Marissa van Uden
@marissavu.bsky.social
Freelance Editor | EiC Violet Lichen (Apex Books) | Editor "ECO: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction" | woods mädchen | friend to animals | biodiversity stan | stories in Vastarien, Dark Matter, Los Suelos | ACES & EFA member | **rarely on socials**
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
LAUNCH DAY! COME TO LOFTY PIGEON TO SEE ME AND @kayv.bsky.social TALK ABOUT IT!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
LAUNCH DAY! COME TO LOFTY PIGEON TO SEE ME AND @kayv.bsky.social TALK ABOUT IT!
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
Proud to have a story in this amazing collection!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Proud to have a story in this amazing collection!
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
Happy publication day to this amazing anthology! So many great stories in here! 🌿🌊🍄
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happy publication day to this amazing anthology! So many great stories in here! 🌿🌊🍄
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YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
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If you're in New York tonight, Kay Vaindal will be reading Pig House 2: Pig in the City at Lofty Pigeon Books!
Jk but they are reading the classic OG Pig House and answering questions alongside Louis Evans for the launch of ECO24, The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. Mooch on over, it'll be fun.
Jk but they are reading the classic OG Pig House and answering questions alongside Louis Evans for the launch of ECO24, The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. Mooch on over, it'll be fun.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you're in New York tonight, Kay Vaindal will be reading Pig House 2: Pig in the City at Lofty Pigeon Books!
Jk but they are reading the classic OG Pig House and answering questions alongside Louis Evans for the launch of ECO24, The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. Mooch on over, it'll be fun.
Jk but they are reading the classic OG Pig House and answering questions alongside Louis Evans for the launch of ECO24, The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. Mooch on over, it'll be fun.
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
November 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
HAPPY PUB DAY!!! 🎉
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
HAPPY PUB DAY!!! 🎉
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
I had a chance to read an advanced copy of this one and can confirm it's full of great stories. Absolutely worth picking up a copy
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I had a chance to read an advanced copy of this one and can confirm it's full of great stories. Absolutely worth picking up a copy
Happy pub day to Violet Lichen's first release! So proud of this book and in mad love with all of these beautiful stories. Congrats to all the authors and contributors! And happy reading to everyone who supported by pre-ordering. I hope you all fall in love with it too! 🌿🦋✨❤️🌿
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy pub day to Violet Lichen's first release! So proud of this book and in mad love with all of these beautiful stories. Congrats to all the authors and contributors! And happy reading to everyone who supported by pre-ordering. I hope you all fall in love with it too! 🌿🦋✨❤️🌿
Last chance to pick up ECO24 at the preorder discount for yourself or as a gift for your favorite #nature, #wildlife, #animal lover. It's a glorious bouquet of some of the very best nature-based scifi and fantasy published last year, and everyone who reads it has different favorite stories.🖤🌿
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If you're in New York and you love #nature #wildlife #sciencefiction & #fantasy, Lofty Pigeon Books is the place for you (at 6.30pm on the 18th!). These two amazing authors will be reading and chatting about their stories at the ECO24 launch event!
Want to learn more about the inspiration behind "A Seder in Siberia"? RSVP to our FREE ECO24 launch party with Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books, including live readings and a talk with the authors! Link to RSVP below! ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you're in New York and you love #nature #wildlife #sciencefiction & #fantasy, Lofty Pigeon Books is the place for you (at 6.30pm on the 18th!). These two amazing authors will be reading and chatting about their stories at the ECO24 launch event!
"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Out Tuesday from Eco24 the year's best speculative eco-fiction edited by @marissavu.bsky.social this is a big more detailed review. Seriously amazing read...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
Book Review: ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Eco-fiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden 312 pages, Paperback Expected publication: November 18, 2025 by ...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
79th read of 25:
The Sundowner’s Dance by @toddkeisling.com
-Things get cosmically outta hand at a retirement community. I think I picked a great Keisling to start with & I’m looking forward to reading more of his stories
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #horrorbooks
The Sundowner’s Dance by @toddkeisling.com
-Things get cosmically outta hand at a retirement community. I think I picked a great Keisling to start with & I’m looking forward to reading more of his stories
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #horrorbooks
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
79th read of 25:
The Sundowner’s Dance by @toddkeisling.com
-Things get cosmically outta hand at a retirement community. I think I picked a great Keisling to start with & I’m looking forward to reading more of his stories
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #horrorbooks
The Sundowner’s Dance by @toddkeisling.com
-Things get cosmically outta hand at a retirement community. I think I picked a great Keisling to start with & I’m looking forward to reading more of his stories
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky #horrorbooks
If you're in Brooklyn next week, be sure to catch the amazing @louisevans.bsky.social and @kayv.bsky.social at the ECO24 book launch, and catch a short reading from the authors. Both of these stories are WILDLY GOOD 🖤🌿🖤
RSVP below
RSVP below
Want to learn more about the inspiration behind "A Seder in Siberia"? RSVP to our FREE ECO24 launch party with Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books, including live readings and a talk with the authors! Link to RSVP below! ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you're in Brooklyn next week, be sure to catch the amazing @louisevans.bsky.social and @kayv.bsky.social at the ECO24 book launch, and catch a short reading from the authors. Both of these stories are WILDLY GOOD 🖤🌿🖤
RSVP below
RSVP below
It's nearly time to nominate your best speculative ecofiction for ECO25! Full guidelines here: www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines
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🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's nearly time to nominate your best speculative ecofiction for ECO25! Full guidelines here: www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
Thank you to @davidagranoff.bsky.social for the review of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION 💜🍄
We're just ONE WEEK away from release! Don't forget to order your copy on November 18th, or preorder today for 30% off! 💸
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
We're just ONE WEEK away from release! Don't forget to order your copy on November 18th, or preorder today for 30% off! 💸
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you to @davidagranoff.bsky.social for the review of ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION 💜🍄
We're just ONE WEEK away from release! Don't forget to order your copy on November 18th, or preorder today for 30% off! 💸
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
We're just ONE WEEK away from release! Don't forget to order your copy on November 18th, or preorder today for 30% off! 💸
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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I am deeply fond of rooms underneath rooms.
ICYMI 🔮 we're thrilled to unveil the stunning cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's upcoming novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, with art by @jackhillside.bsky.social and design by Silent Q Design! Preorders are available now until February 18th! 🌟
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am deeply fond of rooms underneath rooms.
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
When the cover of Violet Lichen's next novella is so beautiful that even the sky tries to match it 👀🌌🔭
Thank you to Apex member @stillroom.art for the photos! Did you get to see any auroras last night? We'd love to see your pics!
Thank you to Apex member @stillroom.art for the photos! Did you get to see any auroras last night? We'd love to see your pics!
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
When the cover of Violet Lichen's next novella is so beautiful that even the sky tries to match it 👀🌌🔭
Thank you to Apex member @stillroom.art for the photos! Did you get to see any auroras last night? We'd love to see your pics!
Thank you to Apex member @stillroom.art for the photos! Did you get to see any auroras last night? We'd love to see your pics!
Only a few more days to grab your preorder of ECO24 at discount! Counting down to release day on the 18ths 👀🌿🤲
The three first lines of our first three stories 🌿🌍
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION releases November 18th! Featuring 23 stellar ecofiction tales by some of today's greatest sci-fi/fantasy authors.
Preorder before the 18th for 30% off HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION releases November 18th! Featuring 23 stellar ecofiction tales by some of today's greatest sci-fi/fantasy authors.
Preorder before the 18th for 30% off HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Only a few more days to grab your preorder of ECO24 at discount! Counting down to release day on the 18ths 👀🌿🤲
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
I was lucky enough to read an early copy of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's The Cellar Below the Cellar, which I absolutely loved! Link to my review here!
R.L. Summerling's review of The Cellar Below the Cellar
5/5: The Cellar Below the Cellar is about Jane and her story of self discovery. Stranded during an unprecedented weather event, she finds herself with the unappealing prospect of living with her domin...
www.goodreads.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I was lucky enough to read an early copy of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's The Cellar Below the Cellar, which I absolutely loved! Link to my review here!
something just arrived on the solar winds 👀✨
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
something just arrived on the solar winds 👀✨
If you love Weird but don't have this anthology by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social on your shelf or keep a tattered copy in your back pocket or gift copies to all your Weird-fic friends then WHAT ARE YOU DOING
We're celebrating @michaelwehunt.bsky.social's new novel THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT with a limited time sale!
Read the celebrated anthology GREENER PASTURES, featuring the short story which inspired the novel, "October Film Haunt: Under the House" for just $10! Available only until November 30th!
Read the celebrated anthology GREENER PASTURES, featuring the short story which inspired the novel, "October Film Haunt: Under the House" for just $10! Available only until November 30th!
Greener Pastures | Apex Book Company
We celebrate Michael Wehunt's new novel The October Film Haunt (based on the Greener Pasture's story "October Film Haunt: Under the House" by offering his collection Greener Pastures for $10! Availabl...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you love Weird but don't have this anthology by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social on your shelf or keep a tattered copy in your back pocket or gift copies to all your Weird-fic friends then WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
I just read "A Seder in Siberia" at the start of the week. So good!! If you're in NYC, you should definitely check this event out and if you're a read of good taste anywhere, you should snag ECO24!
Want to learn more about the inspiration behind "A Seder in Siberia"? RSVP to our FREE ECO24 launch party with Louis Evans and Kay Vaindal at Lofty Pigeon Books, including live readings and a talk with the authors! Link to RSVP below! ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I just read "A Seder in Siberia" at the start of the week. So good!! If you're in NYC, you should definitely check this event out and if you're a read of good taste anywhere, you should snag ECO24!
Reposted by Marissa van Uden
Everyone go to this so I can live vicariously through you. Tell Louis and Kay I love them.
ICYMI 🌟 Lofty Pigeon Books is hosting a ✨FREE✨ ECO24 launch party with @louisevans.bsky.social and @kayv.bsky.social on Nov. 18th @ 6:30! Enjoy a night of readings, book signings, a Q&A and reception!
Seats are limited! Reserve your spot at the event link below ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
Seats are limited! Reserve your spot at the event link below ⬇️
www.eventbrite.com/e/louis-evan...
November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Everyone go to this so I can live vicariously through you. Tell Louis and Kay I love them.
Cover reveal sneak peak!! 🕯️👁️
~ THE CELLAR
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BELOW
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE CELLAR
by the incomparable Ivy Grimes
Release date: Feb 18, 2026
~ THE CELLAR
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BELOW
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE CELLAR
by the incomparable Ivy Grimes
Release date: Feb 18, 2026
As night falls and the sky begins to dance, something looms over the dark horizon... 🌕🏚️🌌
Full cover reveal of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social coming Monday!
Full cover reveal of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social coming Monday!
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cover reveal sneak peak!! 🕯️👁️
~ THE CELLAR
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BELOW
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE CELLAR
by the incomparable Ivy Grimes
Release date: Feb 18, 2026
~ THE CELLAR
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BELOW
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE CELLAR
by the incomparable Ivy Grimes
Release date: Feb 18, 2026