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Storyteller | indie
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Olivia Linden @olivialinden.bsky.social Author of The R&B Series. I write ๐ฉท felt stories full of love, passion & spice!
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Author AA Lewis @aalewis.bsky.social Author, advocate for Black Indie Authors, Creator of The Black Readers Appreciation Event (BRAE). I write sophisticated contemporary stories with mature subject matters that contain a lot of drama and plenty of sex- #Sophistaratchet.
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Lanay C. Pryor @lanaycpryor.bsky.social NA writer. Black & Sapphic af. She/her. I stand 10 toes down for the Black & trans communities. Posting about my Black sapphic masc4masc romance & my QBIPOC Greek reimagining/modern fantasy series.
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app Check your vernacular & then Iโll get back to ya. Essayist poet philosopher & writer of the novel NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS & the novella FES IS A MIRROR. She/her
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Y. M. Nelson | Nerdy Romantics Podcast @authorymnelson.bsky.social Author of romance and romantic women's fiction with a nerdy bent. Author of SECRET SECOND CHANCES and THE ACCIDENTAL PROPOSAL. NERDY ROMANTICS PODCAST creator and host. #Trekkie, superhero nerd ๐ค
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Tracey Baptiste @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Author. Educator.
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Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social English Prof @ University of Denver
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Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
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Claire E. Jones | Author @clairjoyance.bsky.social Author | Speaker | Mentor | Marketing in the Age of Aquarius | Threads of Destiny ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Fantasy Romance | Publishing Strategist | Award Winner | D&D ๐ linktr.ee/clairjoyance
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Lisa Cortez @marieandleelee.bsky.social Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist/Childrenโs Book Author
The Adventures of Marie and LeeLee, Las Aventuras de Marie y LeeLee
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San Diego, CA
Afua's Drawing Corner @afuasdrawingcorner.bsky.social Launching my Webtoon 2027 ๐ค๐พ
Digital illustrator (represented by Beehive Illustration). Aspiring writer (Winner of the FAB Prize 2023) and Book lover ๐ฌ๐ญ โจ๏ธ๐จ
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#PitBLK @pitblk.bsky.social #PitBLK: An online literary pitch event to amplify and celebrate Black Writers.
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Website: pitchpitblk.com
Drea Clark @dreaclark.bsky.social Artistic Director (Bentonville Film Festival) | Podcaster (Maximum Film!) | Nominations Producer (Spirit Awards) | Programming Associate (Sundance) | Producer | dreaclark.com
Lilly Lockwood ๐ฅSoBB is out NOW!๐ @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social Aspiring author, suffering veterinary student, perpetual dungeon master, sporadic birder, very queer (they/them).
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My stuffโฌ๏ธ
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Dayna R (they/them) @yourpublishingbff.bsky.social Inclusion-focused line/copy editor and coach specializing in romance, cozy mystery, and children's books. AuDHD. Fat Liberation. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐ธ
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social Pen name for an autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, they/she. ๐ซNO A/I!
Links to all my books, art, and book reviews can be found at https://www.helenwhistberry.com/
J.S. Living @thejsliving.bsky.social I write character-driven fiction that will excite you with its unique lore & slow-burn romance. My cat Haruhi is my life. Feed me & I'm happy. I support BIPOC, disability, LGBTQIA+, & other marginalized groups unapologetically. Anti-Gen-AI. Human art only!
H.L. Brooks๐๏ธ๐ฉต๐ @hlbrookswrites.bsky.social Author of Fairy Talesโ๏ธ
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nicole brinkley | bookseller @nebrinkley.bsky.social writer. award-winning bookseller at oblong books. lover of nuance. not here anymore. โ๏ธ ๐โจ
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Totally not judging your purchases (to your face).
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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
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Greedy Reads @greedyreads.bsky.social Your friendly neighborhood independent bookstores in Fells Point & Remington, Baltimore
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Eric Nguyen @ericnguyenisok.bsky.social ๐ author of THINGS WE LOST TO THE WATER | ๐จ๐ปโ๐ปhe/him
Brooklyn Book Festival @bkbookfest.bsky.social Largest Free Literary Festival in New York.
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2026 Dates
Virtual Festival Day: September 20
Children's Day: September 26
Festival Day: September 27
City-wide Bookends: September 20-28
Rumaan Alam @rumaan.bsky.social Writer?
Sam Sanders @samsanders.bsky.social Lapsed journalist. L.A. based. Texan forever. Listen to The Sam Sanders Show, a radio show all about the things that entertain us. Twice a week wherever you get your pods, and on YouTube.
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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social Feeling literary? Come see us at www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com!
Loyalty Bookstores @loyaltybooks.bsky.social Black, Asian, queer owned indie bookstore in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC with a long term pop up in the Parks at Walter Reed in DC.
Sandra Proudman @sandraproudman.bsky.social YA Author
www.writesandrawrite.com
Salvaciรณn (Out 5/20/25)
Preorder:
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Relit (Out Now!)
The House Where Death Lives (Out Now!)
Literary Associate at Gallt & Zacker
www.readsandraread.com
Rachell Nichole @jo-stout.bsky.social I'm here, I'm queer, I write, I teach, I learn. #romance ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐๐ถ ๐๐
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Hay House Author
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Jordan Michelle @jrdn-michelle.bsky.social Disabled lesbian. She/Her. Author of very steamy butch/femme romantasy. Sims geek and maker of weird art.
Check out https://jordan-michelle.com/ for links to books, social media, and more information about me!
AubryRPG๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @raccoonplaysgames.bsky.social Radical leftist, Anti-MAGA anti-fascist, who wants equality and equity for all
Stop genocide!
Free Palestine ๐ต๐ธ Slava Ukraini ๐บ๐ฆ
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Gamer/Writer, she/her.
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Brandon Diehl @iambrandondiehl.bsky.social Poet with autism and a cat.
Author of ADULTHOOD (Anxiety Press, 2026).
Here to connect with fellow writers and/or fellow neurodivergent people and/or fellow anti-fascists.
he/him โข NJ โข www.brandondiehl.net
Michelle Willms @michellewillms.bsky.social NORTHERN GIRLS: TRUE STORIES (Baraka Books). 2026 Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. Mother bear.
Northern Girls: www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/northern-girls/
TSR Review: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/northern-girls-true-stories-by-michelle-willms
Jessica Ralli @jessicaralli.bsky.social Manager of #EarlyLiteracy Programs & Special Initiatives @ Brooklyn Public Library | #KidLit Writer @ RISE X Penguin Workshop | LJ Mover and Shaker 2020 |
Terri Brisbin - Historical Romance Author! @terribrisbin.bsky.social Bestselling Author of 50+ Historical/Fantasy/Paranormal Romances ๐๐, Mom of 3๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ป๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธGrammy of 4 ๐ฉ๐ป๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฉand Dental Hygienist to hundreds ๐ฆท๐ชฅ! Love history, Scotland (FSAScot), romance novels and so much more! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐
Glori Medina @gloriknits.bsky.social Sci-fi and romance writer fueled entirely by coffee. She/her
Get Memory Lost https://buy.bookfunnel.com/kwubu3i7n7
#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
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Lee Heffner @leeheffer.bsky.social Submissions - 3 Novels
Published - Write to Finish
Sea Smoke
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Writer's Coach
Developmental Editor.
Collaboration with Artist Sally Kirk - Fragile Narratives
Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social Correspondent on the Daily Show. Standup Comic & Emmy-nominated writer. Listen to the Josh Johnson Show podcast on Spotify + Apple
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Dude Points (what do I do now) @dudepoints.fun I liked Eurovision
(You may also know me as @anngav)