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Champ Wongsatayanont
@champwongs.bsky.social
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🇹🇭 Thai writer, born and based.
✒️ Stories in Reactor and Nightmare
🫶🏼 Clarion West, Tin House, Banff Centre, Faber Academy
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Champ Wongsatayanont @champwongs.bsky.social · Oct 8
WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE CYCLE OF SAMSARA WITH THIS ONE

The Good Place X The Wolf of Wall Street set in the Thai-Buddhist heaven. I hope you enjoy this absurd, divine comedy!

Thank you @malf.bsky.social for the opportunity to gush about the Traibhumikatha and Wenjing Yang for the godlike art!!
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Oct 8
A minor deva drudging away in the gleaming offices of Buddhist heaven discovers there are easier ways to improve his karma than kind thoughts and spiritual deeds.

"Where the Hell Is Nirvana?" by @champwongs.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!

Art by Wenjing Yang
Edited by @malf.bsky.social
Where the Hell Is Nirvana? - Reactor
A minor deva drudging away in the gleaming offices of Buddhist heaven discovers there are easier ways to improve his karma than kind thoughts and spiritual deeds.
reactormag.com
champwongs.bsky.social
On the surface, a dark academia story with a vicious bite and wistful reminiscence. Beneath the surface, a raw aching memory for anyone who had once sacrificed a part of themselves to survive and thrive on hostile soil.

Really love this story by @wenyilee.bsky.social
The Name Ziya - Reactor
A girl reckons with what she must lose--and who she has become--in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university.
reactormag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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reactorsff.bsky.social
Still looking for a path to enlightenment? Author @champwongs.bsky.social considers life's greatest mysteries with a bit of background for his recent Reactor story "Where the Hell is Nirvana?"

www.champwongsatayanont.com/essays/where...
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
Thank you so much for the post!! 🥹 Channelled as much of my inner doomer into humour as I could, and somehow it became noir-ish. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
foxesandroses.bsky.social Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 10d
A funny, sad, and heartwarming tale of a taxi driver just trying to live among the ghosts and the living and do the occasional good deed. Unnoticed, undetected, until that's not an option anymore. Sometimes you have to do the right thing.

By @champwongs.bsky.social in @nightmare-magazine.com
Autogas Ferryman - Nightmare Magazine
Krungthep means “The City of Gods.” A much more charming name than the bawdy Bangkok that foreigners joke about. But to Somsak, it is the city of ghosts. He drives his taxi slowly along through the gl...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
Wrote my first blog/essay explaining my @reactorsff.bsky.social novelette 'Where the Hell is Nirvana?' for those who might be curious/angry/confused about the lore.

Contains how-to guide to attain Nirvana (no click-bait)

www.champwongsatayanont.com/essays/where...
So, Where the Hell is Nirvana? — CHAMP WONGSATAYANONT
For those curious/angry/confused about the lore behind the Where the Hell is Nirvana? story. Also an excuse for me to show off gorgeous illustrations from the source material of Traibhumikatha
www.champwongsatayanont.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
I am once again asking fans to be kinder to each other.
gavreads.co.uk @gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 12d
It hits different reading this whole thread.
Alt text: Image showing four text messages about fae in romantasy books: Message 1: “Romantasy question: are the fae open source? I had only known them from SJM books, but didn't expect to see them in Quicksilver!” Message 2: “Didn't have getting dragged in the comments on my bingo card today. Thank you to those that were kind. I'm new to romantasy and fantasy in general. Until I had read SJM, I hadn't encountered books with fae described like that. I didn't make the connection between Celtic folklore, fairies, elves, or sprites with being fae since their characteristics and mannerisms are drastically different. Tink is tiny. Puck has goat legs. The closest I encountered were elves in LOTR, but those were not faeries.” Message 3: “Forgive me for not knowing fae were inspired by Celtic folklore. I'm not Irish. I was never told these stories. I was just surprised two separate book series shared very similar interpretations of fae. I've enjoyed the genre of romantasy bc it's really gotten me back into reading. That's the goal, right? To continue to learn and escape into stories and discuss theories and celebrate the beauty of imagination? At least, that's what I'm gonna focus on.” Message 4: “Clarifying my original point: I never said SJM invented fae. My post was only comparing how Quicksilver and SJM depict fae characters (their traits, dynamics, etc.) and whether THIS interpretation of fae is common in romantasy books, not the origins of the mythology. I also didn't grow up connecting fairies, elves, and fae as one mythology. They were always separate in my mind, so I'm still learning how interconnected they are across folklore. Thanks to those who pointed that out respectfully.”
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
champwongs.bsky.social
Thank you so much for the double inclusion to the list 😭 I'm so happy with the message you took away from 'Where the Hell is Nirvana?' 🙏🏼
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
champwongs.bsky.social
Vibing with a new friend and my very unhelpful dogs
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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spencerwriting.bsky.social
This @champwongs.bsky.social story is really *really* good.

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto...
Autogas Ferryman - Nightmare Magazine
Krungthep means “The City of Gods.” A much more charming name than the bawdy Bangkok that foreigners joke about. But to Somsak, it is the city of ghosts. He drives his taxi slowly along through the gl...
www.nightmare-magazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Reposted by Champ Wongsatayanont
p-h-lee.bsky.social
sharing this again in case you missed it the first time. just a great story, with so many feelings.
champwongs.bsky.social Champ Wongsatayanont @champwongs.bsky.social · Sep 7
I guess a taxi ghost story is my debut into professional publishing!

I hope you enjoy the notorious scandal twist and the Southeast Asian noir flavour.

Read the story here!
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto...
(1/5)
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
"The greatest blessing of human psychology is eroticization."

Thought this was a quip, not a profound insight on toxicity, extreme conditions, and eldritch gravity-play. Wild, funny(?), hot(?), and horrifying.

Please read this story by @p-h-lee.bsky.social. Maybe not on the plane like I did.
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
OK, seeing my name on Book Riot was a jumpscare.

bookriot.com/native-ameri...
Native American Tales About Space Aliens—and More SFF Links
Daniel H. Wilson talks about Hole in the Sky and Native American first contact stories—plus, more SFF book news.
bookriot.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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ursulakleguin.com
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!

Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera, with the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction sticker on the cover Vajra Chandrasekera, photo by Sanjeewa Weerasinghe. The author sits at a white table, arms resting in front of him, wearing a tan jacket and a white shirt.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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joberry.bsky.social
I can't express how happy this makes me. What a wonderful project! Thank you so much to @bridgitconnell.com for bringing Paper and Steel to life so beautifully. Please check out the full audiobook version on YT and give it some love! #DragonAge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcAd...
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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ursulakleguin.com
Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me) introduces his second novel, Rakesfall, which is is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25
Vajra Chandrasekera reads from Rakesfall
YouTube video by Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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chriscampbell.bsky.social
Hard copy of my first international sale. Thanks #sciencefictionworld!
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
Thank you so much!! 🥹 Saying anumodana for my +2 🙏🏼
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
Make Karma Easy With This One Weird Trick. THe Lord of Karma Hates Him!!!!
October 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
WE MAKING IT OUT OF THE CYCLE OF SAMSARA WITH THIS ONE

The Good Place X The Wolf of Wall Street set in the Thai-Buddhist heaven. I hope you enjoy this absurd, divine comedy!

Thank you @malf.bsky.social for the opportunity to gush about the Traibhumikatha and Wenjing Yang for the godlike art!!
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Oct 8
A minor deva drudging away in the gleaming offices of Buddhist heaven discovers there are easier ways to improve his karma than kind thoughts and spiritual deeds.

"Where the Hell Is Nirvana?" by @champwongs.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!

Art by Wenjing Yang
Edited by @malf.bsky.social
Where the Hell Is Nirvana? - Reactor
A minor deva drudging away in the gleaming offices of Buddhist heaven discovers there are easier ways to improve his karma than kind thoughts and spiritual deeds.
reactormag.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
champwongs.bsky.social
Disappointed that none of my Western readers have discovered my main inspiration for Autogas Ferryman yet, I need to share the interview.

All the Thai folks immediately recognise the reference, but the world must also know.
Author Spotlight: Champ Wongsatayanont - Nightmare Magazine
The thing that got me excited to write this story is the jaded and familiar voice of Bangkok taxi drivers. They’re my biggest driver, literally. Taxis decorated for spiritual protection aren’t such an...
www.nightmare-magazine.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Champ Wongsatayanont
sasharavitch.bsky.social
HEY NEW WRITING COMING OUT IN A MONTH FROM MOI

if you love experimental sapphic religious horror you're in luck!
scrawlmagazine.bsky.social (s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 24
read the rest of “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” by sasha ravitch (@sasharavitch.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorwriters #horrorlit
greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES God help me l have never loved anything as much as her, I have never loved anyone this much and I cannot stop eating her ... the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED Sasha Ravitch
September 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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discoelysiumbot.bsky.social
You’re pushed on by numbers and punitive measures: pain, rejection, and unpaid bills. You can either play or you can crawl under a boat and waste away -- turn into salt or a flock of seagulls. Your enemies would love that. Or you can fight. The only way to load the dice is to keep on fighting.
September 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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leighloveday.bsky.social
Great fun. Yes, it's about grief and futility and mangled car crash ghosts, but somehow also incredibly charming.
champwongs.bsky.social Champ Wongsatayanont @champwongs.bsky.social · Sep 7
I guess a taxi ghost story is my debut into professional publishing!

I hope you enjoy the notorious scandal twist and the Southeast Asian noir flavour.

Read the story here!
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto...
(1/5)
September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Champ Wongsatayanont
yumingart.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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discoelysiumbot.bsky.social
STEBAN, THE STUDENT COMMUNIST - “In dark times, should the stars also go out?”
September 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
Writers! apply today for 2-6 weeks in @banffcentre.bsky.social's Leighton Studios; a great chance to finish that manuscript, start new thoughts, and gain some solitude and brain-space: www.banffcentre.ca/programs/int...
Leighton Artist Studio Residency: Solo 26/27
The Solo residency offers multiple dates for self-directed creative retreats in Banff, with private studios for individual research and project development.
www.banffcentre.ca
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM