Alice Wren
@alicewrenwrites.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction, working on their first novel. Lover of cats, plants and ttrpgs. Short story in Paradox Lit Mag.
https://alicewren.com/
https://alicewren.com/
I did it! I got published 😭 #shortstory #booksky
April 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I did it! I got published 😭 #shortstory #booksky
This is a pretty big moment for me… I’m being published in print for the first time! 🥹📖
My short story 'Oil and Roses' is featured in The Curse of the Sword anthology by Dragon Soul Press.
I hope you enjoy the anthology!
books2read.com/b/DSPCurse
#shortstory #fairytale #beautyandthebeast
My short story 'Oil and Roses' is featured in The Curse of the Sword anthology by Dragon Soul Press.
I hope you enjoy the anthology!
books2read.com/b/DSPCurse
#shortstory #fairytale #beautyandthebeast
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Curse of the Sword: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology by J.E. Feldman, Demi Michelle Schwartz, Amelia Weissman, and others
books2read.com
March 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This is a pretty big moment for me… I’m being published in print for the first time! 🥹📖
My short story 'Oil and Roses' is featured in The Curse of the Sword anthology by Dragon Soul Press.
I hope you enjoy the anthology!
books2read.com/b/DSPCurse
#shortstory #fairytale #beautyandthebeast
My short story 'Oil and Roses' is featured in The Curse of the Sword anthology by Dragon Soul Press.
I hope you enjoy the anthology!
books2read.com/b/DSPCurse
#shortstory #fairytale #beautyandthebeast
Have flu. Can’t write. But these two are keeping me company. The ginger is Furi and the tabby is Jin.
When we rescued them 9yrs ago as kittens they were not well. Taken too young from the mother, stomachs destroyed by the wrong food. But these two are fighters!
#catsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
When we rescued them 9yrs ago as kittens they were not well. Taken too young from the mother, stomachs destroyed by the wrong food. But these two are fighters!
#catsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Have flu. Can’t write. But these two are keeping me company. The ginger is Furi and the tabby is Jin.
When we rescued them 9yrs ago as kittens they were not well. Taken too young from the mother, stomachs destroyed by the wrong food. But these two are fighters!
#catsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
When we rescued them 9yrs ago as kittens they were not well. Taken too young from the mother, stomachs destroyed by the wrong food. But these two are fighters!
#catsofbluesky #writersofbluesky
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New Episode of Under The Eclipse is up - Ai's tactics seem to work but an interruption putd everything at risk.... 🫣
Read the latest episode on #webtoon or @globalcomix.com - links below!
#webcomic #ocsky
Read the latest episode on #webtoon or @globalcomix.com - links below!
#webcomic #ocsky
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
New Episode of Under The Eclipse is up - Ai's tactics seem to work but an interruption putd everything at risk.... 🫣
Read the latest episode on #webtoon or @globalcomix.com - links below!
#webcomic #ocsky
Read the latest episode on #webtoon or @globalcomix.com - links below!
#webcomic #ocsky
Sign-up to my newsletter and get access to my short story The Grandfather Clock. A soft horror tale inspired by the old nursery rhyme of the same name. Previously published by the Paradox Lit Mag but not longer available to buy.
www.alicewren.com
www.alicewren.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Sign-up to my newsletter and get access to my short story The Grandfather Clock. A soft horror tale inspired by the old nursery rhyme of the same name. Previously published by the Paradox Lit Mag but not longer available to buy.
www.alicewren.com
www.alicewren.com
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Vote for your favorite stories published by @uncannymagazine.bsky.social in 2025!
ICYMI, Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
January 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Vote for your favorite stories published by @uncannymagazine.bsky.social in 2025!
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Help us select the 2025 finalists for our annual Clarkesworld Readers' Poll.
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...
POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...
POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST
2025 Clarkesworld Readers' Poll - Nomination Phase
You have until January 22nd 3pm EST to nominate!
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January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Help us select the 2025 finalists for our annual Clarkesworld Readers' Poll.
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...
POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...
POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST
Cat cafe and bookshop for birthday which is very on brand. And getting to choose my own books is the perfect gift!
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Cat cafe and bookshop for birthday which is very on brand. And getting to choose my own books is the perfect gift!
Mood board for my steampunk novel about a clockwork girl who runs away with the circus.
I’m a huge fan of Angela Carter’s ’Nights at the Circus’ and have always wanted to tell a circus-themed story so I’m excited to write this!
#amwriting #firstdraft #writersofbluesky
I’m a huge fan of Angela Carter’s ’Nights at the Circus’ and have always wanted to tell a circus-themed story so I’m excited to write this!
#amwriting #firstdraft #writersofbluesky
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Mood board for my steampunk novel about a clockwork girl who runs away with the circus.
I’m a huge fan of Angela Carter’s ’Nights at the Circus’ and have always wanted to tell a circus-themed story so I’m excited to write this!
#amwriting #firstdraft #writersofbluesky
I’m a huge fan of Angela Carter’s ’Nights at the Circus’ and have always wanted to tell a circus-themed story so I’m excited to write this!
#amwriting #firstdraft #writersofbluesky
You can now pre-order ’Curse of the Sword’, a Dragon Soul Press anthology. books2read.com/DSPCurse
I usually describe my story ’Oil & Roses’ as Beauty & the Beast if it were a Black Mirror episode.
#writingpromo #newriting #shortstory
I usually describe my story ’Oil & Roses’ as Beauty & the Beast if it were a Black Mirror episode.
#writingpromo #newriting #shortstory
January 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
You can now pre-order ’Curse of the Sword’, a Dragon Soul Press anthology. books2read.com/DSPCurse
I usually describe my story ’Oil & Roses’ as Beauty & the Beast if it were a Black Mirror episode.
#writingpromo #newriting #shortstory
I usually describe my story ’Oil & Roses’ as Beauty & the Beast if it were a Black Mirror episode.
#writingpromo #newriting #shortstory
🕰️ My first short story got 14 rejections.
🌹 My second got 17.
My third has 13 and is still out on sub.
But it only takes ONE yes!
Rejections sting, but it doesn’t mean your story isn’t any good. You just have to keep going.
#amwriting #amquerying #writingsubmissions #publishedauthor
🌹 My second got 17.
My third has 13 and is still out on sub.
But it only takes ONE yes!
Rejections sting, but it doesn’t mean your story isn’t any good. You just have to keep going.
#amwriting #amquerying #writingsubmissions #publishedauthor
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🕰️ My first short story got 14 rejections.
🌹 My second got 17.
My third has 13 and is still out on sub.
But it only takes ONE yes!
Rejections sting, but it doesn’t mean your story isn’t any good. You just have to keep going.
#amwriting #amquerying #writingsubmissions #publishedauthor
🌹 My second got 17.
My third has 13 and is still out on sub.
But it only takes ONE yes!
Rejections sting, but it doesn’t mean your story isn’t any good. You just have to keep going.
#amwriting #amquerying #writingsubmissions #publishedauthor
Happy New Year!
I had a wonderful start to the year with the news that my short story 'Oil and Roses' will be published in the Dragon Soul Press anthology 'Curse of the Sword'!
Available in March! I hope you will enjoy it.
#writersofbluesky #publishedauthor #shortstory #speculativefiction
I had a wonderful start to the year with the news that my short story 'Oil and Roses' will be published in the Dragon Soul Press anthology 'Curse of the Sword'!
Available in March! I hope you will enjoy it.
#writersofbluesky #publishedauthor #shortstory #speculativefiction
January 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Happy New Year!
I had a wonderful start to the year with the news that my short story 'Oil and Roses' will be published in the Dragon Soul Press anthology 'Curse of the Sword'!
Available in March! I hope you will enjoy it.
#writersofbluesky #publishedauthor #shortstory #speculativefiction
I had a wonderful start to the year with the news that my short story 'Oil and Roses' will be published in the Dragon Soul Press anthology 'Curse of the Sword'!
Available in March! I hope you will enjoy it.
#writersofbluesky #publishedauthor #shortstory #speculativefiction
About 3-4 times a year a group of us meet up in Sweden/Online for a writing retreat. We are from everywhere so are called 'Writers From Distant Lands'. I love these people! They are so creative and inspiring and I always feel motivated afterwards.
We met yesterday and I wrote about 4000 words!
We met yesterday and I wrote about 4000 words!
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
About 3-4 times a year a group of us meet up in Sweden/Online for a writing retreat. We are from everywhere so are called 'Writers From Distant Lands'. I love these people! They are so creative and inspiring and I always feel motivated afterwards.
We met yesterday and I wrote about 4000 words!
We met yesterday and I wrote about 4000 words!
#NovelNovember wordcount week 1: 6325
Not as high as I wanted due to health hiccups but still here and still writing, so I'm going to take that as a win.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #firstdraft #steampunk
Not as high as I wanted due to health hiccups but still here and still writing, so I'm going to take that as a win.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #firstdraft #steampunk
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#NovelNovember wordcount week 1: 6325
Not as high as I wanted due to health hiccups but still here and still writing, so I'm going to take that as a win.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #firstdraft #steampunk
Not as high as I wanted due to health hiccups but still here and still writing, so I'm going to take that as a win.
#amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #firstdraft #steampunk
I've been dealing with health issues recently. I have #endometriosis which causes pain, exhaustion and brain fog.
I’ve had a bad few days and it feels shit not to write. But I want to use this challenge to find strategies to be productive even during the bad days.
#novelnovember #amwriting #endo
I’ve had a bad few days and it feels shit not to write. But I want to use this challenge to find strategies to be productive even during the bad days.
#novelnovember #amwriting #endo
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been dealing with health issues recently. I have #endometriosis which causes pain, exhaustion and brain fog.
I’ve had a bad few days and it feels shit not to write. But I want to use this challenge to find strategies to be productive even during the bad days.
#novelnovember #amwriting #endo
I’ve had a bad few days and it feels shit not to write. But I want to use this challenge to find strategies to be productive even during the bad days.
#novelnovember #amwriting #endo
I'm usually very bad at having a routine. I'm a binge writer who writes when the moment hits me. But for #NovelNovember I'm going to challenge myself to:
1. Write something every day.
2. Not re-read and edit as I go.
3. Finish a messy, would never show to anyone first draft of my novel.
1. Write something every day.
2. Not re-read and edit as I go.
3. Finish a messy, would never show to anyone first draft of my novel.
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm usually very bad at having a routine. I'm a binge writer who writes when the moment hits me. But for #NovelNovember I'm going to challenge myself to:
1. Write something every day.
2. Not re-read and edit as I go.
3. Finish a messy, would never show to anyone first draft of my novel.
1. Write something every day.
2. Not re-read and edit as I go.
3. Finish a messy, would never show to anyone first draft of my novel.
Joining #NovelNovember this month means a lot to me. It's been a tricky year, I've had major health issues since April and there was a time I thought I would never be well enough to do anything, let alone write again. But I'm FINALLY feeling better and ready to tackle this!
#writersky #amwriting
#writersky #amwriting
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Joining #NovelNovember this month means a lot to me. It's been a tricky year, I've had major health issues since April and there was a time I thought I would never be well enough to do anything, let alone write again. But I'm FINALLY feeling better and ready to tackle this!
#writersky #amwriting
#writersky #amwriting
This year I will be taking part in #NovelNovember to try and finish a first draft of Brass Nightingale (working title).
A story about a clockwork girl trapped in her own home who runs away with the circus. Think Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus' crossed with 'Pinnochio'.
Who else is joining?
A story about a clockwork girl trapped in her own home who runs away with the circus. Think Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus' crossed with 'Pinnochio'.
Who else is joining?
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This year I will be taking part in #NovelNovember to try and finish a first draft of Brass Nightingale (working title).
A story about a clockwork girl trapped in her own home who runs away with the circus. Think Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus' crossed with 'Pinnochio'.
Who else is joining?
A story about a clockwork girl trapped in her own home who runs away with the circus. Think Erin Morgenstern's 'The Night Circus' crossed with 'Pinnochio'.
Who else is joining?
A snippet from my spooky short story The Grandfather Clock, first published in the Paradox Lit Mag.
If you want to read the rest of it there is a link on my website www.alicewren.com
#shortstory #horrorwriting #publishedshortstory #booksky
If you want to read the rest of it there is a link on my website www.alicewren.com
#shortstory #horrorwriting #publishedshortstory #booksky
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A snippet from my spooky short story The Grandfather Clock, first published in the Paradox Lit Mag.
If you want to read the rest of it there is a link on my website www.alicewren.com
#shortstory #horrorwriting #publishedshortstory #booksky
If you want to read the rest of it there is a link on my website www.alicewren.com
#shortstory #horrorwriting #publishedshortstory #booksky
Just found out about Novel November as a promising replacement for that other one, so going to give it a go. Who else is doing it?
#novelnovember25 #readytowrite #prowritingaid
#novelnovember25 #readytowrite #prowritingaid
October 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Just found out about Novel November as a promising replacement for that other one, so going to give it a go. Who else is doing it?
#novelnovember25 #readytowrite #prowritingaid
#novelnovember25 #readytowrite #prowritingaid
So proud to have my first short story published alongside all these other wonderful writers.
And the mag is stunning! So do check it out.
www.theparadoxmagazine.com/the-paradox-...
And the mag is stunning! So do check it out.
www.theparadoxmagazine.com/the-paradox-...
The Paradox Lit Mag
You can read the digital version of the magazine here:
www.theparadoxmagazine.com
January 7, 2024 at 11:48 AM
So proud to have my first short story published alongside all these other wonderful writers.
And the mag is stunning! So do check it out.
www.theparadoxmagazine.com/the-paradox-...
And the mag is stunning! So do check it out.
www.theparadoxmagazine.com/the-paradox-...
January 6, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Why am I only now getting around to watching Attack on Titan?
It. Is. Incredible.
It. Is. Incredible.
January 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Why am I only now getting around to watching Attack on Titan?
It. Is. Incredible.
It. Is. Incredible.
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Join our reading team!! We're looking for first readers for Augur and Tales & Feathers. Details and link to apply below! ✨️🪶
JOIN THE AUGUR TEAM✨🤩
We need 4-6 First Readers to help find glorious new work for both @TalesFeathers AND @augurmag
We want to hear from folks across intersections & experience—especially Black, Indigenous, & Latinx applicants.
Don’t self-reject!
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We need 4-6 First Readers to help find glorious new work for both @TalesFeathers AND @augurmag
We want to hear from folks across intersections & experience—especially Black, Indigenous, & Latinx applicants.
Don’t self-reject!
www.augurmag.com/join-augur-m...
January 5, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Join our reading team!! We're looking for first readers for Augur and Tales & Feathers. Details and link to apply below! ✨️🪶