Joe Vaz
@joevaz.bsky.social
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Time is running out to bid on a signed and doodled King Sorrow for this really excellent fund-raiser. 4 days to go.
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A crocheted axolotl or a blanket in trans flag colours, home-made dragon wings, a full 100k manuscript copy edit by Jo Hall, tickets to Empire UK's live roleplay event, bespoke micro fictions on postcards and, just added, a signed ARC of the new @joe-hill.bsky.social bit.ly/genrefortrans
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Time is running out to bid on a signed and doodled King Sorrow for this really excellent fund-raiser. 4 days to go.
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I'm offering the chance to see your name used for a character in my 8th Green Man book, to be published October 2025. The winning bidder can choose from one of three options to be discussed in strictest confidence – no spoilers! - and will be thanked in Acknowledgements. Do check out all the lots!
Last 5 days of the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction, featuring the likes of: a first ed. galley of Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World, signed & decorated books, art, comics, a bespoke cocktail, handmade delights various, and the chance to get a character named for you bit.ly/genrefortrans!
June 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm offering the chance to see your name used for a character in my 8th Green Man book, to be published October 2025. The winning bidder can choose from one of three options to be discussed in strictest confidence – no spoilers! - and will be thanked in Acknowledgements. Do check out all the lots!
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News from me: I will be co-facilitating a zine making workshop for @openbookfestival.bsky.social with @milo-wildcat.bsky.social!
- Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
- Bertha House, Mowbray, Cape Town
- R100, via WebTickets
- Details: openbookfestival.co.za/programme/th...
1/3 #SAComics #OBF2025
- Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
- Bertha House, Mowbray, Cape Town
- R100, via WebTickets
- Details: openbookfestival.co.za/programme/th...
1/3 #SAComics #OBF2025
![The official Open Book Festival Workshop Week promotional flyer for this event.
"This short workshop includes a quick history on zines, what they can include, and the basics of structuring a narrative. Participants will also be taught some practical techniques that allow them to create their own zines."
Facilitated by Danielle Albertyn and Mandy J Watson.
[Plus workshop details, as mentioned in the post.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:txn2z6j5emtmboiodoqz47is/bafkreiacei5oque7bxh3mwogfsmtdl5jimimbuqyfaz7cflrngbluktr6i@jpeg)
![Bio flyer for me.
I am, of course, an eightball at heart.
"Mandy J Watson is a tech-culture journalist, copy editor, video-game developer, and South African comics researcher. She is the founder of brainwavez.org, which features local and international geek culture, and has been a non-fiction contributor to a number of books, including the local-comics anthology GrafLit."
[Plus workshop details, as mentioned in the post.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:txn2z6j5emtmboiodoqz47is/bafkreiedxy54bx2prk4f5dtefrvowpcjrxaeubvszv2nyj4zncrkzycq2a@jpeg)
May 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
News from me: I will be co-facilitating a zine making workshop for @openbookfestival.bsky.social with @milo-wildcat.bsky.social!
- Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
- Bertha House, Mowbray, Cape Town
- R100, via WebTickets
- Details: openbookfestival.co.za/programme/th...
1/3 #SAComics #OBF2025
- Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
- Bertha House, Mowbray, Cape Town
- R100, via WebTickets
- Details: openbookfestival.co.za/programme/th...
1/3 #SAComics #OBF2025
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Ok.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ok.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
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Dear Mr. Clegg
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
May 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dear Mr. Clegg
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
I have started a business, selling the contents of your house
I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house
Without this access my company will not be profitable
Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree
Please advise how I should proceed
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Recommended book of the day
Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City (2010)
Great urban fantasy, don't miss Beukes' other novels!
@laurenbeukes.com
Find a great review here ddd.uab.cat/record/307453
For more on contemporary literature see ddd.uab.cat/record/305685
#BookSky #booksky #libros #llibres
Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City (2010)
Great urban fantasy, don't miss Beukes' other novels!
@laurenbeukes.com
Find a great review here ddd.uab.cat/record/307453
For more on contemporary literature see ddd.uab.cat/record/305685
#BookSky #booksky #libros #llibres
May 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Recommended book of the day
Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City (2010)
Great urban fantasy, don't miss Beukes' other novels!
@laurenbeukes.com
Find a great review here ddd.uab.cat/record/307453
For more on contemporary literature see ddd.uab.cat/record/305685
#BookSky #booksky #libros #llibres
Lauren Beukes’ Zoo City (2010)
Great urban fantasy, don't miss Beukes' other novels!
@laurenbeukes.com
Find a great review here ddd.uab.cat/record/307453
For more on contemporary literature see ddd.uab.cat/record/305685
#BookSky #booksky #libros #llibres
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Truth check. No, there is no white genocide in South Africa. Yes, there is Palestinian genocide in Gaza. No, Putin has no intention of stopping the Ukraine war. Yes, there is a ongoing systematic attempt at an authoritarian white power grab in the US. Yes, the climate crisis is accelerating...
May 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Truth check. No, there is no white genocide in South Africa. Yes, there is Palestinian genocide in Gaza. No, Putin has no intention of stopping the Ukraine war. Yes, there is a ongoing systematic attempt at an authoritarian white power grab in the US. Yes, the climate crisis is accelerating...
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May 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Today seems like another good day to remind everyone that my book ‘Farm Killings in South Africa’ (which looks at over a century of data) is also available as an eBook.
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Farm Killings in South Africa - Kindle edition by Brodie, Nechama. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Farm Killings in South Africa - Kindle edition by Brodie, Nechama. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting ...
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May 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today seems like another good day to remind everyone that my book ‘Farm Killings in South Africa’ (which looks at over a century of data) is also available as an eBook.
us.amazon.com/Killings-Sou...
us.amazon.com/Killings-Sou...
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“Yippee ki-yay…”
We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011.
We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011.
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“Yippee ki-yay…”
We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011.
We are excited to tell everyone that Westminster Council decided on May 1st that the Prince Charles Cinema would be included in the list of Assets of Community Value maintained by the Council under section 87 of the Localism Act 2011.
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Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed
May 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed
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“I asked ChatGPT,” well I asked your mom and she said you’ve always been a disappointment
May 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“I asked ChatGPT,” well I asked your mom and she said you’ve always been a disappointment
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This is incredible.💗🏳️⚧️ Rhianna Pratchett and Rob Wilkins spent the whole week digging through Sir Terry Pratchett's archives to find an incredibly rare signed first edition of Monstrous Regiment for the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction. bit.ly/genrefortrans. It's already over £1000!
April 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is incredible.💗🏳️⚧️ Rhianna Pratchett and Rob Wilkins spent the whole week digging through Sir Terry Pratchett's archives to find an incredibly rare signed first edition of Monstrous Regiment for the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction. bit.ly/genrefortrans. It's already over £1000!
Might be a good time to mention that most of Something Wicked SF & Horror Magazine’s ebooks are still available from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social in multiple formats, all DRM free.
April 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Might be a good time to mention that most of Something Wicked SF & Horror Magazine’s ebooks are still available from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social in multiple formats, all DRM free.
My carbonara was in Carcassone, and I too had the same realisation.
A carbonara I had in Rome that made me realise I'd never had a carbonara previously.
I don't want to hear about your lost loves, tell me about the restaurant food that haunts you because you'll never be able to taste it again
April 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My carbonara was in Carcassone, and I too had the same realisation.
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Readers! There's a great auction of geeky stuff here to help fight for trans rights in the UK and South Africa, featuring stuff from @laurenbeukes.com @kierongillen.bsky.social @mytholder.bsky.social @rhi.bsky.social, and many other great writers.
www.32auctions.com/genrefortran...
www.32auctions.com/genrefortran...
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Readers! There's a great auction of geeky stuff here to help fight for trans rights in the UK and South Africa, featuring stuff from @laurenbeukes.com @kierongillen.bsky.social @mytholder.bsky.social @rhi.bsky.social, and many other great writers.
www.32auctions.com/genrefortran...
www.32auctions.com/genrefortran...
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We're blown away by how much love and support there's been for the Genre Creators for Trans Rights in SA and UK auction. We've got awesome donations from SF, fantasy, romance, horror and crime writers, artists, creators and one neuroscientist. Please share! Please bid! bit.ly/genrefortrans.
April 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We're blown away by how much love and support there's been for the Genre Creators for Trans Rights in SA and UK auction. We've got awesome donations from SF, fantasy, romance, horror and crime writers, artists, creators and one neuroscientist. Please share! Please bid! bit.ly/genrefortrans.
Latest audio book I narrated is out now through audible. John van de Spuit’s delightful Spud: The Reunion
www.audible.com/pd/Spud-The-...
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Spud: The Reunion
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. It is 2003 – ten years since Spud Milton’s class of 93 matriculated and the boys went their separate ways. Despite their seemingly unbreakable bond, the Cra...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Latest audio book I narrated is out now through audible. John van de Spuit’s delightful Spud: The Reunion
www.audible.com/pd/Spud-The-...
www.audible.com/pd/Spud-The-...
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Overwhelmed 😭❤️ with the response to our DIY charity auction Genre Creators for Trans Rights. 4 hours in and we're already over £500, on top of the £500 from my rare book sales and the brilliant @EasterconUK Belfast just threw in an extra £500, so it's already £1500! www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Overwhelmed 😭❤️ with the response to our DIY charity auction Genre Creators for Trans Rights. 4 hours in and we're already over £500, on top of the £500 from my rare book sales and the brilliant @EasterconUK Belfast just threw in an extra £500, so it's already £1500! www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans
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trans rights are human rights and if you disagree you can fuck off
April 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
trans rights are human rights and if you disagree you can fuck off
Repost with a photo of a seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
April 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Repost with a photo of a seafront/shoreline/beach that you took.
About time. Congratulations!
It’s official: Stunt performers are getting their own Oscar, starting with 2028 show. Very hard faught win for stunt community and will add more blockbusters to the telecast…
April 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
About time. Congratulations!
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Bluesky London: I'm selling my beloved red-leather top desk on which I've written 4x novels, 2x comics, various short stories, 2x TV pilots. It's imbued with joy, despair and writer karma and also some scuffs on top from moving from South Africa with me. £350 to collect in Hackney 150x73 x 75 high
April 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Bluesky London: I'm selling my beloved red-leather top desk on which I've written 4x novels, 2x comics, various short stories, 2x TV pilots. It's imbued with joy, despair and writer karma and also some scuffs on top from moving from South Africa with me. £350 to collect in Hackney 150x73 x 75 high
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Hey everyone! I’m back at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this year, on the panel MY WORLD, MY RULES – "In a genre where almost anything can happen, how do you decide what that will be?” Saturday, 17 May, 10 am
www.webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCate... #flf2025
www.webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCate... #flf2025
April 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey everyone! I’m back at the Franschhoek Literary Festival this year, on the panel MY WORLD, MY RULES – "In a genre where almost anything can happen, how do you decide what that will be?” Saturday, 17 May, 10 am
www.webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCate... #flf2025
www.webtickets.co.za/v2/EventCate... #flf2025
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Here’s the trailer for the movie I wrote and directed! Coming to South Africa on the 25th of April! youtu.be/Tqi64U-g9ak?...
JUNGLE BEAT 2 THE PAST Official Trailer
YouTube video by Indigenous Film Distribution
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April 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here’s the trailer for the movie I wrote and directed! Coming to South Africa on the 25th of April! youtu.be/Tqi64U-g9ak?...