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Gustaffo Vargas @Sequential Scotland T-31 @gustaffovargas.bsky.social Peruvian Comic book artist & writer. Peruvian Cyberpunk, Power Rangers: GREEN, Olympos: NULLHUNTER. BOOM! Studios, Image, Marvel, Tiny Onion, Titan, Unit 2 Games. Skrawllord๐ฉ๐ฉ
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Spaceships: @solarisbooks.bsky.social
McDermid Award , Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 2025 winner, McIlvanney Prize 2026 longlist
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โ๏ธโฐ๏ธATOMIC COFFINโ๏ธโฐ๏ธ
- out now in UK! (Transworld/PRH)
- Oct 6 in US/CAN (Saga Press/S&S)
Rep: @jjbker.bsky.social
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Lady Kraken @cjhenderson.bsky.social Scottish fantasy writer. She/her. Books, cats, more books. SFF, language, history, Twin Peaks, BSG, Star Trek. Co-founder @edinburghsff.com; member @gsfwc. Latest story is in Gallus anthology.
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 ๐ @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 โMiddle Eastโ.
He/Him
CL Hellisen | Preorder The Shape of Monsters @clhellisen.com Writer, artist, occasional table. Cast Long Shadows (Luna Press) The Shape of Monsters (Audible, TorUK) A Million Points of Light (Audible)
Preorder The Shape of Monsters - https://geni.us/TheShapeofMonster
They/them
clhellisen.com
Cymera Festival @cymerafestival.co.uk Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
๐๏ธ 2026 Festival 5-7 June, in Edinburgh & online. Tickets on Sale 1 March 2026
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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
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 โฅ๏ธ๐๐ @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, Kavya & Saltire Awards SL | THE SALT ORACLE out now https://geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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Tristan Gray @eidyngray.scot ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ author and activist in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Software engineer, TTRPG GM, and author of dark fantasy books
(he/they)
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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.
๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ @jordanacosta.co ๐ฌ๐ง/๐ต๐ญ Speculative fiction writer and Creative Director at @unseenhistories.com โ rep'd by @jjbker.bsky.social.
jordanacosta.co
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." โ The New York Times
Next book: EXHUMATION โ 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
Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social SFF author; EXTREMOPHILE & THE ROTSTORM trilogy out now with HoZ books/Ad Astra; PhD in epigenetics; แแทแแซ; www.ianthegreen.com; https://geni.us/extremophile
Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson
LATEST ๐ Hand-Me-Downs (short story collection) https://bit.ly/4fhuSt9
๐ถExtinction Event (album) http://bit.ly/4w4EKMC
NEXT ๐ ???
Genoveva Dimova @gen-dimova.bsky.social Author of FOUL DAYS and MONSTROUS NIGHTS ๐งโโ๏ธ and the forthcoming THE TRAVELLING MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT ๐๏ธ Archaeologist โ Immigrant ๐ง๐ฌ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ (She/her)
Cameron Johnston @cameronjohnston.bsky.social Scottish fantasy author. Archaeology & history fiend. The Maleficent Seven and The Last Shield out now from Angry Robot Books, represented by Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock. www.cameronjohnston.net
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
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Shona Kinsella @shonak.bsky.social Scottish fantasy and horror author. Chair of the British Fantasy Society. Avid Reader. Vaguely gothic. She/her www.shonakinsella.com
Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social Award Winning Small Press. SFF in Fiction and Academia. Est. 2015. Member of Publishing Scotland. https://www.lunapresspublishing.com
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 Andrew Morrison)
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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 Nรผrnberg @skjolnir.bsky.social Senior Unreal Engineer for UI/UX at @rawpowergames.bsky.social
Ex @duneawakening.com
I. R. Fox @irfoxwriter.bsky.social Writer ๐โจ
Museum lover, environmentalist, empath, ATINY
London, UK ๐ฌ๐ง
https://irfox.co.uk
Gabriella Margarita @bygmargarita.bsky.social Aspiring SciFi novelist & avid reader. American in Scotland. Otherwise known as Bri.
Elian J Morgan ๐๐ฟ @elianjmorgan.bsky.social Writer of SFF with ๐yearning๐ | PRINCEWEAVER ๐ฟ๐ April 2026 (Canelo, DK, PRH). ๐ 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 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 ๐
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Annie Summerlee @anniesummerlee.bsky.social author of THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES (PMJ & Del Rey, 2026)๐ 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/
L.R. Lam @lrlam.bsky.social USA Today and Sunday Times Bestselling writer of Dragonfall, Pantomime, Goldilocks, Seven Devils, False Hearts, etc. Writing coach at The Novelry. 
Rebecca Mae @rebeccamaewrites.bsky.social Writer โ๏ธ Reader ๐ Tutor ๐ Cat Mama x 3 ๐ Bona Fide Martian ๐ฝ
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Page One @ukpageone.bsky.social Creators of the Page One notebook | Home of Page One - The Writer's Podcast & Page One Drafting Notes podcast
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Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social Scots-Italian writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect 2025
Venezia fan. Host of @ukPageone.bsky.social, @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social and @Rigorepod.bsky.social
www.marcorinaldi.info/
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Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social Author based on Eythin Island, GORSE out now from @Solarisbooks
Founder, Granite and Glitter. He/him repโd by John Baker & Julie Gourinchas at Bell Lomax Moreton
www.graniteandglitter.com
Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social on hiatus...
https://psychopomp.com/fantasy/
Um, Actually @umactually.dropout.tv The Game Show of Nerdy Corrections. Hosted by Ify Nwadiwe and Brian David Gilbert.
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Gus Harris-Reid (EngineMasters trilogy out now!) @gusharrisreid.bsky.social Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng MIMechE), Author, Nerd, Libra, He/Him, Sailing the Starless Sea ๐๐๏ธ๐ก๏ธ
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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social Bitch ๐ lover ๐ฝ child ๐ผ mother ๐ฆพ sinner ๐น saint ๐
sometimes feel ashamed ๐งโโ๏ธ
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Decadent Serpent ๐ @decadentserpent.bsky.social The one place for all things culture. Edinburgh-based online magazine for literature, art, and more. Send us your pitch at editor@decadentserpent.com
The Mane Quest ๐ด๐ฎ Horses in Video Games ๐ฎ๐ด @themanequest.com The Mane Quest is a website dedicated to "horse games" and the portrayal of horses in video games. Always happy to learn about and give feedback to upcoming games with horses! ๐
themanequest.com
created by Alice Ruppert malicedafirenze.bsky.social
Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social TV & standup & improv & podcasts, hardly any movies
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Josh Ruben @joshruben.bsky.social horror making noise boy
Katelyn Brehm @katbrehmwrites.bsky.social Indie Romance Author
Contemporary Meets Extraordinary
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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social Fantasy author (THE TETHERED MAGE, THE OBSIDIAN TOWER, THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS, etc). Tea drinker, larper, mom. Swordfights in ballgowns. THE LAST STAR IN THE VOID coming 11/26!
Owls @owlwrite.bsky.social A promise to myself: Owl Write. For cake and otherwise ๐๐ฐ. Reviews at owlwrite4cake.wordpress.com
Wol @bookwol.bsky.social Cocktail Owl. 
Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social the littl shynin man the Addom, he runs in the wud
Ephiny Gale @ephiny.bsky.social Writer of PICK YOUR POTION. Awarded 'Best of the Net' for fiction. 4x Aurealis Awards finalist.
www.ephinygale.com
This account contains only my personal views and is not representative of any organisation.
Matt Lacey @themattlacey.bsky.social Author. Drinker of tea. Killer of plants. Purveyor of smut. Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Australia ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ he/him
Human behind the pen names:
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https://sff180.com
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https://locusmag.com
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
Worlds Beyond Number @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social An epic, improvised storytelling podcast where four friends play games, build worlds, and embark on endless adventures.
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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social Rook, Rika, The Ghost of Yลtei | Worlds Beyond Number | D20, Dropout, Crit Role | BAFTA loser. Um, Actually CHAMPION | Gender๐: all pronouns
Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social ๐งข CEO: Dropout
๐ค Host: Game Changer, Make Some Noise
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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com Comedian and Actor who writes TV Shows, Video Games, and TV Shows about Video Games. | Host of Um, Actually and Nobody Asked on Dropout TV
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Jasper William Cartwright @jwcartwright.bsky.social CEO of 12 Sided Studios! Director! Actor! Producer! Deadpool in Marvel Move, 3 Black Halflings, Rotating Heroes, Dimension 20, Re Slayers Take, Dragons Dogma 2 | Jasper@12sidedstudios.com | Rep: Carey Dodd Associates He/Him
Danielle Radford @danielleradford.bsky.social writer/actor/comedian/markiest non Walhberg mark Dropout|Honest Trailers|@tightsfights|D20|Oni Press|Nerdist|Adult Swim|SyFy|Cracked|WBD|Several GIFs (She/her)
Jody Houser โ๏ธ๐ฏ๏ธ๐ฒ @jodyhouser.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Comics Writer: Star Wars, Doctor Who, Stranger Things, Critical Role, Mother Panic, Spider-Man, Harley & Ivy, Faith. RPG addict. She/her. Shop: ko-fi.com/jodyhouser/shop
Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social Award-winning powerhouse publisher of SF ๐ Fantasy ๐งโโ๏ธ Spec Fic โจ, and Horror ๐ง Part of Profile Books ๐ https://linktr.ee/solarisbooks
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
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The Sauรบti Collective @sauutiverse.bsky.social The Sauรบti Collective is an Afro-centric universe rooted in African mythologies, languages, & cultures.
Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social speculative fiction (Teixcalaan series, ROSE/HOUSE), climate & energy policy (all statements my own), Byzantinist (nonpracticing but never not true).
unfortunately, I care about power lines now
she/her. halfway between Santa Fe and NYC.
Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com Engineer | Writer | Editor
Enjoyer of Equations, Ideas & Assorted Nonsenses
Hugo, Nebula, Locus & Caine Prize finalist
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Sara @sarareads.bsky.social She/her. Books enjoyer & (very) occasional reviewer. Blogger at The Fantasy Inn. May yell about โธ๏ธ and ๐ฉฐ. ๐ฒ๐ฆ & ๐ซ๐ท
Dave G ~ espressococo book blog @dakegra.bsky.social Book tempter at espresso coco. Stationery geek. UX guy. Easily distractible with a hot beverage and cake. He/him.
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RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social Award winning and, somehow, bestselling fantasy author. Gad about, small tree grower and procrastinationist to the stars. Truly, RJ Barker in all departments.
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
Para ๐ต @paracactus.bsky.social Sci-fi & fantasy reader. Antelope appreciator. Also posting a lot about my many and varied crafting WIPs. She/her (or they/them) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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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
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social Writer. She/her.
imyril @imyril.bsky.social Migratory reptile living in the Highlands | she/her
Please donโt DM, I canโt read them
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