Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Bryn Davies @daviesofbrixton.bsky.social Trade union actuary; currently a Labour Party member of the House of Lords 
President of Ireland @president.ie Updates on the work of Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly
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The Literary Gift Company @literarygifts.bsky.social Creating and selling literary gifts for readers, writers and book lovers since 2009. Posts by Dani and the team from our Reading (where else?) HQ.
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Tghelani @tghelani.bsky.social Scripted TV exec. Like yelling ‘You can’t fight city hall!’
David Eldridge @deldridgewriter.bsky.social "Astute social chronicler" (Time Out). Writer, lecturer & dad dancer. Thoughts on family, the arts, WHUFC, books & politics. Rep Michael McCoy at Independent Talent, London.
Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social #Labour4PR Official Twitter of:
🌹 Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform (LCER)
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✊ Labour for a New Democracy (L4ND)
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social The campaign for Proportional Representation at UK general elections. Promoted by Make Votes Matter, 27 Old Gloucester Street, WC1N 3AX.
Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social We challenge injustice, defend freedom and campaign so everyone in the UK is treated with dignity and respect.
Join us. Stand up to power.
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social Still waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Daily Stage Play Festival Contests @stageplaycontests.bsky.social Submit to these contests via Submittable. Full feedback on every submissions. Winners get their play performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-stage-play-contest-deadlines/
Manderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social Indie publisher of beautiful titles inspired by buildings, cities and landmarks. Sometimes wears a book as a hat… | ManderleyPress.com
Insta @manderleypress
Latest book: manderleypress.com/shop/p/moonismaking
WGGB Lesley @wggblesley.bsky.social Deputy Gen Sec of The Writers Guild.
Also, heritage woodcarver & history obsessive - easily diverted by early medieval manuscripts.....
All views my own.
Francesca Steele @francescasteele.bsky.social Freelance journalist with a focus on film. Former Senior Writer @thetimes.com Host of the writing podcast Write-Off. Agent: Laura Macdougall at UA, Insta @francescasteelewrites Recovered from #longcovid
Playwriting UK @playwritinguk.bsky.social Top resource for playwrights in the UK. Jobs, opportunities, competitions, prizes & more. Maintained by @thisalitaylor.bsky.social Join FB group: https://bit.ly/3TpKWeG
Chris Bryant @chrisbryant1962.bsky.social Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore and Minister for Creative Industries Arts and Tourism; and Telecoms, Space, Dats and Digital Inclusion
Moray Hunter @morayh.bsky.social Comedy writer (Alone on R4 most recently), actor, script editor even, this and thatter. All views….sporadic. Rep’d by JFL Agency (writing) and Independent.
Chris Neville-Smith @cns-theatre.bsky.social Yes, it's me, the same Chris Neville-Smith. Looks like Theatre Twitter is preparing to regroup here, so hello everybody.
Theatre projects: https://chrisnevillesmith.info/wp/
Theatre blog: https://chrisontheatre.wordpress.com/
Waterstones Gower Street @gowerst-books.bsky.social Europe's biggest new & secondhand bookshop, home to Gower Records, Art Supplies Shop, Fillongley Café and an award-winning events programme. London's local bookshop.
The TLS @thetls.bsky.social The Times Literary Supplement. Subscribe here: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/buy
Dingle Literary Festival @dinglelit.bsky.social Arguably the best book festival in the west!
#DingleLit will take place again on November 21st, 22nd & 23rd 2025
Irish Writers Centre @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Leading support and development organisation for writers in Ireland. Programmes | Resources | Courses | Events | #InternationalDebutNovelCompetition 📚
Supported by Arts Council of Ireland.
@wildirishwalks.bsky.social @wildirishwalks.bsky.social Owner of wildirishwalks.ie. Love Hiking and walking in Ireland. That’s what I’m mostly going to be talking about
An Post Irish Book Awards @irishbookawards.bsky.social 🍀 Ireland's biggest celebration of Irish books & authors. Follow on #APIBA
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megan kenyon @meganekenyon.bsky.social political correspondent, new statesman
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social • political reporter @politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering Westminster and where politics meets social media and tech
IG: http://instagram.com/zoe.crowther/ • X: @zoenora6
📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol
Ellen Halliday @ellenhalliday.bsky.social Deputy editor at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social Political Editor, New Statesman
Jenny Colgan @jennycolgan.bsky.social Writeroonie
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
@nicolalush.bsky.social @nicolalush.bsky.social 
Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social Climate and sustainability writer; duck monitor.
EVAW Coalition @evawuk.bsky.social We’re a coalition of women’s support services, researchers, activists, survivors and NGOs campaigning to end all forms of violence against women and girls.
Izzy Mant 🔹 @izzymant.bsky.social Screenwriter (emerging). Former producer (stuff you've heard of like Peep Show). Catless childless cat lady (proud). 
Andy Riley @andyrileyish.bsky.social Cartoonist/Scriptwriter/Author/Producer/Spoken word performer. Bunny Suicides, Action Dude, Veep, Year of the Rabbit, Black Books, Seize Them!, Austin and lots more
Mark Ravenhill @markravenhill.bsky.social Playwright represented by Judy Daish at United Agents
Andy Zaltzman @zaltzcricket.bsky.social Comedian, Cricket Statistician, Podcaster. Host of The Bugle podcast and BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz. Taskmaster champion. Test Match Special statsmonger. Live shows: andyzaltzman.co.uk
@arfursmith.bsky.social @arfursmith.bsky.social Comedian and (night)mayor of Balham
Nick Mohammed @nickmohammed.bsky.social Actor: Nate, Mr. Swallow, Anthony Stappan etc.
Robert Webb @arobert.bsky.social Peep Show, Mitchell & Webb, that kind of thing
Funny Women @funnywomen.bsky.social The UK's leading female comedy community. Helping women to perform, write and do business with humour.
Lots more fun to be seen here 👇
https://funnywomen.com/links
Elizabeth McFarlane @elizabethmcfarlane.bsky.social Writing for newspapers and reading and writing novels. Agent here - https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/elizabeth-mcfarlane
EggPod Express @eggpod.bsky.social Once a Beatles podcast. Now a jaunty stroll through 1960s music magazines with a pot pourri of delicious guests. (But probably mostly a Beatles podcast to be honest)
Hosted by @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social
iamtheeggpod.com
Rufus jones @rufeydoof.bsky.social 
Jon Holmes @jonholmes.bsky.social Fiddling on this place while the other place burns.
Makes #TheSkewer for the BBC, among other nonsense. weareunusual.net
Charlie Higson @charliehigson.bsky.social The Fast Show. James Bond. Tap dancing. Book tour tickets here https://bio.to/WWHSBookTour. Podcast https://shows.acast.com/willy-willy-harry-stee/episodes/67335b351c8f0284cfa9e94c
Ellie Kifvel @elliekifvel.bsky.social 
Eleanor Lang @eleanorjlang.bsky.social Chief Exec of Shaftesbury Theatre. Ex of Stratford East. Trustee of Sheffield Theatres. Lover of books and food and current affairs and travel. Views own.
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org Evidence. Action. Hope.
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
Sonia Purnell FRHistS @soniapurnell.bsky.social Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s astonishing life of power, seduction & intrigue. New York Times bestselling author. A Woman of No Importance. Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Warned you about Johnson. Plutarch Prize winner www.soniapurnell.com
Jay Richardson @jayirichardson.bsky.social Freelance journalist writing on comedy. Bylines include the Scotsman, Guardian, Sunday Times, i, Telegraph, BBC, Channel 4, Independent, Irish Times, Metro, Herald, Vulture, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Chortle, The Reviews Hub, British Comedy Guide.
Noah Keate @noahkeate.bsky.social Writer. Journalist. Sunday Crunch Author for @politico.eu. Loves cats, Edinburgh, 'The Archers', trains and Earl Grey Tea. Email: nkeate@politico.co.uk
Alison Goldie @alisongoldie.bsky.social Storyteller, actor, coach, political animal, arts lover.
Author of The Improv Book: Improvisation for Theatre, Comedy, Education and Life (Bloomsbury).
Short Stories on alisongoldie.substack.com
Social media marketing dabbler for comedy types.
Tim Windle @timwindle.bsky.social Cllr for Clapham Town and Lambeth Labour Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities. Works in lung cancer screening in the NHS England cancer team. Opinions my own.
Tom Gatti @tomgatti.bsky.social Literary Editor, the Observer | Formerly New Statesman | Editor, Long Players (Bloomsbury)
Shaftesbury Theatre @shaftesburytheatre.bsky.social The largest independent theatre in the West End.
Currently home to Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical.
https://www.shaftesburytheatre.com/
The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that famous Oscar Wilde quote... Store Manager Marta posts here whenever she gets a moment.
Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social Established 1976. Reviews, news, features on Irish books and writing, database of all upcoming books each month. Podcast #BurningBooks. Editor
Ruth McKee.
Fintan O'Toole @fotoole.bsky.social Writer, Irish Times columnist, New York Review of Books contributor, We Don't Know Ourselves author.
Edwina Pitman @edwinapitman.bsky.social Audio Producer
#ThisCulturalLife BBC Radio 4
Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social Head of Policy, Progs and Media at AdviceUK. Former Dep Director at Women’s Budget Group. Former CEO Equality Trust, interim CEO & Dep Director of The Runnymede Trust. Worked across Government and on national Commissions. Views my own.
@charliepalace66.bsky.social @charliepalace66.bsky.social 
Ivan Berry @ivanberry.bsky.social Fulham Stadium Announcer
Nate Federman @natefederman.bsky.social TV writer currently on Big City Greens / Second normal thing / Jamband apologist
Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social TV critic, Greenlit podcast creator/host, still trying to write a book
PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social Defending freedom of expression and promoting literature worldwide since 1921.
Sophie Hardy @sophielrhardy.bsky.social MA Comedy Writing student, freelance copy editor and writer, English tutor, cat mum, bookworm, chronic overthinker.
Ana Basu @anabasuwrites.bsky.social Writer ✍️ mainly comedy | also draw cartoons 🎨
disabled south asian lady from UK
listed for Shortcom • Female Pilot Club • David Nobbs
Credits BTN • Newsjack
"Thoughtful smartarse" - friend
https://linktr.ee/anabasu
no more platforms pls
Jo Usmar @jousmar.bsky.social Bestselling non-fiction author (the ‘This Book Will Make You…’ series), editor, ghostwriter and journo (& ex-Cosmo columnist). Had cancer, didn’t love it. jousmar.substack.com
Penguin Random House @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 
Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
Doubleday Books @doubledayuk.bsky.social ‘Reading is everything.’ Nora Ephron | Shortlisted for #BritishBookAwards Imprint of the Year 2023 | Part of Penguin Random House 🐧📚
Robbie Millen @robbiemillen.bsky.social Literary Editor of The Times/Sunday Times. thetimes.com/culture/books
Sarah Ridley @sarahlridley.bsky.social Marketing Director at Transworld Books, Penguin Random House UK. Mummy to Florence and Juliet.
Patsy Irwin @patsyirwin.bsky.social Long time book publicist. Now reading and talking about books purely for pleasure.
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
Soho Theatre @sohotheatre.bsky.social London's most vibrant producer for new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Soho | Walthamstow | India
Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social Labour MP for Ilford North. Former Secretary of State for Health & Social Care.
Fawcett Society @fawcettsociety.bsky.social UK’s only member-powered org fighting sexism and misogyny in all its forms.
💷 Revolutionising Work
🤖 Creating Feminist AI
🚆 Demanding Dignity and Safety in Public Services
Join us to build a feminist future. Est. 1866
https://www.fawcettsociety.org.
Shelter @sheltercharity.bsky.social We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Join us in ending the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and our communities. #FightForHome
Refuge @refugecharity.bsky.social Refuge provides specialist services to survivors of domestic abuse. We run the Freephone 24 hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
The Old Vic @oldvictheatre.bsky.social We believe that theatre makes the world better.
The Old Vic is an independent creative powerhouse for entertainment and education. A not-for-profit theatre, proud to be a charity.
Tim Reid @timreid69.bsky.social Comedy Writer - creator of #CarShare and #MeetTheRichardsons
Podcast: Fist Of Firsts
Speaker on #Creativity, #Innovation and Humour as a creative tool
My Comedy Scriptwriting Course - www.timreid.co/fist-of-funny/
Susan Harrison @sueharrison123.bsky.social Next Up: Soho Theatre 24-25 April
Credits; Showstopper! Mischief Movie Night, Beef & Dairy, BBC Radio 4, Big Finish, Leyline High Rewind
https://sohotheatre.com/events/susan-harrison-should-i-still-be-doing-this/
www.susanharrisoncomedy.com
Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social Comedy, Music, Improv, Writing.
Latest book “Introducing Mrs Collins” out Nov 6 / available to pre-order now
Mark Kermode @kermodemovie.bsky.social LAST aisle seat on the left.
Emphasis on the FIRST syllable.
The Women’s Prize for Playwriting @womensplayprize.bsky.social We find the best new plays by women in the UK and Ireland and produce them on national stages.
Annabel Edmonds @annabeledcomedy.bsky.social Comedy writer/performer - Brighton Fringe 22, 23, 29, 30 May, 7.45pm
https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/annabel-edmonds-does-a-live-read-through-of-her-sitcom-scripts-to-critical-acclaim-and-universal-approval/
Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.
www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org
Charlie Booker @charliebooker.bsky.social Aspiring Introvert.
@grainnemaguire.bsky.social @grainnemaguire.bsky.social 
Julia McKenzie @juliaamckenzie.bsky.social Comedy and Entertainment Commissioner for BBC Radio 4. Instagram julia_a_mckenzie
English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/englishpen
Thangam Debbonaire @thangamdebbonaire.bsky.social CEO UK Opera Association.
Cellist.
Chair, Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction judges 2026.
Labour Member, House of Lords.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thangamdebbonaire
Transworld Books @transworldbooks.bsky.social The home of your favourite bestselling books. Part of Penguin Random House UK.
For proof requests and more updates check out: linktr.ee/bantambooksuk
Erica Buist @ericabuist.bsky.social Writer. Author (THIS PARTY’S DEAD). Playwright (Stockroom, Slackline). Journalist (Guardian). Writing tutor (CityLit).
Social media director (Tupelo Press). Creative Writing PhD. Late-diagnosed AuDHD. Writing a novel but I’m ok.
Charlotte Northedge @charnorth.bsky.social Head of Books for the Guardian, author of The People Before and The House Guest (HarperCollins)
Jonathan Main @booksellercrow.bsky.social Bookseller. Chump. Little Richard once asked God to bless me.
Women's Prize @womensprize.bsky.social Charity changing the world through books written by women📚
Women's Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction supported by Audible, Baileys, Findmypast
🔗 linktr.ee/womensprize
Caroline Sanderson @carosanderson.bsky.social Reader. Writer. Associate Editor & #nonfiction previewer @thebookseller.com. Royal Literary Fund Writing For Life Fellow. Honorary President @indexers.bsky.social. Also on Substack: "What to Read Now"