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Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner. uncannymagazine.com
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nottenst.bsky.social
Read "To Speak in Silence" by @maryrobinettekowal.com from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67 while donating blood today. This was a great choice for this as it brought a big smile to my face throughout. A delightful story.
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To Speak in Silence - Uncanny Magazine
On the pump organ in the formal parlor sat two chickens carved in clay in the place in which, were this another home, one might find candles. The one on the right had a rooster’s comb and was shiny wi...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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jordantaylor.bsky.social
I published 1 story that's eligible for awards this year:
"The Terrarium" appeared in August's Issue 65 of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, and uses a moment between my characters to explore the power of stories and relationships. Plus, I got to use footnotes!

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The Terrarium - Uncanny Magazine
Freddie Brightwood1 bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the c...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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nottenst.bsky.social
And there is a fascinating interview with @rati.bsky.social by @michaeldthomas.bsky.social in Uncanny Podcast 67B where we learn about origins of the story and more.
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Uncanny Magazine Podcast 67B - Uncanny Magazine
Welcome to Episode 67B of the award-winning Uncanny Magazine Podcast! In Episode 67B you will hear: Introduction: Michael Damian Thomas  Story: “The Teleporting Disaster Fairy” by Rati Mehrotra, as re...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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nottenst.bsky.social
Just listened to/read "The Teleporting Disaster Fairy" by @rati.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67. Just an amazing almost "perfect" short story. Disasters, unexplained phenomena, perseverance, hope. It could be a beautiful Twilight Zone ep.
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The Teleporting Disaster Fairy - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: attempted suicide   The first time Kittu teleported was into the lavatory of a plane bound for London, fifteen seconds before it crashed in a field south of Gatwick. One moment she was b...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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maryrobinettekowal.com
My newest short story is out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. Hooray! Read it here: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-s...
To Speak in Silence - Uncanny Magazine
On the pump organ in the formal parlor sat two chickens carved in clay in the place in which, were this another home, one might find candles. The one on the right had a rooster’s comb and was shiny wi...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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somtoihezue.bsky.social
✨2025 Eligibility Post✨

I co-edited an anthology with @dontcallmeliv.blacksky.app, published a novelette, three short stories, and one poem. You can read all these works via the link below, and your consideration is most welcome & appreciated.

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2025 ELIGIBILITY POST FOR SOMTO IHEZUE ANTHOLOGY: WILL THIS BE A PROBLEM? THE ANTHOLOGY EDITED BY SOMTO IHEZUE & OLIVIA KIDULA SHILITZA PUBLISHING NOVELETTE: WE BEGIN WHERE INFINITY ENDS CLARKESWORLD SHORT STORY: INTO DUTY, INTO LONGING. INTO SPARROWS BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES PATHS, LITTLINGE, AND HOLY THINGS DIABOLICAL PLOTS KINDLING STARS & SABERS: OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE POETRY: CALL US BOY UNCANNY MAGAZINE
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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ajlanes.bsky.social
A beautiful little tale here.
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New story! "To Speak in Silence" by Mary Robinette Kowal! buff.ly/1FERBCe
Mary Robinette Kowal
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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carolinemyoachim.bsky.social
SFWA members! Nebula nominations are open, and I'd be honored if you consider my work for your ballot. This year I had a short story in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, & a novelette (w/ @kyliu99.bsky.social ) in @reactorsff.bsky.social ...
December 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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sarameg.bsky.social
Oof, my heart.
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New story! "To Speak in Silence" by Mary Robinette Kowal! buff.ly/1FERBCe
Mary Robinette Kowal
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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johnchu.bsky.social
Award eligibility post: My short story "The Diner at the Intersection of Duty and Despair" published at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social A chosen one story, or is it? A mentor meets up with a former chosen one!
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Story tile with this quote from my story "The crystal cliff loomed over Justin. It glinted like a giant chunk of clear, flawless diamond under the harsh winter sun. An ever-shifting rock field lay behind him. Every few seconds, except on the trail he had just blazed, dust coalesced into rock, and boulders disintegrated into dust."
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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aliettedebodard.com
MARCH 10 2026

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE

Covers are by @fringe-element.net who did an awesome job
Editions will include introductions plus bonus short stories

There will also be a preorder campaign--more details on that later.
eliaseells.bsky.social Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 3d
The new editions of the FULL TRILOGY by @aliettedebodard.com are available for preorder now in ebook and paperback, wherever books are sold.

Check out book 1 here:

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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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thomasha.bsky.social
Hey! Some fun news. "The Sort" (orig. @clarkesworldmagazine.com) was picked up for @wilwheaton.net's podcast. Went live today! Narrated thoughtfully and w/a kind shoutout for SFF mags at the end. And a surprise(!) mention of Uncertain Sons 🙏. Many thanks to Wil and his audio team. What an honor.
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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elysdir.bsky.social
“There is a future in which a new virus sweeps the land before the last one has even fizzled out. If you catch it, your eyes bleed and you develop a craving for brains. On the news, there are stories about people holding bite parties to get it over with.” www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...

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10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine
1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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elysdir.bsky.social
Another story I really like: “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days,” by Samantha Mills. (Published in March.)

Lots of horrific/apocalyptic stuff in this; for some people, may be stressful and upsetting to read. But for others, may provide a helpful point of light.

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December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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catvalente.bsky.social
Hey if you’re reading for #Nebula (and other) nominations this year, check out my secret twist-y summertime gothic novelette, When He Calls Your Name, at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and consider it maybe!

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When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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ICYMI, The Uncanny Magazine Podcast 67B features "The Teleporting Disaster Fairy” by Rati Mehrotra, as read by Matt Peters; “My Duende: in the Wall and in the Mirror” by Angel Leal, as read by Erika Ensign; and Michael Damian Thomas interviewing Rati Mehrotra! buff.ly/hqW9OMC
Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
uncannymagazine.bsky.social
ICYMI, Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Part 2 also features essays by Jordan Shiveley and Marissa Lingen; poetry by Angel Leal and Hannan Khan; Caroline M. Yoachim interviewing Eleanna Castroianni; and Paul Lewin’s Mushroom Mother of Us All as the cover! buff.ly/6xeIDao
Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
uncannymagazine.bsky.social
ICYMI, Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Part 2 features new short stories by Rati Mehrotra, Eleanna Castroianni, and Mary Robinette Kowal! buff.ly/6xeIDao
Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Happy Tuesday! It's a Space Unicorn Holiday! Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Part 2 is LIVE ON YOUR INTERNET! buff.ly/6xeIDao
Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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ICYMI, Space Unicorns! Behold The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Poetry Eligibility Post! buff.ly/pTkzCUI
Cover image Barbershops of the Floating City by Grace P. Fong. An Asian woman with long black hair, wearing a blue qipao-like dress with blue floral designs, holds a pair of black scissors and faces us. A shadowy figure, a woman in profile, stands behind her. At the women’s feet are gray-brown skyscrapers. Behind her is a pale-green-blue sky and a pale yellow sun-like circle surrounded by yellow rays and black angled points shaped like scissors. The Uncanny banner, May/June 2025, Issue Sixty-Four, list of author, essayists, and poets credits, and the editor credits, are on top of the image.
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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ICYMI, SFWA Members! The Nebula Awards are now open for nominations! Here is the list of eligible Uncanny Magazine stories from 2025! buff.ly/Fj6vEsY
Cover image The Duet by Nilah Magruder. Two brown women sit at a piano smiling at each other as they play. The younger woman with long white hair, a pendant, and a lavenger dress sits further away. The older woman with her black hair in a bun, her hovering, disembodied head has a propellor and metal collar on her throat, sits closer to us. Her body underneath is dressed in a burgandy dress with poofy sleeves. Her right hand, also with a metal collar, is detatched and on the keyboard between the other woman's hands. Behind them is a blue curtain in front of a gray wall. The Uncanny banner, July/August 2025, Issue Sixty-Five, list of author, essayists, and poets credits, and the editor credits, are on top of the image.
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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jordanshiveley.bsky.social
And it’s live!

The Mistletoe Creeps for You or A Discussion of the Transformation of Xmas Horror from Societal to Fantastic
BY JORDAN SHIVELEY IN UNCANNY MAGAZINE ISSUE SIXTY-SEVEN | 2738 WORDS

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The Mistletoe Creeps for You or A Discussion of the Transformation of Xmas Horror from Societal to Fantastic - Uncanny Magazine
The same cold breeze that nips at children’s cheeks till they are rosy while caroling can also send a chill down our spines and freeze our very bones. The wholesome-looking apple often hides a rotten,...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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clbpoetry.bsky.social
Read this poem today online, check it out. It was 🔥
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New poem! "Welkin Burials for Drones" by Hannan Khan! buff.ly/cXBNaHB
Hannan Khan
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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abigailkemske.bsky.social
OMG MY FRIEND IS IN @uncannymagazine.bsky.social PLEASE READ IT ITS GOOD!
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM