Ren Hutchings
@voidcricket.bsky.social
SFF writer, writing mentor, editor, reader, fan 🪐 Author of Under Fortunate Stars, An Unbreakable World, The Legend Liminal, more to come 💫 Rep: Ernie Chiara @ Fuse Literary 🚀 she/they 🏳️🌈
website: renhutchings.com
links: linktr.ee/voidcricket
website: renhutchings.com
links: linktr.ee/voidcricket
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So thrilled to see our editor @danaiwrites.bsky.social's essay on the BSFA Longlist! 🧡
Please vote, if you can, for These Marbles Were Never White. You can read it here: www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
These Marbles Were Never White
The year is 2025. Matt Damon wears a red broom on his head in his first promotional image as the protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film adaptation of The Odyssey,1 and I’m already too exhaus...
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January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
So thrilled to see our editor @danaiwrites.bsky.social's essay on the BSFA Longlist! 🧡
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New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
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Two Stelliform titles made the absolutely stacked BSFA Longlist! Rebecca Campbell’s “Wider Than the Sky, Deeper Than the Sea” (The Other Shore) is nominated in Best Short Fiction and Syr Hayati Beker’s What a Fish Looks Like in Best Shorter Fiction.
See the full list here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
See the full list here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Two Stelliform titles made the absolutely stacked BSFA Longlist! Rebecca Campbell’s “Wider Than the Sky, Deeper Than the Sea” (The Other Shore) is nominated in Best Short Fiction and Syr Hayati Beker’s What a Fish Looks Like in Best Shorter Fiction.
See the full list here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
See the full list here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-...
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🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards!
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards!
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Delighted & honored that my novel AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD & my novella THE LEGEND LIMINAL are on the longlist for the BSFA Awards!
Thanks so much to the BSFA members who nominated my works, & congrats to everybody on this absolutely incredible list 🫶
📚 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Thanks so much to the BSFA members who nominated my works, & congrats to everybody on this absolutely incredible list 🫶
📚 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Delighted & honored that my novel AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD & my novella THE LEGEND LIMINAL are on the longlist for the BSFA Awards!
Thanks so much to the BSFA members who nominated my works, & congrats to everybody on this absolutely incredible list 🫶
📚 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Thanks so much to the BSFA members who nominated my works, & congrats to everybody on this absolutely incredible list 🫶
📚 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
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We are thrilled to announce several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and cover artists! Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social, @voidcricket.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Niall C. Grant, and Raúl Cruz!
#BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart
#BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
We are thrilled to announce several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and cover artists! Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social, @voidcricket.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Niall C. Grant, and Raúl Cruz!
#BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart
#BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart
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Our cover artist @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social has created the art for three gorgeous book covers for us, and is in the process of making our romantasy anthology cover, and soon more novella covers! Read more about Kim Herbst: www.starsandsabers.com/2025/06/09/m...
#artist #coverart #illustrator
#artist #coverart #illustrator
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Our cover artist @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social has created the art for three gorgeous book covers for us, and is in the process of making our romantasy anthology cover, and soon more novella covers! Read more about Kim Herbst: www.starsandsabers.com/2025/06/09/m...
#artist #coverart #illustrator
#artist #coverart #illustrator
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A reminder that I have a few US and UK codes for the audio version of Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle! If you are reading for the awards and want to listen to a dark space opera novella with horror feels, feel free to let me know! 💀
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A reminder that I have a few US and UK codes for the audio version of Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle! If you are reading for the awards and want to listen to a dark space opera novella with horror feels, feel free to let me know! 💀
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Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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Incredibly excited to announce that my debut science-fantasy novel THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF FALLING WORLDS will be published by Daphne Press (UK & Commonwealth), Bindery Books (US) and Bolinda (audio)! This Cyberpunk 2077 X Spirited Away book has been cooking in my brain for 6 long years!
January 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Incredibly excited to announce that my debut science-fantasy novel THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF FALLING WORLDS will be published by Daphne Press (UK & Commonwealth), Bindery Books (US) and Bolinda (audio)! This Cyberpunk 2077 X Spirited Away book has been cooking in my brain for 6 long years!
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We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
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A month to go until In This City, Where it Rains publishes with @lunapress.bsky.social! A good time to start sharing some blurbs from early readers, first up from @voidcricket.bsky.social, author of Under Fortunate Stars, The Legend Liminal, and more! Pre-order now! ✨ 🖤 linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A month to go until In This City, Where it Rains publishes with @lunapress.bsky.social! A good time to start sharing some blurbs from early readers, first up from @voidcricket.bsky.social, author of Under Fortunate Stars, The Legend Liminal, and more! Pre-order now! ✨ 🖤 linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026
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what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
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SPREAD THE SPORES 🍄
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November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
SPREAD THE SPORES 🍄
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November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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The Thing You Do When Crying Isn’t Enough: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social looks at Syr Hayati Beker's WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE (@stelliform.press)
Small Press Dispatch: The Thing You Do When Crying Isn’t Enough
Roseanna Pendlebury In Syr Hayati Beker’s What A Fish Looks Like, a book of fairytales is transformed by annotation into a collection of new fables, more suited to the climate-change-ravaged future…
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Thing You Do When Crying Isn’t Enough: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social looks at Syr Hayati Beker's WHAT A FISH LOOKS LIKE (@stelliform.press)
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The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon is now available for preorder! This cinematic thriller is a horror tinged science fantasy with expansive worldbuilding and tons of action.
Preorder now, available July 28, 2026!
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Preorder now, available July 28, 2026!
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November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Demon Star by Jesse Aragon is now available for preorder! This cinematic thriller is a horror tinged science fantasy with expansive worldbuilding and tons of action.
Preorder now, available July 28, 2026!
buff.ly/Z3raT1L
Preorder now, available July 28, 2026!
buff.ly/Z3raT1L
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As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
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have you ordered your copy yet?
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"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking" - @ivygrimes.bsky.social
"A beautiful meditation on loss and grief" - @acwise.bsky.social
"A visceral and timely tale" - @thesuiway.bsky.social
"This is eco and science fiction at its best" [email protected]
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"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking" - @ivygrimes.bsky.social
"A beautiful meditation on loss and grief" - @acwise.bsky.social
"A visceral and timely tale" - @thesuiway.bsky.social
"This is eco and science fiction at its best" [email protected]
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No One To Hold The Distant Dead | Psychopomp
As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.
psychopomp.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
have you ordered your copy yet?
👀👀🖤
"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking" - @ivygrimes.bsky.social
"A beautiful meditation on loss and grief" - @acwise.bsky.social
"A visceral and timely tale" - @thesuiway.bsky.social
"This is eco and science fiction at its best" [email protected]
👇
👀👀🖤
"Lush, lyrical, and heartbreaking" - @ivygrimes.bsky.social
"A beautiful meditation on loss and grief" - @acwise.bsky.social
"A visceral and timely tale" - @thesuiway.bsky.social
"This is eco and science fiction at its best" [email protected]
👇
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Did you know that it's #singlesday?
The perfect opportunity to remind you of a superb selection of Solaris Standalones across fantasy, scifi, horror & spec fic!
From award-winners to modern classics, out of this world highjinks to creeping terror, you can find your perfect partner in our books!
The perfect opportunity to remind you of a superb selection of Solaris Standalones across fantasy, scifi, horror & spec fic!
From award-winners to modern classics, out of this world highjinks to creeping terror, you can find your perfect partner in our books!
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did you know that it's #singlesday?
The perfect opportunity to remind you of a superb selection of Solaris Standalones across fantasy, scifi, horror & spec fic!
From award-winners to modern classics, out of this world highjinks to creeping terror, you can find your perfect partner in our books!
The perfect opportunity to remind you of a superb selection of Solaris Standalones across fantasy, scifi, horror & spec fic!
From award-winners to modern classics, out of this world highjinks to creeping terror, you can find your perfect partner in our books!
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Thank you @voidcricket.bsky.social for this beautiful blurb for GODFESTATION, my Appalachia weird horror, arriving August 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor! Cover reveal and preorders are coming soon.
#horror #appalachia #books #southernfiction
#horror #appalachia #books #southernfiction
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thank you @voidcricket.bsky.social for this beautiful blurb for GODFESTATION, my Appalachia weird horror, arriving August 2026 via @sleyhouseeditor! Cover reveal and preorders are coming soon.
#horror #appalachia #books #southernfiction
#horror #appalachia #books #southernfiction
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On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
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8K GIVEAWAY!
Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more!
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November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
8K GIVEAWAY!
Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more!
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Win books from @csecooney.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social an early ARC from @authortrmoore.bsky.social & more!
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