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C. J. Lavigne
@cjlavigne.com
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Canadian SFF writer. Author of IN VERITAS and THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER. Short stories in On Spec, Fusion Fragment, Augur, PodCastle, and other fine publications. Rep: Arley Sorg. I like coffee and cats. www.cjlavigne.com
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C. J. Lavigne @cjlavigne.com · Nov 30
Can't think of a single way in which this is about to go wrong
Photo taken from POV of person who is lying on the couch with crochet on her lap, and a fresh skein of yarn. Lurking, a very interested grey and white mantle tabby who definitely is not thinking of attack.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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There's still plenty o' time to drop your information in here! Each year's eligibility post ends up with a really high clickthrough rate -- it's worth your time to make sure people know where to find your work!
December 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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One more day folks!

Send us your queer speculative flash fiction!
neonhemlock.bsky.social Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 26d
Baffling will open for submissions on December 1st!

More info here: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
Yellow/purple ink blobs. Open to submissions: Dec 1-15. arrows pointing to "unthemed" and "timefuckery" (the two themes for issues we're reading for).
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing!

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Fantasy and Science Fiction
The award-winning Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, founded in 1949. The original publisher of Stephen King's Dark Tower, Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle f...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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I do all the in-class exercises along with the students--it shows them the thing I am asking is possible and makes us all a group experimenting and playing together. They are more willing to share their rough work when I share mine. :)
cherylpappas.bsky.social Cheryl Pappas @cherylpappas.bsky.social · 2d
Creative writing teachers: Do you ever do the exercises you offer in class? I’m thinking about doing this as a way to try them out and also to be in tune with what the students are working with.
December 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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New #WriterBeware blog post: per a report by @publisherslunch.bsky.social, Amazon's new gen AI-powered "Ask This Book" feature for Kindle is, in effect, an "in-book chatbot" writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...
Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware
In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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hi, this is super fucked up
New Kindle feature offers instant spoiler-free answers to questions about your books
“Ask this Book” is now available on the Kindle iOS app in the U.S. for thousands of English-language books.
www.aboutamazon.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Deadline is tomorrow to get that bread, Canadians www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca
Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement
This website has been established to provide general information related to the proposed settlement of the case referred to as Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement.
www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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In celebration of today’s Supergirl trailer, may I present my article, “Women at Refrigerators: The Gender Politics of Food and Eating in Supergirl.” Yes, I am proud of that title. 🦸‍♀️
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Women at Refrigerators: The Gender Politics of Food and Eating in S...
“I hope you get fat,” Alex Danvers says to her sister, Kara Zor-El on TV series, Supergirl (CBS, 2015-2016). “Not on this planet,” she retorts[S01xE03]. As a Kryptonian, Kara Danvers/Supergirl can ...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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nathanburgoine.bsky.social
I buried this at the end of a thread, which was foolish.

I’ll do the draw tomorrow morning. Want some awesome @gianster98.bsky.social and @hschooner.bsky.social in your ears doing some queer tales?
nathanburgoine.bsky.social 'Nathan Burgoine @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 4d
If you reply here and tell me your favourite winter holiday story (from anywhere), I’ll draw all the people who reply from a hat and so long as you’re willing to give me your e-mail so I can use the code, whoever I draw can have a free copy of the audiobook via Libro.
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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arleysorg.bsky.social
Behold! Leslye Penelope's new book! The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass!

lpenelope.com/book/the-ine...
Cover for The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass, a striking dark magenta background, with a silhouette of a woman and a profile of another woman
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Sneaking in one last new story for the year! Us, In Another Universe, my flash piece about the hero/villain relationship, ships, fics, and the multiverse is now available to read in December's @lightspeedmagazine.com

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Us, in Another Universe - Lightspeed Magazine
In this universe, we fight because we can’t fuck. Call it Universe A, or One, the Golden Age where it all began. Though “began” is relative when your timeline is constantly rewritten, rebooted, shatte...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Coming April 2026: RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES, 1st collection from Nebula, Locus & Sturgeon award-winner @samtasticbooks.com

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"Samantha examines the human spirit with a sharp eye and a gentle heart." @foxesandroses.bsky.social

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Cover to RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES Design by Elizabeth Story
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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C'mere, pookie. We need to talk about how now is a difficult time for lots of people in publishing. Not just bc--*waves arms*--but bc we're seeing Best of the Year lists and Award Eligibility posts, and bc the last book deals of the year are being announced while sub times are longer than ever. 1/
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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It is the time of year when I need to repost this; please understand it is just how the thing works
cjlavigne.com C. J. Lavigne @cjlavigne.com · 13d
Hello! Apparently it is now awards season (??!) so I hope I have done this correctly:
The cover of C. J. Lavigne's The Drowned Man's Daughter (green eyes on an ocean background), along with text that reads: "Eligible for Best Novella in fine awards everywhere -- yes that one, and also that other one. Graphic design is absolutely not my passion. Thank you for your consideration! Look at my cute cat." There is a small photo of a grey and white mantle tabby looking out at the reader; he's so adorable.
December 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Can Premee even call herself an author anymore? Tsk.
premeemohamed.com Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 6d
Me: Slow year
Me: Only two novellas, three novelettes, and four short stories out this year, plus a handful of essays
Me: Surely I must flagellate myself for eighty-five centuries

premeemohamed.com/eligibility-...
the covers of one message remains, the first thousand trees, the end of the world as we know it, roots of my fears, cosmic horror magazine, three-lobed burning eye, and a small illustration of a father and child in a square bottle. graphic indicates 2025.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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ALLLLLLL of this. Fucking off and doing my own thing and slowly fostering a community around me of like-minded freaks and people who love books has made a world of difference for me in terms of my writing.
ladzwriting.bsky.social Ladz ❄️🖤🩸 @ladzwriting.bsky.social · 6d
LRT I've been thinking a lot about how much my art leveled up when I finally found the artistic types I actually wanted to be in conversation with

it's an interesting contrast to when I was querying, most of the community had the same business goals (getting an agent etc) and not artistic intent
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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foxesandroses.bsky.social
Nominations are open! I would be honored if you considered my stories but especially my novelette "The Life and Times of Alavira the Great" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social written as a series of Goodreads reviews! 🙏
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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This is the second time in two days my debut novel has popped up unexpectedly -- hello baby, I still love you. <3 Look at your pretty finalist seal. Look how nice.
newestpress.bsky.social NeWest Press @newestpress.bsky.social · 7d
“Things that are and are not, she thinks, and the dog is a snake.”

In this fantastic and fantastical debut, @cjlavigne.com concocts a wondrous realm overlaying a city that brims with civic workers and pigeons.

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#NeWestPress #ABbooks #ReadLocal #ReadCanadian #BuyCanadian
Book Cover: In Veritas by C.J. Lavigne. Profile of a black dog with feathers. Gold titles.
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Deeply pleased in an incredibly reserved Danish-American way that THE WITCH ROADS is named as one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal:

www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
Editors’ Picks of the Year | Best Books 2025
The LJ Book Review editors’ list of 100 Picks of the Year highlights titles we never tired of reading, rereading, talking about, or mulling over.
www.libraryjournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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TODAY
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 8d
Today is your LAST CHANCE to nominate your favorite books, movies, TV shows, book covers, and more for the Reactor poll!!! go go go go go go!!
Cast Your Vote for the Best SFF of the Year! - Reactor
Books! Movies! TV shows! Video games! Short fiction! And more!!
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December 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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ecatherine.com
Oh hey, it's me. Talking about balancing creativity while caring for a dying parent. 🖤
mariahaskins.com Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 7d
From @ecatherine.com - "Do Good Work"

"Sometimes I just want to step into the dark garage and scream until I can’t scream any more. So that’s what I do.

But how does that help the writing process, you wonder.

It doesn’t. It helps the writer."

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Do Good Work - Ruadán Books
E. Catherine Tobler When my mother discovered that I wanted to be a writer, she told a friend at work. I do not know if she told this friend out of pride or vexation, though I suspect the latter. I ha...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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🚀 Members! Nominate your favourite works of the year to the BSFA Awards Longlist today!

If you're not yet a member, it takes minutes to join - just go to www.bsfa.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I'm reeling from the news that GIRL IN THE CREEK made both The Lineup's Best Horror Books of 2025 and Library Journal's Best Books 2025 lists!!!
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
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Screenshot from The Lineup, featuring a bunch of book covers and a headline reading "THE BEST HORROR BOOKS OF 2025."
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Publishers, editors, authors, send us your favorite speculative ecofiction published this year. This is going to be another bouquet of truly stellar ecofiction ✨🌿🦋
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM