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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Mike L Tilford 📚 😺 @thatwriterguy.com NYT Worstselling Author
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Laken Honeycutt 💫 Book 3 Kickstarter is live! 💫 @mycelialwriter.bsky.social Fantasy author of celestial wonders, dark histories, and the magic of trees.
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Alexandra Hanlon @alexhanlon.bsky.social Keeper of the Nudge Stories. Tales of the Foundation, the Habitats and the Future of Humanity. New stories post monthly.
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Joe Reilly @joespokane.bsky.social 51, he/him, queer, Bisexual, married w two adult kiddos, love trivia and into theatre and Star Trek, working against poverty, building systems for equity and justice. In Spokane WA. Signal: @joespokane.73
Jo Yurcaba @joyurcaba.bsky.social NBC News reporter covering the LGBTQ+ community.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social Senior Editor at Book Riot. Editor/Author of BODY TALK, HERE WE ARE, + (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY. Former librarian. Anti-censorship advocate. Yoga teacher. Your favorite infernal witch. She/her. Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2024.
Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social 6th Generation Oregon author and blogger - nature, workers, industrial hygiene, well-being: bring it on. More at https://dedemontgomery.com
Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social 📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe 
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💙 🇺🇦 NomadicWriter (Fritha Malcouronne) 🇺🇦 💙 @nomadicwriter.bsky.social Writer. Home: blank page, screen or stage. Chiefly here to discuss screenwriting, film + TV. Queen of typos. Partnered by my editor-in-chief, Tiggy (cat). Lover of cake, otters, owls, hares and wildlife/conservation.
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Sarah Goehrke, Author (✨THE KEEPERS now available✨) @sarahgoehrkewrites.bsky.social 2026 debut literary fantasy author ✨ Writer of witches. Drinker of coffee. Sender of long emails. Occasionally still a 3D printing SME. Child-having cat lady, wife, ally. Probably taller than you. She/her.
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Keeley ✨📚 @keeleyaustin.bsky.social Author surviving on coffee, chocolate, and dog cuddles 🐕 ✨Manifesting a traditional book deal✨
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Truant D. Memphis @truantmemphis.com Author. Friend & neighbor. Humorist. Empathetic weirdo.
Check out my novels: Littlethumb Sneezed, Daffodil, Post Oh!pocalypto Poppycock, and Saving Maria. Blended genre humor, litfic/specfic. Available all over the internet.
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Allison Alexander @aealexander.bsky.social Book editor | Fantasy, sci-fi, & horror | Writer | Gamer | Co-host of The Worldbuilder's Tavern podcast | #RevPit editor | Chronic illness mage | Bi | She/Her ♿🌈 aealexander.com
Chris Rathburn @apotheosystem.bsky.social Author of the novels The Last Sage, War Dreams, Relentless, and Wayward Wyrd. Also, poetry and the odd short story.
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J. E. Remmi @jeremmi.bsky.social Aspiring #author, crafting my first #novel.
📝 Currently Writing: Chapter 8 of 36
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R W Owen @iviesofinkribbons.bsky.social Writer. Fiction in Literally Stories, Five on the Fifth, In Another Time, etc.
Typewriters, writing communities, cats, photography, and hiking
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner. uncannymagazine.com
The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is.
The Colored Lens is a small semi-pro zine published quarterly.
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS 2nd edition (IceFloe Press 2026)
WHERE SANDS RUN FINEST (DarkWinter Press 2024)
Bridport Prize 2025 shortlist.
Pushcart, Forward Prize, BOTN, Best Spiritual Lit nominee
Guest Editor: IceFloe Press
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Brian Rathbone - Fantasy Author @brianrathbone.bsky.social Brian Rathbone is a bit odd and has a long history of telling dragon jokes of questionable quality. Brian writes fantasy and science fiction novels along with copious amounts of code.
Morgan @morgankwyatt.bsky.social Cozy Mystery Author, wife, mother, reader, dog mom, gardener, off the beaten trail traveler, sunset watcher, nature lover, wine fan and Star Trek geek. 💙
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Ellen Neuborne @ellenneuborne.bsky.social Writer, editor, ghostwriter. 📚Rep’d by Terrie Wolf of AKA Literary Management. I also review books. Authors, feel free to reach out no matter your genre or pub date. I read widely and I don’t require an ARC. she/her.
Julie Patchouly @juliepatchouly.bsky.social Psychologist, Clinical Therapist, Writer, Avid Reader and Lover of Humanity. I am salt and light.
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Lynne Spreen, Author @lynnespreen.bsky.social Late-blooming author with late-blooming characters! https://author.to/LynneSpreen
Nita Sweeney, Author (she/her) @nitasweeney.com Bestselling #author of #memoir thinly veiled as wellness or self-help. Success coach. Ultrarunner. #MentalIllness #MentalHealth #Bipolar warrior. #Dogs mom. Wife. #angret #alttext #sober #Buckeyes #booksky #writingcommunity
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Evelyn @evelynshane.bsky.social 🎨 Doodler of dreams & illustrator of stories ✨ Always chasing inspiration.
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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter.
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Craig Terlson @cterlson.bsky.social Writer and stuff. Samurai Bluegrass is out now!
NPR's Planet Money @planetmoney.bsky.social Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.
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Travel Bugs World ✈️🐞🌏 @travelbugsworld.bsky.social Sharing #travel ideas.
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Natasja - Fiction Editor @natasja-lit-editor.bsky.social I work mostly with indie authors. I love getting a new book and helping the author give it that final polish. I love fantasy, romance, science fiction, and speculative fiction. So if you need an editor, feel free to get in touch.
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Slade Roberson @sladeroberson.bsky.social author • I help “someday writers” overcome creative blocks and finally write the books they’ve dreamed of • subscribe to The Writer's Reboot → https://sladeroberson.com/
mm romance author Slade James • Bear Camp https://sladejames.com/
Alex Karne @alexkarne.com Cuban-American indie author trying to bring joy to the world.
Currently working on becoming my best self.
Loves writing Cozy Fantasy and LitRPGs.
https://www.patreon.com/TheDeliciousMeats
Derek M Cartwright - author @derekmcartwright.bsky.social A writer of fanciful stories designed to spirit you off to world's full of laughter, unlikely heroes and the occasional ill-tempered wizard.
https://www.derekmcartwright.co.uk
guhinp @guhinp.bsky.social Writer, artist, animal lover, avid reader, nature lover, photographer. NeverTrumper.
@tauthor.bsky.social @tauthor.bsky.social 
V.R. Byrnes @vrbyrnes.bsky.social Aspiring author, tinkerer, cat obsessed, and queer. Lighting Technician.
They/Them
Jack Frazier @jfrazierwrites.bsky.social Writer, reader, and so much less.
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Closed-door mysteries & peculiar people.
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Join my cult (c'mon, live a little.)
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Jay Haynes @justinhayneswriter.com PEN, OCM Bocas, and LA Times award winning TT writer ✍️
Fiction reader 📚
Sometimes professor | same handle on IG!
Debut novel--Ibis | Overlook Press | Feb 2025
Uncaged Book Reviews aka Cyrene @uncagedbooks.bsky.social Animal lover, Owner of UncagedBooks.com, supporting authors since 2016 with a bi-monthly magazine and website. Horses, dogs and cats are life. Don't respond to DMs.
Nerd Book Review @nerdbookreview.bsky.social Fantasy book reviewer. 60/40 ish Indie novels. I do most of my reading and short videos in my tractor. 
📚 Twisted Haus Reads @twistedhausreads.bsky.social Writer, editor, publisher—memoir in progress! Neurospicy, proud Hoosier, progressive activist and arts volunteer in Indianapolis.
Hip Gnosis @brandonwjones.bsky.social Brandon W. Jones. Novelist, short story and screenwriter. Descended from both circus freaks and Viking legends. Less interesting than my forebears. Round Earth conspiracist. No DMs
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
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Winter Branford @winterbranford.bsky.social Midwestern American writer of urban fantasy and romance. Crazy cat lady. Talks too much about Final Fantasy she/her no AI #ValkoisLoved
https://books.thewinterbranford.com/
Other places to find me:
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J. R. Hatchigan @hatchigan.bsky.social Writerly type.
Me on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@hatchigan?si=lDP3yE1CHI-d_ENu
Frank Floyd Author @frankfloydauthor.bsky.social A Dark Fiction author writing about existential dread, mental health, and the pain of existence.
Wordpress: https://frankfloyd.home.blog
Belinda Witzenhausen (she/her) 🇨🇦🖋️🎨☕📚 @bwitzenhausen.bsky.social No DMs please #GenX #Writer Hopeful #Author #CreativityCoach #Artist #Student #BookReviewer #ArmchairArchaeologist #CoffeeAddict #WritingCommunity & Hubby's Grossly Under-Paid #BassRoadie #Happilymarried BelindaWitzenhausen.com & IgniteYourCreativity.ca
Nathaniel Swift @writernatswift.bsky.social Author of time travel stories BLUE SKIES (in The Accidental Time Travelers Collective Volume 1) and FROM NOW ON (Vol. 3). Working on PBs, MG Sci-fi, and haiku as @haikuformykids.bsky.social (he/him)
Katrina Kimball @kimkat369.bsky.social ✨The Medium Who Writes✨
Transcendence (Rowan Prose Publishing)
#horror #thriller #paranormal
https://www.katrinakimball.com/
JO Writes and Draws (Comms OPEN) @writes-jo.bsky.social Artist and author (sometimes those switch). Gamer (board, video, tabletop). Dad. Husband. Nerd.
Comms are open. DM to talk details.
Someone help me find the motivation to write again.