Kate Ristau
@kateristau.bsky.social
Folklorist. Author. Executive Director of Willamette Writers. President of SFWA. Blue hair. She/they. Bi/Pan. Rep Elisa Saphier.
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I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
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For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
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N.K. Jemisin Named Damon Knight Grand Master by SFWA
N.K. Jemisin Named SFWA Grand Master
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has named NK Jemisin the 42nd recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. SFWA President Kate Ristau said, Jemisin is a c…
locusmag.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
N.K. Jemisin Named Damon Knight Grand Master by SFWA
She is helping us build better worlds, imagine different futures, and fight for the world we want to live in right now. Congrats, @nkjemisin.bsky.social !
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
She is helping us build better worlds, imagine different futures, and fight for the world we want to live in right now. Congrats, @nkjemisin.bsky.social !
Today we announce the next SFWA Grand Master, beginning with a discussion with Grand Masters Lois McMaster Bujold and Nicola Griffith! So excited for today.
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today we announce the next SFWA Grand Master, beginning with a discussion with Grand Masters Lois McMaster Bujold and Nicola Griffith! So excited for today.
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
@nicolaz.bsky.social @sfwa.org
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In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited.
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited.
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
Writing for games or comics? Check out these resources.
We're also delighted to have launched our first-ever Games & Comics Quarterly, alongside our monthly NRN. Have you signed up for e-blasts?
Our Game Writing & Comics Committees teamed up to celebrate SFWA members' work, and establish a new hub for industry chatter.
Check out the first issue today!
Our Game Writing & Comics Committees teamed up to celebrate SFWA members' work, and establish a new hub for industry chatter.
Check out the first issue today!
Games & Comics Quarterly - Fall 2025 - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
SFWA Publications is thrilled to be offering more tools for our authors’ launch campaigns, in collaboration with SFWA’s Game Writing and Comics Committees. It’s a tough gig out there for writer promo...
www.sfwa.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Writing for games or comics? Check out these resources.
If you’re looking to change the direction, check out your local city boards and committees. You can make a big difference in your hometown.
I recommend the library board;)
www.tigard-or.gov/your-governm...
I recommend the library board;)
www.tigard-or.gov/your-governm...
www.tigard-or.gov
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you’re looking to change the direction, check out your local city boards and committees. You can make a big difference in your hometown.
I recommend the library board;)
www.tigard-or.gov/your-governm...
I recommend the library board;)
www.tigard-or.gov/your-governm...
Wrapping up my time at World Fantasy in Brighton by ordering a full English breakfast, of course.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wrapping up my time at World Fantasy in Brighton by ordering a full English breakfast, of course.
Some notes on market, fresh from the Agent Panel at #WorldFantasy Will share typed notes on my website next week.
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some notes on market, fresh from the Agent Panel at #WorldFantasy Will share typed notes on my website next week.
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Arrived in London (got bear, got coffee, got on another train)!
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Arrived in London (got bear, got coffee, got on another train)!
On my way to #WorldFantasy in Brighton! See you there, or you’ll see the photos;)
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
On my way to #WorldFantasy in Brighton! See you there, or you’ll see the photos;)
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Thank you to @locusmag.bsky.social for spreading the word! We are so excited to keep the spirit of the Nebulas going this November, through events celebrating professional writing communities, *in* community with @sciencewriters.org and @hwany.org!
Grand Master chats & Nebula secrets too! 👀👇 #Soon!
Grand Master chats & Nebula secrets too! 👀👇 #Soon!
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Thank you to @locusmag.bsky.social for spreading the word! We are so excited to keep the spirit of the Nebulas going this November, through events celebrating professional writing communities, *in* community with @sciencewriters.org and @hwany.org!
Grand Master chats & Nebula secrets too! 👀👇 #Soon!
Grand Master chats & Nebula secrets too! 👀👇 #Soon!
It’s one of those Tuesdays where the morning has flown by but the inbox has not gotten any smaller. Send help (READ: Coffee).
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It’s one of those Tuesdays where the morning has flown by but the inbox has not gotten any smaller. Send help (READ: Coffee).
Headed up to Write on the Sound in Edmonds this weekend! Can’t wait.
October 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Headed up to Write on the Sound in Edmonds this weekend! Can’t wait.
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You know what Portland really has way too much of? Literary events. This city is overcrowded with amazing readings and workshops and socials and writers writing excellent stories. I run a weekly newsletter that features all these events and it has gotten really long. Send help. bit.ly/pdxwriteweek
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September 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You know what Portland really has way too much of? Literary events. This city is overcrowded with amazing readings and workshops and socials and writers writing excellent stories. I run a weekly newsletter that features all these events and it has gotten really long. Send help. bit.ly/pdxwriteweek
Authors! Search for your works to see if you can submit a claim in the Anthropic Settlement.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Authors! Search for your works to see if you can submit a claim in the Anthropic Settlement.
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Today looks like it’s going to be monster, so let’s sharpen our claws.
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today looks like it’s going to be monster, so let’s sharpen our claws.
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Here are a bunch to get you started. If you are unfamiliar with @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social it's a digital magazine publishing short stories and poetry by Black SFFH authors for going on *counts on fingers* 10 years? Good lord. Co-founded it. Won a Hugo. Etc. go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p
September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here are a bunch to get you started. If you are unfamiliar with @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social it's a digital magazine publishing short stories and poetry by Black SFFH authors for going on *counts on fingers* 10 years? Good lord. Co-founded it. Won a Hugo. Etc. go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p
Rolling into the morning like something that rolls in cinnamon.
September 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Rolling into the morning like something that rolls in cinnamon.
Advice to myself: Wake up. Pour a cup. Write something.
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Advice to myself: Wake up. Pour a cup. Write something.