Nebula & BSFA Awards Finalist. EIC. "Jen-DEE-a". ATACAMA (2025). DOOMFLOWER (2025). Also
@jdiannedotson
. THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN. ๐
@garethlpowell
I am a Nebula Award finalist!! My YA SFF novel THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (written as my J. Dianne Dotson pseudonym) is a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction! Thank you
@sfwa
members for the honor!
#NebulaAwards
#sff
#books
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Itโs my half century day! Thank you all for being here!
Iโll be honest, Iโve been disheartened: my path to the Big 5 publishers is now out of reach, and I donโt know what I can get published elsewhere. Thank goodness for the small press folks who HAVE taken me on. And thank you to my peers & readers for my award nominations.
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Itโs my half century day! Thank you all for being here!
Well, here's a milestone! It's my first day as EIC of my and Gareth's new imprint. We got our first submission ahead of time for our anthology, which will be our first book. More details soon!
#publishing
NEWS!! OMG OMG!!
I am longlisted 3 times for the
@BSFA
Awards!
Short fiction: "Copper" by Jendia Gammon
Young fiction: "The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern" by J. Dianne Dotson
Collections: "The Shadow Galaxy" by J. Dianne Dotson
AHHH!!
#BSFA
#BSFAAwards
#awards
#longlist
OH MY GOD!!! I have more news I wasnโt expecting!!! Iโm shortlisted twice for the
#BSFA
awards!!! One for THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN under J. Dianne Dotson published by at
@press_android
and for short fiction, โCopperโ under Jendia Gammon in Interzone issue 295!!
@BSFA
#SFF
We are wildly ecstatic and proud to announce that award-winning
#sciencefiction
and
#fantasy
author Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow
has joined our cross-genre anthology! Learn more about Adrian and how to support this anthology!
I've flown under the radar in my industry for several years, and I feel like all of that is about to change. I just want to thank everyone who has supported my work, from my self-published Questrison Saga to my traditionally published books. THANK YOU!
#writingcommunity
Big day! I got my first ever royalty statement for my debut book, THE SHADOW GALAXY, published this year by Trepidatio! Written under my alt name J. Dianne Dotson, my cross-genre collection has been compared to Bradbury, King, Le Guin, Carpenter, and Asimov. Get your copy today!
Intro time! Iโm author Jendia Gammon (pronounced Jen-DEE-a). I also write under the pen name
@jdiannedotson
. I write multiple genres and age ranges, with a great love for speculative fiction. Iโm married to British author
@garethlpowell
. Iโm excited for my next chapter!
Happy anniversary my beloved
@garethlpowell
! One year ago we made the best decision, and every day, whether we are near or far, I canโt believe how lucky I am. I love you!
Happy birthday
@garethlpowell
! My husband, best friend, & fellow globetrotter. Whether itโs Tennessee or LA or Stonehenge, to the first time you picked me up at LHR, it is always love at first sightโฆYouโre my home no matter where we are, together or apart. I love you!
I got up early to cheer on my fellow finalists for the BSFA awards! I was nominated twice. I did not win, but it feels like I did. What a staggeringly talented group of people that I shared a ballot with! Congratulations to all winners & nominees. Letโs keep telling stories!
In 2023, I formed a production company with my husband,
@garethlpowell
. The first offshoot is a publishing imprint of sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and thrillers for various reader ages. I am thinking that I might make an anthology as our first work before publishing solo works.
I canโt quite get my head around this. And look at those wonderful writers I am listed alongside. Justโฆwhat! Wow! Copper + Amethyst. Galla-Deia would approve. ๐๐งก๐
OH MY GOD!!! I have more news I wasnโt expecting!!! Iโm shortlisted twice for the
#BSFA
awards!!! One for THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN under J. Dianne Dotson published by at
@press_android
and for short fiction, โCopperโ under Jendia Gammon in Interzone issue 295!!
@BSFA
#SFF
NEWS! We are delighted to announce that New York Times Bestseller and 5-time Bram Stoker Award Winner
@JonathanMaberry
has signed on to write an original Kagen the Damned horror/fantasy adventure short story for our anthology.
#fantasy
#horror
#publishing
I am so thrilled to announce my short story acceptance in the anthology by
@aanpress
, Moving Across the Landscape in Search of an Idea. My story has an enormously long title, per the requirement, and footnotes. It might also be the funniest thing Iโve ever written! Iโm honored!
Whether youโre near LA or far away, however our paths crossed on here, I just want to thank you all. Iโm glad we found each other. Time to close the window on 2023 and open the door to 2024!
#HappyNewYear
!
Celebrating my latest book deal! Two
#horror
book deals in two months. Both out in 2025. And if you like biology, conspiracies, and a touch of romance? Theyโre wildly different, but youโre gonna love both ATACAMA and DOOMFLOWER!
@SleyHouse
@EnPocalypsePub
Me: I am a disillusioned, cynical, Monday morning crank.
My neighbor knocks on my door: โHere are some eclipse glasses for you!โ
Me: I am a fluffball of joy and delight! ๐ฅน
My and
@garethlpowell
's publishing imprint will be staunchly human-made: there will be no AI writing, AI covers, etc. as we celebrate HUMAN MADE works.
IT'S HERE! Welcome to THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN! I hope you love this wild, wonderful, powerful book about a group of teens who want to save the world! From
@press_android
. Available from your favorite bookseller! Written by me as J. Dianne Dotson
#yabook
#books
#2023debuts
No plans to be a one-trick pony. I'm going to stay a cross-genre writer. Like Le Guin. Like King. Like Bradbury. I'll work with people who understand that.
In 2023, at age 49, I had my first traditionally published books debut (under my Dotson pseudonym), and my first professional magazine stories published (under both pseudonyms). Iโm here to tell you that it isnโt too late to make your way in the writing world.
#writingcommunity
Gareth and I just reviewed the branding package & mood board for our upcoming publishing imprint, and itโs really cool. We picked a font. The logo is really close to completion. We gave the designer our feedback on that. This is very exciting!
Itโs happening. I will start with one anthology and hopefully create many more over time. The first will be invite only and future ones will have submission openings. I likely will use kickstarter with a lot of excellent perks to get this off the ground.
In 2023, I formed a production company with my husband,
@garethlpowell
. The first offshoot is a publishing imprint of sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and thrillers for various reader ages. I am thinking that I might make an anthology as our first work before publishing solo works.
Tripping out over my news. These books and stories that Iโm being nominated for? I sold those all by myself, with the books on pitches alone! Feels great but also surreal to see this recognition. Determination paid off.
#writer
#WritingCommunity
We donโt do AI. Not for covers. Not for editing. Not for sifting through our submissions. You can tell this because weโre so slow. We have anti AI clauses in our manuscript contracts. If we discover AI was used, we will be unhappy.
Two days ago I got an offer on my campy horror novel! It was not on submission very long and so Iโm very happy that itโs going to be published by the right place for it. With my imprint news, itโs been a wild and wonderful couple of days.
Huzzah! Just got my first short story acceptance of the year. This one is a
#horror
story. I will announce what it is when Iโm given the go ahead in the near future.
A reintroduction: Iโm Jendia Gammon (pronounced Jen-DEE-a), and Iโm an author of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books and short stories. Iโm an artist. And Iโm a science writer with an ecology degree. Iโve also written previously as J. Dianne Dotson. Links:
๐ฅNEWS! My
#horror
and
#thriller
debut is ATACAMA, in which an Appalachian researcherโs best friend is murdered in the Atacama desert, propelling her on a dangerous journey to face a sinister corporation, and a monster hiding in plain sight. Via
@SleyHouse
on May 13, 2025.
#books
We are ecstatic to announce that
@SleyHouse
is publishing
@jendiagammon
horror novel, ATACAMA, in the spring of 2025. Stay tuned for further updates. You won't want to miss this!
I met my husband
@garethlpowell
on here years ago. We grew as friends, eventually we met, he proposed in the middle of Stonehenge, and weโve been married since November 2022!
We just got another โyesโ from another stellar author! I canโt wait to start making announcements for the writers that will be on our table of contents.
My book is done! My campy horror book is finished. This is the third book I have written in a year. My 9th book as an adult, 11th total. And I love this book so much. Time to celebrate!
#books
#horror
#writing
Sitting with a discussion I had that left me somber. The creative industry is in for major chop. Publishing, film, gaming: in a couple years, it may all be unrecognizable. My advice: make art flagrantly and unabashedly. Be fearless. Advocate for yourselves & other creatives.
We are overjoyed to announce that acclaimed cross-genre author
@AiJiang_
has joined our anthology! Read more about Ai and how to support this anthology and our new imprint. Welcome, Ai!
#books
#sciencefiction
Itโs been a very strange week. I got nominated for two BSFA awards the other day. I have a big announcement tomorrow. And then next week the reveal for what my other extraordinary news is. Before that, things had been going very badly. But thatโs about to change. 1/2
I had a terrible birthday this February. My mother died the next day. So Iโm treating every celebration: seasons, holidays, weddings, family birthdays, book birthdays, and my and Garethโs anniversary with great care this year.
One thing I like to do as a writer is to celebrate the wins of my fellow writers, and also to support them when things are not so great. We really are in this together. Itโs a tough time right now. Itโs better to have each otherโs backs.
I made a Nebula Award logo pie on
#PiDay
just to remind everyone that Iโm a nerd! I made a blueberry Meyer lemon curd filling and a shortbread crust! Now that I know
@sfwa
is hosting the awards in Pasadena, Iโm tempted to bring baked goods to the event.
Soโฆ
@ursulakleguin
wrote to me once. I still have the letter. Sheโd ask for folks to send her poetry. I sent her โAppalachiaโ. That is now part of my collection THE SHADOW GALAXY.
#ursulakleguin
#sff
#sciencefiction
We're shouting from the rooftops the news that BSFA Award and British Fantasy Award-nominated authorย
@starkholborn
has joined our cross-genre anthology! Read more about Stark and how to support our imprint:
#sciencefiction
#publishing
#books
#SFF
I am a Nebula Award finalist!! My YA SFF novel THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN (written as my J. Dianne Dotson pseudonym) is a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction! Thank you
@sfwa
members for the honor!
#NebulaAwards
#sff
#books
I wish more cover reveals told us who the artist is. Very frustrating to see a lovely cover and not know who made it. Always credit artists for their work.
I, for one, recall in piercing clarity the time Bladerunner commandeered a GoBot and he was like, "Transform!" and the GoBot was like, "No that's the other--" And BladeRunner was all, "GOT YOU, you're a Replicannot!"
Remember that time in Bladerunner when Bladerunner was going all like BLAM BLAM with his gun at the replicons and the replicone was like NO WAY Bladerunner I have seen the fire over the galactic dump or whatever?
Man, that Bladerunner is one bad azz Bladerunner!
Hey there, thank you for following me. Whether itโs for the writing, baking, art, bad puns, or some other reason, I appreciate you. And I have so much to share with you all very soon!
We are over the moon to announce that fabulousย
@cinapelayo
ย has joined our cross-genre anthology! Cynthia Pelayo is a
#BramStoker
Award winning & International Latino Book Award winningย author & poet. Read more about her and how to support this anthology: