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rae mariz
@raemariz.bsky.social
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storyteller. saboteur. author of Weird Fishes and more. SFF. Hawaiian diaspora in Sweden.

OUT NOW: The Unidentified (new expanded edition)
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This list didn’t include: simultaneously preparing work samples for an Arts Grant application, providing childcare for a 6yo while parents were in hospital with her twin, navigating a new work relationship with boys who want to make video games with me, plus general maintenance of home + human body
Allie Brosh's classic illustration of a stick figure holding a broom and thrusting one thin enthusiastic arm in the air while declaring "clean ALL the things"
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Overcome my great distaste for book promotion and marketing and try to see it as ways to let friends and fans know I have new, cool work out that I’m excited for them to read. Look.

books2read.com/b/bpJdnq

I DID THAT.
Book cover for The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Stark white background with a 3D rendered illustration of an “unimpressed face” emoji—two white spheres make the eyes and a straight rectangle mouth between—splattered with splotches of bright pink paint. Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother calls it “Subversive, cleverly written, challenging and surprising.” New expanded edition.
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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trying something 🧶
start of a 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: rose reversible cabled brioche. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: lilac reversible chevron rib. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: turquoise Indian cross stitch. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: turquoise ripple wave rib. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: turquoise Indian cross stitch. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: light grey blue rectangles. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: pale blue moss rib and beige honey comb bobble. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: toffee-colored basket weave. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: tan bobbles. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: pale pink shell ripples. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: pale pink sea foam stitch. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: Lavender wide chevron zig zags. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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close-up of 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: Pale purple grey cabled rib. Continued…
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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end of a 3-meter long knit continuous swatch scarf. Color and texture: Mauve triangle rib.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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OUT NOW new updated ebook of my 2010 YA SF debut

The Unidentified by Rae Mariz

Kids find ways to rebel against corporate control in a fun tech dystopia.

books2read.com/b/bpJdnq

It’s like 5 bucks at your favorite online retailer
(as long as your favorite isn’t Amazon)
Tell your friends 💖
Book cover for The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Stark white background with a 3D rendered illustration of an “unimpressed face” emoji—two white spheres make the eyes and a straight rectangle mouth between—splattered with splotches of bright pink paint. Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother calls it “Subversive, cleverly written, challenging and surprising.” New expanded edition.
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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My daughter just turned 15, the same age as the MC in my debut YA SF that came out 15 years ago. (Yes, I had a debut novel and firstborn in the same month.)

I’m re-releasing a new edition of that novel now. 15 years later. The ebook’s out November 15. (Print coming soon.)

books2read.com/b/bpJdnq
Book cover for The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Stark white background with a 3D rendered illustration of an “unimpressed face” emoji—two white spheres make the eyes and a straight rectangle mouth between—splattered with splotches of bright pink paint. Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother calls it “Subversive, cleverly written, challenging and surprising.” New expanded edition.
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

THE UNIDENTIFIED, ebook release this Saturday, Nov 15
screenshot of first page of The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Chapter heading: "X - PRESS START" (like a video game start screen) First lines: "If reality TV cameras were installed in my high school, they would be focused directly on the Pit. That’s where all the drama plays out."
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Kids find ways to rebel against corporate control in a fun tech dystopia.

#hopepit #YA #P

If you like my #ecofiction Weird Fishes or my #IndigenousFuturism short stories in @khoreo.bsky.social and @grist.org (and soon @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social!) see how it all started

books2read.com/b/bpJdnq
Book cover for The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Stark white background with a 3D rendered illustration of an “unimpressed face” emoji—two white spheres make the eyes and a straight rectangle mouth between—splattered with splotches of bright pink paint. Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother calls it “Subversive, cleverly written, challenging and surprising.” New expanded edition.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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I’m independently re-releasing an updated “author preferred text” of my YA SF debut The Unidentified. Kids find ways to rebel against corporate control in a fun tech dystopia. Read more and pre-order the ebook here, if you like!

books2read.com/b/bpJdnq
Book cover for The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Stark white background with a 3D rendered illustration of an “unimpressed face” emoji—two white spheres make the eyes and a straight rectangle mouth between—splattered with splotches of bright pink paint. Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother calls it “Subversive, cleverly written, challenging and surprising.” New expanded edition.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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**MEAN GIRLS meets THE MATRIX**

THE UNIDENTIFIED by rae mariz

Available next month through your favorite online retailers, unless your favorite online retailer is Amazon, because eff them. You won’t find it there.

#Unhingedpit #YA #SF #CS
Mean Girls "get in loser" meme. Three young women in a convertible say "Get in loser. We're going to take down our school's corporate surveillance system."
September 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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A triumphant moment of blocking two more pieces (the back and right sleeve) of one of my Tove Jansson-inspired intarsia knitting projects. 🧶 #moomin
pieces of a grey-scale hand knit sweater pinned to a black yoga mat. the images on the sweater are inspired by Tove Jansson's illustrations of The Groke process photo showing how the image on the back and front pieces of a grey knit sweater were designed to "loop" together along the seam. The Groke's shadow spills over to the backside. process photo showing how the image on the front and back pieces of a grey knit sweater were designed to "loop" together along the seam. The grey hills on the backside peek over onto the front, not exactly seamlessly, but well enough
September 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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This one looks like an After School Special, heh. Fun fact about The Unidentified, it was in development with the Disney Channel for a few years after publication with the Jonas Brothers’ production company. “Breakfast Club x Matrix” was how the film agent pitched it.

#PosterPit #P #YA #SF
book pitch designed like a movie poster mock-up. Teal background with yellow title: “The Unidentified” and logline “you are a target market” above an altered stock photo of five young teens glaring at the viewer alongside chunky, obsolete television screens. The kids are black-and-white, but a few highly saturated colored images of an emoji ._. symbol appear on three of the eight screens. At the top of the poster, where featured actor names are usually found, genre and other info are listed: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Protesting Social Media, Before It Was Cool. Pull quote mimicking film critics: “The Breakfast Club meets The Matrix”. At the bottom of the poster, instead of further production credits, the pitch: “Kid knows her school’s corporate sponsors not-so-secretly monitor her friendships and activities for market research at her school—a dead shopping mall repurposed into a gamified education center. When Kid starts investigating a series of pranks by a mysterious group called The Unidentified and finds out she doesn’t have rights to her ideas, her privacy, or identity, she and her friends look for a way to revolt in a place where all acts of rebellion are just spun into the next new ad campaign.” Below that in yellow all-caps “Back in theaters this fall”
August 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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#PosterPit #P #YA #SF
book pitch designed like a movie poster mock-up. Black, red and gray scale color scheme. Vibe like a 90s independent film. The title: “The Unidentified” and logline “you are a target market” above a photo of a black-and-white pair of hands holding an outdated Playstation controller against a bright red background. An emoji ._. symbol is drawn in black marker on left inner wrist. At the top of the poster, where featured actor names are usually found, genre and other info are listed: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Critiquing Social Media, Before It Was Cool. Pull quotes mimicking film critics: “The Breakfast Club meets The Matrix”, “First published in 2010, still strangely relevant”, Annoyingly prescient” At the bottom of the poster, instead of further production credits, the pitch: “Kid knows her school’s corporate sponsors not-so-secretly monitor her friendships and activities for market research at her school—a dead shopping mall repurposed into a gamified education center. When Kid starts investigating a series of pranks by a mysterious group called The Unidentified and finds out she doesn’t have rights to her ideas, her privacy, or identity, she and her friends look for a way to revolt in a place where all acts of rebellion are just spun into the next new ad campaign.” Below that in all-caps “Back in theaters this fall”
August 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM