Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com Author. Actor. Observer of everyday life.
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My new book: https://geni.us/ThePlaceImin
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Abida (Abi) Akram @abidaakram.bsky.social Writer and performer. Formerly an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant. Retired - so now following my dream of becoming a poet and an author of flash fiction and short stories.
Sylvia Clare @sylviaclare.bsky.social writer, poet, memoirist, mindfulness teacher, neurodivergent grandmother. Books include The Mindful Gardener, No Visible Injuries, Travelling the Alphabet Geographically, The Buddha House, Love and Chocolate, Living with and Loving ADHD
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com Historian | Author of ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2014), ‘Humankind’ (2020) and ‘Moral Ambition’ (2025) | Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition | moralambition.org | rutgerbregman.com
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Author Tasha Hutchison @authorthutch.bsky.social As a published women's fiction author and 2023 Best Book Award Finalist, I weave tales that captivate hearts and minds. Broken Petals and Red Roses 📖
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer
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Rob Hattersley @robhattersley.bsky.social Escapee teacher, child safety/lifeskills charity CEO, now freelance via @blumelife.bsky.social. RHS horticulture student. Books, cycling, French, history, places, esp. Dorset & Orkney. Born 327ppm. Exvangelical, now just human. Be kind always.
Peter Kravitz @peterkravitz.bsky.social Couples, individual & trauma psychotherapist in Edinburgh. Climate grief, poetry relief.
Editor: The Picador Book of Contemporary Scottish Fiction. Shakespeare for everything & nothing.
(And my Great Aunt Fanny ran The Vegetarian Hotel in the Catskills.)
Andrew McAleer @andymcaleer.bsky.social He/him. Editorial Director for Robinson Psychology, views are my own.
Sammi Ford Art @sammifordart.bsky.social MD of SPCB UK. Neurodiversity Speaker. Poetry Workshop Leader. Multi award-winning published entrepreneur, poet, photographer. Neurodivergent. Autistic and ADHD.
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Your Story Match @dreamverseland.com Helping stories meet the readers they’re meant for.
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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social Children's writer based in Edinburgh. Adventure novels, pic books, trad tale retellings. Passionate re stories, politics, feminism. #longcovid. she/lher
Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.social Once I dreamed a cake recipe that could summon a bear, and then a bear appeared in my dream
The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social The British Psychological Society's magazine, born in 1988, available in print for members, online and app.
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Tom Fairfax @tcfairfax.bsky.social Professional Orkneyinga saga enthusiast | UoN PhD | Reviews Editor, Northern Studies
UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is a hub for world-class research and teaching on all aspects of the culture, heritage, and history of the Highlands and Islands, including their wider connections across the world.
Corinna @shroomgirl.bsky.social Shrooms, plants, place-names, illicit whisky stills... currently working on the #PlaceNames of Eday, Rousay & Stronsay #Orkney
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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of Viking Studies @uoncsva.bsky.social. Visiting Professor @insuhi.bsky.social, FBA. The Saga of the Earls of Orkney: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/the-saga-of-the-earls-of-orkney/ https://uonenglish.substack.com/s/ragnas-islands
Matthew Blake @matthew-blake.bsky.social This week: Commonplace book of James Whitehall, Poaching, Orkney, Churchwardens, Early Medieval stuff, Cider, Mercia, Orchards, little people
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Generation 2 Generation @gen2genuk.bsky.social Registered Holocaust Charity providing speakers from the 2nd & 3rd generation who present their family stories to different communities around the world. Free of charge, in-person or online. Book a speaker today: https://www.generation2generation.org.uk/
Christa Heschke @christaheschke.bsky.social Literary Agent at McIntosh & Otis, Inc. Lover of books, travel and adorable animals. Cat mom and mom to Kira :) Western NY born and raised. Green Bay Packers fan.
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Debi Alper @debialper.bsky.social Author, freelance editor, creative writing tutor and fearless slayer of Doubt Demons. Also interested in mudlarking, singing with my choir, micro gardening, working class peeps and radical Jewish voices. Owned by my cat. She/her. 
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Rhiannon Grant @rhiannonbookgeek.bsky.social I research, write, and teach about the Quaker tradition. I also write fiction (mainly sapphic romance novels set in prehistory) and poetry. She/her.
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Dan McIntyre, Author @danmcintyreauthor.bsky.social Wheelchair-wielding writer with wonderful words.
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Anne Hamilton @annehamilton.bsky.social Author, editor, OU lecturer, trustee of Bhola's Children & 1/5 of Gill Merton. Irish Novel Fair Winner, Lucy Cavendish & MsLexia longlists. The Almost Truth (2024) & Letters From Elena (2025) published by Legend Press
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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social Writer of books, short stories, comics, and other things. Friend to cats and sometimes people. She/her. https://www.kathowardbooks.com/ and https://epigraphtoepilogue.substack.com/
Ayesha Chouglay @ayeshachouglay.bsky.social • writer, facilitator, curator, artist, deaf •
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Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social Writer 📝 Gladly reposting publication news for the writing community.
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Gail Aldwin @gailaldwin.bsky.social Novelist, poet, scriptwriter. Psychological suspense mystery The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell available now from Bloodhound Books.
https://geni.us/SecretCarolynRussell
https://gailaldwin.com 
Susan Velazquez Colmant @susanvcolmant.bsky.social Subsidiary Rights Director/Literary Agent at JABberwocky Literary Agency. Chingona cómo mi madre. 🇲🇽🗽📚
Dr Jen Jones @jensoilandpen.bsky.social Writer, soil scientist, nature lover. Passionate about peat. Guardian Country Diarist. Writing for Bloomsbury's British Wildlife Collection.
Arachne Press @arachnepress.bsky.social Small independent, inclusive, award-winning UK publishing house. Mostly poetry and short fiction, with the occasional fantasy/sci-fi novel. Prioritising LGBTQ+, Global Majority, Disabled, Welsh poets, and geographically isolated and Older Women writers.
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J Brooke @jbrookewrites.bsky.social Writer | Editor | Filmmaker
Author of: I Can Tell You The Version That Will Make You Take My Side (Driftwood Press, 2026)
Book Reviews Editor: The Rumpus
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Seamus Connolly @seamusauthor.bsky.social Scottish based author. Gritty crime thrillers with laughter, love & tears.
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Christopher @parliapics.bsky.social 2001. Pescatarian. Screenwriter. Songwriter. Playwright.
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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
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Katharine Sutton @katharinesut.bsky.social Director of Aspire, Betterforus campaign - all for blue sky thinking - posts on labour markets, discrimination, procurement, equality, poverty, inequality and regeneration www.aspirecommunityworks.com www.betterforus.org.uk
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
Kaitlin Pinson @kapinson.bsky.social Agented YA Fantasy writer
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Judith Trustman ☘️ @mcgrathauthor.bsky.social Author, ex barrister (family law), Irish. Poetry Pharm aficionado, occasional journo Irish press. Likes critical thinking & folk music, not usually at the same time.
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Rupert Rivett @rupertrivett.bsky.social 📸 Photographer | capturing life's candid moments with my camera 📸
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Scott Ninneman/Speaking Bipolar @speakingbipolar.bsky.social Author, blogger, and tax preparer fighting bipolar 1 disorder and Familial Mediterranean Fever. I want to help you do the same. https://speakingbipolar.com/socialmedia
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Jenny Chamarette @jennychambles.bsky.social Writer, curator, mentor, coach, artist. Q IS FOR GARDEN out July 2026. Imprint co-director of MAI Press, Punctum. Repped @portyliterary. Queer gardener. I do queer feminist film/art things and fight for disability justice.
Portsmouth Authors Collective @portsmouthauthors.bsky.social Authors in and around Portsmouth
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social Author of funny books, cultural omnivore. I like tea and cats, not necessarily in that order. I inhale deeply when first stepping in to bookshops and libraries. 🌈
https://linktr.ee/Georgepenney
Kate Macdonald 📚 🧶 @kateem.bsky.social Writer, reviewer, editor, literary historian @OxfordBrookes, stealth publisher https://peachfieldpress.uk. New novel: Radical Magic! https://peachfield-press.sumupstore.com/product/radical-magic Organiser, finds recorder, knitter, grandmother of frogs.
Enquire | Reach @enquirereachasl.bsky.social Scotland's national advice service for additional support for learning (ASL).
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Tanweer Dar @tanweerdar.com Indie author & artist (No AI). Teacher. Muslim. Loves cats, nature, walking, gardening, house plants, history, art, poetry, reading, gaming & film (esp. horror, fantasy & sci-fi).
Love for all, hatred for none.
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Birmingham, UK
Tom Shakespeare @tomshakespeare.bsky.social Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
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Ellen Meister 💙 @ellenmeister.bsky.social Busy bestselling novelist who was once a clue on Jeopardy. (I couldn't believe it, either.) Admin of Dorothy Parker FB page, mother of 3 humans and 2 dogs. Proud dem, angry feminist. DMs closed.📎
THE ANOINTED ATHEIST @theanointedatheist.bsky.social Atheist. Social democrat. Vegetarian. Science.
Baseball. Humor. Books. Dog rescuer. Advocate.
Fan of critical thinking. I write about religion.
If my posts offend you, turn the other cheek.
The Unhurried Reader 📚🦊🇺🇦🇬🇱 @theunhurriedreader.bsky.social Reader, writer, nature-lover, garden-potterer, history-dabbler, selenophile. Distracted by birds. 🐦⬛
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Les Hodge @leshodge.bsky.social Writer/Musician/Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2024
Orkney Arts Society @orkneyarts.bsky.social Registered Scottish charity (no. SC004819) run by a full committee of volunteers. We organise a winter programme of music, literature, drama and visual arts events Sep-Apr on Orkney mainland. Orkneyartssociety.Wordpress.com
Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social Crime writer 📚 Debut novel DARK ISLAND out now!
🏆 SL - McDermid Debut Award & Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
🏆 LL - Saltire Society First Book Prize.
✍️ Agent: Ella Kahn at DKW
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Jamie MacDougall Art and Music.. @jamieart2708.bsky.social Artist, scottish independence, singer of soulful songs, occasional poet, animal lover, pescetarian, left of centre and all round good egg....
Not a fan of idiots and scammers..
My blocked list is expanding.
Aleksandar Djokic (Александар Джокич) @polidemitolog.bsky.social Political analyst. Former assistant professor at RUDN Moscow. PhD in political science. Bylines in Euronews, Bloomberg, Novaya Gazeta and Radar. Views my own.
Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author of novels, children’s books, poetry and essays. This account is managed by her estate.
https://www.ursulakleguin.com/
After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Fiction Publisher. Top 10 (Chill Subs) LitMag 2023-2024, books, & podcasts. $ subscriptions (& Patreon) pay writers.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social Dundee UCU is supporting staff and saying no to job cuts at the University of Dundee. Our campaign to #SaveDundeeUni https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/
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Marsha Scott @mscottetal.bsky.social 
Pumpkin Spiced Hannah 🖤🩶🤍💜🇵🇸 @tooriekep.bsky.social Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awardee 2021. She / her / hers / shö. Shetlander in Aberdeen. Writer, library assistant, archivist, book and music enthusiast, views my own because who else's would they be? https://linktr.ee/tooriekep
ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social A.J. Hewitt author of The Darkroom: Case Files of a Scotland Yard Forensic Photographer, nominated for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025
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ryanashleyanderson @femmeintheory.bsky.social writer • endurance artist • creative dir. • curator /// managing editor @poolpartymag /// fallgirls.com • ryanashleyanderson.com
Jennie Mechti @follyatt24.bsky.social Interested in folktales, children’s literature, Greek history and archaeology, theatre; bibliophile; lover of plants and animals.