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Anthologies

Speculative fiction anthologies exploring protocols, coordination, and the systems that shape our world. Each collection imagines futures where the invisible rules governing society become visible — and changeable.

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Ghosts in Machines

Protocolized is running a contest calling for protocol-fiction stories imagining futures where distributed AI systems communicate through various protocols—from experimental systems like MCP and A2A to blockchain and speculative new protocols. The contest guidelines emphasize creating narratives set in digitally haunted futures populated by multiple ghostly machine intelligences, drawing inspiration from works like Banks' Culture novels and Liu's 'Good Hunting.

Protocolized

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Terminological Twists

What's in a word? Each story in this anthology uncovers a possible world hidden behind everyday jargon — tales of hyperstition where terminology shapes reality.

Summer of Protocols

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The Librarians

A Summer of Protocols fiction anthology exploring librarians and archivists as protocol designers — curators who shape what knowledge is preserved, findable, and forgotten.

Summer of Protocols