Rebecca Wojturska @beckywojturska.bsky.social Open Access Publishing Officer for Edinburgh Diamond. All things Diamond OA, TTRPG and board games, and Gothic/horror literature and films.
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
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Lauren T. Davila @ltdavila.bsky.social THE PATRON SAINT OF WHITE MENAGERIES (Creature Publishing, 2026) – Acquisitions Editor at Inked In Gray Publishing – Assistant Director at PocketMFA – Latina – she/her/ella – Represented by @susanvcolmant.bsky.social at JABberwocky Literary Agency
Bibliographic Data Services @bibliodataservices.bsky.social BDS aggregates, curates and delivers metadata relating to print and e-books, audiobooks, film, music and video games.
Visit us at https://www.bdslive.com/
InkandescentUK @inkandescentuk.bsky.social Inkandescent is a publishing venture from Justin David and Nathan Evans focussing on queer and outsider voices. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🍉✊🏿✊🏾
Edinburgh Horror Festival @edhorrorfest.bsky.social The Edinburgh Horror Festival is a multi art-form event that runs Oct 26th - 31st 2023.
The Shirley Jackson Awards @sjacksonawards.bsky.social For outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the fantastic.
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
ALCS @alcs.co.uk We're the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society. Nobody else in the world does exactly what we do. We've been championing writers and making sure they get paid for secondary uses of their work since 1977
www.alcs.co.uk
Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social A national charity dedicated to changing lives with reading and writing. Home of Bookbug, Book Week Scotland and Reading Schools.
Golden Hare Books @goldenharebooks.bsky.social Independent Bookshop of the Year 2019 UK & Ireland. PostBooks subscription boxes + bespoke literature consultations. Contact us at mail@goldenharebooks.com // 0131 225 7755
Find us at 68 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AQ
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The Portobello Bookshop @portybooks.bsky.social An independent bookshop by the seaside in Portobello, Edinburgh. 🌊 Open 7 days, 10am - 6pm. 📚 Browse millions of books on our website. 👉 https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/links
Gutter Magazine @gutter.bsky.social The magazine of new Scottish and international writing.
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Extra Teeth @extrateethmag.bsky.social A literary magazine with bite
Guest illustrator for each issue
Words from Scotland + everywhere else
https://linktr.ee/extrateethmagazine?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c2a4f6ec-dbc1-4d06-90fd-08004f7f5192
Waterstones Leicester Highcross @waterstoneslhx.bsky.social We love books, dogs in bookshops, and customers who laugh at our jokes
Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social Lives in Scotland & writes books. Order my new novella STEAL ME from Absinthe Books. Short story collection ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES available from Swan River Press. Perthshire Gothic. M.R.James fiend. Represented by John Jarrold.
rivers solomon @riverssolomon.bsky.social half boy/half milf. (non-degenerates, do not interact)
BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: https://booksfromscotland.com/subscribe/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BooksfromScotland
Ricky Monahan Brown @rickyballboy.bsky.social Writer. Poetry pamphlet Drawer of Letters from Broken Sleep Books – "Wonderfully audacious" 🖤 Terminal and Other Stories 🖤 Little Apples (novella) 🖤 Stroke: A 2% chance of survival (memoir) 🖤 Next: Teller of Tales in Tantallon Tìr’s Call of the Isles
Ashley Hankins Illustration 🌙 @ashleydoesartstuff.com 🌙Displaced Forest Witch
🌙 MLIS 📚
🌙Freelance Illustrator (Haunt Publishing, Ghostfire Gaming, Monte Cook)
🌙She/They
🌙 Inquiries: CURRENTLY CLOSED
🌙 Portfolio: www.ashleydoesartstuff.com
🚫 NO NFT/AI 🚫
Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social Trade assoc & charity supporting book publishing.
Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.
https://www.publishingscotland.org/
National Book Tokens @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social A gift beyond words.
National Book Tokens and Bookily gift cards can be spent in bookshops and online.
https://www.nationalbooktokens.com
Bona Books 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social Publishing radical queer specfic from London, UK. Founded: @trip.bsky.social, @robwillb.bsky.social, @chrismccartney.bsky.social.
Harassed by: @lyamkk.bsky.social
🛸I Want That Twink OBLITERATED! (2024)
🧱Wrath Month (2026)
https://linktr.ee/bonabooksltd
SYP Scotland @sypscotland.bsky.social The Scottish branch of the Society of Young Publishers, supporting junior and aspiring publishing professionals.
https://linktr.ee/SYPScotland
Polari Press @polari.press Queer publishing and design studio. Not affiliated with any other Polari-named things.
polari.press | polari.com
Nisha Addleman @addledwrites.bsky.social Nee-sha | She/They | Half-Desi/Bengali, Half-white | Adult Fantasy, Gothic, and Speculative Fiction | Anxious, Depressed, and Hypersensitive
https://linktr.ee/NishaAddleman
E.Saxey @esaxey.bsky.social Tallish, bookish Londoner.
Gothic/folk horror novel, set in Victorian London, "Unquiet" https://titanbooks.com/71432-unquiet/
Weird queer short fiction, "Lost in the Archives"
https://tinyurl.com/saxeyshorts
They/them
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/
Northern Fiction Alliance @northernfiction.bsky.social We are a radical publishing collective of over 30 independent publishers that showcases creativity and diversity. Head to our website to browse publishers and find your new favourite book: http://northernfictionalliance.com/
Inpress Books 📚 @inpressbooks.bsky.social Reaching readers on behalf of 50+ independent publishers. Funded by Arts Council England. Follow us on socials @inpressbooks📚 linktr.ee/inpressbooks 
Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social The mission of the SSBA is to recognize and promote independent and small press authors writing exceptional speculative fiction.
Founded by @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social
Cofounded by @millieabecassis.com
🌐 https://linktr.ee/smallspecbookawards
Darkenryde Publishing @darkenryde.bsky.social uoıʇɔıℲ ʞɹɐᗡ
Projects from @calvindemmer.bsky.social
The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social The B’K is a quarterly art and lit magazine prioritizing traditionally marginalized creators, but open to all. Own voices only, please. Queer, Trans, ND, and POC led. Founded 2010.
Check our guidelines and submit: https://www.talbot-heindl.com/link-tree
Influx Press @influxpress.bsky.social Independent publisher known for boundary-pushing literary horror/weird fiction.
Upcoming from Influx: TENDER by Lauren du Plessis (March 30), PARADISE and AS IS by Ben Tufnell (April 7)
https://www.influxpress.com/books
Contact: hello@influxpress.com
Anita Govan @anitagovan.bsky.social Spoken Word Artist & Producer, Former MC of Lost in Leith presents: Spoken word & Music. Instagram:@livinginasunbeam
Dead Ink Books @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of bold new fiction and non-fiction, based in Liverpool
https://linktr.ee/deadinkbooks
The Poetry Bookshop @poetrybookshop.bsky.social The largest bookshop of its kind in the UK. Devoted entirely to poetry since 1979
Find us online or in person in heart of Hay on Wye the worlds first Booktown
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.
Find us at: https://commapress.co.uk/
Leith Books @leithbooks.bsky.social Independent publishing press in Edinburgh | Books since 2017 📚
https://linktr.ee/leithbooks
Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com Optimist, writer, swearer. common person. Co-founder Big Book Weekend with @MollyFlatt. Proud Primadonna. Professor, University of Leicester. FRSL. Photo by Paul Chambers. No DMs please. To email use contact@kitdewaal.com
Gavin Inglis @gavininglis.bsky.social Writer. Spoken word guy. MC. Game creator and enthusiast. Into code, type, maps, music, magic and architecture. http://www.gavininglis.com/
Horror Tree @horrortree.com Paying speculative fiction #OpenCall s, #writing advice, #AuthorInterviews, #BookReview s, and more since 2011! By: @stuartconover.com
https://horrortree.com
https://linkie.bio/horrortree
Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk A queer online book shop based in the UK, specialising in LGBTQ+ graphic novels, books, and manga. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚✌🏻@proudgeekbookshop elsewhere.
https://linktr.ee/ProudGeekBookshop
Diachroneity Books @diachroneity.bsky.social Molehills in Heaven by Ian Goodale out 13 Oct!
Creative outlet for the collective publication of fiction // We deal in literary weirdness, uncanny valleys, the fiction that doesn't fit in
Based in 🇨🇦 + 🏴
~~~ Submissions open Sep–Nov 2026 ~~~
Publishing at Stirling @stirlingpublishing.bsky.social The Publishing Studies masters course at the University of Stirling; tweets mostly from @pressfuturist.bsky.social.
mina @kuriotea.bsky.social illustrator • story artist
✿ https://linktr.ee/kuriotea
The Bath Novel Awards @bathnovelaward.co.uk International prizes for emerging writers
✨The Bath Novel Award | Prize £5,000 | C/d 31 May
✨The Bath Children's Novel Award | Prize £5,000 | C/d 30 Nov
www.bathnovelaward.co.uk
ali maloney @alimaloney.bsky.social pleasing taste, some monsterism
Likes: decadent food, witchy ritual, noisy music, 80s horror on VHS, woodland walks, RPGs, David Lynch, Jan Švankmajer, industrial-strength performance art / physical theatre, books.
TheHighlandBookshelf @highlandbookshelf.bsky.social Reader | Book reviewer | From Scotland
Fantasy • Folklore • Gothic • Dark Academia
💌 LizzieCastle05@gmail.com
Hobeck Books @hobeckbooks.bsky.social Trad Values, Indie Spirit. Family-run independent publisher of thrillers, crime, and suspense. Publishers: Adrian Hobart and Rebecca Collins.
💀PhaseMoth Art💀 @phasemoth.bsky.social Hey~! I'm Lydia, a full time illustrator specialising in Birds, Beasts & Monsters🐉. I also run a Patreon Sticker Club! She/Her.
( formerly PhaseChan )
Shop, Socials & Patreon Sticker Club - https://linktr.ee/PhaseMoth
K. Blair @kblair.bsky.social They/She | Writer | The Death of the Cult Classic, out now from kith books | https://www.kblair.co.uk/ | pfp: Ray Roberts
Blue Fox Comics - Next Con: Epic Comic Con, Glasgow @bluefoxcomics.com Scotland-based publisher of comics, graphic novels and gamebooks.
Founded by @simonbirks.com and @mariellewrites.bsky.social
Links: https://linktr.ee/bluefoxcomics
Store: https://bluefoxbookstore.com
Ross Bradshaw @rossbradshaw.bsky.social Bookseller and publisher at Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham. Libertarian socialist. Scot. That's all you need to know.
Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social Independent publisher.
Leeds.
Publishing director: Ariell Cacciola @ariellcacciola.bsky.social
🖤🌈https://www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/bookshop
Indie Press Network @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social A network of indie presses working together to celebrate and improve the publishing industry
Ghost Orchid Press @ghostorchidpress.com Cambridge, UK-based indie publisher of horror, gothic and supernatural fiction. EIC: Antonia Rachel Ward.
ghostorchidpress.com
Joanna Corrance @joannacorrance.bsky.social Horror and science fiction author from the Highlands of Scotland. Author of JOHN’S EYES (Luna Press 2020)| THE GINGERBREAD MEN (Haunt Publishing 2022)| THE HAMLET (NewCon Press 2025)
Mr Alvar @alvartheo.bsky.social Mx Theodore
They/He
I write when I'm well enough to sit up.
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/
Five Leaves Bookshop @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social Nottingham's city centre independent and radical bookshop, est. 2013
Publishing as Five Leaves since 1995
www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk, www.fiveleaves.co.uk
We organise about a hundred events a year. Fast ordering service. Four book clubs.
Argonaut Books @argonautbooks.bsky.social | 🌊 Leith’s Independent Bookshop - Est.2021
| 🗓️ Open 7 Days a Week
| 🕰️ Sun-Thurs: 10:00-18:00/Fri-Sat: 10:00-20:00
| 📍 15-17 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 8LN
| 🌐 argonautbooks.co.uk
Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
Visit us online - florisbooks.co.uk
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
Canongate @canongate.co.uk Publisher. Always independent.
https://canongate.co.uk
Charco Press @charcopress.com Award-winning publisher of outstanding Latin American literature. Edinburgh.
charcopress.com
Knight Errant Press @knighterrantpress.bsky.social A queer micro press focused on intersectional, LGBTQIA+ stories and authors. Based in Scotland.
Submissions: closed.
https://www.knighterrantpress.com/
Heather McDaid @heathermmcd.bsky.social Professional dork. Ex-publisher, current books and puzzle person. Always tired.
https://heathermcdaid.com
elle nash @saderotica.bsky.social literary catgirl | author of Deliver Me, Gag Reflex, Nudes, & Animals Eat Each Other | phd candidate at university of glasgow | editor @thecreativeindependent.com 🌀
“i’m the bigger dog only for now.” —peter christopher
🐇linktr.ee/ellenash
Laura Jones-Rivera @laurafjones.bsky.social PhD Researcher in small press publishing & diversity at University of Stirling
Operations @charcopress.com
Freelance typesetter
Ex-publisher at 404 Ink
lauraflojo.com
Kirstyn @kirstyns.bsky.social Book editor and copy editor/writer.
Culture journo.
Sex, erotica + horrotica writer/editor.
Head mainly empty.
she/her
Portobello Literary @portyliterary.bsky.social A literary agency based in Edinburgh.
https://linktr.ee/portobelloliterary
404 Ink @404ink.bsky.social Your favourite book publisher, obvs.
We used to publish books.
July 2016 - July 2026.
We were @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social
www.404ink.com