DaVaun Sanders

DaVaun Sanders

@davaun.bsky.social

SFF Author + Editor. Publisher @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social. Twin Dad. #MuayThai enthusiast. Insufferable #Niners fan. #He/him. Rep Mary C. Moore at ACM Contact: http://bit.ly/3yzaPQP

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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Today we CELEBRATE!!! "Marvel: What If... The Multiverse Was Doomed" is out in the world! All of your support, preorders, check-ins, promo assists, nudges to hit the gym, hydration/sleep reminders...means everything. I'm deeply blessed with such a caring village.

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Forged in FIYAH is an anthology everyone should check out: it features some of the best stories @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social has published over the last 10 years and the work they do in highlighting BIPOC voices is so important. PLUS THEY'RE JUST DAMN GOOD STORIES GO READ THEM #booksky

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE
@amandaghelms.bsky.social

Thank you, Effie! And thanks to @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social for giving “Whales” its first home. It’s about autonomy (as said on the tin), parenthood, and rebuilding in the aftermath of an authoritarian government. I wrote the first drafts before the 2024 US election. Wild to edit and publish after.

Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg@effies.bsky.social

If you haven't read @amandaghelms.bsky.social 's "On the Autonomy of Whales", you get an incredible chance to read it for free right now! Go read it, it's great! buttondown.com/amandahelms/...

buttondown.comNewsletter Bonus: "On the Autonomy of Whales"Folks who follow me on BlueSky or Instagram may’ve seen that I’ve been planning to post my novelette “On the Autonomy of Whales” to read for free in my...

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Sheree Renée Thomas
@shereereneethomas.bsky.social

Happy pub day to @davaun.bsky.social DaVaun Sanders and this brilliant anthology! A story close to my heart is finding fresh readers today over at Reactir Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social to celebrate the launch. Dive in and enjoy the journey!

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social

"Once there was a girl born ravenous." We're thrilled to share a story from Forged In FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction! A woman who eats a town's sins is led astray by a mysterious visitor... You can read @shereereneethomas.bsky.social's novelette "Petite Ville" now!

reactormag.comPetite Ville - ReactorA woman who eats a town's sins is led astray by a mysterious visitor.
DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Release day is here!!! Help us celebrate all of the incredible authors who contributed to the Forged in FIYAH anthology! Snatch a copy or five for yourself wherever books are sold. Shout out to Matt and the @tordotcompub.bsky.social team for seeing this project through.

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Love to @gdbee.bsky.social for setting the artistic tone for year one, (adding to the staging vibes with my WorldCon print!) and Stardust and Sage candles for focus and guidance while we brought this one home. sistahscifi.com/products/for...

sistahscifi.com*SIGNED* Forged in FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction by DaVaun Sanders[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship between 09-30-2026 and 10-07-2026 after the 09-29-2026 publication date. Featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished wr...
DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Three days to our anthology release! Fave lines from "The Nth Verse" by @tonyarmoore.com for our reading pleasure today 🖤 from one of our former acquiring editors! Just a few more days to get your pre-order locked in 🔒

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

FOUR DAYS until the Forged in FIYAH anthology releases! Today we celebrate the queen herself @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app with fave lines from "The Fae Island Incident, 1892" 🔥🔥 Not only as a bedrock founding member of the mag, L's talents and labor have quite literally transformed the SFF landscape/

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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Rave reviews continue to pour in for L.D.'s "Year of the Mer" her epic fantasy novel that released this year! Just stunning, get yours and join the rest of us in line impatiently awaiting the conclusion 🔥 Support an icon who has done so much for the entire community! Buy all the things! 🖤

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

FOUR DAYS until the Forged in FIYAH anthology releases! Today we celebrate the queen herself @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app with fave lines from "The Fae Island Incident, 1892" 🔥🔥 Not only as a bedrock founding member of the mag, L's talents and labor have quite literally transformed the SFF landscape/

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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

She's the creator of the Ignyte Awards and visionary behind FIYAHCON, two trailblazing undertakings that provided inroads and opportunities to marginalized creators of color on a scale we haven't seen since.

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

That doesn't even do her contributions justice, and we're not even started on her body of work as an editor and author! More of her short fiction is available, well, just about everywhere. And the NOVELLAS, y'all! Latest from @neonhemlock.bsky.social "The Dead Withheld"😍

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

FOUR DAYS until the Forged in FIYAH anthology releases! Today we celebrate the queen herself @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app with fave lines from "The Fae Island Incident, 1892" 🔥🔥 Not only as a bedrock founding member of the mag, L's talents and labor have quite literally transformed the SFF landscape/

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

The #BlackSpecFic Report put the industry on notice. She's created multiple support avenues including rest grants through FIYAH, The Watermelon Grant for Palestinian creators, and support for LGBTQ+ storytellers via Lambda Literary. Showing folks daily how to put their money where their mouth is 💐

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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Brent's own work continues to flourish in your fave short fiction markets and anthologies! Run don't walk to scoop up your copy of A Necessary Chaos, his debut novella from @neonhemlock.bsky.social! Support an author who has worked so tirelessly to build community for us all 🖤

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Brent is a cornerstone of FIYAH's legacy, transmuting social platforms into family from day one and redefining how a genre magazine can support community. He continued to add vital labor for Black SFF as Senior Programming Coordinator for FIYAHCON.

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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Tonja graced the pages of FIYAH in Issue No. 33, and shared even more of her talent with the mag through her labor as an acquiring editor. She's also part of the team bringing together the "They Swallowed the Sun" anthology 🔥

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Don't sleep on her upcoming debut novel "Dark Star," the first of many in the trove of stories she's ready to dazzle us with. Your preorder helps realize the vision: preorder.tonjakjohnson.com Support Black authors who are so dedicated to delivering incredible work in SFF! Buy all of the things!

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Still a week left to get those pre-orders in! Editor signed copies available while supplies last from @sistahscifi.bsky.social sistahscifi.com/collections/...

sistahscifi.com[PREORDER] *SIGNED* Forged in FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction by DaVaun Sanders[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship between 09-30-2026 and 10-07-2026 after the 09-29-2026 publication date. Featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished wr...
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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Veronica's long reaching contribution to the Black SFF community is echoed in the magazine pages. Her short story appeared in our very first issue, and she circled back to give us more with issue No. 14 💐

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Can we give it up for a prolific queen?? Absolutely no signs of slowing down and we're all winning. Her latest sci-fi The People's Library feels like just a short stroll away from today's headlines. Buy all the things, follow and support!

DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Preorder this unforgettable line-up of talent today. Editor signed copies available while supplies last from @sistahscifi.bsky.social sistahscifi.com/collections/...

sistahscifi.com[PREORDER] *SIGNED* Forged in FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction by DaVaun Sanders[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship between 09-30-2026 and 10-07-2026 after the 09-29-2026 publication date. Featuring the masterful prose of some of today's most accomplished wr...
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DaVaun Sanders
@davaun.bsky.social

Emmalia's work featured in FIYAH No. 4. They circled back to flex more of their editorial talent with FIYAH No. 31 as that issue's guest editor, which explored a disability theme 🔥🔥🔥

DaVaun Sanders
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You need to check out Emmalia's debut novel "Walk on Grey Ruins," a compelling standalone fantasy! Support Black authors who lift while they climb, buy all the things!

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now!
@mhayinde.bsky.social

Let’s go!! 🔥🔥🔥 This anthology is not to be missed!

DaVaun Sanders@davaun.bsky.social

✨SO NICE WE DID IT TWICE✨ The Forged in FIYAH anthology celebrates not one, but TWO starred reviews! I'm overjoyed to see such a warm reception and confirmation of what we've all known for the longest: Black SFF writers are among the best storytellers in the game.