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February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Writing update:
- Medieval's done. It's all over but you reading
- Halfway through edits for the horror novel
- Wrote 3 short non-fiction book pitches
- Finished the 'Project Benjamin,' OGN pitch. I need art
- Next week I dialogue pages for the pitch I'm doing with John. Not sure where to send
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Check out my conversation with three of the best writers of short crime fiction on the planet.

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February 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Join A.C. Wise as she explores new short fiction from @Asimovs_SF -
Asimov’s 11-12/25: Review by A.C. Wise
Asimov’s 11-12/25 Susan Shwartz’s “Because It’s There” in the November/December issue of Asimov’s is an atmospheric story that considers the idea of belonging and looks at what often lies beh…
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February 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Check out recent titles from JackLeg Press to see if your work may be a fit & consider querying them for your own short fiction collections, poetry collections, novels, and creative nonfiction. Open year-round. $5 fee.

#writers #callformanuscripts
JackLeg Press is Looking for the Next Great Thing
Indie publisher, JackLeg Press is looking for the next great thing! Open to full-length manuscripts of poetry, short fiction, novels, & CNF.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
i do not write novels or even novellas. i specialize in flash and short fiction. i'm all about brevity
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Since Hugo noms are open here’s my eligible short fiction from 2025!
It is once again the season to make a poorly designed but earnest awards eligibility post for some of my fiction published in 2025! (links below).
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
just gotta come in and tell you, as I often do, that you're one of my favorite writers and that your short fiction makes my day. this one made me cry, naturally, but I was pleased to do so <3
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It’s that time of year! I’m in my second year of Astounding eligibility, and I also published nine eligible short stories in 2025. If you only have time to read one, I hope you’ll consider “Handsomest Gentlest,” a love letter to my very good dog. You can find all nine here: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Neon Shadows - a short cyberpunk noir text adventure. You can play right in your browser! Also included: Zork I, the classic interactive fiction dungeon crawler.

#retrogaming #interactivefiction #cyberpunk #noir

scarolan.github.io/shellys-codex/
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Short but filled with good advice from my friend and critique partner, Monica. #amwriting #fiction

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Theme vs. Intent
The subtle difference in your writing with a big impact on your reader
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February 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I just read @armedwithabook.bsky.social's interview with @michaelswanwick.bsky.social on the occasion of the release of his latest collection of short fiction The Universe Box, and if that doesn't make you want to read short stories, I don't know what will.

armedwithabook.com/michael-swan...
Michael Swanwick, author of The Universe Box - Interview - Armed with A Book
Michael Swanwick has shaped the short story speculative fiction form like no other. Join the conversation with this multi-award winning author.
armedwithabook.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:22 PM
✍️ Learn to write fiction that sticks. Characters, dialogue, voice—and a short story (or novel!) to show for it.

📚 Fiction Writing w/ Beth Ann Bauman (NYT‑featured author)

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#WritingCommunity #FictionWriters #NYUSPS
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If you're in Seattle: looking forward to launching our new book of translated short fiction, "In the Shadow of the Holocaust," at Third Place Books Ravenna tomorrow! February 12, 7 pm. rsvp recommended: www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/sasha-...
Sasha Senderovich presents 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Short
Newly translated short stories by Jewish Soviet writers explore loss, memory, and making lives in the wake of genocide.
www.thirdplacebooks.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I think the hardest for me is writing about abuse. The gap between fiction and reality becomes uncomfortably short. A monster exists within fiction - even if it represents something deeper.

Abuse is a monster that exists in the physical world.
Q2.
This question is not about the comfortable places that we go with horror. But the uncomfortable ones. The ones that turn us inside out even as we write them. The ones that make us wonder who we are, at the end. #HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Oooh i will have to track that down. I love a cemetery history, its like a collection of short stories but non fiction that contextualises a whole city.
Have a lovely trip!
February 11, 2026 at 10:21 PM
www.deviantart.com/theprophetob...

If anyone is into short romance fiction

This story has sex and Blue Anti-Fascist Resistance AND was inspired by a friend on BlueSky

I was referred by a fellow writer here to submit this to the Theoreads site

3 weeks later, no response

What do you think?
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 PM
www.deviantart.com/theprophetob...

If anyone is into short romance fiction

This story has sex and Blue Anti-Fascist Resistance AND was inspired by a friend on BlueSky

I was referred by a fellow writer here to submit this to the Theoreads site

3 weeks later, no response

What do you think?
For Tomorrow We May Die by theprophetObblonge on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Writers of all ages on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands can submit their best work to the 2026 Islands Short Fiction Review for a chance to win prizes and have their work published.

#Nanaimo

nanaimonewsnow.com/2026/02/11/s...
‘Show their creative spirit:’ Nanaimo-based Islands Short Fiction Review now accepting stories
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island writers of all ages and skill levels have a chance to win some prizes and have thei...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
man i gotta get freakier to balance out the pearl clutchers

very tempted to revise some of my short stories just to post them publicly. add some more lewd fiction of siblings and beasties to contribute to some lent lowering gunshots
February 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Hugo Award nominations and Adam has a short story eligible for nomination!

Check out The Check-In, published in Freedom Fiction Journal!

www.freedomfiction.com/2025/03/the-...
The Check-In by Adam Taylor – Freedom Fiction Journal
An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
www.freedomfiction.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Of course, you are writing a short story today. Not a Valentine short but a short aimed at August or even up to Halloween. Writers of short fiction are at least six months ahead of today in seasonal writing. If you need a prompt visit a few sites.

#writingcommunity #booksky #shortstories #stories
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Hi yes, it would mean a lot if you considered nominating my queer cyberpunk short story "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter", published by @lightspeedmagazine.com!

it's got sapphic yearning and destroying of corporations, what more can you ask for?

🌆 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/to-a... 🌆
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM