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Would you like to hear award contenders read as their authors intended? Current Nebula nominees J.R. Dawson and Effie Seiberg will read their nominated stories on Story Hour! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @effies@wandering.shop #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #EffieSeiberg #JRDawson
https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Hey, would you like to hear two of this year’s Hugo-nominated stories—read by their authors? Samantha Mills and Thomas Ha are bringing us just that! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @samtasticbooks@birdsite.wilde.cloud @ThomasHa@wandering.shop #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #ThomasHa #SamanthaMills #Hugo https://www.storyhour2020.com/

This Story Hour, Effie Seiberg and J.R. Dawson read us their Nebula-nominated stories! Watch for great stories, great writing, and maybe a restored faith in humanity. Seriously, watch! @effies@wandering.shop #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #EffieSeiberg #JRDawson https://youtu.be/5T5WrJV2v40

This Story Hour used science to bring us all the feelings. In stories about remote research stations, SB Divya and Premee Mohamed addressed family, identity, and...well, evil. Unmissable! You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #ScienceFiction #SFF #SBDivya #PremeeMohamed @sbdivya@wandering.shop @premeesaurus@wandering.shop https://youtu.be/Z5Kj89lUI7Y

So you like SFF, eh? Bet you’ll like Story Hour this week! S.B. Divya and Premee Mohamed will read their own work. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #SBDivya #PremeeMohamed #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #SBDivya #PremeeMohamed @sbdivya@wandering.shop @premeesaurus@wandering.shop https://www.storyhour2020.com/

This Story Hour got scary! @Douglas Gwilym and Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece read us sharp-edged stories of the "be careful what you wish for" variety. You can still watch—if you're brave enough! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #DouglasGwilym #JocelynSzczepaniak-Gillece https://youtu.be/UksvY4SzlYM

More Hugo-nominated stories on Story Hour? Yes! Samantha Mills and Thomas Ha read their 2026 nominees! Beautiful, intense, and moving. You can still watch! @samtasticbooks@birdsite.wilde.cloud @ThomasHa@wandering.shop #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #ThomasHa #SamanthaMills #Hugo https://youtu.be/UKQZbg3u_B8

Story Hour tiptoes back to the spooky side with two returning favorites! Mike Allen and Jordan Kurella slink back in to read us horrors. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #MikeAllen #JordanKurella @mythicdelirium@metalhead.club https://www.storyhour2020.com/

It’s rare to have two Story Hour debuts on one night, but honestly, it feels silly to call either of these horror authors “debut” anything. Join us for stories from Jennifer Brozek and Marguerite Sheffer! Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00 PDT. For real. #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #JenniferBrozek #MargueriteSheffer @JenniferBrozek@mastodon.social @mlensheffer@wandering.shop https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Hey, how about some scary stories that actually end? Douglas Gwilym and Jocelyn Sczepaniak-Gillece have got you! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #DouglasGwilym #JocelynSzczepaniak-Gillece https://www.storyhour2020.com/

This Story Hour is positively star-studded! And the positive stars are none other than award winners A.T. Greenblatt and Tobias S. Buckell! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #TobiasSBuckell #ATGreenblatt https://www.storyhour2020.com/

This Story Hour, favorite Marie Brennan returns, and we welcome Thomas Ha to Story Hour for the first time! Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST. Join us! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #AuthorReading #MarieBrennan #ThomasHa @ThomasHa@wandering.shop @swan_tower@wandering.shop https://www.storyhour2020.com/

It’s time for a flash fiction festival on Story Hour! Between them, Beth Goder and Matt Tighe plan to read a total of five fun-sized SFF stories. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #BethGoder #MattTighe https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Ready to be haunted? Slip into these two tales of covetous transformation from J.A.W. McCarthy and Geneve Flynn. Beautiful, unpredictable, inevitable. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #JAWMcCarthy #GeneveFlynn @JAWMcCarthy@wandering.shop https://youtu.be/Oxy0MBZQVBU

In the mood for something nice and scary? You’re in luck! This week’s Story Hour guests, Geneve Flynn and J.A.W McCarthy, are both very nice—and their stories are scary! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #JAWMcCarthy #GeneveFlynn @JAWMcCarthy@wandering.shop https://www.storyhour2020.com/

This week, Mike Allen and Jordan Kurella read us frightening tales of evil and transformation. You can still watch this Story Hour—and many others, some featuring these same authors! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #Horror #HorrorFiction #MikeAllen #JordanKurella @mythicdelirium@metalhead.club https://youtu.be/LLg-O7It1Yw

Masterful stories from A.T. Greenblatt and Tobias S. Buckell drew us into this week's Story Hour! A tale of encountering a creepy creep made a night bus about as harrowing as the toxic atmosphere of Io in an Asimov-inspired tale. You can still watch! #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #TobiasSBuckell #ATGreenblatt @atgreenblatt@wandering.shop https://youtu.be/vIT6-od7rbw