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The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
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Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
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New! A reading guide for Gunmetal Olympus, including works by many winners and shortlisted authors of @thetransfemininereview.com award. hadescalculus.com/2026/01/06/r...
Reading Guide
This is a reading guide to help you choose from both the “main” Gunmetal Olympus books by Maria Ying and the “expanded universe” by other writers. Main books These are the t…
hadescalculus.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New! A reading guide for Gunmetal Olympus, including works by many winners and shortlisted authors of @thetransfemininereview.com award. hadescalculus.com/2026/01/06/r...
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Picked up a stack of @thetransfemininereview.com recommendations from @christchurchlib.bsky.social ready to go off camping later in the week! This was half of my list and I honestly might tour the libraries this week to pick up the rest (cos these definitely aren’t more than enough already 🙄😅)
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Picked up a stack of @thetransfemininereview.com recommendations from @christchurchlib.bsky.social ready to go off camping later in the week! This was half of my list and I honestly might tour the libraries this week to pick up the rest (cos these definitely aren’t more than enough already 🙄😅)
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Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
Enjoying my much needed break after a successful awards season.
I also feel like I picked a solid week to unplug from the 24/7 news ecosystem. Basically three out of every five things I've seen this week about American politics have been propaganda 🫠
I also feel like I picked a solid week to unplug from the 24/7 news ecosystem. Basically three out of every five things I've seen this week about American politics have been propaganda 🫠
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Enjoying my much needed break after a successful awards season.
I also feel like I picked a solid week to unplug from the 24/7 news ecosystem. Basically three out of every five things I've seen this week about American politics have been propaganda 🫠
I also feel like I picked a solid week to unplug from the 24/7 news ecosystem. Basically three out of every five things I've seen this week about American politics have been propaganda 🫠
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if you haven't read jezebel's 2018 coverage of the listserv where 400+ "left-of-center" transphobic "journalists" methodically orchestrated the current moment, it's a good companion to the TNN interview: www.jezebel.com/private-mess...
January 2, 2026 at 12:21 AM
if you haven't read jezebel's 2018 coverage of the listserv where 400+ "left-of-center" transphobic "journalists" methodically orchestrated the current moment, it's a good companion to the TNN interview: www.jezebel.com/private-mess...
Just finished watching what's out from Fallout Season Two and it's genuinely impressive how they've mixed and matched the worst endings of all the game's possibilities to make a uniquely horrifying pile of shit.
Whoever played New Vegas and came up with *this* is a sociopath.
Whoever played New Vegas and came up with *this* is a sociopath.
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Just finished watching what's out from Fallout Season Two and it's genuinely impressive how they've mixed and matched the worst endings of all the game's possibilities to make a uniquely horrifying pile of shit.
Whoever played New Vegas and came up with *this* is a sociopath.
Whoever played New Vegas and came up with *this* is a sociopath.
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Genuinely I hope more people can go into 2026 ready to fight
Not just against The Hellworld but also for your hopes and your dreams and all the good shit. Fight for your own happiness. Fight to prove you deserve a space. You deserve to be heard and to thrive.
We are done Just Surviving a year.
Not just against The Hellworld but also for your hopes and your dreams and all the good shit. Fight for your own happiness. Fight to prove you deserve a space. You deserve to be heard and to thrive.
We are done Just Surviving a year.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Genuinely I hope more people can go into 2026 ready to fight
Not just against The Hellworld but also for your hopes and your dreams and all the good shit. Fight for your own happiness. Fight to prove you deserve a space. You deserve to be heard and to thrive.
We are done Just Surviving a year.
Not just against The Hellworld but also for your hopes and your dreams and all the good shit. Fight for your own happiness. Fight to prove you deserve a space. You deserve to be heard and to thrive.
We are done Just Surviving a year.
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Still VERY pleased that @jemma.bsky.social won against tradepub authors--not because I think her competition wasn't good, but because she publishes with far less support (and money) than her counterparts. A Rotten Girl hit hard, and hit at the right moment.
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Still VERY pleased that @jemma.bsky.social won against tradepub authors--not because I think her competition wasn't good, but because she publishes with far less support (and money) than her counterparts. A Rotten Girl hit hard, and hit at the right moment.
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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Today, I wish to discuss how the difficult questions of third world feminism are elided and obscured by Western feminists---both white and not---and kindly ask feminists all over the world to grow a fucking pair.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/no-country...
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/no-country...
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today, I wish to discuss how the difficult questions of third world feminism are elided and obscured by Western feminists---both white and not---and kindly ask feminists all over the world to grow a fucking pair.
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/no-country...
Read: taliabhattwrites.substack.com/p/no-country...
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Drew a Katherine to celebrate @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social and @taliabhatt.itch.io winning yesterday at the @thetransfemininereview.com year end
January 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Drew a Katherine to celebrate @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social and @taliabhatt.itch.io winning yesterday at the @thetransfemininereview.com year end
Here's my final calendar for the 2025 #DecemberTransReadathon! I definitely did not manage to read every day, but 19 books in a month is nothing to sneeze at 🤧
Thank you to everyone who did the challenge this year! I'll include other folks' final calendars in the replies ⬇️
Thank you to everyone who did the challenge this year! I'll include other folks' final calendars in the replies ⬇️
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Here's my final calendar for the 2025 #DecemberTransReadathon! I definitely did not manage to read every day, but 19 books in a month is nothing to sneeze at 🤧
Thank you to everyone who did the challenge this year! I'll include other folks' final calendars in the replies ⬇️
Thank you to everyone who did the challenge this year! I'll include other folks' final calendars in the replies ⬇️
Note to self - go through this for the New and Upcoming page (👀)
I've been building a 2026 tbr for myself with books I got recommended by friends, books I had on my tbr forever, books I wanted to read last year and didn't, books I currently have ARCs for or that I have on hold at my library. There's still place for 2026 releases. www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Sam’s 'tbr-2026' books on Goodreads (56 books)
Sam has 56 books on their tbr-2026 shelf: Real Girls' Talk: Transfeminine Precarity Across U.S. Places and Spaces, 2024-2025 by Artemis T. Douglas, Kayak...
www.goodreads.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Note to self - go through this for the New and Upcoming page (👀)
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So if you're a transfem author and you have a book coming out this year, preferably indie or self-pub, let me know in the replies to this and I will try and prioritize my reading around that :).
I do mostly read horror, sci-fi, weird & lesbian lit, so I will still be biased. #samreads.
I do mostly read horror, sci-fi, weird & lesbian lit, so I will still be biased. #samreads.
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 AM
So if you're a transfem author and you have a book coming out this year, preferably indie or self-pub, let me know in the replies to this and I will try and prioritize my reading around that :).
I do mostly read horror, sci-fi, weird & lesbian lit, so I will still be biased. #samreads.
I do mostly read horror, sci-fi, weird & lesbian lit, so I will still be biased. #samreads.
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Another thing I would really liked to do re my reading goals for 2026 is that I would like to read more 2026 releases by transfem authors who so far haven't really seen their work reflected in TFR's award. I know there are always a lot of works that I just haven't gotten around to reading last year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Another thing I would really liked to do re my reading goals for 2026 is that I would like to read more 2026 releases by transfem authors who so far haven't really seen their work reflected in TFR's award. I know there are always a lot of works that I just haven't gotten around to reading last year.
I have a lot of big plans for 2026, but one of the lessons I learned last year is that I have a bad habit of saying I'll do a big project then doing something completely different.
So this year I'm gonna write the big projects *first,* and then tell y'all about them.
So this year I'm gonna write the big projects *first,* and then tell y'all about them.
January 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I have a lot of big plans for 2026, but one of the lessons I learned last year is that I have a bad habit of saying I'll do a big project then doing something completely different.
So this year I'm gonna write the big projects *first,* and then tell y'all about them.
So this year I'm gonna write the big projects *first,* and then tell y'all about them.
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Happy New Year friends 🥳 there were a lot of terrible things about 2025, but trans literature wasn't one of them!
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Happy New Year friends 🥳 there were a lot of terrible things about 2025, but trans literature wasn't one of them!
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
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Congratulations to all the winners! Some wonderful wins for works and authors that I love, and many more that I have yet to get around to or was unfamiliar with before now but eagerly look forward to reading.
Thank you to TFR for creating these awards and showcasing transfeminine literature 🩵
Thank you to TFR for creating these awards and showcasing transfeminine literature 🩵
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Congratulations to all the winners! Some wonderful wins for works and authors that I love, and many more that I have yet to get around to or was unfamiliar with before now but eagerly look forward to reading.
Thank you to TFR for creating these awards and showcasing transfeminine literature 🩵
Thank you to TFR for creating these awards and showcasing transfeminine literature 🩵
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congrats to all the winners!
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
congrats to all the winners!
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Congratulations @kallidorarho.bsky.social for winning @thetransfemininereview.com's 2025 Reader's Choice Award for Outstanding Erotica! We are so happy we got to add this to the display today 🥹
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Congratulations @kallidorarho.bsky.social for winning @thetransfemininereview.com's 2025 Reader's Choice Award for Outstanding Erotica! We are so happy we got to add this to the display today 🥹
Happy New Year friends 🥳 there were a lot of terrible things about 2025, but trans literature wasn't one of them!
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Happy New Year friends 🥳 there were a lot of terrible things about 2025, but trans literature wasn't one of them!
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
What better way to start off 2026 than supporting trans authors?
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Folks, we didn't win this election unfortunately, but I'm proud of the campaign we ran. To my family, my campaign manager, and all the volunteers who knocked on doors: thank you.
I'll carry my Distinctions for Short Story and Underground Writer proudly into 2026 as I hit the fundraising circuit.
I'll carry my Distinctions for Short Story and Underground Writer proudly into 2026 as I hit the fundraising circuit.
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Folks, we didn't win this election unfortunately, but I'm proud of the campaign we ran. To my family, my campaign manager, and all the volunteers who knocked on doors: thank you.
I'll carry my Distinctions for Short Story and Underground Writer proudly into 2026 as I hit the fundraising circuit.
I'll carry my Distinctions for Short Story and Underground Writer proudly into 2026 as I hit the fundraising circuit.
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2025 was the year where it all began for TF Publishing.
2026 will be full of so many new and exciting stories to tell! But before we get there, a quick look back at the year that just ended.
www.tfpublishing.com.au/news/2025-in...
2026 will be full of so many new and exciting stories to tell! But before we get there, a quick look back at the year that just ended.
www.tfpublishing.com.au/news/2025-in...
2025 In Review — Transcendent Fiction Publishing
We did it! Transcendent Fiction Publishing officially launched earlier in the year, with our first three titles being released in July. There will be a summary of the works published this year at the ...
www.tfpublishing.com.au
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
2025 was the year where it all began for TF Publishing.
2026 will be full of so many new and exciting stories to tell! But before we get there, a quick look back at the year that just ended.
www.tfpublishing.com.au/news/2025-in...
2026 will be full of so many new and exciting stories to tell! But before we get there, a quick look back at the year that just ended.
www.tfpublishing.com.au/news/2025-in...
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what a kickass way to end the year
thank you to everyone who voted for Bottle Blondes for Best Romance! congrats to all the winners!!
thank you to everyone who voted for Bottle Blondes for Best Romance! congrats to all the winners!!
Over 275 authors, editors, critics and diehard readers came together over the last month to vote on their favorite transfeminine books of the year.
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
It's my honor to present the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted 🩷
The 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards
Over 275 authors, critics, editors, and readers came together to vote on their favorite transfeminine literature of 2025.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
what a kickass way to end the year
thank you to everyone who voted for Bottle Blondes for Best Romance! congrats to all the winners!!
thank you to everyone who voted for Bottle Blondes for Best Romance! congrats to all the winners!!
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REMINDER to send your 2025 original publications of queer speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, anything odd and unusual) to We're Here 2025 for consideration - I am the guest editor this year, with the always awesome @cypayseur.bsky.social!!
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
we're here — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
REMINDER to send your 2025 original publications of queer speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, anything odd and unusual) to We're Here 2025 for consideration - I am the guest editor this year, with the always awesome @cypayseur.bsky.social!!
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here