After a grueling couple of months, some incredible news. I'm so thrilled and proud to share that "Ichthyosis," my super queer, Tamil, body horror-mermaid story from @fantasymagazine.bsky.social will be featured in We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025! Am I dreaming? 😱
CRYING AND THROWING UP
I'm not even going to PRETEND to be cool about this, I'm an IGNYTE nominee???????
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Congratulations to Uncanny Magazine Managing Editor Monte Lin! Monte's short story “his love’s ashes on his tongue” from The Deadlands is a Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist! You can read it here! ttps://psychopomp.com/deadlands/issue-37/his-loves-ashes/
skeleton squeeeee!!!
congratulations Ishita Basu Mali and @angelaliu.bsky.social for your Ignyte nominations!!
read these gorgeous poems here:
After The Storm: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
The Language of Fireflies: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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we are HUGO finalists!!
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it makes us weep, it makes our hearts soar, it makes us think and reconsider in startling ways
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we heard that HUGO VOTING is now open
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CONGRATULATIONS @montelin.bsky.social!! we are so excited that "his love’s ashes on his tongue" from our issue 37 is a finalist for this year's Sturgeon award!!
read the story here: psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
and check out all the amazing finalists! file770.com/2026-theodor...
Featuring stories from Reactor, The Dark, @bafflingmag.bsky.social, @fusionfragment.bsky.social, @thedeadlands.com, @castofwonders.org, @3lobedmag.com, @flashpointsf.bsky.social, @diabolicalplots.com, and @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
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the days grow ever longer
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The 2026 finalists for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction story have been selected. “Six People to Revise You,” J.R. Dawson, Uncanny Magazine, Jan 2025 “The Nin…
Includes the work of Nosawema O., |A. E. Weisgerber, Phoenix Mendoza, R.B. Lemberg, Maya Ysabel Ng, Marvin Garbeh Davis, Sr., Diana Dima, and Kelsey Dean
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The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Short Story are:
Autogas Ferryman – @champwongs.bsky.social
Because I Held His Name Like A Key – @aimeeogdenwrites.com
Commensalism, Or the Labyrinth’s Vessels – @nkereuwxm.bsky.social
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The #2026IgnyteAwards finalist in Speculative Poetry are:
After the Storm – Ishita Basu Mallik
In an attempt to seduce Death my sister starts calling him Love – Karan Kapoor
Set It Off (1996) – Fans’ Cut – Nova Cypress Black
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Gimme some new short speculative fiction!
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This month's best stories include a frozen home, an AI book club, and a record deal that's too good to be true...
Sneaking this announcement out before the weekend:
We are pleased to announce the ToC and share the cover for We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025!
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We’re delighted to announce, along with editor Bogi Takács and series editor Charles Payseur, the full table of contents for We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025 : “Magical Girl A...
we've started rolling out issue 42
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so many great pieces
and THAT COVER
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Includes the work of Nosawema O., |A. E. Weisgerber, Phoenix Mendoza, R.B. Lemberg, Maya Ysabel Ng, Marvin Garbeh Davis, Sr., Diana Dima, and Kelsey Dean
