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finalist list and covers for Monsters in the Mills, Bury Your Gays, The Crawling Moon, The White Guy Dies First, and Why Didn't You Just Leave

Why Didn't You Just Leave is a Shirley Jackson Award Finalist!

Why Didn’t You Just Leave is a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award! Congratulations to all the authors who wrote incredible things for us!
Julia Rios Jun 9, 2025
All in Among the Briars featuring art by Ollie Hunter of berry brambles with a fox and a maiden and bones tangled inside.

All in Among the Briars: an ebook anthology of the mythic and wondrous

C.S.E. Cooney, Carlos Hernandez, Amal El-Mohtar, and I have organized a fundraiser for Jessica and Jeremy Wick. The anthology is all ready, and you should receive it within 24 hours of making a donation.
Julia Rios Jun 11, 2024
Lady Clarissa, a fluffy tuxedo cat, and Geraldine, a short haired black cat, lounge on a grey quilt

Worlds of Possibility Submissions Update

Submissions stats! And a reminder about the Dream Foundry art and writing contests!
Julia Rios May 17, 2024
Futuristic blue blackground with white text reading: Worlds of Possibility submissions update

Worlds of Possibility submissions stats for Spring 2024

The Spring 2024 poetry and fiction reading period closed a couple of days ago, and I thought you might like to see the submissions stats.
Julia Rios Mar 24, 2024
Purple space background. White text reads: Worlds of Possibility is OPEN to poetry and fiction until March 23rd!

Mentorship Opportunity for Writers, Story Bundle, Awards Update, AND a Submissions Call!

2024 SFWA Mentorship Applications Are Open, and so is Worlds of Possibility!
Julia Rios Feb 16, 2024
a light brown skinned woman with black hair stands among the clouds, her hands cupping a bubble world

Celebrating 2023: My year in work, travel, and creativity

A recap of my 2023 travels, creative work, and my awards eligibility.
Julia Rios Feb 4, 2024
The Kickstarter banner for Why Didn't You Just Leave

Why Didn't You Just Leave has launched!

The anthology of ghost stories I am co-editing with the amazing horror writer Nadia Bulkin has just launched on Kickstarter!
Julia Rios Jul 7, 2023

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