Joe Bain @ohcripes.bsky.social Machine-man. Director of @hairyheartstudio.bsky.social . Co-founder of @glasgowindiegamesfest.org
Critical Reflex @cr-games.bsky.social kick-ass game publisher, CR Channel's cool sibling
Pitches: tinyurl.com/ymyubrkt
Say hi: hello@criticalreflex.com
Brian Baglow @brianbaglow.bsky.social Games generalist. Scottish specialist. Writing the First National strategy for games.
BAFTA Games @baftagames.bsky.social Celebrating & supporting the games industry in the UK & internationally 🎮
Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social Actress, Writer, Creator of Philosophy Tube ⚔️
Lohar in HOUSE OF THE DRAGON; Eurus in STAR WARS; Nocturne in BALDUR’S GATE 3; Hotspur in THE PRINCE; also @KillJamesBond ✨👑
Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social Emmy-nominated TV writer and comedian. My new book “Good Game, No Rematch” is out April 1st. Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/ytjvhjsb Email: mikedruckerisdead @ gmail .com
Kinetic Publishing @kineticpub.bsky.social The official account of Kinetic Publishing, helping developers bring their best ideas to life.
By Kinetic Games.
Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social Creative Director @BlumhouseGames
🏴 in LA
Blumhouse Games @blumhousegames.com The Home of Horror Games
Wishlist Grave Seasons: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255110/Grave_Seasons/
TheScotsQueen @thescotsqueen.bsky.social Tiny Scottish Lass & Variety Streamer 🏴
Causing Chaos wherever I Go
Love of Anything Horror and Retro FPS 🫶🏼
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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers.
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
PREORDER The Haunting of Avis Lovelock TODAY!
Repped by John Baker @ PFD.
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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
Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 Wolf's Path is a finalist! @jolantru.bsky.social Werewolves.(Hugo winner) Strange Horizons Articles Senior Ed & Fiction Ed. COS
Originals ed. IGDN diversity board. Kidlit. Independent aca-fan. J. Damask. Sailing The Golden Chersonese (Queen of Swords). Giant Oarfish (imprint). (She/They/Qar)
Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social Pale. Curious. Game-maker. Writer. (de-)Archivist.
Goblinesque. Demi. ADHD. She/Her.
Current things:
- Darkened Hill & Dale 🎲💀🏞️
- TERMINUS 🎲💀🚇
- Trick or Retreat 🎃🎲☕☺️
links.patchworkfez.co.uk
CiCi @cici6923.bsky.social Born out of wedlock to birth parents Agnetha and Björn, I was adopted by Danny and Sandy and then later by Thurston and Kim. My last foster family were Lux and Ivy where I was taught how to dance in cha-cha heels while chewing out a rhythm on bubblegum 🏳️⚧️
Jaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social Recovering sound designer for games.
Video games, (metal) music, film photography, workers' rights
@iwgbunion.bsky.social Treasurer
Scottish. No DMs!
Work: https://speedyjx.com/
Noise:
@manmadeorigin.bsky.social
https://thecabinetnoir.bandcamp.com/
E.S. Raye - Author & Screenwriter @esraye.bsky.social 🇨🇦
Writer of scifi and horror short stories, novels & screenplays.
Editor in Chief of @perseidprophecies.bsky.social
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esraye.com
Valentin Fassón @valenfasson.bsky.social Argentinean Game Dev. Student - Navigating my way into the industry
Marsh Davies @marshdavies.bsky.social Writer & illustrator. Occasional videogame dev, now making horrid TTRPGs about cursed pies, hogmen and worse.
https://teethrpg.itch.io/
Mary Goodden @marygoodden.bsky.social Writer/narrative designer
Fallen London/Zombies, Run!/Thousand Hells/PVKK/more
bodies/brains/horror/FEELINGS
She/her
https://www.marygoodden.com/
Gerard Howard @gerard-howard.bsky.social Senior Writer / Narrative Designer on Hopetown
Author
Screenwriter
https://gerardhowardiii.com/
Grace Knight @grace-knight.co.uk Glasgow based writer with credits across film, TV, audio drama, and theatre. www.grace-knight.co.uk. Current project for Choice of Games:https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/magic-at-the-masthead-by-grace-knight-wip-thread-60k-word-demo/178096
🏳️🌈🚲📺🪡🎮🏕🫖🚀🐀🥔
Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Cloak and Dagger Games • The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (BAFTA longlisted), Sumatra: Fate of Yandi, Football Game and more • Working on TBA
UK based/NZ born • Folk horror nut • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/cloakanddaggergames
Andy Law @hapimeses.bsky.social Game Designer and Cartographer
Co-owner of Rookery Publications and Lorebeards
Producer/GM of LAWhammer | https://www.patreon.com/LAWhammer
Producer/Cast of Inside the Rookery
🏳️🌈Ꚙ🏴 he/him
Daniel Turner 🔜 AdventureX @pointered.bsky.social Game Dev and Director at College Fun Games,
Making our second game, a point-and-click parody of Les Misérables, wishlist here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4090610
@collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy
ABS @abs.ventures https://abs.ventures/
https://bsky.app/profile/abs.ventures
https://www.instagram.com/_a_b_5_
https://mastodon.social/@ABS
Edinburgh SFF @edinburghsff.com ESFF is an open writing community for Science Fiction and Fantasy writers in Scotland. Events, resources & support, writing sessions, critique + more.
Community website for writers:
https://EdinburghSFF.com
Fergus Doyle @mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social Brittunculus. A frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe. Something Yorkshire in the state of Denmark. I write games and sometimes I put them online.
Narrative Designer, Sea of Rifts: https://www.seaofrifts.com/
Website: https://mrfergusdoyle.com
Meghan Ellis Brown @meghan0n.bsky.social Entertainment Journalist and SFF Writer | Eurogamer, Tabletop Bookshelf, BBC Scotland, The Guardian, IGN, All the Anime, etc. | www.meghanon.co.uk ✍️ | meghan0n.itch.io 🎮
Spiral Circus @spiralcircusgames.bsky.social We are an indie game company with a passion for making strange games.
Www.spiralcircusgames.com
Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social Game Producer | IG50 Winner 2026 | Gamebridge Best Team Project Winner 2026 | DARE Academy Winner 2025 | DARE Audience Choice Award Winner 2025 | CATE Award Winner 2025 | Women in Games Ambassador
https://linktr.ee/lucindashale
J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social Game Writer–Narrative Designer 📚🎮✍🏻
PORTFOLIO: http://jisaacgadient.com
LINKS: https://linktr.ee/jisaacgadient
Amy-Leigh Shaw @diveamydive.bsky.social Loud Whisperer • Dragon Fanatic • 🍬Award-Winning Writer and Narrative Designer @ Sweet Baby Inc🍬 • Previously @ Rocksteady Games • ✨Limit Break Mentor✨ • She/Her 💖💛💙 🏳️🌈
“Very sweet and always improved with butter.”
Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social Writer of sff + comics.
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/Zviqn
Also found at andrewknighton.com
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleach’s horrible wife living by the river tay. I develop & write tv and videogames, and direct and cast voice actors for various different places. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com Writer, game designer, artist | Making SIGNET CITY | WISHLIST NOW - https://bit.ly/SC-Steam
Creator of Citizen Sleeper series + In Other Waters | editor Heterotopias | IndieCade, GDCA winner | Hugo, BAFTA, IGF, DICE + TGA nominee | PhD | they/them |
Sarah L Miles @iamgiantwoman.bsky.social Professional nerd
- Writer
- Reader
- Panel moderator (taking 2026 bookings): upcoming: PrideCAF, MCM, ThoughtBubble
previous: Portsmouth, SDCC
- Bookseller
Fandom-Made.com: SARAH15
https://linktr.ee/iamgiantwoman
Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
📝: www.bryantfrancis.me
🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social Novelist, poet, tutor, DJ and so on. Very polite.
My novel 'The House on Utopia Way' is out now - https://www.stefmo.co.uk/product-page/the-house-on-utopia-way-paperback
New poetry out with Broken Sleep 31st July - https://tinyurl.com/4yzf7amd
gril @funambulism.com Stories, games, philosophy. Jew.
Currently: Total War 40K, (TBA), ZEPHON, 40K: Gladius
Previously: PUBG: Black Budget, Tides of Tomorrow, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Absolver...
https://linktr.ee/griddleoctopus
Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social Novels & games chap. Johannes Cabal, Carter & Lovecraft, THE SHADOW ON THE GLASS for "Call of Cthulhu," Kyth the Taker, Goon Squad, co-wrote BROKEN SWORD I-III, principal writer on the BAFTA-winning ATOMFALL. All my fault. Sorry.
UK. Portrait: Small Robot
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.
Cavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, comic writer and screenwriter. Find me at www.cavletter.com
Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com I help good people make good games in good ways. https://ramiismail.com/
Olivia Wood @babelfishwars.bsky.social 'Funky urban Galadriel' | 'Celestial gigawitch' | 'Bird lady' | 'Crone' | “Singularly horrifying – 5 stars”
Narrative Lead & Writer
Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
George Mann @georgemann.bsky.social Author and scriptwriter for Disney Lucasfilm Press, Tor, Dark Horse, Vault, Titan, BBC and more. Star Wars, Wychwood, Newbury & Hobbes, the Ghost, Doctor Who, Dark Souls, Dragon Age.
I love D&D, books, comics, folklore and horror movies.
Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social Narrative Wrangler-Videogames, TV, theatre, and more. Narrative Director on Battlefield. Previous Horizon Forbidden West/CalloftheMountain- Prince of Persia - Fable. Views my own.
He/him. www.andrewwalsh.com
Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co Narrative @inkle.co he/him
Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social Writer. Makes books, games.
Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS. And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
Tom Abba @tomabba.studio Professor of Narrative Technologies and Pervasive Media Studio Resident.
Artist, writer and publisher. Opinions are all my own. Usually making something.
Tom Waterhouse @2dforever.com 2D illustration, animation and design. In Bristol, UK
http://2dforever.com
Gary J Kings 🎮🎞️ Game Trailer Maker @garyjkings.bsky.social Hobbyist photographer and professional trailer maker, game writer, game designer, and some other useful stuff. He/Him.
Trailers+contact: https://garyjkings.wordpress.com/
Cymera Festival @cymerafestival.co.uk Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
🖊️ 2026 Festival 5-7 June, in Edinburgh & online. Tickets on Sale 1 March 2026
www.cymerafestival.co.uk
Alasdair Stuart @alasdairstuart.com Award-winning voice actor and journalist. Narrative designer. Pop culture consigliere. Podcaster. Writes The Full Lid. ‘Fantastic Frontal Everything'-Matt Wallace. On the board of the Cool Wives Club. Joy and spite.
https://carrd.alasdairstuart.com
Mags D. @magsthepirate.bsky.social Lord High Priestess of Documentation (technical writer in games). I know the good words. Ask me about my cats/fave games. Opinions, lamentably, mine. No Gen AI.
James Parker @jamesgroundshatter.bsky.social 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces, out now in Early Access. Ground Shatter director, Bristol Games Hub minister without portfolio. Mostly talking Turtles, Statham, Wick.
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Caspar Geon @caspargeon.bsky.social Author of PKD award nominated non-human space opera THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN, published by Solaris.
Also known as that weirdo Tom Toner, author of the Amaranthine Spectrum, published by Gollancz
Developmental editor at CBC
https://linktr.ee/caspargeon
inkle @inkle.co Independent developer of narrative games; creators of ink; home of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope podcast..
Games: TR-49, A Highland Song, Forever Labyrinth, Overboard, Expelled, Heaven's Vault, 80 Days, Sorcery, and Pendragon.
🔗 inkle.co
Karl Poyzer @karlpoyzer.bsky.social Part cinematographer. Part animator. Part game writer. www.karlpoyzer.com
Daniel Livingstone @d-livingstone.bsky.social games, education, space-laser operations, stuff. This account definately not representative of my employer.
Jack King-Spooner @king-spooner.bsky.social Buy Mashina: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3395930/Mashina/
Buy Judero: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1960900/Judero/
Buy Dujanah: https://store.steampowered.com/app/681240/Dujanah/
Other works: https://jackspinoza.itch.io/
Glasgow Independent Games Festival @glasgowindiegamesfest.org Bringing the best indie games to Glasgow ⋆｡°✩
. ݁₊⊹ July 11-12 2026 ⊹₊ ݁.
📍BAaD
https://glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/
AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social AdventureX brings together devs & gamers with a passion for interactive storytelling: Nov 7th & 8th 2026 in London
https://adventurexpo.org
Tickets are now available: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/adventurexconferencescic/2339289
Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games
EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage
www.sizefivegames.com
Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social Novelist. Video game correspondent for The Guardian. He/him 💖
Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social Est. 1986, GSFWC is a critique workshop for writers of fantastical literature based in Scotland.
Official website, anthologies and more: https://linktr.ee/gsfwc
Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social Director of video games. Currently Vampirium: 1997, previously Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular etc etc
Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social Developer and publisher of lovingly crafted puzzle games.
🔗 www.draknek.org
StoryBundle @storybundle.bsky.social We're StoryBundle! StoryBundle was created to give a platform for indie authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for readers. Don't miss out on the bundles!
Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social BBC journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2026 Journalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress | Work email: firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk
Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social indie games // electronic music // words
Mode 7 // nervous_testpilot + _ensnare_ // Mode Collapse
mode7.games - indie games
nervoustestpilot.com - electronic music
modecollapse.com - words
Antony Johnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social Atomic Blonde, Can You Solve the Murder, The Dog Sitter Detective, The Exphoria Code, The Organised Writer, Resident Evil Village, etc. I write all the things. Reps: http://antonyjohnston.com/contact
Sally Beaumont |BAFTA Breakthrough|Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social BAFTA Breakthrough
British VA (remote studio) & Game Writer
Voice: Old Skies| Hob’s Barrow| Harold Halibut| Dread Delusion| Loco Motive| Heartspell| Rogue Trader| Earth Must Die| Blake Manor| El Paso 2
She/Her 😷
info/sallybeaumont.com
SallyBeaumont.com
Reese Wright @reeseofcake.bsky.social Senior Producer @ Devolver Digital 🌈 Payer of cat tax 🌈 They/Them 🌈 Based in Glasgow, Scotland
Out Making Games @outmakinggames.bsky.social We are Out Making Games! Our mission is to unite the LGBTQ+ community working in the games industry🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.outmaking.games
AP Thomson @apthomson.bsky.social https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
Blippo+ @blippo.plus Channel Surf ✺ New Wave ⚡︎ Television
🎬 Out Now on Nintendo Switch, Steam, & Mac
📡 Broadcasting Weekly on Playdate
🏆 Apple Design Awards 2026 Finalist
🏆 Best Writing in a Game NYGA 2026
🏆 4x IGF 2026 Nominee
https://blippo.plus
Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games Indie narrative games publisher. Host of #LudoNarraCon. On a journey to discover innovative story-driven games.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/fellowtravellergames
Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social 🏴 / AI 🚫 Award-winning writer of comics + game history books.
Killtopia | BPM | Hello Darkness | Boom! Studios | Titan Comics | Bitmap Books | Agent: Watson Little
Hire me / portfolio: https://www.dave-cook.com
All my links: https://linktr.ee/davecook
Eliott Poyzer @eliottpoyzer.bsky.social Making a game about a janitor trying to land a spaceship
Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social Thomas Welsh. Author of the Metiks Fade trilogy. Lead writer and narrative Director on Nivalis Nights, Best Served Cold, more. I wrote Cloudpunk.
Nonbinary. Likes finery. He/Him/She/Her
Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social Author of Nunslinger, the Factus Sequence & Triggernometry. Lead Writer on Shadows of Doubt, Lead Narrative on Hopetown. Visiting Lecturer in Interactive Narrative at Glasgow School of Art 🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/starkholborn
Benjamin Thomas @benjiswriting.bsky.social Airports, bars, and the written word. Rewild yourself.
https://benjiswriting.substack.com