Ephiny Gale

Day 134! I read Light and Sleek and Strong by @ephiny.bsky.social published by @wyldblood.bsky.social. Sometimes you have to remind yourself that the world won't end if you get what you want for once, unless of course it will. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/s...

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you’re all having a lovely festive season. Here is my Christmas haul of horror books. 🎄📚

Please submit your favorite SFF releases of the year if you: - Read science fiction, fantasy, or horror - Enjoy short fiction - Support The Vampire Lestat's solo music career

My top 3 (novel) reads of 2025 are up at The Shepherd. I’m keen to hear your own favourites if you’d like to share! :) shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...

Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done

my art director is feeling especially micro manage-y today

This week marks one year since Pick Your Potion was released. In that time it’s been an Aurealis Awards finalist, longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards, and on the Locus Recommended Reading List. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported it. That means so much to me. 💖

Need a story with your coffee break? This one's a gorgeously sweet story on finding a loved one again, by the wonderful @ephiny.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com smallwondersmag.com/piece/all-th... #fantasy #cozy #flashfiction #shortstory #cozyfantasy #reincarnation

Some excellent recent reads I’ve really enjoyed.

I had the honour of blurbing this collection and absolutely loved it! 🎉

Happy pride month!! I made a starter pack of amazing queer/LGBTQIA+ speculative fiction authors and I think the best way to kick off the month is to share it around so they can get some recognition for their hard work! Whether you are queer or an ally, support these wonderfully diverse creators!

It's Pride! So if you're a queer horror writer that we have NOT goofed on yet, please post a reply below with your sales pitch and link to where we can buy/obtain/see your writing!

Had a wonderful birthday weekend. 🧁 Got some litRPG books as presents. 📚 My wife wrote me a song (I cried). 🎵 Great Australian election results. 🌭 Attended the Aurealis Awards as a finalist again. 🏆 Felt very satisfied and loved. 💕 Thank you, everyone. 💖

This looks like such a fun read! I definitely have to check it out!

I'm doing an independent study project this semester that's focused on submitter and editor perspectives on literary magazines. If you submit work to literary magazines and have a few minutes, I'd be so grateful if you would fill out my survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Somebody loan me your eyeball lasers, I long to see the forbidden teal!!

My short fiction collection Pick Your Potion is an Aurealis Awards finalist! 🤩🎉 Huge congrats to all of the finalists. 💕 Looking forward to the awards ceremony in May!

Did you know anybody can vote in the Locus Awards? See image for what you can vote for and go vote here: poll.voting.locusmag.com

Where she wanted to sit today (on my upper back / across my shoulders).

I haven’t been online that much recently due to a death in the family, but I’m planning to send out a proper newsletter update soon. If you’d like to sign up to receive occasional newsletters, you can do so here: ephinygale.eo.page/newsletter

You can still get where you want to go if you are slow at writing, or inconsistent about writing, or have long periods of time when you're not able to write, even very small and very intermittent progress over a long period of time will still add up if you keep at it and don't give up on yourself

Had fun last night at the Valentine’s Day Salon where my lovely wife Tara gave a reading. 💖

Here is a preview of NBR #39: Mistaken Identity, featuring an excerpt of the short story "Baby" by @ephiny.bsky.social

Thanks to Ephiny for the recommendation! I also loved the descriptions/selling points of all the stories in this video, and now my to-read list is a bit longer:)

My flash piece "Baba Yaga Goes North" is included in this list! 😍 crowcrosskeys.com/2024/01/20/b...

Oh my goodness, Pick Your Potion is also on the BSFA longlist?! This is amazing! 🤩 Going to crack open a decaffeinated iced tea to celebrate. 😂 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Huge congratulations to all the folks on the @locusmag.bsky.social Recommended Reading List! Voting is now open for the Locus Awards. Anyone can vote, no membership required! locusmag.com/2025/02/2024...

I had to look this up again this morning to make sure I didn't imagine it last night... My short fiction collection, Pick Your Potion, is on Locus Magazine's 2024 Recommended Reading List! 🎊 In some excellent company, too. Thank you so much! 🥲💖 locusmag.com/2025/02/2024...

Armadillos and Cactaceae🌿✨

This is a powerful, generous thread.

ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that

Good morning and happy (or whatever) first day back at work for a bunch of you! 2025 Lammys submissions are now open and considering LGBTQ+ books and plays published in 2024! View our submission guidelines to learn more: lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy...

My wife’s new book The Spirit Circle is in the January issue of Australian Vogue. 🥲 I am so proud of her. I hope she continues to get all the recognition she deserves. ❤️

Love having a fellow Aussie right off the bat! (Redacted) by Tara Calaby in the latest @kaleidotrope.bsky.social. Twisty and chilling near future sci-fi that unpeels itself beautifully. Heads up: A few CWs here for abuse kaleidotrope.net/winter-2025/...

wow amazing story by Tara Calaby in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social -- very unnerving.... kaleidotrope.net/winter-2025/...

Guess who has an asthma diagnosis?! It would’ve been nicer to have this 20 years ago, but definitely better late than never. Looking forward to breathing better soon. 🎉