The Barbarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social Book production queen. Occasional writer. Amateur jeweler and watercolorist. Spoonie. I post pictures of my cats and food. I love to RT art, if it has decent alt-text.
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social Archaeologist🏺/ SASA🏛️/Sub-Roman Britain and the archaeology of Yorkshire/ Editor of Forum/ Human and Animal 💀🦴
Currently researching Elmet and Early Medieval West Yorkshire
Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social #Archaeology, #Ancient #Classical World & #Roman Frontier Studies MA. Former life Archaeologist doing a bit now and then. Every day above ground is a good day! Romanes eunt domus!😂
Vaishnavi Patel @vaishnawrites.bsky.social GODDESS OF THE RIVER (May 2024): http://bit.ly/GoddessGR. NYT Bestselling author of KAIKEYI. IG: @vaishnawrites. Lawyer. She/her. Rep: @luciennediver.bsky.social
Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann @irishpen.bsky.social Defending readers and writers. A partner of PEN International.
Scarlet Ingstad @scarlet-ingstad.bsky.social Historian/Author; Founder of The Friends of Mount Vernon Book Club.
I write about the American Revolution, Piracy, Enslaved Persons History, and Biblical fiction.
My Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07WXGLB74/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d368592
Jeff Jones (Author) @jeffjones65.bsky.social Author of the "Legion of the damned" Roman thriller series, the "Chronicles of Arkadia" heroic fantasy series and over 200 short ghost stories. Al Bundy is my hero.
Dr Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social Viking historian navigating the seas between precarious academia and public engagement. Uni Signum | Uni Chester
MedievalWomenSpeak @medievalwomenspeak.bsky.social Medievalist, PhD'ing at Cambridge. Chaucer, gender, trauma. Bringing the voices of medieval women forward.
Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social Passionate about archives, archaeology and the medieval past.
Institute for Medieval Studies Leeds @leedsims.bsky.social The Institute for Medieval Studies at Leeds is a major centre for interdisciplinary medieval studies. Home of the International Medieval Congress and the International Medieval Bibliography. https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval
London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social The LMS is a forum for cross disciplinary and interdisciplinary discussions about the Middle Ages. The LMS has been hosting colloquia since 1945; it hosts three colloquia each year.
Website: https://londonmedievalsociety.com/
Thomas McSweeney @mcsweeney1693.bsky.social Professor of Law @wmlawschool. Legal historian, medievalist, W&M alum. Writing about English law in the 13th century. Author of Priests of the Law (Oxford 2019), on the Bracton treatise and its authors. All views my own, not W&M's.
William "My Gray" Shunn @shunn.net Writer • Puzzlemaker • Hugo/Nebula Nominee • Author of THE ACCIDENTAL TERRORIST • That Manuscript Format Guy • @sbsolver.com • @tylogr.am • NYC • He/him/Bill • https://lnk.bio/shunn
Justin Hill @justinhillauthor.bsky.social Author ⚔️ Minka Lesk • Warhammer 40K • Vikings
📖 Booker ×3 • Maugham • Faber • Trask
🎓 PhD 🌳 Gardener 🎨 Miniatures
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🎤 @RockPaperSwords
Rep: @AevitasUK
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/justinhillauthor
Stephalazarasus goes rawr! 🦕 @stephalazarasus.bsky.social B.S. in Psych 𖤓 Book Lover 𖤓 Book Reviewer 𖤓 No Gen. AI 𖤓 she/her 𖤓 Stuck in FL pls send help lol
pirates4everyone@yahoo.com
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Melissa Loves Books @melissalovesbooks.bsky.social I own an independent bookstore in Baltimore, MD, like cats, and am pro-choice, pro-immigrant, and pro-LGBT rights.
The Shirley Jackson Awards @sjacksonawards.bsky.social For outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the fantastic.
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Scott Mcclintock @scottmcclintock.bsky.social Co-creator of the Doomed Forgotten Realms. Professor of Statistics. All around nice guy.
Erin Davies @marksinthemargins.bsky.social Real notes and reactions from a reader with an addiction to historical fiction.
No sales pitches, no ads, no AI. Just reading updates and reviews.
Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER (Tor Nightfire, Titan). 5 Bram Stoker Awards. Shirley Jackson finalist. Work in Strange Horizons, Nightmare, Asimov's, Pseudopod, etc. Clarion grad. 🏳️🌈
www.lucysnyder.com
Rep: @jord4nhill.bsky.social
Cats, aquariums and terrariums
Natalie Kleinman @nataliekleinman.bsky.social Author of Contemporary and Regency Romantic Fiction
Short story writer
Pushover for traditional romance
SWWJ member
Website http://nataliekleinman.com
Siobhan Carroll @siobhancarroll.bsky.social Hugo, Nebula, Locus, & World Fantasy Award finalist author. Eugie Award Winner. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror author writing for SECRET LEVEL and other media projects.
Book lover. Wannabe baker. Semi-retired supervillain.
Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. 🇨🇦 🇬🇾 Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry 📚🪲 Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee
Kel Coleman @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social Writer with stories in FIYAH, BCS, Best American, & more | CW '22 | Ignyte Award Finalist 🔥 | they/them
kelcoleman.com
Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social Nebula Finalist SFFH Writer (she/her)
HUSH LITTLE HAUNTINGS (Saga '27)
Stories in BCS, Apex, Diabolical Plots, FFO, Best Horror of the Year, etc
Rep: @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social
Website: mariecroke.com
Newsletter: https://marie-croke.kit.com/9933797d42
TL Morganfield @stitchingfiend.bsky.social SF/Fantasy writer. Author of The Bone Flower Trilogy. Aztec mythology is my jam. She/her. Featured artwork by Kurt Huggins and Zelda Devon.
Chronology Of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies and Territories @contactproject.bsky.social a 5‑year ERC‑funded project @rug.nl
📜 Re‑examining the earliest Europe ↔ North America connections
🔬 Radiocarbon spike dating | Isotope & DNA analysis | Bayesian modelling | Historical & saga research
🌍 Mapping Norse expansion across the North Atlantic
PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social Best selling novelist, Sunday Times Top 10, specialising in thrillers, crime, horror and full-on historical action/adventure.
https://paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/
@breabird.bsky.social @breabird.bsky.social 
Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org International fan club and educational charity promoting the life and works of J.R.R. #Tolkien, including #Hobbit and #LOTR.
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/
IAS Early Career Researchers @iasecr.bsky.social The Bluesky account of the International Arthurian Society Early Career Researchers network!
Events to be announced...
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
Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com Historian: 1st Century Material Culture | New Testament Reception | Religion & Pop-Culture | Clothing, Costume, Film
Co-Host: www.GodsAndMoviemakers.com
More about me: www.KatieTurnerPhD.com
New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social Made with love for the classics, and an inclusive, boundary-pushing approach to storytelling. https://newedgeswordandsorcery.com/
HNS 2026 @hns2026.bsky.social The Historical Novel Society 2026 conference will take place at Maynooth Campus, Co Kildare, Ireland, with a theme 'Print the Legend', exploring how we discover, claim, refine, and publish legends in historical fiction. Website: https://hns2026.com
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History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social BlueSky account for History: The Journal of the Historical Association. Academic history journal published by Wiley; editorial team based at Northumbria University. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468229X
Hannah Yang @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social Professional daydreamer. Locus & World Fantasy Award finalist. Stories in Apex, Analog, Clarkesworld. 📖 Rep’d by Rebecca Eskildsen at Writers House.
Read my work: hannahyang.com/stories
Subscribe: hannahyang.com/newsletter
Imago Mundi @imagomundi.bsky.social The International Journal for the History of Cartography
Browse Issues: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rimu20
Carolyn Morgan @carolynmorgan.bsky.social Bookworm, post book reviews. Hist fic author Welsh heritage 🏴. 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
Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social Grenadian-born, Virgin Island raised, Ohio settled, SF/F author. I also teach creative writing as a prof. Views my own. More at http://www.tobiasbuckell.com (email Tobias at tobiasbuckell.com to reach me if needed)
Dr Christopher Monk @medievalmonk.bsky.social Medieval manuscripts, languages & cultures. I write about & cook medieval food @ modernmedievalcuisine.com; create public history content for heritage professionals & collaborate with creatives: https://www.themedievalmonk.com/projects--publications.html
North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network @northwestmedieval.bsky.social Home of the North West Medieval Studies Postgraduate Network and Reading Group
Enquiries: nwmsreading@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/north-west-medieval-studies-postgrad-network
Instagram: @northwestmedieval
wobblerocket 🎲🎮 @wobblerocket.com Gamer with #epilepsy. Redstone junkie. TTRPG gargoyle. Hooked on coffee and cats.
► Blog: http://wobblerocket.com
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A. Shannon @adamrshannon.bsky.social Firefighter, paramedic, fiction writer, veg grower, and animal companion. 🏳️🌈
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
Studies in the Age of Chaucer @sacjournal.bsky.social We are the journal of The New Chaucer Society. Online at http://muse.jhu.edu.
https://newchaucersociety.org/page/studiesintheageofchaucer
@socmedarch.bsky.social @socmedarch.bsky.social 
Faith L. Justice @faithljustice.bsky.social A Janus-like creature who likes to peer into both the past and the future. I write #HistoricalFiction and rescue #cats. For fun, I dig in the dirt--my garden and #Roman #archaeology sites. https://faithljustice.com
#amwriting 
Doc McCullough @marginalviking.bsky.social Archaeologist and historian. Museum Director. Musings on public history, Vikings/Norse, Greenland, archaeology of religion, mythology, and magic. Opinions my own, etc.
Also on Mastodon: https://mastodon.world/@MarginalViking
K.A.Teryna @k-a-teryna.bsky.social writer and artist, used to be a fox, a text, a radish, a snowflake /Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Reactor, Analog, F&SF/ collection BLACK HOLE HEART AND OTHER STORIES
Rebecca Shores @rshores.bsky.social Maritime medievalist (PhD on saints at sea/on boats), HS teacher, mom to humans and dogs.
@biarvecc.bsky.social @biarvecc.bsky.social Medieval Archaeologist + Early Modern Historian x post war immigration specialist 🤸🍝⚽️🏺📚Vikings, Pre-Conquest eras and Plantagenets⚔️
Dr Tiggy McLaughlin @amalasuentha.bsky.social late antique historian, theology teacher, writer; still writing about Jesus's flesh in Merovingian Gaul
British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing.bsky.social Our skilled team curate and digitise unique collections of primary sources that illuminate key historical concepts, events, and themes.
Fergus @fergushs.bsky.social SGSAH-funded PhD researcher @ Glasgow Uni exploring the Picts in medieval, insular manuscripts. 📚
Dr. Black's Medieval Remedies @winstonblack.bsky.social Haligonian, Medievalist, Author, Historian of Medicine, Science, and Religion. Dad to kids and cats. Playing piano, MTG, D&D, BG3
V.H.T. @v-h-t.bsky.social Historien. Si vous me dites que l'arc long a été décisif à Azincourt, je vous éjecte dans les limbes.
https://u-bordeaux3.academia.edu/VincentHaure
Medieval war in Eng. Gascony & medieval urban⚔️ policies
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social Rewriting archaeology, @durham_uni
Land/seascapes- old music/books - folk traditions - early med/ post med Britain / Armorica - views own - incorrigibly plural - Pleasant Green; Dept of Works
Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity is a bimonthly review of world archaeology edited by Professor Robin Skeates. Please be aware that we sometimes share relevant images of human remains. https://antiquity.ac.uk/
Dr Scott Chaussée @archaeochaussee.bsky.social #MarineArchaeologist at Wessex Archaeology | #PhD Roman/early medieval #LandscapeArchaeology from UCL | Subaerial/submerged landscapes | #Tolkien | #RStats | Aberystwyth University #LifelongLearning | Jayhawks | Prospect Union | I stand with refugees
Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship @socmedfem.bsky.social The Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship promotes the study of the patristic age, the Middle Ages, and the early modern era from the perspective of gender studies, women's studies, and feminist studies. 
Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social Historian, artist, tour guide and FSAScot. A lover of legend and folklore.
Buy my art and my books here: https://linktr.ee/classicalalan
Aimee Payne @aimeepayne.bsky.social Writer of all things…but I like the novel writing best.
Claire Linney Author @clairelinney.bsky.social 🇬🇧📚Black British history enthusiast, children’s author and avid reader of diverse and inclusive children’s and YA books.
Peasant Magazine @peasantmagazine.bsky.social A fantasy & historical fiction literary magazine for lovers of short stories by indie authors. Learn more at: http://fiction.charlesmoffat.com/peasantmagazine/
@garyfrank42.bsky.social @garyfrank42.bsky.social 
Karen A. Romanko @karenaromanko.bsky.social Author of books about women and television (McFarland Publishers). Amateur photographer.
Serina Hartwell - Author @serinahartwell.bsky.social Award winning author of The Hidden Saga
Step into my world and let me take you on a journey...
https://serinahartwell.com/
https://books2read.com/ap/n0A0Mv/Serina-Hartwell
A. T. Greenblatt @atgreenblatt.bsky.social Nebula-winning SFF writer. Hugo/Locus/WFA/Sturgeon Finalist. Mechanical engineer. Ravenous reader. Lousy gamer. Disabled adventurer. She/her. Repped by Eric Showers
Website: atgreenblatt.com
Donna Jones @donnajones.bsky.social Writer, lawyer, reader, Francophile. Writing a novel to tell the story of William the Conqueror’s youngest daughter, Adela. Traveling the world with my husband and rescue dog Lola. Hanging with my kids. 
Candace Robb @candacerobbauthor.bsky.social Slips between medieval York & the Pacific NW without warning. Writer. Owen Archer & Kate Clifford mysteries. Rep'd by @JVNLA Owned by The Maggie. Talks to trees. Reveres crows & owls. Matriarchy now. Seattle Insight she/her www.candacerobbbooks.com
Rebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Writer of speculative fictions. NYTimes Bestseller. Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Ignyte winner.
Novels: SIXTH WORLD series, BETWEEN EARTH & SKY trilogy, Lucasfilm.
Comics/games: Marvel
TV: A Murder at the End of the World, Echo, Netflix Series Animation.
Susan McD @smcduff.bsky.social Award winning author of historical mysteries set in Medieval Scotland and WWII New Mexico, potter, cat lover, lover of historical fiction and historical mysteries, Japanese pottery, Buddhist practitioner, dream journalist.
Northampton House Press @noho-house-press.bsky.social Established in 2011, Northampton House Press publishes diverse, award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks.
https://linktr.ee/nhousepress
C.J. Adrien @cjadrien.bsky.social Award-winning & bestselling author at Vinci Books | Co-host of the Vikingology Podcast | Lecturer at Medievalists(dot)net | Learn more at cjadrien.com
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/
Susanna Kearsley @susannakearsley.bsky.social writer • time traveller • professional procrastinator • respecter of readers • settler on lands of the Anishinabek Nation • she/her • susannakearsley.com
Mike Vance @mikevancewriter.bsky.social Writer, filmmaker, beer drinker, dog dad & occasional history podcaster
Janyre Tromp @janyretromp.bsky.social 📚 Bestselling author of Historical Novels with a hefty dose of suspense
✏️ Veteran Editor
🔗 Lover of History
🍁 Hunter of Beauty even if It Isn't Pretty
🤓 All Around Nerd
Hope C. Tarr @hopectarr.bsky.social Author of the American Songbook series: IRISH EYES and STARDUST from @joffebooks.bsky.social.
Linktr.ee/hopectarr
Alison Stuart (A.M. Stuart) @alisonstuart.bsky.social Teller of tales, spinner of stories... history, mystery, romance and more! Australian author Alison Stuart... writes historical mystery as A.M. Stuart linktr.ee/AlisonStuart
Edie Cay @ediecay.bsky.social Author of award-winning #historicalromance about women's boxing (When the Blood Is Up) and women’s mountaineering (The Ladies Alpine Society).
Stress-baker of excellent cookies.
Tells historical facts even when no one cares.
Ediecay.com
Jennifer Sherman Roberts @jshermanroberts.bsky.social Novelist. PhD in early modern lit. History of science fan. THE VILLAGE HEALER'S BOOK OF CURES (Lake Union 10/23). Oregonian. Rep'd by Jen Newens/Martin Literary Management
Vanessa Riley @vanessariley.com Vanessa Riley, award-winning author, explores hidden narratives of Black women, sisterhoods, and power in historical fiction, romance, and mystery genres.
Gill Paul @gillpaulauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling novels, winter swimmer, party thrower, history junkie. Latest novel, Scandalous Women, is set in the misogynist world of 1960s publishing and features Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann. Rep'd by @GaiaBanks
Leslie Johansen Nack @leslienack.bsky.social Memoir and historical fiction
www.lesliejohansennack.com
Pat Murphy @pat-murphy.bsky.social Writer, scientist, and troublemaker. Winner of Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon Awards. My latest novel, The Adventures of Mary Darling, is coming out from Tachyon Publications in May 2025. 
Elise Hooper @elisehooper.bsky.social Author of THE LIBRARY OF LOST DOLLHOUSES, coming 4.1.25
Amanda Geard @amandageard.bsky.social Author of R&J pick THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE and THE MOON GATE, lover of big books 📚 THE GLASS KEY coming May ‘26 👀 Agent: AM Heath
www.amandageard.com
Hazel Gaynor ✍🏻 @hazelgaynor.bsky.social Award-winning NYT bestselling author, and show off. Yorkshire/lrish.
https://www.hazelgaynor.com/
Events: https://linktr.ee/Hgaynor
The Last Lifeboat (paperback) 25 April. 
Louise Fein @louisefein.bsky.social Author of historical fiction. THE LONDON BOOKSHOP AFFAIR out now! Rep’d by @littlehardman.bsky.social published by @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social International bestseller! Dreams big, drinks a lot of tea.
https://www.louisefein.com
Mary Anna Evans @maryannaevans.bsky.social Author of THE TRAITOR BESIDE HER & the upcoming THE DARK LIBRARY. Writing prof. Love Star Trek & Agatha Christie. Science nerd. #BLM. MFA/PhD. She/her.
#histfic
Tracee de Hahn @traceedehahn.bsky.social Author, Jack Russell fan, traveler. President of Sisters in Crime.
Nicolette Croft @nicolettecroft.bsky.social Author Traveler Learner
#women_maidenmothercrone
Judith Lindbergh @judithlindbergh.bsky.social AKMARAL "a crackling novel" (Publishers Weekly) about ancient Central Asian women warriors | Founder/Director of The Writers Circle creative writing center in NJ
Nat Case @natcase.bsky.social Cartographer, writer, morris dancer, singer, and what-not, living in Minneapolis.