Randall Munroe @xkcd.com 
Harper Dent @harperdent.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction. Loves nature, dogs and chocolate. She/them
Mike Cullen @mikecullenauthor.bsky.social I'm a lefty; I'm gay; I support trans rights; I support a free Palestine; I support abortion rights; and I support LGBT equality.
linktr.ee/MikeCullen73
Alli Hellegers @allidh.bsky.social Literary Agent & Foreign Rights Director
Stimola Literary Studio
Miles Raymond @milesrandjack.bsky.social Aussie. Lover of wide open spaces, scenic landscapes, and sport.
Intrigued by filming locations
Maccas-run bloke for the local ANTIFA branch. Meetings first Thurs of the month.
More atheism. Less religion
From the River to the Sea
@fearofdecaf.bsky.social @fearofdecaf.bsky.social 
Rowan MacDonald @rowanthewriter.bsky.social Writer + Book Reviewer
Lutruwita / Tasmania
https://linktr.ee/rowmac
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
Bigfits (David Lane) @bigfits.bsky.social Helping folks of all sizes with style, daily fits, discussing quality & sharing my mistakes.
Owner @davidlanedesign
✉️: bigfits11@gmail.com
David Whish-Wilson @davidwhish-wilson.bsky.social Fremantle-based crime writer and reader, reviewer, academic. Author of the Frank Swann and Lee Southern series. Latest is Cutler, out with Fremantle Press.
Shelley Burr @shelleyburr.bsky.social Australian author. WAKE, Ripper, Vanish out April 2025
https://www.hachette.com.au/news/shelley-burr-on-tour
https://linktr.ee/ShelleyBurr
Alex @abfinlayson.bsky.social I make stuff up and write it down (attempting to be an author!)
A Yorkshireman living in the sun
abfinlayson.com
Steve Griffiths @writersteve.bsky.social Writer, editor, lover, eejit.
Freelance Editor at EARLY MORNING EDITS.
Kerry P (Author & Editor) @kerrypwrites.bsky.social 💻 Editor. CIEP professional member.
💞 Author of contemporary romance and romcoms with heart, heat & HEA.
💜 WIP: Hearts Adrift.
🧠 Neurodivergent.
Jennifer Nash @jennifernash22.bsky.social Seriously Whimsical.
Writing / photography / books / games / travel / ocean vibes
whimsicallyserious.blogspot.com
A. Zaykova @azaykova.bsky.social Writer, global nomad, space pirate in training, mother of one dragon. Galaxy Grifter out now with Orbit. Rep’s by Bethany Weaver.
Lisa Darcy🦘🐈👠📚 @lisadarcyauthor.bsky.social In addition to being a cat lover with a shoe addiction, I also write contemporary fiction. My tenth novel, Christmas Actually, is published by Bloodhound Books UK, and is out now. 🎉🐈⬛🥳
John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social I write for food and shelter.
gina rushton @ginarush.bsky.social journalist, author etc
Libby King @libbyking.bsky.social Narrative approaches to neoliberalism | Flinders uni | she/her | 🇵🇸 | Australian in Canada |
Work in Life Writing, Island, Meanjin, PRISM, Feb Journal, Grain, Project Passage
Leila Riley Wright @leilawrightwrites.bsky.social Writer | Reader | Dog Lover
leilarileywright.com
leilawright.substack.com
Tom Shires @tshirt4844.bsky.social Children's Author. Living on Tommigenner Country. Tasmanian, Aboriginal, Retired Country Footballer.
Farmer: Shorthorn Beef Cattle, Saffron, Black Truffle and Beekeeper.
Emily | Coffee, Books, Magic @coffeebooksmagic.bsky.social (too?) honest book reviewer. fan of a hot drink, a good book, and a little magical thinking. Originally from NZ, now in Perth, Aus. Lover of sunshine, poetry and solitude. Late identified AuDHD
John Purcell @bookeboy.bsky.social Bookseller, reviewer, interviewer and author - The Girl on the Page, The Lessons & The Secret Lives of Emma trilogy. The Amateur's Guide to Killing Bad Guys out Sept 2027.
My blog (yes eople still have blogs): https://www.johnpurcellauthor.com/blog
Robert Fairhead @tallandtrue.bsky.social Share my writing and blogging on http://TallAndTrue.com and podcasts at http://TallAndTrueShortReads.com. ❤️ #BeingADad #Dogs #Books #Writing #SydneySwans #VoiceToParliament #Sydney/#Gadigal 🚫 DMs (unless we know each other)
Keith Gow @keithgow.bsky.social Playwright & theatre critic (The Saturday Paper, Time Out, Theatre First).
Bi. He/him. Melb, Australia
Loves: theatre, TV, film, travel.
http://www.keithgow.com/
Support my writing: https://ko-fi.com/keithgow1975
Amy de la Force, Author @amydelaforce.bsky.social
A KISS OF HAMMER & FLAME 📘 Out now!
A CROWN OF BLOOD & MAGICK 📕 15 Sep 2026
(Canelo, DK, Penguin Random House)
Whimsigoth #SpecFic writer. She / her 🇦🇺 🏳️🌈 🇬🇧
SL: Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize 2024
Rep: PFD London
https://linktr.ee/amydelaforce
Rach @anxiousnachos.bsky.social reader of horror, fantasy, and all things queer | gaymer | working in publishing | attempting to write
current: Stardew & Captive Prince series
she/they 🏳️🌈 Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung land.
Warwick Holt @wokholt.bsky.social Screenwriter / etcwriter. Once wrote 60,000 or so jokes for TV shows. Chaos mathematician by training. Cricket tragic. Wurundjeri land. He/him. https://media-empire.net
Alli Parker @alliparkerwriter.bsky.social author of at the foot of the cherry tree
writer of jack irish; secret bridesmaids’ business; ms fisher mod
on Wurundjeri land
mostly here to procrastinate
🌈 she/her
Lindy Cameron @loucam.bsky.social Genre writer of crime, sf and historical fiction; crazy cat human with dogs too; Xena fan; publisher of Clan Destine Press; founding member and current VP of Sisters in Crime Australia.
Matt Ivy @mattivyauthor.bsky.social LGBTQ+ SFF Author & Editor | 26 | Queer | They/He
Based in Naarm
Works found in Baffling Mag, Apparition Lit, AUSTRAL 2024 & more
Aurealis award winning editor (SLOTS OPEN)
https://mattivyrichardson.com
https://linktr.ee/mattrauthor
Tarneen @tarneen.bsky.social Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta, Bindal and Meriam writer, community organiser and homosexual
kat @kgt.bsky.social [-o-]
microgames: https://chipswoon.itch.io/
everything else: https://kgt.dev
DMs closed bc Australia
Anna Featherstone @annafeatherstone.bsky.social ✍️ 🐝 🌱 ❤️ 📚 I help authors write, publish & market books | Publishing consultant Australian Society of Authors (ASA) | Non-fiction advisor & podcast host Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) | judge Australian Business Book Awards | Bold Authors
Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social Epic Fantasy Author & poet on Wurundjeri Country.
Living my best -identities in 📌- & well managed chronic illness life!
Human rights fan. Gen ai should die.
🌐 https://elisecarlson.com/
See my 📌🧵for my ✍️Writers & Authors Discord and to request a link!
Readings Books @readingsbooks.bsky.social Independent Australian booksellers.
Sam Elk @samhellkin.bsky.social 🎙️🏳️⚧️📚🍉Author of Detachable Penis (Upswell) and co-host of Queer View Mirror (Triple R). Living on unceded Wurundjeri land. Samelkin.com
Mandy Beaumont @mandybeaumont.bsky.social Author-The Thrill of It (March 2025), The Furies (2022) & Wild, Fearless Chests (2020). https://linktr.ee/mandybeaumont
Anne Summers @annesummers.bsky.social Writer, journalist, researcher, troublemaker. Current research focus: how to end domestic violence.
Megan Herbert @meganjherbert.bsky.social Age and SMH Cartoonist / Writer & Illustrator of all things /
She/her. On Bunarong land.
http://linktr.ee/meganjherbert
Emilia Hart @emiliahart.bsky.social Author of Weyward (2023) and The Sirens (2025). Worrier.
Lisa Wilkinson @lisawilkinson1.bsky.social Journalist, Author, Speaker. Coffee drinker, passionate mum and wife.
Ex-Today Show, The Project
New book, The Titanic Story Of Evelyn, a number one best seller!
Nick@thefordhamcompany.com.au
spooky spice @jenniferdown.bsky.social author BODIES OF LIGHT + PULSE POINTS + OUR MAGIC HOUR. also edit, translate, hike, cook, copywrite, &c. she/her. jenniferdown.com 
Lisa Shanahan @lisashanahan.bsky.social Lover of moongazing & Melbourne Tea
Writer of picture books & novels for young people
HARK, IT'S ME, RUBY LEE!
THE GRAND, GENIUS SUMMER
HELLO WORLD
www.lisashanahan.com
Living on Bidjigal land, Australia
(Banner illos - thanks to illustrator Leila Rudge.)
Benjamin Law @mrbenjaminlaw.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster and local homosexual
Steve MinOn @minon.bsky.social Meanjin/Brisbane Author. Miles Franklin shortlist. Qld Literary Award winner. MUD Literary Prize shortlist. Dublin Award nominee. First Name Second Name (UQP 2025). Make Them Say Poo (Affirm 2026). Agent Martin Shaw.
Michelle Upton @michelleupton.bsky.social 💗Author📚Quandamooka Country💗Emergency Exit Only(Out Now) Terms of Inheritance (Out Now) HarperCollins Australia📚💙♥️✨
Shannon Molloy @sleemol.bsky.social Journalist. Author of Fourteen and You Made Me This Way. Sydney 🇦🇺
Australian Society of Authors @asauthors.bsky.social The national peak organisation promoting and protecting the professional interests of Australia's authors and illustrators since 1963.
Carly Findlay OAM @carlyfindlay.bsky.social ⭐️ Writer ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Arts worker ⭐️ Appearance Activist ⭐️ Cheese lover ⭐️ Rollerskater ⭐️ Feeling fucking fabulous⭐️ CarlyFindlay.com.au
Eileen Ormsby @eiley.bsky.social Writer. Mostly about the Dark Web
eileenormsby.com
Cassandra O'Leary @cassandraoleary.bsky.social Romance and romcom author, Aussie, book lover, 100% gluten free. Probably buying shoes and drinking coffee.❤️📖
Website - cassandraolearyaouthor.com Links - https://linktr.ee/cassandraolearyauthor
Following #Romancelandia #booksky #authors
James Findlay @jamesfindlay.com.au ABC broadcaster and writer. Views mine, not of my employer. 📚 'Great Sexpectations' out now.
Disco Catlady @discocat.bsky.social Medical research development, lived experience advisor, and writer on neurodiversity, motherhood, mental health, & research at https://motherhoodmovementmind.beehiiv.com/
Ian Malcolm @ianmalcolm.bsky.social Melbourne-based writer, editor and proofreader for books, publications and web.
Game designer from Star Wars on NES to Need For Speed: Shift on iOS, with dozens of titles in between.
Bass, uke and low whistle player. Unrepentant folkie.
Dr Anita Heiss @dranitaheiss.bsky.social Wiradyuri
Author of over 20 titles, most recent DIRRAYAWADHA (RISE UP)
Publisher @ Bundyi, Simon & Schuster AU
Prof of Communications @ UQ
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dranitaheiss?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e8039df8-76bc-4e43-b07d-c57dc8bfc
C.S. Pacat @cspacat.bsky.social NYT bestselling author.
@sistersincrimeaust.bsky.social @sistersincrimeaust.bsky.social 
Chloe Paige @chloepaige.bsky.social 📚 Writer of many things. Reader of even more things
🏆 Winner of the Elegant Literature Award, The Booby Prize & NYC Midnight
✏️ Found here and IG: @chloepaigeauthor
Robin Morris @robinmorris-author.bsky.social THE DAYS BETWEEN out now: https://a.co/d/06BIqdrE Repped by Michelle Jackson at LCS Lit. Lit agent assistant. Editor.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social 🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary.
📚 Award-winning Author.
👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad.
Latest book: With or Without You.
Next: The Adopted Kids’ Guide to Surviving Seventh Grade (Crown, Spring 2027)
🚪 https://www.neighborhoodliterary.com
Glen Scott @glenscott.net Just Johnny
github.com/glens
Audrey D. Brashich @audreybrashich.bsky.social Journalist | Author
www.audreybrashich.com
www.TeamLCTFL.com
Sean David Robinson @sdrwriter.bsky.social Author and Playwright | Now querying PENROSE — 84K Speculative Fiction | 2023/2024 StoryStudio Novel In A Year Cohort | BLM, LGBTQIA+ Ally | Democracy Over Tyranny
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
skigod @skigod.bsky.social Firm opinions but prepared to change with better information. Dad and step-dad, St Kilda CC, skier, comms/corporate affairs, Carlton FC, atheist, sceptic, rationalist, business founder, budding author. Former journalist. Personal views only. Australian-ish
Tina Cartwright (she/her) @humsentence.bsky.social Writer. Wurundjeri country. Novelist thinking about poetry.
LL Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel 2023 and 2024.
Finalist #tasmanianwritersprize 2025
Longlisted #cwprize 2025
https://www.tina-cartwright.com/about
Kitty @katydidnt6.bsky.social Back from my identity crisis. Unapologetically unhinged. Team Oxford comma. I still write tho…sometimes.
Augusta Supple @augustasupple.com Cultural crusader/ arts activist/ writer/ strategist/ intellectual/ theatre obsessive/ publisher/ man-loving feminist/ provocateur/ romantic.
www.augustasupple.com
Jessie @jessiewright.bsky.social
a radiant introvert
author • naturalist • artist
Jody Gerbig @jodygerbig.bsky.social Freelance editor, teacher at Lit Cleveland, book rec’s in The Big Thrill, triplet mom—rep’d by Amy Moore-Benson at Cooke McDermid—www.jodygerbig.com
Melbourne City of Literature Office @melcityoflit.bsky.social The official Blue Sky account for the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature office.
https://linktr.ee/melcityoflit
AustLit @austlit.bsky.social AustLit is a bio-bibliographical database of stories by Australians and about Australia.
https://www.austlit.edu.au/
Overland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social Overland Journal – radical Australian literature and culture since 1954
linktr.ee/ovrlnd
The Little Bookroom @littlebookroom.bsky.social The oldest bookshop for children in the world. Melbourne, Australia.
Edits & Annotations @editsannotations.bsky.social A podcast from the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing. Season 2 releasing now, with new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
Listen here: https://podfollow.com/editsannotations/view
MEAA @withmeaa.bsky.social The union & industry advocate for Australia's creative professionals.
Authorised by Erin Madeley, 245 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016. Phone: 1300 65 65 13
Sūdō Journal @sudojournal.bsky.social A journal from the fringes of civilised society.
Volume 6 submissions open now!
sudojournal.com
Cover image: “Heart on a Wire“ (CC0 1.0 Universal) by Alan Levine.
The Paperback Bookshop @paperbackbookshop.bsky.social Keeping Melbourne in good books since the 1960s.
60 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC, Australia
https://paperbackbooks.com.au- M Melanie Ostell Literary @mjostell.bsky.social Still interested in good stuff. Open for submissions 15 August 2025.
Scribe @scribepub.bsky.social Seriously good books since 1976.
Melbourne | London | Minneapolis
scribepublications.com.au
scribepublications.co.uk
scribepublications.com
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out @shelleyrae.bsky.social Mostly I’m about #bookish stuff http://www.bookdout.wordpress.com
but have eclectic interests so you can expect the occasional diversion
https://linktr.ee/shelleyrae_bookdout
Guan Un @thisisguan.bsky.social Aurelias-nominated writer of speculative short stories. Words in Levar Burton Reads, Year’s Best Fantasy and many more. Australian/Chinese via Malaysia. Sentence enthusiast. Dumplingmancer. Look at you all mythicalogical.
Louise Truscott 🌻 @louisetruscott.bsky.social Fiction writer, published author, professional editor, social distancer, world's greatest aunt, Collingwood fan, cat woman, she/her #amwriting #amreading
Laurie Bell @writerlauriebell.bsky.social Sci fi and fantasy author, blogger, reviewer, secret keeper. My opinions are my own. Author of Boss From Hell, White Fire and more. She/her
@veritycrokerwriter.bsky.social @veritycrokerwriter.bsky.social Author of books for children through to adults
Instagram: @veritycrokerwriter
Linktr.ee/veritycroker
Michael Grey @mikes005.bsky.social Husband, father, writer of tales, grand high priest of the planet Doodah. One of the above is untrue.
Novel Children of the Wild out now.
Tom Taylor @tomtaylormade.bsky.social #1 NYT Bestseller, Eisner Award winner - DETECTIVE COMICS, SUPERMAN, NIGHTWING, DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL, DCEASED, SPIDER-MAN, INJUSTICE, WOLVERINE, STAR WARS. Co-creator NEVERLANDERS, C.O.R.T. - CHILDREN OF THE ROUNDTABLE, SEVEN SECRETS & THE DEEP TV series.
Ceinwen Langley @ceinwenlangley.bsky.social Reads, writes, makes stuff.
Boorloo/Perth.
Blarney Books & Art @joblarney.bsky.social Hi - I’m Jo. I opened this bookshop in the tiny tourist town Port Fairy (Australia) over 20 years ago (2004). We also facilitate the annual PF Literary Weekend. ‘Notes from a Smalltown Bookshop’ over on Substack.
Michael J @michaeljongen.bsky.social 🌈 aka Larry the Librarian
Elyce Phillips @elycep.bsky.social Writer/illustrator/premium ding-dong
Writes for #hardquiz and other tv quizzy things
She/her, AuDHD, 🏳️🌈
Naarm/Melbourne, Australia
https://www.elycephillips.com