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Teresa Collins @queen-crafty.bsky.social She/Her Dreamer of dreams, socialist and sociable. Nature, crochet, rewilding, history and animals hold my interest. Former migrant, now back in Ireland.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net Rhymes with "rock." Comics writer, filmmaker, photojournalist. SUPERNATURAL, PLANET HULK. He/him. @comixaction.com Call your reps (reps.fyi). Stop posting on X.
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social queer non-binary SFFH writer. ace/aro. ADHD. they/them.
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Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen.bsky.social Writer. Irish-Vietnamese. Author of Iron Age: The Art of Ghostface Killah (2019) and Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (May 2025). Agent: Chris Clemans at Janklow Nesbit
Anna Clark @annaclark.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction, welder of ships, and artist of dragons.
Stories in Diabolical Plots, Factor Four, and Flash Fiction Online.
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Laura D @lduerr.bsky.social Writer, hoarder of hobbies, book gremlin, cocktail witch // SFWA, Codex, Futurescapes '21 // https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideryBard // lauraduerr.wordpress.com // she/her
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Timothy J. White @whitetimothyj.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Xavier University
Irish Politics, Northern Ireland, the Irish Diaspora in the US, Political Culture, US Foreign Policy, and the Politics of War and Peace
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shome dasgupta @shomedasgupta.bsky.social Author of The Seagull And The Urn (HarperCollins India), and most recently, Cajun South Brown Folk (Belle Point Press). Represented by Teffanie Thompson of Falkin Literary. 2019-2025 Series Editor of The Wigleaf Top 50. Lafayette, LA. shomedome.com
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Independent Lit @independentlit.bsky.social Celebrating the UK's independent literature. For those who read adventurously.
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John F Leonard @johnfleonard.bsky.social Freelance writer and #author of #darkfiction & #apocalypse stories - basically, I mess with words and like scary stuff : )
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Eric Montgomery @madp03t.bsky.social i write poetry & short stories. all photography mine unless otherwise credited.
no religious or political anythings.
creator & host of #AmpersandAfterDark.
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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social I write science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories and flash fiction. Read my stories on ericfomley.com!
Big Monster Love @bigmonsterlove.bsky.social SΓ©/Γ©/he/him. Here for a short time, not a good time. Labhair Gaeilge liom. 
Garrett D. Schneider @garrettdschneider.bsky.social Lives in the woods and writes sad books about goblins. Father of two human children, four chickens, two ducks and a turtle.
Amanda M. Blake @amandamblake.bsky.social Horror and fantasy author of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and the Thorns series; mid-age goth, horror movie aficionado. IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT out now! Coming soon: MASQUE (2027). π¦πͺπ
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Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer & narrator. Words in Flash Fiction Online, Haven Spec, and Small Wonders. Odyssey grad 2013. Codexian. She/her. Never used AI and never will. Monthly Newsletter: https://shorturl.at/BPJxo
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James K. Tauber @jtauber.com Using computers to better understand languages, texts, and music.
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Xochilt Avila @xavilawrites.bsky.social They/Them | Indie Author and Slusher @cateyepress.bsky.social
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Ross Byrne vol.II @rbwarlock.bsky.social Writer, collector, sketcher and herald of tales in media galore.
Based in Ireland
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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award and Bridport Prize finalist. Creator of 'a Quiet APOCALYPSE'. Anthologist at Flame Tree Press.
I do not use generative AI in my work; nor do I support its use in the arts.
https://www.davejefferyauthor.com/
Samuel Poots @pootsidoodle.bsky.social Writer of fiction, TTRPGs and lost to-do lists. PhD Researcher and Writer in Residence at Ulster University.
Published in WFRP, Jim Hensonβs Labyrinth RPG, Factor Four and Opulent Syntax
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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.
Sage Tyrtle π¨π¦ @sagetyrtle.bsky.social Award-winning storyteller, writer, workshop facilitator. Taught 150+ workshops including Second City, Smokelong Quarterly, Clarion West. Stories published in Barrelhouse, Baltimore Review, Apex, Fractured Lit etc. www.tyrtle.com. #HumanMade
June Caldwell @junec.bsky.social Writing Place Writing Planet, UCD / iCRAG 2026 | Lamplight Fellowship 2025 | Literature Bursary Award 2025 | Moth Short Story Prize 2024 | 'Somebody' expo MoLi 2020-2021 | Room Little Darker 2018/17 | https://www.airbnb.ie/h/pinkhousedublin
Megan Lewis @digital-hammurabi.bsky.social Assyriologist, YouTuber and Podcaster, currently fixated on fishtanks.
RuadΓ‘n Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social π Clever and curious reads for lovers of the strange and mysterious.
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William Cohen-Kiraly, Author @wckiraly.bsky.social I am the author of Songs of a Befuddled Muse, a book of thirteen eccentric short stories pulled from the nooks and crannies of my mind.
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nim π @nimsnook.bsky.social aspiring author; lover of whimsy (and vampires)
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co Hey, I'm a climate and energy writer / data analyst who focuses on corporate + govt accountability
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August 27-31, 2026
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net Author. Hugo, Astounding, and World Fantasy Award winner; Nebula, Clarke and Le Guin finalist. Rep: Kurestin Armada at Root Literary.
Out now: THE INCANDESCENT - https://tinyurl.com/theincandescent
Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd
latest books: A Wall Is Also a Road, Automatic Noodle, We Will Rise Again
bylines: New Scientist, Flaming Hydra, etc.
pronouns: they/them
all the stuff: www.techsploitation.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.
Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
Naomi Novik @naominovik.bsky.social author, coder, fangirl, geek. ππππ Author of Spinning Silver, Uprooted, Temeraire, & The Scholomance. Latest Release: THE SUMMER WAR
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H.H. Pak @hhpak.bsky.social Writer/ medical student/ illustrator. Hugo winner, Nebula, Ignyte, and Astounding finalist. Stories in @clarkesworldmagazine.com and @khoreo.bsky.social Co-editor and Art Director for @wyrmholemag.bsky.social
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Cameron Reed (she|they) @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social Author of The Fortunate Fall (Tor Essentials, 2024) and What We Are Seeking (Tor, April 2026). I won the Otherwise Award under its deadname and my deadname. Represented by @laurenbajek.bsky.social. π³οΈββ§οΈβοΈβοΈ
Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Hugo & Nebula winning SFFH writer, singer/songwriter, dog person, horse person, queer, Baltimorean by choice, mediocre but enthusiastic gardener and artist. She/her. Repped by Kate McKean, HMLA.
Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social Queen of Lasers, Mother of Storms, & NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, & many more. Any/All
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TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
Samantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com SFF Author | Nebula, Locus, Sturgeon, Compton Crook winner | Hugo, World Fantasy finalist | Repped by Lisa Rodgers | RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES out now! (she/her) www.samtasticbooks.com
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social Nebula-winning and Hugo/Sturgeon-nominated writer. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Unrepentant punster. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled w #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories
Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social 3 cups writing + 2 cups neuro + 1 tsp of optimism, bake at 400Β°. Multiracial SFF author, words in Clarkesworld, Uncanny, Apex | Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon, Astounding finalist | co-EIC of Wyrmhole Magazine | she/her | Rep: Cameron McClure
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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social She/They. The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World (Tor, 2025). The First Bright Thing (Tor, 2023). Nebula, Sturgeon, and Hugo finalist. Goldie award winner. β‘οΈπ³οΈβππLinktree: https://linktr.ee/jrdawsonwriter Rep: Stevie Finegan
Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim USA Today bestselling author of SUBLIMATION. award winning short fiction guy. coined the term "omelas hole."
the apprentice liar and the death of the world MARCH 2 2027
http://isabel.kim < website
Wow if True < listen wherever pods are cast
Katherine Addison/Sarah Monette @pennyvixen.bsky.social TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL
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Gen X
Breast cancer survivor '23, OCD since '01, ME/CFS/FM, etc.
Horror/fantasy writer best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014)
Geek about everything
Childless cat lady by choice
Max Gladstone @maxgladstone.bsky.social NYT bestselling writer. Newsletter and updates at maxgladstone.com. More or less updates-only on here.
Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social Eisner & Ringo winning writer: ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN, BUFFY, ANGEL, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN LIVES, BLACK CLOAK, THE CULL, BLACK WIDOW, STORYKILLER, TGWWBK, etc. Co-creator of JEFF THE LANDSHARK π¦ REPS: Art/Work Ent & Verve. She/Her.
Hayden Sherman @cleanlined.bsky.social Eisner winning comic artist. Currently on: ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN, BATMAN: DARK PATTERNS (They/them)
DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, 2000AD, Image, Vault, BOOM!
Ale @alepresser.com Comics Artist. Hugo Awards finalist. Mother. Tired. She/her.
SideQuested Book1: sidequested.com/book/
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com Writer, cartoonist, editor. Hugo finalist. Very sweary. Half politics, half dog pics. She/her.
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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social Words for sale.
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Tana! @tanaford.bsky.social Hugo, Eisner & Locus award winning Artist. Writer. βοΈπ³οΈβπ π§Ώ Marvel, Dark Horse, iDW, First Second. Tell your dog I said *hi*
Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social Daily #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com Hugo nominated writer of Last War in Albion, Neoreaction a Basilisk, and TARDIS Eruditorum. Anarcho-occultist. The girl your mother lacked the imagination to warn you about.
@susanamorris.bsky.social @susanamorris.bsky.social 
History of Westeros @historyofwesteros.com The Hugo nominated Westeros immersion experience... w/ puns. #got #asoiaf #hotd #houseofthedragon. Aziz, Sean, & @ashaya.historyofwesteros.com
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Renayβ· @renay.bsky.social She/her. U.S. Southerner. Mouthy, but soft. Editor of Intergalactic Mixtape and others: https://heyheyrenay.carrd.co / https://patreon.com/cw/heyheyrenay
Maggie Kang @maggiekang.bsky.social Writer/Director of KPop Demon Hunters
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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
DOGUBOMB @dogubomb.bsky.social Dogubomb is an indie game and film studio hidden among the long shadows of Hollywood. After a decade of making stuff for other people, we decided to make something for ourselves: Blue Prince. @blueprincegame.bsky.social
Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com Writer, game designer, artist | Making SIGNET CITY | WISHLIST NOW - https://bit.ly/SC-Steam
Creator of Citizen Sleeper series + In Other Waters | editor Heterotopias | IndieCade, GDCA winner | Hugo, BAFTA, IGF, DICE + TGA nominee | PhD | they/them |
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 @expedition33.bsky.social Break the cycle. Lead the Expedition.
Reactive turn-based RPG by Sandfall Interactive.
Out now on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.
AdHoc Studio @adhocstudio.com An independent game studio focused on interactive storytelling.
Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.
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Scott H. Andrews @scott-h-andrews.bsky.social Writer, editor, chemistry lecturer, guitarist, builder, connoisseur of aqueous solutions of malted barley.
Jennifer Brozek @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social Wordslinger & Optimist! Hugo/Bram Stoker/BFA nominated author, editor, and media tie-in writer. Winner of multiple Scribe awards. Beloved of the Husband, collector of many antique occult books. http://www.jenniferbrozek.com
Sheila Williams @sheilawilliams.bsky.social Hugo award-winning editor of Asimovβs Science Fiction magazine.
Carl Engle-Laird @englelaird.bsky.social Hugo-nominated Senior Editor at the Tor Publishing Group, buying good weird speculative books. All opinions are my own. I post maybe once a year.
Jaymee Goh (she/her) @jhameia.bsky.social Hugo-nominated Editor of @tachyonpub, PhD Comp Lit UC Riverside '17, Clarion UCSD '16, Malaysian Writers Society Prez
ΙΉoΚα΄pΖ 'sα΄ΙΉΙΉΙH ΗΗΛ₯ @leeharris.net Editor, writer, performer
Multiple Hugo-loser
Editor of the Murderbot Diaries, Wayward Children, Monk & Robot & more
Co-owner (with Paul Cornell) of Cosmic Lighthouse Comics
Newsletter, here: www.leeharris.net/newsletter/
Checking the perimeter.
Jenni Hill @jennihill.bsky.social Editorial Director at Orbit books, (acquiring) sci-fi and fantasy novels.
π³οΈβπ Geek. Chaotic Good. Bi-Furious. LARP fan. Views all mine.
they/them
Hugo Award 2026 Finalist.
Joe Monti @joemts.bsky.social Bookish, optimistic, dad, husband, rescued dog lover, and VP, associate publisher and editorial director of Saga Press.
Diana M. Pho (she/her) π π @dianapho.bsky.social Hugo Award-winning #AuntieEditor. Editorial Director, Erewhon Books. Previous: Tor Books, Realm Media. Queer. Geeky. Sociopolitical. http://Linktr.ee/dianampho. Opinions are my own.
Afterblossom @afterblossom.bsky.social Illustrator based in Malaysia.
afterblossom.com
Dave Kellett @davekellett.bsky.social DRIVE: drivecomic.com
SHELDON: sheldoncomics.com
COMICLAB: comiclabpodcast.com
STRIPPED: tv.apple.com/us/movie/stripped/umc.cmc.1lhp6few408zy4r3dlow5evv1
Tran Nguyen @mynameistran.bsky.social Vietnamese Illustrator & Fine Artist
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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social Co-author & illustrator of THE INVISIBLE PARADE, w/ Leigh Bardugo (2025). 2026 Pura BelprΓ© Honor Book Winner. 4x Hugo Award Winner. 6x Locus Award Winner. Inkpot Award Winner. Cover Artist. International Man of LoterΓa. He/him.
linktr.ee/johnpicacio
tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social Hugo, Nebula, & World Fantasy finalist. Escape Pod & Toasted Cake host. Queer. Noms all the cheese. www.tinaconnolly.com (she/her) π³οΈβπ
Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes.bsky.social aka Lia Amador. Sci-fi, fantasy, and romance writer. MtG story scribe. Co-editor of Escape Pod. Variety game streamer. VPXX/16.