SFPA October 2026 Round-Up

Now that a fair percentage:

     Of the ghasties have returned to their assorted shadowy recesses for another year, let's see what a fair percentage of the members of SFPA have gotten up to during the past month.

                                                                 Mike

Dennis Owen Frohlich

     collection, Seven Seasons: The X9 Saijiki, Worlds Upon Worlds Press, September 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Seasons-Dennis-Owen-Frohlich/dp/B0HFCDPX6J

     4 poems, "untitled.exe," "All Too Posthuman," "Bullets," and "Perfume," Illumen, Autumn 2026, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/search?q=Illumen

Michael H. Payne

     4 poems, #1902 - 1905, Terebinth, October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2026, http://pandora.xepher.net/terebinth/tbarchiv/20261005.html, http://pandora.xepher.net/terebinth/tbarchiv/20261012.html, http://pandora.xepher.net/terebinth/tbarchiv/20261019.html & http://pandora.xepher.net/terebinth/tbarchiv/20261026.html

     collection, Albatrossed, Island of Wak-Wak, October 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Albatrossed-Romance-Thirty-Two-Sonnets-Chapbook/dp/9199046989/

     reading with Richard Magahiz, Speculative Sundays Poetry Month series, November 8, 2026, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speculative-poetry-month-reading-michael-h-payne-richard-magahiz-tickets-1997323811286?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

David Hershhorn

     poem, “Evening Descent”, Evermore 6, October 2026, https://theravensquoth.press/2026/09/13/evermore-6/

     poem, “Fearmonger”, 4LPH4NUM3R1C Ep. 30, October 2026, https://www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c/2026/10/24/episode-30-lurking-in-darkness

     poem, “The Crack in the World”, Larina’s Lit Lounge Vol 2 Issue 20, October 2026, https://larinawrites.substack.com/p/larinas-lit-lounge-vol-2-issue-20

     3 pirate blackout haiku, Across the Stolen Seas, Fae Corps Inc Publishing, October 2026, https://books2read.com/acrossthestolenseasprivateersships

Robert Borski

     poem, “Spellbound,” Kaleidotrope, Autumn 2026, https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/spellbound-by-robert-borski/

Colleen Anderson

     poem, "A Brief History of Europe," Queen’s Quarterly Vol. 133 No. 2, Summer 2026, https://www.queensu.ca/quarterly/

     poem, "Suitable," Cozy in the Apocalypse, Angry Gable Press, Oct. 2026, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF96XBY

     poem, "ID-Entity," Radon #14, Oct. 2026, https://www.radonjournal.com/issue-14/id-entity

     poem, reprint, "The Needs of the Many", Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Vol. 4, Oct. 2026, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kotowych/years-best-canadian-fantasy-and-science-fiction-volume-4

     collection, To the Last Icon, Lycan Valley Press, Oct. 2026, http://www.lycanvalley.com/2026/07/pre-order-to-last-ion-by-colleen.html

     reading, Fantasycon, Glasgow, Oct. 2026, https://britishfantasysociety.>org/events-2/fantasycon/

Paul Deane

     editor, Forgotten Ground Regained #12, Fall 2026, https://alliteration.net/back-issues/new-series-issue-12-fall-2026/

Kate Boyes

     poem, “Horror Makes a Splash in Her Hagfish Debut,” Horror Writers Association: Poetry Showcase XIII, Raw Dog Screaming Press, Fall 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Showcase-XIII-Colleen-Anderson/dp/B0HKYPNXCQ/

Deborah L. Davitt

     poem, spec “Sweet Certainty,” Nightmare #169, October 2026, https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/poetry/sweet-certainty/

     poem, spec, “The Myths that Whisper Truths,” Cozy in the Apocalypse, Angry Gable Press, October 6, 2026, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF5V83W

     poem, spec, “The Cat Sith," Penumbric vol. x #3, October 2026, https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/davittSith.html

Wendy Van Camp

     poem under pen name Indigo Starling, reprint, non-genre, “I am the Moonface”, Rez: The virtual arts and life magazine, October 2026, https://viewer.joomag.com/october-2026/0912987001791415103/p14?short=

     2 poems, “Ghost & Jack of the Lantern”, Verse-Virtual Poetry Journal, October 2026, https://verse-virtual.org/2026/october/van-camp-wendy-2026-october.asp?p=35&n=37

     5 tanka, “[he spies through the trees], [he whispers we live], [two strangers enter]. [deep in twilight woods] & [dragon nursery]”, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, October 16, 2026, https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2026/10/five-fantasy-tanka-poems-by-wendy-van.html

     2nd place winner for contemporary poetry book, Pages She Will Carry: a poetry collection, BookFest Awards, October 23, 2026, https://www.thebookfest.com/award_entries/pages-she-will-carry/

     reader with Denise Dumars, Julie Belmonte, and Michael Bloom, “Casketeria: The Untold Story," Anaheim, CA, October 24, 2026, https://casketeria.org

Julia Ember

     poem, "Elixir," Menace #4, October 2026, https://www.menace-mag.com/elixir-julia-ember

G. O. Clark

     poem, "Symphonic Hell", BFS Horizons #20, Spring 2026, https://britishfantasysociety.org/get-in-touch/bfs-horizons/

     poem, "Horror Movie Soundtrack", HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. XIII, Raw Dog Screaming Press, October 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Showcase-XIII-Colleen-Anderson/dp/B0HKYPNXCQ/

Roger Dutcher

     haiku, "thin ice...", Modern Haiku Vol. 57.3, Autumn 2026, https://www.modernhaiku.org/issue57-3/index.html

     haiku, "i never heard...", Wisconsin Poets Calendar 2027, https://www.wfop.org/poets-calendar-1

Bruce Boston & Roger Dutcher

     poem & flash fiction, "Unextinctions", Cantos for Bruce: an Homage to Bruce Boston, Hiraeth Publishing, Sept. 2026, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/cantos-for-bruce

LindaAnn LoSchiavo

     review of Cancer Courts My Mother, Spotlyts, October 8, 2026, https://spotlyts.com/2026/10/08/book-review-of-cancer-courts-my-mother-by-lindaann-loschiavo/

     5 reviews of Past Tense: Portraits and Poems of Suicides, GoodReads, September 27, 2026, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8978492652 and October 19, 2026, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9038540685, OneTribune, September 30, 2026, https://onetribune.one/2026/09/30/past-tense-by-lindaann-loschiavo/, Chrysalis BREW Project, October 11, 2026, https://thechrysalisbrewproject.com/BREW-directory/past-tense-by-lindaann-loschiavo/ and The US Review of Books, October 21, 2026, https://www.theusreview.com/reviews-1/Past-Tense-by-LindaAnn-LoSchiavo.html

     article, "Landing Author Interviews Without Connections: A Practical Guide for Poets", Calliope on the Web #193, Fall 2026, https://www.calliopeontheweb.org/issue_193/Nonfiction.aspx

     interview, "Witches Save the World Micro-Interview: LindaAnn LoSchiavo," Eternal Haunted Summer, October 1, 2026, https://eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haunted-by-holiness-2/witches-save-the-world-micro-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/

     video, "Nonet Poem: The Revenge of the Dearg Due", YouTube, October 2, 2026, https://youtu.be/XQHKEKM00XA

     prose-poem, "The Shape-Shifter's Sofa", Golgonooza Collective #1, July 31, 2026, https://golgonoozacollective.com/issue01/shapeshifters-sofa

     poem, non genre, "Abecedarian: Wistful Warrior, Shelley Ann Beattie", After Midnight Literary Magazine #1, Fall 2026, September 30, 2026, https://aftermidnightlitmag.com/2026/09/29/abecedarian-wistful-warrior-shelley-ann-beattie/ and Peruse Zine #2: Unravelling, October 16, 2016, https://www.peruselit.com/perusezine

     poem, non-genre, “Secret Midtown Garden”, The Wise Owl #59, October 2026, https://www.thewiseowl.art/lindaann-loschiavo

     poem, "The Wanton Allure of a Red Moon Over the Hangman's Tree", Gnome and Bone Magazine #2: Vermilion Cinders, Oct 5, 2026, https://gnomeandbonemagazine.com/product/vermilion-cinders/

     haiku, non genre, “Miss LIberty”, The City in Three Lines: An Urban Haiku Anthology, Fresh Words, October 9, 2026, https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/special-anthologies

     3 poems, "Eulogy for a Werewolf", "Lost Control" and "The Morning After, Black Petals #117, October 12, 2026, https://www.blackpetalsmagazine.com/where-s-mummy-harris-coverley, https://www.blackpetalsmagazine.com/evidentiary-discovery-john-tures and https://www.blackpetalsmagazine.com/jlm-paul-radcliffe

     2 poems, "Hallowe'en Howl Fest" and "Invited to a Monster Ball in New Orleans", Death Rattle's Hallowzine III, October 23, 2026, https://death-rattle.square.site/product/hallowzine-iii/UJLZUE3KUUPTDUAK6QAKVC7Q

Randall Andrews

     poem, “Trust Fall,” Illumen, Autumn 2026, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/search?q=Illumen

Marie Brennan

     poem, "The Wheel of the Year," The Rialto Books Review Vol.033, Autumn 2026, https://www.broadaxepublications.com/home/2026/1/1/the-rialto-books-review-vol033-available-now-xwfl5-kjgs8-ydbws-e2gl6-g7gtx-sdrhj-z7d8b-tdmhe-d73s2-ecem8-mkct6-nds2d

     poem, "expand/contract," Just Keep Up, October 6th 2026, https://www.justkeepupmagazine.com/expandcontract-by-marie-brennan

     poem, "One-Star Review," 4LPH4NUM3R1C Episode 30, October 25th 2026, https://www.zoeticpress.com/4lph4num3r1c/2026/10/24/episode-30-lurking-in-darkness

     poem, "Tea With Athena," Merganser Magazine, October 2026, https://mergansermagazine.com/story/tea-with-athena

Lilith Acadia

     poem, "never / in a million years", Astrolabe, October 2026, https://www.astrolabe.ooo/acadia-never-in-a-million-years

Richard Simonds

     5 poems, "Forest Ruin," "The Hole," "Grim End," "The Decaying Tudor of My Dreams," and "Swamp," Soul Cleanse, Dragon Soul Press, June 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Cleanse-Dragon-Press-Anthology/dp/B0H26W3CTR

A J Dalton

     collection, Digital Desires, Star Traveler Press, Oct 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Desires-J-Dalton/dp/B0HLYXNVSF/

     poem, “Technomage” and article, “The Value of Science Fiction in the Post-Truth Era?”, Worlds of IF #180, https://payhip.com/b/LhNux.

     poem, “Cerberus”, Carmina Magazine, Oct 2026, https://carminamagazine.com/issues-main/themed-issues/2026/oct-2026/cerberus.html

     poem, “Herne Ascendant”, BSFA Focus #82, https://www.bsfa.co.uk/focus

     poem, “The Valley”, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change #37.4, https://mobiusmagazine.com/archives/37.4.html

     poem, “Visitation of the Nekra”, Lost Souls Magazine #4, https://lostsouls.net.au/

Richard Magahiz

     2 poems, genre, "[parametric equations]" and "[teacup gnomes]", Smols, 2 October 2026, https://smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2026/10/blog-post_640.html

     poem, genre, "Bone of timber", Penumbric vol.x #3, October 2026, https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/ToC.html

     6 poems, genre, "[here every proton]," "[misery O yes]," "[gavotte master]," "[viper tongues]," "[Long dark age]," and "[so this]", Five Fleas, 24 October 2026, https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/2026/10/afternoon-of-october-24-2026.html

     poem, genre, "[the man cut out]", Password: Very Short Poetry #3.3, October 2026, https://veryshortpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/password-3.3-october-2026.pdf

     2 poems, genre, "One for the price of two" and "Our retribution", Sublimation 3.2, Summer 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Sublimation-Issue-Marching-Dystopia-Speculative-ebook/dp/B0HCM7WPXC

Lisa Timpf

     2 poems, non-spec, “At the Feet of the Moon” and “The Woods Are Never Left Behind,” Paddler Press Vol. 17: Anamnesis, August 2026, https://paddlerpress.ca/issues-trip-log/

     poem, spec, “felines,” Spaceports and Spidersilk, October 2026, https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-page/spaceports-spidersilk-october-2026

Ann K. Schwader

     poem, "Troisieme Caverne, Goyet Caves," Horror Writers' Association Poetry Showcase #13, October 2026, https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Showcase-XIII-Colleen-Anderson/dp/B0HKYPNXCQ/

     poem, print, "Strange Days," Spectral Realms #25, September 2026, https://www.hippocampuspress.com/journals/spectral-realms/spectral-realms-no.-25

Julia Sinclair

     poem, "Shiver," 4LPH4NUM3R1C podcast, Episode 30: Lurking in Darkness, October 25th, 2026, https://www.zoeticpress.com/an-30-lurking-in-darkness

     interview, 4LPH4NUM3R1C, Oct 2026, https://www.zoeticpress.com/interview-archive#juliasinclair

     poem, "The Ripple," Stranger Harvests, Anomaly Poetry, November 1st, 2026, https://anomalypoetry.com/

     research article, "Lentivirus-Encoded Transgenes Driven by the Commercial CMV Promoter Are Downregulated in HCMV-Infected Cells, While HCMV-Induced OAS1 Mediates Downregulation of Lentivirus-Encoded Transgenes in Bystander Cells," Viruses Vol. 18 #11, November 2026, https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/18/11/1214

Katherine Quevedo

     reading with Brian U. Garrison and Richard Leis, Get Speculative! Poetry Night, Bold Coffee & Books, Portland, OR, October 2, 2026, https://www.travelportland.com/event/6ab44e723ad9f879a3f23550/

     reading with Brian U. Garrison and Haley Bossé, Speculative Poetry: Weavings and Unweavings, Parallel Worlds Bookshop, Portland, OR, October 6, 2026, https://www.parallelworldsbookshop.com/events/speculative-poetry-weavings-and-unweavings

     reading with Oregon Chapter of HWA, Meet a Horror Author, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton, OR, October 17, 2026, https://www.beavertonlibrary.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=29462

Leticia Toraci

     2 poems, "Story of Frankenangels" & "The Wood Beings' Green Domain", Carmina Magazine: Monster & Cryptids, October 2026, https://carminamagazine.com/issues-main/themed-issues/2026/oct-2026/story-of-frankenangels.html & https://carminamagazine.com/issues-main/themed-issues/2026/oct-2026/wood-beings-green.html

Anna Cates

     haiku, First Place Winner, Wally Towle Haiku Contest, Ouachita Life, October 2026, https://www.facebook.com/anna.cates.58/posts/a-soldier-patsan-abandoned-dog-bowing-sunflowersby-anna-cates-first-place-winner/10163310054589249/

     haiku, Modern Haiku 57.3, Autumn 2026, https://modernhaiku.org/issue57-3/haiku.html

     4 poems, haiku, tanka, “Error Code 401,” and “A Room of Her Own,” Cattails #262, October 2026, http://www.cattailsjournal.com/issues/cattails262.pdf

Emer Curley

     poem, print, "All Dogs," Not One of Us #88, October 2026, https://not-one-of-us.pub/latest-issues/88-2026/

     poem, "God of the Gaps," Forgotten Ground Regained #12: Speculative Visions, Fall 2026, https://www.alliteration.net/poetry/god-of-the-gaps/

M. Frost

     poem, "When Clark Kent removes his glasses and remains Clark Kent," WWPH Writes: Worlds Beyond Contest Poetry Finalist, October 2026, https://washingtonwriters.org/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzM4LCJmNzkxYjhiNGUwMGMiLDAsMCwxOTQsMV0

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