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Mike Carroll @scrappymaker.bsky.social Dad, teacher, and writer. Author of Scrappy Circuits.
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. As a hobby, I also write Criticism and Non-Fiction.
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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social Sturgeon & Nebula Award winning SpecFic author. MIFRE Media Award Winner. Locus, Ignyte, Eugie Foster Finalist. Codex/SFWA. She/Her. Banner: Andy Dudak
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Kelly Robson @kellyrobson.com 100% human science fiction, fantasy, & horror writer. Stories galore. Books: Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, High Times in the Low Parliament, Alias Space https://kellyrobson.com/books
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social Writer of the horrific and weird, recovering sociology PhD w/focus on war and genocide. Christian Druid. Creator of the GONE podcast. Author of YOUR SHADOW HALF REMAINS, out now from Tor Nightfire. They/them.
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David Asboth @davidasboth.com Data generalist, educator, author of The Well-Grounded Data Analyst (Manning, 2025). Co-host of the Half Stack Data Science podcast.
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Jake VanderPlas @jakevdp.bsky.social Write code. Mostly Python.
Jason C. McDonald @codemouse92.bsky.social Author, Speaker, Time Lord, Bow Tie Enthusiast.
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Allen Downey @allendowney.bsky.social Former professor at Olin College, principal data scientist at PyMC Labs, author of Think Python, and Probably Overthinking It -- blog and book -- and stark raving Bayesian.
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David Watkins @djw172.bsky.social Political Science at the University of Dayton, occasional blogging at @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social. 
Melissa K Byrnes @profmkbyrnes.bsky.social Historian @SouthwesternU. France, empire, migration, race, rights, activism. Author of Making Space (UNP). Mama. She/her.
Dan Nexon @dhnexon.net Professor in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social Blogger, critic, 2017 and 2025 best fan writer Hugo winner.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social Retired nuclear scientist. Worked in Estonia, Kazakhstan, and Los Alamos on environmental cleanup, nuclear nonproliferation, and the nuclear fuel cycle.
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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social The Last of the Old School Blogs
Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social What used to be is gone and what ought to be ought not to be so hard. Tweets speak for myself only.
Dave Brockington @dbrockington.bsky.social American political scientist at an English university. Former CLP Campaign Coordinator for five years, former amateur brewer of some repute. Jaded fan of the Seattle Mariners since 1977. UCU branch exec. Father of Imogen. Owned by three cats. UW alum
Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social Co-founder Lawyers, Guns and Money. Works at Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky
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Melissa Scott @blueterraplane.bsky.social I write science fiction and fantasy, with lots of queer themes and characters.
Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl
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HER WAY Sports Media @herwaysportsmedia.bsky.social Women’s sport media outlet based in Australia, founded by journalist/host Abbie.
Account managed by parents.
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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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social Opinions are my own // comms @ aclu
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Helen King @helenking.bsky.social Sort of retired (not), Professor Emerita, The Open University. Classics, history of medicine/the body/gynaecology. Writer, blogger, C of E lay preacher, chair of Together on General Synod (formerly Gender & Sexuality Group). She/her. Likes flowers.
Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social Classical Archaeologist, Adelaide University
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Dr Jane Draycott @handle.invalid Roman historian and archaeologist. Lecturer
@UofGlasgow. She/her. Represented by
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Roel Konijnendijk @roelkonijn.bsky.social Ancient historian (Greece, Persia, war, history-writing). Darby Fellow in Ancient History at Lincoln College, Oxford. Moderator at r/AskHistorians. Ditch guy on YouTube.
Alexandra Sills @belovedofoizys.bsky.social Ancient Historian in the UK.🇵🇸
📖'Gladiators in the Greek World'
Host of @AncientHistory101.org
ADHD + ClusterC. Sweary.
Expect typos.
Birkbeck and Leicester alum
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her 
Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social #Roman & conflict archaeologist; Lecturer in Ancient History at Manchester Met University; University Teacher at the University of Liverpool; Early Career Research Fellow at the Centre for Integrative Research in Conflict Archaeology.
The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.
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Bad Ancient/ Owen Rees @badancient.bsky.social Ancient Historian: Global history, ancient disability, veteran studies, etc. Also runs Bad Ancient: Fact-checking common claims about the ancient world.
Website: www.badancient.com
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app I wrote #TheDarkFantastic. Aspiring YA fantasy author; newbie YouTuber. Professor and grad program chair; Auntie PhD. 🔺1913, OES⭐️, Rattler🧡🐍, Wolverine💛💙. Detroit vs Everybody. Linktree: Ebonyteach.
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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
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Factor Four Magazine @factorfourmagazine.com Factor Four Magazine is a monthly magazine featuring flash fiction stories from the Speculative Fiction realm. We publish stories you can read for free right on our website.
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social Bold. Brief. Beautiful.
We publish a new story at least once a week at flashfictiononline.com. Ebooks for our monthly issues are available on the 1st of the month.
Published & edited by @beckyhalsey.bsky.social
Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com A Hugo Award-winning digital science fiction & fantasy magazine edited by @johnjosephadams.com.
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.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social Hugo Award finalist, World Fantasy and Ignyte Award winning online magazine of literary adventure fantasy, since 2008.
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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social SFF author, speaker, lawyer, programmer; rep by Russ Galen; The Dandelion Dynasty & “The Paper Menagerie"; latest: The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. 🇨🇦 🇬🇾 Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry 📚🪲 Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee