Rita Chang-Eppig (she/they)

I’m thrilled to announce that my second novel, The Ones Who Do Not Wake, will be coming out in 2028 with Archer, Bloomsbury’s new SFF imprint. It is honestly the weirdest and most personal writing I’ve ever done, and I hope you will give it a chance when it’s out 💛

Writer friends, new review article just dropped, covering recent scholarship on English magic & witchcraft. A treasure trove for research & story ideas!

Doctors and nurses are voicing their objections. I-638 would require EVERY girl who wants to participate in sports to go through biological sex verification. That means expensive, invasive, and utterly gross examinations. Protect our kids and let them play. Vote NO on I-638

With praise from @rchetypes.bsky.social - author of DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA - THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social is the perfect book to read while handing out candy this #Halloween! Get the #ebook edition of THE WEST FACADE here: buff.ly/nQo6ZlS

Fellow Scorpios, we are known for both passion and vengefulness, but this Scorpio season, might I suggest we lean into the vengefulness? Forgiveness is overrated.

Which non-Big 5 publishers even publish short story collections anymore? Which non-Big 5 publishers are even left?

I got pitches from them today. I hate this so much.

BIG NEWS: WE'RE DOING A PODCAST!! Hosted by ME. Which means I get to talk to people about books even more than I already do! The first episode is about SWORD LESBIANS & LADY KNIGHTS and it's with Alix E Harrow, CL Clark, and Tasha Suri and it's SO GOOD!! I can't wait for you all to hear it!

Friends have you ever put unexpired eye drops into your eye only to find that the salt (or something) in the solution had crystallized so the effect was basically throwing sand into your own eye because I have

Have you ever wanted a personal writing mentor? Good news! Our next Intensive Coaching Cohort -- this one starting Dec. 1 with Julia Fine -- is now open for registration. Read about the program and register now: buff.ly/fYJInGl #writingcommunity

The Caine Prize is an award for African writers, judged by other African writers. As a Ghanaian/Nigerian-American, I've followed the Caine Prize for years-- I read African literature. The Atlantic article uses AI to justify overriding the judgment of African people reading their own literature.

This type of unfounded accusation is becoming more and more common against writers of a certain background. If The Atlantic care so much about AI use, why don't they go after the writers who admit using it like James Frey or Olga Tokarczuk or Anthony Horowitz? It's plain double standards.

Is there a starter pack of people who like to discuss anime/manga? I don’t mean people who are into 90s anime but people who are actively keeping up with new stuff, who are into things like Frieren or Apothecary Diaries or SpyxFamily.

Our subscription drive is closing in on its goal. So far, as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, we've managed to give everyone but our authors a raise. We're only 20 subscriptions away upping author pay from 14 to 15 cents/word. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

as much as I understand the cynical disappointment of prize winning writers using AI, I really don't like these articles that are basically Pangram puff pieces. pointing to 'internal research' and Pangram's own statements is like asking L'Oréal why its cosmetics are superior to competitors

More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN

the year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know

If you’re thinking about getting some whistles to give out but 100 seems like a lot, they go fast. 200 turns into 50,000 before you know it.

I plan to be the biggest "A.i." hater at the NYCC.

New episode of AstroTextual is up! In this one, I talk to Alicia Upano, whose debut novel Everything to the Sea is about a young couple falling in love just as a giant tsunami hits. We chatted about her Grand Fire Trine, writing about passion and sex, and more. youtu.be/yUUFb-VRiIM

this october instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay. no coin fundraiser only fundraising Elise 🖤🖤 pls join us + spread the word

Post Harry Potter art, I'm blocking you without hesitation. I don't care what the excuse is, don't support monsters.

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, in the latest criminal case involving U.S. military personnel on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence is a sensitive issue.

A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.

Strange Horizons Fiction Submissions are open now! Check out our website for the fiction guidelines including the link to our Moksha submission portal ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti... (The window closes when we reach 1,000 submissions. Stories must be 5,000 words or less.)

every JCO take is the kind of thing your meanest, least-sober great aunt might announce at thanksgiving dinner. sometimes you're like yeah, let em have it!! and then very shortly you're like uh oh aunt joyce time for bed

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

This thread ⬇️ is essential (albeit alarming) reading. I don't know how we can counter these well funded far-right operations but we must #nzpol

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I’m honestly kind of sad that the Mario Kart app is officially dead. It was my emotional support video game as someone who doesn’t play a lot of video games.

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

Hello. I am widening my submissions categories to include: - Epic Fantasy - Space Opera - Near Future/High Concept SF - Horror Details here: www.dongwonsong.com/submission-g...

fucking really

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