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...
The Deadlands
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
(1/2)
Reading for the Hugo Awards?
Try the finalist for Best Poem "The Mourning Robot" by Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social.
It is also on the Rhysling longlist and was a Nebula finalist!
You can read it here or in the Hugo packet!
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The Ignyte Awards
Uncanny Magazine
Not to play favorites, but the Ignytes are the best, and so it's an especial joy to see TWO (2) Deadlands poets honored as poetry finalists, along with three other fantastic works! Congratulations, @angelaliu.bsky.social and Ishita Basu Mallik! Our skeletons love your skeletons dearly.
Alright y'all, I finally sent some stuff out just to feel again.
Ahhh, my poem “The Language of Fireflies” is an Ignyte Finalist! Huge thanks to @thedeadlands.com for giving this one a home.
Go read every one of these poems! The Ignyte Awards always highlight a banger list of work in each category. So honored to be among these writers.
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I just recorded a wonderful episode of the Story Hour podcast with @kcmeadbrewer.com, and KC's story was SO PHENOMENAL!!! You can hear her read it on YouTube in a day or two, but until then:
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Five years ago, I started writing a strange little short story about a family of time-traveling refugees.
Today, “Immigrant Girl from the End of the World” was published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 🥹
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It was an honor to spend a few days with these amazing poets and learn how much spec poetry means to them. So excited to see how many people wanted to try writing their first poem too!
Huge congrats to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @strangehorizons.bsky.social! See you again at Worldcon! 🖤
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Before the world ends, Miri’s family saves up enough money to escape to 2004. 2004: a safe haven. The year lilts off the tongue, like a promise. Miri and Lise spend their last evening together in thei...
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
(1/2)
The streets are lined with glass treesWe weave through their false light for a taste of a real moon, fold […]
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
(1/2)
It's me, Nico.
Me, looking at Submission Grinder with almost no submissions out.
Angela Liu
Angela Liu
Angela Liu
Clarkesworld
Wendy N. Wagner 🎃
Hannah Yang
The Ignyte Awards
khōréō magazine
static.klipy.com
ALT: Russell Crowe Looking Through Window in Uniform
SFWA is the proud home of an incredibly prolific and engaged Speculative Poetry Committee. This FIRST-EVER Nebula Award for Poem was only made possible by their diligence and dynamic community-building. 🌟
Let's celebrate our finalists together on this very special occasion!
#61stNebulas #SFWA
