Natalie Zutter
@zutsuit.bsky.social
sff writer/playwright · pop culture critic at Reactor, Lit Hub, Den of Geek, NPR Books, Paste Books · Viable Paradise '25 · she/her
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🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
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In Pluribus, the unhappiest woman in the world is a romantasy author. @gavia.bsky.social discusses how the sexy pirates in Carol Sturka's Bloodsong of Wycaro shape her experiences with art and sexuality against an alien hivemind.
Pluribus and Romantasy: Art at the End of the World - Reactor
What is culture in an apocalypse like this one?
reactormag.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In Pluribus, the unhappiest woman in the world is a romantasy author. @gavia.bsky.social discusses how the sexy pirates in Carol Sturka's Bloodsong of Wycaro shape her experiences with art and sexuality against an alien hivemind.
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'Tis the season for eligibility posts!
As you're reading for awards this year, I'd love for you to consider my short story "pocket futures in the present past" & the other works in Amplitudes, edited by @leemandelo.bsky.social.
As you're reading for awards this year, I'd love for you to consider my short story "pocket futures in the present past" & the other works in Amplitudes, edited by @leemandelo.bsky.social.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
'Tis the season for eligibility posts!
As you're reading for awards this year, I'd love for you to consider my short story "pocket futures in the present past" & the other works in Amplitudes, edited by @leemandelo.bsky.social.
As you're reading for awards this year, I'd love for you to consider my short story "pocket futures in the present past" & the other works in Amplitudes, edited by @leemandelo.bsky.social.
This is so frustrating for books coverage. I've written several of my favorite books culture pieces for Paste over the past few years, because Lacy trusted me with an idea and let me run with it.
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is so frustrating for books coverage. I've written several of my favorite books culture pieces for Paste over the past few years, because Lacy trusted me with an idea and let me run with it.
Hire Lacy! She is brilliant and a champion for books coverage in all realms—interviews, reviews, yes-and-ing all manner of pitches. As an editor and writer both, she rocks.
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hire Lacy! She is brilliant and a champion for books coverage in all realms—interviews, reviews, yes-and-ing all manner of pitches. As an editor and writer both, she rocks.
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For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
Martian Wallpaper — Full Story
By Wen Wen Yang
dailytomorrow.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
welp this is giving plenty of awful fodder for the SF ghost dad story I'm already working on
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
welp this is giving plenty of awful fodder for the SF ghost dad story I'm already working on
I get to shout out new romantasy over at Reactor! Including the books pitched as big The Mummy (1999) and Titanic vibes that made me go 👀
Choose your romantasy love interest!!!
1. DEMONIC ENTITY
2. HOT MONSTER
3. NAUTICAL CREATURE
4. FORBIDDEN PRINCE
...and follow through to @zutsuit.bsky.social's new Romantasy Report column to find out which books in November and December await you:
1. DEMONIC ENTITY
2. HOT MONSTER
3. NAUTICAL CREATURE
4. FORBIDDEN PRINCE
...and follow through to @zutsuit.bsky.social's new Romantasy Report column to find out which books in November and December await you:
Vampires, Time Travel, and Rebellions: Romantasy Report for November and December 2025 - Reactor
These 26 new romantasies will whisk you from fall to winter…
reactormag.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I get to shout out new romantasy over at Reactor! Including the books pitched as big The Mummy (1999) and Titanic vibes that made me go 👀
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My @talesfeathers.bsky.social story is now free to read! Mind the content warnings augursociety.org/the-purpose-...
The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent by Wen Wen Yang
I don’t know why I expected the afterlife to be different from my beforelife.In fact, I hadn’t expected an afterlife at all. As the youngest person in dìfǔ, with no descendants, I certainly didn’t ant...
augursociety.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My @talesfeathers.bsky.social story is now free to read! Mind the content warnings augursociety.org/the-purpose-...
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someone explain in terms a starving five year old can understand what this supreme court order means bc it sounds like more starving
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
someone explain in terms a starving five year old can understand what this supreme court order means bc it sounds like more starving
So Lost had me until the season 5 finale with Juliet bashing the nuke ("come on, you son of a bitch!") but it's losing me so hard with the final season. Smoke Daddy Locke managing his quarreling daughters Kate and Claire while Sayid looks on all Dr. Manhattan. Thank goodness for Ben's sassy quips.
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
So Lost had me until the season 5 finale with Juliet bashing the nuke ("come on, you son of a bitch!") but it's losing me so hard with the final season. Smoke Daddy Locke managing his quarreling daughters Kate and Claire while Sayid looks on all Dr. Manhattan. Thank goodness for Ben's sassy quips.
This essay was so affirming for someone who usually thinks of story first and only then can ask -- as Javi so succinctly puts it -- "what sort of character needs this plot?"
hey #screenwriting #screenwriter who writes #tv and #film - have you ever wondered how a great writer creates unforgettable characters? ME TOO! sadly, all you get is my latest essay in which i break down how i cope with what i see as my weakest suit!
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-am...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-am...
I Am Insecure About My Character(s) - Uncanny Magazine
Great characters are the cornerstone of storytelling. For a story to work, the audience must bond in a meaningful way with a cast of fully realized individuals whose actions and conflicts create drama...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This essay was so affirming for someone who usually thinks of story first and only then can ask -- as Javi so succinctly puts it -- "what sort of character needs this plot?"
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The Holiday season is coming up, and I'd like to humbly suggest you consider buying someone in your life a copy of SONG OF THE LIONESS BOOK 1: ALANNA.
Available at your local comic shop or bookstore, or online!
Available at your local comic shop or bookstore, or online!
Alanna (Song of the Lioness, Book 1) A Graphic Novel Adaptation
The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce's award-winning Song of the Lioness quartet, adapted into a gorgeous, full-color graphic novel Filled with magic and mayhem, adven...
www.abramsbooks.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Holiday season is coming up, and I'd like to humbly suggest you consider buying someone in your life a copy of SONG OF THE LIONESS BOOK 1: ALANNA.
Available at your local comic shop or bookstore, or online!
Available at your local comic shop or bookstore, or online!
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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@zutsuit.bsky.social picks new autumnal sci-fi and fantasy reads from authors including Travis Baldree, Claire North, Victor Manibo and more.
Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
November’s new releases span from epic space opera—starring immortal Pilots and bloodthirsty Sovereigns—to intimate speculative tales posing big questions about changing our facial features or merg…
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November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@zutsuit.bsky.social picks new autumnal sci-fi and fantasy reads from authors including Travis Baldree, Claire North, Victor Manibo and more.
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i hope their apartments open up
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.
nypost.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
i hope their apartments open up
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I have seen like 15 videos this morning of Mamdani joyfully canvasing for volunteers in the middle of NYC nightlife last night and I am so mad I don't live in NYC anymore so I can vote for him, so NYC you better come through!!!!
We’ve built something extraordinary together. But we can’t stop now.
Sign up for your final canvassing and phonebank shifts: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Sign up for your final canvassing and phonebank shifts: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I have seen like 15 videos this morning of Mamdani joyfully canvasing for volunteers in the middle of NYC nightlife last night and I am so mad I don't live in NYC anymore so I can vote for him, so NYC you better come through!!!!
Watching the new season of The Diplomat after coming home from Viable Paradise is a trip -- all the clothing/decoy business brought to mind conversations with @byzantienne.bsky.social, while the big dinner scene in the finale had me hearing @sherwood.bsky.social's voice in my head: SET PIECE!!
October 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Watching the new season of The Diplomat after coming home from Viable Paradise is a trip -- all the clothing/decoy business brought to mind conversations with @byzantienne.bsky.social, while the big dinner scene in the finale had me hearing @sherwood.bsky.social's voice in my head: SET PIECE!!
Starting to think about next year's most anticipated SFF* list for Lit Hub, and while I have a pretty well maintained spreadsheet I invariably miss stuff -- so please let me know about the books you're psyched about! (yours and others')
*primarily SFF but def into horror and literary crossover too
*primarily SFF but def into horror and literary crossover too
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Starting to think about next year's most anticipated SFF* list for Lit Hub, and while I have a pretty well maintained spreadsheet I invariably miss stuff -- so please let me know about the books you're psyched about! (yours and others')
*primarily SFF but def into horror and literary crossover too
*primarily SFF but def into horror and literary crossover too
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My latest story is up in the new @translunartl.bsky.social! Pirates! Indian History! Necromancy! Etc.!
The Last Wills and Testaments of Captain Kolhe, by Abhijeet Sathe
The first man to summon me is Whitney, my boatswain on the Dharini. This is how I learn that Virat didn’t cremate me. My body still lies on the white sand of our cove, rotting in the turquoise wate…
translunartravelerslounge.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My latest story is up in the new @translunartl.bsky.social! Pirates! Indian History! Necromancy! Etc.!
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Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC!
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October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC!
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If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.
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Blood of My Blood did a pretty great job wielding the romance tropes all season, and can confirm that I get choked up at the theme song every time. A proper Outlander finale, and yeah, I'm looking forward to next season. You?
What does forever mean in the Outlanderverse? @zutsuit.bsky.social reviews the finale of Outlander: Blood of My Blood. Come share your thoughts (and predictions for season 2!)
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The Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season Finale Makes Bloody Oaths and Keeps Us Wanting More - Reactor
The Outlander prequel series gives viewers plenty to yearn for next season.
reactormag.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Blood of My Blood did a pretty great job wielding the romance tropes all season, and can confirm that I get choked up at the theme song every time. A proper Outlander finale, and yeah, I'm looking forward to next season. You?
THE DREAM
let's bring back proper TV writers' rooms and pack 'em full of playwrights because if I've learned anything from IWTV it's that that is where the magic happens
Crying screaming throwing up
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
THE DREAM
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oh, bless whoever made this
Is Portland Burning?
No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.
isportlandburning.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
oh, bless whoever made this