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If you've ever wanted to learn how to craft the unsettling stories in your heart, join us on May 16 & 17 for our Modern Cosmic Horror Workshop!

Attendance is fully funded by our generous donors, so all you have to do is apply for a scholarship.

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Class banner containing the following text: The Carl Brandon Society Presents Modern Cosmic Horror with Premee Mohamed calrbrandon.org/classes

If you've ever wanted to learn how to craft the unsettling stories in your heart, join us on May 16 & 17 for our Modern Cosmic Horror Workshop!

Attendance is fully funded by our generous donors, so all you have to do is apply for a scholarship.

events.humanitix.com/modern-cosmi...

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Modern Cosmic Horror - A Weekend Workshop with Premee Mohamed This webinar will be held in Zoom. After you register you'll get the link along with other important information.

Also NEWS! I am teaching an updated and improved, also I would say cyclopean and batrachian, perhaps cthonic, version of my MODERN COSMIC HORROR WRITING class for @carlbrandon.bsky.social ! May 16-17!

This is a deep dive with text analysis, examples, a reading/resource list, and exercises!

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The first of our 2026 classes is now live!

Modern Cosmic Horror, a Weekend Workshop with Premee Mohamed

When:  May 16 - 17 @ 4PM - 7PM UTC
Where: Online over Zoom
Attendance is free, all you need to do is apply for a scholarship! Deadline May 4!

For more info: events.humanitix.com/modern-cosmi...

A banner that reads: The Carl Brandon Society presents Modern Cosmic Horror with Premee Mohamed carlbrandon.org/classes

The first of our 2026 classes is now live!

Modern Cosmic Horror, a Weekend Workshop with Premee Mohamed

When:  May 16 - 17 @ 4PM - 7PM UTC
Where: Online over Zoom
Attendance is free, all you need to do is apply for a scholarship! Deadline May 4!

For more info: events.humanitix.com/modern-cosmi...

Sharing again for the evening crowd!! BIPOC authors are especially encouraged to apply

LAcon graphic "Hugo Award Nominations Now Open" with the url for the website LAcon.org the logo of the convention and the dates August 27-31

Your Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference.

There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards.

As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category.

www.lacon.org/hugos/

Skyrocketing Sci-Fi: In Conversation With 4 Sensational Authors We’ve gathered four talented science fiction authors to inquire about their unique perspectives on worldbuilding and the unforeseen consequences of progress.

Very excited about this interview. I love when the questions are complex/layered enough that I can really go off.

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"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"

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For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S. The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the “first comprehensive national report” on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores.

There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now

2025 Planetside Reader Survey - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association Help us celebrate the writers for Planetside articles in 2025, and give us guidance with respect to how to keep growing this publication.

Help us celebrate nonfiction writers from 2025! In our first-ever Planetside Reader Survey, which runs until Feb 28 at 11:59 PM PST, we are asking readers to highlight the articles they most loved.

Thank you to all the volunteers who make this teaching tool for professionalizing writers possible!

Im teaching Clarion West this summer. Not too late to join us!

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

Thank you @capriconsfcon.bsky.social for making it happen 💕💚💙💜♥️

It’s Black History Month in the US and LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. I’m a citizen of both, and I have a book that’s both Black and queer, like me.

Wide eyed dark haired person in an airplane

Chicago! Capricon! Here I come!

Black History Month Recommended Reads It’s Black History Month ! Fill your TBR stack for the year with this collection of books from writers you may know and others who might be new to you. Please share, purchase, shout, review, …

BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK RECS
@sonorataylor.bsky.social & I have a stack of books to fill your YEAR. Nearly 50 mentions but this is only a sliver of Black excellence in lit
Most are dark/speculative but a few wildcards are included. ENJOY!
Decolonize your shelf
frightgirlsummer.com/2026/02/04/b...

This is why you should apply to the Futurisms Writing Residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
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Capricon 46 schedule of LaShawn Wanak which can be viewed at https://guide.capricon.org/people/4579

Guess who’s going to be at @capriconsfcon.bsky.social for the first time ever? ME! Capricon 46 will be taking place this weekend at the Marriott Chicago O'Hare. Check out my schedule and come say hello! I'll also be doing the Conversation with @andreahairston.bsky.social this Saturday at 10am.

Tomorrow marks the first day of the 100 years of Black History Month. I will be Blackity Black Black all month. This is a PSA.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky

Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

In the spirit of making my needs known, I’m heading for over draft again. All of my funds will go to paying rent, leaving me with nothing to pay bills or buy groceries in January, which is my birth month (yay).

Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...

Black Horror | Call for Submissions We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!

Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
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Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately.

The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +

At Writing the Other, we strive to increase respectful representation from authors of all backgrounds as well as to uplift underrepresented and marginalized authors and readers. We hire writers and instructors from a wide range of identities and from all over the world, making their experiences, expertise, and voices accessible to all writers we can reach. To accomplish these goals, we keep our classes and programs financially affordable, ADA-accessible, and culturally equitable.

Help fund scholarships to Writing the Other and ensure that the WTO crucial programs on writing diverse characters remain accessible, by chipping in to the WTO End Of Year fund drive! writingtheother.com/...

Black Horror | Call for Submissions We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!

Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
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Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Octavia Butler LOA LIVE event on 11/24 with Imani Perry and Tananarive Due

Next Monday, 11/24, two celebrated writers and scholars explore the craft and influence of Octavia E. Butler. Join @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social for an evening dedicated to the revered SFF author’s luminous imagination. RSVP for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-radica...