Midwest BSFA
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For African-Americans who like the genres that fall under speculative fiction (sci-fi, Afrofuturism, steampunk, etc). https://midwestbsfa.wordpress.com/
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October 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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So great to watch the Amazing @stephwilliams.bsky.social interviewed by @sherinnicole.bsky.social of Geek Girl Riot, @fantomcomics.bsky.social to promote her new graphic novel, Roots of Madness, out today!
September 22, 2026 at 10:51 PM
So great to watch the Amazing @stephwilliams.bsky.social interviewed by @sherinnicole.bsky.social of Geek Girl Riot, @fantomcomics.bsky.social to promote her new graphic novel, Roots of Madness, out today!
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Thanks so much to BJ Kicks from the Comics Are Dope podcast for this amazing interview! I appreciate you! youtu.be/M-K2YmSetzI?...
REGINE SAWYER on Creativity, Organizing & Protecting Women in Comics
YouTube video by Comics Are Dope (The Podcast)
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September 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thanks so much to BJ Kicks from the Comics Are Dope podcast for this amazing interview! I appreciate you! youtu.be/M-K2YmSetzI?...
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“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
-Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
-Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
September 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
-Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
-Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
As geeks across the country make their way to Atlanta for #DragonCon this weekend, we look back to 2016 when our friends at Airship Ashanti had a harrowing experience getting to the con. Read Ofeibea's remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the madness that ensued.
Great DragonCon Debacle of 2016
The 2016 Black Geeks of DragonCon meetup As geeks across the country make their way to Atlanta for DragonCon this weekend, we look back to 2016 when our friends at Airship Ashanti had a harrowing e…
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September 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
As geeks across the country make their way to Atlanta for #DragonCon this weekend, we look back to 2016 when our friends at Airship Ashanti had a harrowing experience getting to the con. Read Ofeibea's remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the madness that ensued.
"There is no whimsy without secure self-esteem." You betta say that, @crissle.com! #crisslescouch
September 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"There is no whimsy without secure self-esteem." You betta say that, @crissle.com! #crisslescouch
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"We can be blunt here: the industry does not care, has never cared, and cannot care about marginalised writers. But it does care about marginalised *fiction*. It cares about marginalised fiction as if Marginalisation is a genre, and it does so because it is."
ICYMI:
ICYMI:
An Essay: 'beyond the margin-frame' | Brandon O'Brien
As I've been working on the other essay about LLMs in fiction, I've found myself considering the last few months of AI-related literary scan
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August 18, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"We can be blunt here: the industry does not care, has never cared, and cannot care about marginalised writers. But it does care about marginalised *fiction*. It cares about marginalised fiction as if Marginalisation is a genre, and it does so because it is."
ICYMI:
ICYMI:
Got my copy of Midnight Mystics! Seeing some familiar names as well as some new-to-me names. 💞💕💞
August 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Got my copy of Midnight Mystics! Seeing some familiar names as well as some new-to-me names. 💞💕💞
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@stephwilliams.bsky.social talked to me about making comic history, the lack of coverage from major media outlets, and why that is.
www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-...
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July 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
@stephwilliams.bsky.social talked to me about making comic history, the lack of coverage from major media outlets, and why that is.
www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-...
www.comicfrontier.com/p/stephanie-...
The best tacos I ever had came from a food truck permanently parked in a gas station parking lot...
June 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The best tacos I ever had came from a food truck permanently parked in a gas station parking lot...
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Black Fae Day meetup for Southwest Ohio on deck! May 9, 1 to 3 p.m., Mt. Airy Arboretum (Cincinnati)!
April 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Black Fae Day meetup for Southwest Ohio on deck! May 9, 1 to 3 p.m., Mt. Airy Arboretum (Cincinnati)!
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We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.
March 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.
The FUTUREGLOW Bacchanal was lit! 🌌🌌🌌
March 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The FUTUREGLOW Bacchanal was lit! 🌌🌌🌌
The Midnight Mystics anthology release should be around the corner now, right, @killianfantasy.blacksky.app??? 👀👀👀
March 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The Midnight Mystics anthology release should be around the corner now, right, @killianfantasy.blacksky.app??? 👀👀👀
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Next up? ASFE 2026! Come check out the Best of the Black Fantastic on March 14 and 15 at Northlake Mall. Best of all, it's free! See y'all soon!
March 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Next up? ASFE 2026! Come check out the Best of the Black Fantastic on March 14 and 15 at Northlake Mall. Best of all, it's free! See y'all soon!
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what an exhausting time to be alive
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
what an exhausting time to be alive
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Special Announcement! Congratulations goes out to Akua Lezli Hope. Her Spacefunk! poem, 'Our SpaceWays, had been nominated for the 2026 SFPA Rhysling Award long list! We're grateful that Akua chose the Spacefunk! Anthology to be the home for her creativity. Space is the Place!
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Special Announcement! Congratulations goes out to Akua Lezli Hope. Her Spacefunk! poem, 'Our SpaceWays, had been nominated for the 2026 SFPA Rhysling Award long list! We're grateful that Akua chose the Spacefunk! Anthology to be the home for her creativity. Space is the Place!
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Hey y'all! I’m Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, a writer and transdisciplinary artist partnering with ABC as a member of the Afrofuturism Collective.
I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity.
🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026
⏰ 4–5PM ET
📍 Zoom
RSVP here:
bit.ly/4qYwL0F
I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity.
🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026
⏰ 4–5PM ET
📍 Zoom
RSVP here:
bit.ly/4qYwL0F
February 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Hey y'all! I’m Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, a writer and transdisciplinary artist partnering with ABC as a member of the Afrofuturism Collective.
I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity.
🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026
⏰ 4–5PM ET
📍 Zoom
RSVP here:
bit.ly/4qYwL0F
I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity.
🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026
⏰ 4–5PM ET
📍 Zoom
RSVP here:
bit.ly/4qYwL0F
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My debut novel, and the first in the trilogy, is on special on my publisher's site, MV Media. If you're ready for an epic fantasy that pulls from various African cultures this is the series for you.
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
The Royal Heretic | MVmedia, LLC
Bakari is the netkoleh, ruler of the Ega empire and the living embodiment of the gods. When his eldest son and heir falls ill and dies, Bakari drowns in despair. He decides that the gods are nonexiste...
www.mvmediaatl.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
My debut novel, and the first in the trilogy, is on special on my publisher's site, MV Media. If you're ready for an epic fantasy that pulls from various African cultures this is the series for you.
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page...
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🖤✨ Designing Liberation in real time ✨🖤
Black Futures Month 2026 is stacked. SUBSUME Media is convening a cross-generational, cross-disciplinary lineup of visionaries shaping Black futures now.
🌍 Explore + submit events: blackfuturesmonth.com/events
#SistahScifi #BlackFuturesMonth #SUBSUMEMedia
Black Futures Month 2026 is stacked. SUBSUME Media is convening a cross-generational, cross-disciplinary lineup of visionaries shaping Black futures now.
🌍 Explore + submit events: blackfuturesmonth.com/events
#SistahScifi #BlackFuturesMonth #SUBSUMEMedia
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🖤✨ Designing Liberation in real time ✨🖤
Black Futures Month 2026 is stacked. SUBSUME Media is convening a cross-generational, cross-disciplinary lineup of visionaries shaping Black futures now.
🌍 Explore + submit events: blackfuturesmonth.com/events
#SistahScifi #BlackFuturesMonth #SUBSUMEMedia
Black Futures Month 2026 is stacked. SUBSUME Media is convening a cross-generational, cross-disciplinary lineup of visionaries shaping Black futures now.
🌍 Explore + submit events: blackfuturesmonth.com/events
#SistahScifi #BlackFuturesMonth #SUBSUMEMedia
I'm not from San Francisco but I'm officially a 49er! 🥳🥳🥳🥳#happybirthdaytome
a man is celebrating his 49th birthday with a cake with candles in the shape of the number 49
Alt: a man is celebrating his 49th birthday with a cake with candles in the shape of the number 49
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February 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I'm not from San Francisco but I'm officially a 49er! 🥳🥳🥳🥳#happybirthdaytome