Fantasy/Sci-Fi Film & Screenplay Festival @scififantasyfest.bsky.social This is a HYBRID film festival with live screenings for the audience feedback video, optional virtual 2nd showcase, and blog & podcast interviews with filmmaker
http://fantasyscififestival.com/
https://filmfreeway.com/FantasySciFiFilmScreenplayFestival
๐ซ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ซ๐ถ๐๐โฏ๐ @philspeculates.bsky.social Fantasy author & pizza lover.
I write stories with British folklore, interdimensional portals and flawed characters.
#writingcommunity #indieauthor #blogger #reviewer
https://linktr.ee/phil_parker
https://www.philparkerauthor.co.uk/
๐ Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels ๐ @ellieyellu.bsky.social Sci-fi romance author (on sub!) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Poetry: Smoky Quartz, Literary Hatchet
๐ณโ๐ Bi; she/her ๐ EMT
๐ Clarion UCSD ๐ฉบ Nursing school
TTRPGs. No TERFs.
Guy sure looks like cat food to me.
โ:โ ๐:โ โฌ:โ
Butlerian Jihad, now! AI = block
Rep: Christi Cardenas
Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com That writer guy you like. Bi, trans, polyamorous, slutty, neurodivergent, hot. Buy my book that explains why politics has gone weird. I live in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. https://linktr.ee/iheartpolitics
Abi Stevens - comms open @abistevensart.bsky.social Illustrator, ADHD, spoonie, lvl 38, They/She, UK.โ ๏ธ
- Portfolio: www.abistevens.com
- Shop: http://abistevens.etsy.com
- comms open! Email abistevens@btinternet.com
- https://abistevensart.carrd.co
- Filter #illustration and #ArtShop for art vs merch
Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social Politics Prof.| Kettering Foundation Research Fellow| Author of The Politics of Common Sense & Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements
Beyond Cataclysm ๐ฑMaking Books @beyondcataclysm.co.uk We are an indie publisher&distro. We make cool books, podcasts & RPGs with lovely people. โก๏ธbeyondcataclysm.co.uk
Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com Book design danielgray.com
Blogging mwhile.com
Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science The friend you send bug pictures to. Also accepting dead-thing-on-beach pictures, dog pictures, and stories about your cats.
Raf แโฬคแแท @rtorrubia.com Writer/poet/optimist. Rep'd by @bigjcowen. THE SHIPWRIGHT AND THE SHROUDWEAVER OUT NOW from Gollancz. Acad. work with Bloomsbury Politics. They/them.
https://linktr.ee/RafaelTorrubia
Jake Casella Brookins @casella.bsky.social Appalachian in the big city. Editor at Ancillary Review, host of A Meal of Thorns, bookseller, coffee pro, SF reviewer & scholar. He/him.
https://linktr.ee/jakecasellabrookins
TenRowsOfTeeth @jmsaarenpaa.bsky.social JM Saarenpรครค. Ancient Fennoswedish art gerblin, nerd and cat enthusiast. Loves comics, movies, books, games and shit posts. Monster simp. Any pronoun kind of deal. #illustrator #fineartist #gamedev #indiegames #art
jmsaarenpaa.com
AI/crypto junk sucks.
Scott K Andrews @scottkandrews.bsky.social Frankly absurd. Writer of all sorts of nonsense. Nothing here reflects views of employers, publishers or my terribly embarrassed kids. He/him. #ActuallyAutistic Website: https://scottkandrews.com/
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Narratess @narratess.com Talks about books and runs indie book sales.
Breakthrough Books @breakthroughbook.bsky.social An award-winning indie publisher putting creatives and readers first, with lovingly made, quality booksโฆ and a fair deal! E-shop now open on our website!
https://www.breakthroughbookcollective.com
https://linktr.ee/breakthroughbooks
Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social Roman historian at W. Mich U. specializing in gender, sexuality, & their reception in tv, music videos, games, & film. she/hers/ista Mom of 3. Avid baker & traveler. Antifascist. Always learning from unusual niche subject experts. Opinions are my own.
Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com Owner of MSW Media, host of The Daily Beans, UnJustified, and Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcasts. #Leguminati. Veteran. She/Her Substack: muellershewrote.com
Signal: muellershewrote.23
Podcast: https://the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/
Amy ๐ @spacecatchom.bsky.social auDHD. INFJ. She/her. (SFF) Writer. Reader. Dungeons and Dragons DM.
Edinburgh, UK
bookstagram: madeupofbooks
https://linktr.ee/spacecatchom
Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social The 2026 Worldcon in Los Angeles, California
Visit LAcon.org for more details
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August 27-31, 2026
โจ๏ธ Adventure Awaits!
Miguel Peck @miguelpeck.bsky.social Joyously powering through an endless TBR. Occasional reviewer. Filled with bookish nonsense | Sydney SFF Book Club
Of Books And Coffee @of-books-n-coffee.bsky.social Book reviews and occasional musings.
Website: OfBooksAndCoffee.com
Cathy L @cathlin.bsky.social 
tits andronicus @tambourine.bsky.social ๐ฅ ๐ซ ๐
sick poet / library mole
london
James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social Surrounded by yowling, nebulous forms. Writer: Green Wing, Piglets, first novel Pagans, available in paperback: https://www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/james-alistair-henry/2928377365622
Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social Lawyer, video game critic, horror obsessive, Kader Asmal Fellow, Master's in International Law (Trinity College Dublin). He/him. Repped by Marilia Savvides / The Plot Agency. Cape Town, ZA Hire me for freelance work: tauriqmoosalaw@gmail[dot]com
Esther | Cozy with Books ๐ @cozywithbooks.bsky.social #BBNYA2026 Panelist #BookBlogger #BookReviews #BookReviewer
Book blogger over at cozywithbooks.wordpress.com
Mystery thrillers, forensic thrillers, and cyberpunk...my three loves โค๏ธ
Pots and Plots @inthebookgarden.bsky.social One half of Agents of Sigmar on YT, Book Reviews at PotsandPlots.blog and gardener at home.
Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
Celeste | A Literary Escape @alitescape.bsky.social book blogger | 30s | she/her | ๐ ๐ ๐ฑ ๐ฉฐ | SFINCS panelist | SFF reader | IG: @alitescape | ๐: 112/52 | REVIEW REQUESTS CLOSED. | โ AI art โ
https://aliteraryescape.com/
John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Novels: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (2024), WEARING THE LION (2025), THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS (2026). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. https://linktr.ee/johnwiswell
Annaleigh Robbins @annaleighrobbins.bsky.social Writer and lover of tough books with honest conversations. Proud polyglot ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฏ๐ต. AI has a place in society, but it isn't in art.
Seeking representation for my YA contemporary manuscript "A Landscape to Burn"
Check out my website www.annaleighrobbins.com
Josie Jaffrey (she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @josiejaffrey.bsky.social Fantasy Author (๐BBNYA winner โ21)
Writer @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social
Editor @indiebites.bsky.social
๐ซAI
๐๐ 1 Oct: ENCOUNTERS (Silverse Shorts)
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Kathryn H @tallstories.bsky.social Writer of fantasy, giver of few fucks. She/hers
Tanweer Dar @tanweerdar.com Indie author & artist (No AI). Teacher. Muslim. Loves cats, nature, walking, gardening, house plants, history, art, poetry, reading, gaming & film (esp. horror, fantasy & sci-fi).
Love for all, hatred for none.
๐ tanweerdar.com
Birmingham, UK
Jason Brezinski @jasonbrez.bsky.social Objects in the mirror may not be real.
I really like to read.
Sometimes I write.
Alexis @patterned.bsky.social Printmaker + illustrator, snack lover, friend to all cats.
โท shop my work: https://patterned.etsy.com โท
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social All about the books
Amanda Wheatley @awheatley24.bsky.social I like books and art. I write the odd article -actually maybe not that odd. Appalled at the state of politics everywhere. Sorry donations only to recognised organisations or charities.
NO abuse. THX.
www.amandawheatleydrawingsandpaintings.co.uk
Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS
bylines.scot
Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
Basil Wright @kobanya.bsky.social Game Designer & Sensitivity Consultant. Queer AF. Mx. Worldwide. Autistic Ace with 999 Luck. He/They/Xe/Fae. 34. Afronative.
basilwrightofficial@gmail.com
Portfolio: https://towerofbasil.wordpress.com/portfolio/
My Feed: https://bit.ly/TOBFBS
Nils O @nils.readindiefantasy.com Author of the Lost Dogs series, Emma's Story, and At the Road's End. Enjoys books, beer, and coffee.
Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com North East British author of foul-mouthed queer fantasy The Cruel Gods and The Chosen One Con ๐ They/Them ๐๐ค๐๐ค Trans rights! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ AI ๐ซ
Learn more at TrudieSkies.com
Cats: Bayley and Gustave ๐
Sarah O'Connor @sarahocwrites.bsky.social Writer, Poet, Theatre goer, Music lover, Irishwoman abroad she/her
http://linktr.ee/SarahOCwrites
Cameron McCrorie (Meat Popsicle) @mccroriebooks.bsky.social Scottish Science Fiction, Fantasy and Comic Book Author (At least, one day I will be ๐๐)
#fuckai
https://camccroriebooks.wordpress.com/
H.C. Newton - The Irresponsible Reader @hcnewton.bsky.social A fanboy sounding my bookish yawp over the roofs of the Internet.
Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain (Penguin 2023)/An Alternative History of the British Empire (HUP 2024). Is Free Speech Under Threat? (2024).
https://linktr.ee/charlottelydiariley
repped by Carrie Plitt @FBA
views are all mine ๐ซ
Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social Novelist, poet, tutor, DJ and so on. Very polite.
My novel 'The House on Utopia Way' is out now - https://www.stefmo.co.uk/product-page/the-house-on-utopia-way-paperback
New poetry out with Broken Sleep 31st July - https://tinyurl.com/4yzf7amd
banu @banulefae.bsky.social SF&F fan
She/They
TheStainlessSteelRat @llygodenfawrdur.bsky.social Welsh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ. Dog butt scritcher. Former menswear stylist. Rat for short. Fiction reader: write a good character I may steal their name. Sometimes wish I could be Murderbot. Worry I am too much like Murderbot. Arma 3 & DayZ fan & other games.
Jรถrg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social Game and Filmmaker | Creative Director/Founder @RapidEyeMovers.bsky.social
https://www.rapideyemovers.com
Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social dire homosexual ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ - ONCE UPON A TOME [2022] ๐ - ISABELLA NAGG AND THE POT OF BASIL [2025] ๐ชด- THE DEVIL AND MRS GOOCH [2026] ๐ - One Page RPGS ๐ฒ - ๐ Manchester, UK
https://linktr.ee/oliverdarkshire
DC @tanngrisnir.bsky.social Glasgow, Scotland based SFFH fan and sometimes conrunner. Less so these days since disabilities have worsened. Happy to eat tofu, not ashamed to be โwokeโ. Trans rights matter, queer rights matter, if you think otherwise, awaโ an bileyerheid. 
Mary Epworth @maryepworth.bsky.social Write/produce/compose music Run Hand Of Glory Records. https://bsky.app/profile/handofglory.bsky.social
Also: glow worms, Czech, Prog, HI-NRG, zero covid zealot.
Perpetually exhausted
#mcas #mecfs #eds
She/her
www.maryepworth.com
www.handofglory.co.uk
ShinyFluff @shinyfluffdnd.bsky.social Central Europe. I love to be in the forest, read cool fantasy books, play ttrpg. anti-racist. disabled LGBTQI2S+. Free Palestine. I make magical oak gall inks and herbals here in the Carpathians: NightForestBotanical.Etsy.com no ai
ARC London @arcfestivallondon.bsky.social A festival of contemporary comics.
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July 2026
Unit 08, Copeland Park, Peckham, London SE15 3SN
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. โโFace of the Establishmentโ. Sane.
Octocon @octocon.bsky.social The National Irish Science Fiction Convention,
3rd & 4th October, 2026. Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. https://octocon.com
frank: print witch @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social โจ๐โจ I make pictures, many of which are crow-adjacent
ORIGINAL ART & TAROT DECK โก๏ธ shop.frankduffy.co.uk
ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN โก๏ธ frankduffy.co.uk
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Caerfyrddin
One of several people on this site who is not American
I block A/I & mansplainers
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ they/nhw
Robin Hobb @robinhobb.bsky.social Writer of fantasy and SF. Gardener. Chicken tender. Dog Person but cat friendly. Washington state USA. Old and getting older. Stay off my lawn! No AI ever. All posts from me.
Uncharismatic Megafauna @liminalitea.bsky.social Librarian voted Most Like An Ugly Piece Of Shit That Looks Like Piss 2026 (judge's choice).
I also do pictures, mostly for @lhardingwrites.bsky.social.
They/them
Neill Cameron @neillcameron.bsky.social โ๏ธ Comics writer and artist
๐ฉ Creator of AWARD-WINNING and/or BEST-SELLING comics such as MEGA ROBO BROS and DONUT SQUAD!
๐ค buy books & ticket links: www.linktree.com/neillcameron
๐ฉ www.neillcameron.com
Word on the Street Bookshop @wotsashtead.bsky.social Independent book shop in the heart of Ashtead. Open since 2022.
Cotswold Book Room @cotswoldbookroom.bsky.social Independent book shop in Wotton-under-Edge ๐
Expert recommenders ๐
Mike Transreal @miketransreal.bsky.social Owner of Transreal Fiction SF & Fantasy bookshop in Edinburgh since 1997.
I've not verified my age, so I can't use the Chat function.
Kym Deyn @kymdeyn.bsky.social Nuisance, writer, publisher - the devil's dandy - poetry & weird fic - tarot - https://linktr.ee/kymdeyn - she/they with MECFS. In books and in bogs.
Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social Scottish drawerer and photographerer
โThe funniest man in this liftโ - the other man in the lift
Marswasrubbish.com
https://marswasrubbish.etsy.com
Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social Still in that awkward pre-ghost phase
writer/editor at The Beaverton
she/her | Vancouver B.C.
Articles: https://www.thebeaverton.com/author/mary-gillis/
If you wanna criticize me, pay here first: https://ko-fi.com/marygillis
Borja Bilbao @borjabilbao.bsky.social London/Santander. Books ๐, Games ๐ฎ, Films ๐๏ธ, TV Series ๐บ, Music ๐ค, Sleep ๐ค. I review books anywhere I am allowed. 
John Bull @garius.bsky.social He/Him. Writer. Historian. Host of "The Untitled History Podcast." Strategy streamer. Tech Strategist. Founding Editor of @lonrec. Orient fan. Business/Writing: business@longformist.co.uk. Agent: @pastpreservers.bsky.social
JL Kaufmann @jlkaufmann.bsky.social Overcaffeinated scribbling person
SOLIDARITY
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." -- Dolly Parton
She/her/they/them
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M H Ayinde ๐ A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social She/Her. Blerd. Sunday Times bestselling author. Nommo, Ignyte, British Fantasy & Locus Award Finalist.
A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! (Orbit UK/Saga)
https://linktr.ee/mhayinde
Sandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social Writer (Julia, The Heavens, The Men, How Not to Write a Novel, etc.)
she/they 
@rru.eurosky.social @rru.eurosky.social Rewilding enthusiast, Good Omens acolyte. I repost Moomins and cycling infrastructure as good things need sharing with the world.
Books on the Rise @booksontherise.bsky.social Bookshop, Record Shop, Art Gallery and Events Hub on Richmond Hill!
Home of Aurora Metro, Supernova Books and Amber Lane Press.
Checkout our website www.booksontherise.com
Xueting C. Ni ๅช้ชๅฉท (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social Award-winning author ๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง :queer and geeky, writes non-fiction about Chinese cultures, curates and translates genre fiction (scifi, horror, fantasy, wuxia). snowpavilion.co.uk
Tod's Workshop @todsworkshop.bsky.social Tod's Workshop makes very accurate copies of medieval weapons, film props for shows like The Witcher and we shoot lots of longbows and crossbows
Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social Iโm not like the other Bayesians. Iโm different.
Thinks about philosophy of science, AI ethics, machine learning, models, & metascience. postdoc @ Princeton.
WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Laura Bennett @losbennett.bsky.social Literary Agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency with a focus on underrepresented SFF writers.
More info & submissions: https://www.liverpool-literary.agency
She/her.
Jennifer ๐๐งโฃ๏ธ @jdawson001.bsky.social โฟ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐American SFF author, poet, editor, & book reviewer living in England. She/her. The Poetry Society & The British Fantasy Society. Old OWW member.
Online at: WorldsOfMayhem.com
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dawson001
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ rights = human rights.
Meghan Ellis Brown @meghan0n.bsky.social Entertainment Journalist and SFF Writer | Eurogamer, Tabletop Bookshelf, BBC Scotland, The Guardian, IGN, All the Anime, etc. | www.meghanon.co.uk โ๏ธ | meghan0n.itch.io ๐ฎ
Wicked Good Books @wickedgoodbooks.bsky.social The indie bookstore serving Salem, MA and visitors from around the world since 2014. Books, gifts, and more. Our toy store, Silly Bunny, is in the same location.
๐260 Essex Street - Downtown
https://linktr.ee/wickedgoodbooks.
P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social 2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey โ02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
Sisters of Sci-Fi Podcast @sistersofscifi.bsky.social Podcast about female & non-binary sci-fi writers, STEM interviews, the Earth Crew 2042 radio play, the monthly micro-fiction series Sci-Fi Snack Stop, and more. ๐ซAI๐ซ
Hosted & created by L. Stephanie Tait ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ค
http://www.sistersofscifi.com
Maya Gouliard | Fantasy Author @mayagouliard.bsky.social #author #fantasyauthor #books #mother #feminist #booksky #crochet #quilting
Richard Swift @swiftofopal.bsky.social Just seeking what passes for human interaction in these end times. Film geek, comic book dork, Star Trek nerd, horror movie dweeb.
Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/
Lady Kraken @cjhenderson.bsky.social Scottish fantasy writer. She/her. Books, cats, more books. SFF, language, history, Twin Peaks, BSG, Star Trek. Co-founder @edinburghsff.com; member @gsfwc. Latest story is in Gallus anthology.
Kerri @kerrimcbooknerd.bsky.social ๐She/her |Lifetime Reader| Book Blogger๐
My blog: kerrimcbooknerd.home.blog
Other interests: ๐ฎ|๐|๐ค๐ผ|๐ฌ
AK Faulkner @ravenswordpress.com Your friendly local agender trauma merchant.
Bereaved and current Corgi parent. Cat chew-toy.
Visually impaired, posts may contain typos.
Any pronouns.
https://ravenswordpress.com/
https://www.patreon.com/AKFaulkner
https://ko-fi.com/akfaulkner
John Gwynne @johngwynneauthor.bsky.social Author of The Faithful and the Fallen, Of Blood and Bone and The Bloodsworn Saga series. Viking Re-enactor when not stuck in a coat of mail.
https://linktr.ee/johnhgwynne
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
Join my sci-fi book club:
http://patreon.com/ellecordova
nerd humor โข space & sci fi โข books
Realms Unknown @realmsunknown.bsky.social Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction podcast, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends.
Expect reviews, tropes and hot takes on books, film, games and TV from past, present and future.
The Unseen Library @theunseenlibrary.bsky.social Australian book reviewer of the best and latest in fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, crime fiction, thrillers, comics and young adult fiction.
https://unseenlibrary.com/
Kindle Book Promo: Reach More Readers @kindlebookpromo.com Readers โ Discover exciting new books!
Authors โ Promote your Kindle eBook!
Find your next read or list your book today at KindleBookPromo.com
Indie Voices ยท Authors & Books @metareelz.com Notes from the margins of the book world.
Indie stories, wandering writers, soft recommendations, quiet conversations.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1281628-indie-voices-authors-books
Tumblr:
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/indie-books
KB @ktb543.bsky.social F ๐
๐ผ UK ๐ฌ๐ง Queer ๐ Neurodiverse ๐ถ
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Lover of words, laughter and dogs. Usually very friendly unless provoked otherwise
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A bit feral
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Sweary
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