Vaughan Stanger
@vaughanstanger.bsky.social
As if the world wasn't science-fictional enough already.
Loves writing, science, old tech, Space, planet-saving, left-wingers.
https://www.vaughanstanger.com.
Banner picture by Richard Wagner, used with permission (https://behance.net/rdwagner3179)
No AI!
Loves writing, science, old tech, Space, planet-saving, left-wingers.
https://www.vaughanstanger.com.
Banner picture by Richard Wagner, used with permission (https://behance.net/rdwagner3179)
No AI!
Pinned
Those We Leave Behind and other stories
Those We Leave Behind and other stories eBook : Stanger, Vaughan, Hughes, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
My new SF&F collection is available to pre-order on Amazon NOW!
- The pre-order price is £0.99/$0.99.
- Two stories are new to this collection.
- The price will increase after the e-book's publication on 26 March.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY7V56T1
- The pre-order price is £0.99/$0.99.
- Two stories are new to this collection.
- The price will increase after the e-book's publication on 26 March.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY7V56T1
I am delighted announce that my story Wheat Futures is in the Best of British Science Fiction 2025, forthcoming from NewCon Press. In truth, "delighted" doesn't come close to how I feel. Look at that line-up! (Also it's one of my favourites of my own work.) www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Best of British Science Fiction 2025, Keith Brooke, Eric Brown, Emma Burnett, Anne Charnock, David Cleden, Lyndsey Croal, EM Faulds, Stark Holborn, Lyle Hopwood, Stewart Hotston, Zohar Jacobs, Tim Maj...
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I am delighted announce that my story Wheat Futures is in the Best of British Science Fiction 2025, forthcoming from NewCon Press. In truth, "delighted" doesn't come close to how I feel. Look at that line-up! (Also it's one of my favourites of my own work.) www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
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Not forgetting of course @vaughanstanger.bsky.social's very own "Wheat Futures"
British Science Fiction Association members:
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Not forgetting of course @vaughanstanger.bsky.social's very own "Wheat Futures"
British Science Fiction Association members:
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
British Science Fiction Association members:
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
Don't forget that voting for the BSFA Award shortlist (www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...) closes at 23:59 on 19 February. Here are four authors and editors whose work I'd particularly like to see appear on the shortlist. (1/5)
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Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Wow! I wasn't expecting to see my short story "Wheat Futures" on the BSFA Awards 2025 longlist, but...
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
(Originally published in "The Growers" by NewMyths.)
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
(Originally published in "The Growers" by NewMyths.)
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Wow! I wasn't expecting to see my short story "Wheat Futures" on the BSFA Awards 2025 longlist, but...
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
(Originally published in "The Growers" by NewMyths.)
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
(Originally published in "The Growers" by NewMyths.)
Here's a fun read: A collection of 100 drabbles, one of which I wrote ("God of the Gaps"). Edited by CB Droege and published by Manawaker Studios, this book is available to purchase in an e-book or print edition.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Reviews encouraged!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Reviews encouraged!
www.amazon.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Here's a fun read: A collection of 100 drabbles, one of which I wrote ("God of the Gaps"). Edited by CB Droege and published by Manawaker Studios, this book is available to purchase in an e-book or print edition.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Reviews encouraged!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Reviews encouraged!
Fascinating story..
Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
The long read: In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Fascinating story..
Big Tech is trying to break the rules - again. Google and Musk were held accountable, but lobbyists now want to weaken the laws that protect our safety, privacy, and money online ✍️ Tell EU leaders: protect people, not billionaires! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
Keep Big Tech Accountable!
Big Tech is trying to get away with breaking the rules - again.Google and Musk have already been held accountable, but now lobbyists are pushing to weaken the rules that protect our safety, privacy, a...
action.wemove.eu
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Big Tech is trying to break the rules - again. Google and Musk were held accountable, but lobbyists now want to weaken the laws that protect our safety, privacy, and money online ✍️ Tell EU leaders: protect people, not billionaires! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
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It'd be a real shame if this photo went viral again today, wouldn't it?
January 18, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It'd be a real shame if this photo went viral again today, wouldn't it?
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January 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Greenlanders have spoken: their democracy is not for sale. Trump’s threats to the Arctic’s future must be stopped. Sign the petition to protect Greenland’s rights, resources, and environment! 🌍✊ action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...
Protect Greenland from Trump’s grip!
Trump is threatening Greenland’s democracy, resources, and environment-but Greenlanders have made it clear: their future is not for sale. Join the fight to protect Greenland’s rights, the Arctic’s fra...
action.wemove.eu
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Greenlanders have spoken: their democracy is not for sale. Trump’s threats to the Arctic’s future must be stopped. Sign the petition to protect Greenland’s rights, resources, and environment! 🌍✊ action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...
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Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
The Rebirth of Pennsylvania’s Infamous Burning Town
Sixty years into the fire that left the town condemned, Centralia is now a haven for wild plants and butterflies.
www.atlasobscura.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Hi perhaps you would like a little break from the news in the form of an essay about my trip to Centralia, Pennsylvania, the town that’s been on fire since 1962—a place where surprisingly I found a great deal of hope, wonder, and mystery.
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Note to the entire world: Stop trying to manage Trump. Stop trying to work with him. He betrays everyone. Always. He is irrational. Erratic. The only way to stop his damage is to stop him, contain him, isolate him, reject him, stand up to him. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Note to the entire world: Stop trying to manage Trump. Stop trying to work with him. He betrays everyone. Always. He is irrational. Erratic. The only way to stop his damage is to stop him, contain him, isolate him, reject him, stand up to him. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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It's #SelfPromoSaturday and I have some time available this month for new editorial clients. Find out more about my services on my website donna-scott.co.uk/freelance-ed... Image shows Best of British Science Fiction 2022 which won the BSFA Best Collection Award.
Go on, I'm really good!
Go on, I'm really good!
January 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's #SelfPromoSaturday and I have some time available this month for new editorial clients. Find out more about my services on my website donna-scott.co.uk/freelance-ed... Image shows Best of British Science Fiction 2022 which won the BSFA Best Collection Award.
Go on, I'm really good!
Go on, I'm really good!
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January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers"
Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Stop the "Catapult Killer Influencers": Across the UK, children and teenagers are buying military-grade catapults hunting for "content". But now there’s something we can all do to end this sickening social media trend. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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“We don’t owe anyone anything” No, we do owe people kindness, respect, compassion, and humanity. We owe it to the next generation to create a society and world kinder and gentler than before. We owe it to our community members to stand in solidarity with them and be kind. We owe each other community
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“We don’t owe anyone anything” No, we do owe people kindness, respect, compassion, and humanity. We owe it to the next generation to create a society and world kinder and gentler than before. We owe it to our community members to stand in solidarity with them and be kind. We owe each other community
Maybe I should take it as a (rather tarnished) badge of honour, but a serial plagiarist operating under the alias "Patrick Whitney" has stolen one of my stories and passed it off as their own. Needless to say, I have instructed the editor(s) of the magazine in question to remove the story.
January 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Maybe I should take it as a (rather tarnished) badge of honour, but a serial plagiarist operating under the alias "Patrick Whitney" has stolen one of my stories and passed it off as their own. Needless to say, I have instructed the editor(s) of the magazine in question to remove the story.
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Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
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Make A Difference In 2026
Please support our work by making a donation via PayPal.
Every penny will make a difference.
The money will help us procure vulnerable collections and return film treasures to the copyright holders.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
Please support our work by making a donation via PayPal.
Every penny will make a difference.
The money will help us procure vulnerable collections and return film treasures to the copyright holders.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Make A Difference In 2026
Please support our work by making a donation via PayPal.
Every penny will make a difference.
The money will help us procure vulnerable collections and return film treasures to the copyright holders.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
Please support our work by making a donation via PayPal.
Every penny will make a difference.
The money will help us procure vulnerable collections and return film treasures to the copyright holders.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.