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Maya Gittelman

@mayagittelman.bsky.social

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full of love poems and rage fil-am & jew-ish out now: stories in the anthos Why on Earth, Night of the Living Queers, Lofty Mountains, Fiery Deeps reviews & criticism at reactor mag they/she

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE I WON 😭❤️‍🔥
Thank you to
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social
@reactorsff.bsky.social and congrats to all the other winners & nominees, it's a huge honor and joy to be among you!!

2025 Winner - Critics Award - Maya Gittelman

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI I won the Ignyte!!

Maya Gittelman, writer & award-winning critic. Still reeling 💜 So grateful!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Critic is @mayagittelman.bsky.social

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Nalo Hopkinson @nalohop.bsky.social · 1d

Big congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 Ignyte Awards!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

That's it! Congratulations winners and thank you for your contributions to such a beautiful SFFH landscape and community.
#2025IgnyteAwards
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/

2025 Results - The Ignyte Awards

OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an adult audience BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/Saga Press) METAL FROM HEAVEN – August Clarke (Erewhon Books) THE E...

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

😭❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 thank you so so much ayida!!! ahhhh!!!!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!! 🥹🥹❤️❤️

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

thank you!!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner of the Community Award: Authors Against Book Bans

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre goes to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner The Ember Award: Sonia Sulaiman

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @genni.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Creative Nonfiction for AFRO-CENTERED FUTURISMS IN OUR SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Eugen Bacon

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 1d

thank you!

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Critic is @mayagittelman.bsky.social

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, hello

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 2d

UPDATE I WON 😭❤️‍🔥
Thank you to
@fiyahlitmag.bsky.social
@reactorsff.bsky.social and congrats to all the other winners & nominees, it's a huge honor and joy to be among you!!

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 2d

I got this news from friends as I made my way through the last of NYCC, feeling very fond of everyone who loves sffh as much or more than I do. Grateful for this community, @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, @reactorsff.bsky.social and everyone who got me here.
Ignyte award winning critic. I’m so proud ❤️‍🔥

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 2d

ahhhh thank you so much!!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 2d

AHHHHHHHHH WELL DAMN

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Critic is @mayagittelman.bsky.social

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 4d

and I you and Arthur and Sal!!

Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 4d

FREEDOM IS A JEWISH VALUE

Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 4d

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 4d

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t emphasize enough that on the list of things keeping me going right now, Dead and Breakfast is WAY wayyy up there.

Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 4d

My book about gay vampires solving crime comes out NEXT WEEK ahhhhhh

Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 8d

Got my finished copies of Dead & Breakfast!! They are so cute and I’m obsessed with the spine!

Have you pre-ordered yet? Remember you can grab a signed copy with preorder goodies (stickers) from Always Here Bookstore!

www.alwaysherebooks.com/product/dead...

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Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 4d

My book about gay vampires solving crime comes out NEXT WEEK ahhhhhh

Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 8d

Paperback copies of Dead & Breakfast next to a teal tea pot and black tea cup. The cover shows two men holding hands. On the left, a white man with graying hair wearing a suit and tie holds a cup of coffee. On the right, a shorter man with long dark hair, pale skin, and a ruffly cravat holds a goblet of blood with a silly straw. They both have vampire fangs. Behind them is a field of flowers and a large house with a cat perched on a sign that says “welcome. Over the top is the title “DEAD & BREAKFAST” the tagline “come for the vampires stay for the scones” and the byline “kat Hillis & Rosiee Thor.” The spine shows the title text in blue and the byline in red with a black cat curled around a goblet of blood with a silly straw.

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 6d

so who’s writing the hucklerobby pillion au