John Joseph Adams
@johnjosephadams.com
Series Editor of BASFF. Publisher of @lightspeedmagazine.com (+ Editor) and NIGHTMARE. Editor of 50+ anthologies. Co-editor (with Jordan Peele) of OUT THERE SCREAMING.
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WOW, what a first day! In our first 24 hours, nearly 150 backers pledged more than $11K, putting us 22% of the way toward our goal. Several of our limited signed books and collectibles are already gone. If you haven't checked it out yet: bit.ly/LS-NM-26
September 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
WOW, what a first day! In our first 24 hours, nearly 150 backers pledged more than $11K, putting us 22% of the way toward our goal. Several of our limited signed books and collectibles are already gone. If you haven't checked it out yet: bit.ly/LS-NM-26
For other time zones—The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare collectibles, t-shirts, mugs & other fun stuff. Thanks in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖
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September 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
For other time zones—The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare collectibles, t-shirts, mugs & other fun stuff. Thanks in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖
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Here's a peek at our current add-ons. Some of them are extremely limited in quantities (some there's only 1), so back early if you want a shot at grabbing one in particular!
September 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Here's a peek at our current add-ons. Some of them are extremely limited in quantities (some there's only 1), so back early if you want a shot at grabbing one in particular!
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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.💖
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September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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
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Our Kickstarter launches TOMORROW, OMG. And huzzah, we'll have a new story by NYT bestseller and award-winner Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach series (ANNIHILATION, et al), BORNE, and HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER.
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Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror
We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.
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September 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Our Kickstarter launches TOMORROW, OMG. And huzzah, we'll have a new story by NYT bestseller and award-winner Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach series (ANNIHILATION, et al), BORNE, and HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER.
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This author is going to either end up in LIGHTSPEED or NIGHTMARE depending on how the story turns out: None other than bestseller @chuckwendig.bsky.social! He's the author of WANDERERS, CALAMITIES, and BLACK RIVER ORCHARD.
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September 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This author is going to either end up in LIGHTSPEED or NIGHTMARE depending on how the story turns out: None other than bestseller @chuckwendig.bsky.social! He's the author of WANDERERS, CALAMITIES, and BLACK RIVER ORCHARD.
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The next author to give us NIGHTMARE(s) is bestseller @gradyhendrix.bsky.social! Author of THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, HORRORSTOR, & MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM.
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Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror
We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.
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September 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The next author to give us NIGHTMARE(s) is bestseller @gradyhendrix.bsky.social! Author of THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, HORRORSTOR, & MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM.
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Chrysalis of Moth One" by V.M. Ayala www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...
The Chrysalis of Moth One - Lightspeed Magazine
They didn’t want either of us to live this long. Sucks for them—we’re good at living in spite. We’re good at surviving, at fighting, at never stopping. Today is the last day we exist in spite of Comma...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Chrysalis of Moth One" by V.M. Ayala www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Long Goodbyes" by Anya Ow www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/long...
Long Goodbyes - Lightspeed Magazine
Sui grunted as she straightened her back, digging her shoulder up into Taxue’s belly. The Zheng’s hind legs dragged awkwardly on the sand, trembling as the paws knuckled, the sudden weight on Sui push...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Long Goodbyes" by Anya Ow www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/long...
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We're excited to see what Nebula, Locus, and British Fantasy Award winner @pdjeliclark.bsky.social comes up with for us! He's the author of A MASTER OF DJINN, RING SHOUT, THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS, and the Dead Djinn Universe stories.
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September 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We're excited to see what Nebula, Locus, and British Fantasy Award winner @pdjeliclark.bsky.social comes up with for us! He's the author of A MASTER OF DJINN, RING SHOUT, THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS, and the Dead Djinn Universe stories.
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Also coming up in NIGHTMARE: A new story by @silviamg.bsky.social, NYT Bestselling, World Fantasy, Locus, British Fantasy, & Ignyte-winning author of MEXICAN GOTHIC, GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW, and SILVER NITRATE.
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September 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Also coming up in NIGHTMARE: A new story by @silviamg.bsky.social, NYT Bestselling, World Fantasy, Locus, British Fantasy, & Ignyte-winning author of MEXICAN GOTHIC, GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW, and SILVER NITRATE.
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At NIGHTMARE, we'll be featuring a new story from SF/F/H master @tananarivedue.bsky.social, author of THE REFORMATORY and winner of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, American Book, and NAACP Image Awards.
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Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror
We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.
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September 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
At NIGHTMARE, we'll be featuring a new story from SF/F/H master @tananarivedue.bsky.social, author of THE REFORMATORY and winner of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, American Book, and NAACP Image Awards.
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Next up is none other than NYT bestselling author Veronica Roth! She's the author of The Divergent series, CHOSEN ONES, POSTER GIRL, and more, plus she served as guest editor of BASFF and was part of my JJA Books imprint.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Next up is none other than NYT bestselling author Veronica Roth! She's the author of The Divergent series, CHOSEN ONES, POSTER GIRL, and more, plus she served as guest editor of BASFF and was part of my JJA Books imprint.
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Dreamweavers" by Alexander Weinstein www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/drea...
Dreamweavers - Lightspeed Magazine
In The Before Days, Tim was a fellow procurer of dreams. He made a good living frequenting rooftop parties amid aging tech bros in fur-clad vests where mangosteen juices were mixed and silent discos r...
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September 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Dreamweavers" by Alexander Weinstein www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/drea...
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "A Guide on How to Repay Your Vow to the Deity of Many Faces" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-gu...
A Guide on How to Repay Your Vow to the Deity of Many Faces - Lightspeed Magazine
If every effort to bring down your child’s fever is unsuccessful and the doctors cannot diagnose anything wrong with her, then you should seek other means to alleviate her health. Before you help her ...
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September 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "A Guide on How to Repay Your Vow to the Deity of Many Faces" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-gu...
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Our next NIGHTMARE author "scared the hell out of" Stephen King: Award-winning NYT bestseller Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social, author of A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, 2026's DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, and a boatload of short fiction.
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September 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Our next NIGHTMARE author "scared the hell out of" Stephen King: Award-winning NYT bestseller Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social, author of A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, 2026's DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, and a boatload of short fiction.
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We've got new art on the way too! I'm happy to report that Tithi Luadthong (a/k/a Grandfailure) will create all-new illustrations for ALL of LIGHTSPEED's Year 17 & NIGHTMARE's Year 15 covers! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/cover-galler...
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September 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
We've got new art on the way too! I'm happy to report that Tithi Luadthong (a/k/a Grandfailure) will create all-new illustrations for ALL of LIGHTSPEED's Year 17 & NIGHTMARE's Year 15 covers! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/cover-galler...
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and wrote one of the adventures in this! So if you've got an adventuring party who would like to [spoilers] on a [spoilery] [spoiler] while two [spoilers] clash in the midst of a [spoiler] with a [big, badass spoiler] sneaking up to ambush them...pick this up!
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and wrote one of the adventures in this! So if you've got an adventuring party who would like to [spoilers] on a [spoilery] [spoiler] while two [spoilers] clash in the midst of a [spoiler] with a [big, badass spoiler] sneaking up to ambush them...pick this up!
A dark thread connects ports-of-call across thousands of worlds– the River Styx!
Join the crew of the Silver Sphinx and start downriver on an impossible journey across the Labyrinth in Death on the Styx - available now in the Kobold Press Store!
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Join the crew of the Silver Sphinx and start downriver on an impossible journey across the Labyrinth in Death on the Styx - available now in the Kobold Press Store!
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August 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I teamed up with
@johnjosephadams.com
and wrote one of the adventures in this! So if you've got an adventuring party who would like to [spoilers] on a [spoilery] [spoiler] while two [spoilers] clash in the midst of a [spoiler] with a [big, badass spoiler] sneaking up to ambush them...pick this up!
@johnjosephadams.com
and wrote one of the adventures in this! So if you've got an adventuring party who would like to [spoilers] on a [spoilery] [spoiler] while two [spoilers] clash in the midst of a [spoiler] with a [big, badass spoiler] sneaking up to ambush them...pick this up!
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Well, now, who do we have here, writing us a new story? It's Charlie Jane Anders @charliejane.bsky.social, acclaimed author of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY, THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, and the Victories Greater Than Death trilogy!
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Coming soon: LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror
We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Well, now, who do we have here, writing us a new story? It's Charlie Jane Anders @charliejane.bsky.social, acclaimed author of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY, THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, and the Victories Greater Than Death trilogy!
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Ladd’s Robot Repair" by David Anaxagoras @davidanaxagoras.com www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ladd...
Ladd’s Robot Repair - Lightspeed Magazine
I wasn’t even two blocks into the Tumbledown when the walker’s nav crystal started fuzzing out. She veered left like a scavver drunk on coolant, and I knew I was in trouble. I tried sweet-talking her ...
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August 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Ladd’s Robot Repair" by David Anaxagoras @davidanaxagoras.com www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ladd...
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This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Goddess of Not Enough" by Susan Palwick @spalwick.bsky.social
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The Goddess of Not Enough - Lightspeed Magazine
You’re eighteen. Your fairy godmother just fired you, because after three balls, the prince has grown bored with you. Tonight you stepped on his foot during a gavotte. “If you’d been cleverer,” the fa...
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August 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Goddess of Not Enough" by Susan Palwick @spalwick.bsky.social
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Next up, we'll have Olivie Blake @olivieblake.bsky.social, author of THE ATLAS SIX et seq., 2025 releases GIFTED & TALENTED and GIRL DINNER, as well as the collection JANUARIES, and she also guest edited BASFF 2026.
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August 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Next up, we'll have Olivie Blake @olivieblake.bsky.social, author of THE ATLAS SIX et seq., 2025 releases GIFTED & TALENTED and GIRL DINNER, as well as the collection JANUARIES, and she also guest edited BASFF 2026.
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We're super excited to be bringing you—in @nightmare-magazine.com—a brand-new story from bestselling horror master @stephengrahamjones.com, author of THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, MONGRELS, and MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW.
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August 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We're super excited to be bringing you—in @nightmare-magazine.com—a brand-new story from bestselling horror master @stephengrahamjones.com, author of THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, MONGRELS, and MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW.
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Dang, he pulled just about the best gif for horror celebration, didn't he? But he's right! Submissions are in fact OPEN. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Hey all you spooky writers out there: JJA is back in the saddle as editor of Nightmare and he needs inventory! Nightmare is NOW OPEN to submissions from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31 (11:59pm CT)!
August 24, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Dang, he pulled just about the best gif for horror celebration, didn't he? But he's right! Submissions are in fact OPEN. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
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Submissions Portal: adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Looking forward to seeing your submissions! Both with and without mention of fingers.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions! Both with and without mention of fingers.
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
August 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Submissions Portal: adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Looking forward to seeing your submissions! Both with and without mention of fingers.
Looking forward to seeing your submissions! Both with and without mention of fingers.