James Machell

Outreach Manager @fictionutopia
Work in @SFEncyclopedia @newwritingnet @listverse @sciphijournal @FarOutMag
No longer active here. Find me on Bluesky

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

A cyborg who is paranoid about the sunlight in his food, sadistic mind emulation, and Satan exploiting the housing crisis - all this and more in my new poetry chapbook, The Kingdom of Hell is Inside You.
#sfpoetry

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[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Very proud to announce that my first book is now available for pre-order! #sciencefiction
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[Pat Cadigan @Cadigan]

Did they lose $3.87 billion overnight because of Jimmy Kimmel or because of their mistreatment of Jimmy Kimmel? Let’s be specific.

[The Skeptic @TheSkepticMag]

AI isn’t killing literature – it isn’t even close to replacing professional writers | James Machell

While there were fears about a slop deluge flooding literature magazines, the truth is that AI lacks the inventiveness to rise above talented writers

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[Worlds of IF @WorldsofIF]

Worlds of IF Science Fiction #178 is here!
Featuring the stunning #scifiart of @RodneyMStudios & an extraordinary lineup of talent! @space_books @DanielPomarede @Pedro__Iniguez @wvancamp @starshipsloane @Galaxy_S_F #sciencefiction #SciFi
Check it out at https://t.co/D62FZaDDF4

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

10 Most Controversial Writers of Science Fiction https://t.co/m7HqoXInEi

[Radon Journal @RadonJournal]

Piss off a conservative and submit your writing to us. No fee and we'll pay you to boot.

It's much better to be a genre author than a literary author. We'll actually respect your craft.

[Vajra Chandrasekera @_vajra]

Ebook sale for UK readers: you can get my second novel RAKESFALL (which just won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree) Award and is currently nominated for the Nebula and the Locus award for Best Science Fiction novel) for less than One Currency Unit. https://t.co/KQPgRZwJpr

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Last day to submit for our disability pride issue. We've had some wonderful stories, poetry, and non-fiction so far but we're always hungry for more.

https://t.co/3o04YBXgHr

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Tremendous thanks to everyone who has supported this Kickstarter. We have now reached our goal (phew) and with donations still coming in, we're thrilled to keep Utopia Science Fiction an open home for new and groundbreaking writers!

https://t.co/flQywApifA

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

New Utopia Science Fiction Issue out today, featuring my interviews with John Picacio and Ken Liu @kyliu99 who provides a fascinating insight into silkpunk, plus a fascinatingly original poem by Bogi Takács. #sciencefiction

https://t.co/nFS3e2qY0A

[Fantasy Magazine @FantasyMagazine]

From issue 70 - We Are the Mountain - A Look at the Inactive Protagonist, by Vida Cruz

https://t.co/AnJLUjb2yq

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

18 likes but 14 impressions. Is it just me or is Twitter (or X) less accurate since Elon took charge?

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

@FictionUtopia The first hydrogen bomb went off, followed by many others in quick succession, so the time-traveler visited 100,000 BC to live in peace forever!

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Very excited to be chairing the 2025 Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association Contest with Jeannine Hall Gailey (@webbish6) as judge #poetry #sciencefiction

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[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Will be appearing at the Broadway Bookshop, Hackney on March 19 as a judge of The Latin Programme Poetry Prize. Tickets available now:

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[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Utopia Science Fiction is offering the Ultimate Workshop for a short time for $600. This includes having a manuscript of up to 80,000 words edited by our masthead. We'd love to offer this to more people but we only have time for three so get in fast.

https://t.co/flQywAoKq2

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

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[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Our all or nothing Kickstarter campaign is underway this month. It would be really great to reach this goal so we can carry on publishing new and exciting Utopian stories... and I can keep interviewing some of my favourite authors #sciencefiction

https://t.co/flQywAoKq2

[Radon Journal @RadonJournal]

First glimpse inside Issue 9 for you today. You're going to want to read this one.

https://t.co/R3aGCYOenE

"The Ten Declarations of Bozo, Supreme Jongleur of Planet Clown" by Dafydd McKimm.

[James Machell @JamesRJMachell]

Chuffed with this little review from Tangent Online. "Particularly disturbing" is what I was going for!

https://t.co/g8akrJEN2m