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Sam J. Miller

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Nebula-Award-winning author of stories, tweets, and books, including BLACKFISH CITY; THE ART OF STARVING; BOYS, BEASTS & MEN; KID WOLF & KRAKEN BOY. He/him.

New York, NY.linktr.ee/samjmillerJoined July 2011

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My first novella is out now! It's got: * 1920's New York City * Jewish boxing champions * Tattoos that give magical abilities * Secret boyfriends * Gangsters * Communists * A lesbian crime boss bent on taking over the entire underworld * all the sex rebellionpublishing.com/out-now-kid-wo

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STORYTELLING IS ACTIVISM Writers, your stories can help save the planet. Submit hopeful futures & tales of equitable climate action to

’s climate fiction contest #Imagine2200! Deadline: June 13, 2023 grist.org/climate-fictio #ClimateFiction #ClimateJustice

Imagine 2200: Write the future

Everything you need to know to enter the next Imagine 2200 short story contest.

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Submissions are now open for

’s climate fiction contest #Imagine2200! Check it out and submit your story here. Deadline: June 13, 2023 grist.org/climate-fictio #ClimateFiction #SolarPunk

Imagine 2200: Write the future

Everything you need to know to enter the next Imagine 2200 short story contest.

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Clay McLeod Chapman

watching a lot of docs about bands that changed my life and a common thread is there's no money, we grow old and fade, we did it for as long as we could until our bones gave out because we loved making the music and i'm all like but you changed my life don't you understand

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🚀NEW BOOK🚀 Four friends attend their high school reunion at a luxury space hotel, where hidden agendas collide with long-buried secrets ESCAPE VELOCITY Out 4/23/24 from

If you’re into White Lotus, The Menu, Parasite, Knives Out, Succession, you’ll dig this one

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The Sleepless Author Victor Manibo Announces His Next Sci-Fi Thriller: Escape Velocity dlvr.it/SnqfJn

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57 WHERE?? Janet Jackson turns 57 next week, and the show she put on at the Garden last night was so full of energy and excitement and complicated choreo!! Hope you like Janet pics because our seats were great and the show was gorgeous, lots more fort… instagr.am/p/CsENk2VLdo7/

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Shadows in a sea of light. instagr.am/p/CsCwRmmNgQI/

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Four years ago today we were in the Paris Catacombs, which is an odd choice for someone as obsessed with horror movies as me. "Hey let's go six stories underground and hang out with millions of corpses." instagr.am/p/CsBo3R3L23I/

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Sarah Gailey - Updates

I have a new short story out today at Sunday Morning Transport!!! This one's nice 🥰

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The Sunday Morning Transport trundles on with a free-for-everyone story from Sarah Gailey (@_SarahGailey) set in a world where awards have a powerfully lasting effect. Read it now! sundaymorningtransport.com/p/such-an-honor

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Love in the ruins. instagr.am/p/Cr_GEQwOsf6/

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Dangling (bull) man. instagr.am/p/Cr80bbeuGkU/

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It's HERE!!! Go take a look! There's a an early bird discount for the book and art levels, that saves you $10!

kickstarter.com

Worlds of Possibility

An anthology of uplifting, hopeful, and happy science fiction and fantasy stories

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Tachyon Publications

ICYMI: Naseem Jamnia,

, Sam J. Miller,

, and Tachyon itself are 2023 #LocusAward finalists - tachyonpublications.com/naseem-jamnia-

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Village cigars. instagr.am/p/Cr6DypRLTUA/

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Sarah Loch Ness Monster

🧵I'm lucky to be in a safe living situation, but many friends aren't. Please retweet if you can, donate if you can (I'll send you a lil something!) and remember to take care of each other #MutualAid #MutualAidThread

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this episode is so much fun, y'all!

is, as always, an absolute delight to talk to, and her new book sounds like an absolute treat!

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Tales from the Trunk

Good morning! It's the first Friday of the month, so y'all already know what it is, right? It's time for spaceship books with @MeganEOKeefe! Tune in, and then go preorder THE BLIGHTED STARS from your favorite independent bookseller! talesfromthetrunk.com/e/book-tour-27

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Very excited to have another poem out there in the world!

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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

TOC announcement! Contributions by @dreamstobecome @cz_writes @ThrillandFear @esenecaauthor @TheUnicornComi1 @KurtDNewton @lucdaniel94 @MatGost @MMcConkeyWrites @rleighl @omersarae Anya Leigh Josephs, Ngô Bình Anh Khoa, Rory Say, and cover art by @RedLagoe Preorder links soon!

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ICYMI: Several

authors are in these lists!! Congrats to

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on making the finalist lists!!

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2023 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists ift.tt/NHdjbnp

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My husband is running a 10K this weekend, to support the incredible work of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center - queer-centered healthcare for over 50 years! Anything you can give would go a long way to helping hard-hit communities in a scary time:

Callen-Lorde's 8th Annual Rainbow Run

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My heart!! Big big love and gratitude to onemore.org / Wyrd & Wonder for choosing Kid Wolf and Kraken Boy as Couple of the Year! 🐺👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨🦑🌈 😍 I love my beautiful damaged 1920s Jewish horny gay boyos and am so moved that others do too. instagr.am/p/Cr3WqSnOT-N/

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After the show: Sweeney Todd on Broadway.. It was frickin fantastic!!! I thought Josh Groban was just okay (tho if you're a fan you'll probably love it, as apparently the entire audience did) but the staging and lighting and plot and music and other per… instagr.am/p/Cr0uZrCOgWX/

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Coming soon: the Worlds of Possibility anthology

! Do you need a rocket bike cat sticker??? Give this a follow to be notified on launch!

kickstarter.com

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my story "If My Body Is a Temple, Raze It to the Ground" is now up on

✨✨✨ if you missed its original printing in The Reinvented Heart, now is your chance!! ☁️ uploaded minds 💼 customer service 🫂 butch/femme solidarity

Escape Pod 886: If My Body Is a Temple, Raze It to the Ground

Thea helped me with my upload today. Decent response speed. Props to whoever designed her—so realistic! — anonymous customer review for Acheron Uploads, four out of five stars I know, I know.

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LP Kindred #DénouementSlut

Hey y'all, I'm guest editing an issue of the new flash magazine

for June and slush opens today! Hope to see you in these inbox streets! Make sure to look at the first issue, make sure you pass the vibe check!

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We officially reopen to submissions today! This month @wthcoffeespoons and @SamAsherwriter will be slush reading for guest editor @LPKindred.

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well.. I have seen people say "it's announced in Locus so it's real" some news! announced in Locus! I am now an Associate Agent with kt literary! : ) what I've learned so far: they are an awesome company with lovely people! ktliterary.com/about/ locusmag.com/2023/05/issue-

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Congrats to allllll! Especially my proud agent clients:

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@JohnJosephAdams

and Becky Chambers!

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Tachyon Publications

Naseem Jamnia,

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Wildwood. The beach and the roller coaster in the rain. instagr.am/p/CrtAJVLutOz/

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Tachyon Publications

Congrats to Tachyon authors

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Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists! Congrats, all! locusmag.com/2023/04/2023-l

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It's the final countdown for Hugo nominations!KID WOLF AND KRAKEN BOY is eligible in the novella category. Here's an awesome original illustration I commissioned from the brilliant @alo_illustra !! instagr.am/p/CrnyKc_OGmz/

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Congratulations also to friends and good people also recognised

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@JonathanStrahan

@TochiTrueStory

and many others who created great work in 2022.

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Cassandra Khaw is updates-only

I burnt my kaarage because I saw this but it was worth it. Look at this list. Look at it. BREAKABLE THINGS is a Locus Award finalist together with beauties from

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I'm delighted to say that I'll be returning to Toronto as a featured author at @torontoWOTS at the Across the Universe stage on Sunday, May 28. Come say hello!

The image includes the list of featured authors for the second day of The Word on the Street - Sunday, May 28 - for the full list, visit: https://open-book.ca/News/The-Word-on-the-Street-s-2023-Line-Up-Will-Feature-Catherine-Hernandez-Kenneth-Oppel-Zoe-Whittall-More

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Gonna write a science fiction story about a conman who travels back in time and passes off AI generated images as his own, becoming a world-famous artist. Then when those AI programs are created decades later he sues the AI companies for plagiarism and wins.

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PRE-ORDER SALE! Pre-order THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES - Mossa & Pleiti #2 - at

between now and April 28th and use the code PREORDER25 to get 25% off!!

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Emma Mieko Candon - THE ARCHIVE UNDYING - June 27

Pacific Rim was my first movie after 6 months of hospitalization. It changed me. “Your mech (body) is shattered and you can only survive by rewriting yourself on the soul of another person”? That’s THE ARCHIVE UNDYING, baby! And there’s a pre-order discount today at B&N! 1/

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An interlude from Sam J Miller's short story collection Boys, Beasts, & Men. It ripped my heart to shreds with a gentle, mischievous, scathing queerness that I can't stop thinking about.

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Fun fact: Our *entire* editorial staff had the pleasure of being taught by Sam at Clarion. He is a lovely man and this is an excellent novella.

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Hugo Award noms close this weekend! If you're a voting member, I'd be honored if you considered my novella KID WOLF & KRAKEN BOY Queer love among Jewish boxers & gangsters in 1920's NYC! Also tattoos give magical abilities. Available in audio too! amazon.com/gp/product/B0B

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