Arley Sorg

"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?"

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‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: Darcie Little Badger on the Words Banned at a Utah University When a Utah university gave author Darcie Little Badger a list of words she couldn’t say, she was stunned.

‘We Couldn’t Say the Title’: @littlebadger.bsky.social on the Words Banned at a Utah University pen.org/darcie-littl...

full disclosure: I'm TERRIBLE at following my own advice!!! but this is still true, and still great advice!!!

Things you can't control:

If someone will like your story
If an editor will buy your story
If people, even friends/family, will read your story

Things you can control:

If your story shines; if it's the best it can be
If editors have a chance to read it

Keep. Writing.

This interview is one of my most honest and upfront. I also wax poetic a few times bc I’m old. Anyway, thank you Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Great questions!

Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

Cover of the March April 2021 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, with Harry Turtledove, Cat Rambo, Marie Brennan, C.L. Polk, and Molly Tanzer's names on the cover. The image features a strange assemblage of discordant pieces, forming a composite face, and an astronaut walking up to the massive face.

Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 1, Summer 2025, with Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus, Justin C. Key, Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera, John Shirley, Inda Lauryn all listed on the cover. A Black cyberpunk-ish figure is in the front, full, long dreadlocks, trench coat, having pulled a sword with an umbrella handle from its sheath, against a futuristic cityscape and a stunning orange-red sky with turquoise touches.

My first "By the Numbers" was in the Mar/Apr 2021 F&SF!

Each entry examines an aspect of genre publishing - magazines, awards, publishers, etc.

This one asks: What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?

(Not counting my experiences LOL)
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A truly beautiful story.

Too many people are talking about whether or not a certain person who blurted a certain word is to blame.

Not enough people are talking about the harm that these things cause.

I shared some thoughts on Facebook....

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Book Review: The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One by Michael Kelly, ed. - Lightspeed Magazine If you're looking for a gorgeously curated selection of stories, Arley Sorg suggests you check out The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One edited by Michael Kelly.

Over at @lightspeedmagazine.com I review The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One edited by Michael Kelly!

TL;DR: IT's GOOD!!! If you like short fiction, it's a worthy addition to your library! : )

Also check out antho Beyond the Glittering World!!!

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Things you can't control:

If someone will like your story
If an editor will buy your story
If people, even friends/family, will read your story

Things you can control:

If your story shines; if it's the best it can be
If editors have a chance to read it

Keep. Writing.

I used to eat them quite a bit when I lived in Santa Barbara (as well as starfruit) but somehow my habits changed, I think because of the availability of quality cherimoya

A big, whole cherimoya on a white cutting board

Close up of a big, whole cherimoya

A large cherimoya cut into four quarters on a white cutting board, with a knife next to it

Haven't had cherimoya in quite a while! This one is *sweet*!

Cover of the March April 2021 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, with Harry Turtledove, Cat Rambo, Marie Brennan, C.L. Polk, and Molly Tanzer's names on the cover. The image features a strange assemblage of discordant pieces, forming a composite face, and an astronaut walking up to the massive face.

Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 1, Summer 2025, with Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus, Justin C. Key, Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera, John Shirley, Inda Lauryn all listed on the cover. A Black cyberpunk-ish figure is in the front, full, long dreadlocks, trench coat, having pulled a sword with an umbrella handle from its sheath, against a futuristic cityscape and a stunning orange-red sky with turquoise touches.

My first "By the Numbers" was in the Mar/Apr 2021 F&SF!

Each entry examines an aspect of genre publishing - magazines, awards, publishers, etc.

This one asks: What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?

(Not counting my experiences LOL)
arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

my most salient bit of advice for folks entering the publishing industry in any capacity:

most ppl don't read emails too carefully.😅

keep 'em brief, and clear as possible!

Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 1, Summer 2025, with Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus, Justin C. Key, Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera, John Shirley, Inda Lauryn all listed on the cover. A Black cyberpunk-ish figure is in the front, full, long dreadlocks, trench coat, having pulled a sword with an umbrella handle from its sheath, against a futuristic cityscape and a stunning orange-red sky with turquoise touches.

Just posted "By the Numbers 10: Why We Need To Count on Each Other" to my site!

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This was published in the recent F&SF (Summer 2025, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas aka @shereereneethomas.bsky.social ) and is posted with permission of the publisher.

Everything in these three issues is eligible for current awards. We weren't around long enough to gain momentum, but have received *a lot* of lovely reviews and comments from Maria Haskins, Alex Brown, Charles Payseur, and others. Go ahead - give these authors a chance. Read something *Fantastic*!❤️‍🔥

I'm firmly in the "not looking at Godzilla Minus Zero spoilers" camp. Godzilla Minus One was a brilliant, layered film, rich with character work and important themes. I'm mainly wondering how they'll follow up on that... or if they'll go for a simpler "let's just do standard Godzilla stuff" thing.

Cover of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 1, Summer 2025, with Nnedi Okorafor, Maurice Broaddus, Justin C. Key, Matthew Kressel & Mercurio D. Rivera, John Shirley, Inda Lauryn all listed on the cover. A Black cyberpunk-ish figure is in the front, full, long dreadlocks, trench coat, having pulled a sword with an umbrella handle from its sheath, against a futuristic cityscape and a stunning orange-red sky with turquoise touches.

Just posted "By the Numbers 10: Why We Need To Count on Each Other" to my site!

arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

This was published in the recent F&SF (Summer 2025, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas aka @shereereneethomas.bsky.social ) and is posted with permission of the publisher.

Happy New Year y'all! Hug your loved ones, wish your friends well, take good care of yourselves : )

The Caine Prize for African Writing The Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award. In addition to administering the Prize, we work t...

Caine Prize submissions close soon!

short fic betw 3K & 10K

pub between 27 Feb 2021 & 27 Feb 2026

authored by an African Writer: "An ‘African writer’ is taken to mean someone who is a national of an African country, or who has a parent who is African by birth or nationality."

www.caineprize.com

Bien Leidos | TOGETHER WE ARE AMERÍCA READING LIST TOGETHER WE ARE AMERÍCA READING LIST Chile: The House o...

saw this on Facebook and loved it so much I'm linking it here

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The Year in Review 2025 by Arley Sorg locusmag.com/feature...

young cat Tian Tian staring up at my lap from under my desk, looking like a pounce might be in order

young cat Tian Tian looking up at me from beside the chair, calculating the jump from floor to lap, factoring in the arm rest for good measure

Tian Tian is VERY skeptical about the ethics of not letting kitties sit on my lap while I'm working...

writers,

in this industry, sometimes you have to make difficult decisions.

sometimes that will look similar to what someone else did...

sometimes it will be totally different.

know that it is okay if your path doesn't mirror someone else's;

and that it is important to take care of yourself.

Promo image for Daughter of the Hunt, K’s new novel. It says “the hunt begins. Be one of the first to read daughter of the hunt, available as a read now on net galley 16-19”

A plot summary of Daughter of the Hunt. When a goddess falls for her sacrifice, can their love survive? Iphigenia Pelops lives only to serve her family. As the eldest child, it is her responsibility and privilege—as well as the only safeguard against the family curse. So when Artemis, Queen of the Court of the Wild, demands a sacrifice in exchange for a blessing during a power struggle, Iphigenia seems the natural choice. However, Artemis is horrified when she learns that Iphigenia’s family offered her without her consent. As recompense, she takes Iphigenia as her disciple and teaches her the ways of the hunt—and soon the ways of the body as love blossoms between them. Only Iphigenia cannot escape her precious siblings, doomed to misfortune by the Pelops curse—and freeing them will require a terrible cost. Daughter of the Hunt is available in all formats 3/17/26

In most cases, we would start the story on the day I died. Greek gods mixed with fae courts, Iliad retelling, breaking family curse, Sapphic and ace representarion, mental health representation, bondage 👀

Here’s more about my next book, DAUGHTER OF THE HUNT!

Didi - young cat, gray with some white on his face and legs, snuggled up on a blanket in a lap, with hands gently touching him

Didi is our most cuddly cat! If we sit anywhere he can get to, he will snuggle up in our lap!

Locus Awards voting is OPEN!

Anyone can vote, and you can write in any eligible titles, editors, publishers, artists, magazines, and more!

Even the Hugos usually see only two or three thousand votes, far fewer in some categories - your votes matter!🗳️

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Congratulations to everyone on the Locus Recommended Reading List!!!🥂

The list opens voting for the poll 🗳️ - which determines the finalists and winners for the Locus Awards!🏆

Anyone can vote (yes... even YOU!) and you can write in any eligible works/publishers/editors/artists/etc!

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone on the Stoker ballot!!!