Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social I used to be a writer like you, then I took a psychology PhD to the knee
Queer, neurodivergent, antizionist Jewish psychologist and lapsed writer/editor on unceded Gadigal/Wangal land. Views my own. Pronouns: she/her/king. https://linktr.ee/rivqarafael
Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social Fighting for trans+ rights, together.
https://www.transsolidarityalliance.org.uk/
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt⬠| Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
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Folk 'n' Hell @folknhell.bsky.social Three chums, one microphone, and a whole world of folk horror. The Folk n Hell podcast unearths delights from around the world and tries to agree if they're worth our (and your) time.
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Horror Tree @horrortree.com Paying speculative fiction #OpenCall s, #writing advice, #AuthorInterviews, #BookReview s, and more since 2011! By: @stuartconover.comβ¬
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social All Kinds of Weird π½ literary magazine and book company publishing strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful sff & horror. 100% organic, no AI π«
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Nightmare Magazine @nightmare-magazine.com Monthly magazine of horror and dark fantasy short fiction published both online and in ebook format. Edited by @wnwagner.bsky.social (till 12/26, then edited by @johnjosephadams.com).
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Ai Jiang || ζ±θΎπ @aijiang.bsky.social π¨π³π¨π¦ | she/her | Changle -> Toronto | Ignyte, Bram Stoker, Nebula Winner | Hugo, Astounding, Locus nominee | Odyssey β23 | BA,MSc | rep: UTA & Mushens Entertainment | A RIVER FROM THE SKY (Titan Books β26)
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The Still Point @stillpointwriting.bsky.social Fairy tales, myth, art, the space between worlds, and why some of us need different stories. https://stillpointwriting.substack.com/
Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social Award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat.
πΊπ¦π΅πΈπ³οΈβπ
https://buttondown.email/matociquala
THE FOLDED SKY https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
ANGEL MAKER https://books2read.com/u/3kzy2W
Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social speculative fiction (Teixcalaan series, ROSE/HOUSE), climate & energy policy (all statements my own), Byzantinist (nonpracticing but never not true).
unfortunately, I care about power lines now
she/her. halfway between Santa Fe and NYC.
Queer Indie Awards @qiawards.bsky.social Official #QIAwards account. Awarding Queer Excellence in Self Published & Indie literature.
https://qiawards.wordpress.com/
Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com Author of SFFH Β· French & American Β· THE COLOR OF TIME out now at @shirakipress.com Β· Rep: @ajvanbelle.bsky.social Β· π California
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π @smallpitch.org Founder
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L. N. Holmes (Updates, Mostly) @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social Author of SPACE, COLLISIONS (@ghostcitypress.bsky.social) & THE FLOATING CASTLE | @specawards.bsky.social founder | Stories: Newfound, Barren Magazine, Vestal Review, others | Proud momma π©΅| βοΈ
https://lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com
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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social The mission of the SSBA is to recognize and promote independent and small press authors writing exceptional speculative fiction.
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The Broken Binding @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social UK-based Independent Bookstore specialising in Science Fiction πΈ and Fantasy βοΈ
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social Worldβs greatest author
Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social Award-winning dark fantasy & horror author.
HWA member
WILSON(Out Now!)
IT PIERCES(9/26)
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Life-long believer that the Tooth Fairy is proof body parts can be traded for cold hard cash.
Helen Stubbs @hkstubbs.bsky.social Profile pic is 'pretending to trad climb'.
Writer & climber on the Aussie Gold Coast. She, her, they.
Staerstone, fantasy adventure novel, is out now.
https://books2read.com/staerstone
https://helenstubbs.wordpress.com
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.
Brain Jar Press @brainjarpress.bsky.social Australian publishers of fantasy, horror, science fiction, crime and geeky non-fiction, specialising in chapbooks, novellas, and short novels. 
Ian Mond @mondyboy74.bsky.social I write reviews for Locus Magazine. I had a podcast called Writer and the Critic which I co-hosted with Kirstyn McDermott. The episodes are out there. I love the Carlton Football club. What more do you need to know!?
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
West of The Moon - Fairy Tale Anthology @westofthemoon-afts.bsky.social West of the Moon: More Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century will be the Australian Fairy Tale Society's second illustrated anthology.
https://australianfairytales.com/west-of-the-moon/
Hayden Fryer @coffeeicus.bsky.social Blue Mountains (Sydney, Australia) based comic/graphic novel creator & illustrator, with an addiction to Coffee & Pizza to boot.
Website: www.siberianproductions.com
JM. Merryt @merryjay.bsky.social Artist, gamer, writer of cosmic horror/folklore
Member of AHWA
30+ π§‘ππ€ππ β
Short story out now in Into the Cthulhu Universe, published by IFWG
Anti generative AI
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Todd Keisling @toddkeisling.com Horror writer & designer. Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of DEVILβS CREEK, SCANLINES, & more. Rep: Becky LeJeune | Confluence Literary Agency. He/him. atom.bio/tkeisling
Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social USA Today bestselling horror noveler (MARY; NESTLINGS; REST STOP; WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME). TV actor. Musician. Out now: I KNOW A PLACE, May 5, 2026, Shortwave Books. (he/him)
Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social Award-winning Independent Publisher of great books! https://flow.page/meerkatpress
Leife Shallcross @leioss.bsky.social Author of The Beast's Heart. Fairy tale tragic. Currently obsessed with knitting. Frequent cake, occasional F-bomb. She/her
Peter V Brett @pvbrett.bsky.social Internationally bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series. Over 4 million books sold in 28 languages worldwide. I live in Brooklyn.
Harper Voyager US @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social all things sci-fi and fantasy π linktr.ee/harpervoyagerus
Matthew R. Davis @mxrxdx.bsky.social Shirley Jackson Award-nominated horror author. Obscure musician. Partner of Red Wallflower.
Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.com (He/They) The Sunday Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Wretch
ericlarocca.com
A good book 'n a brew π β @natterblog.bsky.social Hi my name's Gill, reader of good books, book blogger. Resides at cloudy towers, where the sun is as elusive as the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
Book Blog at https://abooknbrew2.wordpress.com/reviews/
Horror Writers Association @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social Official Account of the Horror Writers Association. The oldest literary organization serving writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it.
Kell Woods @kellinthewoods.bsky.social Author. AFTER THE FOREST is out now with Tor Books πΊπΈπ¨π¦HarperVoyager π¦πΊπ³πΏand Titan Books π¬π§
Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. π¨π¦ π¬πΎ Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry ππͺ² Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee
The Carterhaugh School | Folklore, Fairy Tales, Everyday Magic @carterhaughschool.bsky.social π¦πββ¬ Folklorist Virgils sipping chai in black eyeliner
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Rebecca Netley @rebeccanetley.bsky.social Writer of spooky stories. Dreamer. Author of The Whistling and The Black Feathers (Penguin Michael Joseph) Rep'd Hayley Steed Janklow & Nesbit. Terrible cook
Susan J. Morris @susanjmorris.bsky.social Author of STRANGE BEASTS and WAYWARD SOULS (March 2026), out from Hodderscape and Bindery Books. Bi. She/her. Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social at Azantian Literary Agency. Headshot: Andrea Prudente.
Links to book stuff: linktr.ee/susanjmorris
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social SFWA promotes, advances, and supports science fiction and fantasy storytelling by educating, promoting, and empowering its creators and the larger community. This account is for informational purposes.
British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social The British Science Fiction Association. Est 1958. Publisher of Vector, Focus, and the BSFA Review. Join us at http://bsfa.co.uk/join-the-bsfa
Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social Get knee-deep in SFF grit with Grimdark Magazine.
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RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social Award winning and, somehow, bestselling fantasy author. Gad about, small tree grower and procrastinationist to the stars. Truly, RJ Barker in all departments.
"their worlds are completely and entirely original." BFS
Agent: @teddyfromtheblock.bsky.social
SpecFicNZ @specficnz.bsky.social The association for creators, writers and editors of fantasy, science fiction and horror in or from New Zealand. Learn more at www.specfic.nz
Admined by @nikkythewriter.com and @izzyallaire.bsky.social
Brigids Gate Press @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social Micro Indie Mom & Pop Press.
www.brigidsgatepress.com
Mason @masonhawthorne.bsky.social Alleged writer; horror, gothic, weird. Queer. Aussie.
Tumblr: https://masonhawthorne.tumblr.com
My novella The White Ribband: https://books2read.com/u/m297KR
The White Ribband on Itch: https://masonhawthorne.itch.io/the-white-ribband
Slashic Horror Press @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social π©Έ Horror fiction from queer voices and allies π πͺ
π Submissions open
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Jeb π³οΈββ§οΈ Time Paradox: Exposition @jebdarsh.bsky.social J.D. Bath: Writer of idiots, drawer of same
Elder emo | Skate rat who can't | Professionally tired.
Pronouns? Call me Jeb.
π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ¦πΊ
I deleted my gender to make room for more ADHD, so you might want to wear a hat.
https://ko-fi.com/jebdarsh
#TPDox | #SooN
Ephiny Gale @ephiny.bsky.social Writer of PICK YOUR POTION. Awarded 'Best of the Net' for fiction. 4x Aurealis Awards finalist.
www.ephinygale.com
This account contains only my personal views and is not representative of any organisation.
Shauna O'Meara @shaunaomeara.bsky.social Screenwriter π¦πΊ
Science fiction / horror / thrillers
Former Development Assistant at TAP
Three time Aurealis Award winner (scifi)
2023 Script Pipeline Runner-up
2024 SBS EWI recipient
Works and profile at: https://blcklst.com/profile/shauna-omeara
Simon Petrie (he/him) @fomalhaut451.bsky.social Writer of short books w. long titles, eg 'I Have No Legs And I Must Manspread'. Hemulen. Titan tragic. Cisgender. Pakeha in Oz. He/him.
Susan @susanjenner.bsky.social Writer, daydreamer, notebook hoarder. Working on my third novel. Maybe I'll even publish this one.
I love dogs, coffee and books. Aussie. Ace. Ally. She/her. Living on Gabi Gabi country.
Laura E. Goodin @lauraegoodin.bsky.social Writer, academic, fencer, archer, martial artist, horsewoman, bellringer, sailor, pilot. The heart of a hero in the body of a nerd. Website https://www.lauraegoodin.com. Search Facebook for my writer page. On Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung land. She/her.
Nicole Field π§ββοΈπΊπ³οΈβπ @faerywhimsy.bsky.social Advocate of LGBTIA+ stories
Academic of polyamory in lit
Winner of John Preston & Pauline Reage NLA-I awards
Editor at @phenomenapress.bsky.socialβ¬
Guest Editor at @scyllapublishing.bsky.social
For more: https://nicolefieldwrites.wordpress.com/about-me/
Hal (Supreme Friend) @halpocalypse.bsky.social Who milks the milkmen?
π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ΅πΈ He/him | Ngunnawal land, Australia
Elise (they/them)π¦πΊ π³οΈββ§οΈ @eliseswords.eurosky.social Epic Fantasy Author & poet on Wurundjeri country.
Living my best -identities in π- & well managed chronic illness life!
Human rights fan. π«gen ai.
π https://elisecarlson.com/
See my π𧡠for myβοΈWriters & Authors Discord details & to request a link!
Lauren Fox @laurenfoxwrites.bsky.social She/Her. Cis but gender-detached. Quoiromantic Asexual. Project Lead on Agents of C.A.M.P., author of upcoming novel 'The Golden Doppelbangers'.
https://linktr.ee/laurenfoxmakesthings
Ceinwen Langley @ceinwenlangley.bsky.social Reads, writes, makes stuff.
Boorloo/Perth.
Meg Sothoth @megsothoth.bsky.social Warrane/Sydney. Animator on Starship Q Star, showrunner of The Kingmaker Histories, audio engineer, artist, We Are Not Alive contributor, writer, #1 clownfucker
Find me at https://meghantuten.squarespace.com
Darren Dare @darrendare.bsky.social π³οΈβπ I write queer spooky things || he/him πβ¨
Assaph Mehr πβοΈπ΅οΈπ»πΊποΈπ€ @assaph.bsky.social Author of Murder In Absentia, an historical-fantasy murder-mystery in a quasi-Roman Ancient World (see http://egretia.com); Mad genius behind http://TheProtagonistSpeaks.com
Livia J. Elliot ~ Author & Podcaster @liviajelliot.com Literary speculative fiction author, fusing political theory, psychological depth, and philosophical horror. I write for readers who read to solve.
https://liviajelliot.com/links/
C.Z. Tacks @cztacks.bsky.social Aussie SF&F author. Clarion West 2024. Currently hiding in a koi pond.
David-Jack Fletcher - Author @fletcherhorror.bsky.social Author, editor, and publisher. Owner of queer horror publisher Slashic Horror Press. π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ»π»ββοΈπ§Έ
π¦ββ¬ Ravenβs Creek
π§ The Count
π The Haunting of Harry Peck
π₯ Hell is Other People
π¦· Indentured
βοΈ He Will Have the World
πΆ Umbilical (2026)
www.fletcherhorror.com
J. Ashley-Smith @spooktapes.bsky.social Author of dark fiction. Shirley Jackson Award winner. Co-host of the Let The Cat In podcast. Also: father, insomniac, moth dust gatherer. he/him. spooktapes.net
Joe Abercrombie @joeabercrombie.com Lord Grimdark (self-appointed). Writer of the First Law and Shattered Sea books and the Devils. Part-time Witch King of Nihilism, deep in a jaded literary sewer etc. etc.
Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social https://ghoulish.rip
Award-winning small press specializing in transgressive horror fiction for perverts. Based in Minneapolis.
Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. βΆβΆβΆβΆ @tvayyyy.bsky.social Writer. Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. Born & raised in Chicago.
Sacred Smokes, Sacred City, Sacred Folks. Pour One for the Devil. Never Whistle at Night. The El.
Back for Blood: NWAN Pt. II 8/12
Books and more here: theodorevanalst.com
Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social Locus Magazine: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror. The Guide to the World's Imagination.
https://locusmag.com
linktr.ee/locusmagazine
Isobelle Carmody @firecatz.bsky.social Writer, dreamer, wonderer and wanderer.
Kyla Lee Ward @kylaw.bsky.social Author, Actor, Darkling
Saint (S.T.) Gibson @stgibson.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author of A DOWRY OF BLOOD and other gothic romances, she/he/they. SAVAGE BLOOMS (Unearthly Delights #1) out now, TANGLED ROOTS (Unearthly Delights #2) May 2026
IFWG Publishing International @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social Publisher of speculative fiction books
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social Hugo Award finalist, World Fantasy and Ignyte Award winning online magazine of literary adventure fantasy, since 2008.
Read/listen online: https://beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social African Australian author, editor. Winner: Solstice, Ignyte British Fantasy, Locus Awards. Finalist Shirley Jackson, PK Dick, World Fantasy Award. Twice Otherwise honoree for exciting work in speculative fiction. eugenbacon.com
Rep: Bieke van Aggelen
A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social Author and reviewer. Stoker and Sunburst Award winner. Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, Lamba, and Ignyte finalist. She/her. www.acwise.net. https://linktr.ee/acwise
Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social Author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, Ink & Sigil, the Seven Kennings, and more. Into nature photography, metal, and beard maintenance. https://kevinhearne.com Newsletter: https://wordsandbirds.ink
Stina Leicht @stinaleicht.bsky.social SFF #author PERSEPHONE STATION, LOKI'S RING she/theyπ³οΈββ§οΈ Feminist queer ADHD PTSD Dyslexic. Agent: Hannah Bowman Publisher: Saga Press
New SF/Space Opera coming soon: HELIX FALLS
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social Author of critically acclaimed grimdark epic fantasy, EMPIRES OF DUST, A WOMAN OF THE SWORD, A SWORD OF BRONZE AND ASHES. A SWORD OF GOLD AND RUIN out now.
Dyslxic, dyspraxic, ASD, PhD.
Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me Writer, Colombo. Wrote THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS (2023, Nebula, Ignyte, Crawford, and Locus awards) & RAKESFALL (2024, Le Guin Prize and Otherwise award.) https://vajra.me
Pamela Jeffs @pamelajeffs.bsky.social Speculative Fiction Author and Interior Architect. Aurealis, Shadows and Ditmar Award winnerπ
Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social Writer/poet. Chronophobic tiger mom. 3x Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte, Rhysling, Locus, & Astounding Award finalist. She/her.
SFWA, Codex, SFPA. Clarion West NWW '26
Words in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Uncanny, Lightspeed
https://linktr.ee/liu_angela
T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social Doctor of Cyberpunk
Debut collection: Neon Leviathan (2020)
Debut novel: 36 Streets (2022)
Ghost of the Neon God (2024)
The Escher Man (2024)
Repped by Joshua Bilmes
Website: https://nappertime.com/
Madeleine D'Este @madeleinedeste.bsky.social Dark Mysteries are my thing.
The House on Rookery Rock. Black Soil White Bread. Radcliffe.
Aurealis Award & Shadow Awards nom'd.
No DMs.
https://madeleinedeste.com/
Cindy OβQuinn @cindyoquinn.bsky.social All things horrorπHWA Bram Stoker Award winning author. Elgin, Rhysling, & Dwarf Star nominated poet. Living haunted.π₯
E.M. Faulds / Beth or Taxes / Not em faulds @emfaulds.com Award-winning Scottish science fiction & fantasy writer. Podcastle, Strange Horizons, Shoreline of Infinity, ParSec, Best of British SF. More: emfaulds.com NEW HANDLE, bethkesh will still work.
#scruffyGarden
Runs @bibliotta.bsky.social
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social Spec fic writer, reader, artist. Wrangles, variously: words, data, two small children. Loves history, New Weird, rats. πππ A/member SFWA, HWA. Rep: @clgslr.bsky.social | w: www.chpearce.net | IG: c.h.pearce
Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me!
https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias
Sam Hawke @samhawkewrites.bsky.social Astounding award finalist, Aurealis & Ditmar award winning author of the Poison War series, also posts about the Canberra Raiders, the exploits of a greyhound, and other nonsense. She/her
Jonathan Strahan @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social Freelance anthologist. Consulting Editor, Tor.com. Reviews Editor, Locus www.locusmag.com. Co-host, The Coode Street Podcast jonathanstrahan.podbean.com. Hugo and World Fantasy Award recipient.
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
Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com I write novels, games and stories. Coming in 2026: MERCUTIO and THE SWORDMASTER. Writer at CHEO Foundation (my views are my own). Former journalist. From Manitoba, now in Ottawa. She/her. Trans rights are human rights π³οΈβπ
https://kateheartfield.com