Amy Schoonens @aschoo.bsky.social 
Jamie π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ (they/them) @treesofreverie.bsky.social they/them π³οΈββ§οΈ queer, trans non-binary | disabled. neurodivergent. chronic illnesses. | artist. reader. writer. | cats: Charlie & Lola |
Ex-Bookseller 7yrs.
Mostly bedbound with Severe ME. #MECFS #MillionsMissing #pwME
David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist.
Bylines: CBS, AXS, Yahoo, Examiner, etc.
I love #Games, #Lotr, #StarWars, and #StarTrek.
Casual #MTG #TTRPG, & #Boardgames player.
Work w/me: DavidLeavitt@gmail.com
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cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social (cubbie/they/them) #writer & #violist with #LongCOVID β’ carer of #LongCOVIDkidsβ’ #cargobike #slow #cycling as everyday transport
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Eileen Chong @eileenchongpoet.bsky.social Poet. Author of 11 books, most recently
πΈ We Speak of Flowers (UQP, 2025) πΈ
eileenchong.com.au (she/her) π
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Liz Ledden @lizledden.bsky.social Kids' book author β’ Latest: Everyone Wants An Octopus Book! (Hardie Grant) β’ Gadigal/Sydney β’ www.instagram.com/liz_ledden β’ www.lizledden.com β’ https://lemongrassletters.substack.com/
Terry Lowell @terrylowell.bsky.social Writing is my passion. I have produced material for television and the stage. My childrenβs book My Zombie Best Friend was published in 2017. https://www.facebook.com/TerryLowellAuthor
Astred @astredcherry.bsky.social Bestselling Illustrator πAward-Winning Book Designer, Emerging Author, Snappy Dresser
Gadigal land/Sydney π¦πΊ
Zoe Walton @zoewalton.bsky.social Book publisher and editor, cat person, design admirer, clueless gardener, newly Canberran
Imogen @imogenib.bsky.social Science, facts, society for everyone. Public health, education, housing. Opportunities for all. Water. Climate Action. Rewilding. Free McBride. Australia π¦πΊ End poverty. The economic model needs tweaking. #RaiseTheRate #EndTheDuopoly #VoteIndy
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Allison @allison-being.bsky.social Writing in the darkness. Disabled. Queer. Neurodivergent. Introvert. Inconsequential. (she/her)
Natasha Dunn @tashadunnwrites.bsky.social MG author and Primary School Librarian. LL Guppy Award 2023. LL + Reader's Favourite in WM Novel Award 2023 #SCBWI #WriteMentor
The Steph Bowe Prize for Young Writers @stephboweprize.bsky.social Established in memory of beloved YA author Steph Bowe, the Prize is designed to support an unpublished Australian YA writer under 25. www.stephboweprize.com
Aerithgirl @aerithgirl.bsky.social Niche π« Lady πββοΈ
Mostly on tiktok: @aerithgirl
YouTube: aerithgirll
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John Purcell @bookeboy.bsky.social Bookseller, reviewer, interviewer and author - The Girl on the Page, The Lessons & The Secret Lives of Emma trilogy. The Amateur's Guide to Killing Bad Guys out Sept 2027.
My blog (yes eople still have blogs): https://www.johnpurcellauthor.com/blog
Tabletop Battles @tabletopbattles.com www.tabletopbattles.com
https://www.patreon.com/goonhammer
https://administratum.goonhammer.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNPAELQ-nykTacjChe0r6w/featured
Rowan MacDonald @rowanthewriter.bsky.social Writer + Book Reviewer
Lutruwita / Tasmania
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Allison Tait @allisontaitwriter.bsky.social Bestselling MG author (The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, Maven & Reeve Mysteries, The First Summer of Callie McGee) | Co-host of Your Kidβs Next Read #podcast | More at allisontait.com
Kirsten Alexander @kirstenalex.bsky.social Writer & editor in Melbourne
Books, art, politics, dogsπ³
HALF MOON LAKE, RIPTIDES (PRH) AFTER THE FALL (Ultimo)
Preorder https://bit.ly/3Z9bPcr
Michael Kauter @michaelkauter.bsky.social Pet parent of a golden retriever named Mabel. Interested in politics, running, nutrition, health, sustainability, regenerative agriculture. Melbourne Storm RLFC fan. Geelong Cats AFL.
Aja Rhianna Voiceover @ajarhiannavo.bsky.social https://heyaja.com/
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Rob πβοΈ @rjszczerba.bsky.social Rocket Scientist π turned Tech CEO; Senior Fellow Lockheed Martin; Notre Dame PhDβοΈ; Wrote cool stuff for Forbes, & Proud Autism Dad! β₯οΈ
Alison Woodward @alisonwoodward.bsky.social Brooklyn-based graphic designer. Love #music #art #design #ceramics LGBTQ+ Ally 
Pippa @pippaesque.bsky.social Prune Juice Editor. I write short things and long things. Zines, poems, art. I like birds.
Buy me a ko-fi: Ko-fi.com/pippaesque. π³οΈβπ
The Alchemist π¨π¦ @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social Artist, potter, gardener, lover of trees, frolics in nature, star gazer.
Kindness matters.
Please join me on my pottery journey β€οΈ
rakupottery.ca
π³οΈβπ He/him, They/them
Miβkmaβki/Eastern Canada
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.
Chairman Meow @chairmanmeow2.bsky.social Cat, lover and collector of art.
Nature is my domain. Looking to connect with creative types and art lovers and feline friends.
Antiquities, archaeology, classics.
LGBTQ rights are human rights.
Black lives matter
Australian Book Lovers @australianbooks.bsky.social Celebrating and supporting Australian #writers and #readers. A free platform full of Australian authored books. And a fabulous free podcast hosted by @VeronicaStrachan.bsky.social & @writerLaurieBell.bsky.social
#ReadMoreAussieBooks #AusWrites #booksky
Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social Writer--mysteries, YA and non-fiction. Worked in 50 countries engaging men to support women's rights & positively transform men's lives. Latest: "The Male Ally Handbook" & "Moon Storm Rising" (K Quinn) & "The Last Resort" both with climate change themes
Emily Katy @itsemilykaty.bsky.social AuDHD blogger π», author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) π & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network π¦
https://linktr.ee/itsemilykaty
Phosphor Emery Alethes @phosphoralethes.bsky.social Trans, queer, AuDHD, chronically ill, & disabled memoirist/essayist, classical singer, & Shakespearean actor. Parent to 1 human & 1 dog. I write about identity, trauma, shame, & perception. Working on a memoir/essay/abandoned novels hybrid. | She/Her
Celia Rees @celiarees.bsky.social Author Historical Fiction YA & Adult. Witch Child, Pirates! Miss Graham's War aka Miss Graham's Cold War Cook Book.
www.celiarees.com
www.reviewsbywriters.blogspot.com
Dr Caitlin Noakes @cernoakes.bsky.social Creative Writing | Futures | History | Higher Ed
Views are my own π¦
Pip Burley @pipburley.bsky.social Autism AdvocateβΎοΈ
Education Professional π
LGBT π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈβ§οΈ
Leftist βπ΅πΈ
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Bec Freeman @rebecca-freeman.bsky.social Editor, writer, drinker of tea. Big fan of non-human creatures of all kinds. Fascinated by fungi. Parent, PhD, gardener. Climate action now, of course (it's in every story I write). Living on unceded Menang Country (Western Australia)
robert wilson @bobbilson.bsky.social finger lakes, ny. systems librarian. word/sky/bird nerd. he/Γey. too many bicycles.
Rosey Chang @roseychang.bsky.social Researcher developer at #DeakinRDA | Empowering graduate researchers to thrive | Researching GR experience, writing as mindfulness | Shut Up & Write | kids' lit & all things Japan | My views
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Melbourne/Naarm Australia, Deakin University
Primocelloceramics @primocelloceramics.bsky.social Cellist by day, Potter by night. Handmade ceramics
www.primocelloceramics.com
https://www.instagram.com/primocello_ceramics/?hl=en
Carol Muller @nowimcarol.bsky.social Minimalist urban photography, exploring positive and negative spaces, line, pattern, colour and shadow - architecture, street, travel, events. π³οΈβπ
https://www.carolmuller.photos/
https://www.instagram.com/muller.insta/
"Apples" Balise @brambledragon.bsky.social The Bramble Dragon potter! Into ceramics, material culture, biotech, astronomy, karate, painting, drawing, D&D, fantasy, sci-fi.
http://www.brambledragon.com/shop
https://brambledragon.etsy.com
Blackheath Weather @blackheathweather.bsky.social Blue Mountains NSW Australia. Snow. Storms. Fires. Mindfulness. Poetry. Photography. Fashion. Mental Health. Disability. Seniors. π
Community Project:
https://www.blackheathweather.com/ourweathercommunity.html
Website: https://www.blackheathweather.com
Dee @addeecee.bsky.social β οΈ contents may be bitter β οΈ
The β¨Autacityβ¨ | AuDHD | Autistic Burnout | Aphantasia | PTSD | PDA
she/her | BLM | π€π©Άπ€π π³οΈββ§οΈ π³οΈβππ¨πβΎοΈ
Veronica Strachan (V. E. Patton) @veronicastrachan.bsky.social Writer #scifi #fantasy - Ochre Dragon #picturebooks - Chickabella . #memoir - Breathing While Drowning . CoFounder & Podcaster Australian Book Lovers . #6amAusWriters . #AusWrites . Leadership Coach & Facilitator . She/Her
Three Track Mind @threetrackmind.bsky.social Socially incompetent ADHDer just trying to make each day a little better than the last.
Lisa Shanahan @lisashanahan.bsky.social Lover of moongazing & Melbourne Tea
Writer of picture books & novels for young people
HARK, IT'S ME, RUBY LEE!
THE GRAND, GENIUS SUMMER
HELLO WORLD
www.lisashanahan.com
Living on Bidjigal land, Australia
(Banner illos - thanks to illustrator Leila Rudge.)
MrSquiggleAu #ProudSatanicSewerRatProleLooseUnit @mrsquiggleau.bsky.social Iβm a sweary cunt and I have a video for every occasion and been mentioned on radio several times.
Possibly coined #Republicunts
Definitely coined #Cuntservatives
Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social Conversational curser. Externally processing. Friendly, happy; will hunt jerks for sport.
Feminist, political, far left epic fantasy top selling novelist. Anticapitalist. Adult Dx #audhd (psych, counselling, fiction editor, coaching, novelist, sociology)
LibraryLass @bedeslibrary.bsky.social School librarian, keeper of all things bookish, thoughts and opinions my own
Blog 'Books & Beyond' - https://www.bedes.org/senior/academic/library/library-blog
Leah Schanke | Award-winning Author of FREEDOM AT DAWN @leahschanke.bsky.social Award-winning multicultural childrenβs book author | LeahSchanke.com | 2025 Debut #picturebook illustrated by @Obohdraws.bksy.social. Member of Authors Guild, PAL member of #SCBWI, and LongIslandAuthorsGroup.org. (She/her)
natalie feliks πΏ @nataliesqrl.bsky.social Natalie π she/her #lgbt π 30 π #bpd πΏ Lives in Melbourne, originally from Adelaide π #writingcommunity π Squirrel πΏ
Nikki McWatters @nikkimcwatters.bsky.social A big fan of kindness. Author of 2 memoirs and 3 YA novels. The HEXENHAUS trilogy. Blue Mountains, Australia. https://nikkimcwatters.wordpress.com/
Saskia -Brilliantly Diverse Coach π& ADHD brain π§ she/her @adhd-cyborg.bsky.social Eager & forever student, avid reader, lover of movies, science, scifi & cooking, late ADHD Dx , strengths & evidence based coach, spec: ADHD & neurodiversity π€ http://brilliantlydiverse.com/link-in-bio
πππ₯π¨π«π πππ§π§ βοΈ ππ¨π§ππ’π₯/ππ₯π§ππ¦π§ π @veloravenn.bsky.social πππ/πππ | Κα΄ Κ 39 | πͺπ₯ππ§ππ₯, ππ₯π§ππ¦π§, πππ ππ₯
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Writer of #sapphic, sci-fi #romantasy #hopepunk championing diverse representation thatβs brimming w/witty banter, yearning, warmth, & heart βοΈβ€οΈβπ₯π
https://linktr.ee/veloravenn
Adam @yeahbutnaahh.bsky.social Adelaide ex-pat living in Brisbane. Industrial Designer. A League tragic. Bit of an old nerd.
Lisa Tirreno @lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social πAustralian YA fantasy author. PRINCE OF FORTUNE out with S&S now! Also chickens and cake.
Rep: Jim McCarthy at @dystelgoderichandbourret
Chloe Paige @chloepaige.bsky.social π Writer of many things. Reader of even more things
π Winner of the Elegant Literature Award, The Booby Prize & NYC Midnight
βοΈ Found here and IG: @chloepaigeauthor
Lefa @lefasn.bsky.social Writer, creative producer, mobile-bookshop owner, tea addict, feminist, repping disability pride. Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. #MECFS
jesslyn @squishybelle.bsky.social anxious lost princess. australian. she/her. hella gay. wildlife rescuer. always making stuff. trying not to let the existential dread set in
OhTWIST @ohtwist.bsky.social Oh That's Why I'm So Tired - Ehlers-Danlos syndromes blogger and medical educator, co-author EDS Toolkit for Doctors 2018, book on EDS and autism coming 2026 (tbd) (toes crossed)
https://ohtwist.com
Sparkle Arts - Creator of the Celestiverse @sparklearts.bsky.social Artist - Author - Musician
Creator of modern fantasy comic Celestis. Certified Sparkle Witch. Drinker of Tea. Petter of Pets.
Chris S. Dixon -Writer @chriswriter.bsky.social Born in England. https://www.amazon.com/stores/C-S-Dixon/author/B00COKZBTE?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Award winning-writer/Author-21-5* ebooks-multi-genres Author-C S Dixon-Editor/Journalist/Teacher
Lives- Bangkok
Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social Writer of novels & other stuff from NZ. MG novel The Grimmelings and YA Song of the Saltings (βHorse girl folk horrorβ) out in Aus, NZ, UK & Nth America. Secrets at Red Rocks TV adaptation out NZ, Aus & US. https://www.rachael-king.com Band Pic: J Ganley
HeatherGrrr @heathergrrr.bsky.social School Librarian (Wallasey, UK).
SLA School Librarian of the Year 2024.
Lover of books, dogs, chocolate and very cheesy films π
Dawn Weast, Author @dlweastauthor.bsky.social Author, mom, prolific reader, I love to cook, and Iβm kind of a smartass! π
Your friendly neighbourhood chemist @residentchemist.bsky.social Born Leeds, St Ann, Jamaica.
A little neurospicy. AuDHD. Lupus. Do make up sometimes.
Iβm a data babe but a chemist by trade.
π―π²π°π³ fi life
Donna Rawlins-French @lizzieann.bsky.social Book # maker. Design, illustration, art direction, typography, writing /ghosting, editorial. Mentoring. Left of left. Living on unceded Dharug Country.
Chris Garcia-Halenar @chrisgarhal.bsky.social Gay dad to 13 and 8 yo
PB/MG Author
#SCBWI
#12x12PB
#InkedVoices
Represented by @JoyceKay.bsky.social
The Seymour Agency
Vaila @vaila.bsky.social Autistic. Queer. Tired.
Unpaid carer. Chronic pain haver.
Interests: nature, photography, reading, languages inc BSL, queer history.
(Alt text. Profile pic is birdβs eye view of wellies standing on red sand beach. Header is blue sky with cloud.)
Suellen @suellenswords.bsky.social Writing, reading, learning, the environment, photography, arts and crafts.
I will block you if you message me when I follow you.
Rae (xe, they, she)π³οΈβππ»π @rubyfern.bsky.social "Not a woman" in my best Janet impression
AuDHD engineer who likes to bake, sci-fi / fantasy, and go outside.
I'm about that body liberation, racial equality, feminism, LGBTQIA2+, the environment, and anti-ableism. Will also frequently feature MieMie.
BD Miller | is revising @bdmillerwrites.bsky.social Writer, aspiring to be a published novelist. Working on my queer fantasy. He/him, disabled, trans, latinx.
https://linktr.ee/BDMiller
PFP ID: guy (me) with black &white striped sweater, with a serious expression bc he thinks it makes him hotter
Lui Sit @lui-land.bsky.social Kids MG author. Land of the Last Wildcat. The Lucky House Detective (as Scarlett Li) Agency. Order links & other bits here: linktr.ee/lui_sit
Amy Richards @amyrichards.bsky.social Online business coach/consultant, podcaster @ Squarepeg podcast, queer, autistic, ADHD
Ika Willis @ikax.bsky.social I'm an education-focussed academic & Head of School, Culture & Communication, at the Uni of Melbourne. Talk to me about decolonising education, inclusive pedagogy, workload models, process mapping, and management as praxis. Views mine not my employer's.
Mellisa @pixyofwhimsy.bsky.social County Librarian, former local journalist. My home is full of books and rescue dogs.
Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com SFFH Author | Aurealis Award Winner, Ditmar Best New Talent, Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner | she/her
π THE RARKYN TRILOGY
π ONCE WE FLEW
π A NIGHT SO DARK AND FULL OF STARS
πAotearoa New Zealand
www.nikkythewriter.com
Anthony Eaton @anthonyeaton.bsky.social Full-time academic, sometime writer, drinker of coffee, reluctant cat owner.
Jemma Brown @jemmabrown.bsky.social Blind accessibility advocate and influencer living neurospicy and chronic illness life. https://linktr.ee/jemmabrown
Tiny Owl Workshop @tinyowlworkshop.bsky.social Award winning micro publisher and sculptor. Maker of curious things.
Katy Mayfair π @katymayfair.bsky.social Aussie author. Here for the books and writing chat β€
hergreyside @hergreyside.bsky.social Poet of strong natures + soft forces
Sensuality | Gravities | Motherhood
πMeanjin/Brisbane AUS π¦πΊ
Querying book 2
Tina Cartwright (she/her) @humsentence.bsky.social Writer. Wurundjeri country. Novelist thinking about poetry.
LL Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2023 and 2024.
Finalist #tasmanianwritersprize 2025
Longlisted #cwprize 2025
https://www.tina-cartwright.com/about
@drnatalie.bsky.social @drnatalie.bsky.social Senior Instructor, PhD, occupational therapist, accessibility in higher education advocate, neurodivergent.
Kirstie Innes-Will @kiweditor.bsky.social Freelance book and journal editor
Home educator by necessity
#ActuallyAutistic
Emily | Coffee, Books, Magic @coffeebooksmagic.bsky.social (too?) honest book reviewer. fan of a hot drink, a good book, and a little magical thinking. Originally from NZ, now in Perth, Aus. Lover of sunshine, poetry and solitude. Late identified AuDHD
Melbourne City of Literature Office @melcityoflit.bsky.social The official Blue Sky account for the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature office.
https://linktr.ee/melcityoflit
charles @genkibutch.bsky.social 20s | π³οΈβπβ’ (stud/butch) | black & jpn-mex π―π΅π²π½
1/2 of protegg (@regurk.bsky.social π§‘π)
http://genkibutch.carrd.co
#art | #genkibutchart (art feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ltc5bcb4b62mkwmts3xbvjrr/feed/aaakpxijrnyzm)
K. A. Reynolds @krisrey19.bsky.social πΏ Autistic author. Most Recently: IZZY AT THE END OF THE WORLD & AVA SKYE ADVENTURER. Up Next: ROAR (Viking, Fall '26) & THE ADOPTED KIDS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING SEVENTH GRADE (Crown, Summer '26) π€ Widow. Tortured Poet. Feral. βοΈ Rep: Thao Le
hux | aka Lizzie Huxley-Jones @littlehux.bsky.social they/them and mayhem
writing kidlit and romcoms. queer disabled joy always. βΎοΈπ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπβΏοΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ audhd
π Reality Check, Make You Mine This Christmas, Under the Mistletoe With You, Hits Different, Vivi Conway
www.lizziehuxleyjones.com
https://linktr.ee/littlehux