James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social GenAI can absolutely do one. Writer: Green Wing, Piglets, first novel Pagans, available in paperback: https://www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/james-alistair-henry/2928377365622
Maybelle Wallis @histwriter.bsky.social British and Irish consultant paediatrician. Author of HEART OF CRUELTY, THE PIANO PLAYER, and DAUGHTER OF STRANGERS, all published by Poolbeg: a suspenseful trilogy set in the mid 19th century and inspired by the history of medicine. Histwriter.com ©2025
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
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.
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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
DJ Martin @authordjmartin.com A witch and a bitch with an herbal itch…and an overactive imagination. Award-winning author, coffeeholic, old lady, owned by cats. She/her Http://www.authordjmartin.com
Joanna Maitland @joannamaitland.bsky.social Writer of Regency romance, time travel, thrillers and more. History nut, cat & dog lover (other people's). Weekly blogs at Libertabooks.com/blog
Lexx Clarke @lexxclarke.bsky.social Food, wine, books and gardening. In no particular order 😁
Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖 @damppebbles.bsky.social #bookblogger • #crimefiction & #horror • damppebbles@gmail.com • #R3COMM3ND3D • #library assistant • closed to review requests at present • damppebbles.com #BookSky #skybrarians
Michael Scott Author @flamelauthor.bsky.social Author of the New York Times' bestselling series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel http://dillonscott.com 
@jcbriggsbooks.bsky.social @jcbriggsbooks.bsky.social 
Nick Guthrie @nickguthrie.co.uk Nick Guthrie is a crime writer based in East Anglia, in the United Kingdom. His DI Bolam series is published by No Exit Press. Under other names, he is the author of more than twenty books. Represented by LBLA. https://nickguthrie.co.uk/
Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social Assistant Teaching Professor of Classics at Michigan State University. Late antiquity & classical reception in metal music. he/him
“Julian Augustus” out with Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
Gary Cunningham @garyrc1453.bsky.social Aspiring historical novelist & historian with graduate degrees in Classics/Ancient History, European History, Labor/Industrial Relations. I believe in human rights, animal rights, academic freedom, historic preservation, and environmental protection.🏳️🌈 🇵🇸 🌏
Mark Dudley @markdudley.bsky.social Author.
'High Water' - shortlisted: 2024 Yeovil Novel Prize, longlisted: 2025 Retreat West Opening Lines: Top 100 Bath Novel Award
'Dead Wood' - longlisted: 2022 Exeter Novel Prize and 2023 Grindstone Literary Prize
https://linktr.ee/markdudleyauthor
Kathy Steinemann, Writer, Author, Poet @kathyswriter.bsky.social
KathySteinemann.com
Kathy Steinemann is a #writer who loves #words, especially when they're frightening or futuristic or funny.
https://gander.social/profile/kathyswriter.gander.social
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Tom Shiels @itstomshiels.bsky.social Writer of reflective essays on memory, music, and place. Attempting to live slower in the middle of the chaos. Irish living in West Yorkshire.
https://storiessongsseasons.substack.com
Maria Staal @mariastaal.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️🌈 Architecture 🏛 History ⏳️ Cycling 🚲 Groningen / York 🥰 Mystery Writer ✒️ Geek 🚀 Vegan 🌱
Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social Premier Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 🇵🇱
Prime Minister of Poland 🇵🇱
Amanda Lees @amandalees.bsky.social Author, screenwriter, formerly in Allo Allo. I know.
Kathryn Gauci @kathryngauci.bsky.social Historical Fiction writer, Textile Designer; Lover of travel and the arts, Champagne and good food. Latest book -An Aegean Odyssey: A Memoir
After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Fiction Publisher. Top 10 (Chill Subs) LitMag 2023-2024, books, & podcasts. $ subscriptions (& Patreon) pay writers.
Links: https://bio.site/afterdinner
A.W. Boardman @historymondays.bsky.social Author & Historian | Exploring #Towton1461, the Wars of the Roses & medieval military history. For deeper insights join me at: historymondays.substack.com
Alex Gough author @alexgoughauthor.bsky.social Author of Roman historical novels including the Mark Antony series, the Imperial Assassin series and the Carbo of Rome series. 
Lorna Fergusson @lornafergusson.bsky.social Author, editor, speaker, writing coach. Runs Fictionfire Literary Consultancy. Awards and shortlists incl Historical Novel Society, Mogford Prize. #shortstories #writing #historical fiction #sense of place
richcole99 @richcole99.bsky.social Wannabe Ancient Rome blogger
speakingofrome.com
𝙺.𝚁.𝙼𝚘𝚘𝚛𝚎 @the-bibliosmiac.bsky.social 𝙼𝙰 𝙰𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝 & 𝙼𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚕 𝙷𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 @𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚐𝚑
𝙷𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚍 (𝙰𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝/𝙼𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚕). 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍. 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔. 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚏𝚏. 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔.
𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚖 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚜.
𝙲𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌. 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚎𝚡𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚎.
Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social Mother of twins. Friend of Gabriel Allon… Married to @danielsilvabooks …
CNN Special Correspondent
Can define “brat”
https://www.cnn.com/profiles/jamie-gangel-profile?cid=ios_app
Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks.bsky.social Friend of Gabriel Allon, also a father of twins. Trying to impress @jamiegangel. The writing always the writing.
www.danielsilvabooks.com
Lillian Rachel @lillianrachel.bsky.social Voice actor, audiobook narrator, lover of good coffee and pastries. LillianRachel.com
GalliaTransalpina🍉 @galliatransalpina.bsky.social Underemployed Ancient Historian with a focus on Late Iron Age and Roman Gaul and issues of ethnicty, class, gender, and social power under Roman Imperialism. Attempting to break back into academia.
She/Her
Lenore Hart (she/her) @lenorehartauthor.bsky.social Novelist, poet, Night Bazaar series creator. Historical Novel Society grand prize winner; Shirley Jackson Award & Exeter Novel Prize finalist. IWU/AG member. Ossabaw Island Writers Retreat faculty. Serving 3 cat overlords. https://www.lenorehartbooks.com/
Lindy Cameron @loucam.bsky.social Genre writer of crime, sf and historical fiction; crazy cat human with dogs too; Xena fan; publisher of Clan Destine Press; founding member and current VP of Sisters in Crime Australia.
Emporium Romanum @emporiumromanum.bsky.social 👑 Where the Roman Empire Lives on
📣 Store Opening Offer: Comment 'SPQR' under one of our tweets and receive a Promo Code
www.emporiumromanum.com
Julia Stone @juliastonewriter.bsky.social Author and artist. Psychologist and psychotherapist. Raiser of abandoned ducklings. ENTJ.
Sisters in Crime Los Angeles @sistersincrimela.bsky.social We're here to champion women writers and content creators in mystery, thriller and true-crime genres – and their fans. Join us https://www.sistersincrimela.com or subscribe https://sisters-in-crime-los-angeles.mailchimpsites.com/subscribe
Sherryl writes and reads @sherrylwriter.bsky.social Writer of crime fiction and books for young readers of all ages. Most recent crime novel is "Woman, Missing" (HQ). Love reading. Edit part-time. Owner (servant) of a cat.
Gianetta Murray - Author @gianettamurray.bsky.social Writer, librarian, expat, cat servant.
Author of the Vivien Brandt mysteries.
Member of Sisters in Crime, CWA, ALLi.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer superfan.
https://linktr.ee/gianettamurray
Naomi Clifford | Historical Crime Fiction & Non Fiction @naomiclifford.bsky.social ✍🏼WRITER
📖13 PARK LANE historical crime novel - an Amazon best seller + others
🩰Late onset ballet dancer
🐕🦺Dog lover
Jess Faraday @jessfaraday.bsky.social Writer, editor, martial artist, immigrant. Author of the Ira Adler mysteries, the Simon Pearce mysteries, and the City Tails anthology. www.jessfaraday.com She/her.
MurphyNovels @murphynovels.bsky.social Dagger winning crime & thrillers, Murder Squad
founder. Writing as Margaret Murphy, M.K. Murphy, A.D. Garrett & Ashley Dyer. Agent: Felicity Blunt & Rosie Pierce at Curtis Brown Books.
Keith Brooke @keithbrooke.co.uk Makes up shit. Eloquently. Crime & SF writer, editor, photographer... Author of alt.human/Harmony, The Accord, half of Wormhole, and other stuff. Writes as Nick Gifford for teens. www.keithbrooke.co.uk
Susannah Stapleton @susannahstapleton.bsky.social Reader, writer, collector, maker. Author of That Dark Spring (2025) and The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective (2019).
Merryn Allingham @merrynwrites.bsky.social Author of the Tremayne Mystery series and Flora Steele Mysteries. Published by @bookouture.
Latest release MURDER BY FIRELIGHT
www.merrynallingham.com
Lucienne Boyce @luciennewrite.bsky.social I write historical fiction (To The Fair Land, The Dan Foster Mysteries) and non-fiction (The Bristol Suffragettes). I blog about women's history, the eighteenth century, women's suffrage, books and writing etc. https://lucienneboyce.com/
Onur Isci @onurisci.bsky.social Historian. Boğaziçi University.
Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social Lecturer, workshopper and creative writing events organiser - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis-events-17318878423
Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social Our mission is to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary characters; and to share these stories with readers of all
Timby2 @timby2.bsky.social It's not how much you're given, it's what you do with what you've got. Folk music, archaeology, football and lefty views. Semi-retired, the boss will be furious when she finds out. Looking for hope and laughter.
Tony White @tonywhite.bsky.social London author. Latest novel Phantom at the Feast out now on No Exit Press. Tony White is an RLF Fellow. CWA member. Views my own. No DMs. Mailing list etc.👇🏼
https://linktr.ee/author_tonywhite
Travelwriticus @travelwriticus.bsky.social You only see what you know (Goethe)
travelwriticus.com | travelwriticus.at | IG: travelwriticus
Liz Fielding @lizfielding.bsky.social First there was award-winning romance, now there's award winning crime. Maybridge Murder Mysteries.
M. W. Craven @mwcraven.bsky.social Chatter of 💩, writer of books. Author of Sunday Times bestselling #WashingtonPoe & #TillyBradshaw / #BenKoenig / #JamesBond and the Secret Agent Academy series. Winner of CWA Gold/Steel Dagger/ #Theakstons OP Crime Novel of the Year Award #mwcraven
Liz Mistry @lizmistry.bsky.social Crime Fiction Author, Avid Reader and reviewer rep'd by Lorella Belli Literary Agency
Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social Crime writer. Short-listed for CWA Dagger. Winner of People’s Book Prize & Gothic Fiction Prize
William Shaw @william1shaw.bsky.social Writes books. Lives in Glenbeigh, co Kerry. Mostly. williamshaw.com
Alex Shaw @alexshaw.bsky.social Bestselling Thriller Author of the WOLF SIX, SOPHIE RACINE, AIDAN SNOW, JACK TATE, & CODENAME 61 series
Published by HarperCollins, Luzifer Verlag, & Boldwood Books.
Represented by: Justin Nash of The Kate Nash Literary Agency
Based in Dubai/Kyiv/Sussex
Paul Gitsham - Author Deadly Truths 05/05/26 @paulgitshamauthor.bsky.social Author, Teacher, Master Procrastinator.
Creator of the DCI Warren Jones and Foxe & Kennard series
& The Aftermath.
www.paulgitsham.com
https://amzn.to/4fLgrug
https://linktr.ee/PaulGitsham
#TuesdayTip
Ben Bruce @therealbenbruce.bsky.social Author of The Regulators series. Work in TV. Interviews authors while quizzing at The UK Crime Book Club on FB. Linktr.ee/benbruce
The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing and writers of crime fiction and non-fiction 🔪🩸👮🏽♀️📚
linktr.ee/crimewritersassociation
Classical Art Memes - Ancient Cringe @ancientcringe.bsky.social here to make your day by posting a classical art meme every day.
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instagram.com/ancientcringe (210k+)
🇬🇧🔖 𝔓𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔩🖖🔖 🇬🇧 @lrp.blog Truth above Delusion, Growth above Comfort, Wisdom and Knowledge above all.
📚 ❯ 🦆 ❯ #Birder, Husband, #Bibliofile. 🐦 And now an #Audiofile.
Staring at a talking box is not for me 😳📺
Proud Gen Xer.
Writing over at... lrp.blog
📧 p@lrp.blog
Jan Jones @janjonesauthor.bsky.social I write mysteries (contemporary, 1920s), romance (contemporary, Regency), poetry (as the mood takes me). New tag: "Putting the heart into cosy mystery".
Josephine Quinn @josephinequinn.bsky.social Historian at Cambridge. In Search of the Phoenicians (2018) and How the World Made the West (2024). Photos by Sukant Deepak (in Jaipur, 2024) and Carlotta Cardana (at St John's College, Cambridge, 2025).
Greg Woolf @gregwoolf.bsky.social Historian and archaeologist of the ancient world. New York and the East Neuk of Fife.
Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
🌱 🪴 🌳
Dr Julia Ibbotson @juliaibbotson.bsky.social Author of Anglo-Saxon time-slip mysteries, member HNS, SoA, & RNA, academic/researcher, loves Anglo-Saxon/early medieval world, turns 'dark ages' on its head.
Dr Francesca Santoro @phyllida.bsky.social Greek & Roman history, politics, art history, literature. Music: Mahler, DSCH, opera, chamber music. Have lived in Rome & Amsterdam. Love languages, theatre, museums in general, Shakespeare, London, the House of Commons, Rowson cartoons, in particular.😊
The Independent Author Network @ianauthornetwork.bsky.social Welcome to the Independent Author Network at Bluesky. Promoting and Supporting Indie Authors since 2010. Our Book of the Year Awards program features $6,000 in cash prizes. #IAN1
Shannon Selin @shannonselin.bsky.social Writer of historical fiction/alternate history, author of Napoleon in America, history blogger (Napoleonic & 19thC)
https://shannonselin.com/
AppleGidleyAuthor @applegidleyauthor.bsky.social Award-winning Novelist (7 books), global nomad currently living in England. Miss the tropics!
@HistNovSoc.bsky.social @RomanticNovelists.bsky.social @Societyofauthors.bsky.social Published @VineLeavesPress.bsky.social
NanaLouise @nanalouise.bsky.social Retired RN. Love nature, animals, books, gardening. Hate 45 with a passion! Please no DM’s. I don’t talk to strangers that I follow. I follow for engagement and to help our democracy!!
Patricia Furstenberg, Author @patfurstenberg.bsky.social Mother. 🖋Writer. WHEN SECRETS BLOOM out now, historical fiction, folklore, legends, myths, castles.🏰 Romanian living in South Africa.
New Release set in Transylvania
https://mybook.to/wsb
BLOG https://alluringcreations.co.za/wp/blog/
@ajn75644.bsky.social @ajn75644.bsky.social 
AA Abbott @aaabbottstories.bsky.social I'm a psychological thriller writer and reader in the English West Country. My books focus on women finding strength in the face of danger.
Read my latest, LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS, in ebook, Kindle Unlimited & print.
https://mybook.to/LiesBetweenFriendsEbk
Evan Schultheis @evanschultheis.bsky.social M.A. History, Winthrop University. B.S. Chemistry. Specializing in Late Roman and Byzantine Military Archaeology, Culture, and History. Author, "The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, A.D. 451." Reenactor. Views are my own. #ActuallyAutistic
Dr Victoria Leonard @tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social Ancient, late ancient, and later ancient historian
Research Fellow, Institute of Classical Studies, University of London
victoria.leonard@sas.ac.uk
#FRHistS
#WCCWiki
Merle Eisenberg @merleeisenberg.bsky.social Asst. Prof. History, Oklahoma State U.
Vice-Chair, OK State Faculty Council
PhD, Princeton University
Middle Ages & Late Antiquity | Pandemics & Plague | Environmental
Podcast: infectioushistorians.com
Also: Arsenal | UConnWBB | Mets | Vikings
Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social Author: 55 'what if?' history; historical crime; fantasy & steampunk books available on Amazon & some published by SeaLionPress too. See also: https://rooksmoor.blogspot.com/
Natasha Pulley @natashapulley.bsky.social Fiction writer of quite a lot of novels plus some short stories.
Steven H Silver @shsilver.bsky.social 
Alternate_Admin @alternatetimelines.bsky.social This is the official bsky account of http://alternate-timelines.com, a dedicated community related to alternate history,
Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social Writer: alternate history, other sf, fantasy, historical fiction. Severely allergic to fascism.
The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social I use alternate history and fake maps to talk about real history. Hosted by Matt Mitrovich (he/him). Proud Chicagoan.
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thealternatehistorian
Email: ahwupdate at gmail dot com
Michelle Ryles @thebookmagnet.bsky.social Book blogger at www.thebookmagnet.co.uk
Joanna Tebbs Young ✒️📚 @jtebbsyoung.bsky.social Word nerd, history hound, & genealogy geek writing #historicalfiction & CNF/personal essays/memoir. Vermont history columnist. Library director. MA/MFA Goddard College. https://linktr.ee/jtebbsyoung
Daniel Millington - Fantasy Author - The Ash War Trilogy @danielmillington.bsky.social Bridgeburner. Writer/ Author of dark fantasy and horror stories. Coffee addict, wannabe Dr. Dolittle and all round book geek. Open to DM's and connecting with anyone.
https://vocal.media/authors/daniel-millington 
Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social Technologist, Atheist, rationalist, empiricist and non-believer in unicorns, virgin births or Brexit. I Love Linux, Science, Wine, Philosophy,the Arts, climate science, renewables and silly Jokes :-)
@codfather@fosstodon No DM's
Crystal B @crystalsmusings.bsky.social She/Her-Intersectional Feminist & Ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊
🇨🇦 Reader, reviewer, & book hoarder—56/50
I also write & make quilts & other sewn goods. Newbie knitter. 🧶
M.A. in English Literature - Medievalist & Educator in a former life - Independent Scholar
JaffaReadsToo @jaffareadstoo.bsky.social 📚Book blogger, loves books, crochet, tea and cats 🐾🧡 🐾🧡
You can find me blogging about books over on my blog
https://jaffareadstoo.blogspot.com/
Andy Wormald @amwbooks.bsky.social Avid reader of crime/thrillers & historical fiction, collect signed first editions. Book blogger and reviewer: amwbooksreviews@wordpress.com
Annie Garthwaite @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social King's Mother, Times Book of the Month July 2024.
@VikingBooksUK Agent @immmy @marjacqscripts
http://linktr.ee/AnnieGarthwaite
John Doppler @johndopp.bsky.social Serial hobbyist, code cruncher, consumer watchdog, builder of breathtaking boxes, constructor of confounding conundrums, professional cunctator, and fervent lalocheziac.
Ruth Downie @ruthsd.bsky.social Lives in Devon, used to write about Romans and Britons, gazes at sunsets.
Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social Guardian columnist. Presenter: BBC R4's The Long View, the Guardian's Politics Weekly America and Unholy, alongside Yonit Levi. Author: THE TRAITORS CIRCLE
Dr Eleri Cousins @elericousins.bsky.social Asst Prof in Roman Archaeology at Durham. Likes all things Roman Britain/Gaul/Germany and Roman religion, with a side helping of art and epigraphy. Also likes trees and hills.