Neon Hemlock

"This stuns." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) So pleased that PW loves this book as much as we do! Pre-orders still open for THE SAINTS WE MAKE by @josiewrites.bsky.social, coming out next week!

FRIENDS: recommend some trans-authored books (including yours!) in the comments! And if you've never read a book by a trans person, browse the comments and you may find your next great read. No time like the present to stick it to the pieces of shit who think we ought neither to be seen or heard

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what if you preordered my book www.neonhemlock.com/books/wolf-m...

Finished The North Continent Ribbon by @yarntheory.bsky.social last night. It's a book that is so original and intriguing that I feel like my own creative power got a boost by reading it. Also it made me miss getting to spend time with my friend very much. www.neonhemlock.com/books/north-...

So very excited this is out in the world. Kinda want to see one of these each year, now, on a different book...

If you're in or near Norwood next Thursday, come have a chat about writing. Norwood's Morrill Memorial Library 7-8PM norwoodlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/tal...

Hype to see @bafflingmag.bsky.social in such great company amidst these finalists 🪶

REMINDER: my recent collection ONE MESSAGE REMAINS was up for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction (!!) and would it have been there without Elise's calm, thoughtful, and patient editing? IT WOULD NOT. First Mate Tobler is an ESSENTIAL part of our SFFH ecosystem. Help her get heal and get home!

if you're reading for award season and enjoy weird queer surrealism, three-eyed spirit tigers, and psychic isopods, consider checking out my works:

You would do well to read anything the UKL award tells you to but PLEASE read North Continent Ribbon

Today they announce this year's Le Guin Prize for Fiction, and we are rooting for CALL AND RESPONSE by Christopher Caldwell amidst a list of luminous finalists. It seems fitting to also honor our previous finalist, which was @yarntheory.bsky.social's NORTH CONTINENT RIBBON.

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's August's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

AHHH this is so cool!!! I'm so glad PW loved the book and I hope everyone else does too!!

Best of luck to our Christopher Caldwell for tomorrow's announcement of the 2026 winner of the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! Here's Chris introducing his shortlisted collection, Call and Response, on the Le Guin Foundation channel. @seraph76.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p7b...

ohhhhhh i think i need this very badly

also ALSO we're open for novella submissions right now more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

ALSO: Publisher/editor @davering.bsky.social is delighted to share that he'll be joining this esteemed crew in instructing next summer's Clarion West online cohort as the Week 5 Editor! And even better to do so along Shingai, Darcie & Henry. More info: www.clarionwest.org/programs/sum...

The Saints We Make comes out in just 10 days!! If you want to read about sapphic paladins in an anticolonial struggle against an evil empire, you can preorder it here!! www.neonhemlock.com/books/the-sa...

Today is a good day to remind you that I have won numerous game design awards, a “weird fiction” award, & have been selected for multiple “Best Of…” fiction anthologies. And that @neonhemlock.bsky.social published my first superheroes-ish, alt-historical, relationshipy book THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS

On Wednesday, October 21st—Ursula's birthday—please join us as we announce the recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The announcement will be on YouTube at 9 am Pacific time. www.youtube.com/@ursula.k.le...

If you'd like to meet a scary snake lady as she terrorizes a *fastidious* gay wizard, now's your chance with the deal of the season!! www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/shatt...

I personally recommend SO many NH books, incl. but not limited to Yellow Jessamine, The Secret Skin, And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Skin Thief & Unfettered Hexes (that last has one of my upstate-gothic stories, "This Deviant Flesh," for the dark academia fiends 🖤)

Cannot wait for this to be out and about!!! Love to see it!!

yellow jessamine is calling, do you want some spooky plants??

did you know that a disproportionate amount of our books are relevant for spooky season? use code BOO for 33% off ebooks until nov 14th yes that date is arbitrary spookiness does not truly have an end point but i had to pick something www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

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okay this deadline is in two days, and then we open for novella submissions 😅

gearing up for can*con this weekend! by which i mean i have made a cardboard impromptu "toxic lesbian" oracle deck inspired by my saturday night panel feel free to ask me for a three card draw if you see me!

I was genuinely shocked to win the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, and ill-prepared to accept. There were any number of people I should have thanked but didn’t, and many more I meant to praise but didn’t. Mostly I tried to be as gracious as I could through my surprise.

Once again, huge congratulations to our Christopher Caldwell for picking up the Best Collection Award (Call and Response, Neon Hemlock) and Jenni Coutts for picking up Best Artist at the British Fantasy Awards this weekend! @jennicoutts.bsky.social @seraph76.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social