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Sophie Burnham @sophieburnham.bsky.social sff novels & weird seagull noises π½ π
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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social Award-winning SFF author of THE LESSON and NO GODS, NO MONSTERS, founder/member of Many Worlds. 1/5th of Darkly Lem.
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Krista is at Edm Expo! Booth A1018 (across celebrity autographs) @kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball is an award winning Canadian author who hasn't met a potato she didn't like.
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Stephanie Porras @periodeye.bsky.social Art historian @ Tulane. Working on visual, material and built cultures of early modern Northern Europe, the Spanish empire and the Dutch Atlantic. Never too busy for a happy hour. My employer really wants me to note: all these views are mine not theirs.
Hugo, Girl! the podcast @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social Smashing the space patriarchy one novel at a time. Amy, Haley, & Lori talk. Kevin edits. Lori posts here.
Micaiah Johnson @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social Author. Scholar. Enthusiast of ancient robots and overweight rodents. The Space Between Worlds and Those Beyond the Wall available now. The Unhaunting out this Fall. Yes, a Dr. No, not that kind.
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Chelsea (TβSea) ππ½ @ifiweremagneto.bsky.social She/Her. Queer/Panromantic Ace. 38. Random dork in various fandoms. Currently in space, the final frontier. MY LOWER DECKS PFP IS ACTUALLY ME, I'M ON THE EFFIN' CERRITOS, Y'ALL!
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Kyle Aisteach @badwriter.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer, occasional editor, and part-time educator. All opinions my own, unless they're someone else's.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social https://emily613.substack.com/
Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social Community college librarian in Portland, OR. Solidarity, unions, slow librarianship, spoonie, autoimmune, still masking, disability justice. Blogging at Information Wants to be Free since 2004: meredith.wolfwater.com. π· π³οΈβπ π΅πΈ
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Dr Paul Matthews @paulusm.jellytussle.org Academic, writer, techie - UK
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Kiju Gently @kijugently.bsky.social I like humor, books, and tea. I ride horses. Sometimes I post compliments, because kindness is important and free
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social Journalist/Writer at https://firewalledmedia.com. Past bylines: Rolling Stone, Politico, TNR, The Nation, Slate, etc. Does not work for ICE
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social SFFH Author | Winner-Apex Reader's Choice Award | SFWA & Codex Member | Bibliophilic ghost haunting libraries | she/her
Work forth/in Apex, The Dark, Heartlines, Small Wonders, Flash Point SF & more
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Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social Multi-gendered water elemental (all pronouns, use they/them for myself) pretending to be an ink-stained lycanthrope. Writer-type, NO AI. (If you use AI? EW, David. Ew.)
Loves parenthetical asides.
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Elsa Sjunneson, Order of the Bat @snarkbat.bsky.social Deafblind author of Being Seen, Sword of the White Horse.
Lead Reporter on The Helen Keller Exorcism. New book out 10/6, DEAR BLIND LADY is AITA for disability. Preorder now
Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social Writer of SFF, drinker of tea. Nebula winner, Hugo finalist. Aging mermaid far from her natural habitat. SFWA/Codex/VP2018. She/her
Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social Writer/poet. Chronophobic tiger mom. 3x Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte, Rhysling, Locus, & Astounding Award finalist. She/her.
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social I write things.
Now a Hugo/Nebula finalist.
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Diana M. Pho (she/her) π π @dianapho.bsky.social Hugo Award-winning #AuntieEditor. Editorial Director, Erewhon Books. Previous: Tor Books, Realm Media. Queer. Geeky. Sociopolitical. http://Linktr.ee/dianampho. Opinions are my own.
Naomi Novik @naominovik.bsky.social author, coder, fangirl, geek. ππππ Author of Spinning Silver, Uprooted, Temeraire, & The Scholomance. Latest Release: THE SUMMER WAR
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Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social Writer, ice skater, gin drinker. She/her π³οΈβπ. THE LAST BINDING trilogy, SWORDCROSSED, CINDER HOUSE out now. BODIES OF MAGIC out September 2026.
Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social Political Communication Prof at GWU. Flaming Hydra.
I write about the history and future of tech and politics. My next book, Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present, arrives on January 12, 2027.
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social PSCCUNY. #CUNYStrong. Queer. Collective power, public good. Organize your workplace. Zindabad. Makibaka. Solidarity
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Bird π² @birdwarde.bsky.social illustrator, birdwatcher, mustelid enjoyer π²π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈβοΈ Portland, ME @campmustelid.bsky.social
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
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(Views mine, not representative of Waterstones)
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Jordan James Harvill (he/him) @jordanjamesharvill.bsky.social Political strategist building the reflective democracy we deserve.
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social I enjoy taking photos and sharing them, mostly of nature. All genres from astro, landscape, macro, marine life, wildlife, insects, flowers, etc.
Somto Ihezue @somtoihezue.bsky.social
Locus Award & Perkoff Prize Winner
Nebula, Ignyte, BFA & ALCS Tom Gallon Finalist.
In: Clarkesworld| BCS| Podcastle| Strange Horizons| Escape Pod| Pseudopod|
MFA, @UofMaryland| TinHouse| Clarion
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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com Iβm on my way. https://www.stephengrahamjones.com
Carrie Vaughn @carrievaughnco.bsky.social The real Carrie Vaughn! Bestselling award winning writer, werewolf psychologist and big nerd. Latest is THE NATURALIST SOCIETY. Check it out!
Terese Mason Pierre @teresempierre.bsky.social Writer/Poet, Editor. SFF/LitFic. CPO @ Augur. Work in: The Walrus, Year's Best Canadian FSF, Brick. Toronto, Canada. She/Her.
Author of MYTH. Editor of AS THE EARTH DREAMS (House of Anansi, 2025)
www.teresemasonpierre.com
Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social Writer | UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES (2025) | Hugo, Nebula, Locus Winner | Philip K. Dick Special Citation, Finalist for other things | Best American SFF, Brave New Weird | Korean/Irish Dad o' 3. Rep: Michael Curry. thomashawrites.com
Ryan H. @ryan.blacksky.app Your friendly neighborhood abolitionist.
Educator/Activist/Artist and wildlife photographer. Building towards a care-based world in unarmed response, housing & social/racial justice; writing at https://creating.care
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social 2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey β02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social All about Bird Joy! Co-founder BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, Author of Birds of the Great Lakes, Co-host Bird Joy Podcast. You Ready? Letβs GO! #WiscoBirder πͺΆπ«ΆπΎ
Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
Grant Snider @grantdraws.bsky.social Keeper of sketchbooks. Loser of pens. Author of THE YEAR I STOPPED DRAWING, coming this fall from Abrams Books.
Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social Historian of religion & gender in the 19th c US, drinker of tea in the 21st c US. Museum educator at MTH&M. Wrote some quit lit you may have read. Founder & editor at contingentmagazine.org. Former academic. Sings with Voices of Concinnity. She/her.
Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social Loves: Comics, Games, Travel, Writing, Greyhounds
Cyclops is so great
I write lots of comics, animation, games and more. Come join us, won't me?
Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social Tiny writer. I wrote 'Easter Pinkerton and the Case of the Heretic Blood' and some other stuff. Can*Con bridge crew, still. Avatar art by Jay Odjick. Only a fool would complain. He/Him.
The Hugo Awards @thehugoawards.bsky.social Science fictionβs most prestigious awards. TheHugoAwards.org
Molly O'Neill @mollyoneillwrites.bsky.social Links: smart.bio/mollyoneillwrites
π NIGHTSHADE AND OAK
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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social Publishing speculative fiction, poetry, reviews, essays & podcasts. Every Monday, free to read at http://strangehorizons.com. IGNYTE Community Award winner. Hugo Award winner 2024.
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Mur Lafferty @mightymur.bsky.social Author, podcaster, editor.
Digger, listener, runner.
INFINITE ARCHIVE is out July β25!
She/her
Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes.bsky.social aka Lia Amador. Sci-fi, fantasy, and romance writer. MtG story scribe. Co-editor of Escape Pod. Variety game streamer. VPXX/16.
tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social Hugo, Nebula, & World Fantasy finalist. Escape Pod & Toasted Cake host. Queer. Noms all the cheese. www.tinaconnolly.com (she/her) π³οΈβπ
Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Four-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
neil-clarke.com
K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com Writer, cartoonist, editor. Hugo finalist. Very sweary. Half politics, half dog pics. She/her.
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Ale @alepresser.com Comics Artist. Hugo Awards finalist. Mother. Tired. She/her.
SideQuested Book1: sidequested.com/book/
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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social She/They. The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World (Tor, 2025). The First Bright Thing (Tor, 2023). Nebula, Sturgeon, and Hugo finalist. Goldie award winner. β‘οΈπ³οΈβππLinktree: https://linktr.ee/jrdawsonwriter Rep: Stevie Finegan
Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social Nebula-winning and Hugo/Sturgeon-nominated writer. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Unrepentant punster. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled w #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories
H.H. Pak @hhpak.bsky.social Writer/ medical student/ illustrator. Hugo winner, Nebula, Ignyte, and Astounding finalist. Stories in @clarkesworldmagazine.com and @khoreo.bsky.social Co-editor and Art Director for @wyrmholemag.bsky.social
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. Adult SF/horror MASSIF out Sept 2026. www.garthnix.com
NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social Space news from around the globe, all in one place
Focusing on NASA & ESA Missions
Artemis III ππ | 2027
Note we are not NASA just #Spacenerds #Moonjoy
Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL
She/her
Gen X
Breast cancer survivor '23, OCD since '01, ME/CFS/FM, etc.
Horror/fantasy writer best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014)
Geek about everything
Childless cat lady by choice
Maureen @elvenjaneite.bsky.social Reader, crafter, gardener, children's librarian.
Renayβ· @renay.bsky.social She/her. U.S. Southerner. Mouthy, but soft. Editor of Intergalactic Mixtape and others: https://heyheyrenay.carrd.co / https://patreon.com/cw/heyheyrenay
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
The Phantom Tollbooth Quotes @phantomtollbot.bsky.social Words and numbers are of equal value, for, in the cloak of knowledge, one is warp and the other woof. It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars.
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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social The 2026 Worldcon in Los Angeles, California
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August 27-31, 2026
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social I turn Art into Sports (and vice versa) | NO AI USED | βEverything I didn't know I needed" - follower testimonial
Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social THE LOVELY DARK is nominated for the Kirkus Prize 2026 πΊπΈ | Kirkus β
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Gold Town Theater @goldtown.bsky.social Since 1998 Alaska's only independent Art House movie theater still (occasionally) showing 35MM films and (always) serving real butter! GoldTownNick@gmail.com
ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com asiniiwiikwe indizhinikaaz. anishinaabekwe in yanaguana. storyteller, comms nerd, & artist trying to shift power and build a just and sustainable world. fuck borders. land back. she/her/wiin.
Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social Texas Congressman. Democrat. Born, raised and represent San Antonio.
Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) + Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC).
Micah @rincewind.run Recovering forum poster, politics doomer, basketball nerd. I write code for a living. He/him. Views entirely my own.
Deputy Chair of the Ankh-Morpork Postersβ Guild
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Sara Hannan @repsarahannan.bsky.social Proud to represent Downtown Juneau, Thane, Lemon Creek, Douglas Island, Airport, and the Mendenhall Valley to Stephen Richards Drive in the Alaska State House. She/Her.