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Sophie Burnham @sophieburnham.bsky.social sff novels & weird seagull noises 👽 🌈
sidewise winner, locus & astounding finalist
books: SARGASSA & BLOODTIDE
rep: maria napolitano // kt literary
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Mur Lafferty @mightymur.bsky.social Author, podcaster, editor.
Digger, listener, runner.
INFINITE ARCHIVE is out July ‘25!
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H.H. Pak @hhpak.bsky.social Writer/ medical student/ illustrator. Hugo winner, Nebula, Ignyte, and Astounding finalist. Stories in @clarkesworldmagazine.com and @khoreo.bsky.social Co-editor and Art Director for @wyrmholemag.bsky.social
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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social the tallest child in the world!! https://www.robertjacksonbennett.com/the-french-drain-i-dug-back-in-2019
Abhijeet @bingingout.bsky.social Writer, editor, doodler | Work in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Translunar Travelers Lounge, The Bombay Literary Magazine, and more | Associate Editor @escapepod.org | Viable Paradise 2025 | abhijeetmakesthings.com (WIP)
Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social The largest museum in Canada - we showcase art, culture, and nature from around the world and across the ages.
Spacing @spacing.bsky.social Spacing.ca / Toronto urbanism uncovered in award-winning mag/web/books/podcasts.
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cityandcitybooks.bsky.social @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social A new and used bookstore in Hamilton, Ont. 181 Ottawa Street North.
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The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics.
Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
Friends of the Merril Collection @merrilfriends.bsky.social A volunteer organization to support and promote the Merril Collection of SciFi, Speculation, and Fantasy, a public access collection in Toronto.
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Mayor Olivia Chow @mayoroliviachow.ca Mayor of Toronto 🇨🇦
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M.A. Carrick (Marie Brennan + Alyc Helms) @macarrick.bsky.social THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN July 14th! Also joint authors of the Rook and Rose trilogy. https://www.macarrick.com/
Swamp Fox Bookstore @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social A women-owned indie bookstore in Marion, Iowa. Not local? We ship to US, UK, and Canadian addresses. Shop swampfoxbookstore.com
The Hugo Awards @thehugoawards.bsky.social Science fiction’s most prestigious awards. TheHugoAwards.org
Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social It's pronounced PECK-a-check. Artist, Crawford Award-winning writer of THE WEST PASSAGE, third thing now and then. He/him. Seattle. https://linktr.ee/jpechacek repped by Jennifer Azantian. Preorder WHERE FIRE REIGNS, out February 2027 from Tor!
Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim USA Today bestselling author of SUBLIMATION. award winning short fiction guy. coined the term "omelas hole."
the apprentice liar and the death of the world MARCH 2 2027
http://isabel.kim < website
Wow if True < listen wherever pods are cast
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
Cross & Crows Books @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social That queerly friendly neighbourhood bookstore in the community of East Van on unceded and occupied MST land. Offering new and used books, small gifts, and Cozy Chairs™ for the queer soul and beloved community since 2023. www.crossandcrows.com 
Profile Books @profilebooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of inventive books, fearless writing and powerful voices. Our authors include Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff and Francis Fukuyama.
Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL
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Gen X
Breast cancer survivor '23, OCD since '01, ME/CFS/FM, etc.
Horror/fantasy writer best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014)
Geek about everything
Childless cat lady by choice
Krista D Ball is Canada's Trade War Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball is an award winning Canadian author who hasn't met a potato she didn't like.
Krista's motto: don't let the randos steal your joy. She posts on reddit: she's been called worse by better than you.
kristadball.com for books, contact, etc.
Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social Publisher. CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS. CEO and Editor-in-Chief: @jendiagammon.bsky.social. Staff: @garethlpowell.bsky.social @authorhelengj.bsky.social @scarlettralgee.bsky.social @denniskcrosby.bsky.social @kcgrifant.bsky.social starsandsabers.com
Toronto SFF Writers @torontosffwriters.bsky.social The biggest speculative fiction writing community in town! We're a collective of primarily Toronto-based writers of fantasy, science fiction, and everything in between.
https://www.torontosffwriters.com/
Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social formerly didic on twitter. Writer. Editor. Translator. Blogger. Speaker. Geek. Asexual. Enby. Anti-Zionist. Tired. they/them. Science fiction and fantasy person. Former Israeli, now trying to become Canadian.
Owner at Other Places Books
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm.
This biography should not be taken as a complete description.
courtneymilan.com
E.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social "the meryl streep of ya". 18 books and counting. i WILL answer your rhetorical questions.
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Andy Peloquin, Epic Fantasy Author @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social #EpicFantasy #Author | Darkblade/Queen of Thieves/The Silent Champions | Exploring real humanity through characters and stories, fantasy coming alive!
Maria Z. Medina @mzmauthor.bsky.social You won't live forever, but your words might! MAKER OF GODS - Out December 8th! Repped by Dorian Maffei. She/Her
mariazmedina.com
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61220759-mistress-of-bones
David Tallan (he/him) @david-tallan.bsky.social Retired public servant. Likes long walks in Spain. Also medieval culinary research, calligraphy and illumination, and other forms of creative anachronism. Shares a collection of comics, sf and fantasy, and board games.
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net I post long threads. Writer (sf novels, etc); blogger (pluralistic.net); activist (eff.org). Latest book: "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI" Buy my books (DRM-free!) at craphound.com/shop.
P.L. Stuart - Author of The DROWNED KINGDOM SAGA @plstuart-author.bsky.social www.plstuart.com Assistant Editor Before We Go Blog; Grimdark Magazine; YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@plstuartthedrownedkingdomsaga ; He/Him
Shen Tao @dragons.bsky.social USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poet Empress
https://linktr.ee/ThePoetEmpress
@witchysara.bsky.social @witchysara.bsky.social Folklorist, witch, cat person, music/SF/RoS/Oysterband lover, left-wing (CDN standards), nerd, gardener, poly, queer, faire-goer, feminist, aspiring anti-racist, reader, she/her. Angrier than Hulk, with more control. Peace is still a dream worth dreaming.
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social 2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey ’02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
Juliet Marillier @julietmarillier.bsky.social Writer of historical fantasy, including the Sevenwaters and Blackthorn & Grim series. Winner of quite a few awards for writing. When not reading, writing or doing grandmother duties, I look after a small pack of rescue dogs. 
Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social That freelance Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him.
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
www.mikebrooks.co.uk
Snorri Kristjansson @snorrikristjansson.bsky.social Writer, teacher, chess nerd.
C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social World Fantasy Award-winning author of SAINT DEATH’S DAUGHTER & BONE SWANS. Audiobook narrator. Bandcamp: Brimstone Rhine. Repped by RHA Literary. https://linktr.ee/csecooney
Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social SFF writer, writing mentor, editor, reader, fan 🪐 Author of Under Fortunate Stars, An Unbreakable World, The Legend Liminal, more to come 💫 Rep: Ernie Chiara @ Fuse Literary 🚀 she/they 🏳️🌈
website: renhutchings.com
links: linktr.ee/voidcricket
ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton) In 2030 @edmontonin2030.bsky.social We want to invite the SFF fandom world to ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), also known as Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in 2030… www.edmontonin2030.org
Chat Noir Books @chatnoirbooks.bsky.social Indie bookstore in Northern Ontario.
Yume Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social 🇺🇸&🇯🇵 SFF author | 📚: THE DEEP SKY, THE STARDUST GRAIL, SALTCROP (Flatiron). ENVOY (2027) (Tor). Any opinions expressed are my own only. (https://www.yumekitasei.com/links)
Sienna Tristen (they/them) @siennatristen.bsky.social Poet. Witch. Difficult beauty. One half of The Shale Project.
tonia laird @tonialaird.bsky.social Writer of novels and video games. Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Everlove: Rose. Novels: Seventhblade, Black Dog (book 1/3) (2027), Michif living in Treaty 6.
No kings, only kin.
www.tonialaird.com
Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social Fine artist of Imaginative Realism. Retired illustrator of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Winner of 15 Hugo Awards. Inducted into the SF Hall of Fame in 2009.
Cherae @clclarkwrites.com SFF’s buffest lesbian. BFA & Ignyte & Locus Winner. Nebula & Hugo & BFA Finalist. TOURAINE'S ARMS & TOURAINE’S LEGS & TOURAINE'S @$$ & AMBESSA'S ARMS (Orbit ‘21,‘23,'25). français, العربيّة. they/she/sir/Hey, soldier.
https://linktr.ee/clclark
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
Tyler Goodier @tylergoodier.bsky.social Writer of anti-colonial science-fiction and fantasy, safety regulator, ally.
Sunburst Award @sunburstaward.bsky.social The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is an annual juried award that recognizes exceptional works of Canadian speculative literature. www.sunburstaward.org
Westwood Creative Artists @westwoodcreative.bsky.social Westwood Creative Artists is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected literary agencies. 🍁
https://wcaltd.com/
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
File 770 @file770.bsky.social Mike Glyer's news of science fiction
https://file770.com/
The Beguiling @thebeguiling.bsky.social 35 years of comics, manga, graphic novels & high-art funny books | Original art |
Gollancz @gollancz.bsky.social Gollancz is the sci-fi, fantasy & horror list of @orionbooks.bsky.social ✨
The UK’s No. 1 SFF publisher by TCM sales since 1927 🏆
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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social Your favourite independent, genrefluid fiction publisher, bringing you the very best in SF, F & WTF!?
IG/X: @angryrobotbooks
Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Work-Only) @work.debbieohi.com This is my work-only broadcast acct with updates about what I'm working on. Not all kidlit. Also see https://debbieohi.com/newsletter/ 🇨🇦
For my main feed w/ ALL my nerdy interests, replies: @DebbieOhi.com
https://debbieohi.com/links/
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social Beyond the grace of God, a wanderer in the outer darkness.
Lambda Award winner, Locus Award finalist, Best-selling author of MANHUNT, CUCKOO, and BLACK FLAME, out now from Tor Nightfire, and CHIMERA, coming 2027
Profile pic by @theoboopis.bsky.social
Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social Novelist: The Salvagers Trilogy, The Starmetal Symphony, Every Mountain Made Low, Alien and Star Trek
Games: Alien: Rogue Incursion and Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 (consultant)
No AI in my work, ever.
Andrew Miano @mianomania.bsky.social Film and tv producer.
Exec Producer of Murderbot
Reluctant poster. Obviously.
Go Bills!
Robin Marwick @electricland.bsky.social Freelance medical editor, alto, digital packrat, occasional traveller, trying to make things better. If you tell me a tomato is a fruit not a vegetable, you’ll get a lecture. 🇨🇦 She/her. https://linktr.ee/rmarwick
Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com Art in Awe of Science
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James Alan Gardner @jagardner.bsky.social Writer: mostly fantasy and science fiction. Currently working on a Big Fat Fantasy, tentatively titled SIX GODDESSES AND A CAT. Also learning Japanese.
Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social The official bluesky account of Foxes In Love!
Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social Giant Ageless Creature trapped in tiny human body.
Illustrator. Dog Dad.
EIC @ Little Ghosts Press
Owner @ Little Ghosts Books
Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social Dreigiau o Gymru. Aka Andy Frazer. Illustrator of dragons and dinosaurs. All books available in my Etsy shop. Please DM for commission enquiries. He/him. European/Welsh. No AI. www.andyfrazer.com
Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social Anarchist. Host of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff. Co-owner of Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. Latest book is The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice. she/they
Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social Writer, cat dad, wife guy, cryptid. Author of DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM (2024), DEFEKT (2021), FINNA (2020), and HOMESICK (2019).
Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social queer SFF author, essayist, poet. he/they 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com
P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social Historian. Writer. Jumbie & Duppy Conqueror. Rambler of Things. Doer of Stuff. Brotha From Another Planet | pdjeliclark.com
Block Shop Books @blockshopbooks.bsky.social Women/Queer-owned curated bookstore connecting people with great new books. A safe space.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 11-4
Co-owned by - author Jo Treggiari
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0
www.blockshopbooks.ca
Nadia Halim @nadiahalim.bsky.social Eccentric spinster, bookstore worker, Toronto, she/her
Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social “Jen-DEE-a”
Creative Instructor | Producer | STEM Communications | Artist | Author
GODFESTATION (Out Now) | THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT (Preorder)
CEO and Editor-in-Chief of @starsandsabers.bsky.social.
Also J. Dianne Dotson.
https://jendiagammon.com
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Kate Blair @kateblair.bsky.social Award-winning British-Canadian YA author of WE BURY NOTHING, A MIST OF MEMORIES, TRANSFERRAL, TANGLED PLANET & THE MAGPIE’S LIBRARY (MG), out with DCB/Cormorant. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/We-Bury-Nothing
She/her
Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social We're a member-supported charity that's been leading the change for a healthier and more vibrant city since 2008.
Join the movement: www.cycleto.ca
Powell's Books Chicago @powellsbookschi.bsky.social Chicago’s largest independent dealer in quality used, bargain, antiquarian, and out-of-print books. Visit us at 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, or at powellschicago.com.
Catherine Fitzsimmons @jinxcf.bsky.social a.k.a. Jinx. Any pronouns. Author, owner of @brainlagbooks.bsky.social, artist, and vgm enthusiast with too many hobbies.
thejinx.wordpress.com
https://books2read.com/ap/n0MLqw/Catherine-Fitzsimmons
Dundurn Press @dundurnpress.bsky.social Books and news from leading Canadian independent publisher, Dundurn Press. Read with us. These are your stories.
Links: https://campsite.bio/dundurnpress
Jagmeet Singh @jagmeetsingh.ca Pronounced Jug(rhymes with hug)-MEET! | Former Leader of Canada's New Democratic Party | Le chef du NPD du Canada | Text me 👉🏽 613-801-8210
R.B. Lemberg. Yes, still in Kansas @rblemberg.bsky.social RB (they/them). Immigrant, SFF writer + academic. Neurodivergent. World Fantasy Award winner. Le Guin Prize, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus and Crawford finalist. Views always my own.
Mir veln zey iberlebn
http://rblemberg.net/
https://patreon.com/rblemberg
Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social on hiatus...
https://psychopomp.com/fantasy/
Coach House Books @coachhousebooks.bsky.social Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publisher of poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction. Good on paper since 1965. https://linktr.ee/chbooks
R8rjamie @r8rjamie.bsky.social I’m a maker and a thinker. I like to cook, bake, and take naps.
Fergus Heywood @fergusheywood.bsky.social Executive Producer, Strategy & Ops for a certain public broadcaster’s OTT service. I also help make #AI-powered digital therapeutics for neurodivergent kids. #Musician. #Storyteller. #Geek. #Designer of #immersiveentertainment. Food and #cocktail nerd.
Joie de livres @joiedelivresmtl.bsky.social La 1re librairie•café•bar bilingue à Montréal
Romance & imaginaire
Montreal’s 1st bilingual bookstore•café•bar
Romance & spec fic
📚☕️🍸♥️🗡️🤖🦇
https://www.joiedelivres.ca
H. M. Long @hmlong.bsky.social Canadian Fantasy Author - Dark Water Daughter - Hall of Smoke - Entwined (‘26) - Ashmarked (27’) - and more
Evan Winter @evanwinter.bsky.social Author of THE BURNING QUARTET: RAGE OF DRAGONS (TIME magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time) & FIRES OF VENGEANCE (out now). Rep: Erin Malone/WME Books
KT Bryski @ktbryski.bsky.social Award-winning fantasy author, dapper gent, Canadian. Stories in many places. Debut novella LOVELY CREATURES out from Psychopomp.com. 🇨🇦
Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social Writer, editor, terrifying bog witch, werewolf of productivity 💀🍁 Ottawa, she/her
Three spooky YA books on shelves now!
Latest: THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY
Writing romantasy as Elise Saint-Séverin 💃
Rep: Jacqui Lipton
@ttallan.bsky.social @ttallan.bsky.social 
Psychopomp @psychopomp.com Publisher of otherworldly fiction @ Psychopomp.com
Publisher of death-focused magazine: @TheDeadlands.com
Publisher of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
Buy our books! https://psychopomp.com/books/
Julia Maddalina @jmaddalina.bsky.social Traditional portrait artist and fantasy illustrator🎨
D&D•Brotherwise Games •Escape Plan Games •General Pencil Co. •Kingkiller Chronicles •The Cosmere
https://linktr.ee/JMaddalina
Laura Keeney || ثُرَيَّا @laurakeeney.bsky.social Former space comms, ex-journo, writer. I 💜 bad movies, good books, post-punk, space, sci-fi, #LFC and NBA/Nuggets.
Filasṭīn Ḥurra, now and forever. 🇵🇸
Dysgwr Cymraeg. Dw i’n cyfri’r dyddiau nes dychwelyd i Gymru. 🏴
Noelle Allen @noelleallen.bsky.social Editor, gardener, lots of opinions.
Tobi Ogundiran @tobiogundiran.com Ignyte, British Fantasy award-winning author of GUARDIAN OF THE GODS duology (Tor) • JACKAL, JACKAL (Undertow) • BSFA, Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy award nominee• Rep: Alex Cochran