The Sauúti Collective is an Afro-centric universe rooted in African mythologies, languages, & cultures.https://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mtt6njeojk2gJOIN US @laworldcon.bsky.social! The African Speculative Fiction Society Presents: The Sauúti Collective: A New Model for Creative Worldbuilding Virtual 1 (Online) 10:30 PDT (18:30 BST) with Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh, @stephenembleton.bsky.social (moderator), @wtalabi.com and @xanwriter.bsky.social24 Aug 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt6njeojk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mtjftpzjf22uThe Applied African SF book is out, from Ping Press in collaboration with BSFA Vector, the ASFS, with many contributors including fellow Sauútis: @wtalabi.com, @xanwriter.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social + two Sauúti-based shorts from J. Umeh and @stephenembleton.bsky.social https://bit.ly/AppliedAfricanSF20 Aug 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjftpzjf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mteppfj7yc2fStephen’s Sauúti-based short story, co-created with @bomoko.bsky.social “A Lever is a Complex Machine” is available to download 📖 👀 💫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mteppfj7yc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mtbp3ffjl22zWhat does it take to build a world together? What does it give you that building alone never could? On Sat 27 June 2026, three members of the Sauúti Collective – Cheryl Ntumy, J. Umeh and Stephen Embleton – joined the African Speculative Fiction Society for a conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QasFstXc017 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbp3ffjl22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mrxby63hs22cLet’s get @wtalabi.com’s Sauútiverse novella, Descent, into this anthology! ⏱️ 💫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxby63hs22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mowvi2jpc22r3 members of the Sauúti Collective: J. Umeh, Cheryl Ntumy, and Stephen Embleton will join ASFS to talk about co-creation, collaborative worldmaking, and working inside the first African shared science-fantasy universe. 🗓 Saturday 27 June 2026 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sauutiverse-j-umeh-cheryl-ntumyand-stephen-embleton-in-conversation-registration-199236949178323 Jun 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mowvi2jpc22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mntjm7dia223Congratulations to @wtalabi.com for his Sauútiverse novella, "Descent", published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, being a finalist in the 2026 @theignyteawards.bsky.social! 🚀💫📚 Read the Full List of Finalists: https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/current-finalists/09 Jun 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntjm7dia223https://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mnk6qs4dgc23Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for WINNING GOLD! Her Sauúti novella, 'The Nga’phandileh Whisperer', has won in the 2025 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards (Gold) in the Multicultural Category 🏆 AND is a finalist in the Fantasy category. https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2025/05 Jun 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnk6qs4dgc23https://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mnctgwzjns26The Sauútiverse was represented by @genni.bsky.social and @wtalabi.com for the Sauúti Terrors launch at Swancon in Perth last weekend. 🚀💫📚 It was an amazing reception of the Sauutiverse down under with signings galore! Get your copies: https://sauuti.com/sauuti-terrors/02 Jun 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnctgwzjns26https://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mmji6tzzps2yCongratulations to our very own @genni.bsky.social for the shortlisting of her Sauúti novella, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer, in the 2026 @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards. 💫🚀🔥 @starsandsabers.bsky.social https://britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-fantasy-awards-2026-shortlists/23 May 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmji6tzzps2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mjmet6ff4k2jREVIEW: Sauúti Terrors – @arleysorg.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com 🔥⭐ "If you love quality short fiction told by an assemblage of skilled writers, and particularly if you love imaginative, boundary-pushing science fiction, you should get this book." https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/book-review-sauuti-terrors-eugen-bacon-stephen-embleton-and-cheryl-s-ntumy-eds/16 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmet6ff4k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3miivmvcnak2xSauúti Terrors, in all its auditory glory, is OUT NOW as an audiobook. 🔊💫 From @recordedbooks.bsky.social the terror is available wherever you get your audiobooks, with narrators Christel Mutombo and Kofi Boakye. 🔊💫 @genni.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9798897565856/02 Apr 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miivmvcnak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sauutiverse.bsky.social/post/3mhvl34nczc2eSauúti Terrors mentioned in Locus Magazine’s New & Notable list 💫🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:px7o7l3qf6z5dk6q4rivn2lw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvl34nczc2e