Una McCormack
@unamccormack.bsky.social
NYT bestselling and BSFA & Scribe award-winning writer. Intersectional feminist science fiction with Gold SF. Fighting the long defeat since December 1981. Chiefest and greatest of calamities.
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Call for submissions!
We'd like to expand the diversity of our Archive authors, and are looking for proposals for any available story from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Closing date for subs 30/06/26
Please share! #booksky
We'd like to expand the diversity of our Archive authors, and are looking for proposals for any available story from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Closing date for subs 30/06/26
Please share! #booksky
Black Archive Submissions – Obverse Books
obversebooks.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Call for submissions!
We'd like to expand the diversity of our Archive authors, and are looking for proposals for any available story from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Closing date for subs 30/06/26
Please share! #booksky
We'd like to expand the diversity of our Archive authors, and are looking for proposals for any available story from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Closing date for subs 30/06/26
Please share! #booksky
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![THE BLACK ARCHIVE: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM AUTHORS OF COLOUR AND DISABLED AUTHORS
The Black Archive is a series of monographs about individual Doctor Who stories, published by Obverse Books. The editors recently ran a general call for open submissions, which we’re now following up with a specific call for book proposals from authors of colour and disabled authors.
We’re proud of the books we’ve published, and of the diversity of their authors in many respects, but we’re aware that our contributors to date have been skewed heavily, though not exclusively, towards being white and non-disabled. We’d like to change that if we can.
We want to expand the diversity of our authors in general, and will consider proposals for any available story, from anyone meeting the criteria of being disabled or a person of colour. We’ll give particular consideration to proposals from authors whose heritage or impairments might give them specific insight into a Doctor Who story – for instance, by a wheelchair-using author on Genesis of the Daleks, an author of Indian or Pakistani heritage on Demons of the Punjab, a Deaf author on The Well, a Nigerian author on The Story & the Engine, etc.
We have already published or commissioned Black Archives on many Doctor Who stories, and these are no longer available for submissions. A full list of available stories can be found here [https://obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchivesubmissions/available-black-archive-stories/] on the Obverse website.
Note: If we can do anything to make the following process more accessible for you, please contact us as soon as possible on blackarchivesubs@obversebooks.co.uk.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3dxhm5kyfttpsxahprd67u7m/bafkreid2ad4hxbbr6af44sspzkgvqhpklbl5hudvnbzjf2btcums2r2t6i@jpeg)
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We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
January 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range.
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you.
obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...
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You are free, Tenar. You were taught to be a slave, but you have broken free.
January 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
You are free, Tenar. You were taught to be a slave, but you have broken free.
Six seasons into Esme being a judge on Sewing Bee and she casually drops into conversation that she collects skulls 😍 💀
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Six seasons into Esme being a judge on Sewing Bee and she casually drops into conversation that she collects skulls 😍 💀
Julie is the best!
I’m a screenwriter for comics, live action, and animated TV. Algorithm gods please connect me with kindred spirits:
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Julie is the best!
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I’m a screenwriter for comics, live action, and animated TV. Algorithm gods please connect me with kindred spirits:
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
January 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM
I’m a screenwriter for comics, live action, and animated TV. Algorithm gods please connect me with kindred spirits:
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
- Sci-Fi / Fantasy fans
- Disney Enthusiasts
- Film & TV nerds
- Artists
- Comic Book geeks
- Writers
- Producers
- Mixologists
- Project Managers
- Forgotten Women in History buffs
For former LJ pals
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM
For former LJ pals
There are more than the usual number of chipper psychopaths this year; good vibe #TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
There are more than the usual number of chipper psychopaths this year; good vibe #TheTraitors
Well I like the secret Traitor thing; mixes it all up a bit #TheTraitor
January 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Well I like the secret Traitor thing; mixes it all up a bit #TheTraitor
This reveal was not a surprise to those of us watching with subtitles #TheTraitors
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This reveal was not a surprise to those of us watching with subtitles #TheTraitors
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Happy New Year, everyone! The second audio instalment of me reading my book on Time went out this morning - take a listen to my musings on January-the-first-ness... and what Time is or might be! (Link to catch up on part 1 from yesterday is in the post) taniahershman.substack.com/p/its-time-a...
It's Time Audio #2 - Jan 1st
The second audio instalment of my new book, It's Time: A Chronomemoir
taniahershman.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Happy New Year, everyone! The second audio instalment of me reading my book on Time went out this morning - take a listen to my musings on January-the-first-ness... and what Time is or might be! (Link to catch up on part 1 from yesterday is in the post) taniahershman.substack.com/p/its-time-a...
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What you see is the clear warm light of April. And it means that we can begin a whole new year together, Toad.
January 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
What you see is the clear warm light of April. And it means that we can begin a whole new year together, Toad.
Quote with a GIF that depicts the energy you're going into 2026 with.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Quote with a GIF that depicts the energy you're going into 2026 with.
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May your year be blessed with accepts subject to minor corrections.
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
May your year be blessed with accepts subject to minor corrections.
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In composing the cue “Spock” for The Wrath of Khan, James Horner employed a glass harmonica to sound suitably strange and alien; but the harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin - the only American invention in the orchestra for that film.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In composing the cue “Spock” for The Wrath of Khan, James Horner employed a glass harmonica to sound suitably strange and alien; but the harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin - the only American invention in the orchestra for that film.
Last nap of the year 👍 💤
December 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last nap of the year 👍 💤
Important thread
Watching the second season of the new All Creatures Great and Small show, and just want to say that I unironically love the The Big Cricket Match trope in English period dramas. Fucken love it.
December 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Important thread
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
December 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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VERY niche book rec request: I'd like to read a non fic about private military contractors in the late 20th/early 21st century. Also one on private government contractors who are rubbish, a la G4S. (Or one on both, rubbish private military contractors also welcome!)
December 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
VERY niche book rec request: I'd like to read a non fic about private military contractors in the late 20th/early 21st century. Also one on private government contractors who are rubbish, a la G4S. (Or one on both, rubbish private military contractors also welcome!)
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"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
I drew the original of this. (I storyboarded and assistant directed on this episode.) (Fry, "Shut up and take my money")
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In the other place, I used to post images of my #Tolkien collection, decided to set myself a challenge and post one image a day of an item from my Tolkien collection for each day of 2025 on bSky, 365 in total, starting January 1st 😰
December 12, 2024 at 7:21 AM
In the other place, I used to post images of my #Tolkien collection, decided to set myself a challenge and post one image a day of an item from my Tolkien collection for each day of 2025 on bSky, 365 in total, starting January 1st 😰
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Toad took his clothes out of the closet and put them on. Then he crossed out: Get Dressed.
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Toad took his clothes out of the closet and put them on. Then he crossed out: Get Dressed.
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My biweekly chapter-by-chapter reread of The Lord of the Rings gets into the book proper this week with a discussion of "A Long-Expected Party". Click through to learn how J.R.R. Tolkien is (and is not) like Jane Austen. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Great Tolkien Reread: A Long-Expected Party
"Eleventy-First Birthday" by Nicole Gustafsson He stepped down and vanished. There was a blinding flash of light, and the guests all blinked...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My biweekly chapter-by-chapter reread of The Lord of the Rings gets into the book proper this week with a discussion of "A Long-Expected Party". Click through to learn how J.R.R. Tolkien is (and is not) like Jane Austen. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...