Alex Shvartsman
@alexshvartsman.bsky.social
Bookwright & raconteur. Editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects annual anthology series. 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction winner. Cheesy humorist.
www.alexshvartsman.com
www.alexshvartsman.com
Day 2 of New York Comic Con! Come see me and the Maya team at booth 3325.
October 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Day 2 of New York Comic Con! Come see me and the Maya team at booth 3325.
Russian language cover of the All My Birds collection.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Russian language cover of the All My Birds collection.
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
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.
For every pledge UFO10 receives today, our Chief Canine Officer Leia will get a treat. Who's in?
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September 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For every pledge UFO10 receives today, our Chief Canine Officer Leia will get a treat. Who's in?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
September 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is my go-to excuse from now on.
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is my go-to excuse from now on.
Everyone wants to be a part of the @reclusionofficial.bsky.social anthology! Or, at least, can be persuaded to say so in writing.
August 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Everyone wants to be a part of the @reclusionofficial.bsky.social anthology! Or, at least, can be persuaded to say so in writing.
And here's my obligatory #Worldcon2025 schedule:
August 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And here's my obligatory #Worldcon2025 schedule:
Submissions for the next volume in the UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS anthology series will open in December. 12 cents per word.
alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidenti...
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August 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Submissions for the next volume in the UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS anthology series will open in December. 12 cents per word.
alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidenti...
alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidenti...
THE MIDDLING AFFLICTION releases in Bulgarian translation next month!
I don't envy any translator the task to bring all shades of meaning of the title to another language. In Bulgarian, the title will be THE HALF-MAGE EPIDEMIC.
I don't envy any translator the task to bring all shades of meaning of the title to another language. In Bulgarian, the title will be THE HALF-MAGE EPIDEMIC.
July 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
THE MIDDLING AFFLICTION releases in Bulgarian translation next month!
I don't envy any translator the task to bring all shades of meaning of the title to another language. In Bulgarian, the title will be THE HALF-MAGE EPIDEMIC.
I don't envy any translator the task to bring all shades of meaning of the title to another language. In Bulgarian, the title will be THE HALF-MAGE EPIDEMIC.
If you're near Stroudsburg PA, join me at this author event on Saturday!
June 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you're near Stroudsburg PA, join me at this author event on Saturday!
Come hang out with me at Balticon this weekend!
May 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Come hang out with me at Balticon this weekend!
Still accurate, two years later.
May 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Still accurate, two years later.
Print copies of SPIDERSONG are here. Look how tiny and cute it is compared to my other books!
Get yours here:
amzn.to/42wUn1C
Get yours here:
amzn.to/42wUn1C
April 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Print copies of SPIDERSONG are here. Look how tiny and cute it is compared to my other books!
Get yours here:
amzn.to/42wUn1C
Get yours here:
amzn.to/42wUn1C
Honored to be published in "Me and My Robots" anthology edited by Henry Lion Oldie. This is my first Ukrainian-language publication.
March 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Honored to be published in "Me and My Robots" anthology edited by Henry Lion Oldie. This is my first Ukrainian-language publication.
Oh look, another 1-star review because I briefly make fun of the Orange Narcissist in my NYC-based urban fantasy book. Not even mentioning politics. But some people can't handle that.
He's not a major character, let alone a main character. LOL.
amzn.to/4j1AQgd
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
He's not a major character, let alone a main character. LOL.
amzn.to/4j1AQgd
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
March 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Oh look, another 1-star review because I briefly make fun of the Orange Narcissist in my NYC-based urban fantasy book. Not even mentioning politics. But some people can't handle that.
He's not a major character, let alone a main character. LOL.
amzn.to/4j1AQgd
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
He's not a major character, let alone a main character. LOL.
amzn.to/4j1AQgd
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...
Second and final season of PANTHEON (based on short stories by @kyliu99.bsky.social) is now released! This is a wonderful animated show that is actual science fiction rather than just an action series with some robots or lasers in it. Highly recommended!
Both seasons are now at Netflix.
Both seasons are now at Netflix.
February 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Second and final season of PANTHEON (based on short stories by @kyliu99.bsky.social) is now released! This is a wonderful animated show that is actual science fiction rather than just an action series with some robots or lasers in it. Highly recommended!
Both seasons are now at Netflix.
Both seasons are now at Netflix.
I'll be attending Boskone in Boston MA this coming weekend. Here's where you can find me!
February 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'll be attending Boskone in Boston MA this coming weekend. Here's where you can find me!
With all the stupid talk of renaming the Gulf of Mexico and the replies, I'd like to point out that I wrote this about a year before the idiocracy came to pass.
January 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
With all the stupid talk of renaming the Gulf of Mexico and the replies, I'd like to point out that I wrote this about a year before the idiocracy came to pass.
Tomeu Riera, the wonderful artist who illustrated DREIDEL OF DREAD is open for commissions! If you need a book cover or other illustrations you can contact him directly.
January 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Tomeu Riera, the wonderful artist who illustrated DREIDEL OF DREAD is open for commissions! If you need a book cover or other illustrations you can contact him directly.
Check out the cover for the forthcoming comic book based on "The Rattler" by Leo Kaganov (drawn by UncleWind). You can read the story here:
alexshvartsman.com/2024/12/03/t...
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December 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Check out the cover for the forthcoming comic book based on "The Rattler" by Leo Kaganov (drawn by UncleWind). You can read the story here:
alexshvartsman.com/2024/12/03/t...
alexshvartsman.com/2024/12/03/t...
From the necromancers in Human Resources
December 12, 2024 at 5:28 PM
From the necromancers in Human Resources
You can preorder DREIDEL OF DREAD on Amazon for the November 19 release, but if you get it directly from UFO Publishing we can fulfill it now!
www.kingsgames.com/online-store...
www.kingsgames.com/online-store...
October 5, 2024 at 7:45 PM
You can preorder DREIDEL OF DREAD on Amazon for the November 19 release, but if you get it directly from UFO Publishing we can fulfill it now!
www.kingsgames.com/online-store...
www.kingsgames.com/online-store...