Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social Cartoonist and Illustrator. My book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS, is available now! www.tomgauld.com
Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social Horror scholar, PhD, HWA, CSFFA | Global Indigenous Horror (UPM, 2025) | Poetry Editor Orion’s Belt | Words in Future Fire, UtopiaSF, Space&Time, Lovecraftiana | EIC @katabaticcircus.bsky.social co-EIC @angrygablepress.bsky.social
Sasha @typeofcrayon.bsky.social 📚 Book lover | Deep thinker | Forever curious
Finding wisdom in stories and life
Stephen Delaney @stephendelaney.bsky.social Writer, editor, human. Words in New World Writing, Bending Genres, South Florida Poetry Journal, and elsewhere. Author of the chapbook OUR PLACE IS IN BETWEEN. 💙 #foreignlit #frogs
https://bottlecap.press/products/ourpsd
https://stephen-delaney.com
Sue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social Derry Girls meets mother in Young Sheldon. Writer. Peace worker. Guard Your Heart. Truth Be Told. Is it Friday yet?
Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'what's football again?' mode.
#academic
Keltic @kelticn7.bsky.social Gaming on Xbox and PS, All things Sci Fi & Fantasy (books and movies)and a little bit of Metal
Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social A home for fiction writers and readers, screenwriters and viewers. All the intel and advice they never tell you.
From Mark Chadbourn - novelist, screenwriter, journalist.
Here: https://infinitemonkeyshq.substack.com
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw and others.
Arthur C. Clarke and BSFA award winner, Hugo finalist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Etc.
Reading worm.
Opinions mine.
He/him
Mark Coakley @markcoakley.bsky.social #book #writer in #HamOnt #Ontario #Canada
True crime - Hidden Harvest; Tip & Trade; Faces of Fraud
Romance/horror novel - Murder Bugs
Norse epic - The Saga of Halfdan the Black
History of psychedelic therapy - Shroom Boom
markcoakleybooks.com
Max Puffins @maxpuffins.bsky.social Book reviews & reading-related thoughts from a literature lover and speculative fiction author / creative writing MFA. 100% HUMAN powered.
The Great Wild Word Substack : https://open.substack.com/pub/maxpuffins
Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social A publisher of science fiction and fantasy, based in Wales.
John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social The Beatles, Classic Films. Proper Books, and Manchester United. Not in any particular order. Oh, and I'm definitely not interested in... 🚫 Crypto 🚫 porn bots 🚫 God squads! 🚫 Maga! 🚫 bare chested men!
Bee 🏳️⚧️💜🏳️🌈 @stitchmonro.bsky.social Proud Nonbinary reader, & occasional poet.
Can be found listening to the music my dad taught me to love or in bookshops in search of treasure.
Safe space for those who need it. Hate won't be tolerated.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
(They/Them)
Nick @deadlocke317.bsky.social Author. Green. Socialist. Vegan. Fuck the Right.
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.- B billiethewriter.bsky.social @billiethewriter.bsky.social
Sage Tyrtle 🇨🇦 @sagetyrtle.bsky.social Award-winning storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator. Taught 150+ workshops including Second City, Smokelong Quarterly, Clarion West. Stories published in Barrelhouse, Baltimore Review, Apex, Fractured Lit etc. www.tyrtle.com. #HumanMade
Journey Planet @journeyplanet.bsky.social Themed issues. Endless fandom.
Journey Planet — the Hugo Award-winning fanzine for comics, sci-fi, fan culture, and everything in between, lovingly produced by co-editors from around the globe.
www.JourneyPlanet.org
The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social Ireland's leading general publisher of both adult and children's books.
Octocon @octocon.bsky.social The National Irish Science Fiction Convention,
3rd & 4th October, 2026. Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror. https://octocon.com
Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Writer of books, drinker of tears! Carnegie nominated, Locus and Nebula shortlisted. LONG LIVE EVIL, a portal fantasy in which the villains unionise, is my #1 Sunday Times & USA Today bestselling adult fantasy debut. She/her
Maura Farrelly @blikablika.bsky.social School librarian. YLG National committee and conference team. Former Carnegies chair of judges. She/her
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
Pebbles @pebblesmum.bsky.social Chicken loving cat watching from above and judging you. #ZSHQ #WLF @ambassacat for West Yorkshire owner of cat shaped hole in humans heart 😻💖🐈⬛🪽
NO UNSOLICITED DMS FROM STRANGERS
Cal Flyn @calflyn.bsky.social Author of the Sunday Times bestseller ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT: LIFE IN THE POST-HUMAN LANDSCAPE—a book about the ecology and psychology of abandoned places. Currently at work on THE SAVAGE LANDSCAPE, expected early 2026
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social Come to Worldcon (the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention) in Brisbane, Australia in 2028! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇦🇺 🇳🇿 🇵🇬 🇫🇯 🇼🇸 🇸🇧 🇻🇺 🇳🇨 🇹🇴 🇨🇰 🇫🇲
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Cathy Haglington @cathyhaglington.bsky.social 📚 #Book #Editor @CathyHaglington
Music Classic Rock 🎸#Rush
Environment Gardening Snorkel Swim #RejoinEU 🇪🇺
#Dartmoor #Devon
Mark Bailey @mfbailey.bsky.social Reader of crime and SFFH fiction. Follower of Cricket (England & Warwickshire).
Marguerite @marguerites.bsky.social Soprano, tech person, fan conrunner. Not usually in that order. 
Louise Kennedy @louisekennedy.bsky.social Writer, galoot, sunscreen aficionado
north by northwest
Blackstaff Press @blackstaffpress.bsky.social Founded in 1971, Blackstaff Press is regarded as one of Ireland’s foremost publishers and is a leading publisher of quality Irish books.
https://blackstaffpress.com
Starfarer's Cafe (science fiction magazine) @starfarerscafe.bsky.social On the promenade of a space station orbiting Altair IV is the Starfarer's Café. An intergalactic crossroads, daily the café serves traders, pilots, travelers and thieves. All have a tale to tell.
Visit us at starfarerscafe.com. Open 24/7.
Catherine Sharp @csharpwords.bsky.social Reader, writer, gamer, chill swimmer, rugby fan, SFF geek, conrunner (currently Chair of Octocon); back in Wales after many years in Ireland. She/her
Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social MIT-trained economist & Harvard prof | 1st-gen college grad | Education, inequality | Shitposts in a Boston accent | 1st career: union organizer
NYT Columns
https://www.nytimes.com/by/susan-dynarski
https://linktr.ee/susan.dynarski
www.susandynarski.com
@nickinbelfast.bsky.social @nickinbelfast.bsky.social 
@jasonmhill.bsky.social @jasonmhill.bsky.social Fiction writer. SF/F. Indie game designer. Songwriter, musician. Data architect and analyst. Interested in what systems do to people.
Andrew Haglington @andrewhaglington.bsky.social #Author #Scifi #Fantasy 📚 Andrew Haglington
#Environment #Climate #SocialNetworking
#Photographer #Artist #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #Progressive
Tommy Ferguson @tferguk.bsky.social 
Fiona McLaughlin @speccymcspec.bsky.social Enthusiastic and exhausted. Read, hang out at the seaside. Live with ME. Volunteer in health. Ramble about rare disease & rant about politics. Belfast & Donegal. Unimpressed by royalty. She/ her
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social Official account of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/mayor/
Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social Award-winning author of more than 20 books. Writes science fiction as Gareth L Powell and horror and mystery as GL Powell. Repped by Lucienne Diver.
🔗 Mystery and Horror - https://www.glpowell.com
🔗 Science Fiction - https://www.garethlpowell.com
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Argonaut Books @argonautbooks.bsky.social | 🌊 Leith’s Independent Bookshop - Est.2021
| 🗓️ Open 7 Days a Week
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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social Pro-European Dinosaur. Antifa.🇵🇸Left Wales 🏴for Ireland 🇮🇪 Applying for Citizenship 🇪🇺Sometimes Parody…Content..UK Green Party…IRL People Before Profit...Please enjoy this timeline responsibly...
Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
@adrianmckinty.bsky.social @adrianmckinty.bsky.social 
C.T. O'Mahony @ctomahony.bsky.social Writer, lover of all things sci-fi/fantasy.
A Day in the Death of a Torment Service Associate:
https://www.ctomahony.com/a-day-in-the-death
Free interactive novella Canvas Keepsakes:
https://ctomahony.itch.io/canvas-keepsakes
Norncon sff convention, Belfast @norncon.bsky.social 9 May 2026, join us for Northern Ireland’s newest Science fiction and fantasy convention. Panels, talks, gaming, dealers room and all the craic
Berna Hudson @bernahudson.bsky.social Writer of epic fantasy based in London, reader of anything I can get my hands on, and chaotic DnD player.
Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Trauma-informed. Survivor focused. Relentless.
Breaking News and Politics
Substack: amberspeaksup100
Support: ko-fi.com/amberspeaksup
No DMs.
Signal tips, leads: amberspeaks.47
Upscrolled: AmberSpeaksUp
Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social Twitter gobshite. Housing solicitor, writer and political commentator. Bylines: The Guardian, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Times and Slugger O'Toole
Louth For Ever 🦋 @louthforever.bsky.social Sincerely Anonymous • Open mind • Robust disputation • Politics/History/Economics/Art/Sociology/Human Rights • Gaeilge nó Béarla • Éire💡🕊️
📕📖📚 Read the essays:
🔗 https://forlouth.medium.com
Joe Abercrombie @joeabercrombie.com Lord Grimdark (self-appointed). Writer of the First Law and Shattered Sea books and the Devils. Part-time Witch King of Nihilism, deep in a jaded literary sewer etc. etc.
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Christopher Fowler 🇦🇺🏴🇪🇺🇺🇦 @daedalustux.bsky.social Life's a beach... then you...
LoriPerkinsRAB @loriperkinsrab.bsky.social Bohemian Feminist,Word-slinger,Publisher@RiverdaleAveBooks & RomanceDailyNews. Lit agent@lperkinsagency.com Pink sister,pro-choice, Blue.Co-author Two Dukes Are Better Than One @LornaJWrites, https://linktr.ee/Riverdaleavenuebooks101, LoriPerkinswrites.com
Ian McDonald @ianmcdonald.bsky.social Writer, bon viveur, valet to 3 cats. 
Cathy Cole (Dumigan) @cathycole.bsky.social #AS/#BreastCancer survivor/Prize-winning #shortstory writer, #novelist, and - surprising even herself - a Pushcart Nominated #poet. Represented by @katiefulf.bsky.social Bell Lomax Moreton
Website: https://cathycoleauthor.com/
@earthtoalicepoet.bsky.social @earthtoalicepoet.bsky.social 
Rachel Cantor @rachelcantor.bsky.social Author of the adult literary novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (2023), Good on Paper (2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scenario (2014). Now writing speculative MG/YA. Flailing but I mean well. She/her. www.rachelcantor.com
Neil Shooter @neilshooter.bsky.social I'm a writer. I can't help it. It's the only thing that keeps me sane. Inspiration is everywhere!
#writeon
I write on Substack and Medium.
My stories are at Smashwords, Draft2Digitial, and other ebook retailers!
I edit on Fiverr and sell on Etsy.
#Never51
Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) • Blood Type: Curry • Leeds United • Anti-AI
#LUFC
jmthornberry.wordpress.com
sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-finish-line-jason-thornberry
Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social Historian. Pods: Past Lives. Tides of History. Books: "The Verge." "Lost Worlds." pwymanusc at gmail. Enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/patrickwyman
An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social The internet's definitive source for reliable factually accurate barely news and almost information about science fiction. Inexplicably a six-time Hugo finalist. hugoclub.blogspot.ca
Shane McKee @shaneir.bsky.social Genetics/Genomics doc, Nazareth Hospital biker, developing solutions for #RareDisease & Digital Healthcare on a #Psion Series 3a. Want to see peace in Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine & Planet Earth. One of those Happy Lundys. https://shanemuk.github.io
In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social The life and times of Steve the otter...
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
David Bamford @davidbamford.me He/Him. Glasgow. Queer. Writer. Con-goer and -runner. Eastercon co-chair 2027. Horror, SF/F, queer culture, punk/sludge/hardcore/doom metal, kittens. Conservatives/bots/TERFs/nazis/arseholes need not follow. #ThePhobiaFiles is at davidbamford.me
Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social Neuroscientist turned science fiction & fantasy #writer. Stories in Analog, Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, Utopia SF, Radon. BSFA & BFS member. Based in Edinburgh. verabrook.com. she/her
Bookaneer808 @bookaneer808.bsky.social Avid reader, bookseller, likes birds and puns
She/her
Creator of annual #ReadIrishWomenChallenge - runs every April
https://www.instagram.com/bookaneer808/profilecard/?igsh=NjMxM3A3dWxnNmJ
📖 We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman 🛩
Glasgow Eastercon 2027 @eastercon2027.org The 2027 Eastercon in Glasgow
https://linktr.ee/GlasgowEastercon2027
Susie Williamson @susiewilliamson.bsky.social Award winner author of the fantasy series, BLOOD GIFT CHRONICLES, published by Stairwell Books. 🍃🐉 www.susiewilliamson.blog
Iridescence - The 2026 Eastercon @easterconuk.bsky.social Iridescence 2026 is the UK's next Eastercon, the UK's longest running sci-fi convention. At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 3-6 April 2026.
https://eastercon2026.org/
Daniel Crosier @danielcrosier.bsky.social Hello! I make drawings… sometimes I finger paint!
Visit www.whenbakedthingsattack.com to preorder the new children’s book THE EARL OF ELM & THE COUNTESS OF CONIFER releases Valentines Day 2025!
Alex Winter @alexwinter.com Trans Rights are Human Rights.
alexwinter.com
ShezzaT @shezzat.eurosky.social Her. Yer woman. You know; the one with too many books, a mad cat, and an online footprint that wanders back to the usenet days. Northern Irish.
Dr. Meg MacDonald @megintransition.bsky.social PhD belief & gods in fantasy @angliaruskin, work in R&D @UofGlasgow, DH Promotions @Glasgowin2024. Tendency to pun-escalate. She/Her Cis/Bi 🌈🏳️🌈
Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social Official Gov Description: Flight challenged colony of biracial nudists.
Status: Tariff & Human Free. Sovereign; yet protected by AU. “Flippers Up”
SIGN to protect our Island’s Marine Reserve https://wwf.org.au/get-involved/an-antarctic-safe-haven/
Out to Lunch @fictionwriting.bsky.social Discussion of websites, venue reviews, event planning ... stuff that, while relevant, I would never put on my main account. Maybe some flash fiction.
https://vozxlt49on2lhh9figifhigxwcylt8co.wordpress.com/zdmxboa5qhjmv4trgr6aykthymypbsgw8/
Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS @drgavinhughes.bsky.social Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; TCD, SDUC, NI, Wales, Co. Down!
Lorraine Mulholland @lorraineelizab6.bsky.social Ex-teacher! Author! Paperback of my book, St Brigid & Other Amazing Irish Women can be ordered through Columba Books or bookshops! I write about early medieval Irish saints & their monasteries/convents! Next book progressing well!
Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social Editor of The Dirigible Balloon (Submissions Closed)
A Poetry Bank for Children
#PoetryForChildren
dirigibleballoon.org
northernjim.wordpress.com
#Cumbria #Poetry
THE ANOINTED ATHEIST @theanointedatheist.bsky.social Atheist. Social democrat. Vegetarian. Science. Baseball.
Books. Dog rescuer. Advocate. Fan of critical thinking.
I write about politics and religion with a dose of humor.
If my posts offend you, turn the other cheek.
Brighton Book Festival @brightbookfest.bsky.social Brighton's best festival.
Making the marginalised mainstream since 2022.
https://linktr.ee/brightonbookfestival
Anthony Addis @anthonyaddis.bsky.social I used to write, read and live in Cairo, KL, Jakarta and Riyadh. Now I do all that in Lichfield while placating two Indonesian streetcats.
My novel 'Do Not Keep Silent' is available on Amazon.
anthonyaddis.co.uk
Lisa Rea Currie @lisareacurrie.bsky.social Heritage practitioner, researcher, mummy’s taxi, believer in liberation.
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk Leader of @LibDems.org.uk, husband, father, carer, and MP for Kingston & Surbiton.
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
@judewrites.bsky.social @judewrites.bsky.social Lapwing poet, writer, singer. 
Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social Artist, Scientist, Woodland Ecologist, Statistician, Historian & former Research Scholar at the RIA | Art from Dublin, Ireland 🌈 He/Him | Sé/é
Buy my work here: https://robertbohan.etsy.com
TheBlindboyPodcast @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social Author and podcaster #ActuallyAutistic