EΓ³in Dooley @eoindooley.bsky.social He/him. Lapsed cognitive scientist turned writer. SFWA, BFS & MSc. Words in various places. BSFA β25 longlister
Debut novella NO SYMPATHY available with @press-android.bsky.social
Book links: https://linktr.ee/dooleyeo
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Anna Clark @annaclark.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction, welder of ships, and artist of dragons.
Stories in Diabolical Plots, Factor Four, and Flash Fiction Online.
She/they
annaclarkswritings.com
emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social Doctor of food, writer of stories
Sometime award nominee, occasional winner
Capitalism seditionist
In my ai;dr era
Ex Partum, out now: https://emmaburnett.carrd.co
Kirsten Lang @kirstenlaaaang.bsky.social Books n stuff @ Zeno | really cool I promise you
Nick Borrelli @nickborrelli.bsky.social Operator of the Stabby-nominated book review blog Out of This World SFF. #BookSkyππ https://outofthisworldrev.blogspot.com/
Derek Leman @derekleman.bsky.social Aspiring Fantasy Author. Realtor in Atlanta. Self-Publishing. Indie Books. Mesopotamia geek. DerekWritesFantasy.com
Shell @shellbryson.com Writes sci-fi stories in Edinburgh. Founder of Edinburgh SFF writing community: https://edinburghsff.com - Software engineer by day. Personal site: https://shellbryson.com
Benedict Anning @benedictanning.bsky.social Horror/SF writer, occasional artist, general creative chump. Creature of the abyss and cat dad.π
βοΈβ°οΈATOMIC COFFINβοΈβ°οΈ
- out now in UK! (Transworld/PRH)
- Oct 6 in US/CAN (Saga Press/S&S)
Rep: @jjbker.bsky.social
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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social Scottish SFFH Author | Shirley Jackson Award & BFA Finalist | Latest: LIMELIGHT, Shortwave, DARK CRESCENT, Luna Press | Words in Apex, Analog, Weird Tales, & more | Rep: Michael Mungiello InkWell, Film/TV: Sean Berard https://linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
Annabel Campbell @annabelcwrites.bsky.social (she/her) SFF writer based in Lanark, Scotland. Her first novel, THE OUTCAST MAGE, combines a coming-of-age narrative with thrilling magic and found family. Out now from Orbit UK/US in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Omar Kooheji π @ohmz.bsky.social Neurodivergent (ADHD), I pretend to be an SFF writer, but I wish I had more time to write. I like boardgames, and video games, and tech stuff former SWE.
Scotland, but originally from the βMiddle Eastβ.
He/Him
Shoreline of Infinity @shoreinf.bsky.social Science fiction doings - magazine, publications, events and other odds and sods. Based in Scotland, open to the Universe.
https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com
Also SF Caledonia www.sfcaledonia.scot
Also home to SF Caledonia: https://www.sfcaledonia.scot
Gus Harris-Reid (EngineMasters trilogy out now!) @gusharrisreid.bsky.social Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng MIMechE), Author, Nerd, Libra, He/Him, Sailing the Starless Sea πποΈπ‘οΈ
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sunyi @sunyidean.com ~Reader, writer, occasional thinker // multi-award-losing author // rep: Harry Illingworth @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Gideon (he/him) writing as Gregory Lawrence @gideongregory.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic German translator/writer/conlanger, student of Medical Humanities
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Debut novelette "Malice in Chains" available here: http://shorturl.at/mrAO4
Katie β₯οΈππ @katiebruce.bsky.social She/Her. Bi/Omni. Yorkshire lass. Reader of books. Writer of books. Lover of happy metal
Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Clarke Award, BSFA, Kavya & Saltire Awards finalist | THE SALT ORACLE out now https://geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot π³οΈβπ author and activist in π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Software engineer, TTRPG GM, and author of dark fantasy books
(he/they)
πππ
https://tgraywrites.carrd.co/
E.M. Faulds / Beth or Taxes / Not em faulds @emfaulds.com Award-winning Scottish science fiction & fantasy writer. Podcastle, Strange Horizons, Shoreline of Infinity, ParSec, Best of British SF. More: emfaulds.com NEW HANDLE, bethkesh will still work.
#scruffyGarden
Runs @bibliotta.bsky.social
Julie Leong @julieleong.bsky.social USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie Bestselling Author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, out now // chinese-malaysian american // repped by Paul Lucas // she/her
https://linktr.ee/julieleongbooks
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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Steven R. Smith @blacksmith3989.bsky.social Writer, Chaotic Neutral DM and indie Game Dev.
Mairi @mairi-white.bsky.social Writer (unpublished) of SFF. 40+ Panromantic Asexual. She/Her
Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social SFF author, triple Hugo award winner (and three times Locus award too), over a million books sold.
Mostly on Mastodon: @cstross@wandering.shop
Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
Nicholas Binge @bingewriting.bsky.social Bestselling author.
"Provocative and surprisingly tender." β The New York Times
Next book: EXHUMATION β out October 2026.
Rep: Greyhound Lit (UK) + UTA (US + film/tv)
www.nicholasbinge.com
also: @nickbrucker.bsky.social
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
Genoveva Dimova @gen-dimova.bsky.social Author of FOUL DAYS and MONSTROUS NIGHTS π§ββοΈ and the forthcoming THE TRAVELLING MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT ποΈ Archaeologist β Immigrant π§π¬π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ (She/her)
Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social Scottish writer/editor. Queer AF. Terrible workaholic.
PhD student in Creative Writing. Cinema Worms podcast co-host. She/they
Repped: @lzats.bsky.social (literary) Kim Yau at Echo Lake (film/TV)
Wife: @pegasusunder.bsky.social
www.lindzmcleod.co.uk
t.h. dray β οΈ @thdray.bsky.social a peaceful place | BFA short story finalist | Best of British Sci-Fi '21 | she/her | they/them is fine too | account is a placeholder as don't do socials |
Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social Neuroscientist turned science fiction & fantasy #writer. Stories in Analog, Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, Utopia SF, Radon. BSFA & BFS member. Based in Edinburgh. verabrook.com. she/her
Coastal Kate @gabbrogirl.bsky.social Author, sea spirit, lover of wild places 
peter remote morrison @remotecore.bsky.social Haverin: 40 years of GSFWC. October 2026.
Editors: Milton, Morrison & Valentine
He/Him. GSFWC. WGB. Glasgow.
(banner by Jenni Coutts)
https://linktr.ee/remotecore
Jak Koke @jakkoke.com Author and editor of speculative fiction. Awards & Noms: Endeavor, PW Best of Year, Ippy, Ben Franklin, Foreword, Origins. Science advocate and hope peddler. See https://jakkoke.com/ .
Bent NΓΌrnberg @skjolnir.bsky.social Senior Unreal Engineer for UI/UX at @rawpowergames.bsky.social
Ex @duneawakening.com
I. R. Fox @irfoxwriter.bsky.social Writer πβ¨
Museum lover, environmentalist, empath, ATINY
London, UK π¬π§
https://irfox.co.uk
Gabriella Margarita @bygmargarita.bsky.social Aspiring SciFi novelist & avid reader. American in Scotland. Otherwise known as Bri.
Elian J Morgan ππΏ @elianjmorgan.bsky.social Writer of SFF with πyearningπ | PRINCEWEAVER πΏπ April 2026 (Canelo, DK, PRH). π PRINCEBREAKER (2027), BOOK III (2028) | Rep'd by @jjbker.bsky.social | Here be dragons.
Fiona Leslie @bibliofi.bsky.social Author of SFF.
On sub: A ghost filled Urban Fantasy based in Edinburgh.
WIP: A Christmas movie goes horribly wrong - paranormal horror meets RomCom
Rep: Judith Murray - Greene and Heaton
PhD in evolutionary genomics/ bioinformatics
SJ Groenewegen @sjgroenewegen.co.uk SFF author, trans-inclusive feminist, gay, non-binary, autistic. BEM.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every so often on politics and/or writing.
K.L. Schroeder @klschroeder.bsky.social Science fiction + horror writer.
PhD microbiologist.
NO ONE TO HOLD THE DISTANT DEAD out from Psychopomp π
ππ¬ π¨π¦ πΈπͺ
they/them
Annie Summerlee @anniesummerlee.bsky.social author of THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES (PMJ & Del Rey, 2026)π she/her. rep: Kiya Evans @ Paper
M. Vixen @mvixen.co.uk Scottish-based author of The Druid's Bindings. With Midnight Tide Publishing. Also a queer hippy, bird whisperer, academic, GM, and full-time nerd. Find me online: http://mvixen.co.uk/
Ben Galley @bengalley.bsky.social Epic & dark fantasy author: Emaneska Series & Scalussen Chronicles, Chasing Graves, Heart of Stone, Scarlet Star Trilogy, Bloodwood Saga. Archer. HEMA. Mischievous π¬π§/π¨π¦
www.linktr.ee/bengalley
HL Tinsley @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social Fantasy writer, Princess Grimdarling. 2 x SPFBO Finalist. Author of The Vanguard Chronicles and The Hallows - https://linktr.ee/h.tinsley.
DM/boardgame nerd.
Creative Director at www.spotlightindie.co.uk. Also at: @spotlightindie.bsky.socialβ¬
goblinsstolemybrain @goblinsstolemybrain.com Author of Fiendish Fantasy βοΈ / Devourer of Books π / Drinker of Coffee β / Manga & Anime fiend π / Probably not Normal
https://goblinsstolemybrain.start.page
Stephen Cox NEW BOOK OUT NOW @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social THE CROOKED MEDIUM's GUIDE TO MURDER. "A pleasure from start to finish"
THE CROOKED MEDIUM'S GUIDE TO TERROR (new)
Preorder WIZ-4 Wizards Tower Press
UK writer - AI is theft.
https://stephencox.co.uk/ https://linktr.ee/stephencoxauthor
Tej Turner @tejturner.com he/him. SFF author, travel blogger & vegetarian chef. Published by Elsewhen Press
http://linktr.ee/tejturner
S.D. Howarth @angrycumbrian.bsky.social British Author of The Tryphon Odyssey nautical fantasy novel. Also published in The Blackest Spells anthology.
East Yorkshire based Cumberland exile. Considering trading kids for more Cats or a job.
π«π½πΎππ«πΆππβ―π @philspeculates.bsky.social Fantasy author & pizza lover.
I write stories with British folklore, interdimensional portals and flawed characters.
#writingcommunity #indieauthor #blogger #reviewer
https://linktr.ee/phil_parker
https://www.philparkerauthor.co.uk/
Jordan Loyal Short - Dragon Reich Series @jordanloyalshort.bsky.social Fantasy novelist, dog petter, big time nerd.
Dragon Reich: a band of lovable misfits races to stop a sinister secret society of dragon supremacists from plunging the world into war. Dragon nazis, magical tumors, & laugh out loud thrills!
Dolly Garland @dollygarland.bsky.social Trying to live with a lot of zest and a bit of magic.
Writer & Hiker 
Tim Hardie @timhardieauthor.bsky.social Author & Editor | Agent John Jarrold | SPFBO Finalist & BBNYA Semi-Finalist | Read The Silent Division first @ www.patreon.com/TimHardieAuthor
Jay Kristoff @misterkristoff.bsky.social #1 International, NYT, USAToday and Sunday Times bestselling liar.
EMPIRE OF THE DAWN - Out Now
James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social British Fantasy Award-Winning author π³οΈβπ
The Ben Garston Novels. The Dark magazine.
"Mother of Night" March 2027 from Evil Twin (Zando Books)
Web: https://james-bennett.org/
'Inventive and vivid'
Publishers Weekly
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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson
LATEST π Hand-Me-Downs (short story collection) https://bit.ly/4fhuSt9
πΆExtinction Event (album) http://bit.ly/4w4EKMC
NEXT π ???
Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social Author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, Ink & Sigil, the Seven Kennings, and more. Into nature photography, metal, and beard maintenance. https://kevinhearne.com Newsletter: https://wordsandbirds.ink
Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social SFF author (Planetfall sequence, Split Worlds series, The Vengeance), audiobook narrator, podcaster, tea drinker. Loves LARP, dressmaking and nerdery. Co-host of the Starship Alexandria podcast. www.linktr.ee/emma_newman
Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Viα»t (Kinh)/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/They. Queer. π³οΈβπ Loves tea. Profile:
@yendraws
@readatmidnight
Michael McClung @mcclungmike.bsky.social Writer. Educated prole. Immaculate potato.
Cristiano Saccoccia @cristianosaccoccia.bsky.social Italian editor for Letterelettriche's Badlands publishing line * deputy editor of Independent Legions Publishing * reader of science fiction, horror, grimdark and dark fantasy books * cat lover 
Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social AKA The Polka Dot Assassin. Artist, secret Sci-fi/Fantasy writer, fictional weasel wrangler. Award winner: St Johnβs Episcopal Church Best Halloween costume 1984. Scot in South Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
L M Douglas - Book 1 & 2 out now! @lmdouglas.bsky.social L.M. Douglas is a Scottish author π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ based in Edinburgh. Writing her epic fantasy series βChronicles of the Endless warβ - #secretscribes member & owns a pub with her fella!
Tammy S. Davies @tsdavies.bsky.social Wife, Mother, Fantasy author, Postgrad student MSc Computing and IT Management @ Cardiff University - pupper-mom to Falkor the Jerk Russell Terrorist - A Canadian π¨π¦ in Wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Graham Austin-King - author of the Riven Wyrde Saga @grahamaustinking.bsky.social Writer of dark fantasy. Swiller of coffee. Slinger of arrows. Servant of cats.
http://GrahamAustin-King.com
The Qwillery / Qwill @theqwillery.bsky.social Book blogger (speculative fiction). Debut Author Challenge. Gecko wrangler, gardener, collector of pottery, and photographer.
Alicia Wanstall-Burke ~ Author @aliciawanstallb.bsky.social Writer of books β’ Archer of arrows β’ Roman historian in training β’ Doing everything wrong, all of the time π€£
π https://linktr.ee/AliciaWanstallBurke
Author Alex Knightππ΄βοΈ @authoralexknight.bsky.social π Filling good books with bad jokes. β¨
π Wriggly Little Hands (May 27)
π https://linktr.ee/authoralexknight
π Houston, TX
Rosa B Watkinson @rosab3.bsky.social Author
Voice artist
Narrator of audiobooks
Janny Wurts @jannywurts.bsky.social Fantasy author/illustrator, Wars of Light and Shadow series.
https://paravia.com/JannyWurts/
BjΓΈrn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com Norse grimdark and historical fantasy author. Queer from the Tortured Authors Department. Queen's Book Asylum and Before We Go Blog contributor. βLandβ (The Ten Worlds book 2) out now! https://www.bjornlarssen.com
Ryan Cahill @ryancahill.bsky.social I write Epic Fantasy | Dragons are simply big dogs | Mushrooms should not be consumed | He/Him |
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Christopher Buehlman @buehlmeister.bsky.social Word-grouping dogbotherer, garlicky kitchen haint, father of goblins. Non-compliant, secular, cat-whispery, has a kraken-ink tattoo.
Esme Weatherwax ππ§Άπ¦π³π¬πΈ π ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social Spfbo 4-10 judge
Follower of the prophet pratchett
sentient potato
She/her/wyrd sister
20% cat pictures
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occasional book reviews
Andy Peloquin, Epic Fantasy Author @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social #EpicFantasy #Author | Darkblade/Queen of Thieves/The Silent Champions | Exploring real humanity through characters and stories, fantasy coming alive!
Justin T. Call @justintcall.bsky.social Epic Fantasy novelist (The Silent Gods). English teacher. Voice Actor. Dark storyteller exploring power, trauma, desire, & transformation. AuDHD.
Clayton Snyder @cw-snyder.com Four-time SPFBO Semifinalist. SPFBO 7 & 9 Finalist. WSFA & 2-time Stabby Nominee. Booknest Longlist. Grimmy Award Winner. Reddit Self-Pub Fave. Meat sack. (he/him)
Luke Tarzian @luketarzian.bsky.social I write dark fiction | I pet dogs | I design books | No AI | Free book when you subscribe to my no-spam newsletter
https://bio.site/LukeTarzian
Fletchgod Apocalypse @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social Author of the Manifest Delusions, Obsidian Path, and City of Sacrifice series, Ghosts of Tomorrow (cyberpunk), Norylska Groans, and some other stuff.
Part-time hobbit.
https://www.patreon.com/c/michaelrfletcher
Steve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.social Award-nominated, bestselling author of over 30 books.
The Hellequin Chronicles
Riftborn
The Assembly
The Wardens
Shauna Lawless @shaunalawless.bsky.social Author of The Gael Song series (she/her)
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings and Prophets, The Land of the Living and the Dead
Repβd by Ed Wilson
Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Fantasy author.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marklawrenceauthor
T. Frohock (she/her) @tfrohock.com CI-borg and Wellman award finalist--author of the Los Nefilim series from Harper Voyager US. I've long been accused of telling stories, which is a southern colloquialism for lying.
Repped by Lisa Rodgers, JABberwocky Literary Agency
www.tfrohock.com
Tricia OβMalley @tricia-omalley.bsky.social NYT & USA Today bestselling author. Kilts, Celts, & The Caribbean.
Ed Wilson @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social Literary Agent at Johnson & Alcock Ltd
Cat parent x2
Human parent x3
Always here for a chat. And by "chat" I mean "Negroni"
Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing luxurious specialty, limited editions and groundbreaking original works in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Dispatches from the warehouse and other news. http://linktr.ee/subterraneanpress
Orbit Books @orbitbooks.bsky.social We are the science fiction & fantasy publisher at Hachette Book Group US and Little, Brown UK. Follow us for your next great read, and tag us in your pics!
Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects.
https://beacons.ai/reactormag
DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social SFF imprint of Astra Publishing. DAW has been publishing science fiction and fantasy since 1971.
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Baen Books @baenbooks.bsky.social The heart of science fiction and fantasy since 1984.
Saga Press Books @sagapressbooks.bsky.social The science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction imprint of @SimonandSchuster 
John Palladino - DoaW (Book 3) progress: 120,000 @agrimbastard.bsky.social Fantasy Author: Tragedy of Cedain. Indie Ink Awards winner. BBNYA semi-finalist. I'm taking a stand against sushi. I am a master of hot takes.
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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social You can do a lot with a bad hand. We're bringing you the best horror, dark fantasy, & crime fiction. Owned & operated by Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award winner Doug Murano.
Wyldblood Press @wyldblood.bsky.social Science Fiction and Fantasy publisher. Quarterly Wyldblood Magazine and free flash on the website. www.wyldblood.com
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