Alexia Tolas

Bahamian writer exploring small-island life through local folklore and mythology. 2022 BCLF 🏆, 2019 CWSSP Regional 🏆2022 Mslexia Shortlist, and more.

[PodCastle @PodCastle_org]

#PC837: Good Fortune For a Beloved Child by @AlexiaTolas , read by Omega Francis.
A #PodCastleOriginal!. Rated PG-13. Content warnings for the death of a child, racism, and allusions to sexual assault

[The Booker Prizes @TheBookerPrizes]

We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@ask_aubry He’s the asshole for kicking a mother and child out of the house. If we want to validate his desire to “process”, then why didn’t he leave the home to do that? This man doesn’t want a child. This man doesn’t want a family. He wants a body nearby. That’s it.

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@MSeabraCoelho If the description is so “unimportant” that you can’t be bothered to write it yourself, then why include it at all? Ah, because you know that the experience of descriptive language is valuable and adds credibility to your story…could it be that AI writers are just

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Submissions from BIPOC/Trans/Disabled and other marginalized writers open today! We are so excited to delve into the fantastical worlds crafted by you - our community of #specfic writers and readers!

Visit our site for more information. Our DMs are always open for any questions!

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@Tye3rdThoughts Americans would rather fly to Cuba than go to their own hospitals. We also don’t have to pay for ambulances 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Julianne Pachico @juliannepachico]

Thank you @JohnOsRadioHead for such a brilliant performance last night for #NewWritingLive! Bravo to all our @uealdc student readers! 🔥👏

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@notcapnamerica In 2019, two young black Bahamian men were found dead in a river in Italy. They were both well-educated, well-connected professionals, and the Italian police did zit to find out what happened to them. See it here https://t.co/hLlKH9NKaG

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@thosethatcan I was also asked by the principal to teach AP Literature and History at the same time - as in the same class period

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@thosethatcan At my last private school, I was told to convince a student to stay by telling her how her boyfriend (who threatened to kill her parents) was the love of her life and that if she left, she would lose her boyfriend forever. The student was 13.

[Lesley Conner @LesleyConner]

Just a reminder that @apexmag will close to submissions on Dec 1st. If you have a story we must see this year, submit it before the end of Nov. Guidelines can be found here: https://t.co/N13643wJjZ

[Fantasy Magazine @FantasyMagazine]

Our final issue was the October issue.🧜🏽

We put *a lot* of love into this mag. We're so grateful to folks who entrusted us with their work, folks who helped make things happen, and folks who gave it a read.

Let these authors entertain and engage you!❤️‍🔥

https://t.co/z3XZlizlmq

[Querencia Press SUBS OPEN @QuerenciaPress]

We are looking for horror submissions for a new anthology! All categories welcome (fiction, poetry, cnf, visual, hybrid, w/e) Deadline is January 1st, don’t forget to read guidelines & put horror in your subject line so it doesn’t get lost

[PodCastle @PodCastle_org]

It's (just about) November, friends, which means: at midnight GMT we are OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS!

General subs call, so: fantasy stories <6k, originals or reprints. You can send one of each at a time, and submit as soon as you're rejected, so get sending!

Full guidelines below:

[Nikita Blair @BlairNecessitys]

Hey friends! Sneaking on to announce that my short story "On Fallow Fields Where Flames Once Bloomed" is a part of @strangehorizons' Caribbean issue! It's queer. It has Ol' Higues. It got nuff dutty laugh. Enjoy! Check it out here: https://t.co/ZXy4oNPoSp

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@notcapnamerica Something sexy. Something sexy is going on here

[Tachyon Publications @TachyonPub]

Join the celebration for A STRANGER IN THE CITADEL, the sensational new book from New York Times bestselling writer Tobias S. Buckell - https://t.co/0up9ohTfrS @drkarenlord @PrologueBkshop @loganberrybooks

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

@ThaiSibir Do they really think that champions break a sweat? 🤣

[DreamFoundry @dream_foundry]

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Dream Foundry Contests for Emerging Artists and Writers!

https://t.co/UYYPSKVrV6

[Alexia Tolas @AlexiaTolas]

I think about this every day. Told my family and friends to be prepared to have their expectations COMPLETELY subverted 😜

[The Sietch of Sci-Fi | @TSoS_]

I can not wait for Dune Messiah to release and for people to absolutely hate and misread it because they didn't understand the story the first two films set up.

The reactions to it will probably be disastrous and I already know it's going to be my favourite of the three films.