The National Irish Science Fiction Convention,
3rd & 4th October, 2026. Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. https://octocon.com
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Trade Hall applications are open for Octocon 2026!
Read full details and apply here:
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Today's the day!
Magic, Maps, and Mischief is out on audiobook from Simon Maverick!
Available everywhere you can get audiobooks :)
Thanks for everyone's support in making this happen 🙏 🦉
Https://mybook.to/magicmapsandmischief
David Green
Fantasy readers, romantasy readers, dragon people, myth people, “I am only buying one book” liars:
Hazel McBride is in conversation with Shauna Lawless this Thursday at Chapters.
Chat, Q&A and signings.
Come be intense about magic with us!
After the roaring success of our inaugural issue Sci-Fi Ireland is now accepting submissions for issue 2. If you want to get published, get paid and be part of the new wave of Irish Science Fiction then get your stories in to to us by July 26th!!! 🚀👾🤖👽
#sciencefiction #ireland
#opensubmission
Print on demand is live in the Republic of Ireland! Much love to Nick who made us aware of the postage issue and we're delighted to see issue 1 landing on his doorstep looking gorgeous 🍀 💚 🍀
Issue 2 submissions remain open!!!
#sciencefiction #ireland #irishwriters
#opensubmission
Once upon a time I used to say I don't write horror and I don't write short stories. Now both! My horror short story, Rules for Crossing the Woods at Night, based on the darker side of Irish folklore is in Of Dread, Decay and Doom! Out next week.
Just a reminder (for folks NOT in the UK, where we can't sell directly due to Brexit): want a whole #ebook store-ful of #sciencefiction and #fantasy #ebooks? Get 'em here. 🙂 ebooks.direct/products/ebo...
Are you a queer author?
Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey?
Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️🌈
Full details here:
sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritingg...
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Look, I made some new evergreen promo graphics with first lines! This one's for my demi/allo friendship meetcute exceedingly heavily implied friends-to-lovers fantasy novel. (If by "exceedingly heavily implied" you mean "the narrators explicitly tell you so".)
More info: dovelynnwriter.com/b...
This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement guar...
Since 2023, Sliced Up Press have offered a small grant to encourage horror writing from queer authors & poets. There are no set requirements for what you can & can’t use the grant for…
Rereposting for the morning crowd the post I reposted for the evening crowd, whereas the afternoon crowd got it fresh and untarnished.
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S.L. Dove Cooper
Gareth Hanrahan
Preorder links are going live for our upcoming horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM! Edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social, @garethlpowell.bsky.social, and @scarlettralgee.bsky.social, this is an incredible showcase of stories by horror writers from around the world. Early links:
#horror #books
Of Dread, Decay, and Doom: a horror-themed anthology edited by Jendia Gammon, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee, featuring masters of horror fiction.
We are excited to reveal our special edition of The Dungeon Book by Gareth Hanrahan in collaboration with Orbit! 💀
Enter a world of dungeons and dragons, magic and manticores, goblins and gargoyles in this captivating standalone fantasy
