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Alida Mau @alidamau.bsky.social Interested in ecology, ecophysiology, and climate science. Tolkien Nerd
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Rabbi Sara Zober @rebbesmz.bsky.social Rabbi, hospice chaplain, #narcolepsy T1 #longCOVID, D&D nerd, mom, heavily meditated, GIF game on 🔥, born at 344ppm🌍, all of the pronouns, none of the gender 🌈
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Dr. Monster (PhD)
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social freelance labor journalist & author. big on heavy metal, workers, tattoos, cold places, and Philly. do no harm, take no shit 🏴
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social Daily #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Claire @carmineclaire.bsky.social sword lesbian historian ⚔️ artist & creator of Girls' School of Knighthood webcomic 🌹🗡️ curator 🌈 museum drag king 🥐 she/her
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Gaëlle Abaléa @gaelleabalea.bsky.social Mom of two jolly sprites/📚Teaching English to reluctant teenagers/ taking her sweet time writing her PhD on J.R.R Tolkien 🎓/ fantasy literature 🧙🏼♂️/ Middle Ages literature and history🛡️/Buffy, Star Wars, Dr Who,Star Trek, Dark Crystal.
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Andy Chisholm 🇨🇦 @endore.bsky.social Tolkien nerd, train enthusiast, model railroader, parish priest, passionate about justice, equality and creation care.
Alexander @alexander-nowhere.bsky.social Trans, bisexual, tired. Always thinking about sci-fi and fantasy.
A very serviceable squire.
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Cait Coker <<digital brat with an insect mind>> @caitcoker.bsky.social Curator, fangirl, utter nerd. Assoc. Prof/Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at U of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Co-Editor Women in Book History Bibliography at womensbookhistory.org. Fan Studies, Tolkien Studies, SFF Studies. I just really love books ok
Erik MH @erikmh.org · Tolkien
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social English Language & Literature. Quondam Prof. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔦𝔠 𝔈𝔫𝔤𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥. Editor, Shakespeare: New Voices. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
Christopher Gilson @cgilson75.bsky.social Eldarin scholar
Eärendil @gilestelscanvas.bsky.social Illustrating stories; discussing Tolkien, pop culture, sci-fi, and politics at times. They/He.
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@chrisvaccaro.bsky.social @chrisvaccaro.bsky.social Tolkien enthusiast. Doctor of early medieval English Literature. Proud Jersey boy. Buddhist. Former club kid.
Yvonne 💍 is writing (please interrupt me) @alayanabeth.bsky.social Wordsmith and poet, Indie author, Tolkien nerd, kiwi in the Inner Hebrides, she/they. River Daughter (meander phase)
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
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Dr. Nicole Truesdelll @drnicoletruesdell.bsky.social Anthropologist, Astrologer, Poet, and Strategic Dreamer
jordan simone 🌻 @jordxn-simone.bsky.social 26•mom•poet•advocate•aquarius
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Sophia Smith Galer @sophiasgaler.bsky.social Author of The Sunday Times' book of the week How To Kill A Language, all about language loss and linguicide. I have won and lost a bunch of journalism awards too but more importantly I won Xmas University Challenge twice and Rosalía follows me on TikTok
slugmop @sageagee.bsky.social death guy // horror writer
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Sim Kern @simkern.bsky.social Bestselling author of THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE and DEPART, DEPART! among others
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Katie Wolf @katiewolfwrites.bsky.social book editor + writer
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Flint Del Sol @justflintisfine.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ Trans Speaker, Educator, & Author
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Lady “What Fresh Hell Is This?” @nakiajpnw.bsky.social If I had ever wrote, I should be a true proficient.
berklie 🧍🏻♂️ @icaruspendragon.bsky.social big-brown-doe-eyed traumatized man enthusiast | reader | writer | cringe embracer | icaruspendragon all over the internet | 28 | she/they
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Kelly J. Baker (she/her) @kellyjbaker.bsky.social writer. mother. gremlin. PhD. MFA. author: Gospel According to the Klan, The Zombies Are Coming, Grace Period, Final Girl & Sexism Ed. co-host: @podonlyknows.bsky.social newsletter: https://www.kellyjbaker.com/newsletter/
Sara K Ellis @skateellis.bsky.social Lit prof, newly minted beachcomber, and SF writer in Japan. Words in Analog, F&SF, and elsewhere. Debut novel—If the Stars Are Lit (Luna Press).
Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com Indie #Tolkien scholar | Founder GermanTolkSoc #TolkienFolk | Travelling Tolkienist | Crowdfund my work via Steady https://steady.page/thetolkienist 🧙♂️🧝✨ he/him
MGCoco★ @mgcoco.bsky.social Coco | artist who loves Tolkien, Kpop, and bugs! | she/her | an adult | mgcoco.carrd.co
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Donato @donatoarts.bsky.social Artist of science fiction and fantasy themed oil paintings and drawings - Robots, Astronauts, Narrative Art, and Middle-earth.
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Alex West @alexwest.bsky.social Genre film critic and author. Co-host of the Faculty of Horror podcast. She/her.
Random Number Generator Horror Podcast No. 9 @randomhorror9.bsky.social Making horror films approachable, one movie at a time, in a random order. New podcast eps every Tues. Hosted by @happierman.bsky.social & @cecilbaldwiniii.bsky.social of Welcome to Night Vale
Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social World’s greatest author
Olmec the Moor @bluemedia.bsky.social Los Angeles Metro Progressive activist, media mogul, entrepreneur, author, mentor, abolitionist.
Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social Helping you better understand web accessibility for people with disabilities. Created by @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social.
Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author @natania.bsky.social American-Canadian fantasy author, fashion historian, medievalist, Arthurian, gardener, perfume nerd 🌺 ADHD, she/they, queer 🏳️🌈 👑 | rep: Stacey Graham | My Books --> https://bit.ly/m/nataniabarron
Tea with Tolkien @teawithtolkien.com An online community and free book club inspired by the life, works, and faith of JRR Tolkien.
Alicia @fuzzdecay.bsky.social creator. maker. scholar. co-host of @queerlodgings (they/she)
Nelson Goering @ahannahim.bsky.social Itinerant philologist, postdoc University of Oslo, teacher at Signum University. Author of Prosody in Medieval English and Norse (open-access PDF from OUP!).
Laura Grabowski @nerdylmg.bsky.social Classic nerd. Don’t get me started on Tolkien or Star Trek. Mom, professor, all that.
celekropotkinbor @nulienna.bsky.social elf smiths want me, the unquiet ghost of jrr tolkien fears me
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@aconcernedhobbit.bsky.social @aconcernedhobbit.bsky.social Crafty little hobbity Brit, living in Germany. Nature and plant enthusiast. Book dragon. Wanderer. Witch. Sometimes I play with swords. She/her ⚔️🌱⭐🏳️🌈
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888
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MJ Hansen 🌿 @tolkienbookcase.bsky.social tolkien collector /anti-racist / tolkien society member
Emerald @emeraldskulblaka.bsky.social Theatre and linguistics enthusiast. Keeper of the Tolkien stage adaptations performance calendar. she/her
Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social Jews for Palestinian liberation & Judaism beyond Zionism. JVP Action is now doing business as JVP, as a 501c4. Our 501c3 work continues in JVP Lab.
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IfNotNow🔥✡️ @ifnotnowmovement.org American Jews organizing our community to end U.S. support for Israel's apartheid system. We demand equality, justice & a thriving future for all #CeasefireNOW https://linktr.ee/ifnotnoworg
Dr Andrew Higgins @ashiggins.bsky.social Director of Development at Imperial War Museums. Tolkien Scholar and author Live in Balham London 🏳️🌈
Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social Fine artist and author of The Art of Mercy in Middle-earth, available at major booksellers. Visit www.MiriamEllis.com to see my work. I'm also a Local Search SME: MiriamConsulting.com #Tolkien 
Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie.
https://eleanorjanega.com/
Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com Professor, historian, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), OATHBREAKERS (2024), and VIOLENCE: A CHRISTIAN HISTORY (coming soon). Host podcast "American Medieval"
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
profgabriele.com
David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. Fishing obsessed. I also do dishes. Order: #ThePublicScholar - https://tinyurl.com/thepublicscholar.
Jenny Dolfen @jennydolfen.bsky.social 🌈She/her. Visually disabled artist (Tolkien, Stormlight Archive, Critical Role, D&D, Fantasy, Mythology). Teacher (Latin/English). Pronounced "Yenny". Older than the Internet. No genAI, ever.
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Lee Knox Ostertag @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social He/him
Books:
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THE GIRL FROM THE SEA 🦭🌊
THE DEEP DARK 🐉🏜️
The DUNGEON CLUB series 🎲⚔️
STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST 🦸💪
WATSON’S SKETCHBOOK 🕵🏼♂️📚
TV:
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Lev Mirov @thelionmachine.bsky.social poet, novelist, graduate student, time traveler. in my sock knitting era. Jewish Fil-Am genderfluid bone wizard writing queer trans speclit in hell. Medievalist writing a dissertation about Anna Akhmatova's queerness. no English pronouns, thanks.
Maria K. Alberto, Ph.D (✍️🏼 book proposal!) @mariakalberto.bsky.social Assistant Professor of English, Richland Community College || she/her 🏳️🌈 || 📚 canon, genre, analog games, fan studies, platforms || currently ✍️🏼 sword&sorcery + TSR novels, fans + TTRPGs || header: galxrax (Unsplash)
Taylor Driggers(-McDowall) @taylorwdriggers.bsky.social Author, QUEERING FAITH IN FANTASY LITERATURE (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022). Editor & nonfiction writer: fantasy, queerness, theology. 2024 Le Guin Fellow. Secretary of Govanhill Voices. Creative nonfiction at https://buttondown.com/taylordriggers-mcdowall
Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social Under Indonesian sun. Love Tolkien, folklore, books. East Javanese living in East Borneo. She/Her. Banner by Amar Alfikar. I want Free Palestine, and transphobes getting shat on by vengeful pigeons.
My blog: https://putri2wotan.wordpress.com/
Harry Glasgow @harryglasgow.bsky.social @TolkienSociety | Studying Ancient & Medieval History | Military History | Scottish History | 19 | 🏴🇿🇦 I spend far too much time reading books and writing poetry
GingerProf @gingerprof.bsky.social Thinking about Beleriand.
Tim @fiduch.bsky.social Geek, Producer of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast (queerlodgings.com), Steward of Mythopoeic Conferences at the Mythopoeic Society, Sci-Fi, Collector of DC Comics, Amateur Mixologist, Foodie, Disney Parks Nerd, Progressive. All views my own. 
Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social 🧙♂️ Graduate in Art History, #Tolkien fan, explorer of new places and gamer. #LOTRO. Organiser of #TolkienTrewsday. Fan of #TROP #TheRingsOfPower 💍 Runs "The Gathering Hall" community RPG space 🎲
📗✍️ https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/
Cat Sebastian @catswrites.bsky.social Writer of queer historical fiction. She/her. Newsletter: https://catsebastian.myflodesk.com/signup website: catsebastian.com
KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com She/her. British European. Purveyor of opinions, rude words, and romance novels, historical and fantasy. USA Today bestselling author of How To Fake It In Society. "Erotically charged"--Good Housekeeping. Death to GenAI. http://kjcharleswriter.com
Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com A scholarly project focused on Tolkien from a corpus linguistic and digital humanities perspective. Posts by James Tauber (@jtauber.com)
https://digitaltolkien.com/
Dr Sara Brown @aranelparmadil.bsky.social Proud Tolkien nerd. Faculty Chair at Signum University. All views my own, I assure you. She/her 🏴
Lyndzi @lyndzi.bsky.social Writer of "The Pegging Book" 📚, Knitter/ Yarn Dyer 🧶, Gay Pirate Lover 🏴☠️, Polyam ❤️, Burlesque Dancer 💃, Geek 🤓. Yarn shop= LadyPurl.etsy.com, Book= ThePeggingBook.com
Grace Moone @lunargem.bsky.social Co-Host of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast. Queer.
Reader, Writer, Crafter, Gardener, All-Around Nerd