John Joseph Adams

John Joseph Adams

@johnjosephadams.com

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Series Editor of BASFF. Publisher of @lightspeedmagazine.com (+ Editor), NIGHTMARE, & FANTASY. Editor of more than 40 anthologies. Co-editor (with Jordan Peele) of OUT THERE SCREAMING, out Oct. 3: https://lnk.to/OutThereScreaming. Obsessed with D&D.

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Oh hey, the Kobold Guide to Roleplaying essay anthology I edited with @wnwagner.bsky.social is a finalist for the 2024 ENNIE Awards! ennie-awards.com/2024-nominees/

Some happy weekend news: OUT THERE SCREAMING has now also won the Locus Award for Best Anthology! Thanks again to Jordan Peele, the Monkeypaw team, and all of the amazing authors in the book. Huzzah! lnk.to/OutThereScre...

It's Best American Day! Here are the table of contents and the notable stories for Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 ed. by @hughhowey.com & I: Series: www.harpercollins.com/pages/bestam... TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Notables: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...

OUT THERE SCREAMING edited by Jordan Peele (and me) is a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award. So is "Invasion of the Baby Snatchers" by Lesley Nneka Arimah from the anthology. Huzzah! t.co/ix7G4dMzcG

OUT THERE SCREAMING is on this list of the 25 greatest stories of ALL TIME. The list is kind of odd, because it says "greatest stories," but then there is more than one anthology and/or collection on the list (which are each several stories, natch). t.co/H9iRgiPiuG

The 25 Greatest Short Stories Of All Timet.co Explore the core of storytelling, across genres, with the greatest short stories ever written. Unravel the depths of human experience in some timeless classics.

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When Among Crows came out TODAY! it is about a man’s quest to find Baba Jaga undertaken for ~mysterious reasons and a woman’s curse that needs breaking & an underworld of creatures from Slavic folklore (not exclusively, but mostly) in modern day Chicago. I’m very excited that it’s now in the world.

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LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE have advertising spots open over the next several months. Our rates are affordable, and our ads generate strong reader engagement. We can also help design your ad if you don't have one already. Availability and rates here: adamantpress.com/ads

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I still think about some of the short stories after reading this more than two months ago. The one about the glitched system still haunts me.

OUT THERE SCREAMING won the Stoker Award for Best Anthology! Thanks so much to Jordan Peele and the Monkeypaw team allowing me to be part of this book—and to all of the authors who wrote such incredible stories for it. Huzzah! lnk.to/OutThereScre...

OUT THERE SCREAMING won the Stoker Award for Best Anthology! Thanks so much to Jordan Peele and the Monkeypaw team allowing me to be part of this book—and to all of the authors who wrote such incredible stories for it. Huzzah! lnk.to/OutThereScre...

Fun fact: When I accepted this story, I swore a lot in it because of how excited I was, and also I said "I didn't think that I could have my mind blown apart by sensawunda anymore, but this story just proved that it's still possible."

Editor's Note: This story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. I urge everyone to read it, & I'm so excited to finally share it with you all. —John Joseph Adams lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead

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I have a new story out today and I am so excited to share it with you!!!! I wrote this story with the deliberate goal of making your brain do a thing that human brains really do not do. Give it a try and let me teach you a whole new way to read? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...

Editor's Note: This story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. I urge everyone to read it, & I'm so excited to finally share it with you all. —John Joseph Adams lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead

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Editor's Note: This story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. I urge everyone to read it, & I'm so excited to finally share it with you all. —John Joseph Adams lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead

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I would never allow a horse to enter my mind

I have aphantasia—the inability to picture things in my mind's eye. If you're a creative, tell me: Where do you fall on this spectrum? Picture a horse, then say what number reflects your experience. From: aphantasia.com/article/stra... Text-based version: aphantasia.com/study/vviq/

Introduce yourself with: One book: The Stars My Destination One film: The Princess Bride One album: Kezia by Protest the Hero One TV show: The Wire

Introduce yourself with: One book: Animorphs #6, The Capture One film: Children of Men One album: Relaxer (alt-J) One TV show: Community

I have aphantasia—the inability to picture things in my mind's eye. If you're a creative, tell me: Where do you fall on this spectrum? Picture a horse, then say what number reflects your experience. From: aphantasia.com/article/stra... Text-based version: aphantasia.com/study/vviq/

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It's come to our attention that the cover we used in our April 2024 issue is AI-generated. We deeply apologize for this error, and we remain committed to not using AI-generated content. We have corrected the issue and posted an explanation on our website. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/p...

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Good news, everyone! We'll be open to Fantasy genre Flash Fiction stories from March 15 - March 31. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...

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Fuck this hustle-culture bullshit. When I’m a skeleton I’m not doing a goddamn thing

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After several months of subtle foreshadowing, my players have finally stumbled upon my magnum opus, the Cocaine Owlbear. Roll for initiative. #DnD

Hey look what I'm holding—a finished copy of OUT THERE SCREAMING edited by Jordan Peele... (and me)! It features 19 stories of Black Horror (see attached image for the TOC). Can't wait till y'all can read it! Pub Date: October 3, 2023 Pre-order: lnk.to/OutThereScre...

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LIGHTSPEED Editorial: August 2023 by John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/editorial-august-2023/

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New Science Fiction at LIGHTSPEED: “The Things You Can Maintain Yourself” by Benjamin C. Kinney @benckinney.bsky.social https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-things-you-can-maintain-yourself/

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New Fantasy Story at LIGHTSPEED: “The Blade and the Bloodwright” by Sloane Leong with a podcast narrated by Stefan Rudnicki: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-blade-and-the-bloodwright/

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tell me what u are doing be proud of your work and share it here

hearing that we're not supposed to be promoting our stuff on here? seen a couple of posts disparaging that practice. still have no idea what this place is about, what is ok to post or not post, feeling like i'm dog paddling here

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If you DO subscribe via KU, you need to OPEN the magazine and flip the pages for the magazine to get paid. It's like Netflix: doesn't count for ratings until you watch the show, no matter how long it sits on your list. Other ways to support: Weightless Books, Patreon, Kickstarter, etc.

Just a quick reminder that if you subscribe to any magazine via Kindle Periodicals, that program ends at the end of August. If you decide to become a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, be aware that the magazines will be earning about half as much money per subscriber as before.

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I have space open in my editing calendar. I offer two tiers of developmental edits, and work with novellas and novels. More info here: https://www.kathowardbooks.com/editing All signal boosts appreciated - thank you!

Kat Howard — Editingwww.kathowardbooks.com Kat Howard's goal as a freelance editor is to help writers get closer to the book that they want to be writing. She works with writers at all career stages and in various genres and covers things li...

The magazine I edit, @lightspeedmagazine.com, is now here on bluesky. If you're not familiar and you want to sample it, all our content is online for free, but you can also grab this free ebook sampler, FUTURES & FANTASIES: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/futures-and-fantasies/

Well, this seems like a terrible idea, Hachette: http://www.dragstripcommunications.com/news/502781/werner-herzog-voices-an-ai-poet-in-new-audiobook-to-be-produced-by-hachette-audio

WERNER HERZOG VOICES AN A.I. POET IN NEW AUDIOBOOK TO BE PRODUCED BY HACHETTE AUDIOwww.dragstripcommunications.com News Release

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Last year, I pitched Angela Watercutter & WIRED on a “futures of entertainment” piece. Now it’s the wrapper for a whole package about #AI, #WGAstrike, #SAGAFTRAstrike, and more: https://www.wired.com/story/hollywoods-future-belongs-to-people-not-machines/

Hollywood’s Future Belongs to People—Not Machineswww.wired.com Artificial intelligence is poised to transform entertainment as we know it, from blockbusters to pornography. But the power is still in the hands of humans.

I've updated my Bluesky handle to use my website rather than the bluesky one, so it's now: https://bsky.app/profile/johnjosephadams.com. Here are the instructions on how to do it: https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial

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