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Rachael K. Jones
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Hugo, Nebula, Stoker, Locus, & World Fantasy nominated SFF author. Eugie Foster Award winner. SECRET LEVEL author. Podcaster, editor, SFWA & Codex. She/her
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ICYMI: "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" is a Hugo finalist for Best Short Story! Much love to @johnjosephadams.com at @lightspeedmagazine.com for giving this tiny little 549-word story a shot!

You can read the story here:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...
An infographic announcing the Best Short Story Hugo nomination for "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" by Rachael K. Jones, published in Lightspeed Magazine, Jan 2024, Issue 164
April 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Look at what arrived this week! It still doesn't feel real. So much love to @fosteronfilm.bsky.social and the whole Eugie Award jury for this great honor.
The Eugie Foster Memorial Award: A beautiful metalwork mask with wings mounted on a wooden plaque. It is engraved with the following text: Eugie Foster Memorial Award 2024 "The Sound of Children Screaming" Rachael K. Jones A small metalwork pin sits beside the plaque, featuring the same mask design.
September 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Hey SFWA members, want our org to be more transparent? Consider signing this petition to end SFWA's problematic practice of requiring the signing of an overbroad NDA as the price of volunteering!

Not a SFWA member? Sign the nonmember petition to signal your support!
An infographic that reads: SFWA petitions. These petitions are in favor of increased transparency from SFWA's Board of Directors and the elimination of NDAs. Petition link for members: Https://forms.gle/N9MgxYCo7GpQzqtJ6 Find your member ID: Https://membership.sfwa.org/sys/profile Scroll down to Contact Information to get your Member ID. Petition link for nonmembers: Https://forms.gle/ZG2HDNKemmTxy2LF7
August 20, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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My pin collection is having a good year! I didn't know when I made this hoop that it would fill up so quickly 💜😭
A small embroidery hoop holding a fabric in a cute space T-Rex print. The fabric is full of pins from conventions
August 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Safe travels, friend!! Our time together was one of the highlights of the con for me. I was looking at pictures this morning and came across Stern Tea Auntie and it cracked me up!! 🤣
Hugo-winning author Joyce Chng mimicking the picture of a stern woman on a teapot
August 13, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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One highlight of many last night: meeting this lady with an excellent hat (no relation to the OTHER one spotted at the Radisson in the Dave McCarty incident, of course) @tkingfisher.com
Author Rachael K. Jones (a white woman in a glitter jumpsuit and a white mask) takes a selfie with author Ursula Vernon (a white woman in a rather excellent black hat and black mask)
August 12, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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Getting fancy!! Earrings and necklace by @samhainpress.bsky.social, hair by @sbdivya.bsky.social! 💜😭💜😭💜
Author Rachael K. Jones in a rainbow sequinned jumpsuit, in a rainbow necklace with an iridescent pendant and rainbow bead earrings. Her blonde a d purple hair is styled in an undercut, shaved head on one side and curly and pinned up on the opposite. Author Rachael K. Jones in a rainbow sequinned jumpsuit, in a rainbow necklace with an iridescent pendant and rainbow bead earrings. Her blonde a d purple hair is styled in an undercut, shaved head on one side and curly and pinned up on the opposite.
August 11, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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Wonderful breakfast with friends, new and old! 💜 @jolantru.bsky.social @witchywonderer.bsky.social @larkmorganlu.bsky.social @atrailofleaves.bsky.social @foxesandroses.bsky.social @jomiles.bsky.social
Seven friends having breakfast tea holding up their teapots
August 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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Here is a sneak peak! 😁
Author Rachael K. Jones, a white woman with an undercut and blonde and purple hair, models a white origami-style face mask that looks almost like lace
August 11, 2024 at 6:16 AM
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Spent a too-short time with my dear, wonderful @escapeartists.net fam, both those I've met before, and those I met for the first time! @quietandscreaming.bsky.social @erwrites.bsky.social Katherine Inskip @aidandoyle.bsky.social; also @alasdairstuart.com @margueritekenner.bsky.social (not pictured)
Five Escape Artist podcasters, past and present, stand together in a large convention center. Each wears a lanyard covered in colorful ribbons
August 9, 2024 at 7:45 PM
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Had a great lunch with @quietandscreaming.bsky.social, @kierongillen.bsky.social, and @erwrites.bsky.social, who helpfully outlined some essential British experiences @jasonkjones.bsky.social and I should have in the UK 💜🤣
Five authors taking a selfie at a Glaswegian hotel bar, smiling at the camera
August 9, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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I found @rsagarcia.bsky.social after her hilarious and smart panel on SFF by Trinidad and Tobago authors - joyous photo with bonus @benjaminckinney.com and Mary Garber
Four friends smile in a joyous selfie, looking delighted to be with each other
August 9, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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If you are trying to spot me today, here is me!
A white woman with an origami -style mask, with blonde hair that is dyed purple halfway up, in a black jacket with a necklace composed of silver discs
August 9, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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I have pretty distinctive hair right now, if you need an easy cheat! I have SO much trouble with faces, especially if it's someone I haven't seen in person before. Here's what I look like this week, although probably less styled, as none of my hair tools are compatible with the hotel outlets 😭
Rachael K. Jones, a white lady with blonde hair that is purple and pink halfway up the tips Rachael K. Jones, a white lady with blonde hair that is purple and pink halfway up the tips
August 8, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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Things are getting real!!! 😱😭
A photo showing the Glasgow WorldCon badge for Rachael K. Jones, along with a tiny silver rocket pin
August 7, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Hey #Glasgow2024 #AWorldconForOurFutures friends, Table Talk signups are open now! I have some special freebies just for my Friday 2:30pm Table Talk. Space is limited to 7 people, though. Register by Thursday to be in the lottery for a seat! 💜
Infographic showing author Rachael K. Jones' schedule for WorldCon 2024
August 7, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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I'm leaving for WorldCon tomorrow! Here is where to find me both in-person and online. I'm bringing a special freebie for anyone who comes to my Table Talk!
An infographic with a picture of Rachael K. Jones, a white woman with brown and pink hair, listing her schedule for WorldCon: Thursday August 8th 5:30pm - "Creating a Language For Your World" - online Friday August 9th 11:30am - Rachael K. Jones Author Table Talk, Hall 4 3:00pm - Author Reading, Flame Tree Press table, Dealer Room Saturday August 10th 2:30pm - “The Rise of Cozy Fiction,” Forth
August 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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I wish Octavia Butler were alive today.
A picture from Octavia Butler's archives, in her handwriting, with the opening verse from Parable of the Sower: All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change.
July 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Next week, catch my online reading and Q&A on Thursday, June 20th at 5pm PDT at the Locus Awards weekend, along with wonderful fellow nominee @nghivo.bsky.social! It would be wonderful to see you there!
An infographic of authors Rachael K. Jones and Nghi Vo advertising an upcoming online reading on Thursday June 20th at 5pm PDT at the Locus Awards
June 13, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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Okay ONE more #Nebulas2024 picture. 5 finalists in 1 selfie! @naomikritzer.bsky.social @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @angelaliu.bsky.social
Authors Rachael K Jones, Naomi Kritzer, Greg Van Eekhout, Thomas Ha, and Angela Liu in a selfie with big, joyful smiles
June 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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The wonderful @hanolsy.bsky.social captured me belting out the Pokemon theme song with all my heart last night at the @sfwa.bsky.social karaoke party. This is what this jumpsuit was MADE FOR! 💪🌈
A white woman in a rainbow sequinned jumpsuit and a sparkly rainbow crown is caught mid-singing in front of a karaoke screen, one hand stretched out to the audience
June 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Author Meet and Greet was such a blast and a half! Met a lot of cool folks, drew some silly dinosaurs, much fun was had by all 🦖 #Nebulas2024
A white woman with braided hair and an undercut draws a brontosaurus. The table is covered with highlighters, and a T-Rex plushie sits to the side and roars toward the camera.
June 8, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Are you at #Nebulas2024? Get you some of that bookstore action! You're missing out on this good stuff:
Two books on a table, "Just Like Home" by Sarah Gailey and "Someone to Build a Nest In" by John Wiswell
June 8, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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Going to the Nebulas? Find me there in-person AND online! Catch me on Friday barconning at the Westin, or come to my programming on Saturday!

BONUS: Come to my meet-and-greet and I'll draw you a dinosaur of your choice! 🦖 For free! I just want people to say hi to me. Please come say hi! 🦕
A notecard containing a picture of author Rachael K. Jones and her Nebula Conference schedule: Friday June 7th, 7:30pm (Pasadena): SFWA Past Presidents/Nebula Finalist Reception Saturday June 8th, 9:00am (online): Smaller is Better: Drabbles and Other Microfictions Saturday June 8th, 2:30pm (Pasadena): Author Meet-and-Greet
June 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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A glorious shot of the fabulous and kind @chucktingle.bsky.social, the only human at StokerCon who wore more sequins than I did to the ceremony! 🤩
Chuck Tingle in a pink sequin suit and his pink signature Love Is Real hood beside a smiling white woman in a rainbow sequin jumpsuit
June 3, 2024 at 3:24 AM