Matt Longstaff @mattlongstaff.bsky.social 🇨🇦-based, Hull-born lawyer. European
Chris Emery @chrisemery.me Poet. Five collections from Arc and Salt, most recently Wonder (2025). Manchester-born, Irish citizen, living in Cromer. I publish other people’s books at Salt. Newsletter: chrisemery.me
Tales From Between @talesfrombetween.bsky.social We publish strange stories.
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Phil Olsen @liverpolsen.bsky.social Writer of s(h)orts | Continuing Education Creative Writing Tutor at Uni of Liverpool | Contributing Editor at Vestal Review | Stories in Cōnfingō #16, Strix #8 | https://polsen.co.uk | https://linktr.ee/liverpolsen
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Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
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The Ubergroup @theubergroup.bsky.social a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing low cost education for writers. Prose, poetry, stage, screen, nonfiction, journalism, comics, animation, podcasts, you name it. If it has a writer at any stage, we teach it.
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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social Adjunct as well as Agatha- and Anthony-award–winning author of HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE | HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO | NOIRYORICAN | 🇵🇷 | The songs I punched are dreaming
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Suz Brinkman-Wordle @firmlyaground.bsky.social Brit (Grade B). Metaphorist. Snarkophile. Anomalous. Retired Cat Herder and Lost Cause Technician. Culturally incoherent and proud of it.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social Writer/illustrator of the LOKI: A Bad God's Guide books, Writer of Otherland & The Dragon in the Library. https://louiestowell.com. No terfs. Many fluctuating fandoms incluing BtVS + Doctor Who. This feed isn't for kids.
Peter Cordwell @petsku47.bsky.social Wordsmiff. Short stories, songs, community journalism.
Michael @michaelsten.bsky.social A books📚, films🎬, photography📸, music🎶, and knowledge📖 lover from Malta (Europe). I’m always happy to follow back and get to know people 😊.
Open Borders Press @openborderspress.bsky.social Founded by Christopher MacLehose, OBP specialises in publishing literary fiction, non fiction and crime fiction from around the world exclusively in English translation.
Stuart John Atkinson @stuartjatkinson.bsky.social 
G.M. Barden @gmbarden.bsky.social Crime author.
Debut novel Stench: The Axe in The Head Murder. Published by Black Rat Books
Tariq Ashkanani @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Debut and McIlvanney Awards. Co-host of the Page One Podcast. The Midnight King - out now!
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Kaye Inglis @kayeinglis.bsky.social Writer, editor, dog walker. Manager of the band yourgardenday. Autistic so sometimes over-enthusiastic. Huge fan of all things horror, folklore, and dark comedy. Book “The Devil’s Dastard”currently in progress. https://ko-fi.com/kayeingliswriter
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer
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ktb @k-t-b75.bsky.social Love fun, fresh air, food, friends and my family 💞 🎾Tennis 🕵🏻♂️Poirot 📚Books 💃🏻 Strictly🕺🏻
Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social Writer, cyclist, biscuit connoisseur. A bit much.
Latest book: ‘The Good Liar’, about junk forensic science and moral responsibility
Goodwin Development Trust @goodwindevtrust.bsky.social The Goodwin Development Trust has been committed to improving the quality of life for local residents in Hull since 1994.
Black Rat Books @blackratbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher of crime fiction.
Stench: The Axe in The Head Murder by G.M. BARDEN released Jan 2026
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Freedom Festival @freedomfesthull.bsky.social Producers of extraordinary cultural experiences!
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Jo Murray @jomurraywrites.bsky.social Author | Ex-criminal barrister
Lucy Brooke @luciferb.bsky.social Gardener, factotum, historian, writer, hermit.
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Vanessa Edwards, Writer @vanessaedwards56.bsky.social Lawyer turned crime writer. The Grass Widow and The Matchmakers (Amazon.com #1 Best Seller in Noir Crime) available on Amazon, including on KU; paperbacks also available from Gumshoe Books. Author photo © Nick Gregan.
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Marc L. Bernstein @marclesbernstein61.bsky.social Born 1961 - Lifelong Neutral observer of Politics & Current Affairs UK, USA & World. Love Audio Books, Podcasts, stand up Comedy, Tottenham Hotspur FC.
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Andy @andyinfrance2.bsky.social Almost retired, resident of France, native of East Yorkshire, teacher, amateur Tarot, blogger, artist. Follow my blog about EastYorkshire buildings. . #Hull #lgbtq #Yorkshire
Jack Wright @jackwrightauthor.com Horror author from the North of England. Reyt Spooky.
Stories of grief, folklore, and the things that move when they shouldn’t.
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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social Author of bestselling novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport & Public Realm on Hounslow Council. CEO of Carter Fleet. Journalist. FRSA
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John Higgs @johnhiggs.bsky.social Writing your dad's Christmas present since 2012 - https://linktr.ee/johnhiggs
Hannah Moore @genesjeanie.bsky.social 
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Nicola Upson 🏳️🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social Novelist/arts journalist. Author of CWA Dagger shortlisted 'Josephine Tey' crime series (Faber) & standalone novel STANLEY AND ELSIE (Duckworth).
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Lee Stuart Evans @tismeleese.bsky.social Writer 8/10 Cats & Countdown, The Late Late Show, Last One Laughing UK etc. Jungle jokes nom'd for a BAFTA. Simple Minds/Kate Bush-inspired novel 'Pleasantly Disturbed' out now https://linktr.ee/leestuartevanswriter
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Nyasa Books @nyasabooks.bsky.social Independent publisher.
JWT_BookAdventures @jwtba.bsky.social Welcome to JWT_BookAdventures - I do Q&A interviews with Authors - I also do book reviews if I am interested in reading the book
Claire Thompson @pipthompson.bsky.social Author, researcher, art-loving Italophile, mysteries and short stories. Rep'd by Gail Hochman NYC. 
Paul @paulfk.bsky.social 
Solveigpals @solveigpals.bsky.social Author of 7 best-selling crime novels and one memoir
Muswell Press @muswellpress.bsky.social Indie publisher of compelling books - crime, memoir, contemporary fiction, queer, travel. www.muswell-press.co.uk
Lesley Kelly @lkauthor.bsky.social Author of the Health of Strangers pandemic crime series
The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.
Kelly Creighton @kellycrimebooks.bsky.social Northern Irish author. DI Harriet Sloane series, State of Fear, Souls Wax Fair, Unbecoming, The Bones of It, etc.
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Luci Olivia Fitzpatrick - Screenwriter @lucifitzpatrick.bsky.social Repped | Optioned | Award Winning TV Screenwriter | BA HONS TV Production | lucifitzpatrick.com
JohnM @jm60.bsky.social Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure🎖️
Old, aching and wobbly.
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So it seems to me
To arrive from nowhere
And to go straight back there.’
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Heidi Amsinck @heidiamsinckwriter.bsky.social Danish-British author of Copenhagen crime novels 🇩🇰🇬🇧
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Spencer Vignes @spencervignes.bsky.social Award-winning author & freelance in the words trade. Music, tennis, biographer of soccer pioneers Leigh Roose & George Robledo, writer of @trainsongscentral.bsky.social book. Visit http://www.spencervignes.co.uk/ to find out more.
Shaun Booth @boothsj.bsky.social Football , music , films , ales , pork pies ! Claim to fame, once had a prolonged chat with Thom Yorke , dad’s claim to fame , he once played football against the Aussie cricket team at the MCG . This is my happy face. ⚪️🟡🔵
Boswell Book Festival @bozzybookfest.bsky.social Bestselling authors bring biography and memoir to life at Boswell Book Festival. Join us for a weekend of in-person and live-streamed talks from 8-10 May.
James Collingwood @jamescollingwood.bsky.social Doodler. Co-writing a book on Steven Wells.
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Jacqueline @jac2024.bsky.social Cat whisperer, East Riding of Yorkshire
Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social Author of "Where the Bones Lie” (Datura, March 2025) and other grim delights. Shamus-, Derringer-, Anthony-nominated. Cats, snark, crime, horror.
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Lee Matthew Goldberg @leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social Author of 16 📚 including ANCESTOR, MENTOR and the GREAT GIMMELMANS.
Lit Rep: Josh Getzler @ HG Literary
Screenwriter and publisher of Fringe Press.
Native New Yorker. LeeMatthewGoldberg.com
Rabbits21 @rabbits21.bsky.social Independent Bookshop in Brigg North Lincolnshire
Lisa @lisa-williams.bsky.social Science, nature, books, music. MDANT on the other place.
Shetland Library @shetlandlibrary.bsky.social Free, fun, informative and educational - public and school library services for Shetland. Further north than Orkney.
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Ian Marriott @ianm-hull.bsky.social Would like to state that I am not in the Epstein files
The Wilder Way: Starring Patrick Wymark @harrydobermann.bsky.social Commemorating actor Patrick Wymark star of The Plane Makers, The Power Game, Blood on Satan's Claw etc Website: www.wymark.org.uk
Big Thinking Publishing @bigthinkpublishing.bsky.social Indie Publisher. Bulb. 📚🍉🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
My boss has no idea what I do here.
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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 
Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social Author of LOVE AND OTHER POISONS 'enthralling, a beautifully structured tale' The Scotsman; CLAIRMONT 'Riveting...clever portrait of a fascinating woman' The Times @wildfirebooks.bsky.social Repd by @sheilland.bsky.social ExJoycean Still Glaswegian she/her
crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social Crime fiction aficionado. Blogger (www.crimebookgirl.com), event chair, Theakstons & McIlvanney Prize academy member, Ngaio Marsh Awards & CWA Daggers judge - it's #AllCrimeAllTheTime!
Ronnie Turner @ronnieturner8702.bsky.social Author of Small Fires (27/02/25) + So Pretty. Waterstones Lead Bookseller. Wanderer. Nerd. Lover of words.
Train Songs Central @trainsongscentral.bsky.social Where the parallel lines of trains & music meet. Home of 'The Train Kept A-Rollin' - How The Train Song Changed The Face Of Popular Music' by @SpencerVignes.bsky.social - visit http://www.spencervignes.co.uk/ to find out more.
Newark Book Festival @newarkbookfestival.bsky.social 📚 Newark Book Festival
📍9-12 July 2026 | Newark-on-Trent
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We Are Creative (WAC) @wearecreative.bsky.social We Are Creative (WAC) is a networking organisation for creative practitioners living and/or working in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire.
Roy M Burgess @roymburgess.bsky.social Writer of The Fifth Series and DI Carrie Tyler. Yorks born and bred. Gigglemug. Lover of books, wine, and music (often all three at once). UK
Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social A transatlantic podcast exploring the world of espionage, terrorism, geopolitics, and intrigue | Co-hosted by @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social and @mattfulton.net | linktr.ee/secretsandspies
Bev Jones @bevjoneswriting.bsky.social Crime novelist and former journalist. Author of Wilderness, now an Amazon Prime series starring Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
Discover Hull & East Yorkshire @discoverhulley.bsky.social 
Stocksbridge Writer @stocksbridgewriter.bsky.social Writer, reader, socialist. What's a world without books and music?
Loz Harvey @lozman.bsky.social Long term regeneration project. Writings and happenings across #Sheffield. Love the peaks, running, records and recovering.
Latest newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/lookingupsheff/p/trudging-over-the-moors-with-a-body?utm_source=share&utm_medium=
Mark Thorpe @faintlyamusing.bsky.social No pop no style. No coordination. No CCJs
Leeds Lit Fest @leedslitfest.bsky.social 6 - 14 June 2026. Returning for its eighth year, the award-winning festival of words aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond!
#LLF26. www.leedslitfest.co.uk
Lyn Brown @lyncbrown.bsky.social Baroness Brown of Silvertown of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham.
Former MP for the fabulous constituency of West Ham.
Lover of dogs, libraries, the arts and avid reader, particularly of crime fiction.
James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social Screenwriter: @RidleyScottCG, @GaumontTV #BAFTA / @RocliffeForum Winner.
https://james-topham.com
Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social Lecturer, workshopper and creative writing events organiser - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis-events-17318878423
Greg DC @thegdc.bsky.social