The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com We’ve been publishing anthologies of new short fiction since 2010. Based in Scotland.
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emer @emer.bsky.social writer, professional shakespeare opinion haver, shoegaze fan, film dyke. she/her. my book is called IRISH SHAKESPEARES: GENDER, SEXUALITY, & PERFORMANCE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (out Oct). all my opinions are great actually x
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Clare Patterson @clarepatterson.bsky.social Writer, PhD student at Centre for New Writing
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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social 🇮🇪 Writer Hagstone | Constellations | This Woman’s Work (with Kim Gordon) | Agent: Peter Straus at RCW | Newsletter: momentsofrecognition.substack.com
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The Stinging Fly @stingingfly.bsky.social Literary magazine established in 1997 to publish & promote the very best new Irish and international writing. Stinging Fly Press was launched in 2005. Summer 2026 Issue #54 available to buy now:
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Nicole Love @nicolelove.bsky.social PhD candidate researching Gray, Murakami, invisible cities and secondary selves at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
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The Irish Pages Press @irishpages.bsky.social Biannual journal, edited in Belfast, publishing writing from Ireland and overseas. Publisher of The Irish Pages Press. Edited by Chris Agee and Kathleen Jamie.
Silver Press @silver-press.bsky.social A feminist press feat. Ursula K. Le Guin, Audre Lorde, & Leonora Carrington. Announcing: Spiral House! An imprint for art, poetry & ways of knowing 💫 silverpress.org
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Sumayya Usmani @sumayyausmani.bsky.social Writer, mentor, optimist •PhD Creative Writing candidate • culinary displacement, Partition,colonialism, belonging
Sadie Maskery @saccharinequeen.bsky.social Functions adequately.
Short story collection, 'Overboard', published by Acid Bath Publishing.
May contain smut.
Neil P. Chue Hong (he/they) @npch.bsky.social Prof of Research Software Policy & Practice at @epcc.bsky.social, University of Edinburgh and Director, Software Sustainability Institute. Board member, @cymera.bsky.social. Playwrights' Studio Scotland Mentored Playwright 2020. #cinemaforall
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social Writer: alternate history, other sf, fantasy, historical fiction. Severely allergic to fascism.
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Will Tattersdill @tattersdill.bsky.social Writer and teacher. Literature and science, dinosaurs, fantasy/sci-fi, alternate history, worldbuilding, periodicals, museums, etc. Fiction as W. J. Tattersdill. He/him.
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Nazaret Ranea @nazaretranea.bsky.social Poet. Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar. My debut collection, Nettles, is out now! 🇪🇸🏴
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Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing.
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Tolka @tolkajournal.bsky.social Literary journal of formally promiscuous non-fiction. Publishing essays, memoir, autofiction and the overflow. Supported by the Arts Council.
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Folding Rock Magazine @foldingrockmag.bsky.social New Writing from Wales and Beyond.
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Nick Hubble @thehubble101.bsky.social Aberystwyth-based writer, researcher & critic. Author: Culture Wars in Britain (May, 2026). Columnist at Vector. Incoming editor of Foundation.
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Len Lukowski @lenski666.bsky.social Writing / Dogs
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Charco Press @charcopress.com Award-winning publisher of outstanding Latin American literature. Edinburgh.
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Comma Press @commapress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of short fiction from the UK & beyond. Championing the next generation of writers & translators. Shares do not equal endorsements.
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Dead Ink Bookshop @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social An independent bookshop exclusively stocking independent publishers, based on Smithdown Road in Liverpool.
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Jenny Brown Associates @jennybrownagency.bsky.social Scottish-based literary agency representing literary fiction, non-fiction, crime fiction & writing for children.
Cymera Festival @cymerafestival.co.uk Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
🖊️ 2026 Festival 5-7 June, in Edinburgh & online. Tickets on Sale 1 March 2026
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Anna Frame @annaframe.bsky.social Communications Director, @canongate.co.uk. Currently working with Miranda July, Omar El Akkad, Len Pennie, Damian Barr, Lily King, John Niven & many other talented folk.
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Portobello Literary @portyliterary.bsky.social A literary agency based in Edinburgh.
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Gutter Magazine @gutter.bsky.social The magazine of new Scottish and international writing.
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Lindsay Johnstone @lindsayjohnstone.bsky.social Writer & Expressive Writing Facilitator | rep'd Caro Clarke @portobelloliterary | Top 40 in Parenting Substack Bestseller | John Byrne Award Winner 2023 | Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards 2025 panellist | Arvon Advanced Writing Programme 2026
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Dinesh Allirajah Short Story Prize Winner @CommaPress
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Chitra Ramaswamy @chitgrrl.bsky.social Author: Homelands, Expecting. Journalist: The Guardian. Restaurant critic: The Times Scotland. Used to be a person whose profile said only 'don't conclude anything without cheese'. Still am, on the inside.
Holly Kybett Smith @kybettie.bsky.social Queer femme horror writer. Intersectional feminist. MA Victorian Gothic. Chronically ill. Occasional performance poet. The 'Ky' rhymes with 👁️. (she/her/it/its) 🖤
Vicky MacKenzie @vickymackenzie.bsky.social Writer, cat lady, wrote a novel about medieval mystics, forthcoming novel about John Ruskin. Aspiring anchoress. https://victoriamackenzie.net/
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Skein Press @skeinpress.bsky.social Independent publisher of stories underrepresented in Irish literature
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present.
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