SJ Groenewegen
@sjgroenewegen.co.uk
SFF author, trans-inclusive feminist, gay, non-binary, autistic.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every Wednesday on politics and/or writing.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every Wednesday on politics and/or writing.
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.
#ArmisticeDay
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Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget.
#ArmisticeDay
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Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactf...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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We're having the annual FESTIVE SEASON DRINKS on 9th December at the Understudy, beneath the National Theatre on Southbank - do come!
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We're having the annual FESTIVE SEASON DRINKS on 9th December at the Understudy, beneath the National Theatre on Southbank - do come!
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IT WOULD HELP IF YOU ACTUALLY INCLUDED THE LINK, ADA okay pre-orders are here: tachyonpublications.com/product/igno...
Ignore All Previous Instructions - Tachyon Publications
A script supervisor for an AI media conglomerate is caught between her intense need for an orderly life and her deeper, darker queer desires. From the creator of the Outside trilogy, a heartfelt inter...
tachyonpublications.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
IT WOULD HELP IF YOU ACTUALLY INCLUDED THE LINK, ADA okay pre-orders are here: tachyonpublications.com/product/igno...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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Good article on the targeting of Australian authors by scammers posing as publishing service providers (I've been reporting on these scams since 2022--one of the markers for them is that, unlike other publishing scams, they sell ghostwriting services) www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Good article on the targeting of Australian authors by scammers posing as publishing service providers (I've been reporting on these scams since 2022--one of the markers for them is that, unlike other publishing scams, they sell ghostwriting services) www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
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Returning for a second QUILL event this year it's Sol Vardi!
Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres...
Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres...
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Returning for a second QUILL event this year it's Sol Vardi!
Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres...
Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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We were asked if we could make PayPal an option for tickets - unfortunately, our main ticketing platform no longer works with PayPal so we set up a 2nd site just for PayPal!
These tickets are VERY limited. Get yours: buytickets.at/confuzedeven...
#citydropcon #motherlandfortsalem
These tickets are VERY limited. Get yours: buytickets.at/confuzedeven...
#citydropcon #motherlandfortsalem
https://buytickets.at/confuzedevents…
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We were asked if we could make PayPal an option for tickets - unfortunately, our main ticketing platform no longer works with PayPal so we set up a 2nd site just for PayPal!
These tickets are VERY limited. Get yours: buytickets.at/confuzedeven...
#citydropcon #motherlandfortsalem
These tickets are VERY limited. Get yours: buytickets.at/confuzedeven...
#citydropcon #motherlandfortsalem
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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New post up! This one on why publication days are both lovely and strange.
Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬
www.patreon.com/posts/143052...
Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬
www.patreon.com/posts/143052...
Book launches - survival, celebration and chocolate | Lorraine Wilson
Get more from Lorraine Wilson on Patreon
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November 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New post up! This one on why publication days are both lovely and strange.
Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬
www.patreon.com/posts/143052...
Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬
www.patreon.com/posts/143052...
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Donate to the Iridescence Bursary Scheme
Our bursary scheme supports fans who need assistance to attend and it’s funded by member donations.
Every contribution helps someone join the convention experience.
All the info and how to donate can be found here eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...
Our bursary scheme supports fans who need assistance to attend and it’s funded by member donations.
Every contribution helps someone join the convention experience.
All the info and how to donate can be found here eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...
Bursary Scheme Policy | Iridescence
eastercon2026.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Donate to the Iridescence Bursary Scheme
Our bursary scheme supports fans who need assistance to attend and it’s funded by member donations.
Every contribution helps someone join the convention experience.
All the info and how to donate can be found here eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...
Our bursary scheme supports fans who need assistance to attend and it’s funded by member donations.
Every contribution helps someone join the convention experience.
All the info and how to donate can be found here eastercon2026.org/bursary-sche...
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If you find a sick or injured bird, follow the guidance here: www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwel...
If you find a dead wild bird: report it to DEFRA. www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
If you find a dead wild bird: report it to DEFRA. www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
Your occasional reminder, if you’re in the UK, that it is shaping up to be a hideous bird flu season, with many wildlife casualties (including resident birds, not just winter migrants), and, however soft your heart, it is a Really Bad Idea to handle sick or ‘injured’ birds or bring them inside.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If you find a sick or injured bird, follow the guidance here: www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwel...
If you find a dead wild bird: report it to DEFRA. www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
If you find a dead wild bird: report it to DEFRA. www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...
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Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/HznhrfP
Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/HznhrfP
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/HznhrfP
Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/HznhrfP
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I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
We are a mere 8 members away from our target of 50 by Monday (when I pay the deposit). PictCon2: A Scottish sf & fantasy convention about sf and fantasy in Scotland. 🏴 17th October 2026, Perth, with Guest of honour, editor & writer, Neil Williamson. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I heartily recommend getting a ticket for this friendly and inspiring sff convention 💜
The first Pictcon was terrific. Please do consider going to next year’s, or at least help make it happen.
We are a mere 8 members away from our target of 50 by Monday (when I pay the deposit). PictCon2: A Scottish sf & fantasy convention about sf and fantasy in Scotland. 🏴 17th October 2026, Perth, with Guest of honour, editor & writer, Neil Williamson. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The first Pictcon was terrific. Please do consider going to next year’s, or at least help make it happen.
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Bursaries for writers of colour to attend the Milford Writers Workshop next year are now open. I seriously cannot recommend the experience enough. Apply here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm @milfordsff.bsky.social
Milford Bursaries for Writers of Colour
www.milfordsf.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bursaries for writers of colour to attend the Milford Writers Workshop next year are now open. I seriously cannot recommend the experience enough. Apply here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm @milfordsff.bsky.social
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
Snow has turned into rain.
Snow has turned into rain.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
Snow has turned into rain.
Snow has turned into rain.
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New Review - an excellent tale of digital ghosts, seers, scientists and ethics await in the brilliant The Salt Oracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social out now - very strongly recommended! Huge thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Solaris Published – Out Now Price – £18.99 hardback £7.99 Kindle ebook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New Review - an excellent tale of digital ghosts, seers, scientists and ethics await in the brilliant The Salt Oracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social out now - very strongly recommended! Huge thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
First snow of the season isn’t messing around.
IV2 7/10
IV2 7/10
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
First snow of the season isn’t messing around.
IV2 7/10
IV2 7/10
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Representatives of autistic-led organisations giving evidence to Holyrood’s health, social care and sport committee said a national plan is needed to fix significant gaps in neurodevelopmental pathways: healthandcare.scot/stories/4295...
Autistic Scots push MSPs for neurodivergent-led change
A lack of accessible diagnosis and support is driving autistic people and their families into crisis, MSPs have been told.
Representatives of autistic-led organisations giving evidence to Holyrood’s ...
healthandcare.scot
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Representatives of autistic-led organisations giving evidence to Holyrood’s health, social care and sport committee said a national plan is needed to fix significant gaps in neurodevelopmental pathways: healthandcare.scot/stories/4295...
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today’s noon-time (UTC 0/GMT) picture of the sky.
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So excited to have this now live - we have a couple more weeks until submissions open for our first anthology, WHO AM I: Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose. We all know Sapphics love Specfic - as an emerging publishing house we're committed to amplifying sapphic voices. #booksky
New publisher listing for: Who am I? Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Who am I? Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose
New publisher listing for: Who am I? Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
So excited to have this now live - we have a couple more weeks until submissions open for our first anthology, WHO AM I: Sapphic Speculative Fiction of Identity and Purpose. We all know Sapphics love Specfic - as an emerging publishing house we're committed to amplifying sapphic voices. #booksky
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I got to write about information theory and Project Hanuman on John Scalzi's blog. I take some time to delve into one way the universe might work and what that means for you and me.
The Big Idea: Stewart Hotston
Information is the name of the game, and today’s Big Idea has a lot of it! From quantum mechanics to Diet Coke, author Stewart Hotston takes you on a ride through how the galaxy works, and ho…
whatever.scalzi.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I got to write about information theory and Project Hanuman on John Scalzi's blog. I take some time to delve into one way the universe might work and what that means for you and me.
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I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
The Submission Grinder
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.
If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.
thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com