Cynthia Ward
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
SFF writer/editor, co-author/co-founder Writing the Other, cat rescuer, atheist, #ActuallyAutistic, demisexual demigirl, she or they. NO DMs.
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Everyone getting a jump on holiday shopping: I wrote this art book! Get it here linktr.ee/70sscifiart
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Everyone getting a jump on holiday shopping: I wrote this art book! Get it here linktr.ee/70sscifiart
Submissions are now open for Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 8: Van Helsing.
The one you’ve all been waiting for. Doctor. Professor. Lawyer…Monster hunter. Abraham Van Helsing has become a legend—but how did he get there?
Submissions open 11/1 – 12/31/2025.
Full guidelines at DBSPress.com.
The one you’ve all been waiting for. Doctor. Professor. Lawyer…Monster hunter. Abraham Van Helsing has become a legend—but how did he get there?
Submissions open 11/1 – 12/31/2025.
Full guidelines at DBSPress.com.
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Awards season is upon us!
On December 1st, voting for the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards will officially open 🩷
Today, I'm sharing a mock ballot with the final slate of categories, the voting rules, and the schedule for the awards on the request of those who want to prepare their ballots early.
On December 1st, voting for the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards will officially open 🩷
Today, I'm sharing a mock ballot with the final slate of categories, the voting rules, and the schedule for the awards on the request of those who want to prepare their ballots early.
2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards Mock Ballot
AWARDS SCHEDULE Monday, December 1st: Indie Press nominations announced, voting opens Sunday, December 7th: Best Fiction Longlist released Sunday, December 21st: Shortlists for the five marquee cat...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Awards season is upon us!
On December 1st, voting for the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards will officially open 🩷
Today, I'm sharing a mock ballot with the final slate of categories, the voting rules, and the schedule for the awards on the request of those who want to prepare their ballots early.
On December 1st, voting for the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards will officially open 🩷
Today, I'm sharing a mock ballot with the final slate of categories, the voting rules, and the schedule for the awards on the request of those who want to prepare their ballots early.
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And then re-check your settings tomorrow because mine switched Gemini back on in an "update".
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
And then re-check your settings tomorrow because mine switched Gemini back on in an "update".
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Looking for picture books featuring trans characters?
#kidlit
storytimesolidarity.com/internationa...
#kidlit
storytimesolidarity.com/internationa...
International Day of Trans Visibility - Storytime Solidarity
International Transgender Day of Visibility was created as a day to visibly celebrate being transgender. Also for allies to show their support for the transgender community. The books included on this...
storytimesolidarity.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Looking for picture books featuring trans characters?
#kidlit
storytimesolidarity.com/internationa...
#kidlit
storytimesolidarity.com/internationa...
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Hey these books are so good you should take advantage of this! A+ worldbuilding *chefkiss*
#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hey these books are so good you should take advantage of this! A+ worldbuilding *chefkiss*
I will be at LosCon 51 @loscon.bsky.social on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (11/29/2025). My panel/event details are:
10am How Do We Get Our Stories (Catalina B)
11:30am How did it all begin for you? (CB)
2:30pm First Three Chapters (CB)
4pm Autograph session (dlr room)
Hope to see you there!
10am How Do We Get Our Stories (Catalina B)
11:30am How did it all begin for you? (CB)
2:30pm First Three Chapters (CB)
4pm Autograph session (dlr room)
Hope to see you there!
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I will be at LosCon 51 @loscon.bsky.social on the Saturday after Thanksgiving (11/29/2025). My panel/event details are:
10am How Do We Get Our Stories (Catalina B)
11:30am How did it all begin for you? (CB)
2:30pm First Three Chapters (CB)
4pm Autograph session (dlr room)
Hope to see you there!
10am How Do We Get Our Stories (Catalina B)
11:30am How did it all begin for you? (CB)
2:30pm First Three Chapters (CB)
4pm Autograph session (dlr room)
Hope to see you there!
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
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#Booksky If you’re avoiding shopping at the ‘Zon but need Kindle format for your books, here’s your reminder that you can buy it direct from us! We get paid faster, our authors get paid more and we reinvest in our communities! From queer cosy to spooky: queenofswordspress.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#Booksky If you’re avoiding shopping at the ‘Zon but need Kindle format for your books, here’s your reminder that you can buy it direct from us! We get paid faster, our authors get paid more and we reinvest in our communities! From queer cosy to spooky: queenofswordspress.com
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#Booksky Did you know we have fun “extras” that our authors have created for their books? Buy a print copy of THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES by Heather Rose Jones @heatherrosejones.bsky.social from our website and get a coloring book that Heather created too! queenofswordspress.com/product/the-...
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#Booksky Did you know we have fun “extras” that our authors have created for their books? Buy a print copy of THE LANGUAGE OF ROSES by Heather Rose Jones @heatherrosejones.bsky.social from our website and get a coloring book that Heather created too! queenofswordspress.com/product/the-...
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Apparently “religious freedom” now means only Christians get to force their "values" on everyone else.
What if we tried something radical — like no religion controlling our government at all?
What if we tried something radical — like no religion controlling our government at all?
Indiana's Christian nationalist Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith says that a Muslim like Zohran Mamdani has no right to "force his values on New York" because "we are a Christian nation." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Apparently “religious freedom” now means only Christians get to force their "values" on everyone else.
What if we tried something radical — like no religion controlling our government at all?
What if we tried something radical — like no religion controlling our government at all?
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One of these will have my art in it - some of the best things I've done in a while. (Alas, not yet in the preview blog post... saving the best for last!)
⚔️Enjoy this pic-heavy update featuring our advance copies of the new issues: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Pre-Order them here: new-edge-sword-sorcery-2025.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... 📚
Pre-Order them here: new-edge-sword-sorcery-2025.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... 📚
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
One of these will have my art in it - some of the best things I've done in a while. (Alas, not yet in the preview blog post... saving the best for last!)
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Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S.
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support.
The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm
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We're not supposed to look, but as Arthur C. Clarke once said, no dictator can build a wall high enough to block out the sky.
Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
apnews.com/article/sate...
Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
apnews.com/article/sate...
Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
New satellite images taken Thursday show the scale of the demolition of the White House East Wing as President Donald Trump moves forward with the construction of a new ballroom at the White House.
apnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We're not supposed to look, but as Arthur C. Clarke once said, no dictator can build a wall high enough to block out the sky.
Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
apnews.com/article/sate...
Satellite images show before and after of demolition of White House East Wing
apnews.com/article/sate...
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BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
Proof there are still some good things in the world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-V...
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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October 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Proof there are still some good things in the world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-V...
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May’s been really hit hard by a lot of stuff so if you could chip in even just a bit it would really help 🌸
Hiya all,
We need some help covering a car repair and buying some medications. Thankfully we shouldn't need a huge amount this time, but anything makes a positive difference. Thank you all so much!
gofund.me/a0978348
We need some help covering a car repair and buying some medications. Thankfully we shouldn't need a huge amount this time, but anything makes a positive difference. Thank you all so much!
gofund.me/a0978348
October 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
May’s been really hit hard by a lot of stuff so if you could chip in even just a bit it would really help 🌸
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12 Hours left in the Battleborn crowdfunder. We are $300 shy of locking in the summer release of Issue 2, complete with @michaelastackpole.bsky.social cover story.
Plus, ALL backers get over $200 of free fiction on top of the magazine.
To glory!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
Plus, ALL backers get over $200 of free fiction on top of the magazine.
To glory!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
Battleborn Magazine
From the Frontlines of Fantasy | Check out 'Battleborn Magazine' on Indiegogo.
www.indiegogo.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
12 Hours left in the Battleborn crowdfunder. We are $300 shy of locking in the summer release of Issue 2, complete with @michaelastackpole.bsky.social cover story.
Plus, ALL backers get over $200 of free fiction on top of the magazine.
To glory!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
Plus, ALL backers get over $200 of free fiction on top of the magazine.
To glory!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
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BATTLEBORN just broke 9k - and with our next stretch goal firmly in sight, what say we sweeten the pot?
ALL backers of BATTLEBORN will get digital copies of the first 4 issues of ANVIL - and a few other goodies, too - to help you get a taste for our team's work!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
ALL backers of BATTLEBORN will get digital copies of the first 4 issues of ANVIL - and a few other goodies, too - to help you get a taste for our team's work!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
September 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BATTLEBORN just broke 9k - and with our next stretch goal firmly in sight, what say we sweeten the pot?
ALL backers of BATTLEBORN will get digital copies of the first 4 issues of ANVIL - and a few other goodies, too - to help you get a taste for our team's work!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
ALL backers of BATTLEBORN will get digital copies of the first 4 issues of ANVIL - and a few other goodies, too - to help you get a taste for our team's work!
www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...
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Battleborn, Swords & Sorcery Magazine and New Edge S&S each have less than 3 days left in thier crowdfunders.
Battleborn and Swords and Sorcery Magazine are also just over 1k each away from the next stretch goals.
Do your part to spice up next year's fantasy scene! Swords Together!
Battleborn and Swords and Sorcery Magazine are also just over 1k each away from the next stretch goals.
Do your part to spice up next year's fantasy scene! Swords Together!
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Battleborn, Swords & Sorcery Magazine and New Edge S&S each have less than 3 days left in thier crowdfunders.
Battleborn and Swords and Sorcery Magazine are also just over 1k each away from the next stretch goals.
Do your part to spice up next year's fantasy scene! Swords Together!
Battleborn and Swords and Sorcery Magazine are also just over 1k each away from the next stretch goals.
Do your part to spice up next year's fantasy scene! Swords Together!
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i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended
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I'll be signing books at Lark and Owl Booksellers in Georgetown, TX, on November 1, 1-3 pm, to raise funds for Central Texas flood recovery. If you can't make it that day, you can buy Rained Out and Other Texas Holiday Disasters at books2read.com/BlackOrchids4 or my website dimond.me/product/blac...
September 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'll be signing books at Lark and Owl Booksellers in Georgetown, TX, on November 1, 1-3 pm, to raise funds for Central Texas flood recovery. If you can't make it that day, you can buy Rained Out and Other Texas Holiday Disasters at books2read.com/BlackOrchids4 or my website dimond.me/product/blac...
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Re-posted to fix typo:
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents)
Amazon.com: Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents) eBook : Marcinko, Tom : Books
www.amazon.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Re-posted to fix typo:
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...