Bill T @wordbillt.bsky.social Retired engineer now trying my hand at writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Dystopian short stories | Lifelong nerd | Deaf-Blind (Not 100% of either, but certainly enough of both to keep life interesting)
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Ryan Newberger @borkflop.bsky.social Indie author. Writing gothic, grimdark fantasy from rural Vermont. Amateur chicken farmer, professional teacher and coach.
Author of: "The Honest Dark", "Wounded Sky, Dying Earth", and "A Wound of the Soul"
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August Chalmers @augustchalmers.bsky.social Writer. Poet. Reader
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Tom Kane, author of Mara of the League @thomasmkaneauthor.bsky.social Fantasy author and international relations scholar, dwelling in the deep forest. Visit my website at thomasmkane.com!
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Ian Badcoe @ianbadcoe.itch.io (they/he) nonbinary, poet, father, husband, gardener, *retired* game-dev from Sumo Digital...
Kevin T. Davis @kevintdavis.bsky.social โ๏ธ Sci-fi author & graphic designer
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๐ฟ THE DREAM CONTINUUM - PART ONE is out!
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Julia McTrill | Author | Composer | Northamptonshire UK. @juliamctrill.bsky.social From Nail Art to Nanotech ๐
๐พ๐งฌ ๐ 2026 Indie Author Awards Finalist โ Sci-Fi & Thriller. Sci-Fi Romance Author & Composer. ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ง Mum, Gamer & Dyslexic Creative. Writing technopaths, rogue SEALs & curvy heroines. JuliaMcTrill.com McTrillBooks.com
Bryan Fagan @bfagan81.bsky.social A one sentence description of my newest book:
A man solves his fiancรฉe's murder with the help of a ghost, a wrong-turn stranger, a retired biology teacher, and a cat named Nixon who, unlike his namesake, actually covers things up successfully.
Silver Falcon @zadafalcon.bsky.social Space fantasy ๐ author (dragons & animal pilots), avid reader, scientist, nerd, gamer.
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Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social Five novels, including The Diary of Lies: A Wall St Journal and Airmail Mystery Book of 2025. Poetry collection: Blame Yourself (Nine Pens). The Goldenacre won a Shamus. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/E8G/a-shona-sandison-investigation/
myrddiny.bsky.social @myrddiny.bsky.social Author of dark and grisly fantasy. Beginning to suspect my mind is a touch warped.
Debut novel The Vellum Morta
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Oliver Carman @oscarm.bsky.social Fantasy Writer - Author of Out of Shadows
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Lori Jones @lorijonespoetry.bsky.social Dreamer. Artist. Poet.
(she/her)
My debut poetry collection, The Sweetening, is available now.
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Helga @helganr.bsky.social ๐ป Psychological Thriller / Mystery / Horror Writer
โ๐ผ(WIP: 4M+ Words), Multi-Book Series
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Sarah McKnight @mcknightwrites.bsky.social Award winning multi-genre author - horror, YA, and romantasy. Horror is where my heart truly lies. Also does freelance editing. Owner of 5 cats and a pretty cool husband. NO DMs ๐ซ
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Bjorn Klein ๐โ๏ธ๐ @worldsforus.bsky.social ๐ Author of ๐ท๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ graphic novel ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
Wrestling with unruly gods, broken systems, and wayward characters.
๐๐ฉ๏ธโ๏ธ
Literature & music teacher in the gaps of reality between words.
๐ https://blackties.my.canva.site/home
Kimberly Lynn HansonโจUpdates Onlyโจ @klynnhanson.bsky.social Project Manager by day. Writer by night. #RevPit and #WriteHive alum โจSWORDS & STONES out now! โจRepโd by Weaver Literary https://linktr.ee/kimberly_lynn_books?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=1c7752ce-1530-47b7-bf0f-9a6f12c723c3
S-L Mackenzie @s-l-mackenzie.bsky.social She/her, Canadian Author, TTRPG GM/player, animal/nature lover. I enjoy good stories in all forms. I am pro LGBTQIA2S+ rights opposed to discrimination. Also I really Hate Ai.
My website- https://slmcreates.wordpress.com/
K.R. Moore @krmoorebooks.bsky.social Author of the Bizarre Short Stories and other Fantasy web serials that can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/AdventuresoftheCodeVerse?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
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Lorna Suzuki @authorlsuzuki.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆBuilder of worlds,a destroyer of nations; been called a liar & mass murderer but mostly a YA & epic fantasy novelist.Working to develop my series for TV! Real & word ninja,martial arts instructor all while battling cancer! https://www.imagochronicles.com
Daniela G. @luvd1.bsky.social Firebird blazing within her 'Synchronicity of Seconds' ~
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my ink: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pmcdwmk5gnxgv362wphk4nxf/feed/aaadoankeqriw
Avi art: Snapchat Filter/Header: Mine
Fidel Walsh @dragonslayerma.bsky.social Writing poetry. 3 poetry collections, Living with Love, Time & Out There. Short stories, Thrice Remembered an Anthology.
I'm 1 of the #PromptCombo hosts
Allyson Joule @allysonjoule.bsky.social Romance Author, Poet, Singer, Cosplayer, Geek, Buddhist-Wiccan, Adult-Diagnosed Autism, INFP, LGBTQIA+
(All posted works written by me, unless otherwise stated.)
https://www.allysonjoule.com/
Gabe Valentine ~ hiatus ~๐ฌ๐๐๏ธ๐ง๐ณ @poetguygabe.bsky.social Embrace life's beautiful challenges. Know when to hold on and when to let go.
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Founder of
#7syllablesentence. Write a 7 syllable sentence using the daily prompt word.
Blueskyrelay ~ indefinite hiatus in 2026 @blueskyrelay.bsky.social Blueskyrelay was created by @poetguygabe.bsky.social and launched on January 1, 2025.
The host posts a daily prompt for 7 days, then "relays" hosting to the next host of their choice.
stace.bot @stacebot.bsky.social if i tell you this story, you mustn't tell anyone else
โณ ๐ญ Edward Rinaldi ๐ ๐ @blindedbeatpoet.bsky.social be earnest
be you
in Love
and well
Chris E. Sol @telaranrhiod.bsky.social Former fledging writer from ๐ณ๐ด Norway | ๐ proudly gay | eternally single
Dog dad to Zazu | WoT, Trek, Who, Stargate, Cosmere
Debut and only novel ยซEarthโs Awakeningยป
๐ chrissolbooks.com
Jan Karlsson @jangoeswriting.bsky.social Watty Award winner 2021, 6x shortlisted. Ambys Award winner 2025, 2024 & 2x 2023. 4x ONC Award shortlisted. Writer (๐ค).
(โ๏ธNo DMโsโ๏ธ. Iโm too damned old to be verifying my damned age!)
GoRhyme @gorhyme.bsky.social
GoRhyme.com
Jeff Vande Zande @jeffvandezande.bsky.social I am a community college professor and a writer (and other stuff too!)
Check out my Orphan Island Horror Trilogy:
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Cameron A Malin @camalin.net I'm a fledgling author, in the process of writing and self-publishing my first novel, a Regency/Fantasy crossover titled #Ellamir
๐ฌ๐ง | He/Him | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Ally | ๐ซ Gen AI
Bio, Contact & Newsletter: www.camalin.net
(Also known as Algernon/Alg1e)
โจ#WIPSnipsโจ A Daily Writing Share Tag @wipsnips.bsky.social #WIPSnips is a daily writing share tag est. Sept โ23
Share a snippet from your work using the word, a synonym, a variation or โจvibesโจ
Be kind & supportive!
Author Hype Event: #WSPit Date: Feb 24, 2027
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C R Brown @carlokb.bsky.social | Writer | Poet | Therapist | NL ๐ช๐บ ๐ฑ๐บ |
WIP1 - Diary/Memoir/Journal - Sugar on Wounds๐๏ธ
Unless stated otherwise, all poems and writing here are my own creations.
C.S. Voll @stephlepht.bsky.social An author, historian, and gamer. Also likes to ponder the meaning of everything.
Medium: https://medium.com/@csvoll
Superjump: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/author/csvoll/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CSVollWriting
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
@morganrrhaze.bsky.social @morganrrhaze.bsky.social Follow at morganrrhaze.com
Email morganrrhazeauthor@gmail.com
J. Neutral @j-neutral.bsky.social ~ spontaneous equipoise and balance ::
creative writing, photos, etc.
MrYrjรถ @mryrjo.bsky.social Retired IT professional. Retired from being single, 60s, poet and thinker.
Anti-Fascist.
Collects vinyl yet unable to find the time to listen.
๐งฟ Nya ๐ @seranyabeck.bsky.social ๐งฟ Seranya Beck โ๏ธ Artist | Author | Cosmic Architect
Building @-Socialโข โ creators keep 100%, forever โ https://at-social.social/
๐ฆ Write What I Want
๐ Dream of the Cosmos
๐๐ป Dance at the Pyramids
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โ๏ธ๐จ๐ธยฉ๏ธ #ArtBySeranya #CubistPoet #Seranya
Luana Giunta @luanagiunta.bsky.social She/Their Majesty ๐
Agnostic๐
Multi-genre writer ๐
Pantser๐
#LuaViEr ๐
No DMs โ
No transphobes/Homophobes ๐
No AI ๐คฌ
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https://mybook.to/inthesameboat
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Our Poetry @ourpoetryx.bsky.social Poetry for Poets
ยฉGabrielle Verseve @gabriellev.art โ๏ธ Editor of Verseve Poetry
Published Poet, MFA: Visual Communicator, Designer, Wanderer
๐ verseve.gabriellev.art
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Dave Ashley @daveashleypoet.bsky.social Story Teller, Word Juggler, all round good egg,
Poet from the North of England.
ADHD, cPTSD, LGBTQ+ Ally (I'm sure I have more letters)
Anti Fascist, quite left wing
Part of the #PoetsOfDoom collective
HWrites @hwrites.bsky.social This is an account to safely express myself through creative writing.
J. C. Jones @thejcjones.bsky.social Author of the best selling Louisa Moss detective series.
Ex-nightclub boss and, due to carelessness, owner of only half a lung.
Poems and Limericks daily.
Based in Hereford, UK.
Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Award winning poet/writer/artist Chaps: Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs, Moon kissed Earth wrought Vision drunk, RavenSong, Down River with Li Po etc. Art: BirdSong, Women of Babylon, etc. More: linktr.ee/KPGFolkHeart NO MAGA No solicitation
Ross McDermott @beyondtheonions.bsky.social I write โ
Author
TUSK: A Beringia Story - https://a.co/d/eJgOYf1 pre-historic/fiction
The Murderous Villain Rosco Pitt - https://a.co/d/fx8xng3 western
Weathervane - a.co/d/3iPzhvE western/horror
Sunsetter - https://a.co/d/05SwSc5j western/horror
Clive Reed @clivereed.bsky.social Lover of poetry, nature, dogs, writing, music, running, triathlon, baseball,... Human Rights...poems and pictures I post are mine...No DM'S..
Rough Diamond Poetry @rough-diamond1.bsky.social Rough Diamond is an online and in print poetry journal. roughdiamondpoems@gmail.com
EIC - Charlotte Cosgrove
http://ko-fi.com/roughdiamond open for subs
Dawn McLachlan @deemclachlan.bsky.social Poet, painter, printmaker, planter - for hire or loan. Won some poetry prizes. Account is stuff from a small rural town in NE Scotland. Kitten content warning! Once a librarianโฆ.
#FridayPoem
She/Her
https://dawnmclachlan.com/
@knickersnpearls.bsky.social @knickersnpearls.bsky.social Smile like the sun, kisses for everyone ๐ #poetry cohost #bedroomeyesprompt
poemsยฉ๏ธ
@scoopskie.bsky.social @scoopskie.bsky.social Work in progress. Possibilities: writer, artist, butterfly collector, baby moose rehabilitator. Definitely not: racist, bigot, corporate lawyer, oil lobbyist.
@word-massager.bsky.social @word-massager.bsky.social Simple minded complex orgasm.. I mean organism. Left is right more than right is these days.. If it makes no sense, it's probably a parody or a poetry approximation of comedy cause as a defense mechanism I refuse to take this fleeting life too seriously..
@edwardstjames.bsky.social @edwardstjames.bsky.social Short story writer and poet, stories and chapbook now up on Amazon! Follow below:
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writings
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https://adamque.darkroom.com/
https://m.youtube.com/@QuemeleonCharm
Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social Public servant,
Writer of poetry,
Tinkerer of collages,
Mostly writing haiku these days,
๐ฎ๐ช living in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Only on Bluesky.
Ash & Ink @bundtkake.bsky.social Malignant poet. Anti-Fascist Veteran. Putting down words, in odd ways, hoping they will someday explain, what I clearly never understood. No one is free, until everyone is free
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๐พ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐). ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐
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๐๐๐๐พ๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐บ๐
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AcausalQualia @acausalqualia.bsky.social ๐คDark Hearts๐ฉถGrey Skies๐คLight Matter
#Artist #AuDHD #Buddhist #Furry
#Genderqueer #Goth #INTP #Kink
#Libsoc #Occult #Panpsychist #Pansexual
#Poet #Poly #Queer #Sapio #Transfemme
#Transhuman #Virgo #Witch
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ โง ๐โโฌ(she/her)
Primary โ @rjvoidrabbot.bsky.social
Ross (RJ) ๐ค๐๐ค @rjvoidrabbot.bsky.social Chaos goblin. Technomage. Primary of @acausalqualia.bsky.social
Rabbit by day, Wolpertinger by night
๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Trans man
๐ฉท๐๐ bisexual
#FAFO #Occultist #Queer #Furry #Kink #BDSM #TransMasc
Pronouns: He/Him
Gerhard Oevermann ๐ฆโโฌ @oevermann.bsky.social Divergent Hippie Liberal Poet.
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Jen Thorne @jenthorne.bsky.social "Delightfully bleak."
In real life, I'm a working mother of two, with a boring job in IT.
On here, I am a poet, writer, artist, and crafter!
Member of the #PoetsOfDoom crew.
Member of the #PromptCombo team.
Sanya @sanjar.bsky.social Lit professor ๐นMoment keeper โ๏ธ๐ธ๐นAll work ยฉ๏ธ
Rachel Darker @racheldarker.bsky.social Earth denizen, drifting just off northwestern coast of continental Europe ๐ฌ๐ง
Environmental Science student ๐ ๐ฉต
https://www.junglekeepers.org ๐ณ ๐ฆง
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/take-action/
#photography #ECK #beach #nature
TY for shares & follows!! โจ๐๐
Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter.
https://marymackey.com/
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ @tarot-secrets.bsky.social ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, ๐'๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐. German-English author, writer, painter & artist. Born in the late '50s.
Books: pressenet.info/rider-waite-tarot.html
I like pets & support writers, artists & tarot lovers. #booksky #tarot #tarotsky #writing #reading #literature
Koffiart37 @koffiimageworks.bsky.social
Visdev / BG painter/Concept art/ comic book artist with decade of working in animation and game industry
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#NoAi
LLANA @llana.bsky.social technologist โข anti-elitist โข kindness over all else โข radicalized by basic human decency โข a good person cannot be identified by politics, religion, or education โข NO DMโs
Bruce Overby @boverby.bsky.social Prize-winning author. MFA - Queens University of Charlotte. Order โThe Cyclone Releaseโ now: https://www.amazon.com/Cyclone-Release-Bruce-Overby/dp/1956440089/
Tarot 78 Fates ๐ฅLaunching on Kickstarter today!๐ฅ @tarot78fates.bsky.social Iโm Max, the creator of the Arcanum Academy Tarot deck. This is a unique Tarot deck. Only as an exclusive collectorโs edition.
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ValleyCAST @valleycast.bsky.social An inclusive arts community in the Blackstone Valley. Arts & Culture wing of Open Sky https://openskycs.org
50 Douglas Rd Whitinsville Massachusetts
Mercury Winters @mercymercury.bsky.social Writer making strange, sincere things for girls, gays, and theys. Obsessed with the bizarre, the scary, and the fun. MercuryWinters.com
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