Renan Bernardo
@renanbernardo.com
Nebula and Ignyte Finalist • Reactor, Clarkesworld, Apex • DISGRACED RETURN OF THE KAP'S NEEDLE - NOW OUT! • DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE also OUT! • Codex • He/him • Brazilian author
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More: https://linktr.ee/renanbernardo1
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Awards Season is upon us! My novella Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle (19,500 words), a dark space opera set in a generation spaceship returning to Earth after a failed expedition, is eligible as Best Novella in the Nebulas, Hugos, Locus and for Best Shorter Fiction in the BSFA.
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My reading fell off a cliff these last 2 months, so this list is shorter than usual. But here are recent stories I loved, from @renanbernardo.com @isabel.kim @wiswell.bsky.social Testimony Odey @kristinaten.bsky.social and @champwongs.bsky.social
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
Short fiction recs! Sept-Oct 2025
This reading round-up is shorter than usual, as I admit that my short fiction reading fell off a cliff these last two months, due to trave...
itsajumble.blogspot.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My reading fell off a cliff these last 2 months, so this list is shorter than usual. But here are recent stories I loved, from @renanbernardo.com @isabel.kim @wiswell.bsky.social Testimony Odey @kristinaten.bsky.social and @champwongs.bsky.social
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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EE! I'm an editor, and we're open for submissions! Send 'em in hot!
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
EE! I'm an editor, and we're open for submissions! Send 'em in hot!
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
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YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
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Enjoyed hosting this great story!
URGENT! Baron Quits the Payloaders!
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Enjoyed hosting this great story!
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🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
My short story The Doglady and the Rainstorm, published at Bright Green Futures is again free to download! 🐶🌧️
If you're looking for a solarpunk set in a near-future Rio de Janeiro where sea levels rose drastically OR if you just want cute dogs, then that's the one!
www.amazon.com/Doglady-Rain...
If you're looking for a solarpunk set in a near-future Rio de Janeiro where sea levels rose drastically OR if you just want cute dogs, then that's the one!
www.amazon.com/Doglady-Rain...
The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story)
The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story) - Kindle edition by Bernardo, Renan, Quinn, Susan Kaye. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story).
www.amazon.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My short story The Doglady and the Rainstorm, published at Bright Green Futures is again free to download! 🐶🌧️
If you're looking for a solarpunk set in a near-future Rio de Janeiro where sea levels rose drastically OR if you just want cute dogs, then that's the one!
www.amazon.com/Doglady-Rain...
If you're looking for a solarpunk set in a near-future Rio de Janeiro where sea levels rose drastically OR if you just want cute dogs, then that's the one!
www.amazon.com/Doglady-Rain...
Happy book birthday to ECO24 by @apexmag.bsky.social! Among the wonderful ecofiction of @anovelescape.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social, and others, it contains my piece "The Plasticity of Being".
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
"A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review A must...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy book birthday to ECO24 by @apexmag.bsky.social! Among the wonderful ecofiction of @anovelescape.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social, and others, it contains my piece "The Plasticity of Being".
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
Thanks for the shoutout, Vanessa!
The Hungry Mouth at the Edge of Space and the Goddess Knitting at Home is both a rollicking adventure "is a wonderfully entertaining and heartwarming piece, which is also poignant in the end."
The Hungry Mouth at the Edge of Space and the Goddess Knitting at Home is both a rollicking adventure "is a wonderfully entertaining and heartwarming piece, which is also poignant in the end."
My reading fell off a cliff these last 2 months, so this list is shorter than usual. But here are recent stories I loved, from @renanbernardo.com @isabel.kim @wiswell.bsky.social Testimony Odey @kristinaten.bsky.social and @champwongs.bsky.social
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
Short fiction recs! Sept-Oct 2025
This reading round-up is shorter than usual, as I admit that my short fiction reading fell off a cliff these last two months, due to trave...
itsajumble.blogspot.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanks for the shoutout, Vanessa!
The Hungry Mouth at the Edge of Space and the Goddess Knitting at Home is both a rollicking adventure "is a wonderfully entertaining and heartwarming piece, which is also poignant in the end."
The Hungry Mouth at the Edge of Space and the Goddess Knitting at Home is both a rollicking adventure "is a wonderfully entertaining and heartwarming piece, which is also poignant in the end."
ICYMI and is in need of rock in roll and one last gig! 🎸
Rejoice, sophont observers, for a new original story is upon us: "Baron Quits The Payloaders" by @renanbernardo.com. Because while space is mostly emptiness, a lot of what isn't emptiness is !!ROCK!!
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
ICYMI and is in need of rock in roll and one last gig! 🎸
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"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Out Tuesday from Eco24 the year's best speculative eco-fiction edited by @marissavu.bsky.social this is a big more detailed review. Seriously amazing read...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2025/11/book...
Book Review: ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Eco-fiction Edited by Marissa Van Uden 312 pages, Paperback Expected publication: November 18, 2025 by ...
davidagranoff.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Eco24 is a harbinger, filled with warnings from diverse authors, styles, and locations. I am excited to read future editions and hope the world starts to listen." 🖤🌿🦋✨
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
Special mentions to stories by @genni.bsky.social @catmcmahan.bsky.social @kayv.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com and Adeline Wong
And now I have a 5k-word outline for this.
This is becoming serious!
It's surviving so far!
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
And now I have a 5k-word outline for this.
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No donations for 2 days. Please help Archita reach her goal and get some semblance of security in this terrible time for her and her mother.
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
No donations for 2 days. Please help Archita reach her goal and get some semblance of security in this terrible time for her and her mother.
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And of course if you appreciate and want to help support my work as a writer, critic, and more, feel free to check out my Patreon and become a patron!
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November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
And of course if you appreciate and want to help support my work as a writer, critic, and more, feel free to check out my Patreon and become a patron!
www.patreon.com/c/quicksipre...
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ICYMI, I have a new story out! 🎵🎸🚀
URGENT! Baron Quits the Payloaders!
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ICYMI, I have a new story out! 🎵🎸🚀
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Rejoice, sophont observers, for a new original story is upon us: "Baron Quits The Payloaders" by @renanbernardo.com. Because while space is mostly emptiness, a lot of what isn't emptiness is !!ROCK!!
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rejoice, sophont observers, for a new original story is upon us: "Baron Quits The Payloaders" by @renanbernardo.com. Because while space is mostly emptiness, a lot of what isn't emptiness is !!ROCK!!
URGENT! Baron Quits the Payloaders!
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
URGENT! Baron Quits the Payloaders!
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
My new short story is out at @escapepod.org! 🎸👨🚀⚡
It's my tribute to heavy music and how inspiring it is for me. It's a found family piece about overcoming grief, finding new meanings in life, and dealing with predatory companies.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
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In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
My heart is with Scott. I can't fathom how frustrating it is to have tried it for more than 50 years and then having to withdraw because of everything that's going on.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My heart is with Scott. I can't fathom how frustrating it is to have tried it for more than 50 years and then having to withdraw because of everything that's going on.
If you write a book on fiction where the majority of your examples are from white men and then defend that authors should read widely, then I have bad news.
If you use terms like "women's fiction" and "crossdresser" (for homossexuals), then 🫠 🫠
If you use terms like "women's fiction" and "crossdresser" (for homossexuals), then 🫠 🫠
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you write a book on fiction where the majority of your examples are from white men and then defend that authors should read widely, then I have bad news.
If you use terms like "women's fiction" and "crossdresser" (for homossexuals), then 🫠 🫠
If you use terms like "women's fiction" and "crossdresser" (for homossexuals), then 🫠 🫠
Convincing you to read my novella with the first sentence. Add yours if you'd like.
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Convincing you to read my novella with the first sentence. Add yours if you'd like.
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I'll play. Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Add yours if you'd like
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I'll play. Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Add yours if you'd like
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A reprint with a spaceship (and mud)
My novelette "Adamere in Swan" is now for sale as a standalone ebook; you can buy it from my shop, itch.io, Ko-fi or Campfire. It came out in last year's Autumn issue of ParSec. (I have not Americanized the text, so you can expect at least one bonus letter u…
My novelette "Adamere in Swan" is now for sale as a standalone ebook; you can buy it from my shop, itch.io, Ko-fi or Campfire. It came out in last year's Autumn issue of ParSec. (I have not Americanized the text, so you can expect at least one bonus letter u…
A reprint with a spaceship (and mud)
My novelette "Adamere in Swan" is now for sale as a standalone ebook; you can buy it from my shop, itch.io, Ko-fi or Campfire. It came out in last year's Autumn issue of ParSec. (I have not Americanized the text, so you can expect at least one bonus letter u per page.) Cover image: DM7. This is the last reprint I'm planning to release as a standalone ebook, at least for a little while.
aphowell.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A reprint with a spaceship (and mud)
My novelette "Adamere in Swan" is now for sale as a standalone ebook; you can buy it from my shop, itch.io, Ko-fi or Campfire. It came out in last year's Autumn issue of ParSec. (I have not Americanized the text, so you can expect at least one bonus letter u…
My novelette "Adamere in Swan" is now for sale as a standalone ebook; you can buy it from my shop, itch.io, Ko-fi or Campfire. It came out in last year's Autumn issue of ParSec. (I have not Americanized the text, so you can expect at least one bonus letter u…
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Just for funnsies, here's an interview with one of the co-editors of Trollbreath Magazine, posted by @duotrope.com today.
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Duotrope's Interview with Trollbreath Magazine
Read Duotrope's editor interview with Trollbreath Magazine to learn what they're looking for and gain more insight into this publication.
duotrope.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just for funnsies, here's an interview with one of the co-editors of Trollbreath Magazine, posted by @duotrope.com today.
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
My inbox contains an acceptance! 🎉
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My inbox contains an acceptance! 🎉