No wonder they call us tortured artists! 🫠

What they said:

Haha, critiques are tricky that way.

When I first read the notes, I love the positive ones the most, but the ones I knee-jerk dislike on first read often become the most useful once I let them sit for a while.

Glad my beta read was helpful! Great scene! Goblin Girl is such a fun book. (If only "I beta read a nebula award nominee" was some kind of writing flex, lol!) Good Luck! 🍀

it’s the Goblin Girl cover with Gertrude, Beatrix, Edwin, and Leaf, but I slapped the little Andre Norton finalist banner across the top

if you’re a SFWA member (and made it this far), a vote for Goblin Girl would mean so much to me (and Toby lol). but there’s no shortage of worthy finalists, and I’m truly honoured just to be nominated. not bad for a queer Canadian self-pub

thanks for reading

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #SFWA

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GOBLIN GIRL BEING ANNOUNCED AS A NEBULA AWARD FINALIST ON SUNDAY AHHHH!!!

GOBLIN GIRL BEING ANNOUNCED AS A NEBULA AWARD FINALIST ON SUNDAY AHHHH!!! in such esteemed company as The Tower, Gemini Rising, Into the Wild Magic, Wishing Well, Wishing Well, and THE FRCIKIN’ HUNGER GAMES

all right, it’s probably time to Earnest Post

a thread

#SFWA #Nebulas #61stNebulaAwards #BookSky

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Rooting for you! 🎉

Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2026 by Locus Publications - Indiegogo Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination.

For all SFFH readers, @locusmag.bsky.social impacts your world, whether you realize it or not. It’s been a go-to resource for readers, writers, and industry pros for decades. And now they need our support. I've contributed to some reward tiers, so take a peek here: locusmag.com/igg26

Oh, hello! I didn't see you there. Don't mind me, I'm just Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, ready to be narrated for audiobook by @maryrobinettekowal herself!

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Anime style drawing of two vampire pirates crossing swords in a duel with their pet bats behind them

I just got this awesome commission done on livestream in only 40 mins! @ursulagray.bsky.social is magic!

Some Teen Titans Go! episodes do this. Since it's comedy (for kids) you don't learn much, but it is satisfying to watch Robin try to explain things like mortgages and all the other Titans groan about how boring adulting is and nope out of the lesson 😂

This looks promising!

It will feel good to get out the axe in the first round of edits 💪🏻 🪓 Then you will have your full story but distilled into its finest essence.

Favour Fire cover image on a black fiery background with white text that reads: If you like sword lesbian (bi), axe lesbian, disaster bi, everything’s on fire, shenanigans with a volcano, intergenerational team-up, stronger together, international team-up, queer firebending dragon riders. Grab this series now!

If you’ve loved the Fireborn series so far, you won’t be disappointed with this epic conclusion. Big magic for everyone! Spark learning new tricks! Neesha and Tollar as best friends? Quiet moments and big action come together for one last adventure. 🌈📚
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Happy Halloween 2025 edition!

Here are my pumpkin carvings from this past Friday.

Do check out the rest of my family's carves as well at fantasypumpkins.com.

We had a great turnout with wonderful weather to match! 1/10
#PumpkinCarvingFriday #PumpkinCarving #Halloween #fantasyArt #scifiart
Enjoy!

Two jack-o-lanterns of the bird and tiger from Kpop Demon Hunters

Yes, thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Happy Halloween! 🎃

#jackolantern #halloween #pumpkin #kpopdemonhunters #derpytiger

A cat skeleton decoration arching its back and hissing.

I love the Halloween giant animal skeletons and want to buy them, but can't bring myself to do it b/c they all have ears. Ears are not made out of bone! Surely they're anatomically incorrect in other ways but this is just so blatantly wrong!

Am I being ridiculous or does anyone else feel this way?

Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 1 Oct 19 - 25 | 26 books for $26! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Non-player Character - Veo Corva The Blood Divide - Zan Lowell The Grand Duke’s Masseur Wherever the Stars Call - S. Jean Structural Integrity - Tabitha O’Connell Inarora’s Excursion - Astrid E. Abell The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani Triple Strike Threads of Fate - G. M. Grey Curse of Souls - Niranjan Courtly Love - T. D. Cloud The Thirteenth Key - Cara Nox Of Spells and Love - Odessa Silver The Thread That Binds - Cedar McCloud Yours Celestially - Al Hess Walking the Knife’s Edge - Elise Carlson Junk Junction - Sara Codair Song of the Wolf - T. C. Smith In the Eye of the Beholder - Beverly Anne Michel Journey Home - Mary Barros Towers of Nine - Alyssa Louttit The Audacity - Carmen Loup Bloody Spade - Brittany M. Willows Lantern - Burgundy Athena Pendragon Blood - D. C. Hart The Dragon Next Door - Vanessa Ricci-Thode A Designer Magick - Fox N. Locke All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-2

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When hate shows up, we all need to show up Here's what we're doing about it, and how you can help.

Allies, we invite you to show up! We aren’t backing down. In response to recent threats to the 2SLGTBTQIA+ community, Spectrum will be continuing with programming as planned with increased safety measures in place. We need your help: here’s how you can actively show support

Volunteer for Us Allies or community members are needed in person to support our programs and events. Add your name to our list of active supporters.

Safety comes at a literal cost - now is the time to donate Spectrum provides critical life saving services on very little resources and no annualized government funding, despite our role in increasing community safety. If you aren’t a donor already or haven’t given recently, now is the time — donating directly supports our ability to increase safety measures and maintain programming. Head to our website to donate.

Here is an updated statement about the recent anti-2SLGBTQIA+ threats made yesterday. As of today, all programming is continuing with increased security in place. Swipe through the images for the full statement (alt text available). Sign up to volunteer here: bit.ly/SpectrumVolunteerForm

So sorry 💔 Saying goodbye is the hardest part😭😭

Rayla would like to remind everyone not to drive while tired. Luckily she's in a camper van so she can have a cat nap!

#Cats #CatPhotos

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

The vets have finally figured out what's making my foster cat sick. 2 more weeks of meds and she hopefully is ready for adoption! #FosterCat

an Oktoberfest poster featuring some books and the logos for Old Goat Books and KW Writers Alliance. Text reads: Booktoberfest, Featuring authors: Daryl J. Ball, Ryan Consell, Mariam Elsherbini, Kimia Eslah, Dorothy Brown Henderson, Dean Italiano, David Alex Jones, Allison Pazuk, Vanessa Ricci-Thode, Caroline Topperman. Local author book fair. October 5th, 12-5. Old Goat Books, 8 William St E, Uptown Waterloo. Caroline Topperman

omg it's happening! Come check out Booktoberfest! Get books by ✨ten✨ local authors, check out the amazing Old Goat Books new location, and then swing by the Mayors Market near Central St! It's going to be #KWAwesome! #UptownWaterloo #Oktoberfest #exploreWR #KitchenerWaterloo #SupportLocal