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Julia Rios

@omgjulia.bsky.social

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Writer, editor (Worlds of Possibility), narrator, podcaster. Queer, Latinx (half-Mexican), pronouns: They/Them

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Happy Caesar Salad Day! (www.npr.org/2024/07/04/n...) We are observing with a delightful homemade one. Photo courtesy of Moss, who is also the chef.

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Just a little under two days left to back Nawalli (second edition) on Kickstarter! I have the first edition with the golden pyramid and it’s such a fun decoration! www.kickstarter.com/projects/naw...

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THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS is a sci-fi horror mashup about a group of scientists and soldiers who discover a terrifying secret about the new planet they call home.

Now it has its second official review!

You can preorder it here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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If you’re able, help @strangehorizons.bsky.social get to its base and rally to some of these amazing stretch goals:

✨ At $15,000, a special issue on Afro-Surrealist sf!

✨ At $16,500, a special issue on sff × Ageing

✨ At $18,000, SH will raise artist pay to $300 **more 👏 money 👏 for 👏 artists!!!**

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Alasdair Stuart's avatar Alasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com
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Doesn't have to be labour, but please folks, for literally all of us, vote on Thursday and vote to remove the parasites who've mutilated this country's resources, psyche, character and population for 14 years.

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Oof. I hear this. I hope you have lots of creative time and that money sorts itself.

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M H Ayinde 's avatar M H Ayinde @mhayinde.bsky.social
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It’s here! 🥹 The cover of my debut novel A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy coming next April from Orbit Books UK! Gorgeous cover art by Richard Anderson!

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THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS won the Locus Award for first novel *and* got a shoutout from Booker winner Shehan Karunatilaka. And RAKESFALL has been out in the world for five whole days! vajra.me/2024/06/23/t...

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The Nightward has a Goodreads giveaway until July 7th!

100 copies are up for grabs!

If The Witcher meets Caribbean mythology in a chase book sounds like your thing, head on over & shoot your shot!

It's also up on Netgalley & Edelweiss & available for pre-orders.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

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If ya relished the friens, the noms, the vistas in "Prep Luay", the story where the world first unfolded, "Recipes for the Course of Living", will also find a home away from home in Worlds of Possibility next year. 💌 to @omgjulia.bsky.social and Rivers Misfits for y'alls enthusiasm for these words.

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Ann LeBlanc's avatar Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social
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I loved this Black queer spy-vs-spy novella. A fantastic twisty plot full of desire and betrayals and some incredibly fucked up magic systems (which mirror the horrors of the empires that wield them).

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Oh no, Premee! That’s so sad! You are an amazing writer!

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I'm in BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES w/ some incredible authors. Sword and Sorcery w/ romance (lower R, cuz that's important): My story is about a gay, married mercenary couple having to decide if defending their homophobic hometown from a dark god is worth the trouble and bringing up old wounds.

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Wen Wen's avatar Wen Wen @muteddragon.bsky.social
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Sold my longest titled story "When You Don't Have Money, Have People, Even If They’re Dead" to @omgjulia.bsky.social . It will be my second time in Worlds of Possibility!

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Annika Barranti Klein's avatar Annika Barranti Klein @noirbettie.bsky.social
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very excited to say that i’ve sold “brighter than anything on earth” to @omgjulia.bsky.social and worlds of possibility for publication in 2025. some story stats to follow if you like that sort of thing!

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This Tuesday at 7:30 pm Eastern time, we're hosting a live discussion about Why Didn't You Just Leave with editors @omgjulia.bsky.social and @nadiabulkin.bsky.social! If you're interested in ghosts, horror, and what makes each of these stories brilliant, join us. It'll be a spooky time!

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Marie Brennan's avatar Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social
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My second poem ever is out now from @omgjulia.bsky.social's Worlds of Possibility! You can pick up this very dragon-themed issue here:

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Eugenia Triantafyllou's avatar Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social
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I made this gofundme to help a dear friend keep her house. If she doesn't pay the first advance in threes days her house will be seized. If you have the resources please consider helping. If you can, please share widely. This is heartbreaking. 🙏

gofund.me/8705ee2c

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I have at long last sent out alllllll the final responses to the submissions from the Spring 2024 open reading period for Worlds of Possibility. Total (non-withdrawn) submissions: 2,004. Total accepted: 40. Almost exactly 4% acceptance rate. This takes us through the end of 2024 for content.

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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious's avatar Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️‍🌈💖

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E. Catherine Tobler's avatar E. Catherine Tobler @ect.bsky.social
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Contribute any amount to this fundraiser and get a very cool anthology—I'm looking forward to digging in.

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An exquisite anthology. I’m so proud to have a poem in it, along with so many others who offer it free to GFM donors here:

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My big queer monster novel is on sale! Audible has it 56% off--just $7.56 for every minute of a shape-shifting monster who's made the mistake of falling on love with the woman who's hunting her. www.audible.com/pd/Someone-Y...

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Here is a post all about the anthology I edited for Jessica Wick's fundraiser. This post includes my introduction and the full table of contents. Read about why it is so special, and then donate to get your copy!

www.juliarios.com/all-in-among...

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Asakiyume/Morinotsuma's avatar Asakiyume/Morinotsuma @asakiyume.bsky.social
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This anthology is full if magical stories and poems. It’s an incentive to donate to a fundraiser for Jessica Wick, herself a poet & former editor of GOBLIN FRUIT, to cover costs associated w/the death of her mother. Help out a wonderful person and gain a fabulous anthology 🙏🏻

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This anthology is already made! It’s waiting for you! If you donate to the fundraiser, you should receive it within 24 hours! It’s got work by so many incredible creators, and all of them donated their pieces out of love! www.gofundme.com/f/a-gift-in-...

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So @amalelmohtar.com and C.S.E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez and I are organizing a fundraiser for our beloved friend and colleague, Jessica P. Wick, who recently lost her mother. As a thank you for donating, you’ll get an amazing anthology! www.gofundme.com/f/a-gift-in-...

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Horrifying, but not exactly surprising. If you want an hour of Sue Perkins dunking on Dickens, please watch Mrs Dickens’ Family Christmas. And yeah, he had real writing chops. It’s so frustrating. youtu.be/dpB-B3Kk4Dw?...

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Devan Barlow's avatar Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social
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Have you ever belted along to an Original Broadway Cast Recording?
Have you ever sympathized with the villain in a fairy tale?

My Curses & Curtains series is perfect for you!

Book 1, An Uncommon Curse
books2read.com/u/bzKXBj

Book 2, An Uncertain Murder
books2read.com/u/bp1nBW

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