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Global Tetrahedron @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social Global Tetrahedron was born of the shadows, and it is committed to control in all its forms. Parent company of The Onion.
Jeremy Scahill @jeremyscahill.com Journalist at @DropSiteNews.com. Author of Blackwater and Dirty Wars. Former twitter combatant. Proton: jeremy@dropsitenews.com
Fancy Rae Baker ๐ซ Indianapolis @theonlyfancyb.bsky.social โจThe friends with benefits experience. Easy, intimate, low-stress dates at my relaxing incall near downtown Indy. You show up, I take care of the restโจ
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MJ @mj27.bsky.social Nurse, Grandma, Infection Prevemtionist, dog and cat mom, sometimes photographer, thankful to be in Colorado, go Chi White Sox and NIU Huskies. Sussex Squad. Glad to be where the sky and conversations are blue 
Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org is this the one that wins
Stella Jorette @stellajorette.bsky.social Writer of spec fic and other ramblings. Horror podcast fan. Political spirit country = Finland . ๐บ๐ฆ
Author of:
https://www.stellajorette.com/harvest-of-shadows/
https://www.stellajorette.com/harmony-lost/
https://www.stellajorette.com/harmony-and-discord
JW Garrett @jwgarrettwriter.bsky.social Multi-award winning speculative fiction author, MBA, wife, and mom.
Lover of all things fantasy and romance!!
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Jeannie (Jay) Marschall ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social Writer of mostly queer SFFH stories & poems | eco garden hag | they/any | outside foraging, inside with a story ๐๏ธ๐ ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๐ช๐บ | No genAI thieverubbish ๐ฏ
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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social Whatever else I may be, words are the best part of me.
Author of the Fire Slayers series, The Painted Fan - and -
The Bookbinder's Apprentice and other Impossible Love Stories
https://pjbraley.com/
DMs only if I've met you - in person, not in your dreams.
D. Benedict Dold @onedaylucky.bsky.social Bit of an idiot who loves writing, motorcycles, video games, and cyberpunk.
My debut novel is now available from all major retailers. See https://www.onedaylucky.com for more info.
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Dani Ripley Indie Author @daniripleywrites.bsky.social Indie author and voracious reader. Images/text copyright Dani Ripley unless noted. DMs closed.
Get everything here ๐
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Elanor Landrie @elanorlandrie.bsky.social Writer, reader, SSL speaker, progressive, atheist.
Follow me:
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https://substack.com/@elanorlandrie
Read The Witch of Toledo: https://a.co/d/4xrwwPd
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C.S. Fuqua @csfuqua.bsky.social Widowed, father, politically/socially progressive, author, musician, craftsman. I don't buy interviews or reviews. Thanks for following, but don't unfollow after I follow back. It's a dishonest way to gain followers. So don't.
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M Brown @mbrown007.bsky.social Friendly writer of thrilling SF, Fantasy, Horror. Screenwriter/Novelist. TTRPG enthusiast. Architecture/Design nut. Biography and history fiend. All around lover of art. Shouldering the burden of one massive TBR!
Adam King @adamkking.bsky.social Writer of whatever story won't leave me alone. Looking for my writing people. Fueled by sushi ๐ฃ
adamkking.com (a masterclass of mistakes for free!)
Shirley Day @writestuff2day.bsky.social Writer and teacher. Avid reader and film / TV lover
Dr. Olga Werby @olgawerby.bsky.social I am scientist who writes science fiction and fantasy books and develops educational materials for all ages to use in schools, museums, zoos, or at home. You can read my blog at interfaces.com or see some of my ed materials at SupermarketScience.com
Joe Colacrai @ageofuprising.bsky.social Walt Disney Imagineer, Singer/Songwriter, Aspiring Author
Dylan Otto Krider @memekiller.bsky.social Writers of the Future and Asimov Award. Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Lightspeed, Daily SF, Asimov's.
Author C.A.House @archbladecahouse.bsky.social Social Media account to talk about my books, engage with other readers/writers, or share whatever is going on in my writing process.
"Archblade: Legend of the Defiler" is available now! Link provided for purchase:
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@daddybear6.bsky.social @daddybear6.bsky.social 
Truant D. Memphis @truantmemphis.com Author. Friend & neighbor. Humorist. Empathetic weirdo.
Check out my novels: Littlethumb Sneezed, Daffodil, Post Oh!pocalypto Poppycock, and Saving Maria. Blended genre humor, litfic/specfic. Available all over the internet.
www.truantmemphis.com
Jeanine Reyes (she/they) @jeaninereyeswrites.bsky.social Fantasy romance author. Writes repressed academics, unwilling heroes, and love-struck disasters with magical/supernatural occurrences. Loves unhinged soap operas that sound wild out of context.
https://jeaninereyeswrites.com/
Brian Terence - Science Fiction Author ๐ช๐๐ป๐๐ @brianterence.co.uk I write sci-fi, paranormal & dark fantasy.
www.waterstones.com/author/brian-terence/9595091
www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Terence/author/B0DJNSGNM6
https://open.spotify.com/show/4DUNS3QDCtxlotgNJW7nrg
๐ซI DO NOT USE AI๐ซ
I use Canva Pro for covers/promos.
Les Taylor @lestaylorwriter.bsky.social Science Fiction writer, father, MFA regretter. He/Him
All opinions and statements are my own and not representative of my employer.
Currently Querying: Stars Beyond Comprehension (Space Opera 96,000 words)
Trans rights are human rights.
Dirk Biesinger - Author - aka Saravji @dirkbiesinger.com Speculative Fiction & Optimistic SFF Author.
Rejecting narrative nihilism.
Exploring recursion in humanoid societies shaped by the constraints they continuously internalize.
Head Curator: Boreas' Tribes Saga
dirkbiesinger.com
D.E. Hawthorne @dehawthorne.bsky.social Writer of things.
#SlavaUkraini๐บ๐ฆ
Richard Winder @scifiwriter.bsky.social Retired forest biologist and indie mycology and sci-fi author.
Ivey Marsh @iveymarsh.bsky.social BA in pol-sci and int relations. here to advocate, self-deprecate + pull you from a ledge. ๐
โa movement guided by principle than by their adversary will surely persist. love your cause more than hatred for the enemy.โ
i am only on here and instagram.
Author Jeno Marz @jenomarz.bsky.social Science Fiction writer, reader, worldbuilder, gamer, electronics engineer, logistician. No unsolicited DMs.
Riga, Latvia, EU
http://jenomarz.com
http://www.amazon.com/Jeno-Marz/e/B0091WAYMC/
Penelope Friday (they/them) @penthewriter.bsky.social Novelist (Bella Books & Nine Star Press) and Regency Period writer.
This is my happy place.
Find photos of cats & Cornwall, good news, funny things, updates of writing, and always ALT TEXT! #writersky
No alt text, no follow.
http://penelopefriday.com
Archie Kregear @archie-the-author.bsky.social I'm living in the PNW. Most of my free time is devoted to writing. Author of six books
Mountain Gods
The Shell Game
How to Make a Fairy Dragon
Anti-Gravity
Mission Alpha
Mission Beta
And stories in seven anthologies
http://amazon.com/author/archie-kregear
Brian Decker @blatherbits.bsky.social Amateur writer, Dad, Husband, Partner. I'm just a Gen Xer navigating new Dad hood. I'm here to throw up my musing, writings and offer support to Dad's dealing with Infertility and going through Infertility treatments.
#writing #writingcommunity #IVF
Joey Webb Author @joeywebbauthor.bsky.social I'm a published author, film maker and actor. Est. MCMLXXX
https://linktr.ee/authorjoeywebb
John W Egan @authorjwegan.bsky.social Author of alternative histories and an historical fiction duology. Historical board gamer. Family first. Veteran of the RUF War. A Canadian in the beautiful Ottawa Valley of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation. http://historicalalternatives.blogspot.com.
Zach Watson @watson-kat.bsky.social Author by choice, developer by career, historian by upbringing. Avid player of Warmachine, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Battletech, at least when I'm not lazing on my couch with video games, my wife, and a lazy corgi.
https://zachwatsonauthor.com/
Richard Servello @eastoflavfx.com 20 year VFX artist, photographer and writer.
Taggart Rehnn ๐จ๐ฆ๐ @taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social Author of vampire, SFF / scifi & spy thrillers. Find me on Amazon amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn, KOBO or taggartrehnn.com . Also, all around jokester on spare time. ๐ซDM only if I know you.๐ซBased in Toronto, Canada.
Radio Free Lansing @mickeyhadick.bsky.social Novelist of suspense, sci-fi and satire. Learn to fight the A.I. robots: https://renewablecreativity.com. I can assemble a tent in under three minutes.
Jeannette Bedard @jeannettebedard.bsky.social Always writing, I have hard drives full with ones and zeros that occasionally coalesce into books. I live on a non-tropical island in the Pacific and loves a good math joke, especially if there is pi involved.
https://jeannettebedard.substack.com/
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!
DramaQueen @dramaq.bsky.social Do not DM unless we are friends. Late bloomer live theater buff. With my husband, we are creating a permanent home for the community theater we began. Tavares Theater. Background geology chemistry art music biology technology printing liturgy emcee.
Daniel Loeb @danloeb.bsky.social The only thing worse than what the internet has become is what it's becoming.
Check out my comics.
Ash:
www.bentboxcomics.com/products/ash-1
Fructus Seminalis (free digital):
https://ko-fi.com/s/919d1790fc
F.S. (print):
https://ko-fi.com/s/1ab94607b5
D.C. Greschner @dcgreschner.bsky.social Sci-fi author ๐ฝ | Performer ๐ญ | Science teacher ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ฌ | Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ | Owned by cats ๐๐โโฌ | https://linktr.ee/dcgreschner
Debut Novel: Out of Tune
Scott Waldyn @writerscott.bsky.social #Writer of sci-fi/horror. Reviewer at Chronicle Chamber. #Author of MACHINE. Sign up for "Because We Can" at Substack or visit me at ScottWaldynWrites.com. He/him.
Doctorme4 @doctorme4.bsky.social Professional doors, wanna be streamer, lost in a world that doesn't care. NOT CURRENTLY COMMISIONING ART! I don't have the money. ๐ 
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)
๐ https://alanmichaels.com | https://instagram.com/AlanVMichaels
jcsimonds @jcsimonds.bsky.social Author - The Heirs to Camelot series (paranormal romance), shopping a sci-fi humor book: My Ridiculous Life in Space. Corporate trainer. Cross-stitcher. Liberal old hippie chick who bites. The geist has simply zeited
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
* Happily Married
* Dad Living/Dad Dying
* AI art doesnโt exist
@morganrrhaze.bsky.social @morganrrhaze.bsky.social Follow at morganrrhaze.com
Email morganrrhazeauthor@gmail.com
Meghan O Koesters @okmeghan.bsky.social Author / Model / Artist
Author of The Hash-Marked Girl and Silly Billyโs Guide to the Theatre
https://a.co/d/2P0PFRU
Rene Astle ๐จ๐ฆ๐ป @castle88.bsky.social Author of science fiction and fantasy where characters find their families and their place in the world ... or the universe. Reader of same. Urbanist and environmentalist (the former stemming from the latter). She/her. Find me at reneastle.substack.com.
Blue Wisconsin Chicken Lady @blackearthsquid.bsky.social Scientist. Mom. Animal lover. Anti-fascist. Pro-education, pro-equal rights, pro-science, pro-choice, pro-kindness and compassion.
Liam Quane ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ @specificityarchives.com Filmmaker
Author | SPSFC Quarter-finalist
Comic writer
Sloth on the run
www.liamquane.com
Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social Author of speculative fiction
๐ Novels - HypIn Publishing
๐ Short fiction - Clarkesworld Magazine
https://linktr.ee/sherisingerling
Marla L. Anderson @mlanderson.bsky.social Award-winning author, editor, indie publisher, part-time metalsmith, full-time reader, lover of science fiction, and a closet Trekkie..shhhhh. 
Hugh W. Roberts ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @hughsviewsandnews.com Dyslexic blogger, writer, author, keen photographer and time-traveller.
Dog Dad to two Welsh Cardigan Corgis.
Blog: https://hughsviewsandnews.com/
Located: Swansea, Wales.
Two short story and flash fiction collections - Glimpses and More Glimpses.
Mark Johnston ๐ @markjohnston905.bsky.social Dad, teacher, author (author.mrjohnston.ca)
HMH Murray @nillcord.bsky.social Writer of space opera and fanfiction
NYC Midnight Finalist SS 2024
Futurescapes 2022
Codexian SFWA
http://hmhmurray.substack.com
https://books2read.com/u/47LkkR
Scott Writes @scottbigger.bsky.social Husband, father, writer, traveler, software engineer, reluctant household IT technician. #amquerying literary #scifi #WritingCommunity. Come visit Portland, OR
Author M. Pax @mpax1.bsky.social Author for those who love to escape this world. The bizarre beckons to me. I blame Oregon. ๐ฝAmateur astronomer๐ฝ herder of cats ๐ฝgardener ๐ฝobsessive picture taker ๐ฝlove cheesy bad movies ๐ฝhoarder of books ๐ฝcancer survivor ๐ฝ https://mpaxauthor.com
G.Stanley (fiction) @gstanley-fiction.bsky.social Award-winning (English Speaking Union, British Council) writer from the UK. Now writing sci-fi, fantasy, psychological thriller, the uncanny, and other genre fiction.
https://linktr.ee/graham.stanley
https://grahamstanley.substack.com
Louise McLaughlin author she / her @louisemclaughlin.bsky.social ๐๐ Scottish fantasy author of D-Notice series- Cassie discovers saving the world with Glaswegian retired gods is a tough gig.
FREE BOOK links
Deviation: Wandering gods https://BookHip.com/HBMLCLS
Darkness https://BookHip.com/XNZJLNF
Allan Fisher @realallanfisher.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆAuthor based in Toronto with my wife, three adult children & many pets.
Amazon: https://amazon.com/author/allanfisher
Website: https://shorturl.at/NUcjY
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/allanfisher
Rae๐ป @rae90.bsky.social โ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จ๐ฟ
Booted up in 1990. Mostly an observer these days.
Banner by @kitsooki.bsky.social
Mariรฉ Rojas Tamayo @mariewriter1963.bsky.social Published writer, more than 30 books ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐ฎ
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
Ian Pattinson @spinneyhead.bsky.social Just trying to think of words.
YT- https://www.youtube.com/@SpinneyworldModels
Books - https://books2read.com/ap/xrjrPx/Ian-Pattinson & https://books2read.com/ap/xbAkP8/Garth-Owen
Blog - http://spinneyhead.co.uk/
Hobby shop - https://spinneyworld.com/
Donald A. Sansom @donaldasansom.bsky.social Science fiction writer from Canada living in Europe. Author of the novel Slide-Backers. Short fiction has appeared in Starfarer's Cafe, The Accidental Time Travelers Collective III, and Tickled by Thunder. ๐ |๐ช๐ ๐ Sci-fi |๐ช๐ #Author #fiction #WeirdFiction
Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social UK writer of fiction (12 books published). Photographer. Environment, science, atheist, humanist, walker, happily married. Find me here: https://stuartaken.net/ I DO NOT follow DMs, selfie promos & users w/o profiles or posts. Porn will be blocked.
Daniel Woods @danwoodswriter.bsky.social Terrible writer, solid takes. Petty bitch.
Neo-Americana; Speculative #Fiction & #SciFi
Bluesky is Lib, not Left.
IWW-FJU, Land of Enchantment, USA.
danwoodswriter.com for fresh reads!
#booksky #writingcommunity
Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social Avid science fiction fan. Loves Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Star Trek, etc. Writes sci-fi and fantasy. Read about my latest publications on https://perpetualstateofmildpanic.wordpress.com/
JP Spalding - SciFi ๐ช๐ Writer @jpspalding.com Scifi author seeking representation~
Writing a book about the perils of propaganda in orbit around a blackhole.
Stories in Schlock! Magazine and Club Chixculub.
First reader for RadonJournal
Buy my novella about birds. Mybook.to/BTBW
JpSpalding.com
Rob Bignell, Science Fiction Author @sfauthorrobbignell.bsky.social Rob Bignell is the author of several published science fiction novels and short stories. When not writing or reading SF, he's a book editor at inventingrealityediting.com.
Ber @berschein.com Writer, Illustrator and enjoyer of ramen, space, and speculative/science fiction.
No hate. No bigotry. We share this rock, letโs act like it.
Explore Malin Galaxy here: https://berschein.com
Tempest Teapot โ ๐ ๐ธ @tempestteapot.bsky.social Tempest Teapot: energy coiled in small space
Epic Fantasy novel Demonโs Bargain
#AmQuerying #F #R #YA #A
Kahyla Tamrin faces a demonโs bargain where all the options are bad: fight with soul-destroying magic or lose her family, her beloved, and her life.
Lamont A. Turner @lamontaturner.bsky.social Writer
Chris Is Writing โ๏ธ @clm1971.bsky.social I'm currently working on the 2nd draft of my debut space-opera novella Warship Mjolnir: Annihilation. This is the first ๐ I've ever written in my life. Also, I enjoy watching movies as well. #writersky #filmsky #moviesky #booksky
KJ McGee @kjmcgee.bsky.social Author, Recovering procrastinator, Reader, Rescue-dog walker, Observer, One small voice, former Software Engineer, Coffee forward, Her partner and their father for as long as may be.
Bricker P. Vale @brickerpvale.bsky.social New fantasy author just having fun writing books and putting them out there. Also big gamer: cards, board, video, and TTRPG. #scifi #fantasy #writing #books
https://www.brickerpvale.com
Con J Cosby @conjcosby.bsky.social An autistic creative writer who loves sci-fi & fantasy & orion girls. ๐๐๐ฝ๐ก- non potest esse nisi unum
Matt Rouse (Author) ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ @authormattrouse.hookdm.com ๐ Published Science Fiction Storyteller. #SciFi (Amazing Tales, Black Cat Weekly, Drabble Harvest) Chicken Wrangler. Nova Scotia, Canada
Andy Fix @ajfixer.bsky.social Storyteller, gamer, reader, music lover, retired ๐ player, wrestling fan, dad, all-around geek.
โIf your tastes run nerd, I highly recommend you get your fix from this gentleman.โ -drkx
Cohost of the White Rocket Babylon 5 & Sci Fi Review podcast.
Tony Travis @tonytravis.com Tony is an award-winning author, SFWA member, and lives with his dachshund poodle. He writes in the general style of the 1960's with a few modern touches. He is a fan of Star Trek, Battlestar, and Dune.
"Our search for truth is why we are alive."
J Alan Erwine @jalanerwine.bsky.social J Alan Erwine is a science fiction writer, editor, and ttrpg designer. Learn more at http://www.jalanerwine.com
Blog: jalanerwine.blogspot.com
KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/jalanerwine
Anti-fascist
๐ซ Jim the Vampire ๐ซ @jimthevampire.bsky.social Definitely not a Vampire! Wannabe Sci-Fi writer, writing some rubbish called Statues Erode. It's got space in it! Progress: Rewrite 1. 50k words. Eeeep.
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/
P.G. Sundling @pgsundling.bsky.social A genre-bending #writer with a terse cinematic style. My #sci-fi #thrillers have a dose of hilarious political #satire. ๐๐ ๐ช๐ #5amWritersClub #ADHD #gamer #dnd Animal lover
Give me the benefit of doubt& I will too.
Storygraph: pg_sundling
Former coder
Allister Thompson @allistert.bsky.social "Amateur" ambient/folk musician, "Professional" editor/author of thoughtful speculative fiction, generally on climate and human folly. From some place currently called North Bay in โCanada.โ
thegatelessgate.bandcamp.com
http://www.allisterthompson.com
Joanna Masters ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @joannamasters.bsky.social MG science fiction and fantasy author. Still writing under my old name, Jonathon Mast.
https://joanna-masters.itch.io/
Shon-Lueiss @shonlueiss.bsky.social Poetry, art, and idealistic musings. ๐นโ๏ธ๐ต๐ทโ๐พ
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.
Keli A. Horn, Author @keliahorn.bsky.social Author of the space opera/cosmic horror novel A Matter of Time. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Lesbian ๐งก๐ค๐ Disabled Veteran ๐ฏ She/Her
If you enjoy concepts of alien fairy cyborgs and eldritch horrors colliding, then follow me into the depths: https://linktr.ee/keliahorn
Robert Wack SFF Author @rwack.bsky.social NO AI! SFF Author: Time Bomber; Grendels (https://grendelsnovel.substack.com)
robertwack.com;
Your Angry Pediatrician (https://yourangrypediatrician.substack.com)
Jay Cannon (JC) @jc-cannon.bsky.social Sci-fi author, former Hill staffer, privacy advocate, Michigan native, Navy veteran living in DC
Latest Book: Preserving Ancestry
https://www.jaycannonauthor.com/
AlaskaBluebird @alaskabluebird.bsky.social Just a bluebird in Alaska bringing art to the robot war.
I will NEVER use Generative AI. Writin books and drawin stuff.
My DA: https://www.deviantart.com/akbluebird
My Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/bluebirddiary
brahamfiction @brahamfiction.bsky.social Graphic designer, artist, certified geek, and author. Eric Braham. Braham is one syllable...like graham cracker.