of the tomb attended to the dead and the dying. They cleansed, prepared, and prayed over the bodies. They performed t...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
My new sci-fi short story is out now in Lightspeed Magazine (and also featured on Gizmodo io9)! 3 planets, including Earth, meet their apocalypse at the exact same time - and their people experience each other's lives in psychic visions before the end.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/deat...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/deat...
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So this is 50: lovely dinner with my folks.
February 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
So this is 50: lovely dinner with my folks.
ICYMI.
Don't be afraid to reach out if you want a mentor or someone to talk to, when it comes to writing (sffh/spec fic).
Drop me a DM or @ me.
Drop me a DM or @ me.
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
ICYMI.
Tonight is probably going to be Empress Grey and embroidery (bookmark).
February 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Tonight is probably going to be Empress Grey and embroidery (bookmark).
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I’ve never clicked on a link so fast. I’m obsessed with SFF stories that engage with caregiving in speculative worlds, but I realized while reading that all my favorites are WRITTEN stories, not onscreen.
I’ll list some in thread below. Please add more examples! I’m always looking for more!
I’ll list some in thread below. Please add more examples! I’m always looking for more!
How has science fiction cinema and tv presented parenting? This essay from Koneru Hanmantharao explores a wide range of examples - human and machine parents; clones and aliens and chosen family...
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I’ve never clicked on a link so fast. I’m obsessed with SFF stories that engage with caregiving in speculative worlds, but I realized while reading that all my favorites are WRITTEN stories, not onscreen.
I’ll list some in thread below. Please add more examples! I’m always looking for more!
I’ll list some in thread below. Please add more examples! I’m always looking for more!
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We did it! We reached our goal at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... 💚
With 2 days left to raise funds, this is the time to get involved & grab a perk!
The more we raise, the more episodes we can produce!
Thank you so much for supporting us!
🧛🏼♀️ 🧟 🐺 👮🏼♀️ 🏴
With 2 days left to raise funds, this is the time to get involved & grab a perk!
The more we raise, the more episodes we can produce!
Thank you so much for supporting us!
🧛🏼♀️ 🧟 🐺 👮🏼♀️ 🏴
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
We did it! We reached our goal at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... 💚
With 2 days left to raise funds, this is the time to get involved & grab a perk!
The more we raise, the more episodes we can produce!
Thank you so much for supporting us!
🧛🏼♀️ 🧟 🐺 👮🏼♀️ 🏴
With 2 days left to raise funds, this is the time to get involved & grab a perk!
The more we raise, the more episodes we can produce!
Thank you so much for supporting us!
🧛🏼♀️ 🧟 🐺 👮🏼♀️ 🏴
Boosting!
On now, a StoryBundle curated by our own E.D.E. Bell and including our own The Factory, alongside wonderful, important stories from around the globe, and supporting @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social. May the light of these stories shine brightly. #BookSky #Translation storybundle.com/translation
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Boosting!
Good thing I got my exercise (dragon flow) - because lo, now the skies are dark and foreboding.
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Good thing I got my exercise (dragon flow) - because lo, now the skies are dark and foreboding.
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How has science fiction cinema and tv presented parenting? This essay from Koneru Hanmantharao explores a wide range of examples - human and machine parents; clones and aliens and chosen family...
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
How has science fiction cinema and tv presented parenting? This essay from Koneru Hanmantharao explores a wide range of examples - human and machine parents; clones and aliens and chosen family...
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com
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“Ye’ve got a gud heart, but yer a big man with wee worraes. Ah’m a wee wummin’ with big worraes.”
“It’s natural to worry,” the giant farmer simpered. “There’s nothin’ wrong with being anxious for the people you care about. They don't take stock of size when they fill your heart.”
#books
“It’s natural to worry,” the giant farmer simpered. “There’s nothin’ wrong with being anxious for the people you care about. They don't take stock of size when they fill your heart.”
#books
Well, we did it, kids. After just 6 weeks, Shadowbeast is out!
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
If you want me to write a sequel, please read and share this one!
If you like:
🫂 a wholesome romance
🐺werewolves
🌹beauty and the beast
🫶happily ever afters
👁️eldritch monsters
Enjoy the book:
amazon.com/dp/B0FWBD9MQ9
#books #booksky
February 7, 2026 at 7:08 AM
“Ye’ve got a gud heart, but yer a big man with wee worraes. Ah’m a wee wummin’ with big worraes.”
“It’s natural to worry,” the giant farmer simpered. “There’s nothin’ wrong with being anxious for the people you care about. They don't take stock of size when they fill your heart.”
#books
“It’s natural to worry,” the giant farmer simpered. “There’s nothin’ wrong with being anxious for the people you care about. They don't take stock of size when they fill your heart.”
#books
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Wow! We’ve raised £7500 of our £8000 goal for our vertical & audio series!
We’ve got less than 2 days to raise the last £500 or we get none of the match funding from Creative Scotland.
So please grab a perk at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... and help us get to our goal!
We’ve got less than 2 days to raise the last £500 or we get none of the match funding from Creative Scotland.
So please grab a perk at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... and help us get to our goal!
Cops and Monsters: Audio & Vertical Series
To raise funds to shoot a "Cops and Monsters" special minisode and a full cast audio drama series!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Wow! We’ve raised £7500 of our £8000 goal for our vertical & audio series!
We’ve got less than 2 days to raise the last £500 or we get none of the match funding from Creative Scotland.
So please grab a perk at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... and help us get to our goal!
We’ve got less than 2 days to raise the last £500 or we get none of the match funding from Creative Scotland.
So please grab a perk at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/eWoNXXY... and help us get to our goal!
Don't be afraid to reach out if you want a mentor or someone to talk to, when it comes to writing (sffh/spec fic).
Drop me a DM or @ me.
Drop me a DM or @ me.
February 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Don't be afraid to reach out if you want a mentor or someone to talk to, when it comes to writing (sffh/spec fic).
Drop me a DM or @ me.
Drop me a DM or @ me.
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It's almost my girl's time in the spotlight!
LOST TRADITIONS comes out on February 9, and is "Keza's Episode" -- you get to be in her head! For not at all dramatic and suspicious reasons, I promise 😇
Preorder: buy.bookfunnel.com/pw9lfydyyw
Series bundle: itch.io/s/178663/los...
LOST TRADITIONS comes out on February 9, and is "Keza's Episode" -- you get to be in her head! For not at all dramatic and suspicious reasons, I promise 😇
Preorder: buy.bookfunnel.com/pw9lfydyyw
Series bundle: itch.io/s/178663/los...
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 AM
It's almost my girl's time in the spotlight!
LOST TRADITIONS comes out on February 9, and is "Keza's Episode" -- you get to be in her head! For not at all dramatic and suspicious reasons, I promise 😇
Preorder: buy.bookfunnel.com/pw9lfydyyw
Series bundle: itch.io/s/178663/los...
LOST TRADITIONS comes out on February 9, and is "Keza's Episode" -- you get to be in her head! For not at all dramatic and suspicious reasons, I promise 😇
Preorder: buy.bookfunnel.com/pw9lfydyyw
Series bundle: itch.io/s/178663/los...
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I do have a picturebook out . :)
So close to Lunar New Year. It's good to learn about the various Chinese groups. :)
closetfulofbooks.com/collections/...
closetfulofbooks.com/collections/...
Oyster Girl
Written by Joyce Chng | Illustrated by Teressa OngpaperbackXiao Wei's grandma is an awesome hawker, well known for her Hokkien oyster cakes. But Xiao Wei always wanted to know why this snack was so s...
closetfulofbooks.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I do have a picturebook out . :)
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And a fantasy duology.
Putting this out here, if people want to read YA fantasy with sapphics and swords (and daggers).
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
And a fantasy duology.
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For the first time in a long time (and I massively apologize for the wait), here's a new chapter of The Crown of Asmodeus:
www.patreon.com/posts/crown-...
Bonus music for Bree: link.deezer.com/s/32nB726zhn...
www.patreon.com/posts/crown-...
Bonus music for Bree: link.deezer.com/s/32nB726zhn...
Crown: Chapter 4: Liars - Bree | Steve Westenra
Get more from Steve Westenra on Patreon
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February 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
For the first time in a long time (and I massively apologize for the wait), here's a new chapter of The Crown of Asmodeus:
www.patreon.com/posts/crown-...
Bonus music for Bree: link.deezer.com/s/32nB726zhn...
www.patreon.com/posts/crown-...
Bonus music for Bree: link.deezer.com/s/32nB726zhn...
Hello Saturday.
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hello Saturday.
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You've still got about a week to pick up this friendship-centred SFF bundle! The ones I've read already are fabulous for all your potential last minute book bingo (hard mode!) needs. So have fun exploring these books where friendship is centred and celebrated. :D
itch.io/b/3486/frien...
itch.io/b/3486/frien...
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
You've still got about a week to pick up this friendship-centred SFF bundle! The ones I've read already are fabulous for all your potential last minute book bingo (hard mode!) needs. So have fun exploring these books where friendship is centred and celebrated. :D
itch.io/b/3486/frien...
itch.io/b/3486/frien...
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I started the painting experiment/challenge today, starting out badly. This is what I’m working with. I relied a lot on my pencils which is fine except I’m trying to get better at painting, specifically. This is what I’m working with. I think I don’t layer nearly as much as I could.
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I started the painting experiment/challenge today, starting out badly. This is what I’m working with. I relied a lot on my pencils which is fine except I’m trying to get better at painting, specifically. This is what I’m working with. I think I don’t layer nearly as much as I could.