National Centre for Writing @writerscentre.bsky.social The National Centre for Writing is a place of discovery, exchange, ideas and learning for writers, translators, readers and everyone who loves words.
Print Play Protect @printplayprotect.bsky.social We make cool tabletop items :D
@ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social I'm a wetland ecologist and conservation biologist with the NYS DEC. Obsessed with reptiles, amphibians, spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies.
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbtโฌ | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Trans ally ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Intersectional feminist โ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
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Oxfordshire @oxfordshireuk.bsky.social News and updates from the county of #Oxfordshire (Oxon), UK - we originally started this on "the bird app" in 2012
Patrick McGahon @paadzer.bsky.social Irish gay guy in the East of England ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
In my fifties
EastEnders & Bargain Hunt fan
RIP mum ๐ 2022
Worked at Cambridge University & NHS
Awful at responding to DMs
Sober a few years
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Intersectionality Lab - European Research Center @il.npo.one We are an European Research Center dedicated to Gender and Intersectionality
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Brackenlowe Halt Storyworld @brackenloweproject.bsky.social A quiet storyworld legacy project for children and grown-ups. Gentle tales, old railway memories and his journals.
( Brackenlowe Halt is a fictional storyworld rooted in the railway and social history of Hull and East Yorkshire)
brackenlowehalt.co.uk
Transition Loughborough @transitionlboro.eurosky.social The Transition Towns initiative for Loughborough, Leics, UK. Helping local people tackle Climate Change.
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Promoted by Elfrede Brambley-Cranshaw on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales. c/I po box 78066, London. SE16 9GQ
The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing, Wolfson College.
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foytimms.bsky.social @foytimms.bsky.social Pragmatic dreamer. Writer/poet/ photographer. Charity Fundraiser
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
Dan Howard @greendan64.bsky.social 
Luke @woodstone-carving.bsky.social Jade carver, guitarist, multidisciplinary artist.
Philosopher and spiritualist.
INFJ 9W8
Charley Hasted @charleyhasted.bsky.social (They/Them) Amateur Politico, Former Chair of LGBT+ Lib Dems, Ambulance control minion, writer, musicals nerd, carer, disabled person, very bi.
Once told Heathrow Airport ops centre to "go away"!
Gareth Epps @garethepps.bsky.social Liberal Democrat county councillor for Deddington, North Oxfordshire. Cabinet member for transport.
He/him. Campaigner for pubs.
Rachel Wolfe @rachelwolfe.northsky.social Not a programmer
26, she/they
con/calathea || commissions open ! @ruleroftherats.bsky.social 21 y/o nb (they/he)
creator of AEL
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Kelly Bastow @moosekleenex.bsky.social (she/they)
Illustrator and comic creator based in Newfoundland, Canada. ๐ฟ
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Rob White @drrewhite.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. Virologist, science geek and occasional Anglo-Saxon spearman and woodworker.
Sarah Le Blanc @sarahleblanc.bsky.social - NHS EPR project professional
- Founder, Sheffield Womenโs Leadership Circle
- Anti-hate crime & mental health campaigner
- Building psychologically safe leadership
- MSc Management (mature student)
Disabled bookworm | unlikely gym fan | foodie
Haiku Poems @haikupoems.bsky.social Welcome to the haiku poems collection ๐โ๏ธ
Diogo Pereira Henriques ้ฌผไฝฌ ๐ฏ ๐ @diogo-ph22.bsky.social ๐ Cities & social justice activist, creative technologist, designer, researcher, educator, learner @ UNESCO
๐ก Communications officer @ecreaeu.bsky.social
๐ Social media editor @ Nexus Network Journal
๐ฌ Writing: PT, ENG, ES, FR, CN
๐ https://dph22.github.io
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden.
Fully featured garden planner vegplotter.com
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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social Wells U.K. (former mayor) LibDem, member of General Synod, sometimes busy with granny duties
Rachael Collins @beckenhamgirl.bsky.social Fan of history, art and architecture; walking; law; gardens; nice buildings; watching tennis, athletics and Welsh rugby union.
Robert Ashby @rastargrapher.bsky.social FRSA Writer, Photographer, PhD Research, Brighton Uni
Director, tech startups, 1976-2022
Humanists UK Chair 2006-16
Hereford Photo Festival Director, Chair, Patron 1995-2010
Photography on social/cultural issues
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Robusta @phinrobusta.bsky.social Solar punk broccoli hunk
Vibemaxxing
Did you know Vietnam is the #2 coffee producer in the world?- S Lyn from Savannah Silver @savannahsilver.bsky.social Self taught silversmith, happiest in my workshop, surrounded by family (furry & human varieties). Granny, mother, wife and friend - smile, and Iโll smile back!
Haiku Poetry @haiku-poetry.bsky.social Haiku Poetry (written by myself)
๐Switzerland
Colour Collective @clrcollective.bsky.social A weekly colour challenge based around a single colour. Colour announced on Saturday, post your response Friday 19.30pm BST/GMT using #colour_collective.
Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social I draw and paint animals, mostly cats. I also sell art and stickers.
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Also: @srublenews.bsky.social
Pronouns: She / Her
Milanka Reardon @milankareardon.bsky.social Illustrator and author of childrenโs books
MilankaReardon.com
Chloรซ Green @okaychloegreen.bsky.social Festival Director of Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival. MA. Writer & Comics Creator. She/her.
Manchester, UK | okaychloegreen.com
Flex Fish Games @flexfishgames.bsky.social Artist Matthew king and programmer Rami Bukhari, teaming up to develop nostalgic hand-drawn 2D games.
tcandyart @tcandyart.bsky.social Children's Book Writer and Illustrator repped by Andrea Morrison of Writers House. SCBWI Carolinas. Please check out my work at triciacandemeres.com and https://www.writershouseart.com/tricia-candemeres/. #12x12pb
Angela Matteson @angelamatteson.bsky.social #KidLit Illustrator / Surface Designer
Obsessed with color & inspired by nature
Represented by James McGowan at BookEnds Literary Agency
bio.site/angelamatteson
Jack Foster @jackfoster14.bsky.social Jesus follower, Kid lit illustrator, father, grandfather, animal lover
Lisa Poggioli @lpillustration.bsky.social Hi Iโm Lisa , Iโm a digital and traditional illustrator/cartoonist. I created Dex the Cat and Violet the Purple Flamingo . I love to create anything quirky,magical and whimsical.
Iโm a co~runner of #summerbuggin a July Art Challenge on Instagram and X
Hilary @essayer.bsky.social Cute but lethal, expert in excuse management, drawer, paint wrangler, reader, listener
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Anna @mrspugwash.bsky.social Proud sufferer of Trump Derangement Syndrome
Roary Skaista @roaryskaista.bsky.social Queer autistic folk singer, inclusive educator, and community organiser (they/them).
The Curious Magpie @thecuriousmagpie.bsky.social 
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Chris Birch @chrisbirch.bsky.social Co-Founder with my wife Rita of tabletop publisher Modiphius, in service to cats Noella and Milo, Londoner. Co-Owner Dragonmeet. Founder of Roll vs Evil raising funds for humanitarian aid. 
Live Canon @livecanon.bsky.social We publish, perform, produce & promote poetry! We also run online & in-person courses. #poetry
https://www.livecanon.co.uk
Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org We fight for digital rights. Join us.
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Seb Berry ๐บ๐ฆ @seb2024.bsky.social >40 years in public affairs. Former speech writer to two Secretary-Generals of the United Nations. Ex solar industry. Proud to be a UK ambassador for RePower Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ. Former Independent councillor. Centre-left. #FBPE.
Brick-Morpork @legoankhmorpork.bsky.social Welcome to Brick-Morpork, the greatest city on the Discworld | The Brick-Morpork project is a tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett & the worlds favourite toy.
Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social Kidlit illustrator and mixed-media artist, nature lover | ADHD
Represented by the Bright Agency | odnatamyara.com
Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social Iโm not a comedian, but I joke a lot. I steal the good jokes. Bad jokes are mine. https://ko-fi.com/mariana057 #Resist. http://cash.app/$Marianaz057
Hog River Press Poetry Journal @hogriverpress.bsky.social Poetry & poets. Puppies too. Hog River Press, a print & digital poetry journal: we publish magnificent poems and indulge in the occasional crazed paper arts collaboration.
https://www.hogriverpress.com/
Karan Chambers @karanchambers.bsky.social Order my pamphlet โwoman | folkโ from @SaloPress now!
Highly Commended Cheltenham Comp โ23. Poems: The London Mag, Under the Radar, Butcherโs Dog, Gutter, Mslexia, Propel.
Janee Trasler @janeetrasler.bsky.social Childrenโs book author/illustrator HarperCollins, Scholastic, S&S, FSG, Holiday House
2020 National Cartoonist Society Award Best in Book Illustration
Represented by Jamie Weiss Chilton
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Scott A. Kass @arahncur.bsky.social Long-time poet. #poet #writer
Bridget @8rid6et.bsky.social Poet, playwright, songwriter, ally, dog mom๐
Symon Hill @symonhill.bsky.social Left-wing queer Christian. Author, Baptist minister, university chaplain and history tutor. Working class, ecosocialist, pacifist, bisexual.
Author of 'The Upside-Down Bible: What Jesus really said about money, sex and violence'.
Natasa Ilincic @natasailincic.bsky.social Illustrator, author & anthropologist.
natasailincic.com
Creator of A Compendium Of Witches.
Painter of the Tarot of the Witch's Garden.
She/her๐
Based in Scotland.
Poetry Enthusiast @poetry-enthusiast.bsky.social Poetry & nature enthusiast ~ reader ~ writer ~ traveller ~ photographer
Outsider Art @outsiderart.bsky.social Reduce Reuse Recycle โป๏ธ UPCYCLING! Temple. Shrine. Assemblage. Raw Creation! Outsider art. Art Brut. Folk Art. Visionary Art
Dr Laura Varnam @drlauravarnam.bsky.social Tutor in English Lit at Univ, Oxford. Medievalist. Poet. She/her. Co-founder @guildmedmak.bsky.social.
Church as Sacred Space (2018). Encountering Margery Kempe (2021). Primers 7: Grendelโs Mother Bites Back (2024).
Next books on Du Maurier, & Beowulf.
Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford.
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Emily McGovern @emilyscartoons.bsky.social Cartoonist & author
Prints and comic booklets available here! ๐ http://emilyscartoons.myshopify.com
Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com Author/illustrator of humorous stories for kids.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist โ24 & โ25 | #kidlit booster
Represented by @KaitlynLeann17.bsky.social at
@Bradfordagents.bsky.social
Brooke Baum @brookebaum.bsky.social ๐ 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
๐จ #kidlit author-illustrator
๐ Former children's bookseller and school librarian
๐ด Current tired mom
๐ค Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
John Glenday @johnglenday.bsky.social Writer. Poetry.
https://www.johnglenday.com
https://www.northseapoets.com
Stephne Tate @quailtea.bsky.social Illustrator๐ฑ I draw. I make things.
https://www.patreon.com/StephneTate
Ben Prangell @bprangell.bsky.social IP and commercial solicitor http://www.asendalaw.co.uk. Loves music, law, fonts, hazy beers, fashion, pinball, technology, arts, films, trade marks, food, SWFC.
Maphra @maphramusic.bsky.social Doomed is available now on Apple Music/iTunes and Spotify!
Links below! โฌ๏ธ
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๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ธ @horrorculturist.bsky.social Gothic gardening, goblincore, dark art, horror, weird music. ๐ฟ๐๐๐
Agnostic atheist. Nyctophile. AuDHD. Demi-Pan. They/them. | Contrary to internet lore, I am not lost, sorrowful, despairing, trapped, drowning, falling, or stuck in a maze. (You OK?)
@ryllviant.bsky.social @ryllviant.bsky.social You are what you is, you is what you am, you ain't what you're not, and that's all you've got.
Politics, cybersecurity, memes, nonsense.
Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social Author | Archivist | They/Them | Did 'The Miliverse' | Write books and D&D | โA great bloke" according to Ed Miliband
Published by Wizards Tower Press
https://wizardstowerpress.com/media/wizards-tower-to-publish-joel-cornahs-sword-breaker-trilogy/
James Kennedy @jameskennedy.bsky.social Musician, author & podcaster
Album : http://linktr.ee/makeanger
Book : http://linktr.ee/noisedamage
Podcast : http://linktr.ee/jameskennedypodcast
Official site: http://jameskennedyofficial.com
Mark Wilden @markwilden.bsky.social Musician and barrister, not always in that order.
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
Christina Young @christinayoung58.bsky.social British Bookish podcaster at Books and Chat ~ Gloucester Book Club Host ~ choir member ~ Parish Councillor ~grandmother~ avid reader
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Kathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.bsky.social Journalist, parent to two grown-ups, LGBT+ rights campaigner, former night editor of The Times, Scotland. Lives in France. [she/her]
Dr Fern Riddell @drfernriddell.bsky.social Historian. Author. On your TV/Radio.
**Victoriaโs Secret: The Private Passion of a Queen OUT NOW**
Expert: Suffragette Terrorism, Music Hall, 19thC Sex + Culture, Queen Victoria & John Brown.
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@grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social Fun & Fit Grandma๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆณ Dog Mom๐ Vegan๐ฅ Fiber Arts๐งถ Veggie & Native Plant Gardener๐พ Retired Techie๐พ PNW๐ฒ Resist!๐
Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social Screw it, let's do it.
Proof it's the real me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rbranson_richard-branson-richardbransonbskysocial-activity-7267516793689124864--I14
Here's my blog: https://www.virgin.com/branson-
Karen Pierce Gonzalez @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social Award winning poet/writer/artist Chaps: Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs, Moon kissed Earth wrought Vision drunk, RavenSong, Down River with Li Po etc. Art: BirdSong, Women of Babylon, etc. More: linktr.ee/KPGFolkHeart NO MAGA No solicitation
Lindsey Lavender @lindseylavender.bsky.social Contemporary Cityscape Artist | Edinburgh
SSA VAS | RA Summer Exhibition 2023 & 2025
Solidarity : ๐ต๐ธPalestine | ๐บ๐ฆUkraine | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐LGBTQ+
she | her
https://linktr.ee/lindseylavender
Andrew Fraser (Drew) @cartoonsidrew.bsky.social Cartoonist with IT day job, work appeared in Private Eye and a few other places
Fiona Ross @fiveona.bsky.social Illustrator and author of childrenโs picture books.
Repโd by Luddington Creative
Phil Pratchett @philpratchett.bsky.social Drawing and painting stuff to escape into a different place. Living by the Seaside. Leeds Utd , Paul Weller.
Traci Van Wagoner @tracivw.bsky.social Traci VW Creations: Dragon Tamer & award-winning childrenโs book illustrator with a Kirkus star. I also do game art. By hand. No AI ever.
Letโs create beautiful things together! โ
www.tracivanwagoner.com
#PaintPlay #KidLitArtist #NatureintheCity #SCBWI
Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social MP for Bicester and Woodstock. Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Foreign Affairs.
Promoted by North Oxfordshire Lib Dems, 5C Grange Court, OX14 3NB
Alyssa Sidlosky @alyssajoybooks.bsky.social Writer/Illustrator
https://www.alyssajoybooks.com/
Matt ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @theultimatt.bsky.social Gaymer, Geek and Poet;
Adelbert in the Ruined Keep
Horace in Tales of Phentara
Marcelius Braxton @marceliusb.bsky.social "Mar" "Sell" Us". Director, Center for Social Change, Associate Teaching Prof (Africana Studies/Philosophy), Adjunct Law Professor, ABD in Educ. Doctorate. Former Law School Dean of Students, K-12 DEI admin, and cultural center director. *Views are my own*
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Elizabeth Loudon @esloudon.bsky.social Poet, novelist, teacher, charity worker, carer, ex American. A STRANGER IN BAGHDAD (AUC) LL/Bridport, 2024 SIBF award for Best International Fiction. Best New Poets 2025. I write all by myself, and it shows. www.elizabethloudon.com.
Olly Glover, MP ๐ถ @ollyglover.bsky.social Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament, Didcot and Wantage.
I can be contacted at olly.glover.MP@parliament.uk