Writer, editor, critic, scholar. Lambda + Hugo winner. Hungarian / Jewish / agender / neuroatypical. E/em/eir/emself or they. טומטום. Intersex. 100% migráncs in Lawrence, Kansas. Metroidbrainia enjoyer. Opinions my own & do not represent anyone else
Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced!
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BIG NEWS! Lately, we've been hinting at a secret project. And... today, we are thrilled to officially announce Portals: a line of themed, guest-edited mini-anthologies coming soon from Hybris Press.
More details (including the theme for Portals #1 and a call for submissions) in the 🧵 (1/8)
Rather late in the day, but it's been a crazy one😅
Anyways, doing a birthday recommendations thread a la @bogiperson.bsky.social - everyone feel free to respond with a recommendation of something you've enjoyed! Books, short fiction, music, food, visual art, poetry, movies, podcasts, you name it :)
The Critic #2026IgnyteAward finalists are:
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
@gabino.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@skiffyandfanty.com
@vanessafogg.bsky.social
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Also such an awesome shortlist! I feel like Ryu Ando always goes under the radar, and I am so happy to see him on here!!
The Ignyte Awards
Aphid
Polymarket offered me enough money to pay my rent for ten months for one post in my newsletter and I turned it down because I enjoy being able to sleep at night.
and we mean HORROR, folks! if you're a trans author, send us your fucked up (complimentary) shit when we open June 22!!
8c/word or 50$ per poem!
full guidelines here:
hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
We're only about two weeks away from the release of My Name Was Baby: An Intersex Memoir. Read more about how this memoir, the story of my life as an intersex man, came to be. #memoir #pridemonth #intersex #books #opinion buff.ly/m5seG4s
(My day has been total chaos, so please be patient)
INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes.
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Portals #1 drops in October and will open to submissions on June 22nd! It will be co-edited by the incredible Angel Leal and Jess Cho, who are looking for horror fiction/poetry by trans authors. All proceeds from sales of this installment will go to Trans Lifeline. 🏳️⚧️ (3/8)
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced!
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Oh yay!!! Super cool shortlist!!
Especially happy to see @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 's "Icthyosis" - which we're also reprinting in We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025 I edited with @cypayseur.bsky.social (published by @neonhemlock.bsky.social)
