yasmeen / ياسمين

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

sff writer / mother / clarion west '26

stories in/coming to khōréō, night shades mag, saros sf, hex, sprawl mag, if there's anyone left

yasmeenfahmy.com / NJ / صباح الحرية

@lunastation.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 11:03 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

LSQ has always made room for writers just starting out, and I feel the same about editors. Never done this before? If you've got good proofreading skills and excellent taste, I'd love to chat. Apply by Fri, Oct 16: forms.gle/WcYfVWHxkx...
#EditorsWanted #SFF #WomenWriters

Plum night-sky illustration with a glowing crescent moon and scattered stars. Large cream serif text reads "Editors Wanted." Below it: "Never edited before?" then "Good proofreading skills? Excellent taste? I'd love to have a chat." Smaller text: "Volunteer, about 3–5 hours a week." Gold text: "Apply by Oct 16." Footer: Luna Station Quarterly.

@agitapublishing.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 5:08 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

Five days until Agita Magazine opens for weird flash stories featuring ekphrasis, with guest editor Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social

If we don't get any Velvet Elvis stories, I may weep.

Guidelines at agitamag.com/submissions

@sfwa.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:13 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

With scam artists empowered by LLMs, writers and editors have common cause to worry about submissions. That's why Emerging Tech is gathering @bonabooks.bsky.social, @reckoningmag.bsky.social, & SFWA Publications for I SWEAR I'M NOT A ROBOT Tues, Oct 13 at 1pm PT. RSVP today! sfwa.org/events/?even...

Emerging Tech Presents... I Swear I'm Not a Robot: How Publishers Are Handling the Pressure to Confirm Human Authorship

@maryrobinettekowal.com Oct 9, 2026, 9:43 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

Applications are open between now and October 31 for my next Short Story Cohort (3 months, a small group, personalized feedback). Learn more here: maryrobinettekowal.com/short-story-.... This is different than the Short Story Intensive I'm hosting this weekend for any paid Patreon users.

@bethgoder.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 6:13 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

It's easy to see a writer's acceptances, but what you don't see are the rejections. I think it's important to normalize that all writers get rejections, and they keep coming, even after acceptances. Since that first sale at Clarkesworld, I've had 4 more acceptances and 11 more rejections there.

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:17 AM

Holding you in my heart, إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون

@agitapublishing.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM
AUTHOR INTERVIEW NUMBER TWO!

Cardigan Broadmoor and A.J. Sharpe discuss telling horror stories through unconventional techniques -- Cardigan's is told in legal depositions, A.J.'s in dark web chat logs.

youtu.be/7fgIdQ-TFBA

@gautambhatia88.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:32 AMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

Now here’s a kind of book I’ve never read before: Palestinian gothic horror, set in Haifa, and explicitly about the ‘48 Nakba and its consequences.

@ammansabet.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 10:56 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

You ever… ever just like… think about how weird grass is?

You ever think about it so much that you write a story about it?

Well, Phano is open for short story submissions about grass.

You should send us one or three. Our inbox is pretty light at the moment… 👀

www.phano.com/submissions

@stillsquirrel.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

'The silver stork plucked my daughter Salma from the porch of our 1860 colonial during a downpour last July.'

Salma in the Vase by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

This gorgeous #flashfiction hums with the disorientation, & overwhelming love & fear that comes with being a mother.

hexliterary.com?p=3557

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:10 PM

Oh this is so lovely to read, thank you 🫀

@rottingleafmag.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:56 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

We are open for submissions! Send us your laments to the cyclical death of nature every autumn. Send us your paranoid stream of consciousness about how the trees are plotting against you (they are). Send us your weird natures. We want to read them.

@ammansabet.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

Just a reminder that Phano is opening tomorrow for submissions! www.phano.com/submissions

@rottingleafmag.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

The leaves are falling. Soon they'll be rotting. Send some our way. Submissions open tonight at midnight, EST 🍂

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 6:25 PM

Came here to say this! Otherwise looks lovely ☺️

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 5:43 PM

Look who arrived on a beautiful fall day! 🐣🍁 I’ll be more offline and a little slower to respond to emails/messages for a few months. Looking forward to the cozy days ahead as a family of 4. ♥️

The side of a newborn baby’s head of brown hair with their face hidden. Their hand is tucked into their chin.

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 7:26 AM

In a sort of serendipitous turn of events we had our second yesterday! so I gather I’ll be doing some or that the next few months at least 🥺

The top of a newborn babies head with dark hair on a white blanket

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

This story was borne of PPA and writing it helped me channel those fears into something strange and beautiful. Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social for giving it the perfect home. ♥️

@vwalkerwrites.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 5:19 PMReposted by @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social

I have a new flash piece out in Neon & Smoke today. “Light of Zahraun” follows a little girl with a strange habit and a bright destiny. Link to read: www.neonandsmoke.com/september-sm...

@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 5:41 PM

Oh I loved reading this story in our flash workshop! So happy to see it out in the world ♥️

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