Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction • 🌈 they/them • 📚 words in Strange Horizons, Apex, Flame Tree, Heartlines, Factor Four, Utopia SF & more • Codex, SFPA • Rhysling nominee • Currently querying
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Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
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on this trans day of remembrance my poem "live" at @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social feels very fitting
"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
“live” by Ash Vale
you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time. to feel the blunt pain of it and …
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November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
on this trans day of remembrance my poem "live" at @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social feels very fitting
"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
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If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, I’ve published 13 short pieces this year with 2 more coming soon. I figured I’d make a thread of just a few of my faves that are free-to-read. (You can still find my complete eligibility post through my link in bio) 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you’re looking for something to read this weekend, I’ve published 13 short pieces this year with 2 more coming soon. I figured I’d make a thread of just a few of my faves that are free-to-read. (You can still find my complete eligibility post through my link in bio) 🧵
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Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
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Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
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My dark fantasy 'A Single Song', a trans take on the Grimm fairytale of music, revenge, and manipulation, came out this summer from Factor Four!
factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
A Single Song by Nico Martinez Nocito
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. Haunting, my listeners called my melody, and beautiful. My fingers glided over the sinuous strings and my voice, the harp’s voice,…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My dark fantasy 'A Single Song', a trans take on the Grimm fairytale of music, revenge, and manipulation, came out this summer from Factor Four!
factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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"Here, the fish make homes among our bones. The crabs weather the tides nestled between layers of muscle, folds of fat." 🐠💀🦀
New fiction today by @leahning.bsky.social: "We Used to Wake to Song"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @leahning.bsky.social: "We Used to Wake to Song"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Here, the fish make homes among our bones. The crabs weather the tides nestled between layers of muscle, folds of fat." 🐠💀🦀
New fiction today by @leahning.bsky.social: "We Used to Wake to Song"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @leahning.bsky.social: "We Used to Wake to Song"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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absolutely LOVED this story by @cjtavares.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social. probably no stranger that i'm a weirdo for non-linear fiction, and this one is a perfect example of non-linear storytelling. quick and precise and ... no spoilers.
"Ghosts of Summer" by CJ Tavares
"Ghosts of Summer" by CJ Tavares
Ghosts of Summer
September, 100° F
The apartment is dark when I return, the blackout curtains doing their job of keeping the late afternoon sun...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
absolutely LOVED this story by @cjtavares.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social. probably no stranger that i'm a weirdo for non-linear fiction, and this one is a perfect example of non-linear storytelling. quick and precise and ... no spoilers.
"Ghosts of Summer" by CJ Tavares
"Ghosts of Summer" by CJ Tavares
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as my debut pub date nears, i am not going to ask you to buy my book. it will exist. you can pre-order it. some people have already read it and said some nice stuff about it on various review platforms.
i'm going to ask you to read some awesome sci-fi that isn't Dune. that's all.
i'm going to ask you to read some awesome sci-fi that isn't Dune. that's all.
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
as my debut pub date nears, i am not going to ask you to buy my book. it will exist. you can pre-order it. some people have already read it and said some nice stuff about it on various review platforms.
i'm going to ask you to read some awesome sci-fi that isn't Dune. that's all.
i'm going to ask you to read some awesome sci-fi that isn't Dune. that's all.
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The Kickstarter is officially LIVE!!!
Kickstarter Launching Monday.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/utt...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/utt...
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Kickstarter is officially LIVE!!!
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Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
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Flash Point SF is one of my favorite SFF magazines. It's been a delight working with them on my own stories, and I am subscribed so I can read all the stories straight away. You definitely want them to continue working in 2026. If you are able, I highly recommend donating:
Today's the day! Our 2025 Kickstarter is live!
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Flash Point SF 2025
An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words.
www.kickstarter.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Flash Point SF is one of my favorite SFF magazines. It's been a delight working with them on my own stories, and I am subscribed so I can read all the stories straight away. You definitely want them to continue working in 2026. If you are able, I highly recommend donating:
Flash Point SF is one of the best micro & flash markets for science fiction and fantasy. Help them fund another year!
Today's the day! Our 2025 Kickstarter is live!
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Flash Point SF 2025
An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words.
www.kickstarter.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Flash Point SF is one of the best micro & flash markets for science fiction and fantasy. Help them fund another year!
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The Into the Dark anthology is now available for pre-order in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions ahead of it's 12/21/25 release date!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Into the Dark anthology is now available for pre-order in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions ahead of it's 12/21/25 release date!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
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I had 4 new short stories published this year but would be honored if you checked out these two for Nebula/Hugo/Locus consideration 🙏
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
Barbershops of the Floating City - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: child abuse You used to be in a band. Now you cut hair. The Institute hired you because you’re the daughter of the Floating City’s Founder’s fourth mistress, the one who always cooks u...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I had 4 new short stories published this year but would be honored if you checked out these two for Nebula/Hugo/Locus consideration 🙏
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
1) “Barbershops of the Floating City” (fantasy)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...
2) “Brainstem Disco, 2191” (sci-fi)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/
I could not be more thrilled to have a drabble out with Apex Magazine today!
"Don't Hide From the Mirror" is a dark trans story of masks and second skins, and it's free to read now:
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"Don't Hide From the Mirror" is a dark trans story of masks and second skins, and it's free to read now:
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"Gaze into it instead." 🪞🎭
New drabble fiction today by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social: "Don't Hide From the Mirror"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New drabble fiction today by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social: "Don't Hide From the Mirror"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I could not be more thrilled to have a drabble out with Apex Magazine today!
"Don't Hide From the Mirror" is a dark trans story of masks and second skins, and it's free to read now:
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
"Don't Hide From the Mirror" is a dark trans story of masks and second skins, and it's free to read now:
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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Writers! All of the Uncanny short story submissions have been through initial processing. Any remaining submissions are with Editor-in-Chief Michael Damian Thomas. They will be making their final decisions over the next week or two. Thank you again for your patience as we battled the AI deluge.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Writers! All of the Uncanny short story submissions have been through initial processing. Any remaining submissions are with Editor-in-Chief Michael Damian Thomas. They will be making their final decisions over the next week or two. Thank you again for your patience as we battled the AI deluge.
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Reading for awards? I'd be honored if you considered my SFF poetry and short fiction!
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Thank you so much, A.C.! I have a full list of my awards-eligible works on my website, and I'd be particularly thrilled if people checked out my poem 'To Be the Change,' published by Strange Horizons, which examines ancestral prophecies with a trans lens.
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
Awards Eligibility 2025 - Nico Martinez Nocito - Author
www.nicomartineznocito.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thank you so much, A.C.! I have a full list of my awards-eligible works on my website, and I'd be particularly thrilled if people checked out my poem 'To Be the Change,' published by Strange Horizons, which examines ancestral prophecies with a trans lens.
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
www.nicomartineznocito.com/eligibility-...
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My last poem released today is called "writing letters in our sleep" inspired by a recurring dream I have of meeting my father as a trans woman after so many years of him being in prison, and the dream letters we send to introduce ourselves
#queer #poetry
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...
#queer #poetry
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My last poem released today is called "writing letters in our sleep" inspired by a recurring dream I have of meeting my father as a trans woman after so many years of him being in prison, and the dream letters we send to introduce ourselves
#queer #poetry
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...
#queer #poetry
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...
Convincing you to read my short story 'A Single Song' based on the first sentence!
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫
Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫
Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours... because I am behind on my 2025 reading, and I need allll the reading recs!
(If you like stories about grief, ghosts, and exceptionally good dogs, you can read "Handsomest Gentlest" here: www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...)
(If you like stories about grief, ghosts, and exceptionally good dogs, you can read "Handsomest Gentlest" here: www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...)
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Convincing you to read my short story 'A Single Song' based on the first sentence!
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫
Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫
Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...
Convincing you to read my poem with the first sentence!
My father’s least favorite prophecy
has been reviewed by five generations of scholars
and soundly dismissed by them all.
Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
My father’s least favorite prophecy
has been reviewed by five generations of scholars
and soundly dismissed by them all.
Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Convincing you to read my poem with the first sentence!
My father’s least favorite prophecy
has been reviewed by five generations of scholars
and soundly dismissed by them all.
Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
My father’s least favorite prophecy
has been reviewed by five generations of scholars
and soundly dismissed by them all.
Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Thrilled to have a poem in this issue!
Winter Cover Reveal!!!! Issue 6 drops on December 1st, 2025
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Subscribe now at magazine.trollbreath.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thrilled to have a poem in this issue!
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It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
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November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
1/4
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So, for the first time I'm doing one of these! Here is everything I've published or have forthcoming in 2025!
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So, for the first time I'm doing one of these! Here is everything I've published or have forthcoming in 2025!