Elizabeth Jardina @ejardina.bsky.social Writer, dawdler. SF Peninsula.
@jens60.bsky.social @jens60.bsky.social 
Michael Barnes @indelibleaustin.bsky.social I write about the people, places, culture and history of Austin & Texas for the American-Statesman, Hearst News & the "Indelible Austin" book series.
Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social The official travel magazine of Texas. On the road since 1974.
https://texashighways.com
Matt Kratz @themattk.bsky.social Writer, country music and baseball fan. I am a loyal friend and good joke teller!
Meg @megjmcbay.bsky.social Singer, performer and professional nap seeker
Advocating for human and animal rights
Lover of Art
Kirk Wilson @kirkwilson.bsky.social Author of the story collection Out of Season, the poetry collection Songbox, the poetry chapbook The Early Word, and the crime study Unsolved. http://www.kirkwilsonbooks.com
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Postscript (Book Formatter, Cover Designer and Socials Post Maker Web App): www.pscript.app
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Eu sou o Cara 💠 @novobluskayapo.bsky.social Observador!
Mais com um Ótimo
Coração ❤️
Julene Tripp Weaver @trippweavpoet.bsky.social Poet—latest book: "Slow Now with Clear Skies." Writer. Herbalist—Green Witch. Therapist. Systemic or Family Constellation. Health Artist. #WOMPO https://www.julenetrippweaver.com
Christopher @c007goat.bsky.social Vancouverite. 2001. Pescatarian. Screenwriter. Songwriter. Playwright.
Patreon.com/JustChristopher
Gerry Thibeault @gerrythibeault.bsky.social Poet — Epistaxis Telepathica https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0H6T6RX47
Chef Finney @cheffinney.bsky.social Executive Chef, Culinary Consultant, Guerilla Improv Comic, Anti-Fascist/Racist, Irish Polymath, Former Lots of Stuff, I am Stabby the MF Leprechaun. NSFW
(Ridire Créachta on Fashbook)
"I paint houses..."
"Tiocfaidh ár lá!"
"There is NO THEM!"
NO DM's
Taylor Strickland @taylor-strickland.bsky.social Poet. Translator. Winner of 2023 Saltire Award for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year. Get a copy of DASTRAM/DELIRIUM now -> https://linktr.ee/taylorstricklandarts
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden.
Fully featured garden planner vegplotter.com
Frost dates and growing zone calculator frostdates.com
The Rally Reading Series @rallyreading.bsky.social The heart of a march in the body of a reading series--the Rally offers a whole new helping of literary discourse 1st Thursdays. 7pm at Pete's Candy Store.
Next up: May 7th
Event Link: https://tinyurl.com/yz2h254v
Ryan D. Matthews @rydmatthews.bsky.social Winner of NYSCA and de Groot Courage to Write Awards. Fellowships from Hawthornden, LMCC, Lighthouse Works, Tin House. Nominated for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize & 2x semifinalist for Bennett Fellowship. Work in Lit Hub, Litro, Joyland, and MQR.
Victoria Belue @victoriabelue.bsky.social Paranormal Women’s Fiction author, tarot & dream consultant, publisher AstroLogic Magazine
Siobhan Neile @sioneile.bsky.social Same as it ever was
https://linktr.ee/siobhan.neile
Prairie Schooner @prairie-schooner.bsky.social Literary Journal of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 100 years of poetry, essays, fiction, & reviews. Posts by staff & interns https://prairieschooner.unl.edu
ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ Milla Lorelei Mélomane 💙 ʕᵔᴥᵔʔ @britpoptarts.bsky.social Catless cat lady wrangling tiny hausweezlz, progressive Dem leading w/ kindness & cuss words, collector/enjoyer of music, books, movies, tarot decks, yarn, rings… Mostly harmless. Good weird. Interested in many things (ADHD). She/her. I have no $ for you.
@maxrayn.bsky.social @maxrayn.bsky.social 
@amythatcher.bsky.social @amythatcher.bsky.social Learner of poetry. Keeper of bees. Daughter of the City of Implausible Things.
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.
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/
Bobby Alemán @bobby-aleman.bsky.social writer. hiker. motorcycle rider.
https://texashighways.com/writer/bobby-aleman/
Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social Horror scholar, PhD, HWA, CSFFA | Global Indigenous Horror (UPM, 2025) | Poetry Editor Orion’s Belt | Words in Future Fire, UtopiaSF, Space&Time, Lovecraftiana | EIC @katabaticcircus.bsky.social co-EIC @angrygablepress.bsky.social
Vijay Joshi @vjwords.bsky.social Poet...Poems are a very constructive channel for inner self, to link it with the world out there...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem
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.
Stephen Jackson @fortyoddcrows.bsky.social Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Portland, Eugene 🌲 | Working-class, poet, photographer, vegan 🌱 | Allium, The Branches, fourteen poems, New Ohio Review, Prairie Fire, Washington State Queer Poetry Anthology
https://stephen-jackson.com
James Lilliefors @jameslilliefors.bsky.social Poet, journalist, novelist. Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. Poetry chapbook SUDDEN SHADOWS published last fall.
Molly Ferguson Akin @mollyakin.bsky.social Kansas transplant to coastal MA. Library director, poet and occasional essayist. HOSPICE now available. | she/her | mollyakin.com
Allison Grace Myers @allisongracemyers.bsky.social Writer, Mother, Texan. Published in Image, Witness, Gulf Coast, Electric Literature…
www.allisongracemyers.com
SwanAteMyBaby @swanatemybaby.bsky.social ¡Filadelfia! | Father of two (cats) | I am “the duckbilled platypus has feet like a duck but it’s furry” years old
Katie Gutierrez @katiegutzwriter.bsky.social Bestselling author of More Than You’ll Ever Know | National Magazine Award finalist | tired mom trying to get the words in
Sarah Brodsky @sarahbrodsky.bsky.social Freelancer writing about personal finance and business. Interested in science, math, books, cooking, languages. St. Louis, MO #pwME
@kentlois.bsky.social @kentlois.bsky.social 
Sarah Ann Winn | Poet Camp @poetcamp.bsky.social I’m a poet, teacher and free-range librarian, and the founder of Poet Camp. #wompo
*And brand new to Bluesky as of 9/5!
PoetCamp.com
Kim Samek @kimsamek.bsky.social O. Henry Prize-winning author of debut story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE with Dial Press, out now. Pushcart Prize winner, Emmy nominated tv writer.
Kelli Jo Ford @kellijoford.bsky.social Crooked Hallelujah (Grove Atlantic). Cherokee Nation>TX>Virginia. Cherokee. she/her. Hiatusing over here now.
kellijoford.com
Travis Nichols @travisnichols.bsky.social Writer & illo-er of books & stuff for kids & post-kids. The Terribles (Random House), The HECKADECK (Chronicle), etc. Clown and witchy stuff. GROOSUM TOOSUMS ⬇️
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travisnichols/groosum-toosums-a-game-of-dueling-duos
Lisa Estus @lisaestus.bsky.social (she/her) Writer of fiction, poetry, essays. Reader 📚. Feminist. Queer, trans ally 🌈🏳️⚧️. Childless Cat Lady 🐈⬛. Moving to a Blue State. Gen X. Strength training 💪🏼. Profligate abuser of exclamation points. Pro-Democracy. Pro-reason. Pro-critical thinking.
Kathy Hoinski @austinkho.bsky.social Advertising enthusiast
Jena Heath @profheath.bsky.social Surviving the tech bro onslaught in Austin while teaching journalism, digital media & oral history. Managing Editor Sound Historian, research journal of the Texas Oral History Association.
Timothy Braun (a.k.a. The Braunologue) @timothybraun.bsky.social Writer for @nytimes @huffingtonpost @AmericanTheatre @AustinChronicle @Austin_Monthly @TexasStandard and some sad plays and operas. RT not a endorsement. https://substack.com/@timothybraun
marthalouisehunter @marrhalouisehunter.bsky.social Estate sale junkie. Taco Freak. Frequently pissed at my computer. Author of Painting Juliana … Austin, Texas 💙🏳️🌈🇺🇦
Peggy A. Wheeler @pawheeler.bsky.social Writer of the fantastical, reader, world traveler, damned good cook, lover of good food and good wine, Bettie Page fan. Penning my 6th novel. Experiencing a massive, fun blast with this one!
Trivarna Hariharan @trivarnahariharan.bsky.social Poet, pianist, flower-enthusiast. Founder of the creative writing community, Wildflowers are Prayers. 🌸
Kathy Valentine @kathyvalentine.bsky.social Musician. Songwriter. Singer. Author. Mom. Sober and Sparkly Fun. RRHOF inductee.
katval.substack.com
Jessica Ballen @jessicaballen.bsky.social Slightly funny, slightly poet; @_j___esus on Instagram
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho @aruizcamacho.bsky.social Award-winning author and freelancer writer. Personal finance, travel rewards, books, fiction, nonfiction. Check out my portfolio: https://authory.com/AntonioRuizCamacho
Lucas Schaefer @lucaseschaefer.bsky.social Debut novel THE SLIP out now from Simon & Schuster. Winner of 2025 Kirkus Prize for fiction. Paperback 6/23/26.
Ramona Reeves @ramoreeves.bsky.social Author, It Falls Gently All Around and Other Stories, Drue Heinz Lit Prize | Editor, Writing Coach | 🌈
Dina Gachman @dgachman.bsky.social Writer, Texan. Pulitzer Center Grantee. Always looking for a story.
Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social magazine editor | Texas Highways
@texashighways.bsky.social
I commission and edit the Open Road essay series: https://texashighways.com/topic/open-road/
Joseph O'Neill @josephoneill.bsky.social Writer
Scott Semegran @scottsemegran.com Award-winning Writer. Latest book: STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. Previous: THE CODGER AND THE SPARROW. https://scottsemegran.com/
Adeena Reitberger @adeena.bsky.social Sometimes writer, editor at American Short Fiction, tennis person, animal friend. ~~ https://adeenareitberger.com/ ~~
Diane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social Author of Modern Poetry, frank: sonnets, Still Life w Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl, Four-Legged Girl, all from Graywolf Press, and Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open (Univ. of Massachusetts Press), Chancellor for Academy of American Poets.
Cal Morgan @calmorgan.bsky.social Worshipful Company of Book Folk 📚
Senior Literary Agent, Enliven Endeavors ✨
“Please read.”
S. Kirk Walsh @skirkwalsh.bsky.social lost between the social spaces. 
Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social Author—THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS, SHARK VS. TRAIN, WHOOSH! & WE MATCH! Freelance editor—fiction/nonfiction. President—Texas Institute of Letters. Loves visiting schools. https://linktr.ee/bartography
MikeHallTexas @mikehalltexas.bsky.social Texas Monthly, Wild Seeds, Casa Marianella, Van Haulin’
Laurie Stone @lauriestone.bsky.social I hope to seduce you to read "Everything is Personal," named by Lithub one of the seven best literary publications on Substack. lauriestone.substack.com/subscribe
Will Bostwick @willbostwick.bsky.social writer and fact-checker at Texas Monthly
other writing in Oxford American and Outside
Chris Tomlinson @cltomlinson.bsky.social Columnist and author writing about money, politics and life in Texas. Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.
https://lnk.bio/ChrisTomlinson 
Joe O'Connell @therealjoeo.bsky.social Writer, filmmaker and photographer based in Austin, TX. Author of The Contortionists, true-ish historical novel about the amazing Ross Sisters. (Currently seeking agent representation.) More at joeoconnell.com
Kimya Kavehkar @kimyanattalie.bsky.social Senior Editor, Food & Drink @texasmonthly. Alum: @texashighways, @austin_monthly. My main goal is to blow up and then act like I don't know nobody.
Kathy Blackwell @kathyblackwell.bsky.social Editor at Texas Monthly. Board member, American Short Fiction and Austin Film Society
Matt Bucher @mattbucher.bsky.social DFW Society, author of The Belan Deck, co-host of Concavity Show, mattbucher.com
buchr.tumblr.com
@fpreece.bsky.social @fpreece.bsky.social 
Joyce Uglow, award-winning kidlit picture book poet @jpuglow.bsky.social #PB poet 🌳🌸🌞🌙💦 #RA #SCBWI #12x12 #CtC | Storied Ink on Substack https://substack.com/@jpuglow #NSTA #ALA #CrystalKite WI Fellowship of Poets
https://joyceuglowauthor.com repped by Liza Voges at Eden Street
Katherine Rothstein @krothsteinslp.bsky.social Children’s book author and Speech Language Pathologist specializing in voice, swallow and AAC.
Richard Z. Santos @rzsantos.bsky.social Debut novel TRUST ME now available. Fiction, nonfiction, essays, etc in EQMM, Texas Monthly and others. Recovering politico. Seeking representation for 2nd and 3rd novels.
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen @sudiptabq.bsky.social Children’s book writer, mom, wife, world traveler, not necessarily in that order. Not so much “glass half full” as “my glass is broken — why ME?”
The Writing Barn @thewritingbarn.bsky.social ✍️ We go beyond craft classes to transform pre-published writers into career authors with varying tools and community offerings to suit YOU.
Craft + Community + Connections = a Thriving Literary Life!
Ross McMeekin @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social New novel, PEPPERLEAF (Thirty West, 2026), and a story collection, BELOW THE FALLS (Thirty West, 2024). Words in Literary Hub, Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares blog, Shenandoah, Vol.1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. PNW.
Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com A webjournal publishing short fiction, book reviews, a weekly newsletter, & whatever else happens at http://www.necessaryfiction.com. Doing our best since 2009.
Posts by http://shimmer.bsky.social. 
Drew M. Loewe @drewloewe.bsky.social Austinite.
Seahawks fan. #GoHawks
#GoDodgers, #GoFrogs, #GoZags, #GoGauchos, #GoRoadrunners
⛳️
NOT official university account.
The writing class section sizes are too large.
Nina Solomon @ninasolomon.bsky.social Author: SINGLE WIFE and THE LOVE BOOK.
Jill Meyers @jill-m.bsky.social Such a fan of your dog
Caroline Leavitt @carolineleavitt.bsky.social NYT bestselling author curly movieholic. NOT THE PRESS SECRETARY! Midatlantic Arts prize for latest novel, Days of Wonder. Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Longlist, Co-founder A Mighty Blaze. carolineleavitt.com https://carolineleavitt.substack.com
Josh Denslow @joshdenslow.bsky.social High-functioning slacker.
Deb Olin Unferth @debolinunferth.bsky.social Wrrrittter
Nina McConigley @ninamcconigley.bsky.social Colorado State University professor. Author of COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS and HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER. Wyoming/Colorado. Decolonize it all.
Elizabeth Crane @elizabethcrane.bsky.social dog mom
Mo Daviau @modaviau.bsky.social I wrote EVERY ANXIOUS WAVE (SMP ‘16) and EPIC AND LOVELY (WVU Press '25). Bookseller. Elder Marfanoid. Indie kid forever. bravebookstore.substack.com
Miwa Messer @miwamesser.bsky.social “Not a good bullshitter but a good podcast host.” EP/host Poured Over pod on Apple + Spotify. Opinions my own, of course. 📷DP Jolly