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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer
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Writer of speculative fiction • 🌈 they/them • 📚 words in Strange Horizons, Apex, Flame Tree, Heartlines, Factor Four, Utopia SF & more • Codex, SFPA • Rhysling nominee • Currently querying

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · 6d
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!

www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
Nico Martinez Nocito Award Eligibility All Award-Eligible Fiction “To Catch A Name,” 3900 words (Morgana le Fay, Flame Tree Press) “The Science of Transient Cartography,” 2100 words (The Daily Tomorrow) “An Unexpected Wombat,” 550 words (Worlds of Possibility) “A Single Song,” 750 words (Factor Four) “A Knot for the Hawk,” 3100 words (Loki, Flame Tree Press) “Blood Stains True,” 3300 words (Vampire Hunters, Speculation Publications) “Speak,” 1000 words (Utopia SF) “Through Time and Calamity,” 750 words (Starship Librarians, Tyche Books) “Blue Wood, Ash Crown,” 2500 words (Fraidy Cat Quarterly) “Imperfect Monsters,” 1900 words (Into the Dark, All Worlds Wayfarer) Nico Martinez Nocito Awards Eligibility All Award-Eligible Poetry All are eligible for the Rhysling (short form) and Nebula poetry awards, among others. “them // us” (Utopia Science Fiction) “To Be the Change” (Strange Horizons) “Bait” (Black Cat Tales anthology) “Beauty's Captor” (Star*Line) “Eagle-Eyed” (Eye to the Telescope) “Before the Gingerbread House” (The Limerick in Chains anthology) “What the Birds Taught Me” (Heartlines Spec) “To the Swallow's Final Hatchling” (Orion's Belt) “Halloween Nights” (Spaceports and Spidersilk) “Whittled and Burned” (Trollbreath)
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nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
My dark fantasy 'A Single Song', a trans take on the Grimm fairytale of music, revenge, and manipulation, came out this summer from Factor Four!

factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
A Single Song by Nico Martinez Nocito
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. Haunting, my listeners called my melody, and beautiful. My fingers glided over the sinuous strings and my voice, the harp’s voice,…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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scottedelman.bsky.social
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. 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 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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apexmag.bsky.social
"Here, the fish make homes among our bones. The crabs weather the tides nestled between layers of muscle, folds of fat." 🐠💀🦀

New fiction today by @leahning.bsky.social: "We Used to Wake to Song"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"We Used to Wake to Song" By Leah Ning. Apex Magazine, Issue 151.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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absolutely LOVED this story by @cjtavares.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social. probably no stranger that i'm a weirdo for non-linear fiction, and this one is a perfect example of non-linear storytelling. quick and precise and ... no spoilers.

"Ghosts of Summer" by CJ Tavares
Ghosts of Summer
September, 100° F The apartment is dark when I return, the blackout curtains doing their job of keeping the late afternoon sun...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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thesuiway.bsky.social
as my debut pub date nears, i am not going to ask you to buy my book. it will exist. you can pre-order it. some people have already read it and said some nice stuff about it on various review platforms.

i'm going to ask you to read some awesome sci-fi that isn't Dune. that's all.
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social
The Kickstarter is officially LIVE!!!
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!

www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
Nico Martinez Nocito Award Eligibility All Award-Eligible Fiction “To Catch A Name,” 3900 words (Morgana le Fay, Flame Tree Press) “The Science of Transient Cartography,” 2100 words (The Daily Tomorrow) “An Unexpected Wombat,” 550 words (Worlds of Possibility) “A Single Song,” 750 words (Factor Four) “A Knot for the Hawk,” 3100 words (Loki, Flame Tree Press) “Blood Stains True,” 3300 words (Vampire Hunters, Speculation Publications) “Speak,” 1000 words (Utopia SF) “Through Time and Calamity,” 750 words (Starship Librarians, Tyche Books) “Blue Wood, Ash Crown,” 2500 words (Fraidy Cat Quarterly) “Imperfect Monsters,” 1900 words (Into the Dark, All Worlds Wayfarer) Nico Martinez Nocito Awards Eligibility All Award-Eligible Poetry All are eligible for the Rhysling (short form) and Nebula poetry awards, among others. “them // us” (Utopia Science Fiction) “To Be the Change” (Strange Horizons) “Bait” (Black Cat Tales anthology) “Beauty's Captor” (Star*Line) “Eagle-Eyed” (Eye to the Telescope) “Before the Gingerbread House” (The Limerick in Chains anthology) “What the Birds Taught Me” (Heartlines Spec) “To the Swallow's Final Hatchling” (Orion's Belt) “Halloween Nights” (Spaceports and Spidersilk) “Whittled and Burned” (Trollbreath)
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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cjtavares.bsky.social
Flash Point SF is one of my favorite SFF magazines. It's been a delight working with them on my own stories, and I am subscribed so I can read all the stories straight away. You definitely want them to continue working in 2026. If you are able, I highly recommend donating:
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Flash Point SF is one of the best micro & flash markets for science fiction and fantasy. Help them fund another year!
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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awwlitmag.bsky.social
The Into the Dark anthology is now available for pre-order in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions ahead of it's 12/21/25 release date!

Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...

We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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angelaliu.bsky.social
I had 4 new short stories published this year but would be honored if you checked out these two for Nebula/Hugo/Locus consideration 🙏

1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...

2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
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Barbershops of the Floating City - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: child abuse   You used to be in a band. Now you cut hair. The Institute hired you because you’re the daughter of the Floating City’s Founder’s fourth mistress, the one who always cooks u...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
I could not be more thrilled to have a drabble out with Apex Magazine today!

"Don't Hide From the Mirror" is a dark trans story of masks and second skins, and it's free to read now:

www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
apexmag.bsky.social Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 6d
"Gaze into it instead." 🪞🎭

New drabble fiction today by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social: "Don't Hide From the Mirror"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"Don't Hide From the Mirror by Nico Martinez Nocito. Apex Magazine, Issue 151."
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Writers! All of the Uncanny short story submissions have been through initial processing. Any remaining submissions are with Editor-in-Chief Michael Damian Thomas. They will be making their final decisions over the next week or two. Thank you again for your patience as we battled the AI deluge.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!

www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
Nico Martinez Nocito Award Eligibility All Award-Eligible Fiction “To Catch A Name,” 3900 words (Morgana le Fay, Flame Tree Press) “The Science of Transient Cartography,” 2100 words (The Daily Tomorrow) “An Unexpected Wombat,” 550 words (Worlds of Possibility) “A Single Song,” 750 words (Factor Four) “A Knot for the Hawk,” 3100 words (Loki, Flame Tree Press) “Blood Stains True,” 3300 words (Vampire Hunters, Speculation Publications) “Speak,” 1000 words (Utopia SF) “Through Time and Calamity,” 750 words (Starship Librarians, Tyche Books) “Blue Wood, Ash Crown,” 2500 words (Fraidy Cat Quarterly) “Imperfect Monsters,” 1900 words (Into the Dark, All Worlds Wayfarer) Nico Martinez Nocito Awards Eligibility All Award-Eligible Poetry All are eligible for the Rhysling (short form) and Nebula poetry awards, among others. “them // us” (Utopia Science Fiction) “To Be the Change” (Strange Horizons) “Bait” (Black Cat Tales anthology) “Beauty's Captor” (Star*Line) “Eagle-Eyed” (Eye to the Telescope) “Before the Gingerbread House” (The Limerick in Chains anthology) “What the Birds Taught Me” (Heartlines Spec) “To the Swallow's Final Hatchling” (Orion's Belt) “Halloween Nights” (Spaceports and Spidersilk) “Whittled and Burned” (Trollbreath)
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!

acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Thank you so much, A.C.! I have a full list of my awards-eligible works on my website, and I'd be particularly thrilled if people checked out my poem 'To Be the Change,' published by Strange Horizons, which examines ancestral prophecies with a trans lens.

www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
Awards Eligibility 2025 - Nico Martinez Nocito - Author
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November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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angelvleal.bsky.social
My last poem released today is called "writing letters in our sleep" inspired by a recurring dream I have of meeting my father as a trans woman after so many years of him being in prison, and the dream letters we send to introduce ourselves
#queer #poetry
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my short story 'A Single Song' based on the first sentence!

A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫

Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
mruthrobinson.bsky.social M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 8d
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours... because I am behind on my 2025 reading, and I need allll the reading recs!

(If you like stories about grief, ghosts, and exceptionally good dogs, you can read "Handsomest Gentlest" here: www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...)
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my poem with the first sentence!

My father’s least favorite prophecy
has been reviewed by five generations of scholars
and soundly dismissed by them all.

Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Thrilled to have a poem in this issue!
trollbreathmag.bsky.social Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 8d
Winter Cover Reveal!!!! Issue 6 drops on December 1st, 2025
Subscribe now at magazine.trollbreath.com
Trollbreath Magazine Issue 6, Winter 2025 Bernie Jean Schiebeling, Jonathan Helland, Gretchen Tessmer, Mir Rainbird Cover of the December 1st Issue: A street corner with a bookshop. A little girl, a shadow, and a dog peek down a hole in the street leading into lights.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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effies.bsky.social
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.

If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

1/4
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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So, for the first time I'm doing one of these! Here is everything I've published or have forthcoming in 2025!
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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💫 Here’s a list of my award eligible stories from this year! 💫

(Had to update/repost this because of the surprise last minute publication!)

See my website or LinkTree for more info on these stories. Contact me if you’re a voting member and need a copy.

Thanks for reading!
Graphic of 2025 award eligible stories by Abigail Kemske: Someone to Feed You (apex), The earth will not consume our bones (nature:futures), The Darkness Inside Her (Harvest the Night), Threaded Lives (Saturday evening post), Still Waters (friction), The Beast of Boma Road (Fraidy Cat Quarterly). Graphic of Abigail Kemske’s award eligibility, Astounding Award, first year of eligibility.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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angelaliu.bsky.social
For me, it's “Barbershops of the Floating City” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social because I write a lot of dark fiction, but this was the first time I completely rewrote an ending because I wanted so badly for the characters to have a better chance at living.

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
Barbershops of the Floating City - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: child abuse   You used to be in a band. Now you cut hair. The Institute hired you because you’re the daughter of the Floating City’s Founder’s fourth mistress, the one who always cooks u...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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rukman.bsky.social
Mine is this one!
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
To Kill a Language
⁠Content warnings 1. To kill a language, you must first rip it from living throats. Don't look so askance; you knew it already...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM