Brianna Sinder @briannasinder.bsky.social a weird, angry lady with a cat and some art supplies. Watch me make stuff that makes me happy. #fuckice #landback #noAI
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Sophie Poulin @sophie-poulin.bsky.social Tiefling from the CZ ๐ Game Analyst ๐ฎ Looking for D&D and TTRPG inspired friends ๐ฅน
Anna Clark @annaclark.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction, welder of ships, and artist of dragons.
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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social Doctor of food, writer of stories
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Nicola Alter @nicolaalter.bsky.social Fantasy, sci-fi and romance writer and blogger. Australian living in Germany ๐ช๐บ Book nerd ๐ Hoarder of tea โ๏ธ I love languages, maps, train travel, astronomy and history. Repped by Nicky Lovick at WGM Atlantic.
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G. D. Penman @gdpenman.bsky.social Fantasy author. Internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed, so cool, so sexy etc.
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Matt Lacey @themattlacey.bsky.social Author. Drinker of tea. Killer of plants. Purveyor of smut. Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Australia ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ he/him
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Zamil Akhtar @zamakhtar.bsky.social Horror author masquerading as a fantasy author
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HL Tinsley @hollytinsl3y.bsky.social Fantasy writer, Princess Grimdarling. 2 x SPFBO Finalist. Author of The Vanguard Chronicles and The Hallows - https://linktr.ee/h.tinsley.
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Angus Watson @anguswatson.bsky.social Author of Age of Iron and West of West trilogies. Tourist
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Ben Galley @bengalley.bsky.social Epic & dark fantasy author: Emaneska Series & Scalussen Chronicles, Chasing Graves, Heart of Stone, Scarlet Star Trilogy, Bloodwood Saga. Archer. HEMA. Mischievous ๐ฌ๐ง/๐จ๐ฆ
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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. BEHIND FRENEMY LINES out now!
Genevieve Cogman @genevievecogman.bsky.social Author of Invisible Library and Scarlet Revolution series, classifications specialist, quilter, knitter, tired. Pronouns she/her.
Jen Williams | The Dreamless out this year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social Award-winning author. Earth bender. Full-time goblin mode. Agent: Juliet Mushens. Partner of Peter Newman. From London, enjoying Bristol.
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Tom Clews (He/Him) @misanthromantic.bsky.social Nemophilist, Goblin, Swordsman, Socialist. 36 summers to my name, here to learn interesting things, shoot the shit and have a space to just be myself.
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Florence McGrath @flothulhu.bsky.social AKA The Polka Dot Assassin. Artist, secret Sci-fi/Fantasy writer, fictional weasel wrangler. Award winner: St Johnโs Episcopal Church Best Halloween costume 1984. Scot in South Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Esme Weatherwax ๐๐งถ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ธ ๐ ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social Spfbo 4-10 judge
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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social Author of Nunslinger, the Factus Sequence & Triggernometry. Lead Writer on Shadows of Doubt, Lead Narrative on Hopetown. Visiting Lecturer in Interactive Narrative at Glasgow School of Art ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social Illustrator, performer, walker of the hills at dusk, lunatic. I get paper dirty professionally. As it is said in Hookland, Re-enchantment is resistance.
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Dion Winton-Polak @dionwintonpolak.bsky.social Mentor for neurodivergent students / previously editing as The Fine-toothed Comb / AuDHD father, husband and geek. He/Him. A work in progress.
Heather Child @heatherika.bsky.social Author, environmentalist & egalitarian, rep Julie Crisp. Novels published by Orbit & SRL. Pre-order THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE now! www.heather-child.co.uk
Catriona Ward @catrionaward.bsky.social USA Today bestselling author of LOOKING GLASS SOUND ๐ช๐๐ช, THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL & more Rep @jennysavill1 & @RStrausAgency Film/TV @mldean_& @unitedtalent
Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social Author of the Rivers of London Series
Mike Brooks @mikebrooks668.bsky.social That freelance Audible-bestselling, British Fantasy Awards-losing SFF author with Very Tall Hair. Guitarist, singer, occasional DJ. (d)eaf, queer. He/him.
All queries to @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Literary Agency
www.mikebrooks.co.uk
Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw and others.
Arthur C. Clarke and BSFA award winner, Hugo finalist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Etc.
Reading worm.
Opinions mine.
He/him
James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social British Fantasy Award-Winning author ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
The Ben Garston Novels. The Dark magazine.
"Mother of Night" March 2027 from Evil Twin (Zando Books)
Web: https://james-bennett.org/
'Inventive and vivid'
Publishers Weekly
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Megan E. O'Keefe @meganeokeefe.bsky.social SFF author and occasional game dev. The Blighted Stars out now from Orbit books! ๐๐๐ (she/her) lit rep: Kate McKean, film rep: Gersh. https://www.meganokeefe.com/books
Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social โJen-DEE-aโ
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Also J. Dianne Dotson.
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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social Writes epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. She/her. All opinions absolutely my own. For more, see www.julietemckenna.com
Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social Writer person. Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep, Horror Movie, Another, A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, The Pallbearers Club. F*ck AI
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Gillian Redfearn @gillianredfearn.bsky.social Deputy Publisher, Gollancz. Hugo nominated editor of diverse and original voices. Chaotic neutral. She/her. Editor by day, supervillain by night . . .
Emily Inkpen @emilyinkpen.bsky.social Sci-fi and fantasy author, writer of The Dex Legacy BSFA Award-winning audio drama, Social Media Officer @BSFA, gamer, bi, proud epileptic and aspiring grown-up ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson
LATEST ๐ Hand-Me-Downs (short story collection) https://bit.ly/4fhuSt9
๐ถExtinction Event (album) http://bit.ly/4w4EKMC
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Joe Hill @joe-hill.bsky.social Author of The Fireman, Strange Weather, and King Sorrow (out in October). Co-creator of Locke & Key (along with maestro Gabriel Rodriguez). Let's do a better job lookin after the kids: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social Leading independent publisher of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Pop Culture, Movie/TV tie-ins & much more ๐ Also, @hardcasecrime.bsky.social
Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Viแปt (Kinh)/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/They. Queer. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Loves tea. Profile:
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@readatmidnight
Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social Award-winning author of more than 20 books. Writes science fiction as Gareth L Powell and horror and mystery as GL Powell. Repped by Lucienne Diver.
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Anna ZenKen Stephens @annasmithwrites.bsky.social THE SPORT OF WINGS, Oct 26.
AN HONESTY OF THIEVES, Mar 27. Godblind, Songs of the Drowned.
Dungeon Master
Magic & Mayhem Author Academy www.anna-stephens.com
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Zen, Shotokan, antifa, no AI in art, #WorkingClass
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Colin @coaleh.bsky.social 
Jennie Ivins @jennieivins.bsky.social Neurodivergent mom with 3 AuDHD boys. Editor of Fantasy-Faction.com (@fantasyfaction.bsky.social), fantasy writer, computer addict & lover of geeky things. she/her/mom
Rita Sloan @drowqueen.bsky.social Bookworm, artist, cat person, globetrotter, gamer
Dan Sutcliffe @dansutcliffe.bsky.social Born at a very young age, unable to walk, talk, or play a musical instrument. My parents were very disappointedโฆ
Lee C Conley @leeconley.bsky.social Horror Fantasy Author
Musician and Longsword instructor!
Author of The Dead Sagas series.
Writing spooky words, gaming, or fighting with swords!
Cameron Johnston @cameronjohnston.bsky.social Scottish fantasy author. Archaeology & history fiend. The Maleficent Seven and The Last Shield out now from Angry Robot Books, represented by Ed Wilson at Johnson & Alcock. www.cameronjohnston.net
Phil Williams @fantasticphil.bsky.social Professional wordsmith. Writer and editor of fiction including the Ordshaw series and The Blood Scouts series. SFINCS finalist and 4 x SPFBO semifinalist.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social Writer: alternate history, other sf, fantasy, historical fiction. Severely allergic to fascism.
Jay Kristoff @misterkristoff.bsky.social #1 International, NYT, USAToday and Sunday Times bestselling liar.
EMPIRE OF THE DAWN - Out Now
Shelley Parker-Chan @shelleyparkerchan.bsky.social Sunday Times & USA Today bestselling author of SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN and HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD. Winner of Astounding & British Fantasy Awards. Unhealthily into monks, eunuchs, monsterfuckers
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Fonda Lee @fondalee.bsky.social NYT bestselling, World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Green Bone Saga & other books. The Last Contract of Isako out now! Next: Mark of the Warrior (Oct 2026) https://linktr.ee/fondalee
Mike Shackle @mikeshackle.bsky.social Author/Artist. WE ARE THE DEAD, A FOOL'S HOPE and UNTIL THE LAST (Gollancz) Also writes crime and espionage thrillers as Michael Dylan
Robin Hobb @robinhobb.bsky.social Writer of fantasy and SF. Gardener. Chicken tender. Dog Person but cat friendly. Washington state USA. Old and getting older. Stay off my lawn! No AI ever. All posts from me.
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.
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.
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
Justin T. Call @justintcall.bsky.social Epic Fantasy novelist (The Silent Gods). English teacher. Voice Actor. Dark storyteller exploring power, trauma, desire, & transformation. AuDHD.
Mitriel Faywood @mitriel.bsky.social Known for ending up at the heart of things without trying. #SPFBO9 semifinalist โบ๏ธ Alpha reader for Mark Lawrence for now a decade & heโs still my favourite ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social Now: Author of The Paternus Trilogy and Kraken Rider Z, Professor, Uncle, Knucklehead. Then: #SPFBO Finalist, Actor, Filmmaker, Knucklehead.
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