Ellie Blackwood

my book is out today 🥰

Texas: EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW!! Here's my twice-annual Book-Loving Texan's voting guide. If you hate censorship, care about libraries & diversity, and aren't sure who to vote for in a school board or State Board of Education race, this is for you! Please share! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Interested in Doctor Who history? My interview with Keith Barnfather at ArmadilloCon is now on YouTube! Keith produced nearly 200 interviews with Doctor Who cast and crew members, and he also co-created a character who regularly appears in the main show 👀 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGZr...

BBC posts Doctor Who Invitation to Tender for 2028/2029 transmission cultbox.co.uk/news/bbc-pos...

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Just learned that Category Is Books, a lovely queer bookshop in Glasgow, has been targeted by transphobic violence, & is fundraising to cover the costs of a smashed window & roller shutters. I hate that they have to do this & would love to see them meet their goal.

Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

Did you know Texas’s TEA accountability ratings are so ripe for manipulation by the state, that the Lieutenant Governor is threatening to pass a law knocking districts down an entire letter grade if they refuse to remove 2000+ library books being targeted by book-banning activists and politicians?

Thrilled to have an article published in Reactor today about my three favorite short stories from my favorite writer of all time!!

The Space Between Worlds by @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social is on sale for only $2.99 on kindle and if you haven’t read it, you absolutely should. It’s a beautifully written, thought-provoking, fascinating novel. www.amazon.com/Space-Betwee...

I love reading this column so I’m truly delighted to see my short story As Per My Last Email get a mention here!

@okosunreads.bsky.social was in a serious accident with her family a short while ago. She and her family are lucky to be alive. But they'll need help during their recovery. If you want to help out, you can contribute to this Go Fund Me. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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bumping this because u gotta preoder by tomorrow from Dungeon Books to get the ~*~swag~*~

Rabbit Test and Other Stories has been LAUNCHED, and I am finally settling back into my day-to-day groove. I'm collecting nice things in this thread! linky links: Tachyon: bit.ly/3QcZmSx Bookshop: bit.ly/4tvfAET B&N: bit.ly/41TJBCu Amazon: bit.ly/4ccbhqX

my community supports an indie bookstore and has a community shop day. This month we support Quiet Quail Books, an Indigenous and indie bookstore in California! I’ll be sharing curated lists all day! Shop some Indigenous romance bookshop.org/lists/indige...

Please share as widely as possible. This is open to Palestinians anywhere in the world, published or not. Call for Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories! Pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...

"We've got a beautiful moonrise and we're headed right at it." -Wiseman

According to lists obtained through public information requests by the Texas Freedom to Read Project, the New Braunfels ISD, a suburban school district nestled in the Texas Hill Country, has banned 1,500 books since June 1, 2025. pen.org/1500-books-b...

January rent is past due and I also need some help to keep the lights on and pay me health insurance. Any amount helps and so do shares 💖 ko-fi.com/A356F63/goal...

Hi friends, just checking in from Minneapolis. Can we put out a couple asks for your support? 💕 Turns out, it's really hard to run a lit mag in your free time when the federal government has besieged your beloved city.

“I’m not mad at you.” “Are you okay?” These are the final words of the Minnesotans murdered by ICE in the past two weeks. Please reflect on their kindness, humanity, and grace in the days and weeks and months to come. These people were the best of us.

Sharing this again as it has various ways to support Minnesotans right now! standwithminnesota.com

Urgent call to action, Texans: we need to write to our State Board of Education members and tell them NOT to adopt the proposed required reading list they’re considering at the the end of the month. It is BAD. I wrote about why here: franklinstrong.substack.com/p/call-to-ac...

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

Today’s the last day to vote in the first round of the Goodreads Choice Awards! I’m so happy to see THE RIVER HAS ROOTS in the Fantasy category in stunning company. Go vote for your faves! www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...

Earlier this year, I took a trip to south Wales to see how many Doctor Who filming spots I could find in one day. Watch my new video to learn what I discovered during my adventure through time and space ... and Cardiff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRA7...

If you're in Texas, do not miss @frankstrong.bsky.social's outstanding guide to some of the biggest and most consequential school board elections: franklinstrong.substack.com/p/the-book-l...

IT IS ALIVE!! Behold the cover for Rabbit Test and Other Stories, out in April! Preorder while it is still legal to distribute through the mail!

At ArmadilloCon I had a fun interview with Ellie Blackwood (@looseleafellie.bsky.social) about short stories, novels, worldbuilding, and more! The video is up now :3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQtX...

My ArmadilloCon 2025 interview with award-winning sci-fi author Samantha Mills is up on my channel! Samantha told me about writing short stories vs novels, how she researches and builds worlds, and how she got her debut novel published 7 years after writing it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQtX...

Thrilled to share that I will be a guest at @armadillocon.bsky.social in Austin next weekend! I'll be taking part in some amazing panels and interviewing one of the guests of honor 🤩 Here's a list of everything I'll be up to: www.ellieblackwood.com/p/armadilloc...

Last chance for speak up for US library funding 🔗 to take action: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together. Part of this is messaging on reauthorizing the Museum and Library Services Act. bookriot.com/we-can-still...

🚨 Save US library funding 🚨 🔗: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

“This is where we are in 2025: There are people trying to restrict books, and the ideas they contain, at every level and in every way possible. And every single one of them will tell you they’re not a book banner.” franklinstrong.substack.com/p/so-you-say...

Hey pals, today (June 1st) the UK ebook of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR is only £0.99! Happy Pride! www.amazon.co.uk/This-How-You...

Update: this session’s school library book ban bill- SB 13 - has been added to the calendar for Monday. 😩 Keep calling your reps to urge them to run out the clock on this horrible bill. If this passes, we will not be able to undo the harm done to TX public school libraries.

Texans, we REALLY need your help. HB3225 would restrict young people from library collections and SB412 would be used to threaten and intimidate librarians and teachers. This thread has EASY steps you can take to fight both.

If you love your library, take action now. There are multiple ways to speak up for your library here: linktr.ee/tomesandtext...

Megathread of pro-trans petitions on Parliament’s petition website. If Labour suddenly gets hit with debates for a bunch of pro-trans petitions, maybe they’ll realise this issue isn’t going away and they’ve fucked up. I’ll add more as I find them. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Y'all. Look at what DOGE is posting on the IMLS Instagram account. this is....really fucking bleak. www.instagram.com/us_imls/?hl=en

I am so grateful to all the authors who contributed to this video! @lisellesambury.bsky.social @nekamarie.bsky.social @dnbryn.bsky.social @noralestermurad.bsky.social @sylvesterbarzey.bsky.social @schwartzwords.bsky.social @ryanestrada.com @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social &more! youtu.be/sLsGK5kEhxs

On today's episode of Writing About Spaceships Is Hard: Several months ago, I wrote a scene where a character lies down in a cryo-chamber that fills up with cryo-gel while the lid of the chamber is open, and only today realized that would be a catastrophically bad idea in zero gravity.

Sharing this here as well! The link will take you to an email template to send! Tr*mp signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries. Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social