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so... who loved Godzilla Minus One (and probably also Shin Godzilla) AND is VERY EXCITED for Godzilla Minus Zero??? (no spoilers please - doing my very best to know as little as possible about Minus Zero but I'm VERY VERY VERY excited!!!)

Tian Tian curled up and sleeping nearby. I usually have at least two cats who follow me around and try to stay close to me, even if they are just sleeping. (Sometimes three... occasionally four...!)

1) I'm on the board of the Ray Bradbury Center 2) I am co-editing a new anthology (with Carrie Cooper, Assistant Director of the Ray Bradbury Center and public humanities scholar).

The 2027 Six-Week Workshop (June 20 - July 31, 2027) will be led by instructors @henrylienauthor.bsky.social (CW '12), @shingai-be-like.bsky.social, @davering.bsky.social, and @littlebadger.bsky.social. Applications open December 1, 2026 thru February 15, 2027. www.clarionwest.org/programs/sum...

Back in Ottawa for Can*Con! www.can-con.org

Cover Reveal: The Apprentice Liar and the Death of the World by Isabel J. Kim locusmag.com/2026/10...

Some more for ya: To Our Untamed Core, Sonido Reyes Tyrant in the Cracks, Hache Pueyo All the Hidden Places, Cadwell Turnbull When They Burned the Butterfly, Wen-Yi Lee The Apprentice Liar, Isabel J. Kim The Upper Tentacle, Amanda Helms The Archaeology of Falling Worlds, Megan Chee Happy reading!❤️‍🔥

VERY excited for my last two events of the year: Surrey International Writers' Conference and Can*Con! It's been a very busy year... I'm also looking forward to staying home after October! LOL www.siwc.ca www.can-con.org

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners and finalists of this year's Ignyte Awards! This is a really special award, and I'm very honored to have been a finalist again! I'm also super happy for ML Krishnan, with Ichthyosis as a finalist! A lot of friends, seriously cool ppl, and great reads on this list!❤️‍🔥

Just back from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers aka @rmfwriters.bsky.social Colorado Gold Conference! I haven't done many "conferences" (I've done a lot of SFF conventions) but I REALLY enjoyed this one! Didn't know what to expect going in. I Loved the positive vibes and focus on community! rmfw.org

You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)

Some more for ya: To Our Untamed Core, Sonido Reyes Tyrant in the Cracks, Hache Pueyo All the Hidden Places, Cadwell Turnbull When They Burned the Butterfly, Wen-Yi Lee The Apprentice Liar, Isabel J. Kim The Upper Tentacle, Amanda Helms The Archaeology of Falling Worlds, Megan Chee Happy reading!❤️‍🔥

Lightspeed and Nightmare are running a kickstarter! Pick up a subscription and help spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

Our Fall Reading Period starts October 1st! Schedule: October — Limited Demographic Window November — General Submissions Window December — Closed to Submissions We're nearly done with summer submissions, and we'll start on the holds soon! Full schedule: https://havenspec.com/submit/

It's Saturday, but... still this, always this, and more of this!

What are the experiences of authors of color in the publishing industry, you ask?!? Find out here - arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe... This came up a few times over the weekend, so I thought I'd repost to socials!

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Writers... The industry can be *challenging*. Do the best you can. Find joy where you can. Celebrate everything you can. If you're putting down words, doing edits, critiques, sending submissions or queries, & more? Quick reminder: -rejection- DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥

Was in Seattle for the weekend for the kt literary agency retreat! Seriously wonderful to spend time with a couple of my clients, and so cool to hang out in-person with my colleagues! Didn't get to wander around much but Seattle is a lovely place for a get-together! 💛

Writers... The industry can be *challenging*. Do the best you can. Find joy where you can. Celebrate everything you can. If you're putting down words, doing edits, critiques, sending submissions or queries, & more? Quick reminder: -rejection- DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥

Worldcon is a better event if physical structures don't significantly impede folks from enjoying their time at the con. Accessibility is not something mysterious or esoteric; there are so many publicly available conversations around how to do things better. Please learn from the mistakes of others.🙏

Dear Andrew Law, Stephanie Hsu, and Poppy Liu, I LOVE DANG!!! Please make a hundred more episodes❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 www.imdb.com/title/tt4000...

✨ Sistah Scifi Siblings, join us for two events this week! 📚 Sept. 10: Rewriting Reality with Leslye Penelope at NAAM, 5:30 PM PDT. 🎨 Sept. 11: QTCON: Monthly Mini Comic-Con at Town Bar & Lounge, 5 PM PDT. 🔗 More: mailchi.mp/sistahscifi/... 👉🏾 RSVP: sistahscifi.com/pages/events #SistahScifi

IT'S TIME! Registration opens at noon Pacific TODAY! www.siwc.ca/registration

For a few pages more (no particular order) The Fall of Elvenesse, Kai Ashante Wilson The Angel at the Gates, Karen Lord Knight of the God King, Lauren Blackwood The Sleeping Sisters, Jennifer Givhan The Sunken, The Adored, Donyae Coles The Unhaunting, Micaiah Johnson Get some badass reads, y'all!❤️‍🔥

Some books I want to make sure y'all know exist (no particular order): Red Ants, Kimberly Blaeser Forged in Fiyah, DaVaun Sanders It Looks Like You in the Dark, Mathilda Zeller Something Followed Us Home, Cynthia Pelayo The Killing Spell, Shay Kauwe Just a taste of the many cool reads out there!❤️‍🔥

This mural is titled "Bird and Hand" and is by Canadian artist Alexander Bacon. It’s located in Southend-on-Sea, UK. Photo credit: Penelope Barritt #art #streetart #mural #UK

hundreds of tv shows & movies are (and have been) made without ppl of color, esp Black ppl or with bad/flattened/stereotypical "exceptions" we constantly face this uncomfortable reality whether we want to or not y'all can deal with some Black folks now and then and tbh it still ain't Black enough

@hornedlarkpress.com hey I sent you an email on behalf of Locus via contact form - I sent one before but you may have mistaken it for scammers

Had a wonderful time at Worldcon! Great hangouts & interesting people! I am wrecked by insomnia. 2hrs/night sleep, ~4hrs last night but glad to be home! Hit hard by con crud! Covid/flu test is neg. Hope everyone got home safely & hope everyone recovers steadily! THANK YOU! Y'all made it special!

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We are OPEN for early submissions from equity-deserving writers, looking for poetry and short fiction. Submissions fully open on Sept 1st: ❣500-3500 words ❣pre-existing relationships ❣Fantasy! Sci-Fi! Horror! www.heartlines-spec.com

Linda D. Addison & Jamal Hodge won a Stoker Award for their book of poetry: Everything Endless! (Yet another historic moment for Linda, btw - she be making history left & right y'all!) I did an interview with them for Darker Times, mainly for Aigner : ) www.darkertimes.com/everything-e...

Love this PW photo of the day, from Leslye Penelope's book launch!💖 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lesly...

omg worldcon is just over a week away y'all... ... ... I'm already feeling tipsy and exhausted LOLLLL 🍸🥱

Love this PW photo of the day, from Leslye Penelope's book launch!💖 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lesly...

If y'all are out there, putting words down, doing edits, sending in submissions, getting critiques, revising queries, and more... quick reminder: *Rejection* DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥

Launch! Party! "Leslye Penelope Discusses & Signs The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass" www.eventbrite.com/e/leslye-pen...

HAPPY PUB DAY to Leslye Penelope's THE INEVITABLE UNDOING OF ZAHARA DOUGLASS!!!❤️‍🔥 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lesly...

Reminder: Issue 3 is almost here, but this issue will be very slightly delayed. It will go out to subscribers on September 15th before arriving on our website on September 30th. Thank you for your patience during a hectic season! We promise this one is worth the wait 🪐 🗡️

A gentleman who makes nuanced arguments based on a deep knowledge of genre works, @arleysorg.bsky.social is pleasure to see on panels. We're extremely pleased to say that he'll be a featured program participant at #LAconV.

If y'all are out there, putting words down, doing edits, sending in submissions, getting critiques, revising queries, and more... quick reminder: *Rejection* DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥