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Shantell Powell<p>Submission call for weird westerns. Someday, I want to write one. <a href="https://brigidsgatepress.com/submissions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brigidsgatepress.com/submissio</span><span class="invisible">ns</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WesternFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CallForSubmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CallForSubmission</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Beneath Ceaseless Skies<p>BCS Stories named to Locus's 2024 Recommended Reading List include science-fantasy by Natalia Theodoridou <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@nassos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nassos</span></a></span> , weird Western (Angel Azrael) by Peter Darbyshire, fantasy by J.A. Prentice. </p><p>Congratulations! </p><p><a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/2025/02/03/bcs-stories-on-locus-2024-recommended-reading-list/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/03/bcs-stories-on-locus-2024-recommended-reading-list/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a></p>
redheadedfemme<p>This young-adult weird Western combines several different genres and is one of the more interesting and unique books I've read this year. <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/bookreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookreviews</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.redheadedfemme.com/2024/11/review-red-in-tooth-and-claw.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">redheadedfemme.com/2024/11/rev</span><span class="invisible">iew-red-in-tooth-and-claw.html</span></a></p>
Catherine Lundoff<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Priyajsridhar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Priyajsridhar</span></a></span> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> I run a small publishing company, Queen of Swords Press, which focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror with queer MCs and we just put out a terrific new <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a> novella! <a href="https://queenofswordspress.com/product/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">queenofswordspress.com/product</span><span class="invisible">/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre/</span></a></p>
Runalong Womble<p>New Review - seven women take on a powerful evil force in the very fun action packed Terror at Tierta de Cobre by Michael Merriam thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Clundoff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Clundoff</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/3/17/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre-by-michael-merriam" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">runalongtheshelves.net/blog/20</span><span class="invisible">24/3/17/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre-by-michael-merriam</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a></p>
Queer Sci Fi<p>New: Michael Merriam's queer weird west/horror book: Terror at Terra de Cobre:</p><p>An ancient evil has awakened… Strong women, ancient magic and the walking dead make for a heady mix. In Michael Merriam’s tale, seven women are called to protect a small mining town in the New Mexico Territory, Tierra De Cobre, against an evil...</p><p><a href="https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-terror-at-tierra-de-cobre-michael-merriam/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">queerscifi.com/new-release-ter</span><span class="invisible">ror-at-tierra-de-cobre-michael-merriam/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/WeirdWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Asexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asexual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/LGBTQBookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQBookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/lgbtqbookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lgbtqbookstodon</span></a></span> @diversebooks <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> @bookstodon <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Michael Merriam<p>Preorders for my latest <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a>, Terror at Tierra de Cobre, are up at my publisher's website. This is a great way to support me and my publisher. Come and get this book, y'all! </p><p><a href="https://queenofswordspress.com/product/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">queenofswordspress.com/product</span><span class="invisible">/terror-at-tierra-de-cobre/</span></a></p>
Beneath Ceaseless Skies<p>Live in BCS #399: "The Angel Azrael and the Dead Man’s Hand," a new tale of Angel Azrael by Peter Darbyshire.</p><p>"Only Azrael knew it wasn’t luck. He’d watched the game in the reflection of the bottles, and he’d seen Nick palm a card in one hand and drop a card out of the sleeve of another. Nick was good at his tricks—at least good enough that none of the others noticed. But Azrael was an angel and had seen all the tricks before." </p><p><a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-angel-azrael-and-the-dead-mans-hand/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/st</span><span class="invisible">ories/the-angel-azrael-and-the-dead-mans-hand/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a></p>
Beneath Ceaseless Skies<p>New Issue: BCS #399 out today, featuring stories of travel and overcoming by Peter Darbyshire (new Angel Azrael!) and Jonathan Louis Duckworth, and a From the BCS Archives story by Timothy Mudie, behind cover art by Michal Kváč. </p><p><a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-399/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/is</span><span class="invisible">sues/issue-399/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/litmag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>litmag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a></p>
Beneath Ceaseless Skies<p>A look back at BCS stories of 2023! </p><p>"The Angel Azrael Battles a Dead God Among the Heretics" by Peter Darbyshire, BCS #388: </p><p>"Now it was a massive skeleton, except it had a new patchwork skin of sorts. That skin was writhing and twisting and screaming as Azrael stared. It took him a few seconds to realize the dead god’s new hide was made of human bodies, or at least what had once been human bodies." </p><p><a href="https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-angel-azrael-battles-a-dead-god-among-the-heretics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/st</span><span class="invisible">ories/the-angel-azrael-battles-a-dead-god-among-the-heretics/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCS2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCS2023</span></a></p>
Forest Path Books<p>Gay cowboys, alien invasions, and Tesla Trains!<br>Read BLUE ON BLACK by Carole Cummings, available at at our store: <a href="https://forestpathbooks.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">forestpathbooks.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a>🌈 <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a></p>
V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex<p>Just a friendly reminder that I write books!</p><p>Get the complete THE DEVIL'S REVOLVER series wherever you buy books and ebooks. First two are available on Audible, with the others coming next year!</p><p>www.devilsrevolver.com</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Western" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Western</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WeirdWest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWest</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a></p>
MidsouthMouth.OctaviaKeats<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@scifimagpie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>scifimagpie</span></a></span> <br>Who's writing the weird western that he lives in? Someone needs to use his stuff in the cross-genre fandom stuff that vidders do.<br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>americana</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/CountryGoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountryGoth</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a></p>
Chris Spivey (Author)<p>The depth of history, inclusiveness, and game mechanics for a <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a> have never been done before. It's an 800-page love letter and reckoning for the western genre. We address the hard truths, provide a foundation for fun game players, and provide countless scenario hooks.</p>
Delilah Dawson<p>Still getting the hang of things here, but... hi! I'm Delilah. </p><p>I write books and comics for all ages in many genres, including <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WeirdWestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdWestern</span></a> and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a>. </p><p>I also write for <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StarWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarWars</span></a> and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DCComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DCComics</span></a> and in the worlds of <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disney</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/StrangerThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrangerThings</span></a> and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a>. </p><p>I'm known for tweeting writing advice, so maybe I'll do that here, too? </p><p>I also love travel, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/glutenfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glutenfree</span></a> baked goods, the Peacemaker dance, classic <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/MLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MLP</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/cocktails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cocktails</span></a>, and <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/aquariums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aquariums</span></a>.</p>
Chris Spivey (Author)<p>At <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/PAXUnplugged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PAXUnplugged</span></a>? Don’t know what to get? How about an award-winning <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/weirdwestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weirdwestern</span></a> with life path character creation, alternate history, Magick, horror, pulp action, &amp; history? Then Haunted West is here! Never fear, @IPRTweets@twitter.com has your six at booth 3607! Yee-haw!</p>