the only thing that truly matters when appraising art is this: did it move you? there is no other metric that you should seriously consider. "good or bad" does not exist. there is only you, and the confidence to articulate that feeling with hopefully some insight and sincerity.

Is it manuscript critique you're looking for? We have that too!! The incredible Dr. Lynne Sargent - @World Fantasy! and @ac_wise have generously offered their services! Lynne Sargent will review your poetry project up to chapbook-length, and AC Wise will review up to 8k words of short fiction!! 😍

Eden Royce You can also NOW get a chapbook-length project edited by... Augurian & Utopia Science Fiction Magazine Poetry Editor Dr. Lynne Sargent - @World Fantasy! (Rhysling, Elgin, and Aurora nominee) !!! ✒️ Comes w a 1-year subscription to Augur + Tales & Feathers, and digital perks! $175 CAD / $127 USD. 1 of 1.

Ahhh, beyond thrilled to have my poem "The witches are without work" featured on Tor.com (Now at @Reactormag)! And alongside two of my favorite spec poets Angel L 🏳️‍⚧️ and Marisca Pichette (she/they) 🐦‍⬛🌧️🕯️🪻! Happy witch season! 🧙‍♀️ reactormag.com/5-witchy-poems…

Mornin’ Augurians ! ☕️ 🗓️WE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH CAMPAIGN MONTH! Kickstarter wraps Oct 31—less than 2 weeks to hit our goals. Today we’re starting at just over $14k. Aka. Less than $1.5k ‘til we fund A.D. Sui 🇺🇦’s Augur Press novella ! Share. Pledge. Hype. ✨ We appreciate you!

Arriving at World Fantasy today! As an early apology-- this is what my hair currently looks like! I'm sorry it is always different. Please come say hi!

CANADIAN AUTHORS -- this is your regular reminder that if you have *anything* published in print you are leaving money on the table if you're not registered at accesscopyright.ca

Got to send off poetry acceptances for December's Utopia Science Fiction Magazine issue today, and I AM SO EXCITED. The theme is EPIC poetry and I think it's going to be one of our best issues yet.

First grant of the season = submitted 🥳

✨ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ Once we fund this podcast, it's time for POETRY BOOK 2 ! & if Poetry Book 2 funds @ $19k CAD / $13.7k USD We'll solicit the PHENOM Tiffany Morris !! 🤩 + we'll STILL open to poetry book submissions !!!! Welcome, Tiffany, aboard the campaign 🚂

to celebrate LINGHUN passing 2K rating on Goodreads, I’ll be running a spooky season giveaway 👀👻✨ TO ENTER, like this post, retweet, and comment with your favourite spooky movie! RULES: ⏳Giveaway ends Friday Oct. 25 @ midnight EST 🌎Open internationally!

AUGURIANS !! 🙀 We are only $70 CAD / $51 USD away from $16,000 !!!! That's: THREE 1-year subscriptions TWO 2-year subscriptions or ANY signed book, consultation, edit, or illustration tier! 😻

SUBMIT! SHORT WORK PRIZE for #writing ! DEADLINE: October 27, 2024 ALL NEW GUIDELINES for 2024. ENTER online on the Hamilton PL website! See the new Guidelines here: hpl.ca/swp

Happy Monday, Augurians! 🤘 😱 3 DAYS LEFT on Kickstarter Today starts @ $17,655 If we make: $1.3k CAD / $971 USD — Book 3 funds $3.8k / $2.7k — Book 4 funds & we open worldwide BOOK subs $4.8k / $3.4k — $$$ SFF award funds Live til Oct 31 🎃 Share & help double our press!!!

And another great flash piece published by TheCosmicBackground last year. "Your Body as a Haunted House, or When the Ghost Moves In" by Dr. Lynne Sargent - @World Fantasy!. Give it a read, why don't ya? 😉 thecosmicbackground.com/stories/lynne-…

😱Submissions are OPEN for the Disability in Dystopia anthology! If you're disabled and/or chronically ill, we want to hear your stories and pay you for them! Submissions Guide: shorturl.at/jges6 Deadline: June 20th 2025.