Amy Paperlady @amypaperlady.bsky.social Once upon a time, very long ago in 'net time, I was a denizen of a place called h2g2...
I'm here to keep up with friends, occasionally vent, and share things I find delightful for various reasons. I love puns, but am not often able to perpetrate them.
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Cloaked Press @cloakedpress.bsky.social Indie Publisher of SciFi/Fantasy/Horror dedicated to lifting unique stories to excite your imagination.
https://linktr.ee/cpllc
Baby octopus @mancalled.horse Cats! feed enjoyer. Distributor of likes.
(he/him)
PFP: a little baby octopus
Banner: "I'm doing my part!"
Matthew McIntyre @radiophonicpop.bsky.social Used to be on Twitter, as was, with the same handle, but wasn't sure if it was a good use of my time - so deleted, pre-Elon.
UK, work in IT, used to do theatre, dabble in music. Here to read until such time as I have something that might be worth saying.
A. J. Hodges @secondworldedits.bsky.social Author + developmental & line editor | Writes: horror, fantasy & queer romance 🌈 Published by Asymptote Journal & Foofaraw. he/they | PhD Social Anthropology | Academic DE: https://www.thenarrativecraft.com | Fiction: https://www.andyjhodges.com
Gruntleigh T Ogron @gruntleigh.bsky.social Ogron mercenary working for the Dalek Empire.
Daily silly tweets from humble dumb Ogron. 🐵
Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social Writer. Editor of Best of British Science Fiction and other things. Chief word wrangler at The Slab Press. Occasionally a comedian. www.donna-scott.co.uk
DisMember @dismember.co.uk http://dismember.co.uk/
Hansard: Cheat Mode Activated
Everything interesting MPs said since 2010, easily searchable, sortable, sliceable.
We also uncover interesting moments from the entirety of parliamentary history and share them regularly here.
Hourly Spaced @hourlyspaced.bagpuss.org A random frame from a random Spaced episode, every hour, on the hour.
Episode details in alt text.
By Dave Bagpuss Forsey @bagpuss.org
More Hourly TV: linktr.ee/hourlytv
Will @willcouper.bsky.social Scottish. Writer of unwanted stories. Angry. Frustrated. Watches some films. Plays some games. Sometimes writes about both. Neither award-nominated nor award-winning. Writing enquiries: willcouperbooks@gmail.com
4SylvesterMcCoy @4sylvestermccoy.bsky.social Spoonista, Time-Traveller. This Newspage is run by his manager but with personal input & photos from Sylvester. www.clareeden.com/Sylvester. NB: Personal replies not possible. (He's in the Hobbit you know...)
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social Space politician. ‘’Face of the Establishment’. Sane.
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com 
Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com Disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer in this world, stabby bastards of various stripes in sundry fictional ones.
Writing LGBTQ+ gaslamp fantasy (among other things) over at https://saranadosfiction.com/
@house_of_five@wandering.shop
(they/he)
Phil @phil55494.bsky.social Is this who I am? Beer, diabetes and other stuff. He/Him
All right then, have a bit more. Working for a living by fiddling around with computers and software for researchers at a university in the NW England
John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
Promoted by John Swinney, 17-19 Leslie St, Blairgowrie, PH10 6AH
Alexander Rooksmoor @arcrooksmoor.bsky.social Author: 55 'what if?' history; historical crime; fantasy & steampunk books available on Amazon & some published by SeaLionPress too. See also: https://rooksmoor.blogspot.com/
Stu West @stuwest.com Xennial falcon / words at thecommasplice.com / Ottawa, ON
This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social 'This Is My Glasgow' is a photographic project from Colin M. Drysdale, author of 'Glasgow Uncovered: 18 Walks Through its Past, Present and Future.' All images are my own.
Alex Blott @alexblott.com ✍️ Writing Scripts | 📚 Making Comics | ☕️ Throwing Pottery
https://linktr.ee/a_exb_ott
He/Him
David Craig (author) @dcraig.bsky.social Author of action/adventure fantasy and Scottish Gothic urban fantasy. Published by Elsewhen Press. Repped by John Jarrold Literary Agency. he/him
https://elsewhen.press/index.php/catalogue/author/david-craig/
David McDonald @sercamaris.bsky.social Mild mannered editor by day, wild eyed writer by night. Fablecroft. Clan Destine Press. Moonstone. Black Coat Press. Harper Collins. Marvel. SFWA. HWA. IAMTW. Not here for an echo chamber: follows≠endorsement.
TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social Neuroqueer Luddite. Angry feminist. Cis, but hormonally augmented. Writer/EIC, Nefarious Bat Press 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
PhD, media/politics. Semiotics, CDA, storytelling
No DMs please, I'm British
Books at https://payhip.com/NefariousBatPress/collection/tc-parker
Karen Lord @drkarenlord.bsky.social Author of THE BLUE, BEAUTIFUL WORLD. Home: Barbados, West Indies 🇧🇧. More info on me and my books at karenlord.wordpress.com
João F. Silva @joaosilvawrites.bsky.social Portuguese in Scotland | Epic Fantasy Author | The Smokesmiths series | Read Ruins of Smoke for free: https://linktr.ee/joaofsilva
Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net New York Times bestselling author and audiobook narrator.
Host of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Retired Starfleet officer.
Husband, father, Traveler.
Nazi punks fuck off.
The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social We publish quirkier sorts of books! Science Fiction. Horror. Fantasy.
https://theslab.press/
Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social Scottish comic/writer/actor with confusing accent, absolutely not insecure about it. She/her. My book out now! Show for '26: The Mermaid https://linktr.ee/eleanormorton
Eleanor & Alasdair Read That on Spotify
support me: https://ko-fi.com/eleanormorton
Ana Sun @singingtotigers.bsky.social Sci-fi/fantasy writer. Utopia Award nominee, Best of British Sci-Fi, BSFA longlist, BFS shortlist, FRSA, Solarpunk, she/her.
"Futures to Live By" at NewCon Press https://v.gd/efd2dT
https://singingtotigers.com/
Old UK Fashion @oldukfashion.bsky.social British fashion ads and catalogue pages from years gone by.
Perdita In Exile @perditainexile.bsky.social Cancer biologist and writer, TJ Berg. Do not tell me I get only one genre I GET THEM ALL. In whatever combo I want. I've only caused one lab fire. Also, can I pet your dog?
Nihilists For Independence @nihilistsforindy.bsky.social It doesn't matter. Nothing matters.
WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings
nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹
links.weratedogs.com
Jeff Noon @jeffnoon.bsky.social Writer of Science Fiction and Crime Novels
Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social I helped make Moon, Source Code, Warcraft, Mute and just finished making ROGUE TROOPER, out in 2026!
Also made the graphic novel MADI and the kids Stenton & Zowie.
Chris Tregenza @tregenza.bsky.social I take photos of people (amongst other things)
#Nottingham
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social librarian and illustrator.
will post later, too sleepy
My shop: https://www.willquinnart.com/shop/prints
Solar Glasgow @glasgow.solar.v.cx A bot with daily updates about sunrise and sunset in Glasgow, Scotland.
https://v.cx/2024/02/solar-bot
Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social Low Quality Facts written in arguably lower quality handwriting.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts
Tracey Binnie @traceybinnie.bsky.social Radio presenter, graphic design student, occasional vtuber, gamer, lover of loud music and shitposting. Living with moderate/severe ME, PoTS and a wonky brain. Views are my own, but can be yours for a reasonable price.
https://twitch.tv/selennathegreat
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
Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social Chris Coates, purveyor of niche drivel: https://substack.com/@oddthisday
Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social The home of terrible maps with a pinch of humour
terriblemaps@gmail.com
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social The TV listings you never did know that you didn't not need, in glorious teletext several times a day. GSOH. Non-smoker preferred. Ring top bell. Your home is at risk if you store dynamite in it.
PictCon @pictcon.bsky.social A Scottish science fiction and fantasy convention about science fiction and fantasy in Scotland. #PictCon October 17 2026, Perth 🏴
PictCon.com
EC Hallewell @echallewell.bsky.social Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on...
I like shiny things 🌟
@em.h.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social SFF author from East Yorkshire, England. |
BSFA Award Winner |
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - British Masters Champion |
Co-Editor for Fission / Associate Editor for Escape Pod |
Codexian
@briansmith950.bsky.social @briansmith950.bsky.social Bloke in Sarf Lunun
https://www.h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/classic/U55660
Simon King @ksimes.bsky.social Easily confused man, wants to be an artist, is a cat wrangler, electronic do-da inventor, sci-fi book reader (wants to be a sci-fi writer) and occasional software developer for money. Lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Has been married for a scarily long time.
Albert Kirk Jr @albertkirkjr.bsky.social Scriever, Gomerel.
Scriever an Furthsetter o "The Life Time o Valerie Duke, Phase Yin: Bluid an Rackets" Oot NOO!
A micht dicht ma posts noo an agane.
#ScotsLeid #ScotsLanguage #Scots #ScotsPoetry #ScotsScrievin #Gaidhlig #Independence #Scotland
Don Redwood @donredwood.bsky.social Speculator
Any pronouns
Satellite 9 @satellitecons.bsky.social Glasgow's bi-annual(ish) series of science fiction conventions.
Satellite 9 will be held on 22nd – 24th May 2026, Clayton Hotel, Glasgow https://nine.satellitex.org.uk/
Chris Kelso @chris88.bsky.social Angry writer, eager editor, devoted dad
@jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social And the Oscar goes to Paddington in Peru
Twitter Refugees Welcome!
TnmntTiles @tnmnttiles.bsky.social An archive of historical design. Discoveries from Scottish tenements & beyond. Originally a Twitter project, est 2015. Now found on Instagram, FB, & here! No Ai!
Images taken by myself, unless otherwise credited. Happy to share your finds? Give us a tag.
Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social Writer, comedian, podcaster, stone-clearer, snookerist, ventriloquist
Libby Brooks @libbybrooks.bsky.social Guardian First Edition writer
contact: libby.brooks@theguardian.com
insta: @libbyjbrooks
extracurricular: books, hills, standing stones, gingerbread, Labradors
Pip @pipmadeley.bsky.social Common person. Comedy fan. Colossal nerd. youtube.com/pipmadeley
Nicholas Whyte 白怀珂 @nwhyte.bsky.social He/him. International affairs strategist & expert, science fiction fan, psephologist; posts personal. Will block rude people and bigots.
http://fromtheheartofeurope.eu
The Daily Tomorrow @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social A Daily SF Serial Magazine
The newest of the new from today's most exciting writers, daily via Substack. A new story starts every Sunday and stays free for a full month. No ads, ever.
Subscribe! https://dailytomorrow.substack.com
Meghan Ellis Brown @meghan0n.bsky.social Entertainment Journalist and SFF Writer | Eurogamer, Tabletop Bookshelf, BBC Scotland, The Guardian, IGN, All the Anime, etc. | www.meghanon.co.uk ✍️ | meghan0n.itch.io 🎮
Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social Co-leader of the @scottishgreens.org 🍉
West of Scotland MSP
'Windmill-worshipping eco-communist'
he/him ✝️🏳️🌈
Promoted by the Scottish Green Party, 19b Graham St, Edinburgh
The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social King, Lovecraft, Koontz, Poe, Barker & others telling stories round the campfire. Header by David Mumford. Three (3) x Hugo Nominee. Posts by Bitter Karella. www.midnightpals.com
John Allison @badmachinery.com Cartoonist in Leeds, UK. I brought you such comics as Steeple, Bad Machinery, Giant Days, Scary Go Round, Bobbins, Great British Bump-Off and Solver. The nation's favourite.
https://badmachinery.com
Millie McKenzie @cowbear.bsky.social Cat Mum of Nouveau, Lord Bastian and Lady Puddle D'Floof (aka Baz and Puddle)
No commissions
Kiwi
She/her
Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social Books and Archives since 1683.
Website: orkneylibrary.org.uk
Linktree: linktr.ee/orkneylibrary
Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social Scriever/Braidcaster in Scots, English, an a wheen ither leids forbye.
Writer/Broadcaster in English, Scots and a few other languages as well. Passionate about Scottish independence, my wife, my weans and grandweans. Oh, and Scotland & Dundee United.
Quotes from Classic Doctor Who @classicdwquotes.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy I am a bot. I post a daily random quotation from the classic series of Doctor Who and am maintained by @akuchling.
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Archaeoptics @archaeoptics.bsky.social Pioneers of 3D laser scanning in Cultural Heritage. Complete digital archive available at http://archive.archaeoptics.co.uk
Scandinavia and the World @satwcomic.com Read the comic here: https://satwcomic.com/
The Glasgow Bell @glasgowbell.bsky.social Glasgow's new quality newspaper. Join our free mailing list 📨
Got a pitch or tip? Give us a bell: editor@glasgowbell.co.uk
Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social Bespoke cartoonist. Currently working on games (mostly for Steve Jackson games) and books (fiction, non-fiction, kidlit…the usual).
Toby Hadoke @tobyhadoke.bsky.social Actor, Comedian, Writer, Voice Guy, Professional Anorak.
Arcana is my armour. And my amour. 
Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social Writer and producer. Out now: David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television, a biography of the first story editor of Doctor Who. Currently working on a biography of Terrance Dicks. www.simonguerrier.com
Iain Clark 🖖 @iainjclarkart.com He / They. Other pronouns welcome.
Fan art / 6x Hugo loser / Designer of the 2024 Hugo Trophy. Reader of SF/F & Romance. Vocal about inclusion, feminism, trans rights; tell me if I get it wrong.
No AI art.
https://iainjclarkart.com
Mathew Nicolson @eyjarskeggi.bsky.social Did a PhD in Scottish island political & constitutional history, now working in public sector. Shetlander.
Can be found doing things at:
@EuropeElects.bsky.social
@ShetlandElects.bsky.social
@HistoryofElections.bsky.social
@ScotHistNetwork.bsky.social
Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social Aspiring poet, growing problem. My books POYUMS, and POYUMS ANNAW are available to order now. https://buythebook.online/poyums-annaw
🏴💙
Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social Talented ruin. Riverboat floozy.
Queer Black writer in Glasgow, Scotland.
Crawford Award winning collection Call and Response: Stories of the Fantastic out from Neon Hemlock Press now. https://www.neonhemlock.com/books/call-and-response
Lairn Scots @lairnscots.bsky.social The Scots Language Centre's education account. DM/Email education@scotslanguage.com to enquire about support/resources, or to let us know of a project/resource.
Realms Unknown @realmsunknown.bsky.social Fantasy, Sci Fi and speculative fiction podcast, observed through the comedic lens of The Bugle. Hosted by Alice Fraser and friends.
Expect reviews, tropes and hot takes on books, film, games and TV from past, present and future.
Blair McDougall MP @blairmcdougall.com Labour Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire. Minister for Reindustrialisation. Sanctioned by Putin for being rude to him. Contact me at blair.mcdougall.mp@parliament.uk
Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social Writer of books, drinker of tears! Carnegie nominated, Locus and Nebula shortlisted. LONG LIVE EVIL, a portal fantasy in which the villains unionise, is my #1 Sunday Times & USA Today bestselling adult fantasy debut. She/her
Iridescence - The 2026 Eastercon @easterconuk.bsky.social Iridescence 2026 is the UK's next Eastercon, the UK's longest running sci-fi convention. At the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 3-6 April 2026.
https://eastercon2026.org/
Glasgow Eastercon 2027 @eastercon2027.org The 2027 Eastercon in Glasgow
https://linktr.ee/GlasgowEastercon2027
Annette @weeble.bsky.social I like puzzles and diagrams. Queer.
(@weeble, @nettles@mastodon.scot)
Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social Your friendly nemesis. BFA & Shirley Jackson Award Winner. BSFA, Hugo, Ignyte, Locus, Nebula, WFA finalist. Reactor.com, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, & more. ClarionWest '19.
She/Her. Rep: Jessica Friedman @SterlingLordLit
Dublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social The bid for the Dublin 2029 World Science Fiction Convention 🇮🇪
linktr.ee/dublin2029
Susan Smith @susanwsmith.bsky.social NHS library manager with a love of nature, gardening, raptors. Avid board game fan and all thing sci-fi & fantasy. 
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
The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social Stunning Viking-Age sculpture collection from the early medieval kingdom of Strathclyde, held in A-listed Govan Old ⏰️ OPEN 7 DAYS, 11am to 4pm 🎟 FREE entry!
Brian M Milton @munchkinstein.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy Tweed bound infinite monkey tippy tappying as Brian M. Milton - Ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig gu dona - Whimsical Bastard. He/him.
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Rick @brickpandorica.bsky.social Doctor Who, Lego, mostly both
pickwick @pickwick.bsky.social just another angry glaswegian leftie
she/her
Beermunster @beermunster.bsky.social Let's try this new fangled thing out then. 40-something Scot living and playing boardgames in exile.
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
www.joanne-harris.co.uk
Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social Writer, editor (Worlds of Possibility), narrator, podcaster. Queer, Latinx (half-Mexican), pronouns: They/Them