Fiona Forsyth @fionawriter.bsky.social Historical fiction author and Rome geek, SoA, CWA, HWA
https://substack.com/@fionaforsyth1
Mairi Stirling Hill @mairistirlinghill.bsky.social Stephen Knight lecturer in medieval literature at the University of Melbourne, researching women's voices, women's work, women and the law in medieval and early modern literature, but mostly thinking about the Edmonton Oilers
Catherine Matthews Author @catherinematthews.bsky.social Award-winning PNW author of high-stakes suspense and evocative womenโs fiction crafting stories before dawn with strong coffee and snoring dogs.
Women's Fiction Writers Assn. @wf-writers.bsky.social Fiction that celebrates the protagonist's emotional journey
Visit us: https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/
Dr. Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social Librettist, lyricist, poet, scholar, teacher. Writing operas about kickass women and nb folks. Runs the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive (sfsma.org). Autistic. Disabled. Alphabetize under Leonard. kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.org
Alexis Ames @alexisames.bsky.social SFF writer. | #PitchWars '18. | Words in Pseudopod, Escape Pod, Radon Journal | Where to find me: https://linktr.ee/alexis.ames. | Member SFWA and Codex.
Caryn James @carynjames.bsky.social Film and TV critic, novelist. Film Critic BBC Culture. Contributor to The Hollywood Reporter, among others.
Cliff Jones Jr. @cliffjones.bsky.social Author/editor of dreampunk and weird SFFH fiction: DRECK (2023), MIRRORMAZE (2020), SOMNISCOPE (2024), THE LASTING LANDS (2027). Watty winner, Imadjinn finalist, linguist, artist, coder, neurodivergent, INFP-T, 4w5, Scorpio, he/him. CliffJonesJr.com
Robin Stevenson @robinstevenson.bsky.social Author: Pride Puppy; Pride Colors; Queer History A-Z; A Hug on the Wind and 30+ more.
Spring 2026: The Book of Jupiter
Spring 2027: Pride Puppy Countdown!
www.robinstevenson.com
https://linktr.ee/pridepuppy
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a fishwife @lintoinette.bsky.social armchair historian. unrepentant cat lady.
Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
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Gailey ๐ @sarahgailey.bsky.social They pay brisk money for this crap?
MAKE ME BETTER and NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH on sale now
Hellraiser, Eat the Rich, Echo Wife, Spread Me @ your local bookstore and comic shop
Semper Anticus Press @semperanticuspress.bsky.social Indie publisher launching soon!
Main site: www.book-shelfie.com/submissions
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com Author of the award-winning Ancillary Justice. Lives in St Louis.
March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social The premiere yearly tournament of music and memory. 2026's tournament features Xmas, holiday, and seasonal songs and runs in December 2026.
Selection committee: @meganc.bsky.social & @angermonsoon.bsky.social
Jen Tait @dreadpiratejenny.bsky.social Publishing professional at Penguin Random House. Extremely fond of books, bog bodies, pirates, otters, wolves, murder podcasts. Married, two cats. Witchy Druid.
She/her
Summit County Libraries @summitlibraries.bsky.social #1 Most Followed Library in the USA!
https://summitcountylibraries.org/
Located in beautiful Summit County, Colorado.
Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social Science writer. New book: A Pox on Fools arrives in May 2026. Preorders https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/808113/a-pox-on-fools-by-thomas-levenson/ Professing science writing at MIT. Spouse & dad. Servant to 2 feline overlords...All opinions mine.
Finbarre Snarey @finbarre.com Arts and culture journalist. Host of Tarot Interviews and Tarot DMs. Founder of the British Tarot Archive. Likes people with a sense of wonder. Nottinghamshire, UK.
Visit: https://finbar.re/bsky
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Maddie Collins @collins1129.bsky.social Lukewarm takes on medieval/public history, museums, books & indie bookstores โข they/them โข Views my own.
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Sarah Betts @wromantichistry.bsky.social PhD student researching memories and Public History of the English Civil War (Royalist Reputations) and Monarchy. Modern Monarchy section editor at Royal Studies Journal. Chronically ill mum of 3.
Rob Gotobed @robgotobed.bsky.social Stand-up philosopher, scribe, bongo drummer and professional time-traveller. (Once dated Anne Boleyn)
Amazon: bit.ly/4hA0B7W
Apple: http://bit.ly/3K6WdB9
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2992620/
Kim Harrington @kimharringtonbooks.bsky.social Author | A KILLER FOR CHRISTMAS (9/22/26, Crooked Lane) | A HOMICIDE FOR HALLOWEEN (Fall 2027, Crooked Lane) | Past: Clarity, Revenge of the Red Club, Forget Me, etc.
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Path2pub (Path To Publication) @path2pub.bsky.social Path To Publication: From The Querying Trenches To The Shelves. Weโre writers sharing our publication journey along with tips & lessons! #P2Ppit hosts.
๐ https://path2pub.wordpress.com/
ConFusion Michigan @confusionmi.bsky.social ConFusion 2026, "MAGICAL CONFUSION," will take place from January 30 to February 1, 2026 at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi, Michigan.
https://2026.confusionsf.org/
#ConFusionSF #ConFusionMI
TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social TriCon is Atlantic Canada's literary conference for speculative fiction. TriCon 2026 will be held May 15th-17th, 2026 at The Westin Nova Scotian.
https://tricon-halifax.com
Dr. Chase A. Thompson @chaseathompson.bsky.social Podcaster, Historian, Writer, living in Salinas, California. Check out the Interesting Pod: https://pod.link/1826088946. Doctoral degree in counseling, pursuing a history PhD. I love hiking, mystery reading, & eating cereal in perilously unhealthy volumes.
Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social Historian/art historian (12C & 18C esp), lover of Old Roses, literature, art, music, pigeons & other cute creatures! Trans-inclusive egalitarian #FBPE #UKEUFriend #Aspie
GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity.
She/They
Lee Matthew Goldberg @leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social Author of 16 ๐ including ANCESTOR, MENTOR and the GREAT GIMMELMANS.
Lit Rep: Josh Getzler @ HG Literary
Screenwriter and publisher of Fringe Press.
Native New Yorker. LeeMatthewGoldberg.com
Word Vancouver @wordvancouver.bsky.social Western Canada's largest free literary festival. 2026 Festival runs Sept 10-28, with main day Sat, Sept 19.
Vancouver Genre Writers @vancouvergenrewriters.com We are a diverse group of genre writers who meet regularly for discussion, writing, and more! Join us in-person or online. ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
https://www.vancouvergenrewriters.com
Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies @acmrs.bsky.social Engage the past, define the future | Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Throughlines | ACMRS Press | RaceB4Race
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
The So What @thesowhat.bsky.social A public-facing, digital publication focusing on the โwhysโ and โso whatsโ of medieval studies and pedagogy. Affiliated with Arthuriana.
Jack Wright @jackwrightauthor.com Horror author from the North of England. Reyt Spooky.
Stories of grief, folklore, and the things that move when they shouldnโt.
Duskfield Pines โ ???
Annaโs Veil โ ???
https://ko-fi.com/jackwrightauthor
https://buymeacoffee.com/jackwright
Gillian (she/her) @glkrose.bsky.social Late 30s, works in the entertainment industry, loves books, movies, TV, and music, doing things for me, a constant work in progress
https://lowkeyobserver.beehiiv.com/
Kiri Callaghan @kiricallaghan.com Author. Writer. Producer. Definitely NOT a fae creature.
The Hearth Witch's Guide to Magic and Murder is a USA Today Bestseller!
#wlwbooks #FantasyBooks
https://www.kiricallaghan.com/linkmap
Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) โข Blood Type: Curry โข Leeds United โข Anti-AI
#LUFC
jmthornberry.wordpress.com
sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-finish-line-jason-thornberry
Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths.bsky.social Crime-writer 
Retired-Librarian @retired-librarian.bsky.social Retired librarian, sometime artist, vegetable gardener, #BannedBookSkyClub instigator
Posts are original or properly attributed.
Michael Eden @michaeledenart.bsky.social Artist and researcher. Academic Lecturer at University of Arts London. PhD from Middlesex University.
https://linktr.ee/Michael_Eden
Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social Fantasy author, fashion historian, medievalist, Arthurian, gardener ๐บ ADHD, she/they, queer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | ๐ THE GAME OF HEARTS OUT JUNE 24 from Solaris Books ๐ | rep: Stacey Graham More at: https://bit.ly/m/nataniabarron
Steven B. Epstein @stevenbauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling true crime books Deadly Heist, Murder on Birchleaf Drive, Evil at Lake Seminole, and Extreme Punishment StevenBEpstein.com #truecrime
Amy Butler Greenfield @abgreenfield.bsky.social Writer & researcher, fascinated by history, mystery, art, science & espionage. Author of THE WOMAN ALL SPIES FEAR (Random House Studio) & A PERFECT RED (HarperCollins). Lover of libraries and archives.
Carolyn Morgan @carolynmorgan.bsky.social Bookworm, post book reviews. Hist fic author Welsh heritage ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ. Copperopolis, set in Swansea's 1880s copper boom out 28 Aug. Editing novel 2, set in NZ & WW1 Swansea. https://carolyn-morgan.com/
Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc.bsky.social For historical fiction readers and writers across the world.
Starting to post here, but volunteer-led and still juggling The Other Place and Facebook, so thank you for your patience!
C.Quince๐ Author @cquince.bsky.social CQuince ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ he/they โช๏ธ MENA/SWANAโช๏ธ๐งฟ๐
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My site https://cquince.my.canva.site/
Buy my books https://cquince-author.blogspot.com/2026/06/cquince-catalogue.html
Sara Omer @omersarae.bsky.social THE GRYPHON KING (@titanbooks Summer 2025) | โ๏ธ: The Dark, PodCastle, Small Wonders, & more | rep @lanewriteswords | she/her
https://linktr.ee/omersarae
Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social Scottish SFFH Author | Shirley Jackson Award & BFA Finalist | Latest: LIMELIGHT, Shortwave, DARK CRESCENT, Luna Press | Words in Apex, Analog, Weird Tales, & more | Rep: Michael Mungiello InkWell, Film/TV: Sean Berard https://linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
Zazie Todd PhD @zazietodd.bsky.social Writer. Dog and cat behaviour and training. Award-winning author of Wag, Purr, Bark!. Blog: Companion Animal Psychology. Podcast: The Pawsitive Post in Conversation. Maple Ridge, BC, Canada. #Dogs #Cats #Books https://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/
Naomi Novik @naominovik.bsky.social author, coder, fangirl, geek. ๐๐๐๐ Author of Spinning Silver, Uprooted, Temeraire, & The Scholomance. Latest Release: THE SUMMER WAR
https://lnk.bio/naominovik
Nichole Louise @nichole-louise.bsky.social ๐ Philly
๐บ ASATW - books2read.com/b/asatw
๐ Raven Rock - books2read.com/b/ravenrock
๐ Book Reviews (ARCs & past) at nicholelouise.com
๐ซ Anti-AI
Chirp.me/Nichole_Louise
Amanda @amandabeloved.bsky.social Bookish, historinerd, ambivalent about people about 50% of the time
Noreen Nanja @noreennanja.bsky.social Writer repped by @jemiscoe
The Summers Between Us (PRHC, 2025)
https://linktr.ee/noreennanja
MAMO Conference 2027 @themamoconf.bsky.social The 6th Middle Ages in the Modern World conference (MAMO). Lincoln College Oxford, 22-24 June 2027.
themamo.org
Creative Critical @creativecritical.bsky.social creativecritical.net is an online journal for writing and teaching that explores the relationship between creative and critical practices
Eds: Irina Dumitrescu, Gabriel Flynn & Thomas Karshan
Submissions: editors@creativecritical.net
Natalie Keller Reinert @nataliekreinert.bsky.social Your horse girl friend in Florida. Amiable Disney nerd. Author of The Eventing Series - now available at all bookstores from Flatiron Books ๐๐๐ THE JUMP 3/24/2026
nataliekreinert.com
Rep: Lacy Lynch/House of Story
Rob Mathison @robmwrites.bsky.social Writing & other content things. Writing instructor at University of British Columbia. Slowly writing #VWFC & #HMFC football books when not freelancing. linktr.ee/robmathison
Nicholas Eames @nicholaseames.bsky.social Author of KINGS OF THE WYLD and BLOODY ROSE. Lover of books, games, comics, anime, hockey, football, cats, and...Well, I guess that about covers it.
Victoria | How to Survive Debut Author Stress, out free! @shiwritesprose.bsky.social Author (rep: Ernie Chiara at Fuse) ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ธ Clarion West '25, published in Analog SF&F and Fission
Tarot Interviews @tarotinterviews.com A world-first interview series where artists and creatives share their stories through tarot. Listeners in 55 countries. Produced by @finbarre.com. Based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Podcast - https://tarotinterviews.com
Patricia Storms @stormsy.bsky.social Picture book author/illustrator, painter, ukulele-player, nature-loving artsy gal โข Newest book: If I Could Draw... by DC Canada Educational Publishing
Seeking commissions
https://patriciastorms.com
mkdbail @mkdbail.bsky.social Author of romance, mystery, SFF, writing as Margaret Madigan and MKD Bail. English Instructor. Donut and pastry addict. Raging against the patriarchy and fascism. she/her. Repd by @aka_terrie. #indieauthor
Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. BEHIND FRENEMY LINES out now!
Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
Tim Carter ๐จ๐ฆ @tbcart.bsky.social Award-winning writer of games, movies, and novels. Jester now available on Amazon. Audiobook coming soon.
Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social โQueer Southern Novelist ๐ฟ
โWHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT (HH Fall, 2027)
โRep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
โโ๏ธWTMP & ๐ฉต SmoochPit Mentor
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
Emil ฤoliฤ @chol.ch Horror/SFF and game writer in Amsterdam. Working on Horizon at Guerrilla Games.
Lindsey Byrd @lindseybyrd.bsky.social Author and historian. Rep'd by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency. Received Publishers Weekly Starred Review for: THE SUN BLESSED PRINCE out May 2025 by Tor UK and Penguin Random House Canada! https://www.lindseybyrd.com
Andy Lewis/The Optionist @andyblewis.bsky.social Looking for great IP? Read the Optionist on Substack. Also wrote the civil rights history The Shadows of Youth, UVA Phd, Hollywood Reporter alum, lapsed college prof, retired fencer, once on KUWTK
Elizabeth Gonzalez James @egjames.bsky.social Screenwriter and author of The Bullet Swallower, Mona at Sea.
โMiddlingโ โ The Michigan Daily
Andrea Stewart @andreagstewart.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author of The Drowning Empire trilogy and The Hollow Covenant trilogy, thriller Someone Elseโs Daughter (out Feb 2027), cat herder, silly hat enthusiast, coach at The Novelry
https://linktr.ee/andreagstewart
Hesse Phillips @hessephillips.com ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Historical fiction | Queer history | Theatre history | Early modernist | USian in Spain. ๐ฏ Human-made art or it isn't art.
Debut novel LIGHTBORNE
(LA TRAICIรN DE CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE)
Rep: Brianlangan.bsky.social.
More at hessephillips.com
Jennifer Ash @jenniferash.bsky.social Usually found under the guise of Jenny Kane, Jennifer Ash writes #TheFolvilleChronicles #medievalcrime., #therobinhoodclub stories & #RobinofSherwood #audio stories & novels
All details at www.jennykane.co.uk
Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social RECKONING with Jason Herbert
A long-form podcast about history, the outdoors, and the stories that shape who we are.
Benevolent dictator of Historians At The Movies #HATM
New episodes available now.
https://linktr.ee/jasonherbert
Ryan James Black @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social Writer from Manitoba, Canada. ๐จ๐ฆTHE DARK TIMES OF NIMBLE NOTTINGHAM, coming August 26,2025 from Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books.
Rep: Pete Knapp, ParkFine&Brower
https://linktr.ee/ryanjamesblack
https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/?text=The+dark+times+of+nimble
Roanne Lau @roannelau.bsky.social Author of THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY
โข Aurealis Award Winner
โข Ditmar Award Finalist
โข An Amazon Editors' Pick: Best SFF
โข Buy now: http://tscm.carrd.co
Newsletter: http://roannelau.substack.com/embed
Agent: @keiralekseii.bsky.social
Chronically offline.
Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com Author of SFFH ยท French & American ยท THE COLOR OF TIME out now at @shirakipress.com ยท Rep: @ajvanbelle.bsky.social ยท ๐ California
๐ millieabecassis.com/link-in-bio
๐ @smallpitch.org Founder
๐ @specawards.bsky.social Co-Founder
Megan Jauregui Eccles @meganjeccles.bsky.social Author. Editor. Professor.
SING THE NIGHT (8th Note Press, Fall 2025)
Repโd by LKG Agency
https://linktr.ee/meganjaureguieccles
Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com Internet linguist. Wrote Because Internet, NYT bestseller about internet language. Co-hosts @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics.
she/her ๐
Montreal en/fr ๐จ๐ฆ
gretchenmcculloch.com
king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring $5 flat rate shipping across Canada!
www.linktr.ee/kingscoopbookstore
Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects.
https://beacons.ai/reactormag
Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
Rae Loverde @raeloverde.bsky.social ๐ก๏ธSFF author & graphic novel writer rep'd by @jenazantian.bsky.social
๐Publishing speaker/scout/coach
๐๏ธ Editor & ghostwriter @ Whitrock Creative
โจJedi. Trekkie. Gamer. Anime nerd.๐ฅbender.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ท ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐๐๐
pro site: bleedinginkinc.com
Michelle Wong @lokhelle.bsky.social Author of Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller HOUSE OF THE BEAST
Sherry Hamby @sherryhamby.bsky.social Author of Stronger Than You Think: Building Lifelong Resilience |Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at Univ of the South| Founder of ResilienceCon | Mom, dog lover, gardener
Sarah Glenn Marsh @theeyeofsarahn.bsky.social "Those without swords can still die upon them."
OUR ROGUE FATES โ๏ธ MM Romance April โ26
Author repped by JGLM. Queer. Witchy. T1D. Probably drinking at the Prancing Pony. Mother to many including Dawn, dogs, birds, fish, and a turtle. She/They. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Codex O'Healey Melcher @codexohm.com Writer, Folklorist, Insufferable Historical Gossip.
"ridiculously zesty" says the Chicago Tribune
linktr.ee/codexohm โฅ they โฅ Denver โงโฟ
Unfortunately... Podcast @unfortunatelypod.bsky.social A podcast about fiction, failure, and moving forward. Hosted by Mona West & Courtney Floyd. New episodes on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month.
๐ป https://unfortunatelypod.com/
๐๏ธ https://pinecast.com/feed/unfortunately
Jenni Howell @jennihowell.bsky.social Boys with Sharp Teeth (April 8 2025 @fiercereads) | Book 2 (Fall 2026) | dark books, chaotic joy author | Rep Claire Friedman
Melanie Sheppard @melaniejsheppard.bsky.social Kidlit author. Former school librarian. Lover of cozy hobbies and long walks outside. Repโd by Sam Farkas.
Leanne (L. A.) Schwartz @schwartzwords.bsky.social YA fantasy: A PRAYER FOR VENGEANCE and TO A DARKER SHORE / adult romcom: MY KIND OF TROUBLE / sadder but wiser / autistic / fat / ๐ / ๐ฎ๐น / theater / (she/they) Repped by: Alex Land/Mad Woman Literary
https://linktr.ee/leanneschwartz
Lenore Hart (she/her) @lenorehartauthor.bsky.social Novelist, poet, Night Bazaar series creator. Historical Novel Society grand prize winner; Shirley Jackson Award & Exeter Novel Prize finalist. IWU/AG member. Ossabaw Island Writers Retreat faculty. Serving 3 cat overlords. https://www.lenorehartbooks.com/
Dr. Steven Bruso @stevenbruso.bsky.social Associate Professor of English, medievalist, and slinger of icosahedrons.
Brandy Brown @brandynbrown.bsky.social 
Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social Author of Medieval Historical Fiction, especially the 11th century and the Plantagenets. And France. And the rest of Europe! 
Talulah J. Sullivan @talulahjsullivan.bsky.social a.k.a. J Tullos Hennig. Speculative & Historical author, #PNW resident, #indiginerd (Choctaw/Irish/Chickasaw), retired pro equestrian, & hella dancer. Never successfully managed to NOT be a storyteller.
https://talulahjsullivan.com