Mind & heart overflowing. Thank you, John Yu Branscum, @ledaniels.bsky.social, @leemurraywriter.bsky.social, @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, & @kevinwetmore.bsky.social for the incredible discussion on THE STORY SKELETON: EASTERN & WESTERN STORY STRUCTURES & HOW THEY WORK IN HORROR. (virtual StokerCon)
Thank you, @lisamorton.bsky.social, @ledaniels.bsky.social,
@aarondries.bsky.social & @lmariewood.bsky.social, for the insights on our virtual StokerCon panel - SCHLOCK HORROR: TERRIBLY AWESOME OR AWESOMELY TERRIBLE? We shared the joy, bravery & wild creativity of schlock.
Image of the colourful Brisbane In 28 Meanjin logo, with text urging speculative fiction fans to become members of the 2026 Worldcon in order to be able to vote for the Brisbane in 2028 Worldcon bid, with proposed dates of July 27-31, 2028 and a QR code which goes to the Brisbane in 28 Pre-Support page. https://brisbane28.org
Site Selection for the 2028 World Science Fiction Convention will open soon.
To vote in Site Selection, you must be a WSFS member (supporting, virtual, or attending) of @laworldcon.bsky.social, the current year’s Worldcon.
Join LAcon V soon and vote to bring Worldcon Down Under!
#Worldcon
Photo of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre at dusk, with the various levels showing colours in purple, green, red, orange, and yellow. https://brisbane28.org
Have a look at our proposed venue, The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre!
This fantastic facility, situated on the South Bank of the Brisbane River, contains 44 meeting spaces, including 4 exhibition halls and 3 auditoriums.
#brisbanein28 #worldcon #bcec
bcec.com.au
Worldcon in Brisbane in 2028? I'm 100% up for that! The thought is a beacon of brilliant hope in an increasingly dim world. Make it so! #brisbanein28
I was so thrilled & honored to put together a roundtable for Women in Horror Month at The Lineup!
Featuring @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social, @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @candacenola.bsky.social, & Mae Murray!
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I'm going on a book tour for The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own!
Events in Pittsburgh, Doylestown, Atlanta, NYC, & San Diego! Plus a couple virtual events too! Please come and hang out with me as we celebrate queer feminist horror! 🖤🦇☠️
www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/book-to...
Do yourself a favor and pick up @jawmccarthy.bsky.social 's Sleep Alone. Hell, pick up ALL her work. She's incredible and her work utterly unique. I'm always floored by the precision of her prose and cutting uncanniness of her stories. Happy #WiHM Jen and Erin! Proud to know you both!
@thepixelproject.bsky.social is fundraising to stop violence against women. 15 acclaimed authors have offered rewards for donors.
I've pledged a copy of UNQUIET SPIRITS & a short story/ chapter critique - if you have a WIP that needs attention, consider making a donation!
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Also delighted to share the @australasianhorror.bsky.social
2025 Shadows poetry shortlist with Katya de Becerra & dear friends, @ledaniels.bsky.social & @leemurraywriter.bsky.social!
"A Pocket of Soil," from SILK & SINEW, ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, pub. @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
Chuffed to be an @australasianhorror.bsky.social Shadows finalist for Short Fiction! Congrats to Emma Gertz, Martin Livings, @fearofemeralds.bsky.social, @carolryles.bsky.social, & @kaaronwarren.bsky.social! My story is in SILK & SINEW, ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
Congratulations, Lauren! So lovely to be alongside you in this!
Thank you, Kristy! So proud to be a Silk & Sinew contributor!
COMING THIS FRIDAY: The Pixel Project presents our 26th "Read For Pixels" Panel Session, “Sisters That Slay: Sisterhood, Female Friendship, & Violence Against Women in the Horror Genre”, featuring Geneve Flynn, Linda D. Addison, and Nicole Kurtz.
For more details:
tinyurl.com/SistersThatS...
Thrilled to be in SHARDS OF GOTHAM: NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS! 🤩 Congrats, Jamal Hodge & @ruadanbooks.bsky.social!
My story, "Eating the God Fruit," based in Queens, plays with the Chinese belief that the soul splits at death. What happens when we keep a part trapped in a simulacrum?
Thank you, Sensei belne!
Arigatou gozaimasu, Sensei belne!
GOHs for GenreCon 2027 are @leemurraywriter.bsky.social and Jay Kristoff, and the theme is Inner Sanctums - HORROR, GRIM DARK, and MORE! So excited! I've already nabbed my ticket. 😀
So much wonderful discussion at the From Identity to Ink: Authenticity and the Author Voice panel at GenreCon 2026. @genni.bsky.social, Cale Dietrich, and Scott Wilson are the best panelists! Thank you for having me as your chair!
Selfie time! So much fun running the Inklings of a Story: Exploring Eastern and Western Narrative Worlds workshop with @ledaniels.bsky.social at GenreCon 2026. A full house!
Honoured to chair The Inkling Collective: Collaborative Storytelling in the Digital Age at GenreCon with @belne.bsky.social, TC Phillips, and Scott Wilson. Many thanks to David Shields for translating.
Thanks so much, Jonathan! Thank you for giving Lady Dai such a beautiful home!
Thank you! I'm so excited for Kristy, and everyone involved!
Delighted to see "138 melon seeds" on the 2026 Rhysling Award nominee list! Thank you to the kind reader who nominated my poem, and thank you to @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social for inviting me to write for Weird Tales #371.
sfpoetry.org/wp/rhysling-... www.weirdtales.com/store/p/weir...
Thank you to Jered Mabaquiao at the @lareviewofbooks for this incredible review of SILK & SINEW, edited by @garnetonwinter, published by @badhandbooks. It's an honour to be part of this project and to see a lovely mention of my poem.
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I'm honoured to be on the SISTERS THAT SLAY panel with @nytebird45.bsky.social and @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social. Presented by @thepixelproject.bsky.social, the panel will run on 20 March 2026, 8:30pm ET (21 March, 10:30am Brisbane, AEST). I hope you can join us! tinyurl.com/SistersThatS...
Aw, thank you, Kristy! So happy to share another TOC with you too!
Such an honour to be involved!
Chuffed to see SILK & SINEW (ed. @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @badhandbooks.bsky.social) & DARKNESS MOST FOWL (ed. Elaine Pascale, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, The Godmother of Horror Press) on the 2025 Bram Stoker Preliminary Ballot!
Honoured to have works in these incredible anthologies.
