Leila

Organiser of the Post-Apocalyptic Book Club & Dark Societies. Arthur C Clarke Award 2015/16 judge. 2017 Judge and Award Director of The Kitschies.

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

Still on the look out for book recommendations for the PABC reading list!

What dystopian/apocalyptic books are you loving right now?

I’m particularly interested in:
-books by non-white authors
-books in translation
-books by non-binary authors
-books not set in the US or UK

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

And another huge congratulations to @WillWiles. Incredible book which you should all buy and read.

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

And finally the Red Tentacle goes to The Last Blade Priest by @WillWiles!

Monumental and challenging - a conversation with its fantasy predecessors that both admires and subverts the conventions of the genre.

#TheKitschies

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

Huge congratulations to @JuliaArmfield. Such a great book!

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

The winner of the Golden Tentacle is… Our Wives Under the Sea by @JuliaArmfield. A poignant, Weird horror about lost love. It was described by the judges as ‘equal parts haunting, loving, and horrifying’.

#TheKitschies

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

Congratulations to Klara and @ArachnePress !

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

The Inky Tentacle for best cover art goes to Klara Smith for the humanity and craft of her cover for Paper Crusade by @mich_penn.

#TheKitschies

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

Huge congratulations @bishakali. The Partition episode was incredible. Also loved how there were characters I could relate to.

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

Our first prize, the discretionary Glentacle, is awarded to @bishakali, for her inspirational and thought-provoking work as head writer for the Disney+ show, Ms. Marvel.

#TheKitschies

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

A cuddle of tentacles, perhaps?

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

What’s the collective noun for tentacle? 🤔

And, more importantly, who will be taking home these #TheKitschies Award tentacles tonight?

We will answer one of the above questions… soon. 👀

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

So much beauty.

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

Tentacles, assemble!

#TheKitschies #BradfordLitFest

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

As a reminder, you can find out more about (and purchase!) all our glorious finalists in one handy place, thanks to our friends and sponsors at @blackwellbooks https://t.co/Hh2pk0RUer

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

Tonight's the night! We will be in @BrewDog Bradford with @arrroberts and @straycarnivore to announce this years' winners. Please join us at 7 - tickets free (but booking necessary) https://t.co/HBV5BXlSlw

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

Final call to submit to our 2022 award! We close tomorrow.

https://t.co/Kwn5tLp3uB

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

On Thursday 10th November, I’ll be chairing a panel for @TheKitschies with three fantastic authors discussing the path we are on and where it might take us.

Join me, @Catamaroon, @lavietidhar and @Ayisha_Malik for an exploration of the near future.

https://t.co/ey4PSI47q6

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

Books, but replace one word with tentacle.

[Blackwell's @blackwellbooks]

The Kitschies are Back!
The Golden Tentacle is awarded annually to the debut novel that best fits the criteria of progressive, intelligent and entertaining. The book must be the author's first published work of novel-length fiction in any genre.
https://t.co/sfVC6vv2Cm

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

The Red Tentacle for novel:

🔴 Bear Head by Adrian Tchaikovsky
🔴 The Galaxy And The Ground Within by Becky Chambers
🔴 The Cabinet by Un-Su Kim
🔴 The Last House On Needless Street by Catriona Ward
🔴 Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

The Golden Tentacle for debut novel:

🟡 Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
🟡 Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
🟡 Temporary by Hilary Leichter
🟡 Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
🟡 Composite Creatures by Caroline Hardaker

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

The Inky Tentacle for cover art:

⚫The Seep - Cover by Julia Lloyd
⚫Iron Widow - Cover by Ashley Mackenzie
⚫Nightbitch - Cover by Suzanne Dean
⚫Velvet Was The Night - Cover by Faceout Studio & Tim Green
⚫ A Desolation Called Peace - Cover by Jaime Jones

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

We’re exceedingly proud to announce this year’s shortlists for #TheKitschies. Are you ready for this?🦑

[The Kitschies @TheKitschies]

So… we might have some exciting news coming up this morning. Keep your eyes peeled around 10:30am. @blackwellbooks

[Level Up @we_level_up]

Remember: IWD was founded in 1911 as International Working Women’s Day – a socialist, anti-racist celebration in honour of migrant women’s unionised struggles to escape terrible working conditions in garment factories.

100 years on, it's morphed into something very different.🧵

[Leila @Dystocalypse]

@DanCarpenter85 Ahhhh. I’ll check it out. Had been avoiding it, thinking it be rubbish.

[Claire North - Announcements Only @ClaireNorth42]

If anyone here is a fan of r/Fantasy (and why wouldn't you be?) then on February 9th I'm going to be on an online panel talking all things climate change and fiction as part of Stabbycon! Come geek out about SFF, climate and a future in which we Can Do Better Damnit!