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Chris Campbell
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Words in FIYAH, Asimov’s, Nightlight and more. He/they. VP2023 CW2024. Rep Sara Megibow. 45% goblin proof 65% decidedly not. clundycampbell.com
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I'm dying 😂
colsonwhitehead.com Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 7d
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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traewrites.bsky.social
HOW BEAUTIFUL is this cover?! So excited to be in this anthology!!🌷
apexmag.bsky.social Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · Aug 27
THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮

@marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿

Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design
Cover art featuring a large, extraterrestrial pink hibiscus. Text reads in geometric font: "The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. ECO24. Edited By Marissa van Uden"
August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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thecrownedvic.bsky.social
Y’all. It is 1 year TO THE DAY since Viable Paradise 2023 started, where I met the most incredible, driven, talented, and ambitious group of writers I’d ever encountered. And we PUBLISHED A BOOK TOGETHER!! I couldn’t be happier and more proud to share New Year, New You with you today. Check us out.
October 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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avani.bsky.social
I snuck a story about cache invalidation into this anthology and they still gave it an award. Imagine how good the rest of the stories must be.
alecjmarsh.bsky.social Alec @alecjmarsh.bsky.social · 1d
Reposting again to emphasize that we won an award!!! Librarians picked the anthology out for best indy scifi.

Tldr librarians think we’re cool ✨ 🥈 🥰 📚
apottern.bsky.social Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 3d
It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5!
books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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alecjmarsh.bsky.social
Reposting again to emphasize that we won an award!!! Librarians picked the anthology out for best indy scifi.

Tldr librarians think we’re cool ✨ 🥈 🥰 📚
apottern.bsky.social Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 3d
It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5!
books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
"Celebrating sucess with a $4.99 book sale, this weekend only!" across the top in a blue banner. Below is an image of the new cover of New Year, New You on a black tablet: the letter of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other tory elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "us". Next to the book is a large, shiny badge that reads "Runner-up in the 2025 Annual Indie Author Project Contest" with "2025 Runner-up Science Fiction" below. Finally, in a rainbow banner across the bottom reads "Plus a swanky new cover!" Across the top: New Cover, Same Cutting-Edge Speculative Fiction. Below is a mock-up of the book New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention in which the letters of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other story elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "u". Next to the book are endorsement quotes: "I read the whole thing twice... meticulously crafts." —Myna Chang, Microverse "Nuanced..." —Locus Magazine "Intense and beguiling..." — Sherwood Smith "Complex and experimental..." — SF Book Reviews "Delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted..." — Naseem Jamnia In the bottom right corner, is a peel-away corner that reveals the words "$4.99 ebook sale! This weekend only!"
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing @scottedelman.bsky.social.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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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
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apottern.bsky.social
It's been pointed out to me that I should take more credit: I designed our new cover, drawing on the original tremendous cover art by @sciencegeekmel.bsky.social + inspo from the gripping stories within. Get the ebook on sale today and see if you can connect the dots! books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
The shiny new cover of New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention, edited by Chris Campbell with stories from Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory, and more! The title is depicted as a cut-out through a navy-blue starfield, with faded images in pink and purple showing through. Images include: a clock, clouds, pomegranate cross-section, mushrooms, an astronaut, a manta ray, a circuit board, smoke, a woman's face lifting away from a robotic skull, and octopus tentacles emerging from the letter "u". There is also an award badge in the upper right corner.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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apottern.bsky.social
It's been just over a year since this enthusiastically crowd-funded anthology was released by the coolest SFF writers I know. Our contributors have won accolades and the book itself has won an IAP award! Check out it's hot, new cover + pick it up this weekend for $5!
books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
"Celebrating sucess with a $4.99 book sale, this weekend only!" across the top in a blue banner. Below is an image of the new cover of New Year, New You on a black tablet: the letter of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other tory elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "us". Next to the book is a large, shiny badge that reads "Runner-up in the 2025 Annual Indie Author Project Contest" with "2025 Runner-up Science Fiction" below. Finally, in a rainbow banner across the bottom reads "Plus a swanky new cover!" Across the top: New Cover, Same Cutting-Edge Speculative Fiction. Below is a mock-up of the book New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention in which the letters of the title cut away from a starfield to reveal faint images of sea creatures, time pieces, and other story elements in pink behind, including an octopus tentacle emerging from the final "u". Next to the book are endorsement quotes: "I read the whole thing twice... meticulously crafts." —Myna Chang, Microverse "Nuanced..." —Locus Magazine "Intense and beguiling..." — Sherwood Smith "Complex and experimental..." — SF Book Reviews "Delightful, thought-provoking, and multi-faceted..." — Naseem Jamnia In the bottom right corner, is a peel-away corner that reveals the words "$4.99 ebook sale! This weekend only!"
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
chriscampbell.bsky.social
Wow, look at that fancy new cover!
Wow, awarded runner-up from the Indie Author Project!
Wow, the ebook is on sale now for $4.99!!!
www.amazon.com/New-Year-You...
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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crkellogg.bsky.social C.R. Kellogg @crkellogg.bsky.social · 4d
I'm so excited that @viableparadise.bsky.social 2023's anthology baby was awarded runner up from the Indie Author Project! Now we have a shiny badge for the cover!
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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I'm so excited that @viableparadise.bsky.social 2023's anthology baby was awarded runner up from the Indie Author Project! Now we have a shiny badge for the cover!
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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acwise.bsky.social
I'm beyond thrilled that my story, The Dark House, is available for your listening pleasure on the latest episode of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton! There's a bunch of cool behind the scenes stuff on @wilwheaton.net's patreon as well. Happy Spooky Season!

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"The Dark House" by A.C. Wise (Ad-Free) | It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
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October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
chriscampbell.bsky.social
Hard copy of my first international sale. Thanks #sciencefictionworld!
October 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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My first collection, UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES, @undertow.bsky.social is now available. Kind words for it by Kelly Link, Brian Evenson, Jeff Ford, Premee Mohamed, John Wiswell, and more.

Cover, Ove Tøpfer, design, Vince Haig.

undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...
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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories — Undertow Publications
Sept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer Trade paperback (284 pages) Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; ...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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champwongs.bsky.social
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 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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apottern.bsky.social
Readers and reviewers: it's up to us to share as much about the backlist we read as the front list. Books don't have just one pub date: an old book is new to someone every day! Let's help make those kismet encounters happen.
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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apottern.bsky.social
Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost!

I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵
"Writing and Marketing consults with Allison Pottern Hoch. You've spent years crafting your book to get it out into the world — and I've spent 20+ years helping authors develop and market theirs. Now let me help you! Does publishing or marketing overwhelm you? Are you a debut author with book launch jitters? Does it feel like your publisher isn't giving you the marketing guidance you need? Do you need help getting your speculative fiction novel over the finish line? Are you struggling to figure out what publishing path is right for you? Book a consult today: pottern.com/book-a-session"
September 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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lootthebody.bsky.social
Commodified fantasy takes no risks - Ursula K. Le Guin
August 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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nroshak.bsky.social
How it's going:
Progress report, 1933-45 vs 2025-29. September 2025. Table comparing persecution by category of badge in German 3rd Reich prisoner identification system to current treatment of corresponding group in USA, Sept. 2025. It's not going well for "Wrong kind of foreigner" (blue triangle badge).
August 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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mediapathic.bsky.social
do yourself a favor and continue down the thread and read the horrodelighitfying alt text
tuck.bsky.social tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · Aug 22
my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
a green square that says "fast food meals. new phenomenon burger taste. $19.90. order via seamless" and in the corner is a non-euclidean cluster of chicken finger. a very normal 5-star review that says "I would be lost without restaurant. I would like to personally thank you for your outstanding product." - Nina Margaret, CEO apple. another normal review that says "without food, we would have gone bankrupt by now. thanks food! the service was excellent." John Doe, manager. an AI image of a pastrami sandwich. not to overuse the word non-euclidean but what else can I say to describe these layers of meat? this one also has some kind of yellow sauce leaking out of the bottom, and another yellow sauce being sensuously drizzled on top. in the lower right corner are baffling tubes that sort of look like if roasted carrots fucked a soft pretzel.
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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crkellogg.bsky.social
YEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I AM SO HERE FOR THIS BOOK!
sagapressbooks.bsky.social Saga Press Books @sagapressbooks.bsky.social · Aug 14
We’re excited to announce the acquisition of @macey.bsky.social 's BLOOD OF QUEENS, a gothic historical fantasy featuring Tudor-inspired court intrigue, necromancy, and an audacious heist. For fans of M. A. Carrick’s The Mask of Mirrors and Holly Race's Six Wild Crowns, this hits shelves Spring ’27!
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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lauracranehill.bsky.social
You can now request Wife Shaped Bodies on Netgalley!

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Wife Shaped Bodies
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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August 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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apottern.bsky.social
PLUS, Am*zon has still decided to sell our paperback for stupid cheap so if you want to have a book gift waiting for you when you return from @seattlein2025.org, now is the time to order it!

#worldcon #seattleworldcon #sff #fomo
apottern.bsky.social Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · Aug 5
Our little-anthology-that-could is still randomly on super-sale from Am*zon. Less than $5 for this beautiful paperback: a.co/d/0NE0fgO

It's the perfect time to get your hands on these tremendous SFF stories from Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory, F.E. Choe, Shen Tao and more.

#speclit #booksky
A pink and purple paperback copy of New Year, New You: A speculative Anthology of Reinvention displayed against a backdrop of pink, purple, and silver mardi gras beads, with a $5 sticking out like a bookmark because this awesome anthology is currently on sale for less that $5 on Amazon. WHAT? Go buy it now!
August 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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apottern.bsky.social
Ah, the whims of Am*zon: the pb is now... $7.54! Look, don't ask questions, just grab it while it's cheap!

PLUS, the ebook is still less than $5 for a few more days!

Doppelgangers, time travel, simulations, alternate realities, magical transformations, you name it!

books2read.com/newyearnewyo...
apottern.bsky.social Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · Aug 5
Our little-anthology-that-could is still randomly on super-sale from Am*zon. Less than $5 for this beautiful paperback: a.co/d/0NE0fgO

It's the perfect time to get your hands on these tremendous SFF stories from Elizabeth Bear, Daryl Gregory, F.E. Choe, Shen Tao and more.

#speclit #booksky
A pink and purple paperback copy of New Year, New You: A speculative Anthology of Reinvention displayed against a backdrop of pink, purple, and silver mardi gras beads, with a $5 sticking out like a bookmark because this awesome anthology is currently on sale for less that $5 on Amazon. WHAT? Go buy it now!
August 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM