Jack Bale @jackbale.bsky.social Author - Merlin's Game Merlin's Game - A Dark, Seductive Psychological Thriller
Alicia Dean Author @aliciadeanauthor.bsky.social Oklahoma Horror/Crime Fiction Author, Elvis fan, MLB and NFL fan, TV, Movie, True Crime addict.
Diego D. Lomax @diegodlomax.bsky.social Dyslexic writer, tracing artist, and tone-deaf producer
My debut novel 'God of Fishes' is out NOW!
My graphic novel, [4-EVA], coming soon
Check out ny website for more info www.diegodlomax.com
Constant Reader @stephenkingcast.bsky.social stephenkingcast.podbean.com
neilhedley.uk @neilhedley.uk Adventure and mugs of coffee. Also known to design the odd website.
Lundy-creative @lundy-creative.bsky.social Link to my debut e-novel: A Brunch Tale payhip.com/NLundyM
Other Links (& FREE POEMS):
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(Pictures that are not my own were sourced from: Pexels)
Stabine @stabinetime.bsky.social Artist, tattooer, writer, and PMUA based out of Atlanta. 🍑🌈🍉
ADHD. Crazy cat lady. Professional grouse. Chaos muppet.
I shit post on main. 🦝🗑️
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Any Pascual | indie author & poet @anyespiritual.bsky.social My new book “Verses till midnight” out now!
I write cozy poetry books for deep feelers.
Indie Bestseller Author. Highly Sensitive Poet ✝️🌷🇪🇸
Autora, poeta Altamente Sensible.
Un abrazo de Luz ✨
Okay with DMs about writing.
https://linktr.ee/AnyPascual
John Saxton @saxtoncrime.bsky.social Crime writer, hailing from the wilds of Yorkshire! Currently working on my first police procedural murder mystery. Much cheese is being devoured in this process.
Janice Frost @janicefrost.bsky.social Crime writer. Merry & Neal series. Warwick & Bell series. I write mystery stories with complex plots and relatable, well-developed characters.
Christian Baines @xtianbaines.bsky.social Author. Traveller. Darkling. Queerdo.
Writing queer horror, fantasy and dark romance to keep you guessing.
New book ANDALUSIA DOGS out now.
www.christianbaines.com
Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social Thea O'Ryan is a Canadian writer with a love for all things horror. She went on a road trip to the Bruce Peninsula in 2014 and has not been seen since.
She is, however, still frequently heard.
https://www.theaoryanfiles.co.uk/
💗💜💙
🖤🩶🤍💜
Cymru/Canada
Whisper House Press (Steve Capone, Jr.) @whisperhousepress.bsky.social Editor in Chief & Publisher, Whisper House Press.
Award-Winning Writer & Screenwriter.
Educator since ‘08.
Trained ethicist.
#booksky #HWA #Horrorsky #WritingCommunity #IBPA #WhisperHousePress
https://linktr.ee/stevecaponejr
First Novel Prize @firstnovelprize.bsky.social Writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. Entries close on the 31st of May. Judged by Sally Williamson (Transworld) and Hayley Steed (Janklow & Nesbit). Organised by the Literary Studio. Bloomsbury, London
firstnovel.co.uk
Keith Gouveia @kgouveia-writer.bsky.social Mechanical Engineer by trade, Keith moonlights as a horror and fantasy author. He is a huge supporter of artisanal publishers. If you're interested in Keith's writing, he recommends starting with Edgar Allan Poe and the Specter Eliminator.
Lisa Oliver | Author, Editor, Entrepreneur, World Traveler @itslisaoliver.bsky.social 📚Author • Book Editor • Hustler • Wanderer
📝 I love words and languages
🙏 Believer #TGBTG
🤍 Spread love and positivity!
Jennifer 📚🎧❣️ @jdawson001.bsky.social ♿️🏳️🌈American 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
🏳️⚧️ rights = human rights.
The Writing Biz Podcast @onthewritingbiz.bsky.social The Writing Biz podcast helps writers think like entrepreneurs, offering practical strategies for platform building, revenue growth, marketing systems, and mindset development to create sustainable, professional writing businesses.
International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social The International Gothic Association is a large family of academic researchers, students, artists and writers with a shared interest in all things Gothic. www.globalgoth.org
Daniel A. Riddle @danielariddle.bsky.social British author | Psychological thrillers with a cinematic edge | Wishing Shelf Awards Finalist 🏆 | Free audio drama on Spotify & Apple 🎧 | danielariddle.com
Dante @voicesofreddit.bsky.social Follow my podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
https://open.spotify.com/show/19B1tFA3UgP3Dn99AZTQIX
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-of-reddit-podcast/id1837662159
John Lucy Ash - Fantasy Author @johnlucyash.bsky.social Debut novel The Nexus Prince out now!
Where fantasy, humor, and self-discovery collide, 1 word at a time. All people welcome & cherished here.
https://johnlucyash.com/
#fantasy #scifi #author
Luna Asli Kolcu 🌙 @lunaaslikolcu.bsky.social Fantasy • Quiet Horror • Spec Fiction
Photographer turned indie author. Stepping into dreams—but with teeth 🌻 🖤
The Rootbound Bride trilogy live now.
Free dark fiction → lunaaslikolcu.kit.com
A small village near Barcelona.
The Village with All of the Flash Writers @heyflashvillage.bsky.social The VILLAGE 🏘 is a place where the world 🌍 feels a tiny bit smaller. Founded by SMOKELONG for the Global Flash Community
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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social Author of WHAT MAKES A HERO? and THE LIFE HEROIC. Contributing writer, Boston Globe Ideas. Words in Scientific American, Psychology Today, Atlas Obscura, NYT, etc. New book: THE ART OF PACING.
Richard Gadz, horror writer @frankenwriter.bsky.social Award-winning author, ace neurodivergent and keen amateur idiot. Lives in Bristol but spends most of his time in a world of his own.
Also at www.richardgadz.co.uk + Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Vanessa Finaughty @vanessafinaughty.bsky.social Published author (indie & commissioned), editor by profession, avid reader and part-time nutcase.
Dan O’Mahony @danoauthor.bsky.social I was raised in a library by a pack wild fantasy novels who brought me up as if I was one of their own.
Iain Aire @iainaire.bsky.social Word alchemist, the quest for the unobtainable. EcoFiction, Fantasy, SciFi, Crime & Book Binder. The borderland of worlds. www.iainaire.com The Grey Pilgrim’s Gambit https://thegreypilgrimsgambit.laterpress.com Seeds anthology https://seeds.laterpress.com
Richard Paolinelli @richardpaolinelli.bsky.social Staff writer at: http://insidethestar.com / Long-suffering Dallas Cowboys fan
Best-Selling Author & Publisher at: http://tuscanybaybooks.com
PLUTO IS A PLANET!!!
High Strangeness @bickernicks.bsky.social A full-cast audiobook podcast about a skeptical ufologist, a Cape Cod reporter, an alien-obsessed cult, and a very odd golden retriever. A fast sci-fi comedy of mystery, satire, and absurdity—Vonnegut meets Adams. #HSaudiobook https://linktr.ee/HSaudiobook
justin nicholes @justinnicholes.bsky.social KILL SUIT, crime-thriller novella, forthcoming (New Pulp Press). Stories in Argyle Literary, Cleaver, Flash Boulevard, *82 Review, Dread Literary, + more. He, him, his. 📖⤵︎
🔗 https://www.chillsubs.com/profile/justinnicholes
Molly @thesmokymtnsreader.bsky.social 📚 Currently 86/225
📚 Book Recs + Intentional Reviews + Bookish Content + Books of Horror
💌 mollyyoung77@gmail.com
💫 Mood Reader
Pour Picks: Bourbon & Whiskey @pourpicks.bsky.social Bourbon & American whiskey, one collector to another. Tasting notes, value picks, honest takes. The app that logs your pours and builds your cellar 👇https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pour-picks-bourbon-whiskey/id6764040132
Shelly Blake-Plock @shellyblakeplock.com Writing horror fiction, making music, building weird things. Oh, and baseball. And open source. Also, I've lived in a haunted house for 23 years, which is fun.
Peponcho's Library @peponcholibrary.bsky.social Critical reviews of speculative fiction. No ratings. No recommendations. Only analysis.
https://peponcholibrary.com/
midshipnews.org @midshipnews.org MASKIROVKA my first novel is out !
5.0 out of 5 stars: Page turner, brilliant new Cold War thriller.
👉 https://amzn.eu/d/2IHjNWV
Grey ships, black boats
Once a midship, always a midship!
https://www.midshipnews.org/
Christopher Millin @christophermillin.bsky.social Author of adult and middle-grade fiction with a focus on horror and the fantastical. A big fan of comet hopping.
www.christophermillin.com
WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social Data-Driven Insights for Writers and Publishers.
https://writestats.com/
Zoey Draws @pixelpiratezoey.bsky.social 🎨 Digital Artist & 3D Render Specialist.
Bring book worlds to life with custom character designs and concept covers for authors. Love crafting cartoon art and stylized characters!
📬 Open for freelance work & commissions. Let's create something awesome!
Luna Gray @lunagrayhorror.bsky.social Senior Staff Writer at iHorror. Author of No House Is Empty. Cult, queer, folk, indie, and streaming horror. Haunted history. Bodies becoming soup.
Anton Peeters @antonpeeters.bsky.social Anton Peeters is a Dutch author who has made Thailand his home for almost 20 years. He draws inspiration from the country’s rich history and culture with a focus on Southern Thailand.
#Samurai #treasure #writer
#adventure #thriller #HistoricalFiction
Dr. Zoë Marriott @zdmarriott.bsky.social PhD, novelist, RLF Fellow at Uni of Lincoln & Lincoln Bishop Uni. Working class autistic spoonie. Aro/ace. She/they. Proud to be rep'ed by @agentkateshaw.bsky.social. THE MOONLIT MAZE 2025, from @headlinebooks.bsky.social. No dms pls.
Nelson @nappell.bsky.social Public Librarian, current Library Director. MoBookFest co-chair. Bibliophile. Long Covid. Cooks, bakes, writes, sketches. Dumb Bluesky jokes. Sounders. AI sucks.
Hannah Harlow @hhharlow.bsky.social Co-owner of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms @bfbookshop.bsky.social. Writer. Reader. Co-host of John Updike’s Ghost, a books podcast: pod.link/1594686894
Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social Writer / Editor - I HAVE NOT CONSIDERED CONSEQUENCES: SHORT STORIES, Autumn House, 2025- HOMING - essay collection, Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2024 - Co-editor FLASH FICTION AMERICA, W. W. Norton, 2023 - Sr Editor SLQ 
Kik Lodge @kiklodge.bsky.social Writer. THE BULLY IN MY PILLOW (Stanchion Books, August 2026).
https://www.stanchionzine.com/product-page/the-bully-in-my-pillow
Best Microfiction 2026.
Hosts literary open-mics @saloneurope.bsky.social
www.kiklodge.com
Pam Avoledo @pamavoledo.bsky.social Fiction writer based in Michigan.. Best Microfiction Nom ‘25. Best of the Net Nom ‘26 (poetry)
https://pamavoledo.com
Chris Nickson @chrisnickson2.bsky.social Writer of Leeds historical crime. Lover of my city. Reader. Allotmenteer. Coming April 2025: No Precious Truth
June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social Scottish. Writer. Reader for Fractured Lit. Published in Trash Cat Lit, Frazzled Lit, Moonlit Getaway, Gone Lawn, The Phare, Gutter, Hooghly Review, and National Flash Flood.
Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social Author of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe (Autumn House Press Book Prize). Winner of Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction from the TX Institute of Letters. Longlisted for PEN/Bingham Prize. DC based. laurendwoods.com
Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social Flash fiction and short story writer. Free Flash. Ellipsis zine. 100 Word Story. Firewords.Roi Faient. NFFD Anthology. Temple in a City. Thin Skin. Flash Amiga.
Jennifer Bew Orr 📖🖊️📷 @jenniferbeworr.bsky.social American/British Swiss resident. Builders tea, indie publishers, and editing till it hurts ❤️🔥♾️
Vicky Grut @vickygrut.bsky.social Writer. Short story collection 'Live Show, Drink Included' shortlisted for 2019 Edge Hill Awards. Pushcart nominated, 2023. Work in Masters Review XIII in 2025 and Best British Short Stories 2026. www.vickygrut.com
chelyendavis.bsky.social @chelyen.bsky.social Appalachian, writer, fiddler, cat lady.
Kevin Kane @kevinkane.net Author of Welcome to The Deep Estate and Partition Critical Era. Definitely not a No. 2 Pencil.
Brown Hound Press @brownhoundpress.bsky.social A small press in Lexington, KY that publishes offbeat mystery, dark humor, southern gothic & literary fiction. A free story each week! We pay authors.
brownhoundpress.com
Marjorie McGuire @marjoriemcguire.bsky.social Here for the writing and the books. Physician writer from the Midwest; I write fiction with a biology-sci-fi bent.
https://marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/hello-world/
David Kelly @david-kelly-sf.bsky.social 🇨🇦 #Author of #scifi thrillers with engaging characters, cynical humor, and (mostly!) plausible science. No AI or crypto crap. davidmkelly.com #scifibooks #sciencefiction www.books2read.com/David-M-Kelly
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly"
Lilith Murphy || Writer @lilithwrites.bsky.social 27 || She/They || 📍 Boston
Writer of psychological thriller, horror, and things that go bump in the night. Autistic, queer, and going nowhere 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
🚫 No AI 🚫
BW @wittur.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction and thrillers about #AI, #fakenews, #animalcommunication and more. Media critic. Progressive politics.
Father, Husband, Earthling (maybe).
Warning: #CPC trolls will be blocked or replied to with actual facts.
Meghan O Koesters @okmeghan.bsky.social Author / Model / Artist
Author of The Hash-Marked Girl and Silly Billy’s Guide to the Theatre
https://a.co/d/2P0PFRU
Anneka Lowrie | Author @annekalowrie.bsky.social Atmospheric literary suspense 💙 Behavioral Science & Intuition 📚 | #mystery #books 🔅 ex-psychotherapist | hiker🥾 |kayaker 🛶 member of Sisters in Crime
Subscribe@ https://annekalowrie.com
Buy@ https://annekasbooks.myshopify.com
Author Renée Gendron @reneegendron.bsky.social Strong heroines with big hearts that hold their own. Noble heroes that do what's right. #westernromance #romcom #romantasy I bleed #LeafsForever blue
#romancereaders #romancecommunity #Canadianauthor
JW Garrett @jwgarrettwriter.bsky.social Multi-award winning speculative fiction author, MBA, wife, and mom.
Lover of all things fantasy and romance!!
Follow me on Bookbub! https://www.bookbub.com/profile/j-w-garrett
JWGarrett.com
Jeffrey Lime @jeffreylime.bsky.social Writing psychological short fiction with a twist in the tale. Comments on my work more than welcome 🐻❄️
JR Gershen-Siegel @jespah2.bsky.social Novelist: sci fi w/snarky older heroines who've run out of f***s to give. In Boston, into Star Trek since B4 ya were born ya young whippersnapper + delight in smol dogs that make shnurffly sounds. Write content for Fidelity & seek more fiction publication!
Julian Kennedy- Thriller Author is querying @jkennedyauthor.bsky.social 💻Author-The Forgotten Series
🍁🍂🍃preorder WALKING ON DEAD LEAVES now
🏳️🌈NB(they) & AuDHD
📣Subscribe to Substack
Preorder: https://tinyurl.com/3ekkkwrn
Substack: https://substack.com/@juliankennedyauthor
Horror × Hope @horrorxhope.com Occult horror with an undercurrent of hope. Original fiction, non-fiction, and book reviews. https://joshsutphin.com
THIS ACCOUNT IS DORMANT. Follow @joshsutphin.com instead!
Gaylestorming @gaylestorming.bsky.social Writer, reader, coffee drinker…dark brews & dark chocolate. A cozy horror creative searching for my place in the universe. 19th Annual Writer’s Digest poetry award winner 🏅 USAF Veteran
https://www.gaylestorming.com
Easy Typewriter @easytypewriter.bsky.social Writing Speculative Fiction
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/125995/seth-and-the-bureau-of-dream-reclamation
Streams at twitch.tv/easytypewriter
Sandy McIntosh @sandymcintosh.bsky.social Author of twelve volumes of poetry, a Chinese cookbook, and three computer software programs.
https://sandymcintosh.info
writerharrison @harrisonwriter.bsky.social 🍁 #Canadian - #Author - #Poet 🍁
amazon.com/author/phillipharrison
I try to write in ways that feed both the mind and soul. ♊ & #GenX #stationaryaddict
💫 Creator of imagined worlds 💫
D.R. Forge @drforge.bsky.social lit horror author
Winner of the 2025 NYC Midnight Short Story Contest and 2025 NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge
HWA/SFWA
https://www.nycmidnight.com/stories/when-dragons-do-laundry
Connor Heumiller (he/him) @connorwriteshorror.bsky.social Author of queer horror that gives voice to the voiceless and then turns those voices into screams of terror.
Find all my books and other socials here: https://linktr.ee/connorwriteshorror
No AI. Ever.
J.P. Jackson @jpjacksonauthor.bsky.social Award winning author of Dark LGBTQ Urban Fantasy, MM Paranormal, and Queer Horror. Book reviewer. Proofread Editor. Sensitivity Reader.
https://www.amazon.ca/J-P-Jackson/e/B073V799CZ/
Marié Rojas Tamayo @mariewriter1963.bsky.social Published writer, more than 30 books 📚 🖋️ 🔮
Mother of two illustrators.
Kid's books, speculative fiction, sci-fi, haunted houses, paranormal, fantasy, poetry, cats.
Not looking for agents!
#writer #writingcommunity #author #kidsbooks #specfic #book #books
Matthew R. Davis @mxrxdx.bsky.social Shirley Jackson Award-nominated horror author. Obscure musician. Partner of Red Wallflower.
Alex Bledsoe @alexbledsoe.bsky.social TN writer now in WI. Author of THE HUM AND THE SHIVER, THE GIRLS WITH GAMES OF BLOOD and other oddly-titled novels. Father, husband, pet dad, ally to all LGBTQ+.
Website: alexbledsoe.com
A. Bastedo is trying, okay? @abastedo-writing.bsky.social * (he/him)
* Published writer of horror and dark fiction
* Human services worker
* MFA Arcadia University
* Reconciling Lutheran
* Totally Not a Furry
* Married
* Dad Living/Dad Dying
Alan Vincent Michaels @alanvmichaels.bsky.social #SFF Speculative fiction author & poet | SFWA & SFPA member | archaeohistorian | genealogist | photographer
#Prompt host:
#ScifaikuSaturday
#SFStoryPrompt
#Fantaiku (@Fantaiku.bsky.social)
🌐 https://alanmichaels.com | https://instagram.com/AlanVMichaels
CTPhipps @ctphipps.bsky.social Bestselling author of The Supervillainy Saga, Space Academy Dropouts, Cthulhu Armageddon, Futurepunk, and United States of Monsters. Pro-LGBTA and democracy. https://ctphipps.com/
Lea Ryan @authorlearyan.bsky.social Bestselling author of gothic fantasy and horror, blogger, occasional podcaster and audiobook narrator, but mostly just cat servant.
A. Watson @watson100.bsky.social Author of Suffering and Ecstasy: Nine Macabre Mementos
Buy it here:
https://a.co/d/8JvCerR
Joey Webb Author @joeywebbauthor.bsky.social I am an author and filmmaker from Eastern Kentucky. I write horror, sci-fi and fantasy. Blue dot in a deep red state. joeywebbauthor.com
J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader @jneiraauthor.bsky.social Formerly a slush reader for Graveside Press
Now a slush reader for Translunar Travelers Lounge
Hispanic hicklib
The Haunting of Lola Barrera coming soon!
Christina Kjarval @christinakjarval.bsky.social I write horror, science fiction, and fantasy when I’m not curating my personal natural history museum or studying plants. I read a lot, I ride a bike. No AI.
Dani Ripley Indie Author @daniripleywrites.bsky.social Indie author and voracious reader. Images/text copyright Dani Ripley unless noted. DMs closed.
Get everything here 👇
https://linktr.ee/daniripleywrites
Tony DiMeo @tonydimeo.bsky.social Novelist. Storyteller. Writer. Dreamer.
Supernatural thrillers. Speculative fiction, Contemporary urban/paranormal fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror.
Shawn French, writer of stuff @shawnfrench.bsky.social Writer of video games (Epic Tavern, Murder on the Midway), comics (Tales from the Fantastical Crimes Unit, Escape from Jesus Island), film (The Wrong House), & audio tales (Blood Forest, Return to Blackout Point). Editor of a shit-ton of comics.
Ava Satani @avesatani.bsky.social Writer.
The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social Writer and Book Blogger, love to read crime, historical and literary fiction. Member of Squad POD Collective. Review requests to lotustherapylincs@outlook.com Visit website www.lotuswritingtherapy.com
Joanne - Portobello Book Blog @portybelle.bsky.social Scottish #bookblogger, chatting about the #books I've loved. Nature watcher, keen cook, always on the go and love living by the sea!
www.portobellobookblog.com
Hayden Scott @haydenascott.com Liberal and friendly writer from London who decided it would be fun to explore the world for a bit. If not teaching you'll find me reading, travelling, writing, and wandering around imaginary worlds from my book - in my head, obviously.
Semper Anticus Press @semperanticuspress.bsky.social Indie publisher launching soon!
Main site: www.book-shelfie.com/submissions
semperanticuspress@gmail.com
Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social Culture journalist for Esquire, Wired, etc. Author of A DANGER TO THE MINDS OF YOUNG GIRLS (Simon & Schuster), MYST & RIVEN: CAN GAMES BE LITERATURE? (University of Chicago Press, 2027).
https://linktr.ee/adamm0rgan
Contact: adam@adam-stephen-morgan.com
Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social Editor of the Latinx Archive Speculative Trilogy: Latinx Rising, Speculative Fiction for Dreamers, and Not Your Papi's Utopia. Associate Professor of Chicana/o Studies at UNM. Active agent in the Speculative Detective Agency.
Chloe Wilson @chloewilson0.bsky.social 🖌️ Maker of worlds, one brushstroke at a time
🕹️ Cozy chaos, 🎮 Gamer Vibes
✨ Comms open | Safe space 🌈
🖤 For OCs and daydreamers
# Blm
https://about.me/chloe_wilson
Ef Deal🪐📚 author @efdeal.bsky.social Author, editor, video editing. Find me at efdeal.net
#Steampunk lovers, meet the Twins of Bellesfées:
One's a scientific genius, one's sometimes a wolf, but both make 1842 France a mad adventure with ghosts, vampires, mad scientists, and a bit of romance.
Storywriter @storywriter-ca.bsky.social Canadian author and grandfather. I write gothic horror and urban fantasy novels for adults as well as short stories in sci-fi. I also write urban fantasy for teens. To get more information on my writing please visit my website at www.storywriter.ca