Kemi Ashing-Giwa
@kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Writer, grad student, kazooist (she/they)
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & some other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & some other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
Pinned
On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
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It's my last short speculative fiction spotlight column of 2025 (my Dec picks will come out in Jan). I have 10 stories to tide you through the long, dark nights and short, cold days. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: November 2025 - Reactor
Add some of the best new short fiction stories to your end of year reading lists!
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December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's my last short speculative fiction spotlight column of 2025 (my Dec picks will come out in Jan). I have 10 stories to tide you through the long, dark nights and short, cold days. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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Psst!
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
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If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1) eBook : Garcia, R.S.A.: Kindle Store
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December 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Psst!
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD!
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN
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The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing!
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Fantasy and Science Fiction
The award-winning Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949. The original publisher of Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle f...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing!
www.fandsf.com
www.fandsf.com
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My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense.
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
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Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
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Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition. Essay on writing for a small audience.
When art is created in a forest, and no one tells you they like it, does it matter? What happened when I ran into someone who directed a play I saw years ago. Also a weird chicken story.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense.
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
kmveohongs.beehiiv.com/p/why-bother...
🌌 A tea specialist-turned-assassin embarks on a quest to rescue her sibling.
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🌌 A tea specialist-turned-assassin embarks on a quest to rescue her sibling.
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
🪐 Scientists & soldiers try to colonize a planet, only to discover their new home can fight back.
There are a few signed copies of THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social in SFO!
252 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped out ~96% of marine species. Bivalves (e.g. clams) took over, but there’s little quantitative physiological data explaining why.
I got the chance to talk about the study below with Berly McCoy for @npr.org’s Short Wave!
www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
I got the chance to talk about the study below with Berly McCoy for @npr.org’s Short Wave!
www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
252 million years ago, a mass extinction wiped out ~96% of marine species. Bivalves (e.g. clams) took over, but there’s little quantitative physiological data explaining why.
I got the chance to talk about the study below with Berly McCoy for @npr.org’s Short Wave!
www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
I got the chance to talk about the study below with Berly McCoy for @npr.org’s Short Wave!
www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Why do some types of animals do better than others during mass extinctions? And why does that matter?
My paper on the differential responses of brachiopods and bivalves to sulfidic conditions at various temperatures is out from Geology!
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My paper on the differential responses of brachiopods and bivalves to sulfidic conditions at various temperatures is out from Geology!
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Investigating the response of Glycymeris septentrionalis (Bivalvia) and Terebratalia transversa (Brachiopoda) to euxinia: Implications for mass extinctions | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
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December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Why do some types of animals do better than others during mass extinctions? And why does that matter?
My paper on the differential responses of brachiopods and bivalves to sulfidic conditions at various temperatures is out from Geology!
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
My paper on the differential responses of brachiopods and bivalves to sulfidic conditions at various temperatures is out from Geology!
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
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Our students are raising money to keep their magazines going after the University of Alabama suspended them for foregrounding the voices of women and African Americans.
If you've got the means, please support them.
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If you've got the means, please support them.
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Keep the Free Press Alive at the University of Alabama
By Media Alumni Seeking to Highlight Equity and Diversity
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December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our students are raising money to keep their magazines going after the University of Alabama suspended them for foregrounding the voices of women and African Americans.
If you've got the means, please support them.
givebutter.com/F0LNOA
If you've got the means, please support them.
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times are tough 💔
we know
but we still have Fantasy Friday to cheer us!
and TODAY we have a DOUBLE offering!!
first up:
Unlikely Friends on a Quest: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa and interveiw by @arleysorg.bsky.social with @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
we know
but we still have Fantasy Friday to cheer us!
and TODAY we have a DOUBLE offering!!
first up:
Unlikely Friends on a Quest: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa and interveiw by @arleysorg.bsky.social with @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Unlikely Friends on a Quest: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Arley Sorg interviews Kemi Ashing-Giwa.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
times are tough 💔
we know
but we still have Fantasy Friday to cheer us!
and TODAY we have a DOUBLE offering!!
first up:
Unlikely Friends on a Quest: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa and interveiw by @arleysorg.bsky.social with @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
we know
but we still have Fantasy Friday to cheer us!
and TODAY we have a DOUBLE offering!!
first up:
Unlikely Friends on a Quest: A Conversation with Kemi Ashing-Giwa and interveiw by @arleysorg.bsky.social with @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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My novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster makes a fantastic holiday gift. It's a queer mother-daughter story about healing and learning to see each other more clearly. With bonus 18th century literature secrets!
(Thanks to the Booksmith for letting me take photos there.)
(Thanks to the Booksmith for letting me take photos there.)
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster makes a fantastic holiday gift. It's a queer mother-daughter story about healing and learning to see each other more clearly. With bonus 18th century literature secrets!
(Thanks to the Booksmith for letting me take photos there.)
(Thanks to the Booksmith for letting me take photos there.)
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From Hasini (ssmiggle85 on Instagram) who's been funnelling Venmo donations from the US to on-the-ground relief efforts in Sri Lanka. If you'd like to help out and Wise/direct bank transfers have been giving you trouble, please Venmo @sinjaya!
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
From Hasini (ssmiggle85 on Instagram) who's been funnelling Venmo donations from the US to on-the-ground relief efforts in Sri Lanka. If you'd like to help out and Wise/direct bank transfers have been giving you trouble, please Venmo @sinjaya!
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I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
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Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!
Started reading Son of the Storm yesterday. Absolutely hooked! So excited to see where the story goes.
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Started reading Son of the Storm yesterday. Absolutely hooked! So excited to see where the story goes.
This book was incredible, y'all. Almost 600 pages, and I gobbled it up in 3 days. I quite literally could not tear myself away. 11/10.
HI HELLO I HAVE A MINOR BOOKISH UPDATE!!!!
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This book was incredible, y'all. Almost 600 pages, and I gobbled it up in 3 days. I quite literally could not tear myself away. 11/10.
Starting your holiday shopping and looking for new books? You can grab a signed copy of THE KING MUST DIE in-person at @booksinc.bsky.social (Palo Alto) or Walden Pond (Oakland), or order from Noe Valley Books (SF)!
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December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Starting your holiday shopping and looking for new books? You can grab a signed copy of THE KING MUST DIE in-person at @booksinc.bsky.social (Palo Alto) or Walden Pond (Oakland), or order from Noe Valley Books (SF)!
noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
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Wondering what are the BEST science fiction and fantasy books of 2025? I got you covered! Here are ten fantastical books that rocked my world and keep snagging in my mind.
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The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy novels of 2025
From an indigenous vampire story to the tale of two sisters living in a cosmic whale, this year’s books kept us guessing.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wondering what are the BEST science fiction and fantasy books of 2025? I got you covered! Here are ten fantastical books that rocked my world and keep snagging in my mind.
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Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
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Friends! I bring good news of the world to come!! My novel is coming out May 19, 2026. And it is available for pre-order now! Either at your local bookstore or at the link below!
Plastic, Prism, Void by Violet Allen — Debut trans romantasy — LittlePuss Press
A time-skipping quick-quipping trans romantasy supernova!
"An utterly essential, astounding new voice." —Charlie Jane Anders
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December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Friends! I bring good news of the world to come!! My novel is coming out May 19, 2026. And it is available for pre-order now! Either at your local bookstore or at the link below!
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do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
Realistically if you follow me there's probably someone in your circle this would make a great gift for! Possibly that person is you!
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We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
do you or someone you buy gifts for love speculative fiction? activism? HAVE I GOT THE BOOK FOR YOU! Getting fantastic reviews already! Out THIS TUESDAY!
When The Splinter in the Sky—a novel about imperialism and misogynoir—came out, one of the most common critiques of it was that the villains were outrageously cruel.
I did not put anything in that book that did not at one point happen in history.
I did not put anything in that book that did not at one point happen in history.
the hardest part of writing politically charged fiction is that a good villain needs to be complex, cool and about as right as the protagonist; while evil people in real life are lame, cruel, childish morons motivated by greed or not wanting to look at minorities
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When The Splinter in the Sky—a novel about imperialism and misogynoir—came out, one of the most common critiques of it was that the villains were outrageously cruel.
I did not put anything in that book that did not at one point happen in history.
I did not put anything in that book that did not at one point happen in history.
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Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!