Vivian Chou
@vivianhchou.bsky.social
Sci fi/fantasy/slipstream writer. ✨🐉🤖she/her. Full sfwa member and slushie. read my stuff 👉
www.vivianchouwriter.com
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and now look at my book but in the UK >:3 (probably should have announced this before the cover reveal but its fine, thank you picador books for publishing my book non-US style)
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
and now look at my book but in the UK >:3 (probably should have announced this before the cover reveal but its fine, thank you picador books for publishing my book non-US style)
Thanks for the opportunity! So honored to be published with so many talented writers! 🙏💕🥰
Friends in the art, poetry, and author community, come support others in your field by buying the Best of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, vol viii
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A lot of hard work has been put into print by Jeff at Penumbric and all the amazing creatives who have contributed
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A lot of hard work has been put into print by Jeff at Penumbric and all the amazing creatives who have contributed
Best of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, vol viii: June 2k24 to April 2k25
Best of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, vol viii: June 2k24 to April 2k25 [Neomythos Press] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Best of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, vol viii: June 2k24 to April 2k25
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October 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thanks for the opportunity! So honored to be published with so many talented writers! 🙏💕🥰
Thanks again for the opportunity! 💕
👀Fiction Highlight👀
ICYMI, the short story "Restaurant Space for Lease" by @vivianhchou.bsky.social is free to read!
Come meet some shady realtors, make a pact with ancient evils, and learn how to make calamari the hard way!
Story:
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Issue:
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ICYMI, the short story "Restaurant Space for Lease" by @vivianhchou.bsky.social is free to read!
Come meet some shady realtors, make a pact with ancient evils, and learn how to make calamari the hard way!
Story:
buff.ly/UV4fzpN
Issue:
buff.ly/sTRxEtv
September 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Thanks again for the opportunity! 💕
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SUBLIMATION is a novel set in a universe where crossing the border means splitting yourself in two. Literally.
If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you.
Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold.
torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...
If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you.
Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold.
torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...
Sublimation
torpublishinggroup.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
SUBLIMATION is a novel set in a universe where crossing the border means splitting yourself in two. Literally.
If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you.
Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold.
torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...
If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you.
Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold.
torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...
Thanks for the shout out @fusionfragment.bsky.social ! 💕😎
FFer Read of the Day: "Rebirth of the Rain" by @vivianhchou.bsky.social in @penumbricmag.bsky.social
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Penumbric February 2k25, Rebirth of the Rain
Edgy speculative fiction magazine
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August 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thanks for the shout out @fusionfragment.bsky.social ! 💕😎
i'm so excited @isabel.kim 's new book Sublimation is out for pre-order! let's gooooooo 😀
tinyurl.com/4xcaujzu
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Sublimation
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August 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
i'm so excited @isabel.kim 's new book Sublimation is out for pre-order! let's gooooooo 😀
tinyurl.com/4xcaujzu
tinyurl.com/4xcaujzu
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Ahhh! my poem about a transfemme sailor who invokes a sea goddess is out today! thank you so much @havenspec.bsky.social for publishing this personal poem :') (I still struggle with dysphoria but this is one of my most hopeful poems i've written about body feelings)
👀July 2025 Poetry👀
"she brings me waves, she brings me wind" is a poem by @angelvleal.bsky.social that teems with loneliness and wonder, and you can read it now!
Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/she-brings-m...
"she brings me waves, she brings me wind" is a poem by @angelvleal.bsky.social that teems with loneliness and wonder, and you can read it now!
Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/she-brings-m...
July 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Ahhh! my poem about a transfemme sailor who invokes a sea goddess is out today! thank you so much @havenspec.bsky.social for publishing this personal poem :') (I still struggle with dysphoria but this is one of my most hopeful poems i've written about body feelings)
Thanks for the opportunity! 💕🙏😎
👀July 2025 Fiction👀
"Restaurant Space for Lease" is a short story by @vivianhchou.bsky.social about shady realtors, pacts with ancient evils, and making calamari the hard way, and you can read it now!
Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/restaurant-s...
"Restaurant Space for Lease" is a short story by @vivianhchou.bsky.social about shady realtors, pacts with ancient evils, and making calamari the hard way, and you can read it now!
Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/restaurant-s...
July 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Thanks for the opportunity! 💕🙏😎
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Is there some sort of campaign to stop inserting these things into bras (especially sports bras) as a matter of course? Like, to let people opt in/out? They’re so wasteful.
July 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is there some sort of campaign to stop inserting these things into bras (especially sports bras) as a matter of course? Like, to let people opt in/out? They’re so wasteful.
Thanks for the opportunity and what a great cover! 💕😎❤️
Our ✨July 2025 issue✨ is ready at last!
Subscribers will get it first thing tomorrow morning, and everyone else can read it next Wednesday! Why not subscribe and be the first to take a gander at all these great stories and poems?
Subscribe through Patreon:
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Subscribers will get it first thing tomorrow morning, and everyone else can read it next Wednesday! Why not subscribe and be the first to take a gander at all these great stories and poems?
Subscribe through Patreon:
www.patreon.com/HavenSpecMag...
July 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thanks for the opportunity and what a great cover! 💕😎❤️
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YESSSSSSS
Congratulations to our Nebula Award Winners!
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (short story)
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and
“Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A. W. Prihandita (novelette)
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“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (short story)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
and
“Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A. W. Prihandita (novelette)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_1...
June 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
YESSSSSSS
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2025 has been a hard year so far for Apex.
In the interest of transparency, we want to share what happened, the current state of things, and how you can help. We're determined to keep publishing great stories for many years to come, and your support is what will make that possible. 🖤👽
In the interest of transparency, we want to share what happened, the current state of things, and how you can help. We're determined to keep publishing great stories for many years to come, and your support is what will make that possible. 🖤👽
Looking into the Future
This year has not gone as planned. On January 14th, 2025, Diamond Comics filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. Years of bad business practices had caught up with Diamond Comics as they owed milli...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
2025 has been a hard year so far for Apex.
In the interest of transparency, we want to share what happened, the current state of things, and how you can help. We're determined to keep publishing great stories for many years to come, and your support is what will make that possible. 🖤👽
In the interest of transparency, we want to share what happened, the current state of things, and how you can help. We're determined to keep publishing great stories for many years to come, and your support is what will make that possible. 🖤👽
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Single issues of the new CHM are available on our website. Grab issue #59 right here: bit.ly/3Z26lPL
May 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Single issues of the new CHM are available on our website. Grab issue #59 right here: bit.ly/3Z26lPL
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Our May issue should be arriving any day now! While you're waiting though, take a look at the full table of contents.
May 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our May issue should be arriving any day now! While you're waiting though, take a look at the full table of contents.
Wooot! So excited for this to come out! 💖💖
The fog has cleared. The gates are open.
Welcome to THE MAP OF LOST PLACES.
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. ☠️☠️☠️
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Welcome to THE MAP OF LOST PLACES.
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. ☠️☠️☠️
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May 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Wooot! So excited for this to come out! 💖💖
So excited for the release! Thanks again for the opportunity! 🧭 👻💖
It's here! 🗺️✨ Lesley Connor & I are ecstatic to share that The Map of Lost Places debuts TODAY!
So grateful for our amazing contributors & the Apex Books team for bringing this vision of strange & haunted realms to life.
Find your way to hidden worlds here:
www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...
So grateful for our amazing contributors & the Apex Books team for bringing this vision of strange & haunted realms to life.
Find your way to hidden worlds here:
www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...
May 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
So excited for the release! Thanks again for the opportunity! 🧭 👻💖
Omg omg I’m so excited! Thanks for the opportunity and what an awesome cover! 👹
COVER REVEAL!
Our May issue is on the way, thanks to Lars Strömquist for the fantastic cover!
Featuring Premee Mohamed, Steve Toase, Vivian Chou, Siobhan Gallagher, and more!
Our May issue is on the way, thanks to Lars Strömquist for the fantastic cover!
Featuring Premee Mohamed, Steve Toase, Vivian Chou, Siobhan Gallagher, and more!
April 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Omg omg I’m so excited! Thanks for the opportunity and what an awesome cover! 👹
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I am no longer Haoyu, but a water droplet as wide as a shed tear.
-from "Rebirth of the Rain" by Vivian Chou (@vivianhchou.bsky.social), in #Penumbric's #archives at www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... (pdf www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb...)
#fantasy #shortstory
-from "Rebirth of the Rain" by Vivian Chou (@vivianhchou.bsky.social), in #Penumbric's #archives at www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... (pdf www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb...)
#fantasy #shortstory
April 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I am no longer Haoyu, but a water droplet as wide as a shed tear.
-from "Rebirth of the Rain" by Vivian Chou (@vivianhchou.bsky.social), in #Penumbric's #archives at www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... (pdf www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb...)
#fantasy #shortstory
-from "Rebirth of the Rain" by Vivian Chou (@vivianhchou.bsky.social), in #Penumbric's #archives at www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb... (pdf www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb...)
#fantasy #shortstory
Hey, get your Map of Lost Places copy with a 30% preorder discount! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Creepy and satisfying stories guaranteed! Support @apexmag.bsky.social and established and up and coming writers! 👻 🙏 🧭
Creepy and satisfying stories guaranteed! Support @apexmag.bsky.social and established and up and coming writers! 👻 🙏 🧭
The Map of Lost Places
An anthology travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that spring from these strange realms.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Hey, get your Map of Lost Places copy with a 30% preorder discount! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Creepy and satisfying stories guaranteed! Support @apexmag.bsky.social and established and up and coming writers! 👻 🙏 🧭
Creepy and satisfying stories guaranteed! Support @apexmag.bsky.social and established and up and coming writers! 👻 🙏 🧭
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April 3 is officially We Need Diverse Books Day!!
The nonprofit org We Need Diverse Books works to promote books which reflect our world–and on their 10th anniversary, they're sharing resources on how to do the same. Check out their recommendations!
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The nonprofit org We Need Diverse Books works to promote books which reflect our world–and on their 10th anniversary, they're sharing resources on how to do the same. Check out their recommendations!
reactormag.com/celebrate-in...
This April, Celebrate the Inaugural “We Need Diverse Books Day” - Reactor
The non-profit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is turning ten this year, and to celebrate the occasion—as well as highlight the importance of reading books that reflect our beautifully diverse world—the ...
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March 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
April 3 is officially We Need Diverse Books Day!!
The nonprofit org We Need Diverse Books works to promote books which reflect our world–and on their 10th anniversary, they're sharing resources on how to do the same. Check out their recommendations!
reactormag.com/celebrate-in...
The nonprofit org We Need Diverse Books works to promote books which reflect our world–and on their 10th anniversary, they're sharing resources on how to do the same. Check out their recommendations!
reactormag.com/celebrate-in...
Omg 😳 thanks so much @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for the shout out! 💖
You know what time it is! @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social recommends their 10 favorite short stories from February, featuring tales by @tadethompson.bsky.social, @vivianhchou.bsky.social, and more!
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: February 2025 - Reactor
Spaceship crime scene investigators, viola-playing shapeshifters, and magical locksmiths in February's short fiction
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March 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Omg 😳 thanks so much @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for the shout out! 💖
A thousand thanks @lesleyconner.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social and Jason Sizemore for the opportunity! So excited to share a TOC in this spooky collection with so many talented writers! 🏖️💗
Welcome to The Map of Lost Place. Join @vivianhchou.bsky.social in "Girlboss in Wonderworld, USA."
Location: Seaside City, Delaware
Population: 2,402
Dangers: Beware the boardwalk arcade. It uses curious currency.
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Location: Seaside City, Delaware
Population: 2,402
Dangers: Beware the boardwalk arcade. It uses curious currency.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
The Map of Lost Places
Preorder and save 30%!Release Date 4/22/25Available to retailers and librarians through Diamond A travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that ...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A thousand thanks @lesleyconner.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social and Jason Sizemore for the opportunity! So excited to share a TOC in this spooky collection with so many talented writers! 🏖️💗
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