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@hinsemutter.bsky.socialOct 17, 2026, 7:13 PM

2026 SFPA Awards thread. The yearly awards for speculative poetry. Congratulations to everyone!

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First up: Dwarf Stars Award Winners - speculative poetry of ten lines or fewer published in the previous calendar year.

#SFF #SFpoetry

Dwarf Stars Award Winners

The Dwarf Stars Award celebrates speculative poetry of ten lines or fewer published in the previous calendar year. For more information about the winners and the award, visit the 2026 Dwarf Stars Award page.

First Place: "Concrete Cuneiform Poem #1," by Robert Frazier
Second Place: [bound with plaited grass] by F. J. Bergmann
Third Place: "What Black Holes Read," by Mary Soon Lee

Honorable Mentions
"Familiar Spirit," by Sarah Cannavo
"Mushroom Lung," by Yuliia Vereta
"The Point of Measurement," by Lynne Sargent
@indigoskye.bsky.socialOct 17, 2026, 12:58 AM

Lothlorian Poetry Journal
Five Fantasy Tanka Poems by Wendy Van Camp
Published on October 16th
Free to Read!

lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2026/10/five...

#sfpoetry #poetry #tanka #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #lothlorian #fantasy #SFWA

Wendy Van Camp is published in Lothlorian Poetry Journal on October 16th.
@indigoskye.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 6:09 PM

πŸŽƒ My poem β€œFernando” has been selected for this year’s #SFPA #Halloween Readings! It blends magic, and longing with a supernatural twist.🎧

Audio link: sfpoetry.org/wp/halloween...

#sfpoetry #poetrycommunity #poetryreadings

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@indigoskye.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:27 AM

CALL FOR SPECULATIVE POETRY: Elsewise

Elsewise is seeking speculative poetry for its inaugural annual anthology.

Deadline: 11/30/2026

Payment: None
Contributors receive credit and PDF copy

Full guidelines: blueangellanding.com/2024/11/11/s...

#opencall #sfpoetry #sfpa #sfwa #poetry

@hinsemutter.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:18 AM

I wanna be modest but you know what: I'm really glad and happy and honored and amazed and grateful and proud that I won 1st prize in the 'short poem' category of this year's SFPA Contest! πŸ€©πŸŽ‰πŸ’ƒπŸ’£

Go read all poems including mine on their website right now!

#SFF #SFpoetry #poetry 🌳

@hinsemutter.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 10:46 AM

Happy to announce that my poem, The Wind Always Returns, has won 1st prize in the short poem category of the annual SFPA poetry contest!

Still blown away, and grateful 🌳

sfpoetry.org/wp/annual-co...

#sfpoetry #SFF

SFPA logo. Spacey. Bright blue letters on a purple and black background with stars.
@indigoskye.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 4:20 PM

Verse-Virtual Poetry Journal
October 2026 Issue
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Two poems by Wendy Van Camp are published
"Ghost" & "Jack of the Lantern"

#WritingCommunity #poetry #PoetryCommunity #poetrylovers #poetsandwriters #poetryworld #sfpoetry #writerscommunity #versevirtual #sfpa #sfwa

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@indigoskye.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 3:34 PM

I’m delighted to share that my nonet poem "No Time For Love" has been published in the Fall 2026 issue of Star*Line.

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Thank you for reading and supporting speculative poetry πŸ’«

#sfpoetry #sfpa #nonet #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry

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@indigoskye.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:08 AM

VICFA 5 Conference
Thursday, September 17β‹…3:30 – 4:30pm Pacific
I will be speaking to the attendees of the #VICFA 5 Conference via a virtual panel.

The Future Is Verse: Hope, Community, and the Rise of Speculative Poetry
Panelists: Wendy Van Camp, Denise Dumars, Ryka Aoki

#booksky #sfpoetry

The Future is Verse, Wendy Van Camp, Denise Dumars, Ryka Aoki speak about speculative poetry at the VICFA 5 virtual Conference on thursday, September 17th at 3:30pm PT.