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Alex Shvartsman
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Bookwright & raconteur. Editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects annual anthology series. 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction winner. Cheesy humorist.
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
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Text reads: Fed up with your world? Visit ours. Clarkesworldmagazine.com The Clarkesworld robot (center) looks to the right at the cover of Clarkesworld #230, which is in yellow, orange, and brown and features a futuristic cityscape with a small craft approaching. Cover art is "Neo Mars" by Guy Warley.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Read my intro to LD Colter's fantasy novel and discover the true origin of the hut on chicken legs!

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When the Winds Sing – L. D. Colter
Over the past several years I was able to share some insights and opinions about Slavic mythology with L. D. Colter as she was writing her modern fantasy novel steeped in this mythology and Russian…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I've already read the 1st book in the series, and I'm very excited that Baba Yaga figures into the second. 👀
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Read my intro to LD Colter's fantasy novel and discover the true origin of the hut on chicken legs!

alexshvartsman.com/2025/11/11/w...
When the Winds Sing – L. D. Colter
Over the past several years I was able to share some insights and opinions about Slavic mythology with L. D. Colter as she was writing her modern fantasy novel steeped in this mythology and Russian…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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For more #SFinTranslation reviews, go here: www.sfintranslation.com?page_id=13682
Reviews – Speculative Fiction in Translation
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October 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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What is The Daily Tomorrow? Who is The Daily Tomorrow? I've finally gotten my act together and written a proper introduction to the publication, and a belated welcome to our existing readers. To those who've been reading, thank you! To the rest of you, give it a try!
Welcome to the world of Tomorrow!
I have a confession to make.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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UFO10 submission window will take place on Dec 5 - 12. We're paying 12 cents per word for original fiction (no reprints.) Guidelines are up:

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UFO Series
SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED, UNTIL DEC 5 Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting your story! Unidentified Funny Objects is an annual anthology of humorous SF/F. Past headliners …
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October 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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3 hours to go!
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Final hours! We're fully funded and you have until tonight to reserve your copy of the book and other cool rewards!

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Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
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October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Less than $100 to funding! Who will put us over the top?

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Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Title page for @k-a-teryna.bsky.social 's BLACK HOLE HEART story collection, out today.
Title page for K.A.Teryna's story collection BLACK HOLE HEART
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Black Hole Heart and Other Stories — my first English collection is live and available for every good person, cat and canary on Amazon and other markets: www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Hole-H...
Congrats and huge thanx to translator @alexshvartsman.bsky.social and publisher @patrickswenson.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Today is the release day for BLACK HOLE HEART AND OTHER STORIES by @k-a-teryna.bsky.social . Get this stunning collection wherever books are sold!

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Black Hole Heart Release Day!
Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K.A. Teryna releases today! This is a fabulous collection by the author I consider to be the best speculative short story writer working presently in the Russi…
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October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I'm back from NYCC and working hard on Unidentified Funny Objects 10. Reserve this book as well as your copy of MAYA today!

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Update 8: Back From Comic Con! · Unidentified Funny Objects 10
I spent four days at the New York Comic Con with the Maya team and it was a wonderful and fulfilling experience, even if I am absolutely exhausted by now.  :) Above are an award-winning filmmaker and ...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Three days and less than $2k to go! Pleeeeease fund this Kickstarter, I really want to write this story about Orla and Siraco and the moat squid dealing with plumbers.

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October 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Day 2 of New York Comic Con! Come see me and the Maya team at booth 3325.
October 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Como humor y CF maridan a la perfección (como ya traté de demostrar en el blog), acabo de apuntarme al kickstarter para publicar la 10ª entrega de la serie de antologías "Unidentified Funny Objects", editada por @alexshvartsman.bsky.social ¿Quién más se anima? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
www.kickstarter.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Less than a week and less than $3k to go!
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Do you want a goblin B&B story? Because I will write you all a goblin B&B story for this anthology!
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The Nov/Dec issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social drops today and it includes "All My Birds" by @k-a-teryna.bsky.social (translated by me). This is a spectacular story and is the title story of Teryna's 2025 Russian language collection. It's also a bucket list thing to have a fantasy story in Asimov's.
October 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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I'm excited for the new installment of Unidentified Funny Objects! Please consider supporting its Kickstarter campaign.

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alexshvartsman.bsky.social Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · Oct 4
The UFO10 kickstarter is in the middle-of-the-campaign doldrums. This is a great time to throw your support behind an anthology of humorous SF/F and get fabulous stories that will brighten you day.

Happy weekend!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
www.kickstarter.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I'll be promoting my books and projects at the New York Comic Con this week! Find me at the Maya booth (3325)

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New York Comic Con 2025
I’ll be at the New York Comic Con this Thursday through Sunday! My friends at the Department of Lore generously invited me to use a small part of their booth to promote and sell my books. (An…
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October 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Please consider supporting. I'd really love to read these stories!

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October 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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My hard SF story LIGHT BRINGER is live at Proxima Kosmos, alongside works by Caroline M. Yoachim, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Murphy, and S.B. Divya

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New Publication: “Light Bringer” at Proxima Kosmos
My latest short story is now live! I was privileged to participate in Proxima Kosmos, an initiative by the Berggruen Institute that teams up some of the world’s leading scientists with scienc…
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October 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
alexshvartsman.bsky.social
The UFO10 kickstarter is in the middle-of-the-campaign doldrums. This is a great time to throw your support behind an anthology of humorous SF/F and get fabulous stories that will brighten you day.

Happy weekend!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
www.kickstarter.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
alexshvartsman.bsky.social
My hard SF story LIGHT BRINGER is live at Proxima Kosmos, alongside works by Caroline M. Yoachim, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Murphy, and S.B. Divya

alexshvartsman.com/2025/10/03/n...
New Publication: “Light Bringer” at Proxima Kosmos
My latest short story is now live! I was privileged to participate in Proxima Kosmos, an initiative by the Berggruen Institute that teams up some of the world’s leading scientists with scienc…
alexshvartsman.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM