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Claire Hiria @clairehiria.com Claire Hiria (she/her/they/them/ia)
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Pākehā
Author, poet, game writer, playwright
Find my work here: www.clairehiria.com
Occasional host of #pretendpanel, a weekend writing prompt
Eric J. White @ericjwhite.bsky.social 20 years an archaeologist, 10 years an educator, now an aspiring and hopefully inspiring writer with an interest in social issues and environmental causes.
@chickpeaiswriting.bsky.social @chickpeaiswriting.bsky.social Editing is my passion and torment. There are ten things wrong in the words I just wrote. No, eleven.
'!' means I really like what I just read.
Andrew Fox Ⓥ @foxphorescence.bsky.social Reader, writer, book collector, and all-around biblophile.
Learning to channel the soft whisper of the muses.
Autodidact.
INFJ
#WritingCommunity
#Shelley #Keats #Tennsyon #HartCrane #Stevens #Whitman #Dickinson #Bloom.
Vegan FTA
Good vibes only. ~ ~ ~
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Aeden Romeyn @pyrophobicpoet.bsky.social Queer & Disabled Artist 🎨 Writer 📖 Purveyor of Hopeful Horrors 🫀
Read my work for free at
aedenromeyn.wordpress.com
Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social Author of books, lover of HEA, dog person, happily-married mom of 2, disabled, Fibro, EDS, agoraphobia, PTSD, OCD. Bi She/her
Sci-fi rom series on KU: How to Choose a Gaiian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CH7HSKWH
Adregem ཐིཋྀ @adregem.bsky.social Professional science writer. Unprofessional novelist. Mom with half an empty nest. Insomniac. She/her. That is not me in the picture.
austin (🛤️ is querying 🛤️) @austinsgrace.bsky.social he/she | atx/va/dc | writer of queer stories and maker of hyperspecific playlists | shortlisted for #RevPit ‘25
40% Chickpeas @chickpea7.bsky.social Democrat.
Writing content @chickpeaiswriting.bsky.social
Will block scammers, sellers, porn etc.
Pamela Jeong 💙🧡 @pamelajeong.bsky.social Lifelong writer, aspiring author, mom of two.
Bibliophile, cinephile, serial hobbyist. I'm talking graveyards of crochet needles & ukuleles.
Aud Connelly: finalizing #Dogwood1 😎 @audconnelly.bsky.social One of those damn scribbling women writing whump and body horror.
Author of WINGS IN THE VALLEY and THE CONSORT AND I
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Aud-Connelly/author/B0DVTKH7RF
Fuck AI.
Adult swim (18+)
www.audconnelly.com
tumblr.com/blog/audconnelly
Paul Dixon @pauldixon.bsky.social By day: Mild-mannered climate geek working to decarbonize the power grid.
By night: SF&F Author of Carpathians and more!
Links:
Owlskirk: https://a.co/d/5DE3Nq8
Carpathians: https://a.co/d/6lYc08V
Starfall: https://a.co/d/hR5yHbL
Nick Wilford - Speculative Fiction Author @nickpwilford.bsky.social Speculative fiction author, making the impossible reality | Freelance editor and formatter | THE BECALMER out now from Creative James Media | Linktree: https://t.co/DgWLVKN03N
Alyssa Lauseng 🖕🏻🧊 @5feetofredfury.bsky.social (Smol) grumpy INFP obsessed with stabby pointy things and martial arts. Part-time writer, full-time daydreamer. Disaster bisexual. (She/they)
linktr.ee/5FeetofRedFury
📚WIP: Duels of Blood (Poison and Opium, Act III)
Hope Engel 📚 @hopeengel.com Reader, writer, cat mom, baseball fan, based in NY.
Debut novel "At Your Pace" is out now! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWXYD77J
(She/her)
Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social She/her.
Lesbian romance author.
-Gay shit
-Witchy shit
-Cats
Living out your cottagecore fantasies in the wilds of Canada with her wife and a cat.
marinestjean.ca
https://www.tiktok.com/@marinestjean
https://www.instagram.com/marinestjeanauthor
Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social I write Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror that is slightly bent, a bit fun and certain to be an adventure. I also art. I encourage writers of all levels with writing. Nevada! NO AI here. DMs closed!
Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo 😈🧄 @sayaashrah.bsky.social - Game & Book Writer 📝
- Author of #WorldWithoutLove (https://campsite.bio/nicolehidalgo) & #ChroniclesOfTheRealms (https://archiveofourown.org/series/4547401) 😈🔥
- ⚠️ Occasional Lesbian NSFW
- Anti-AI
- #ChroniclesOfTheRealmsArt
- It's [ah-sh-RAH] 🗡️
Samantha Breaux 🌻🌱 @woodenvelt.bsky.social amateur author, professional educator, life-long artist, hobby gardener, she/her
🚫 No AI 🚫
Member of @hookandquillpress.com
Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social Watty Award winner 2021, 6x shortlisted. Ambys Award winner 2025, 2024 & 2x 2023. 4x ONC Award shortlisted. Writer (🤔).
(⛔️No DM’s⛔️. I’m too damned old to be verifying my damned age!)
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social #WIPSnips is a daily writing share tag est. Sept ‘23
Share a snippet from your work using the word, a synonym, a variation or ✨vibes✨
Be kind & supportive!
Author Hype Event: #WSPit Date: Feb 24, 2027
Hosted by: @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social
William Meikle @williammeikle.com Wee sweary Scottish writer, living in Canada, with 30+ novels and 300+ short stories in genre presses over the past 30+ years. Mostly at williammeikle.com ... mostly.
Hook & Quill Press @hookandquillpress.com An indie publishing company representing indie authors. Account run by @eliwoodsgheist.com and supported by all members of Hook & Quill Press.
Hook & Quill Press is an anti-AI organization.
https://linktr.ee/hookandquillpress
Astrid Aillume @aillume.bsky.social A detective. Astrid Aillume's New Case: A Billionaire's Mystery
Cracking a case is like salty liquorice.
Surprising at first,but ultimately addictive.
Ange | Author A. M. Shilling @gunsmile.bsky.social Indie author of horror, fantasy, and romance. Fil-Am. She/her. Out now: THE DEVOURING. Currently writing a vampire novella and a romantic urban fantasy. 🚫 no genAI
amshilling.com
Mr. Snarky Pantalones @mrsnarkypantalones.bsky.social IRL I'm Cory Easter. New Jersey based photographer specializing in Street, Travel, Landscape and Infrared. Member of the EastCoastKin collective. You can view my photo collections at https://cory-easter.pixels.com/
Brooke @bpwrites.bsky.social #Author with an ever-growing writing & reading list. @brookepercy1 where *a certain letter* doesn’t mark the spot.
#WritingCommunity #vss365 #vssdaily #BlueSkyRelay
🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇨🇦
Jeanne Roland @jeannerolandwrites.bsky.social I'm an author of romantic & fun YAish histfic/fantasy adventures, a lover of opera, classic films, & all things classical, + mom of twins & own a Bernese Mt. dog named Corelli!
https://mybook.to/MyArchersSeries
My DMs are not activated, so don't bother!
Louise Mayberry🌹 @louisemayberry.bsky.social Real history. True love.
Writer of steamy novels that blend the line between historical fiction and romance.
Believer that ALL people are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of their own unique happily ever after. 🚫👑
K.A. Hela ✨ Finally Querying✨ @jundlife.bsky.social SPED teacher by day, secret writer on the sly.
Mediocre Magic: The Gathering player, Bar Trivia Teammate, FF14 Treasure Hunter, Reader of Weird Books, Paint By Number Master, Documentary Hound, Owner of a three-legged cat.
DM to swap Beta reads!
☾⊹ 𝕸𝖔𝖔𝖓 ⊹☆ @moonbooks.bsky.social They/Them
Queer • Trans • Disabled
📚: 18/80
🖤🌈🩸🌶️📚🪱⚔️🍃
TT + 📸: @moon.reads.books_
Chance Durant @chancedurant.bsky.social Author, Game Designer, TTRPG player, Nerd, Father, Husband, Christian, lover of all things Shenanigan, Co-Creator of Carbyne Jungle & LokDown TTRPGs, Author of Sci-Fi Novel Construct, Believer in Nazi Punching, Guillotined my Twitter account for blue skies
Charlotte Francis @cfranciswrites.bsky.social (Charlotte Harris) 🏴🇳🇱
SFF writer
Rep: @helenlane.bsky.social
Website: https://charlotte-francis.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/c_francis_writes/
Author Martha Perez @marthaperezbook.bsky.social I share a passion for writing, reading, and plenty of coffee. ☕ ☕ Visit my website marthaperez.info 🌹❤️🌹 No DMs
Jaye Troop (pen name) @jayetroop.bsky.social Hi 👋 I'm Jaye and have published my debut women's novel, book 1 in a series of 3, and I'm loving every moment.
🚫 No access to DMs
Links: https://www.jayetroop.com/
Leslie Joy Mills @ljoymills.bsky.social Caregiver, former IP paralegal, world traveler, avid reader, real news junkie, journalist, animal lover, photographer, genealogist, master gardener, supporter of all arts, fan of great architecture and movies. Could not live without music and books.
🇺🇦 Dennis The Passive-Aggressive Menace 🇺🇦 @macdaddypayday.bsky.social Pronouns: He/Him/That Fucking Guy
REGISTERED INDEPENDENT
Informed and relevant
I follow EVERYONE back
I despise everything Trump
Retired Executive Chef
Licensed UAV Pilot and Guitar teacher
I don't do DM.
Author Renée Gendron @reneegendron.bsky.social Strong heroines with big hearts that hold their own. Noble heroes that do what's right. #westernromance #romcom #romantasy I bleed #LeafsForever blue
#romancereaders #romancecommunity #Canadianauthor
KT Tanaka @kttanaka.bsky.social Author of System Override: Echoes of the Singularity on Webnovel.
#Coding, #gaming, & #esports fuel my stories.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/32328385508273405
#scifi #cyberpunk #LitRPG
Khonri @khonri.com 35 | she/they | 🖤🩶🤍💜 | 🧀🧠
Sometimes writing a semi-modern lovey fantasy saga w/ monsties.
🧵 frequent threader and 🎨 living artist advertisement that 🎮 likes video games and 🔞 infrequently discusses 18+ topics
❌ no AI bullshit
pfp&banner: @birdko.art
Lizzie Blackwood @lizzieblackwood.bsky.social She/her. Queer Romantic Speculative Fiction writer, artsy craftsy person, and certified bog witch. 🚫AI
PFP by @roricomics.bsky.social
Website: lizzieblackwood.com
Links: https://lizzieblackwood.carrd.co/
Prof Emily @professoremily.bsky.social English teacher, writer, lover of cats & dogs, unpacking all my religious trauma on you from here in good ol Texas. 🥲
Member of hookandquillpress.com
Feed of my writing samples: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:br2rslmo7elrd3hp5dfsx3ye/feed/aaaksewrcngo4
Eliwood S. Gheist @eliwoodsgheist.bsky.social https://eliwoodsgheist.com/
Writer, 30ish, queer. We write alone, but we're writing together.
🚫genAI🚫
Bludeye Beach now available! https://books2read.com/u/4AVPAp
Member of @hookandquillpress.com
Kara Moon 🏴☠️💜⚓️ @karamoonauthor.com Kara Moon (she/her/they/them)
The R18+ pseudonym of @clairehiria.com
Māori lesbian author, playwright and poet from Aotearoa NZ
Host of #pretendpanel
www.karamoonauthor.com
Isaac ⚔ Isaac @isaacxisaac.bsky.social Strange trans man writing a very goofy book.
Gordon Bonnet @gordon227.bsky.social Novelist; linguist; musician; astronomy, geology, & weather enthusiast; blogger; potter/sculptor; Doctor Who fanboy; dog lover. He/him, bi/queer and proud!
Philip on the south coast of Massachusetts🌊☮ 💙 @philip-trask.bsky.social earth man 🌱, digital explorer, art lover, salt water steeped, liberal humanist. Practitioner of the Breakfast Arts.
“I love fools' experiments. I am always making them.”
- Charles Darwin
Ste Gen Mo Dem 💙📚 🐕🌳 @stegenmodem.bsky.social Supporting Dems Everywhere SG 60 miles South of St Louis @piperformissouri.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @reichard4rep.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social 📚🚭💙
St. Louis Books @booksstlouis.bsky.social Promoting Authors & their Books NOT SPAM
@ednamiller.com @ednamiller.bsky.social 💙💙💙 A grandmother who was psychologically and physically tortured at a U.S. company and wants to leave a safer workplace for the younger generations. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Jack Hillside | Illustrator @jackhillside.bsky.social Illustrator 🎨 | Based in Bordeaux, France
✍️ Available for work
📬 contact@jackhillside.com
https://jackhillside.com/
👉️ Online Shop : https://shop.jackhillside.com/
🫶 Support my work : https://ko-fi.com/jackhillside
Roy Batty @roybattyreplicant.bsky.social "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die."
JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social I write epic fantasy filled with dark magic, fallen heroes and ancient worlds. Author of The Pangean Chronicles and The Shadows of Pangea. Eight books out now.
David Karlsen @vonkarlsen.bsky.social Prose writer and poet. BA (Hons) Humanities, Literature. Non-binary. Interests: The Arts, Natural History, Geology. Vegan. Francophile. EU
©️David Karlsen [All poetry, prose and photographs]
Paintings belong to the artist I repost. 🚫 Chat.
Chris Kouju Koh @ckohwrites.bsky.social Chinese father, Sino-Kadazan mother, I write fantasy and reinterpret #Malaysia and #Borneo myths 🇲🇾 🇱🇺 🇧🇳
Editor & ex-Journalist of 10 years
SFWA member, ADHD, 🏳️🌈 Ally | 🚫AI
Malaysian Creatives starter pack here! https://go.bsky.app/Q8517ww
Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social Punk, weirdo, lefty, comics creator, psi fi, magical realism, existentialism, metaphysics. Theater of the absurd. Creator of Pink Zombie Rose, a Graphic series - A Contagion Of Enlightenment. Undead Psychonauts will either save the world or end it. 💀🥀
mkdbail @mkdbail.bsky.social Author of romance, mystery, SFF, writing as Margaret Madigan and MKD Bail. English Instructor. Donut and pastry addict. Raging against the patriarchy and fascism. she/her. Repd by @aka_terrie. #indieauthor
📚 Twisted Haus Reads @twistedhausreads.bsky.social Writer, editor, publisher—memoir in progress! Neurospicy, proud Hoosier, progressive activist and arts volunteer in Indianapolis.
T. E. McCarthy @temccarthy.bsky.social With almost 30 years working in multiple roles throughout Tech, I have become fascinated with the people I have crossed paths with and worked along side. My writings reflect what I've learned from such a diverse group of individuals.
Anime Ascension @timothydale-13.bsky.social Professional writer/author/anime fanatic
Timothy-Dale.com and AnimeAscension.com
Chase Baker @ch4sebaker.bsky.social My name is Chase and I am 29 years old and autistic
Supporter of LGBTQ+ 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Homophobes and Transphobes are not welcome
Peace, Hope, Love ☮️🕊️❤️
#SavetheVaquita
The Daily Tomorrow @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social A Daily SF Serial Magazine
The newest of the new from today's most exciting writers, daily via Substack. A new story starts every Sunday and stays free for a full month. No ads, ever.
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Peter Steinberg @peter23.bsky.social Dad, husband, maker of food, rider of bike, Brooklynite, movie watcher, reader, music listener, person who looks at his iPhone too much, literary agent at UTA
E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter @esraye.bsky.social 🇨🇦
Writer of scifi and horror short stories, novels & screenplays.
Editor in Chief of @perseidprophecies.bsky.social
𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘧𝘵 available now!
esraye.com
Kim Cox @kimcoxauthor.bsky.social Author of fun paranormal mysteries, and fast-paced, romantic suspense novels. Her characters are fresh, humorous, and gutsy. #booklovers #RomanticSuspense #Paranormal #Mystery http://smarturl.it/KimCox
VE Frankel @vefrankel.bsky.social College writing instructor and homeschool educator 🍎 Books 📚, scifi-fantasy 🪐, education 📐, authoring 📝 ✡️ https://athenasacademy.com/courses
Twofishnocat @twofishnocat.bsky.social Sci-fi lover, Queen of houseplants, Emerald Isle Princess.
Mark A Ellis @markaellis.bsky.social Author of Beyond the Treeline
Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
www.markaellis.uk
St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social "If you wish to make apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe" Carl Sagan @rsslmo.bsky.social @atheists.org @ffrf.org @nickfish.me @ethicalstl.org @riatheists.bsky.social ⚛️ 📚💙🐕 🚭 Team Site
Terry Birdgenaw @terrybirdgenaw.bsky.social Award-winning author of The Antunite Chronicles (Antifascist Allegorical Fiction), Satirist, Professor, Democracy Defender, Resists Autocracy, Writing for freedom, Check out my humorous Orwellian stories.
terrybirdgenaw.com
https://linktr.ee/terrybirdgenaw
Jason Croot @jasoncroot.bsky.social Bradfordian actor, filmmaker, and author of the Bradford Back in the Day Memories series 📚 Bradford, Eh? & 📚 Bradford, Ye What?
https://www.jasoncroot.com
Ken Brydon @prison-stories.bsky.social Award-winning writer. 39 years incarcerated, 23 at San Quentin. PEN America recognized. Published by Joyce Carol Oates. I write about prison, redemption, loss, humor & hope—and the humanity found where most people never look.
Candice @c-morris-author.bsky.social TBTSA ARC 🖊️: https://forms.gle/9GgztA5TeBu38SWCA
IG: instagram.com/c.morris.author/
Substack: https://substack.com/@cmorrisauthor?utm_source=user-menu
Paperback: https://shorturl.at/OCkpX
Paige Critchlow / TENACITY @tenacity-comic.bsky.social Comic Artist/Freelance Illustrator 🎨 / 31 (she/her)
Creator of the action/scifi/drama comic, TENACITY!
🌐 📖 https://linktr.ee/Art_by_paige_critchlow
🛒☕️ https://ko-fi.com/paigecritchlow
Tag: #tenacitycomic
The Dementia League @dementialeague.bsky.social The Dementia League – Empowering you with science-backed ways to protect your brain! We summarize the latest peer-reviewed research on lowering dementia & Alzheimer’s risk + healthy brain habits. Stay informed, take action. Follow for weekly breakthroughs!
Barney Sayso @barneysayso.bsky.social Average but enthusiastic painter and quilter
Becoming more prolific at swearing
Positive and sarcastic lifestyle
Struggling to reengage yet ready to get back in the fight
Lex Pushka | Author @lexpushka.com #Author #Sci-Fi #Cyberpunk
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social ✦ writer | reviewer | book blogger | cheerleader of books, poetry and art | all genres RT’d | resident Tolkien fangirl | linktr.ee/rjcrunden ✦
The Wildlander Stories @thewildlander.bsky.social Building a shared fantasy universe across stories and places
Writing-first, 3D environments
Architecture & urban-planning background
Interested in cities, society, and quiet moments
thewildlander.wordpress.com
Joe Colacrai @ageofuprising.bsky.social Walt Disney Imagineer, Singer/Songwriter, Aspiring Author
Jenn Mack @laindragon.bsky.social Artist, Great Dane lover and Anime enthusiast!
Brian Terence - Science Fiction Author 🪐🚀👻🐉📚 @brianterence.co.uk I write sci-fi, paranormal & dark fantasy.
www.waterstones.com/author/brian-terence/9595091
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Terence/author/B0DJNSGNM6
https://open.spotify.com/show/4DUNS3QDCtxlotgNJW7nrg
🚫I DO NOT USE AI🚫
I use Canva Pro for covers/promos.
TomC360 @tomc360.bsky.social First Amendment Citizen Anti-Fascist Pro-Democracy
Homeless Disabled Veteran
Buy me a coffee $tomc360
District 6 WA constituent/Advocate
#Navy #Veteran #Disabled #Homeless #GoodTrouble
#SeattleSeahawks #SeattleMariners #TakeBackPatriotism
#Deflock
Marywritesshit @marywritesshit.bsky.social Aspiring fantasy and science fiction author. Insomniac. ADHD. Bookish tea. Cat servant.
Melissa Rea Author 📚📚📚 @melrea.bsky.social Four novels written. Fun sexy novels about strong women. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Melissa-Rea/author/B018EE5T5Y?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true / @iquitcigs.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social Team Site StL Mo 🚭
Wes Platt (Officially Official) @wesplatt.bsky.social Neighborhood news guy! Storyteller. Designer of worlds in spare time. Creator of OtherSpace MUSH. Editor and Publisher of Southpoint Access in Durham, NC! https://soduwelikelocal.news Member of SFWA, Tiny News Collective, and LION Publishers.
@longpatrol.bsky.social @longpatrol.bsky.social I write fanfiction under the Thinker90 username on both ffnet and Ao3.
Written for Harry Potter, Danny Phantom, Star Wars, Batman, Jurassic Park, etc
Loathe MAGA, Trump, Nazis, Racists, transphobes homophobes and anti-science nuts.
𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙 🌈 Author 🪶 Quill Cassava Elska 🐻 @authorquillcelska.bsky.social ❤️🔥 Published poet & multi-genre author of 9 adult novels ✍️ Feat. in LITMAGS ✍️ Artist 💗 Bisexual 🌈 Lucid dreamer ✨ Stargate & Farscape addict ❤️ Anxiety & PTSD Warrior ⚔️ Photographer 📷 Alien 👽
Rebecca Amiss @rebeccaamissauthor.bsky.social ✍🏼Indie Author✍🏼
🌾The Outskirts of Broken (Out Now)
🍂 South of Home (Out Now)
🎡 Summer of '77 (Out Now)
👻The Neglected (TBD)
😺🐾Cat Mom
Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social Lecturer, workshopper and creative writing events organiser - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis-events-17318878423
Necromance @nec-romance.bsky.social Artist, writer, gamer. Lover of fantasy and sci-fi writing and comics. Raging against the machine.
Queer neurodivergent spoonie (she/they)