August Clarkesworld

Go read Adam Stemple's story in Clarkesworld Magazine right now! It's soooooo good. We workshopped it in Wyrdsmiths and told him to sent it immediately to Clarkesworld and viola! Here it is for everyone to enjoy now! "The Clock, Having Seen Its Face in the Mirror, Still Knows Not the Hour"   http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/stemple_08_21/

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_179/

Winners and More!

 Congratulations to Naomi Kritzer  for WINNING the Locus Award for her short story "Little Free Library!"

 https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-locus-awards-winners/

Adam Stemple has a short story out in Daily Science Fiction called "Go Forth in Mail-Shirt and Shield" up at Daily Science Fiction. 

Lyda Morehouse will be hosting the Science Fiction Writers of America's  (SFWA)'s Weekly Writing Date on Sunday, June 27, 2021 (at 2 pm PT/ 3 MT/ 4 CT/ 5 ET).  The event is described as: "Need some productivity through peer pressure? Our Nebula Weekly Writing Date will be hosted by Lyda Morehouse/Tate Hallaway on Sun @ 2pm PT! Battle back those plot holes and weasel words together on the Airship Nebula - http://events.sfwa.org." 

Locus Award Finalist: Naomi Kritzer

 Congrats to Wyrdsmith, Naomi Kritzer, whose short story “Little Free Library“(Tor.com 4/8/20) is a Locus Award finalist!

Happy Book Birthday to Naomi Kritzer!

 

The much awaited sequel to Catfishing on Catnet is finally here!  Run out and buy yourself a copy of Naomi's newest novel: Chaos on CatNet!

Go! What are you waiting for??

A Little Twitter Love for Kelly Barnhill

 Recently spotted on Twitter:

This Wyrdsmith's book is also still available, if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Drank-Winner-Newbery-Medal/dp/1616205679

Twice a Nominee: Naomi Kritzer

 Wyrdsmith, Naomi Kritzer, is up for a Hugo in two separate categories! Congratulations and best of luck! (Knock on a rocket??)

Best Novelette

“Burn, or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super”, A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny Magazine, May/June 2020)

“Helicopter Story”, Isabel Fall (Clarkesworld, January 2020)

“The Inaccessibility of Heaven”, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, July/August 2020)

“Monster”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2020)

“The Pill”, Meg Elison (from Big Girl, (PM Press))

“Two Truths and a Lie”, Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com)

 

Best Short Story

“Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse”, Rae Carson (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2020)

“A Guide for Working Breeds”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Made to Order: Robots and Revolution, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Solaris))

“Little Free Library”, Naomi Kritzer (Tor.com)

“The Mermaid Astronaut”, Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, February 2020)

“Metal Like Blood in the Dark”, T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2020)

“Open House on Haunted Hill”, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots – 2020, ed. David Steffen)

Reinvented Heart Anthology Cover Reveal!

 Two Wyrdsmiths -- Naomi Kritzer and Lyda Morehouse -- have stories coming out in the upcoming (February 2022, Arc Manor Press,) anthology Reinvented Hearts, edited by Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo.

It looks like an amazing collection, so be sure to put it on your 'must read' list!