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Hi everyone! I'm Elizabeth. I am a freelance editor, specialising in SF/F.
When I don't have my nose stuck in a book, I can be found playing TTRPGs. At the moment, I'm playing in a campaign of Mouse Guard.
I am also the caretaker of a cranky grandma of a dog.
When I don't have my nose stuck in a book, I can be found playing TTRPGs. At the moment, I'm playing in a campaign of Mouse Guard.
I am also the caretaker of a cranky grandma of a dog.
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Welcome to my Australian rom-com advent calendar! If you're Australian and want to read local, or from overseas and want to broaden your horizons, I've got you covered.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Welcome to my Australian rom-com advent calendar! If you're Australian and want to read local, or from overseas and want to broaden your horizons, I've got you covered.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
Day 1 is The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood. No one does emotionally realistic mess like Nina - this book is a masterclass.
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
Next up from the library: CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske and ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu.
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Next up from the library: CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske and ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu.
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always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance
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It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
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This essay about Cinder House is definitely the most vulnerable, personal thing I've ever written; it took me over a year to get to the point where I wanted to tell this particular story. Thanks to @booktrib.bsky.social for giving it a home! 🏠🔥
booktrib.com/2025/11/18/h...
booktrib.com/2025/11/18/h...
Housing the Heroine in “Cinder House” | BookTrib.
If you asked me today, and if you'd asked me two years ago, I'd tell you I'm very fond of my house. It's nothing special. It's a townhouse surrounded by other townhouses that look just like it, formin...
booktrib.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This essay about Cinder House is definitely the most vulnerable, personal thing I've ever written; it took me over a year to get to the point where I wanted to tell this particular story. Thanks to @booktrib.bsky.social for giving it a home! 🏠🔥
booktrib.com/2025/11/18/h...
booktrib.com/2025/11/18/h...
Did the Christmas shopping on the weekend and came home with a mini book haul. I'm loving the botanical gothic vibes of these covers.
November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Did the Christmas shopping on the weekend and came home with a mini book haul. I'm loving the botanical gothic vibes of these covers.
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced @nkjemisin.bsky.social as the 42nd recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. Congratulations!!
SFWA Names N.K. Jemisin the 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master - Reactor
The Broken Earth trilogy author joins a prestigious group of past recipients.
reactormag.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced @nkjemisin.bsky.social as the 42nd recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. Congratulations!!
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Lovely, free journaling techniques for anyone who could use a gamifying angle to dig in the dirt of their interior landscape www.restlesscourage.com/ttrpgs/
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Lovely, free journaling techniques for anyone who could use a gamifying angle to dig in the dirt of their interior landscape www.restlesscourage.com/ttrpgs/
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So inordinately proud to see an Australian game up for Game of the Year.
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So inordinately proud to see an Australian game up for Game of the Year.
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
RIP my TBR pile.
My Sunday romance recs are back for 2025! I do this every year - brief thoughts here, more extended ones on Instagram.
As with last year, in 2025, I'm aiming for at least one third of my romance reading to be by authors from Australia and Aotearoa. #Romancelandia
As with last year, in 2025, I'm aiming for at least one third of my romance reading to be by authors from Australia and Aotearoa. #Romancelandia
My Sunday romance recs are back for 2024! This is something I've been doing for a few years now - the quote post below is my complete list of recs for 2023.
Let's see if Bluesky's terrible threading will let me keep all my 2024 recs in the same place. 🧵
#Romancelandia
Let's see if Bluesky's terrible threading will let me keep all my 2024 recs in the same place. 🧵
#Romancelandia
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
RIP my TBR pile.
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Who's up thinking about that first character they ever made?
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November 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Who's up thinking about that first character they ever made?
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
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Tonight, we're joined once again by the wonderful Martha Wells!
This time, we're talking to her about her new novel, Queen Demon, the second book in The Rising World series.
Join us at 7 PM Central as we talk to Martha about fantasy, this book, and more!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
This time, we're talking to her about her new novel, Queen Demon, the second book in The Rising World series.
Join us at 7 PM Central as we talk to Martha about fantasy, this book, and more!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Tonight, we're joined once again by the wonderful Martha Wells!
This time, we're talking to her about her new novel, Queen Demon, the second book in The Rising World series.
Join us at 7 PM Central as we talk to Martha about fantasy, this book, and more!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
This time, we're talking to her about her new novel, Queen Demon, the second book in The Rising World series.
Join us at 7 PM Central as we talk to Martha about fantasy, this book, and more!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Look, I'll cut squares for most things, but it's just not right for fairy bread.
*For the non Kiwi/Aussie people here, fairy bread is a children's party favourite. It's fluffy white bread slices with butter or margarine with sprinkles on top. Apparently some philistines cut the slices into squares rather than triangles, but we love them, so they're excused.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Look, I'll cut squares for most things, but it's just not right for fairy bread.
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It sounds meta, but Renay has been doing the Spreadsheet of Doom for a number of years now, and it itself would be eligible for Best Related Work.
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
docs.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It sounds meta, but Renay has been doing the Spreadsheet of Doom for a number of years now, and it itself would be eligible for Best Related Work.
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As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
docs.google.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
Highly recommend this for lovers of contemporary romance. This rivals-to-lovers story does such a good job of showing how its characters both respect each other's capabilities while also lifting each other up. It is sweet, funny and very real about the struggles of academia.
An Academic Affair is out now in the US and Canada!
I'm really proud of this book - a romantic comedy set in academia, the world I live in - and if you wanted to pick up a copy, that'd make my day. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
I'm really proud of this book - a romantic comedy set in academia, the world I live in - and if you wanted to pick up a copy, that'd make my day. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Highly recommend this for lovers of contemporary romance. This rivals-to-lovers story does such a good job of showing how its characters both respect each other's capabilities while also lifting each other up. It is sweet, funny and very real about the struggles of academia.
I haven't yet done a reading update over here, which seems like an oversight. I'm on a bit of a non-fiction kick at the moment. Just about to finish up A Contemplation Upon Flowers, which is a glorious study of flowers in myth and literature. A Paradise Built in Hell just came in from the library.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I haven't yet done a reading update over here, which seems like an oversight. I'm on a bit of a non-fiction kick at the moment. Just about to finish up A Contemplation Upon Flowers, which is a glorious study of flowers in myth and literature. A Paradise Built in Hell just came in from the library.
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
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Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
Entry forms
Aurealis Awards entries opened 10 August 2025 and will close on November 30 2025 – please note that the eligible works are INCLUSIVE of all works published in December. ENTER HERE Nomination…
aurealisawards.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
Entry forms
Aurealis Awards entries opened 10 August 2025 and will close on November 30 2025 – please note that the eligible works are INCLUSIVE of all works published in December. ENTER HERE Nomination…
aurealisawards.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Are you an Australian author of SFF with a book published this year? You have until the end of the month to enter it for the Aurealis Awards.
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
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i'm really proud of this birthday tarot essay that i shared yesterday with newsletter subscribers. if you're craving something authentic, vulnerable, and grief-oriented, you can read it here (it's free to read, you just have to sign in first):
grief, gratitude, and turning 40
today is my 40th birthday, so let's talk about grief.
3amtarot.ghost.io
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i'm really proud of this birthday tarot essay that i shared yesterday with newsletter subscribers. if you're craving something authentic, vulnerable, and grief-oriented, you can read it here (it's free to read, you just have to sign in first):