Gritstone Publishing @gritstonebooks.bsky.social Gritstone Publishing Cooperative is Britain’s first publishing company which is an author-run co-operative. We publish non-fiction and fiction titles relating to the landscape and the countryside. 
Ju (Julian) @hool415.bsky.social Poetry stuff only. Nominated for a Forward Prize, Best Of The Net (Twice) and Two Pushcart Awards.
Black Bough (Silver Branch Poet), East Ridge Review (Featured Poet), Joint 1st BB New Simile Competition.
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Chris Curtis MP @chriscurtis94.bsky.social Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social Multi award-winning poet /screenwriter | Winner Broken Spine's Reader’s Choice Award 2025 | Winner Loft Books Poetry 2024 | Winner HoHx2, Waltham Forest & FofHCS | Second Shelley Memorial & N2tS 2024 | Nominations BoNx2, Forward Prize & Children's Bafta
Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social Weaving ways through poetry. Second full collection, ‘Whatever You Do, Just Don’t’, a Poetry Society Book of the Year 2023, available from HappenStance Press.
Lou Mach @louloumach.bsky.social Mancunian, Writer, Reader, Educator, UoM, Centre for New Writing. Collaborative pamphlet, The Words of Others are All We Have, Hedgehog Press, (2024). Collection, I Am Not Light, Black Bough Poetry (2025)
https://www.louisemachen.com
Finn Longman is only here occasionally @finnlongman.com Author (THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN trilogy; THE WOLF AND HIS KING) and medievalist specialising in the Ulster Cycle. #1 fan of Láeg mac Ríangabra.
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📍Cambridge, UK
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Samantha Terrell @samanthaterrell.bsky.social American Poet, Curator of SHINE International Poetry Series
Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy | Slow AI
When to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.
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Alan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk Independent Writer
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EiC @thebrokenspine.co.uk
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Daniel Hinds @danielghinds.bsky.social Poetry collection New Famous Phrases @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social, UNESCO Bridges of Struga Award, Ilkley New Northern Poet, New Writing North North East Poet, BBC New Creative
https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/daniel-hinds-new-famous-phrases
Shaun Ponsonby @dukestking.bsky.social I never use this platform, soz.
📖 Rainbows In The Rough available from @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
Yes, that's me with Brian Wilson. Rip 💔
Fiftywords @fiftywords.bsky.social Thinks too much and tries to make sense of the world’s chaos, beauty, and commas; mostly through poetry.
Stefano Carini @cieloceano.bsky.social Visionary fiction and poetry where history, daily life and cosmic myth share one reality: the soul cannot be erased, destruction serves renewal, and love never possesses.
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
Matt Hurst 🏳️🌈 @mattythurst.bsky.social A fan of Reading, Music and Sports (mainly football, cricket and Baseball
Tom Joudrey @tomjoudrey.bsky.social Writer. Journalist. Culture + Film critic.🏳️🌈🎬
Jenevieve Carlyn @coastalpoet.bsky.social Evie | "The greatest journey begins with a single hoofbeat.” Connecticut Poet Laureate Award for Ecopoetry. Poetry of the Sacred Prize. Palette Poetry Love & Eros Prize Finalist. Commended Mist & Mountain, Shortlist Artemesia Arts
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Manchester City Council @mancitycouncil.bsky.social Official Bluesky page of Manchester City Council.
The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social A home for working-class readers and writers
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Akif @akifthescientist.bsky.social An endothelial biologist dabbling in HIV. Plants, patterned shirts, pastries. Probably looking for a blood donor or prattling on about endothelial cells. Once told I have amazing hair.
Michael Morrell @genuinemichael.bsky.social Opti-mystic writer & futurist; father of two. Author with Richard Rohr of 'The Divine Dance.' Co-founder, Wild Goose Festival . Curator, TheSpeakeasy.info Read my stuff @ MikeMorrell.org/BonusChapter
Joshua Walker @bigjosh84.bsky.social I take up space, even when the world says I shouldn’t.
Poet. Observer. Rebel of thought.
Every heartbeat a manifesto. Resisting always. 💙
2025 Pushcart & Best Microfiction Nominee
https://www.amazon.com/Least-Weird-Person-Awake/dp/B0GT1262KP
BeardedGenius @beardedgenius.bsky.social I am warning you with peace and love
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Saif @mrseras.bsky.social 📺 @celebsgodating #e4 S13.
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JewdyHench @jewdyhench.bsky.social 🏉🏳️🌈🔯👨⚖️🎭 Mancunian. Bad Jew. Lawyer (Immigration specialist). Lover of Wispa Gold, musical theatre, the gym and Raichu. IG @JewdyHench
Jack Fifield @jackfifield.uk he/him, senior reporter @swns.com - but views my own.
bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others.
📍London, UK
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Dean @deanwilliam.bsky.social Personal account. Based in Essex. Met Adele once, will never shut up about it. Views my own. 🌈Insta: DeanWilliam He/Him
Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social 🌈 Author, broadcaster and lecturer in design, cartography, typography and architecture around public transport. Partner of ND 🌈♾️ person. Pro-Transit 🚆 🚃 🚋 🚟🚌 and ‘in transit’ from X as @markovenden.
Alex Duffy @alexlduffy.bsky.social Am I the prettiest person you follow? No. But am I the funniest? Also no.
Queer little Scouse gremlin living in Manchester. Cat lover, obsessed with Kate Bush and Nintendo.
Vijay Joshi @vjwords.bsky.social Poet...Poems are a very constructive channel for inner self, to link it with the world out there...
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Wayne Singleton @singletonwayne.bsky.social Endurance swimmer, ex-jogger, podcaster, event compere, HR-ist, lig-about
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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social Director at the Reach Foundation. Previously primary teacher, A Level Religious Studies teacher and senior leader at an all-through school. Chair of governors of a primary cluster board.
Collect all the other bits and pieces at www.jonhutchinson.com
Mat Galvin MEd NPQH FCCT MI @mjogalvin1.bsky.social Proud Headteacher of The Macclesfield Academy
ResearchEd, IronMan, rugby dad, family.
*Learning Above All*
“It’s all about the kids”
Relentless Optimist. Society Referee RFU
Mountaineering Instructor & seen the power of OAA to change lives! 
Mr H @mrhteacher.bsky.social Assistant Principal and Year 6 teacher.
Mr H @mrhteaching.bsky.social Y5/6 teacher in a wonderfully small primary school in Derbyshire LA Moderator | NPQLL| NPQLTD | ECF | KS2 and Literacy lead 📚| @OfficialRUFC fan 🔴|
Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney.bsky.social Author The Complete Francis of Assisi, Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart…etc. Coming Dec. 1, A Year with the Classics. Vermonter. Dad. Cat and dog lover. Catholic married to a rabbi.
Grant Blowers @grantblowers.bsky.social Public relations and comms chap working in major infrastructure. Politics. Social stuff. Arsenal. Foodie. Overcomer of trauma!
Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Welsh poetry press based in Swansea with a focus on imagist poetry. Edited by Matthew M C Smith
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk Independent poetry press + cultural review platform. We publish narrative-led work with edge. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs
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James Mcconachie @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social Poet, apparently. Forward Prize, BOTN and Pushcart nom. Occasional horseman, remote rural Spain. Words in blackbough, iambapoet, eatthestorms, Modron, Madrid Review, Bad Lilies, Dark Mountain project and more.
https://linktr.ee/jamesmcconachiepoet
Alan Good @alangoodld.mcrlibdems.uk Liberal Democrat councillor for Ancoats & Beswick. Group Secretary, Manchester Lib Dems.
For casework, please email cllr.alan.good@manchester.gov.uk.
Originally from sunny Southend-on-Sea
Broken Sleep Books @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social Award winning indie publisher | Poetry | Essays | Fiction | Lay out your unrest | Widening access to the arts | Editor: @godzillakent.bsky.social | For reviews: stuart@brokensleepbooks.com | Founded: 2018
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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social.
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Written Off Publishing @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social Award-winning small press building community and making boss books: telling authentic stories that matter.
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Propel Magazine @propelmagazine.bsky.social Journal featuring poets yet to publish a full collection / Est. 2022 / EIC @aanaxagorou.bsky.social / Issue 14, Ed.
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