Max Puffins @maxpuffins.bsky.social Book reviews & reading-related thoughts from a literature lover and speculative fiction author / creative writing MFA. 100% HUMAN powered.
The Great Wild Word Substack : https://open.substack.com/pub/maxpuffins
JAMESON QUINN @realjamesonquinn.bsky.social SAG-AFTRA Award Winning Actor | Voice Artist Pittsburgh PA
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Martin Fischer @archiveofunread.bsky.social I write short stories that explore the space between memory and myth: quiet, eerie and unsettling fiction that lingers in the mind like fog after nightfall.
The Archive of the Unread:
https://www.archiveofunread.com
Gavagai @gavagai.com Gavagai is a curated fiction and creative writing platform for readers and writers who care about the work. Founded by @timhoelscherauthor.com
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
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Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Clara Gordon || The Golden Stair coming soon! @claragordon.bsky.social Member of SFWA & Codex.
📖 "The Golden Stair” - releases October 19th 2026
Published in COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES, HISTORY THROUGH FICTION, and NECRONOMI-ROMCOM.
Reposting ≠ endorsement.
She/her. 💫
Olivia Sanders Rook @daisiesandearlgrey.bsky.social Librarian, reader, writer.
Samford 24’
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https://substack.com/@daisiesandearlgrey?r=1hzgnn&utm_medium=ios
Oddity Prodigy Productions @oddityprodigy.bsky.social Oddity Prodigy Productions is a publisher and creative collective, dedicated to giving voice to writers and dreamers
Our latest anthology WHERE LEGENDS WALK, a collection of over 30 superhero prose stories, will be available November 2025!
Jon Negroni @jonnegroni.bsky.social I don’t hate to say ‘I told you so’
🇵🇷 Author, critic, occasional illustrator
🌉 SF Bay Area
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Chief Editor: ceteramagazine.com
Cofounder: inbetweendrafts.com
J.M. DeMatteis @jmdematteis.bsky.social Eisner award winning writer of comics, television, film and prose. Dark Future on sale now. http://www.jmdematteis.com Instagram and Threads: jm.dematteis Facebook: facebook.com/jmdematteis Manager: David Server, Venture Entertainment.
Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social Joshua Palmatier is an epic fantasy writer and the founder of the small press Zombies Need Brains. ZNB does NOT use AI imagery in its covers and does NOT accept AI-generated stories. Visit the store: https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site
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
Crone Girls Press @cronegirlspress.bsky.social Crone Girls Press is an indie horror micropress. Come to the shadows, we have good books!
https://linktr.ee/cronegirlspress
Jack Wright @jackwrightauthor.com Horror author from the North of England. Reyt Spooky.
Stories of grief, folklore, and the things that move when they shouldn’t.
Duskfield Pines — ???
Anna’s Veil — ???
https://ko-fi.com/jackwrightauthor
https://buymeacoffee.com/jackwright
Keith Stevenson @keithstevenson.com Scottish/ Australian SF author. The End Times of Markusz Zielinski. The Lenticular Series. Horizon. Here for a chat but no DMs please. No thieving GenAI
💙💛
www.keithstevenson.com
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Angelisa Fontaine-Wood (she/her/phd) #amquerying @angelisawood.bsky.social ...fled hellscapes, virtual and hardcopy, residing now in a shoebox of a garret, under the shadow of a castle. Between these book-lined walls, I read arcana, drink champagne, and write. angelisawood.blogspot.com and ko-fi.com/angelisa
John Bryant @johnbryantwrites.bsky.social Certified Sailor. ⛵ You had me at tacos. 🌮 Fueled by bourbon.🥃 I write stuff too.📚 Currently #amwriting a #histfantasy joint called SLAVES OF GOD #writingcommunity #writesky
Mike Davis Writes @mikedaviswrites.bsky.social www.MikeDavisWrites.net
Published author of short stories. My first novel - BENEVOLENCE, an Urban Fantasy (Highlander x American Gods) will be published by Foundations Books
A serial wanderer, trying out “Retirement” in Costa Rica.
Ryan Van Ells @ryanvanellswrites.bsky.social (He/Him) 🏳️🌈
NO FUTURE TO BE HAD out March 2027 from Laughing Man House
Author of dark fiction based in Milwaukee, WI. Words in Anomaly, October Screams, and on Creepy.
https://linktr.ee/ryanvanells
*Opinions are my own*
M. Thomas Cooper @cooperthewriter.bsky.social Writing, reading, wine, cycling, stand-up comedy, the Theatre, improv, poetry, and cats.
www.cooperthewriter.com
emrys donaldson 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @exlibris.bsky.social writer, asst prof of cw, dad joke peddler, fiber hobbyist
he/him
THE IRIDESCENTS out now: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-iridescents-stories-emrys-donaldson/f1860d7c0a538402
emrysdonaldson.com
Rachel Cantor @rachelcantor.bsky.social Author of the adult literary novels Half-Life of a Stolen Sister (2023), Good on Paper (2016), and A Highly Unlikely Scenario (2014). Now writing speculative MG/YA. Flailing but I mean well. She/her. www.rachelcantor.com
@ruthcousins.bsky.social @ruthcousins.bsky.social Picture book author 12x12; SCBWI; the Writing Barn, seeking rep
Shiraki Press @shirakipress.com Independent publisher of adult fiction with a hopepunk vibe.
www.shirakipress.com
Lexidh Solstad @lexidh.catpasity.com 100% Original content!
Norwegian childfree crazy cat lady, married to a crazy dog man, trying to juggle chronic pain, adulting, crafting, reading, gardening, writing, and managing buildings/projects/investments. May contain nuts and insanity.
@thewritereads.bsky.social @thewritereads.bsky.social Editor.
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@danellelejeune.bsky.social @danellelejeune.bsky.social Chaos, control- poetry, motherhood, pop culture, and midlife crisis; musing about life with teenagers, as a writer, and perimenopausal complications; food politics, pop songs, and my favorite movies; toxic family, blended family, divorce.
ELANA MCDOUGALL 🇨🇦 @elanamcdougall.bsky.social Author of The Eldritch of Hallows series #fantasy 🌶️🌶️#romance #danger #KU
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B088KQMKWZ
Owned by 4 rescue dogs-2 dachshunds, a chihuahua & a chiweenie
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Amy B @rekwob8.bsky.social Novelist, screenwriter, NASA Space Race nerd, film history buff, The Way Home ponderer. Rep'd by @jsinsheim.bsky.social
Cheryl Arko @cherylarko.bsky.social Science Fiction Author, Airedaler and Dog Trainer, Senior Data Scientist
https://www.cheryl-arko.com/
Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social Human Writer who cares abt the environment, fairness, equality, animals...
Navigations series-dystopian, fantasy, romance, also sweet romance, fantasy. Reader
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KidsWord & AllKidsBooks – Explore, Read & Share! @allkidsbooks.com 🌟 Join our vibrant community of children's book lovers!
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #1 UK children's booklisting website according to Ubersuggest. We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn
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Susan Stinson @susanstinson.bsky.social Novelist. Author of Martha Moody, Spider in a Tree, and Venus of Chalk from Small Beer Press. Essays in The Contemporary Reader of Gender and Fat Studies and The Portable Feminist Reader. Triker. she/her.
Paul D Coombs @pauldcoombs.bsky.social I write dark fiction where monsters are metaphors, beauty meets tragedy. No answers, just reflections.
Cure fan.
Debut novel - The Great Orme
Short story collection - For Strangers Only
Find me here: www.pauldcoombs.com
M.K. Sholund - Author #amquerying @mksholundauthor.bsky.social Published horror author
#amquerying BURIED SECRETS ON DARBYTOWN ROAD. @ 89k Lite folk horror
150+ Prompts: A Creative Writer’s Journal is available via online book retailers and www.mksholund.com
Visit Substack - Horror on the Page 👻
Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social Punk, weirdo, lefty, comics creator, psi fi, magical realism, existentialism, metaphysics. Theater of the absurd. Creator of Pink Zombie Rose, a Graphic series - A Contagion Of Enlightenment. Undead Psychonauts will either save the world or end it. 💀🥀
Ken Brydon @prison-stories.bsky.social Award-winning writer. 39 years incarcerated, 23 at San Quentin. PEN America recognized. Published by Joyce Carol Oates. I write about prison, redemption, loss, humor & hope—and the humanity found where most people never look.
The Independent Author Network @ianauthornetwork.bsky.social Welcome to the Independent Author Network at Bluesky. Promoting and Supporting Indie Authors since 2010. Our Book of the Year Awards program features $6,000 in cash prizes. #IAN1
Helen Parusel @helenparusel.bsky.social Author of Historical Fiction: The Last Bookshop in Prague, The Austrian Bride, A Mother's War. Love to meet bookish people.
Hannah Byron @theresistancefiles.substack.com 🕵️♀️ WWII resistance women • 💣 SOE secrets • 📖 Fiction meets fact
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JP Maney @j-p-m.bsky.social My three most recent books are now available online. "Ireland Feeds My Soul", "A Booklover's Last Stand" and "It's Your Day, Make it your Tao" are all available on the Big A. You can also order Tao from your local bookshop. More at www.jpmaney.com
Quentin R. Bufogle @kingny.bsky.social Author, journalist, chef & recovering comic artist. Most frequently quoted unknown since anonymous. Author of Amazon bestseller "King of the New York Streets." Yeah, I said that ...
Terry Lowell @terrylowell.bsky.social Writing is my passion. I have produced material for television and the stage. My children’s book My Zombie Best Friend was published in 2017. https://www.facebook.com/TerryLowellAuthor
Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social Historical romance author with twisty-turny plots, a splash of romance, and the merest whiff of magic ✨️
Four kids, three cats, one husband.
Suffolk/Norfolk border. Dance freak.
Be kind always ❤️ (DMs off)
George Violet Parker @agparker.bsky.social Pushcart, Best of the Net, National Diversity Award & Space Crone Prize-nominated writer
Co-editor eff-able
Debut collection Gynandromorph 📚
Co-director Queer Stage Revolution
Disabled & Queer Artist of the Year 2022
EDS, etc.
https://linktr.ee/a.g.parker
Joyce Yarrow @jyarrow.bsky.social Award-winning author of historical and contemporary suspense fiction.
https://www.joyceyarrow.com - visit to claim your free gift!
DM only if I know you.
Courtney Davis @authorcdavis.bsky.social Award winning author of speculative fiction-romance. Teacher. Submissions coordinator for 5 Prince Publishing.
Www.authorcourtneydavis.com
Rock Capuano @rockcapuano.bsky.social A space where I catalog my recent media experiences, post mostly about the horror genre, and share updates related to MANOR. https://campsite.bio/rockcapuano
Michael K. Falciani @michaelkfalciani.bsky.social Epic fantasy author | Steampunk Dwarves | Fantasy Romance | 3x Imajinn award winner | High Aces Author of the Year 2024 | Avid reader | Educator | Hiker | Lover of irony and Cricket |
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09717GFMQ
Northampton House Press @noho-house-press.bsky.social Established in 2011, Northampton House Press publishes diverse, award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks.
https://linktr.ee/nhousepress
Jordana Greene - Writer (Pen name) @jordanagreene.bsky.social Tree-hugging, happily wed #cat lover #dystopian #poetry #romance #scifi #fantasy #climatechange #BLM #writingcommunity
POETRY book coming. 1st Indie dystopian novel available on KU. Trad pub under 2 other names.
NO CHAT MSGS
Ryan @hodrosbooks.bsky.social He/Him
Writer, teacher, baker, reader, not necessarily in that order.
Nico Martinez Nocito 🏳️⚧️ @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social Queer SFF writer & poet • Nebula & Rhysling finalist • he/they 🏳️⚧️ • words in Strange Horizons, Apex, FFO, Flame Tree, Haven Spec & more • SFPA, Codex • 3x Rhysling nominee
nicomartineznocito.com
Newsletter: nicomartineznocito.beehiiv.com
EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social Let's support America's libraries. America's Library PAC.
Learn more : linktr.ee/_everylibrary_
Speculation Publications @speculationpub.bsky.social Women-owned small press of horror, folklore, myth, magic and fury
Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social That guy from that thing. Too young for a Nobel Prize. THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM out now.
Den of Geek @denofgeek.bsky.social A global pop culture powerhouse. Den of Geek is the top news source for TV, movies, games, books, comics & more. 📧 tips@denofgeek.com
Anime Ascension @timothydale-13.bsky.social Professional writer/author/anime fanatic
Timothy-Dale.com and AnimeAscension.com
E.A. Petricone @eapetricone.bsky.social Shirley Jackson Award-winning author of "We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It." Work in Nightmare Magazine, Apparition Literary Magazine, Strange Horizons, GigaNotoSaurus, Metaphorosis, and other marvelous places.
she/her
eapetricone.com
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
katfieler @katfieler.bsky.social Author/Podcaster, vagabond, troublemaker
Substack: https://feralkatmews.substack.com/p/borrowed-courage
Horror Facts @horrorfacts.com Horror Facts (https://horrorfacts.com) #horrorsky #horror #horrorfamily
Anthony Addis @anthonyaddis.bsky.social I used to write, read and live in Cairo, KL, Jakarta and Riyadh. Now I do all that in Lichfield while placating two Indonesian streetcats.
My novel 'Do Not Keep Silent' is available on Amazon.
anthonyaddis.co.uk
Michael Strode @michaelstrode.bsky.social Writer, horror filmmaker, croquet vendetta initiator. Avid cook, gamer, teller of dad jokes.
Debut novel Spit and Touch Iron coming Spring, 2027.
Rep @ajvanbelle.bsky.social.
#AuthorsGuild
No genAI, ever.
Luanne Oleas, Author @authorluanneo.bsky.social Book lover, storyteller, AG member & cat person.
Querying upmarket contemporary romance: SHEDDING CATS
Two published #novels:
🛩️ FLYING BLIND, A CROPDUSTER'S STORY
🌺 A PRIMROSE IN NOVEMBER
https://luanneoleas.com/
Lenore Hart (she/her) @lenorehartauthor.bsky.social Novelist, poet, Night Bazaar series creator. Historical Novel Society grand prize winner; Shirley Jackson Award & Exeter Novel Prize finalist. IWU/AG member. Ossabaw Island Writers Retreat faculty. Serving 3 cat overlords. https://www.lenorehartbooks.com/
Claire Whitcomb @greenishpastures.bsky.social Writer, editor, environmental advocate. #AuthorsGuild, clairewhitcomb.com, friendsofthedrewforest.com
Nicole Reineke @nicreineke.bsky.social Amazon Best Selling Author, top 1% of inventors, maker of things.
Currently posting The Penguin Games novel.
Full novel copyright Nicole Reineke 2024
All rights reserved. Like what you see? Buy now: https://a.co/d/dlwl7xQ
Michelle @thequillster.bsky.social Award-winning writer and poet; playwright; healthcare professional; avid golfer. Member: The Authors Guild; Dramatists Guild. Writer's Digest 2023 18th annual poetry competition finalist.
Lusine Torossian @lusinetorossian.bsky.social Author of Mythical Fantasies, Magical Adventures, Memorable Romances.
https://lusinetorossian.com/books/
Nikki McCormack @authornikki.bsky.social Narrative temptress (author) of epic fantasy, steampunk, and sci-fi. Jumping spider whisperer. Devoted cat mom. 💙 True blue.
🚫 No Gen AI
Check out www.elysiumpalace.com to learn more and read the first chapters for free.
#Author #EpicFantasy #BookSky- N 🇺🇸 @n976wow.bsky.social
Nerd Horror @nerdhorror.com Where nerd meets nightmare 🧠🔪 From cursed puppets to cosmic horror, we're blending games, movies, fact, and fiction into transmedia nightmares. nerdhorror.com
Frank Gaimari @frankgaimari.bsky.social Best-selling author, film critic, and screenwriter. Award-winning scripts: Vincent and Paul: Unspoken Brotherhood, Mary Reid, and La Famiglia. I love movies and my two golden retrievers.
www.FrankGaimari.com
www.FranksFilmReview.com
Matthew Fox @mattfoxwriter.bsky.social THE LOVELY DARK is nominated for the Kirkus Prize 2026 | Kirkus ★ | Financial Times Best Children's Books '23 | Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist '24 | No AI |🌱
linktr.ee/mattfoxwriter
Tricia Vita @triciavita.bsky.social Writer, oral historian, reminiscence facilitator, teaching artist. Former carny kid. Coney Island, carnivals, fairs, amusement business. It's the front of the show that gets the dough! Authors Guild member.
https://linktr.ee/triciavita
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Angry Gable Press @angrygablepress.bsky.social a publisher of niche speculative fiction and poetry
angrygablepress.com
This Exquisite Topology available now!
https://a.co/d/4b4OElO
Katabatic Circus
@katabaticcircus.bsky.social
The Black List @theblcklst.bsky.social The Black List connects writers, filmmakers, and storytelling industry professionals around the globe.
https://campsite.bio/theblcklst
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
J.R. Bale @jrbale.bsky.social Author, Father, Professor, MBA, Photographer, Concerned Human in NJ.
I support fellow writers.
www.JRBale.com
I do not respond to DMs.
SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Supporting quality children’s books & the artists who make them since 1971.
Jamie M. Boyd @jamieboyd.bsky.social Writer. Mother. Recovering Journalist. Words in Strange Horizons, Heartlines Spec &more. SFWA. Codex. www.jamiemboyd.com
@mr-eep.bsky.social @mr-eep.bsky.social Evan Parker is a published writer deeply passionate about crafting compelling stories that delve into the complexities of the human experience.
Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social Reader/Writer/Teacher. Author of QUIET AMERICANS: STORIES & BIRTHRIGHT: POEMS. Focusing (mostly) on matters bookish and/or #Jewish. linktr.ee/erikadreifus
Mark Welch @markwelch.bsky.social • ex-reporter ex-teacher ex-attorney, he/him
• law, journalism, education, security, privacy, surveillance tech, AI fairness, bias, face recognition, Blue Dot, LFL steward
• Springfield MO <NorCal <NH <MA <WI
• UC Berkeley JD'89; UMass Amherst BA'83
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
ᴄ ꜱᴛᴜᴀʀᴛ ʜᴀʀᴅᴡɪᴄᴋ🛸 @cstuarthardwick.com @ᗩᑎᗩᒪOG_Sᖴ ᖇegular ⭐ ᗯriters of the ᖴuture & ᒍim ᗷaen ᗩward Winner ⭐ Quora Top ᗯriter ⭐ Southerner from South ᗪakota ⭐
A unique voice known for inventive, thought-provoking narrative, philosophical depth, and fun!
Be excellent to each other.
Cindy Schwind @cindyschwind1.bsky.social Reader! BookPosse Member! Indie Book Crawl! Friday Night Raffle! Retired Reading Specialist!
Julie Hoffman, EdD @hoffiecup.bsky.social She/her Educator. Reader. Writer. Poet. Researcher. Vegan. Abolitionist. Radical listener. NCTE. NAACP. Illinois Reading Council. Shattering barriers. Building bridges.
Actually, it’s Dr. Hoffman.
Laura Ruby @thatlauraruby.bsky.social Novelist, poet, teacher, unrepentant cat-lover, cancer patient, two-time National Book Award Finalist. Bone Gap, Thirteen Doorways, etc. Made of bees. @thatlauraruby on most socials. www.lauraruby.com
Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ @debbimichiko.bsky.social #kidlit author middle grade, chapter books, picture books | Sansei 🇺🇸🇯🇵 | Highlights Foundation | ☕️🧋| 🐶💜 | Inuyasha, Studio Ghibli | positivity
Available now - A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy book 1)
https://debbimichikoflorence.com
Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social Author. Opinions=own. She/Her.
Writing your fav characters. Rep: Michael Bourret.
Co-host on the Official Marvel Podcast.
Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now!
www.preetichhibber.com
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Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 80+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
www.katemessner.com
Martha Brockenbrough @marthabee.bsky.social Out this year: FUTURE TENSE: How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything and FRANK AND THE BIG MISTAKE. http://marthabrockenbrough.com
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social olugbemisolabooks.com
Tracey Baptiste @traceybaptiste.bsky.social Author. Educator.