#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social The internet's definitive source for reliable factually accurate barely news and almost information about science fiction. Inexplicably a six-time Hugo finalist. hugoclub.blogspot.ca
Advanced Editorial Professionals @adveds.bsky.social A boutique conference for experienced professionals
Toronto, Canada
November 10-11, 2026
https://sites.google.com/view/icaep/home/
#ICAEP2026
Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social reactor mag's resident book nerd. they/them 🇵🇷🏳️🌈 nyc
https://linktr.ee/christinaorlando
#PitchDis @pitchdis.com An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors.
2026 Pitch Dates - September 8-10.
Visit the official site www.pitchdis.com
Hosted by @despinakarras.com
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Blaze Ward @blazeward.bsky.social Indie Writer, Publisher. Science Fiction. Action-Thriller. Occasional Erotica.
Seattle-ish.
www.blazeward.com/books
Publisher: Boundaryshockquarterly.com
Publisher: Thrillridemagazine.com
knottedroadpress.com/shop
https://www.patreon.com/blazeward
Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social Publisher of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. For the workshop, head to @mccormackwc.bsky.social.
Dr Jasmin Kirkbride @jasminkirkbride.bsky.social Debut THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME out with Tor 2026. Agent Alex Cochran at Greyhound. Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Tech at UEA. Research: hope, climate fiction, dystopia, fungus. https://www.jasminkirkbride.com/
Daryl Gregory @darylwriterguy.bsky.social Daryl Gregory, a guy who writes things. WHEN WE WERE REAL out April 1 2025, no foolin'. He/him
Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social Writer, teacher, speculative fiction and flash fiction
Books, events, and classes at https://www.taracampbell.com
#WritingCommunity #scifi #sff #speculativefiction #flashfiction
Mariah Southworth @mariah-southworth.bsky.social A writer of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels!
Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
Deanna Sjolander @deannasjolander.bsky.social Writer/Author 📚
Artist 🎨
Dog mom 🐾
Plant lover 🌱
Liberal 💙
Founder of creativepathworks.com
Robin Jeffrey @robinjeffreyauthor.bsky.social Author of scifi murder mysteries, spicy werewolf mysteries, I like to ride around and pick up clues, mmm'kay?
www.robinjeffreyauthor.com
P. H. Low @ph-low.com THESE DEATHLESS SHORES • poetry ed @Anathema • short fic/poetry/essays in Strange Horizons, Reactor, Fantasy, &c. • Ignyte, Rhysling, & Locus noms • 🇲🇾🇺🇸🏳️🌈 (they/them) • linktr.ee/lowph
Jessie Kwak 🦆 (🦈!) @kwakjessie.bsky.social Author of sci-fi shenanigans, ghostwriter of business books, organizer of the Author Alchemy Summit. She/her
Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com Author: Aven Cycle | Story Editor: Mythik Camps | Podcast Cohost: Worldbuilding for Masochists | novels, short fiction, & immersive xp | Shakespeare nerd, once & future educator, rhetorician, geek chic | she/her | Virginia, USA
linktr.ee/cassrmorris
Fonda Lee @fondalee.bsky.social NYT bestselling, World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Green Bone Saga & other books. The Last Contract of Isako out now! Next: Mark of the Warrior (Oct 2026) https://linktr.ee/fondalee
claire jia-wen @clairejiawen.bsky.social avid grocery shopper | clarion 2025 | vp 2024 | codex | words in clarkesworld, khōréō, apex, nightmare, others
repped by @allegramartsch.bsky.social
clairejiawen.com
Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com Speculative fiction author, college professor, musician, podcaster, game master, TwitchTV host.
https://www.gregoryawilson.com
https://www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron
https://www.patreon.com/ArvanEleron
https://www.speculatesf.com/
@gengms.bsky.social
Christine Taylor-Butler @ctaylorbutler.bsky.social Author, servant of cats, Visiting MIT Scholar
Emily Paxman @emmypax.bsky.social writer, artist, gardener, hugger of cats - DEATH ON THE CALDERA coming out June 17, 2025 from Titan Books!
Rhiannon Held/R.Z. Held @rhiannonheld.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction and professional archaeologist. Two sexy yet misunderstood professions in one person! she/her
Dean Wells @deanwells.bsky.social Novelist and writer of short-form SF, alternatively humorous or laced with existential dread. I don't know why, they just come out that way.
Terry Brooks @terrybrooks.bsky.social I write non-fiction about Elves. Galaphile, my new Shannara novel, publishes March 11, 2025.
Holly Black @hollyblack.bsky.social Author of books involving folklore and bad decisions.
Salinee Goldenberg @salgo.bsky.social SFF Author - Multimedia Artist / Rep'd by Sam Farkas
www.salgowrites.com
Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com My next book, OBSTETRIX, comes out June 9, 2026.
Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming 2026
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
Jeff Brown @jeffbrowngraphics.bsky.social Fantasy and Sci-fi Illustrator and Cover Designer
Will "scifantasy" Frank @scifantasy.bsky.social Geek at law.
Lindsey Byrd @lindseybyrd.bsky.social Author and historian. Rep'd by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency. Received Publishers Weekly Starred Review for: THE SUN BLESSED PRINCE out May 2025 by Tor UK and Penguin Random House Canada! https://www.lindseybyrd.com
Cheryl Strayed @cherylstrayed.bsky.social Writer. Mom. Portlander. Traveler. Cat/dog lady. Author of Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch, and Brave Enough. Also: Dear Sugar.
Annie Carl @anniecarlauthor.bsky.social ✨Bistitchual.✨Loves crafting whimsical things.✨
Bradford Literary Agency @bradfordagents.bsky.social We are a boutique agency passionate about forming true partnerships & building long-term relationships with our clients. Visit us at: https://bradfordlit.com
Rebecca Matte @rebeccamatte.com Agent at kt literary. Legal Counsel for ANSI. Freelance Attorney with Matter Services LLC. Always a nerd. She/her.
www.rebeccamatte.com, www.kt-literary.com
Instagram: @rlmatte_litagent
Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social Future Bestselling Author of FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN ☀️🧡Out with Penguin Michael Joseph, Oct 23, 2025
www.justmarve.org
M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social She/Her. Blerd. Sunday Times bestselling author. Nommo, Ignyte, British Fantasy & Locus Award Finalist.
A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! (Orbit UK/Saga)
https://linktr.ee/mhayinde
R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social Sturgeon & Nebula Award winning SpecFic author. MIFRE Media Award Winner. Locus, Ignyte, Eugie Foster Finalist. Codex/SFWA. She/Her. Banner: Andy Dudak
THE NIGHTWARD Out Now!
Agent: @cammc9.bsky.social
Go Fund Me for Cancer: https://tinyurl.com/mvuyw5t7
A.Y. Chao @aychao.com Master procrastinator. Occasional adult.
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author of SHANGHAI IMMORTAL and PARIS CELESTIAL
she/they/Alice
aychao.com
Latest news: https://aychao.substack.com
Seattle Worldcon 2025 @seattlein2025.org Seattle wants to invite the Worldcon community to our city (Aug 13-17, 2025) to experience Pacific Northwest fan culture and to continue to build upon and engage with our fandom community of learners, readers, doers, makers, and creators.
Elizabeth d'Anjou @elizdanjou.bsky.social Freelance editor and workshop presenter. Editing instructor at TMU. Vegetable gardener. Shares space with husband, dog, cats, and bunny. Doting aunt. Ask me about bringing Eight-Step Editing to your team or organization. https://eightstepediting.ca
Jaime Sperling @diedofennui.bsky.social Copyediting, proofreading, cats, running, insomnia. Not necessarily in that order.
Kimberly Laurel @trustybookmark.bsky.social Publish with confidence ✍️ Certified copyeditor + proofreader for indies/presses: send work you're fearlessly proud of into the world | ACES, EFA, PEN (she/her)
Erin K. Maher @erinkmaher.bsky.social Academic copyeditor, line editor, and indexer in the arts and humanities. She/her/Dr. It's pronounced "mar."
Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com freelance editor and proofreader of books, comics, news, and other stuff • author of The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style • co-head and senior editor of @twincitiesgeek.com • she/her
🔗 madeleinevasaly.com/links
📖 comicbookstyle.com
ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social We are the nation’s leading organization of editing professionals, educators, and students. Follow us for #editing news, events, & training. https://linktr.ee/aceseditors
Travis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author: Legends & Lattes. Hugo, Nebula & Locus finalist. Audie winning Narrator. Ex-gamedev - Fate,Torchlight & Rebel Galaxy.
Brigands & Breadknives out Nov 11 '25 from Tor.
travisbaldree.com
Katie Van Heest @tweedediting.bsky.social Academic editor and PhD ▪️ Teaching book editing at Portland State University ▪️ Chicago and Claremont trained ▪️ she/her ▪️ same handle elsewhere
https://www.tweedediting.com
Nicole Wayland 🦋🧚🏼♀️ @nicolewayland.bsky.social Owner of Nicole Wayland Editing 💛
Copyeditor & proofreader of children’s, YA, and adult fiction and nonfiction
ACES board member at-large ✨
Ballerina 🩰 | outgoing fae 🧚 | enneagram 6️⃣
Jennifer Navarre (she/her) @jenavarre.bsky.social Kidlit Editor and Book Coach | Once a teacher, always a teacher | Kidlit writer with too many ideas in her head | Historical CB series coming 2025?
EFA, ACES, SCBWI, 12x12, Courage to Create, CIEP (Professional Member), ALLi Partner Member
jenavarre.com
Suzelle Fiedler @fiedleredit.bsky.social Scientific editor, lover of words, and Christ-follower.
Shannon Weston @sea-author.bsky.social Name's Shannon Elayne Ann Weston; SEA for short. Pirate at heart, writer by trade. Join me as I delve into magic's core, embark on voyages, and reveal beings that only trained eyes can see. 🖤🤍💜
linktr.ee/sea_author | http://rb.gy/uhyt5 | no ai
Raquel ⟡ Fiction Editor @raqueledits.bsky.social ⟡ Editing SFF, Horror, Romance, and LitRPGs
⟡ Story Coach and #RevPit Editor
⟡ Creative Director @StetChat.com #StetChat
⟡ SD/PEN Board, ACES, EFA, etc.
⟡ Wizard Script Scholar: Stet, ⁐, TK, ₰, Ͽ, ⸎
✨️🧿 www.raquelbrown.com
Shannon | Editor of Words | Writer of Words | Lover of Words @editorshannon.bsky.social 👩🏾🏫 Contemporary Fiction Story Coach 🔎 LGBTQ+ Romance + Thriller Developmental Editor 🧠 Neurospicy AF 🏳️🌈 Queer AF (she/her)
Website: https://sageediting.com
Alter Ego (LGBTQ+ Romance): @authorkalibenson.bsky.social
Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social Senior editor of sociology and anthropology at Princeton University Press. Cofounder Paths in Publishing. Running, books, kids, somewhere out west.
Barbie Halaby @monocleediting.bsky.social My keen eye for your best words. Editor/proofreader/bibliophile/mom who loves black tea, brookies, and sarcasm. EFA & ACES. She/her.
Wendy @normaloqwendy.bsky.social Editor, plain language wonk, and knitter. Also traveller when that’s possible. Seeking first to understand.
Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social I write novels (eg The Power, new novel is The Future), I make games (eg Zombies, Run!), unorthodox Jew. not-getting-into-pointless-arguments-on-the-internet is an act of revolution. However complex you think things are, they're more complex than that
Julie Schrader @bookwormyogi.bsky.social Copyeditor and proofreader, dog mom, cancer survivor. Will trade my husband for M&Ms. Maybe.
Kellie M. Hultgren @kelliemhultgren.bsky.social Freelance editor and book coach, fiber artist, and fan of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative writing
Sarah Sharp @sarahsharp.bsky.social She/Her. Owner of Creator's Companion: Freelance Editing Services & More. I work with independent creators and businesses to help bring their projects and works of love to life!
https://linktr.ee/creatorscompanionservices
Kristine Hunt @henitsirk.bsky.social I teach history (US & world) to undergrads. A scholarly copy editor for 20+ years. Northwest Editors Guild board secretary, Friends of the Lebanon (OR) Public Library vice-president. Gardener, cat wrangler. Opinions mine. She/her
On Santiam Kalapuya land
Ayesha Chari @ayeshachari.bsky.social I-sha/Aaye-sha, n. to be, being | she/they. Sensitive academic editor. Conscious language learner. @The_CIEP | @ACESEditors | @IndieAuthorALLi. Serial🚶🏾♀️ | ❤️ nature | ☕️ fiend | 🚸 parent | occasional doodler ✏️ | https://ayeshachari.com/
Emily Stewart @estewart.bsky.social Wanna-be everything, actual editor and writer
linktr.ee/estewart041
Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social Editor, mother, latte lover. Buyer of boots and books.
www.elementeds.com and @elementeds on almost all socials. Join me!
Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor @carolinavonkampen.com @ #ACESVCON26
Editor: Books, poetry, query letters, content marketing
Host: #StetChat @stetchat.com
Member: @acesediting.bsky.social
Former history major. Writer? Reader
Fan: #Survivor #JetLagTheGame
🚫 AI
📍 STL
she/her
carolinavonkampen.com
Jill Walters @letterterrier.bsky.social Editor, writer, etc. @edsguild.bsky.social social media coordinator, @editorsteaclub.bsky.social events co-coordinator, #StetPet founder. Former ghostwriter for a chickadee. Still accepting bribes of high-quality dark chocolate. letterterrier.com
Jen Grogan 🐙📖📚 @eightarmsedits.bsky.social Writer, freelance editor / nonprofit admin / web content person, walker, knitter, museum docent, mom. She/her. RTs=/=endorsements. Opinions are my own. jengrogan.com
Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com Certified Professional Editor • cookbook indexer • plain language trainer • mental health researcher • adjunct prof • #AngryJellyDonut • #LyricsPrompt prompter • #ParticipateInResearch booster • author, #AfterTheFeast • she/her • www.ivacheung.com
Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social Copyeditor of science fiction, fantasy, and YA/MG books. Pacific Northwest. She/her. 
Crystal | Fiction Editor @redpenrabbit.bsky.social Fiction editor and proofreader for hire. Advocate of intentional language and respectful representation. Visit rabbitwitharedpen.com/links for writing and editing resources. She/her.
Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social Writer by day, in bed by night. Author of five books, including The Conscious Style Guide (Hachette). I open my own jars. #AABB
KarenYin.com/links
VCCA/LLF/CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | DJNF Alum
Agent: Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company
(Kyra is offline until late August) @kyrafreestar.bsky.social Editing social science and social science fiction since 2005.
Following dragons, dictionaries, and disability justice.
Hope is a decision.
Find me at Bridge Creek Editing | Academic Editing Circle | Mightier (she/they)
Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social Writer of dictionaries and books about nerd fights at the dictionary factory (WORD BY WORD [2017]; TRUE COLOR [2026]; more TK). niila myaamia. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2106554/kory-stamper/
Amy J. Schneider @amyjschneider.bsky.social Copyeditor. Crazy dog lady. Singer. Wife. Runner. Wino. Not necessarily in that order. (she/her)
Lori Paximadis @loripax.bsky.social book editor • artist • connector
perpetual resting boss face
work smarter, not harder
owner: Pax Studio LLC, Systems & Shortcuts
member: ACES, EFA, CIEP (Professional)
Editors of Words feed > https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:thqvmqvxhwkmz7sxwsy2yqfy/feed/a
Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
EditorMark @editormark.bsky.social Focus: the free exchange of ideas. Editor, writer, ally. Advocate for plain language, journalism, diversity, tolerance. Believes universities, corporations and other institutions should not be arms of the state (i.e., antifascist). Host, That Word Chat.
Jennifer Dinsmore @jenniferdinsmore.bsky.social Editor & Professional Proofreader; Vice Tea Mistress of The Editors Tea Club; Member of ACES & the EFA; Lifelong bookworm & lover of "weird" fiction. (she/her)
Let me help turn your manuscript into a masterpiece: https://jenniferdinsmoreeditorial.as.me/
Iroise Tracy @wavesofwords.bsky.social 
Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social Editor and writer at the Blue Garret. Southerner by birth, San Franciscan by choice, Italian by some route I have yet to discover. she/her/y'all
https://bio.site/kristentate
Crystal Watanabe @pikko.bsky.social Fiction editor, owner of Pikko's House, SimpleMarkup webcomic writer, author of Yum-Yum Bento Box, yarn dragon, cohost of the Silo podcast Wires From the Deep and Rom-Com Detectives. Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Mom to 3 in Honolulu. 🤙
Laura Poole @laurapoole.bsky.social Editor, baker, modern quilter, pluviophile, pasta enthusiast, rhubarb lover. Retroflex r. Short and mighty.
She/her
Christine Ma @mschristinema.bsky.social Copyeditor and proofreader | she/her | Conscious Style Guide Advisory Council member
Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
#AmWriting The 9/8 GG podcast
#AmReading When We Were Real (Gregory)
Rebecca Brinbury @brinbury.bsky.social Editor and writer, she/her
Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social Copyeditor, proofreader, & developmental editor of TTRPGs, comics, board games, sci-fi, & fantasy. Newbie indexer. Lover of apple cider doughnuts. Knitter. Generative AI sucks. She/her 📚 www.rachellapidow.com
Brainstormer in Chief: #StetChat @stetchat.com
Kristen Tatroe @kristenedits.bsky.social Editor and Instructional Designer, culinary enthusiast, outdoor adventurer, photography fan. KristenEdits.com
Molly Rookwood @mollyrookwood.bsky.social Jewish romance writer; sci-fi, fantasy, and romance editor; university writing coach; Jane Austen enthusiast
✍✡️📚
Repped by Christina Miller at Nancy Yost Literary Agency
📍Halifax, Nova Scotia
She/her
Find me professionally at www.rookwoodediting.com
Ginger Everhart @gingereverhart.bsky.social Writer Reader Editor Sp . . . nah, those first three keep me busy enough.
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Professional Editors Network @pensite.org Editors, writers, indexers, and others who work with words. PEN is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but we have members located throughout the United States and beyond.
www.pensite.org
Editorial Freelancers Association @efafreelancers.bsky.social EFA freelancers include editors, writers, indexers, proofreaders, researchers, desktop publishers, translators. Free job listing service. Courses & webinars for members & guests. https://linktr.ee/efa_editors
Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social The Northwest Editors Guild is a professional association for U.S. editors of the written word. Based in the PNW, with events for editors everywhere. Sharing editing news, events, #StetPet assistants, and a well-dressed pencil mascot. www.edsguild.org
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social Medical editor helping researchers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. No GenAI/LLMs. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. Board-certified editor in the life sciences. She/her. https://www.kokedit.com
Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social 📚 Book Editor, Fr→En Lit Translator, Educator
🍽📖 Working on/devouring speculative fiction, horror, memoir, IF, comics
⭐ Teaching and coaching editors and writers
📘 Faculty @ Emerson's MFA in Popular Fiction
🌈📚 RSM team
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿🪫🇨🇭🎨
🚫gen AI
www.TanyaGold.com