Welcome to my monthly newsletter! I’ll be sharing major writing and publishing news, stories I recommend checking out, and more.
Nebula Poetry Finalist!
My poem “To Be the Change”, published last March by Strange Horizons, is a finalist for the inaugural Nebula Award for Poetry!
“To Be the Change” was written out of trans rage. I wrote it a year and a half ago now wanting to explore how the very existence of trans people disrupts the systems we live within, something that (unfortunately) is more relevant than ever. At every turn this little poem has surprised and inspired me by the outpouring of support it’s received, and I am so grateful.
I’m thrilled to be in the company of so many incredible writers and poets on this ballot, with a particular shout-out to my fellow poetry finalists Linda D. Addison & Jamal Hodge, Casey Aimer, Jennifer Hudak, Angela Liu, and Mari Ness.
View the full finalist list here, and read “To Be the Change” here. SFWA members can vote now for their favorite pieces.
Hugo Eligibility: Poetry & Astounding Award
I hope you’ll consider my poems “To Be the Change” (Nebula finalist, Rhysling nominee, positively reviewed in Locus) and “Eagle-Eyed” (Rhysling nominee) for your Hugo Poetry Award nominations! Both are linked above.
I’m also in my first year of eligibility for the Astounding Award. My short fiction has been published by Apex, Worlds of Possibility, Factor Four Magazine, and Flame Tree Press, and my poetry appears in Strange Horizons, Heartlines Spec, Dreams & Nightmares, and Star*Line. I have over forty pieces published or upcoming in the next few months, all of which you can discover on my website (though I’ve linked some favorites for your consideration below!)
I’m a three-time Rhysling nominee and Nebula finalist; my work has been praised by Locus Magazine’s Charles Payseur.
If you’re willing to consider my work, I hope you’ll check out the following pieces in addition to my poems mentioned above. Nominations close on Saturday, March 28 at noon PT / 3pm ET!
“Don’t Hide From the Mirror” (100 words) in Apex Magazine - read here
“A Single Song” (750 words) in Factor Four Magazine - read here
“The Science of Transient Cartography” (2100 words) in The Daily Tomorrow - read here
“Whittled and Burned” (poem) in Trollbreath Magazine - read here
“What the Birds Taught Me” (poem) in Heartlines Speculative - read here
“An Unexpected Wombat” (550 words) in Worlds of Possibility - read here (scroll to page 477 of the linked pdf)
Rhysling Nominees
I’m thrilled to announce that I had two poems nominated for the 2026 Rhysling Award:
“Eagle-Eyed” (Eye to the Telescope Issue 57: Birds, July 2025)
“To Be the Change” (Strange Horizons, March 2025)
Check out the full list of nominees here; finalists will be announced on or before April 30.
News & Updates
Out now!
“Creature with the Ticking Heart” in Strange Horizons (January 2026) - poem, free to read online
“rampion speaks” in Dreams & Nightmares (January 2026) - poem
Anomaly Year One ebook anthology, featuring my drabbles “To Err is Human” and “Ever Tighter” (learn more)
Coming Soon
“The Woman in the Snow” in Common Bonds 2 (March 26) - sapphic verse poem, retelling of “The Snow Queen”
“Only Birds & Dreams” in Space & Time Magazine (April 7) - chained haiku poem
“The First Three Deaths of Briar Thrush” in Women of the Weird West (Brigids Gate Press, June 16) - drabble, weird west microfiction
Shoutout: InkFoundry
InkFoundry is an incredible website and resource that provides a filter-able database of thousands of free-to-read short stories and poems that allows you to find pieces you’ll love and track your reading.
It allows you to browse by length, genre, and tags ranging from type of point of view to the highly specific like ‘lobsters’, ‘unusual jobs’, ‘brain in a jar’, and more.
Thank you so much for reading, and I’ll see you next month!
Best,
Nico