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Oliver K. Langmead
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CALYPSO out now from Titan Books // Lecturer at Lancaster

Hugo shortlisted
BSFA shortlisted
British Fantasy Award shortlisted
It might look like I'm stealing Garth Marenghi's new book, but rest assured that he charged me full price for it, along with a substantial additional fee for signing his name in it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Huh - got an AI spam email so lazy that the spammer didn't even bother to take their prompt out of the email.
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Calypso paperback is officially out now! What a year it's had. Shortlisted for a Hugo and a British Science Fiction Association Award, and named one of the best science fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire Magazine. It was even one of the Financial Times's Summer Reads of 2024!
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Pixel is 10 years old today! Happy Birthday, Pixel 🎂
September 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This book - damn. Could not stop reading. Haunting & brilliant.
August 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Loved this! Hell yeah, @starkholborn.bsky.social . Reads like a steam train building momentum, all the way up to its whistle-shriek ending.
August 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
August 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Goodbye office. Being moved to open plan to "save money"*. All of our managers keeping their private offices.

*This won't actually save the university money, it just makes my subject look cheaper on paper.

Redundancy petition here: chng.it/R9XCz6dP6y
August 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tremendous stuff. Loved this. Infinitely imaginative, and not a single human character. Firm recommend.

Bravo, @caspargeon.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I've just received my author copies of the Calypso paperback and they are GORGEOUS! @titanbooks.bsky.social has done such beautiful work. Out late next month, and available for preorder now!
August 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
busy day of writing
July 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
July 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
arm
June 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One for Glasgow folk. Excited for this!

Tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/pride...
May 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Can anybody identify this peculiar device? It's awesome - but the owner has no idea what it is.
May 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
City of All Seasons is officially out in the world today! And what a gorgeous, sunny day it is. Huge thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social for making the book so beautiful on the outside, and to Aliya Whiteley for making it so beautiful on the inside. I hope you enjoy it if you pick it up ❄️☀️
April 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I am deeply honoured by Calypso's inclusion in the Hugo Award shortlist for Best Poem. My sincerest thank you to all who nominated.

seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...
April 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
☀️she's photosynthesising☀️
April 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
how your email finds me
March 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
the absolute gumption of the girl
March 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Important Pixel update:
March 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I am completely thrilled that Calypso has been shortlisted for a @bsfa.bsky.social award! If you were kind enough to vote for it - thank you very much indeed. I'm honoured. And to be in such company, too! Wow!

The full lists are here: www.starburstmagazine.com/bsfa-awards-...
March 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
As a wee break from the doom on your timeline, here is Pixel enjoying the sunshine today.
March 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Voting for the Hugo's this year? A wee reminder to get them in by Friday! And should you happen to have a spare slot in the poetry category (right at the bottom of the form), might you consider Calypso? It's a very long SF poem, coming in at more than 6000 lines - and I'm very proud of it.
March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
nah, I'm good thanks
February 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM