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Manuela Amiouny
@manuelaamiouny.bsky.social
140 followers 100 following 53 posts
Canadian SFF writer/poet (she/her/elle) 🖤🤍💜
Words in Augur Magazine, Utopia Science Fiction, Heartlines Spec and Small Wonders. Poetry Editor: Heartlines Spec.
Other socials: Twitter (@Robotic_Nebula) and IG (@manureads)
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
For me, it's probably my poem 'To Be the Change', which was released this spring from @strangehorizons.bsky.social! This was my first explicitly trans piece to enter the world; it tackles familial expectations and ancestral prophecies through a fantasy lens.

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
To Be the Change
When the heir becomes a daughter…
strangehorizons.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
manuelaamiouny.bsky.social
Thank you!! 🤩 Glad you enjoyed it!
October 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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heartlines-spec.com
Poetry by:
@brokenswanquill.bsky.social

Holly Easton
@mernadyerskinner.bsky.social

Leah Duarte
Jayasri Sridha

Nonfiction by:
Monique Cuillerier
Laura DeHaan
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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theignyteawards.bsky.social
Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION
2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman
October 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM