"83% of LLM users could not quote a single line from essays they had written minutes earlier. When the LLM group was forced to write without AI in a follow-up session, their brain activity did not bounce back to baseline; the researchers coined the term 'cognitive debt' for the lingering deficit."
The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Creative Nonfiction are:
A Conjuror’s Manifesto: Notes on the Afrosurreal – @conjuringliteracy.bsky.social
Photon Torpedoes Break the Space Muqarnas: SFF Audiovisuals and Anti-Muslim Violence – @tanawir.bsky.social
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The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works (3/5):
As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories: ED. @teresempierre.bsky.social
And finally, a survey of orgs, mags, and other entities focused on speculative fiction, to determine where need might be greatest to help the field stay alive, whether it be through funding, outreach, or anything else. The survey is open thru 6/29. #2026IgnyteAwards
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The #2026IgnyteAwards Ember Award finalists for Unsung Contributions to Genre are:
@arleysorg.bsky.social
@davering.bsky.social
@drkarenlord.bsky.social
@marthawells.com
@mauricebroaddus.bsky.social
And finally the #2026IgnyteAwards Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre are:
@augursociety.bsky.social
@jasonsanford.bsky.social
@sistahscifi.bsky.social
@strangehorizons.bsky.social
@willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social
Congratulations finalists! Public voting is now open thru August 16: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
We encourage you to read or otherwise engage with the nominated works/folks between now and then.
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The last in Suyi Davies's Nameless Republic Trilogy is out in August - you can read his thoughts on finishing the trilogy, and find links to his books, here.
"We are interested in hearing from small and micro presses, conferences, conventions, institutions focused on author development and/or advocacy, or other projects which focus primarily on service to speculative literary genres."
A ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers that explore growth, futurity, and joy. This bold and innovative anthology of speculative short ficti...
The biggest story of our time that we're not talking about nearly enough www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...
An incomplete treatise of my current sentiments about completing the Nameless Republic trilogy.
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The generational collapse in literacy is measurable, persistent, and likely to get worse.
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And finally, a survey of orgs, mags, and other entities focused on speculative fiction, to determine where need might be greatest to help the field stay alive, whether it be through funding, outreach, or anything else. The survey is open thru 6/29. #2026IgnyteAwards
airtable.com/appOgisruufu...
Season of the Serpent, book 3 of The Nameless Republic trilogy by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, will be on shelves in August 2026. Below: An Incomplete Treatise of Sentiments.
