First Novel Prize @firstnovelprize.bsky.social Writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists.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
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The Happy Duck Bookshop & Readery @thehappyduckbooks.bsky.social New and used books and local art ๐
Open Tues & Wed 10-4, Thurs & Fri 10-6, and Sat 10-5 ๐ฆ
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~ Shanna Lee James~ Author @2bdynamic.bsky.social Retired Nurse and Author who loves writing about 'real life' stuff. Visit my Author website @ shannaleejamesauthor.com to see my bio and books. And my 2nd site @ https://bsky.app/profile/jami-jam.bsky.social
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/
Patricia Bracewell @patbracewell.bsky.social Author of the Emma of Normandy Series: Shadow on the Crown, The Price of Blood, The Steel Beneath the Silk. Writer, reader, scholar, medievalist, traveler, gardener, occasional tennis player.
www.PatriciaBracewell.com
Selena Mercuri | Writer, Editor, Book Publicist @selenamercuri.bsky.social ๐ MFA Candidate @uguelphcwmfa
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The Creative Collective @create-connect.bsky.social We believe that creativity thrives in collaboration and that every artist deserves access to the tools, connections, and support needed to succeed.
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Joy is drafting her debut โก๏ธ @joycauthor.bsky.social Fantasy and Historical Fiction writer, exhausted college student, and tea lover! If itโs not sapphic I probably didnโt write it
Sarah Bax Horton @sarahbaxhorton.bsky.social Currently on BBC iPlayer with Lucy Worsleyโs Victorian Murder Club as author of Arm of Eve: Investigating the Thames Torso Murders, RBAM Book of the Year 2024 ๐, also One-Armed Jack: Uncovering the Real Jack the Ripper
Assaph Mehr ๐โ๏ธ๐ต๏ธ๐ป๐บ๐๏ธ๐ค @assaph.bsky.social Author of Murder In Absentia, an historical-fantasy murder-mystery in a quasi-Roman Ancient World (see http://egretia.com); Mad genius behind http://TheProtagonistSpeaks.com
SZ Estavillo @szestavilloauthor.com Crime Thriller Author | The Serpent Series |@OliverHeberBooks | MA: TV, Radio & Film | Multi-Genre Reader
The Serpentโs Bridge (๐1)
The Serpent Woman (๐2)
Twilight of the Serpent (๐3)
The Serpentโs Order (๐4)
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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
Great Novel Reads @greatnovels.bsky.social Fiction-only book discovery platform.
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No noise. Just novels.
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David Dodds @daviddoddsauthor.bsky.social Author of urban fantasy fiction. Semi-retired bat ecologist. Gliding instructor. Butler to a highly-opinionated Jack Russell.
Joni Page Author @jonipageauthor.bsky.social Wild child. Optimist.
Writer of captivating, happy tales.
Author of Beach Shorts - a Sandthology & The Feminist EarthMother PartyGirl.
Website: www.jonipage.com
Gratefully living on Kaurna Country, Australia.
Bookshelfie โญ๏ธ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Go and Write! @goandwrite.ca Go and Write! Join Dr. Gerard Collins and Jane Simpson, professional, award-winning authors based in New Brunswick, Canada, on writing retreats in Canada and overseas. Visit www.goandwrite.ca to learn more.
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Rebecca J. Hogue @rebeccahogue.com Writing. Learning. Sharing. Connecting.
Author, Podcaster, Lecturer, Instructional Designer, Breast Cancer Survivor - living in Nova Scotia Canada
1st Book: Never knew I wanted to be a breast cancer survivor
Podcast: Definitely Not Famous
Liza Nash Taylor @lizanashtaylor.bsky.social Historical Novelist. ๐ผ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ โ๐ฆ๐๐๐จ๐๐ช๐ค, 2020; and ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก, 2021. @blackstonepublishing.
Writer, Miniaturist. Fox knitter @tinyfoxstory on Instagram and FB. http://lizanashtaylor.com.
Keili Bartlett @keilibartlett.bsky.social Journalist / writer / part-time bookseller interested in where culture, history and nature meet. Always looking for good stories and my next coffee! Based on the Sunshine Coast of B.C.
www.KeiliBartlett.com/link-in-bio
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Sarah Emsley @sarahemsley.bsky.social My debut novel, The Austens, won the 2026 Atlantic Independent Booksellers Readers' Choice Award. https://sarahemsley.com/the-austens-a-novel/
Qmars Mootab @qmarsmootab.bsky.social ๐Hollywood,
Film Director & Writer ๐ฅ | Author of Hope is a Synonym for Wish ๐ | F1 fan | Exploring stories through cinema, and looking for the next frame of life.
โผ๏ธYou gonna read any of my posts twice๐ฅธ
https://linktr.ee/qmarsmootab
Clay Sheldon @claysheldon.bsky.social Writer, DM, Storyteller and a fan of all things fiction.
Represented by the Rights Factory
http://claysheldon.com/
Check out this fantasy murder mystery party game! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/402695/mysteries-of-the-flying-haddock-a-trilogy
J Brooke @jbrookewrites.bsky.social Writer | Editor | Filmmaker
Author of: I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side (Driftwood Press, 2026)
Book Reviews Editor: The Rumpus
Poetry Editor: Trans Poetics Archive
Jbrookewrites.com
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Amaranth Bell @amaranthbell.bsky.social Writing my first novel and working for a better tomorrow. Physician-scientist by trade. Amaranthbell.com
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer. Author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, 2026) geni.us/TMtMT. Two-time Best of the Net nominee. | ๐ Council Bluffs, IA (Omaha Metro Area) | Rep: Anderson Literary Agency
Brent van Staalduinen | Writer, Resister, Human. @brentvans.com Canadian. Award-winning novelist. Husband. Dad. Son. Resister of GenAI and fascism. Deconstructed/Reconstructing Christian. Forge FC supporter. Human. He/Him.
Atlantic Book Awards @atlanticbookawards.bsky.social Celebrating excellence in Atlantic Canadian writing and book publishing!
Amanda Peters @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social Auntie, writer, professor, dog and cat mom. Miโkmaw and settler descendant. And a bunch of other things
ladymidnight @ohladymidnight.bsky.social books tolkien sf&f cats dogs nature science knitting plantbased feminism disability
Marilyn Smulders @msmulders.bsky.social Writer, textile artist, mom, Oma.
BJ 1986 Carleton University. BFA 2019 NSCAD University.
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
Caitlin McLean @caitcmclean.bsky.social Humor and historical fiction writer
๐ my work โคต
www.caitlincmclean.com
Creator of The Future is Print: https://thefutureisprint.substack.com/
Currently hawking a feminist, coming-of-age WW1 novel w/ ๐โ๐ช and a ๐ฑ #amquerying
Kathleen Schmidt @kathmschmidt.bsky.social President, KMSPR. Book publishing, marketing, consulting, strategy. I write Publishing Confidential on Substack.
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb.bsky.social Sr Exec Pipeline Media Group @bookpipeline.bsky.social, EiC @pipelineartists.bsky.social, partner Fringe Press, CoHost @recklesscr8tive.bsky.social #podcast. Prev @scriptmagazine.bsky.social + Writer's Digest. CoFndr #scriptchat on X. #HistFic #18thC
Katy Hershberger @katyhersh.bsky.social Work at Publishers Lunch. Writing at NYTBR, Washington Post, LitHub, Slate, Longreads, etc.
KatyHershberger.com
Cassie Mannes Murray @cassmannes.bsky.social Writer. Founder & director at Pine State Publicity. Mom to P & E. ๐
http://pinestatepublicity.com
Pinestatepublicity.substack.com
Sarah LaPolla @sarahlapolla.com Freelance editor of YA & Adult fiction (sarah@nextchapteredits.com). Writer, optimist, all-around bookish.
Editing: https://www.nextchapteredits.com/
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/SarahLaPolla
Everything Else: https://linktr.ee/sarahlapolla
Margot Atwell @margotatwell.bsky.social Writer, editor,publisher, creative funding expert in Brooklyn. Editor of ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. Previously @feministpress & @kickstarter. She/they ๐๐
https://margotatwell.com/
Laura Stanfill @laurastanfill.bsky.social Author, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES (Ooligan Press, Nov. 2026). Publisher, Forest Avenue Press. Publishing consultant. Delete Key is my roller derby name.
Brian DeFiore @briandef.bsky.social Literary Agent, Dad, Geek
E. J. Wenstrom @ejwenstrom.bsky.social ๐คs complicated heroes, horrifying monsters & standing to the right on escalators so the left side can walk. #SFF author. Cohost
@SFFGirlPodcast. #ADHD. She/her
Anna Sproul-Latimer @annasplat.bsky.social Founding Partner, Neon Literary. Get in, loser, we're making it art. www.neonliterary.com
Meg Reid ๐ฆฆ @megireid.bsky.social Executive Director / Hub City Writers Project
Publisher / @hubcitypress.bsky.social
Habs fan / Canadian in the South ๐
www.megireid.com
Lucienne Diver @luciennediver.bsky.social Literary agent, #author, travel-junkie, puppy enthusiast, full-time fed up with the rolling back of our rights.
www.knightagency.net
www.luciennediver.com
Carolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social Books books books. Editor, writer, reader, clumsy DIYer. Latest: I review Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/08/arts/emily-st-john-mandel-exit-party/
The Gernert Company @thegernertco.bsky.social The Gernert Company is a literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Our client list is as broad as the market. ๐
https://www.thegernertco.com/
Publishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com The IPG is the UK's largest association of independent publishers, supporting 600+ members with events, resources, training and much more.
https://linktr.ee/IndependentPublishersGuild
Authors Alliance @authorsalliance.bsky.social Promoting authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read. authorsalliance.org and authorsalliance.substack.com for updates. 
Iris Blasi @irisblasi.bsky.social Book lover and literary agent at Arc Literary. Say hi here: iris@arcliterary.com.
arcliterarymanagement.com/the-agents#iris
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Syd Young @sydyoungstories.bsky.social Feminist*Lawyer*Novelistโrepโd by @kevanlyon.bsky.social, Marsal Lyon
@HFChitChat.bsky.social cohost #HFChitChat
@alettavdh.bsky.social @alettavdh.bsky.social 
Allison E. McWilliams @allisonmcwilliams.bsky.social Writer, reader, traveler, runner. Fan of NC beaches, UGA football, afternoon naps. allisonmcwilliams.com
Clรฉmence @clemence.bsky.social ๐Managing editor and writer, she/they
๐Fiction, interior design press, book reviews & literary theory
๐Order โComics and Modernismโ here: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Comics-and-Modernism?fbclid=PAAaao-V3tq
๐บ๏ธ Brooklyn
Huck Beard @huckbeard.bsky.social Writer, editor, lotsa tattoos, overachiever (between naps), pognophile, PWD dad, Pittsburgher, he/him.
Jeni @jenisbooks.bsky.social 
KC Selby @kcselbywrites.bsky.social Fiction Writer. Member of SiC and SMFS.
๐Midwest
www.kcselbywriter.com
Lori Singaraju โ๏ธ๐ @lorisingaraju.bsky.social Querying my women's fiction debut, ALL OTHER GROUND
English teacher/literacy nerd, mom, military spouse, and Oxford comma apologist ๐๐
ADHD/chronic illness/exvangelical rep
Melissa @moatis.bsky.social Author: Rural Indigenousnness (SU Press, 2018). Historian turned fiction writer - querying my debut womenโs fiction manuscript in 2025! k-drama fan since Covid. Love my family, travel and learning about people and places and especially Democracy!!
NC Barton @ncbartonwrites.bsky.social Iโm a writer, mom, and podcaster. For my day job I work at a title one school in the library.
@nolasolomon.bsky.social @nolasolomon.bsky.social 
Kristen ONeill @oneillkris.bsky.social a connector and creative
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/
wzuk11.bsky.social @wzuk11.bsky.social Quasi-retired Canadian (๐จ๐ฆ) former teacher librarian, former executive director at Manitoba Aviation Council; artist (created 2 sculptures), author (10 books in publication) and filmmaker (roles in 18 films). Website: lorimer.ca/adults/contributor/bill-zuk
Natalie Corbett @ncorbett.bsky.social Momma, Author, Painter, SLP. Four almost flown, five published novels, tiny paintings everywhere.
David Pilling @robeh1979.bsky.social Writer of historical fiction and nonfiction. As historians will tell you, I am more of a storyteller than a historian.
Below are links to my stuff:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0086PTSCW
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0086PTSCW
Gray Michaels is querying an upmarket thriller @gray-michaels.bsky.social Author, retired USMCR combat vet, former prosecutor, cutter, certified wildlife tracker. #thriller #Writer #WritingCommunity #amquerying #veteran (X) @gray_michaels https://graymichaels.com/ 
Leslie Kain, Author @lesliekainauthor.bsky.social #Author. Writes Psychological Fiction With Heart, about flawed people whose greatest obstacles to happiness lie within them
Secrets In The Mirror (2022), What Lies Buried (2024), Power Play (2025), Finding Harmony (2026) WFWA member LeslieKainWrites.com
Lise Mayne, author @lisemayneauthor.bsky.social Award-winning author of poetry and historical fiction novel Time Enough. 5.0 Amazon, 4.8 Goodreads. www.lisemayne.ca
C. A. Mallad @camallad.bsky.social Author & Artist
https://linktr.ee/ChristineMallad
Half Baked Prompts @halfbakedprompts.bsky.social Random story stuff to get you writing. Run the gauntlet by responding to all 150 prompts, found here -> https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5czgnb5wwkj2jlu7mdqciavg/feed/aaahxs3zqd77m
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Lee Currie @leecurrie.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ | crone | storyteller | photographer | observer | listener | introvert | life long learner | embracing the woo and the divine feminine | writing my shitty first draft | neopagan witch | speaks fluent potty mouth | showing up fully
Kendrea Kim @kendreakim.bsky.social Nature lover, bookaholic, gardener, writer, and concerned participant in this 21st Century Experiment.
Allie W. @alliecatty.bsky.social ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐
Monica Kidd @monicakidd.bsky.social Author of THE CRANE (Breakwater, 2025) and HOLDING GROUND, THE WORLD'S ERODING COASTLINES forthcoming from Harper Collins Canada (2027) || Journalist || MD MSc MFA || associate editor at CMAJ || monicakidd.ca || represented by Aevitas
Auclair Decor Design ๐จ๐ฆ @auclairdecordesign.bsky.social Lover of art, Interior design, architecture, and all things historic.
Lindsay C @copperfire.bsky.social Fan of dogs. Animal welfare advocate. Poet.
Jeffrey Yamaguchi @jeffreyyamaguchi.bsky.social Author, poet, project-maker, book marketer. Check out my newsletter focused on book publishing: https://bookpublishing.substack.com/
M.R. Logan - Replacement Account for @mloganauthor.bsky.social @m-r-loganauthor.bsky.social 
M. R. Logan @mloganauthor.bsky.social Dreaming of liberation, healing and peace in a late apitalist world. ๐จ๐ฆ
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. ๐ก๐ก๐ฎโจ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst ๐ธ๐ค
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
Jen Thilman, Writer @jenthilman.bsky.social Fiction writer, my debut novel (In A Captured State, Sanzarth to NeoEarth) is a post climate apocalypse dystopian story, and book one in a series. #yadystopian #dystopian #inacapturedstate
Sung Ju Ahn ์์ฑ์ฃผ @sungjuahn.bsky.social writer * teacher *mother * immigrant
friend of democracy
enemy of kakistocracy
lover of the American Dream,
living somewhere between the dream and the nightmare
Kari Green @karigreenink.bsky.social I write womenโs fiction with a good dose of romance. Love animals, chai, and alone time. Informatics/Psychiatric RN ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
Margaret Gobie @mgobie.bsky.social Editor, reader and lover of the arts
Jodi Motquin @jlmotquin.bsky.social Iโm a retired executive fulfilling my lifelong dream of writing a novel. ๐๐๏ธ๐ค
Shana Hollowell @shanahollowell.bsky.social Childrenโs Book Author | Reader | Writer
๐ Little Mouseโs Sweet Treat
๐ When the Squirrel Sings
๐ The Schoolyard Raccoon
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