Old Edinburgh Club @oldedinburghclub.bsky.social The Old Edinburgh Club (OEC) is the city’s local history society, concerned with all aspects of the capital’s history and development.
Dr Michelle Wong - Lab Muffin Beauty Science @labmuffin.com #SciComm and educator, medicinal/supramolecular/synthetic chem PhD, cosmetic chemist, YouTuber
I explain the science behind beauty products and debunk misinformation. I talk a lot about sunscreen and "toxic" ingredients 🌞
labmuffin.com/links
Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org Award-winning journalism focused on #climatechange, science, energy and policy. Subscribe to our free newsletters: http://bit.ly/CBnewsletters or visit our website: https://www.carbonbrief.org/
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk 🗳️ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk
support my work @ https://ko-fi.com/electionmapsuk
Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social Science Fiction. Constitutional Law. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Fortnightly newsletter on SFF, Indian spec fiction, and books: https://gautambhatia.substack.com
Profile Books @profilebooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of inventive books, fearless writing and powerful voices. Our authors include Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff and Francis Fukuyama.
Fab @knifewitch.bsky.social literary agent @kiagency.bsky.social **closed to unsolicited queries** ex Grimdark Magazine, ex medievalist. queer. she/they (header is a Rovina Cai illustration from Spear)
Meg Davis @megdavis.bsky.social Agent at Ki Agency
Donaeld the Unready @donaeldtheunready.bsky.social Unreadier than ever, but still Making Mercia Geat Again! Draining the fens into my hoard. 
David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social Multi-genre writer
Spies: @headlinebooks.bsky.social
Spaceships: @solarisbooks.bsky.social
McDermid Award , Bloody Scotland Debut Prize 2025 winner, McIlvanney Prize 2026 longlist
Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social
More: https://www.davidgoodman.net/
English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social We're passionate about the English Civil Wars and 17th Century history! We're also reenactors - step into history and have an incredible weekend for just £10! www.earlofmanchesters.co.uk
Michael Molcher @molcher.bsky.social Eisner Award-winning author. History weirdo with @englishcivilwar.bsky.social
Links: https://linktr.ee/molcher
Tim Armstrong @drilseach.bsky.social ùghdar agus òraidiche aig an t-Sabhal
Chiara Mestieri @mestierious.bsky.social Eisner-nominated editor @2000ad.bsky.social, Rebellion // writer, horror enthusiast, & living embodiment of the “ha ha ha… yes!” sickos meme
previously: editorial assistant for Ram V, horror fiction editor at Solaris
Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social Commissioning Editor at Solaris Books. Owned by three hellhounds. Talks a lot about politics, sports, books and dogs. Knitter, crocheter and lover of loud music.
Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social Writer, FRSL. Prof, RHUL. Literature and science fiction.
https://profadamroberts.substack.com/
"Frankenstein Rex" coming in October:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frankenstein-Rex-Adam-Roberts/dp/1399617729/
Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social That guy from that thing. Too young for a Nobel Prize. THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM out now.
Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social Lecturer, workshopper and creative writing events organiser - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis-events-17318878423
The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social The Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year.
clarkeaward.com
Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com We put the "Ginger" in "Horror" 🔥
Book & movie reviews with a bite.
17 years strong. Still scared. Still reviewing.
👇 Dunk into our latest posts
https://gnofhorror.com/
Dr. Alex Penland, Academia Native @alexpenname.bsky.social he/they. Doctorate in Creative Writing. An expert in gibberish.
Conlanger, former boy adventurer, Smithsonian alum, PhD from University of Edinburgh. ANDRION (2023) BSFA, BFS, SFWA; BSFA longlisted and Pushcart nominated. Interzone pubbed. Etc.
Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social she/her | SFFH writer & poet. 16th century nerd. Mint chocolate connoisseur. Centaur enthusiast. | words in Gwyllion Magazine, Haven Spec Magazine, The NoSleep Podcast, & more | PR & Marketing Manager @solarisbooks.bsky.social | Views my own
Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social Publishing speculative fiction, poetry, reviews, essays & podcasts. Every Monday, free to read at http://strangehorizons.com. IGNYTE Community Award winner. Hugo Award winner 2024.
linktr.ee/strangehorizons
Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social Word Person | BFA winner | Best of British SciFi '19, '20 & '23 | THE QUEEN OF THE HIGH FIELDS (Luna Press) | HOME SICK (2026, Solaris) | She/Her | https://linktr.ee/rhiannon.grist
HOME SICK out now: https://geni.us/homesick
Typewronger Books @typewronger.bsky.social A bookshop, events space, and risograph print studio in the heart of Edinburgh, run as a not-for-profit company 📚
Find us here 👉 www.typewronger.com
Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present.
https://asls.org.uk
ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com bugs and shrews, critters with booze
https://ascalaphid.com
https://bowelfly.tumblr.com
stickers: https://ko-fi.com/ascalaphid/shop
LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social Bookseller, editor, blogger, reader, reviewer, writer, photographer, drinker, swashbuckler, cat tickler
https://www.woolamaloo.org.uk/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/
https://linktr.ee/WoolamalooGazette
Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space.
Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/
Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social Award-winning powerhouse publisher of SF 🚀 Fantasy 🧜♂️ Spec Fic ✨, and Horror 🧟 Part of Profile Books 📚 https://linktr.ee/solarisbooks
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
www.cymerafestival.co.uk
EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com The Edinburgh Minute newsletter. Read by 30,000+ locals. Get smarter about Edinburgh with a quick curation of news, culture & communities @ 7am daily 📬 Proudly subscriber-supported.
Written by Michael MacLeod along with thousands of local contributors.
Secret Edinburgh @secretedinburgh.bsky.social Underemployed flâneuse sharing info about #Edinburgh beyond the castle ie overlooked, neglected, underappreciated, everyday & mundane treasures inc
- Graveyards
- Guerrilla Gardens
- Street Art
- Indie Retail
- Hidden Gems
she/her
The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/
The Ferret @theferret.scot Scotland's award-winning investigative news and fact-checking co-op.
Contact us here: https://theferret.scot/contact/
Find out more: https://t-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/theferretscot
The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot The official account of The Scottish Parliament:
https://www.parliament.scot
Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social 📊🗺🗳 Poll aggregation and election analysis in Europe #EP2029
📧 contact@europeelects.eu
Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social Boutique literary and scriptwriting agency based in London. Find us online at www.ki-agency.co.uk
Agents @megdavis.bsky.social and @knifewitch.bsky.social and @helenlane.bsky.social and @chamomeriam.bsky.social
Jonathan Rimmer @jonathanrimmer.bsky.social Dead trim, dead patter. Pedantic for a living @ Scottish Parliament.
Mathew Nicolson @eyjarskeggi.bsky.social Did a PhD in Scottish island political & constitutional history, now working in public sector. Shetlander.
Can be found doing things at:
@EuropeElects.bsky.social
@ShetlandElects.bsky.social
@HistoryofElections.bsky.social
@ScotHistNetwork.bsky.social
Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot Scottish elections and polling data. Not my polls. OG 'Britain Elects but Scottish'. PR fan account. Trans rights are human rights.
Donate; http://liberapay.com/ballotboxscot
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