Nghi Vo
@nghivo.bsky.social
Spec fic writer. It probably didn't happen, but it should have, could have or might have. Represented by Fox Literary. Cis, queer, she/her.
Come find me online at flights-of-foundry.org this weekend!
I'm so excited and honored to be the Flights of Foundry GOH for Prose this year!
I'm so excited and honored to be the Flights of Foundry GOH for Prose this year!
September 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Come find me online at flights-of-foundry.org this weekend!
I'm so excited and honored to be the Flights of Foundry GOH for Prose this year!
I'm so excited and honored to be the Flights of Foundry GOH for Prose this year!
This was a awesome time! If you missed this one, you can watch it here, courtesy of Library of America!
Last night, @nghivo.bsky.social, @brianattebery.bsky.social, and Karen Joy Fowler explored Ursula K. Le Guin's magical archipelago of Earthsea in our first LOA LIVE program of the fall. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel for a fascinating look at this foundational fantasy classic.
Exploring Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fantasy Masterpiece
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September 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This was a awesome time! If you missed this one, you can watch it here, courtesy of Library of America!
Whatcha up to in a few hours? I've been looking forward to this one for a bit!
On September 15th, join Nghi Vo, Karen Joy Fowler, and Brian Attebery for an online event celebrating the publication of Library of America's Complete Earthsea!
Exploring Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fantasy Masterpiece
Karen Joy Fowler, Nghi Vo, and Brian Attebery delve into a foundational classic of the fantasy genre.
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September 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Whatcha up to in a few hours? I've been looking forward to this one for a bit!
August 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Singing Hills #8!
Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes?
Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P
Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes?
Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P
August 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Singing Hills #8!
Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes?
Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P
Wandering cleric Chih and perfect hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant arrive at the imperial palace for a celebration of the life of the Empress of Salt and Fortune, where the food's amazing, the service is exemplary, and the clothes?
Well, the clothes are just to die for. :P
For anyone on the @tbrcon.bsky.social panel who was wondering, this is the statue of Sexy Leif Ericson that stands in both Milwaukee and Boston.
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July 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
For anyone on the @tbrcon.bsky.social panel who was wondering, this is the statue of Sexy Leif Ericson that stands in both Milwaukee and Boston.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif%2C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif%2C...
On in 15, assuming the storm doesn't knock my connection out!
Some fictional cities have even more life & staying power than the protagonists they hosted almost!
Join @bethtabler.bsky.social, @monteroauthor.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social, @aijiang.bsky.social ,Tim Hickson & Robert F. Lowell while they discuss Cities as Distinct Characters 1 HOUR from now!
Join @bethtabler.bsky.social, @monteroauthor.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social, @aijiang.bsky.social ,Tim Hickson & Robert F. Lowell while they discuss Cities as Distinct Characters 1 HOUR from now!
July 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
On in 15, assuming the storm doesn't knock my connection out!
I'll die on the hill that fashion is narrative (and propaganda and politics and history and...) and this video spells it out beautifully.
If you're writing stories, watch this video for a great explanation of language, both how you can use it and how it's used to control you.
If you're writing stories, watch this video for a great explanation of language, both how you can use it and how it's used to control you.
I don't know anything about womenswear, but I stumbled upon Caleigh O'Donnell's Instagram last year and find her content to be very thoughtful and substantive. Goes beyond "here's how to look cool" or "everyone needs this" cliches. Many frameworks can be applied to menswear.
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July 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I'll die on the hill that fashion is narrative (and propaganda and politics and history and...) and this video spells it out beautifully.
If you're writing stories, watch this video for a great explanation of language, both how you can use it and how it's used to control you.
If you're writing stories, watch this video for a great explanation of language, both how you can use it and how it's used to control you.
Happy Pride Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, everyone! Have a good time, stay hydrated, read some cool books, experience some weather!
June 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Happy Pride Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, everyone! Have a good time, stay hydrated, read some cool books, experience some weather!
Faintly hungover from finishing a lot of work and a book release, I ended up outside of the sadly closed This Is It!, formerly Wisconsin's oldest continually open gay bar.
Happy Friday, have some graffiti!
Happy Friday, have some graffiti!
May 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Faintly hungover from finishing a lot of work and a book release, I ended up outside of the sadly closed This Is It!, formerly Wisconsin's oldest continually open gay bar.
Happy Friday, have some graffiti!
Happy Friday, have some graffiti!
It's release day for A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, #7 in the Singing Hills Cycle of standalone novellas!
Watch Cleric Chih fall flat on their face as they navigate being young, broke and alone in a new town!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Watch Cleric Chih fall flat on their face as they navigate being young, broke and alone in a new town!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
A Long and Speaking Silence
From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of Chih's ca...
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May 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It's release day for A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, #7 in the Singing Hills Cycle of standalone novellas!
Watch Cleric Chih fall flat on their face as they navigate being young, broke and alone in a new town!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Watch Cleric Chih fall flat on their face as they navigate being young, broke and alone in a new town!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, Singing Hills #7, is out tomorrow!
On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story.
Which story? All of them.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story.
Which story? All of them.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
A Long and Speaking Silence
From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of Chih's ca...
us.macmillan.com
May 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE, Singing Hills #7, is out tomorrow!
On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story.
Which story? All of them.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
On the edge of the rainy season, the town of Luntien struggles with a refugee crisis, and one very young cleric and their hoopoe bird companion try to get the story.
Which story? All of them.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Next Tuesday, 5/5, we've got the release of Singing HIlls #7, A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE!
It's the start of the rainy season, and one very young cleric is waiting tables, listening to stories, and trying to help a refugee population in the river town of Luntien!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
It's the start of the rainy season, and one very young cleric is waiting tables, listening to stories, and trying to help a refugee population in the river town of Luntien!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
A Long and Speaking Silence
From USA Today bestselling author Nghi Vo comes a beautiful new tale in the Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle, drawn from the earliest days of Chih's ca...
us.macmillan.com
May 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Next Tuesday, 5/5, we've got the release of Singing HIlls #7, A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE!
It's the start of the rainy season, and one very young cleric is waiting tables, listening to stories, and trying to help a refugee population in the river town of Luntien!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
It's the start of the rainy season, and one very young cleric is waiting tables, listening to stories, and trying to help a refugee population in the river town of Luntien!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
I was about to say "I need another fountain pen like I need another hole in my head" and then I was distracted by realizing I actually do want another 3-4 ear piercings. This was like the least productive chain of thoughts, just conclusions at net zero.
April 30, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I was about to say "I need another fountain pen like I need another hole in my head" and then I was distracted by realizing I actually do want another 3-4 ear piercings. This was like the least productive chain of thoughts, just conclusions at net zero.
Next Tuesday, 5/5, we've got Singing Hills #7, A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
April 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Next Tuesday, 5/5, we've got Singing Hills #7, A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE!
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Saw a discussion about why we need to keep our cats indoors, with someone saying something like "cats do not get to eat native species," and my brain immediately supplies, "Well if I can't eat an Eastern whip-poor-will, Ripley sure as hell isn't allowed to."
April 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Saw a discussion about why we need to keep our cats indoors, with someone saying something like "cats do not get to eat native species," and my brain immediately supplies, "Well if I can't eat an Eastern whip-poor-will, Ripley sure as hell isn't allowed to."
Reposted by Nghi Vo
"Books begin and end with words on the page, and they really don’t care how they get there."
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE author @nghivo.bsky.social discusses writing routines in "No Wrong Schedules."
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#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE author @nghivo.bsky.social discusses writing routines in "No Wrong Schedules."
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#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐
April 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
"Books begin and end with words on the page, and they really don’t care how they get there."
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE author @nghivo.bsky.social discusses writing routines in "No Wrong Schedules."
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...
#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐
A LONG AND SPEAKING SILENCE author @nghivo.bsky.social discusses writing routines in "No Wrong Schedules."
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...
#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐
Anyway, if you catch me sitting on the ground in some airport, typing away and muttering angrily about what the hell an act two climax is anyway, please be aware that this is my native environment and that I'm likely fine!
The next week of Women in SF&F Month will feature guest posts by @isabel.kim @nghivo.bsky.social and @soniatagliareni.bsky.social! More info here:
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#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐
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#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐
Women in SF&F Month: Week 4 Schedule & Week in Review | Fantasy Cafe
Announcing the Women in SF&F Month 2026 schedule for the week of April 20–24 with essays by fantasy and science fiction authors.
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April 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Anyway, if you catch me sitting on the ground in some airport, typing away and muttering angrily about what the hell an act two climax is anyway, please be aware that this is my native environment and that I'm likely fine!
The question I want answered by every member of the Senate and the House is "what did you do in the last 8 hours?"
That's it.
I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list.
What the fuck did you do today?
That's it.
I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list.
What the fuck did you do today?
April 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The question I want answered by every member of the Senate and the House is "what did you do in the last 8 hours?"
That's it.
I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list.
What the fuck did you do today?
That's it.
I don't need spin, I sure as hell don't need a story. I just want a list.
What the fuck did you do today?
Reposted by Nghi Vo
UK paperbacks arrived while I was doing my US launch event! 😍 Happy YOTM Day!
April 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
UK paperbacks arrived while I was doing my US launch event! 😍 Happy YOTM Day!
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The interviews where folks just let me talk and for some reason don't stop me are always fun. Thank you, Ismail!
The interviews where folks just let me talk and for some reason don't stop me are always fun. Thank you, Ismail!
Portrait of an Artist: A Chat With Nghi Vo – Black Gate
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March 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The interviews where folks just let me talk and for some reason don't stop me are always fun. Thank you, Ismail!
The interviews where folks just let me talk and for some reason don't stop me are always fun. Thank you, Ismail!
Morning, everyone!
I'm panelling at the Tucson Festival of Books today at 10AM and 5PM today!
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I'm panelling at the Tucson Festival of Books today at 10AM and 5PM today!
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Tucson Festival of Books | Nghi Vo
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March 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Morning, everyone!
I'm panelling at the Tucson Festival of Books today at 10AM and 5PM today!
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I'm panelling at the Tucson Festival of Books today at 10AM and 5PM today!
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Hey, fountain pen fans at the Tucson Festival of Books! I got this little a5ish notebook in my author's grab bag and the paper seems really fountain pen friendly!
Thank you so much, Tucson Festival of Books, I love it!
Thank you so much, Tucson Festival of Books, I love it!
March 14, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Hey, fountain pen fans at the Tucson Festival of Books! I got this little a5ish notebook in my author's grab bag and the paper seems really fountain pen friendly!
Thank you so much, Tucson Festival of Books, I love it!
Thank you so much, Tucson Festival of Books, I love it!
Anyone free in Tucson this weekend?
I'm in town for the Tucson Festival of Books!!!
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I'm in town for the Tucson Festival of Books!!!
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Tucson Festival of Books | Nghi Vo
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March 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Anyone free in Tucson this weekend?
I'm in town for the Tucson Festival of Books!!!
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I'm in town for the Tucson Festival of Books!!!
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NEW COVER NEW COVER NEW COVER!
I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is!
On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.
I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is!
On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.
March 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
NEW COVER NEW COVER NEW COVER!
I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is!
On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.
I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is!
On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.