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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!!

@rblemberg.bsky.social

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RB (they/them). Immigrant, SFF writer + academic. Neurodivergent. World Fantasy Award winner. Le Guin Prize Shortlist, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus and Crawford finalist. Views always my own. <3 דאָיִקייט http://rblemberg.net/ https://patreon.com/rblemberg

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · Nov 15

Welcome, new followers! I am RB Lemberg (they/them), an author of a number fantasy books, and an academic. I was born in L'viv, Ukraine, I'm Jewish, queer, and nonbinary (bigender), and I speak and have studied many languages.

My awesome spouse is @bogiperson.bsky.social. We have one child, Mati.

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2h

unwilling to stop: just sent something very special (not mine, but I am allowed to send it) to SH. Let's see what happens 😍

R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2h

aaaand just sold a poem to one of my favorite magazines 😍

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 3h

This is a beautiful night

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 3h

I am so happy!!

R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 3h

Did Zohran win???? He won!!! Thank G-d

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Indrapramit Das (Offline, travelling) @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 16d

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 10h

THANK YOU!!!! did you get my card btw?

Sorry I've been awol, this semester has been murder. Hope all is well in the Le Guin world, and that the exhibition is a success!

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 15h

SENTIENT. MUSHROOM. ADVENTURES.

Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES out TODAY! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 16h

I haven't gotten my copies yet, but the pictures I saw looked great (the inside cover is also printed with the cover art!).

Thank you to my editor @scottgable.bsky.social, my awesome cover artist Galen Dara, and also to @rblemberg.bsky.social for their great comments on the manuscript!!

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Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES out TODAY! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 1d

I just want to go aaaah about the cover art of my new book, by Galen Dara. It actually wraps all the way around and I heeeear it is also on the inside cover (I haven't gotten my author copies yet, but I hope to be taking pics once I can!!!).

A strange organic spaceship floating surrounded by little spiky somethings, in front of a blue background that shades to black, and purple and blue mushrooms. The cover text says Song of Spores by Bogi Takács.

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 1d

They asked me very nicely for a speech in case they get to read it, read my speech for me and emailed me about it after I won. I was not at the con. I think the email probably hinted that I won but I am autistic

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

all the love

R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!!

R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, YOKE OF STARS is a book about exile and translation and fish communism and a language with no verbs, so I guess that parts of speech have now been really and truly cancelled.

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

thank you so much!!! I am still in shock

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

THANK YOU to my whole publishing team at Tachyon, my agent Mary, my whole community of supporters on Patreon (THANK YOU), my incredible readers, and the jury and judges and organizers of the World Fantasy Award.

special thanks to my early readers who saw the first iteration of this story ages ago 😍

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

I am grateful to many people, but two first and foremost: 1) @jhameia.bsky.social , my intrepid editor, who GOT what I was doing and fought for this book and worked so hard to make it better; 2) @bogiperson.bsky.social who has encouraged me SO MUCH with this book when I agonized endlessly

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

It is going to take me some time to process what all of this means. Yoke of Stars is my most daring and my most non-traditional work in terms of form after a lifetime of writing strange forms, and it's the work I was the most proud of, and also the work I was the most worried would not land.

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

Until a few hours ago, my experience with major awards has been "finalist, but not a winner." I've been honored to be a finalist for many major awards. Birdverse works have been repeatedly shortlisted. Major wins up until today - not there. This is the first big win and it's MY FAVORITE AWARD

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

Finally home. For a bit of context, I had no idea I was going to win the World Fantasy Award. I spent all my morning at a local bake sale with no internet access. Then we were delivering food to a friend recovering from surgery. So no, I had no idea!!

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

Ok but the real star in all this is @jhameia.bsky.social who made this book happen, she is AMAZING

Jaymee Goh (she/her) @jhameia.bsky.social · 2d

YOKE OF STARS by @rblemberg.bsky.social is a World Fantasy Award winner! 💞💞💞💖💖❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

I wasn't even online, I am still processing lol

R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

No seriously WHAT

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World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 2d

Best Novella: #WorldFantasyAwards2025
Winner: Yoke of Stars, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 2d

WHAT

World Fantasy 2025 @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social · 2d

Best Novella: #WorldFantasyAwards2025
Winner: Yoke of Stars, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)

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R.B. Lemberg YOKE OF STARS WON THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD!!!!!! @rblemberg.bsky.social · 19d

So proud and excited to have a poem upcoming in the Deadlands. This is a poem about a Yiddish play I can't stop thinking about (and writing about)

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 21d

POETRY

Amanita Season, Belle Biscotti

I had a dream and in the dream I knew I was dreaming so I believed I could change things, @shanaross.bsky.social

Bay nakht afn altn mark: A rehearsal, by @rblemberg.bsky.social

Not a Bird, Ellen Romano

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