Elis Montgomery
@elismontgomery.bsky.social
🌚 speculative fiction writer from Vancouver 🐀 SFWA | Codex | she/her | https://linktr.ee/elismontgomery
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Just got an amazing story rec from @howsweetthewords.bsky.social for @elismontgomery.bsky.social's "This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson" and now I must share it with everyone because it is SO GOOD OMG!!!
This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson - Wyrmhole Magazine
By: Elis Montgomery 1700 words This Grimoire Belongs to: MiSS Cleo JAcKson DEAR GRIMOR Mom said I had magic appatood for frend making. I did it so fast and good. She said a witch rites it down. I am a...
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Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰
It’s official! I have a short story collection coming out Nov 3! Pre-orders open now! And look at the gorgeous cover designed in-house by @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
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The House of Illusionists by Vanessa Fogg
A sea-witch calls to souls from the deep. In modern suburbia, a middle-aged woman fights to keep her daughter from the clutches of a Faerie Queen. . . and finds herself confronting her own past and de...
www.interstellarflightpress.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
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It only costs $10 to join the CSFFA and it lets you nominate and vote for the Aurora Awards! We’ll be nominating eligible pieces from our Canadian contributors, including our amazing cover artist Alice M.
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
Eligibility lists are now OPEN for Canadian speculative fiction works published in 2025.
If you purchased a 2025 membership to vote in the Aurora Awards this past year, you can head over to www.csffa.ca and log in to add works to our lists. 1/
If you purchased a 2025 membership to vote in the Aurora Awards this past year, you can head over to www.csffa.ca and log in to add works to our lists. 1/
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame
www.csffa.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It only costs $10 to join the CSFFA and it lets you nominate and vote for the Aurora Awards! We’ll be nominating eligible pieces from our Canadian contributors, including our amazing cover artist Alice M.
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
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Happy Halloween! ALL paperbacks are $9.99 in our store today only. Enjoy the strange horrors! #books #horror #halloween
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Halloween! ALL paperbacks are $9.99 in our store today only. Enjoy the strange horrors! #books #horror #halloween
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
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Hey kids, you know what’s really scary? 👀
Loving something with your whole heart 🖤
Yeah that’s right, Heartlines has scares too! Cosy up and let’s get spooky:
Loving something with your whole heart 🖤
Yeah that’s right, Heartlines has scares too! Cosy up and let’s get spooky:
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Hey kids, you know what’s really scary? 👀
Loving something with your whole heart 🖤
Yeah that’s right, Heartlines has scares too! Cosy up and let’s get spooky:
Loving something with your whole heart 🖤
Yeah that’s right, Heartlines has scares too! Cosy up and let’s get spooky:
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Best poem: Recent Notifications From Smarterfridge 8000 by @elismontgomery.bsky.social : fridge will “tell us how many humans we have in stock at any one time” . Too smart by half aliens take over appliances. Eery
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Best poem: Recent Notifications From Smarterfridge 8000 by @elismontgomery.bsky.social : fridge will “tell us how many humans we have in stock at any one time” . Too smart by half aliens take over appliances. Eery
Thrilled that my immortal lovers will have a home in the next issue of Heartlines!!💀🖤🌸💐 so much exciting stuff in here — stay tuned!
It's Issue 9 and we're feeling fine! It might even be our first nature-y issue, there's zombies, sheep, all types of flora, and the slow decay of time.
Issue 9 releases on November 30, $18CAD/year or join for free and get everything sent to your inbox 📬
Thank you to our newest contributors! 🫀
Issue 9 releases on November 30, $18CAD/year or join for free and get everything sent to your inbox 📬
Thank you to our newest contributors! 🫀
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thrilled that my immortal lovers will have a home in the next issue of Heartlines!!💀🖤🌸💐 so much exciting stuff in here — stay tuned!
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For many folks, money is tight and about to get tighter with the manufactured SNAP benefits crisis. As such, between now and the end of the month, I'm donating all Cursed Morsels store proceeds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. Buy a book and support unhoused folks:
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
Home | Cursed Morsels Press
www.cursedmorselspress.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For many folks, money is tight and about to get tighter with the manufactured SNAP benefits crisis. As such, between now and the end of the month, I'm donating all Cursed Morsels store proceeds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. Buy a book and support unhoused folks:
www.cursedmorselspress.com
www.cursedmorselspress.com
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Hey, it's my 33rd birthday today! My selfish wish is to raise enough money to edit another zine bundle with these themes:
-Cunty Horrors
-Cursed Concerts
-Monstrous Dating Profiles
-Batshit LinkedIn Posts
-Nightmare Grifters
Interested? Donate to Cursed Morsels on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cursedmorsels
-Cunty Horrors
-Cursed Concerts
-Monstrous Dating Profiles
-Batshit LinkedIn Posts
-Nightmare Grifters
Interested? Donate to Cursed Morsels on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cursedmorsels
Buy Cursed Morsels a Coffee
Become a supporter of Cursed Morsels today!
ko-fi.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hey, it's my 33rd birthday today! My selfish wish is to raise enough money to edit another zine bundle with these themes:
-Cunty Horrors
-Cursed Concerts
-Monstrous Dating Profiles
-Batshit LinkedIn Posts
-Nightmare Grifters
Interested? Donate to Cursed Morsels on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cursedmorsels
-Cunty Horrors
-Cursed Concerts
-Monstrous Dating Profiles
-Batshit LinkedIn Posts
-Nightmare Grifters
Interested? Donate to Cursed Morsels on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cursedmorsels
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We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
I'm in the latest @onspecmag.bsky.social with a "smart" fridge and some curious communicators... 👽👽👽 "Recent Notifications from SmarterFridge 8000" (featuring an awesome illustration by Andy Skeleton!!) onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...
On Spec Issue #133 Preview
Here’s a peek at what we’re offering in this issue: We’re happy to bring back some writers you’ve seen on our pages before. And equally happy to introduce new voices at the start of the…
onspec.ca
October 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm in the latest @onspecmag.bsky.social with a "smart" fridge and some curious communicators... 👽👽👽 "Recent Notifications from SmarterFridge 8000" (featuring an awesome illustration by Andy Skeleton!!) onspec.ca/2025/09/19/o...
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So many cool trans authors.
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So many cool trans authors.
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With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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It's here! @apexmag.bsky.social issue 151 is out now and contains my story "Ghosts of Summer"!!! The end of summer and the beginning of spooky season collide as two witches try to beat the summer heat. But high temperatures and magic are a dangerous combination. 👻☀️
Check out the full issue below:
Check out the full issue below:
Apex Magazine Issue 151
EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...
www.apexbookcompany.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's here! @apexmag.bsky.social issue 151 is out now and contains my story "Ghosts of Summer"!!! The end of summer and the beginning of spooky season collide as two witches try to beat the summer heat. But high temperatures and magic are a dangerous combination. 👻☀️
Check out the full issue below:
Check out the full issue below:
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I'm absolutely thrilled that @apexmag.bsky.social Issue 151 is out - containing my drabble 'Don't Hide From the Mirror', the first piece I've published with Apex!
🏳️⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!
Check out the full issue now!
🏳️⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!
Check out the full issue now!
Apex Magazine Issue 151
EDITORIALMusings from Maryland by Lesley Conner ORIGINAL FICTION"Liecraft" by Anita Moskát, translated by Austin Wagner"Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares "Code Green" by Rebecca Johnson "We Used ...
www.apexbookcompany.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I'm absolutely thrilled that @apexmag.bsky.social Issue 151 is out - containing my drabble 'Don't Hide From the Mirror', the first piece I've published with Apex!
🏳️⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!
Check out the full issue now!
🏳️⚧️ trans euphoria
🩸body horror
✒️only 100 words!
Check out the full issue now!
So excited to share that “This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson” will appear in Year’s Best Canadian F&SF this year!! This is my first Year’s Best fiction selection 🥹
I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2
September 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So excited to share that “This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson” will appear in Year’s Best Canadian F&SF this year!! This is my first Year’s Best fiction selection 🥹
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Just got an amazing story rec from @howsweetthewords.bsky.social for @elismontgomery.bsky.social's "This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson" and now I must share it with everyone because it is SO GOOD OMG!!!
This Grimoire Belongs to Miss Cleo Jackson - Wyrmhole Magazine
By: Elis Montgomery 1700 words This Grimoire Belongs to: MiSS Cleo JAcKson DEAR GRIMOR Mom said I had magic appatood for frend making. I did it so fast and good. She said a witch rites it down. I am a...
thewyrmhole.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Hey! It's midnight on the east coast, so it's release day. Thanks to @undertow.bsky.social for being such a fantastic publisher. Thanks to family, friends, and fellow writers for their support. The short fic grind has ups and downs, but it's a blast. Fricken love what we do. Thanks for reading.
September 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Hey! It's midnight on the east coast, so it's release day. Thanks to @undertow.bsky.social for being such a fantastic publisher. Thanks to family, friends, and fellow writers for their support. The short fic grind has ups and downs, but it's a blast. Fricken love what we do. Thanks for reading.
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My Nebula Finalist short story "The Witch Trap" is now free to read in The Dark! The entire issue is stunning and I'm so pleased to have a place in it!
www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-witch-tr...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-witch-tr...
The Witch Trap - The Dark Magazine
These floors, original to the house, have witnessed the turn of two centuries. The shoe concealed beneath them is older. Laces replaced, sole thrice mended, the shoe still bears the impression of the ...
www.thedarkmagazine.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My Nebula Finalist short story "The Witch Trap" is now free to read in The Dark! The entire issue is stunning and I'm so pleased to have a place in it!
www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-witch-tr...
www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-witch-tr...
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I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
September 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!
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I'm scared I will draw the Wrath of the Fanboys, but... this week on my newsletter I wrote about why I think the "Golden Age of Science Fiction" writers have so little appeal to a huge swathe of today's SF/F writers & readers.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/this-is-why-...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/this-is-why-...
this is why we don't read the Golden Age anymore.
There are so many histories of the future.
Spinning through timespace, studying this apocalypse, a key part of my undercover mission is studying stories about the future. When and where and how were ...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I'm scared I will draw the Wrath of the Fanboys, but... this week on my newsletter I wrote about why I think the "Golden Age of Science Fiction" writers have so little appeal to a huge swathe of today's SF/F writers & readers.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/this-is-why-...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/this-is-why-...
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If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x
September 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you are in the Edmonton area Fiasco is still missing - please check garages and sheds and engines! Let's get him home, please share x