NC Sayers @ncsayers.bsky.social Hello everyone! I'm NC Sayers, an autistic science fiction and fantasy writer who likes writing about strong autistic heroines. I'll be sharing inspiration, writing events, and trying not to go nuts getting story ideas from the news. Excited to connecting!
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Global FanCons @globalfancons.bsky.social We post weekly about conventions from all over the world
https://globalfancons.carrd.co/
Don't want us to miss a convention, submit their listing at FanCons.com
David Dodds @daviddoddsauthor.bsky.social Author of urban fantasy fiction. Semi-retired bat ecologist. Gliding instructor. Butler to a highly-opinionated Jack Russell.
cassandra 💛 @nortsapa.bsky.social they/any/all • queer disabled teacher • social work student • medic & peer support • rva
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trying to create a better world by advocating for children & their communities
Rayne Corvus Miller @meadofpoetry.ink they/them. writes supernatural horror-flavored stories, poems, zines, and games. queer. genderqueer. neuroqueer. inclusive heathen. underdark native. https://meadofpoetry.ink
Michael Brachman Author 🚀 @mlbphd.bsky.social 16 hard sci-fi novels. Explore thrilling adventures & timeless human connections. Experience a meticulously crafted future where science & imagination collide! P.S. These stories are true, they just haven't happened yet.
http://www.michaelbrachman.com
Sonny Mahal @sonnymahal.bsky.social Movie Producer living in Las Vegas, Nevada www.mahalempire.com #action #scifi #horrormovies
Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social Author of the epic fantasy adventure Servants of the Moon and Sun series: an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. What if Maleficent was Aurora's mother and what if she wasn't really evil?
Servantsofthemoonandsun.com 
K. H. Vaughan, Ph.D. @khvaughan.bsky.social K H Vaughan, author. Weird fiction, dark fantasy, SF
No Nazis, no Royals, no Tankies,
no Bosses, no Priests.
None above. All below.
I will always want to see your pet and hear about your strange enthusiasms.
Vibe Rantz @vibe-rantz.bsky.social We're Viberantz Designs, where dark fantasy meets surreal artistry. Each piece tells a story through intricate pen illustrations - from cosmic mushrooms to gothic dreamscapes.
Cade Wiberg @cadewibergwriter.bsky.social Film critic, musician, podcaster, author of "My Life According to Rock Band."
https://a.co/d/4OE0uUr
Marvel Sucks Vs. No It Doesn't
https://tinyurl.com/9xhfuprb
Not Megan's Boat
https://tinyurl.com/3c595duf
Letterboxd
https://boxd.it/qMsb
Scott O’Quinn @scottoquinn.bsky.social Retired Theatre Arts Teacher / Director, Geek, Vegan, Drummer, TTRPGs (ObsidianRisk), Sf & Fantasy, Film, Books, Comics, Video / Board Games, High Strangeness. Virginia. S.A. States of America. Waiting for the U. to return.
Usually rolls a 1.
⚔️🖖🛸 🎭📚💜
Tom Doyle (SF/F author of the American Craftsmen series) @tomdoyle.bsky.social science fiction and fantasy writer, author of the American Craftsmen trilogy, Border Crosser, and the Agent of Exiles audio adventure series.
PromoteHorror 🎃 @promotehorror.bsky.social Bringing creators of #horror & horror fans together for 14 years now! Our goal is to help #SpreadtheHorror through our promotions!
Meri Elena @meri-elena.bsky.social Speculative fiction author and podcaster. Briefly a botanist.
She/her/hers
NCSU 2018 🐺
IUB 2023 🌽
www.merielena.com
804 Day 2025 @804dayrva.bsky.social Richmond’s biggest block party in the heart of Shockoe Bottom. A day of music performances across multiple stages and a hometown celebration of all things Richmond.
More info at https://www.shockoerecords.com/804day
Patty @misspattycakes.bsky.social IG: Pattycakes_Cosplay
Next event: Katsucon
A. L. Kaplan @alkaplanauthor.bsky.social Author of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Poetry
Ian Randal Strock @ianrandalstrock.bsky.social Writer of science fiction and non-fiction. Editor and Publisher of Gray Rabbit Publications and Fantastic Books. See also IanRandalStrock.com and FantasticBooks.biz. Tips gratefully accepted at https://ko-fi.com/ianrandalstrock .
HabbyMomma @habbymomma.bsky.social ~That crazy white lady
~Everyone's mom
~Swears a lot
~Reader & library worker
~Knit & crochet
~Habs, KK, Ryan Suzuki, Drouin, Lehkonen, K'Andre, Mika
~AuDHD, depression, PTSD
~Agnostic Pagan
~Liberal Independent
~Queer, Poly, She/Her
Dread Alert Media @dreadalert.com Your Horror Headquarters, from retro chills to indie thrills. Bringing you news, reviews, and interviews from all subgenres of horror
https://linktr.ee/dreadalertmedia
Spooky Families @spookyfamilies.bsky.social Covering family friendly spooky content across all forms of media!
https://linktr.ee/spookyfamilies
Logo & Artwork by Tommie Kelly
Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social Joshua Palmatier is an epic fantasy writer and the founder of the small press Zombies Need Brains. ZNB does NOT use AI imagery in its covers and does NOT accept AI-generated stories. Visit the store: https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site
Shawn Sellers @shawnsellerstcb.bsky.social Shawn Sellers is an author, researcher, and investigator of the strange, exploring hauntings, cryptids, UFOs, and hidden forces shaping reality. He uncovers the mysteries lurking between folklore and truth.
https://linktr.ee/shawnsellerstcb
Alan Smale @alansmale.bsky.social SF writer: CLASH OF EAGLES trilogy (Del Rey), plus HOT MOON, RADIANT SKY, and BURNING NIGHT (Arc Manor), 50+ short stories. Three-time Sidewise Award winner. Singer with The Chromatics (high-energy a cappella). Astronomer, NASA scientist (emeritus)
Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com Novel development & editing services. Our editors are industry experts and award-winning writers. Take your manuscript to the next level.
DarlingAxe.com
Chief Crab @chiefcrab.bsky.social Sewist.
She/Her.
Mom.
www.thecraftcrustaceans.com
www.facebook.com/TheCraftCrustaceans
@devospice.bsky.social @devospice.bsky.social 
Hey, It's Mark @thejackolantern.bsky.social Just a lonely pilgrim. 
The Embalmers Band RVA @theembalmersband.bsky.social Monster Surf Rock band from Richmond Virginia. We are members of the Midnight Cult of Horrors set to make you dance the evil spirits out of your soul. If it's Halloween related or beer related or just a cool place we are there ready to rock!
Jean Marie Ward @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Fiction, Nonfiction, and Everything In Between
DreamPunkPress.com @dreampunkpress.bsky.social An author collective publishing fantasy, science fiction, and horror.
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
Carmen Wiigwaas Craig @carmunist.bsky.social Learning and teaching my language—Nishnaabemwin. Jijaak ndoodem. Consultant at Oodenaw.com. Award-winning short fiction author and poet. Developmental editor at DarlingAxe.com. Kidlit, YA, hist fic, women's lit. She/they
Rosie || R&Q Editing @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social The Tinsel Twist - Nov 3, 2026 - Turner Publishing
Editing Services: linktr.ee/rosie.j.potter
Co-director for WRITE @ Multiverse Con
Horror on The NoSleep Podcast
Rep: Seeking new rep
Host of #WIPSnips - https://bsky.app/profile/wipsnips.bsky.social
@poukha.bsky.social @poukha.bsky.social Artist & crafter influenced by fairytales, dreams, poetry, mythology, Sulamith Wulfing, the Old Masters, Art Nouveau, the Renaissance, celtic & medieval art, anime & too much TV. Stylistically: Unreal realism --- dreamlike fantasy --- with a dash of anime
Asylum 213 @asylum213.bsky.social Experimental Noise Rock from Richmond, VA. A little Kidz Bop Grindgaze, if you like.
Murphy Lawless @murphylawless.bsky.social They/Them
Host of Queerdo Babes from the Horror Pod-o-rama
Wannabe horror scholar
Burlesque performer/host
collector of physical media and dabbler in many things.
I also paint and write occasionally
Jon Schwartz @jonschwartz.bsky.social Left Wizards to take care of my mom and do my own #TTRPG stuff: playing, GMing, educating, writing and creating worlds and adventures, mobile and web tech in support of all this. #hopepunk GM having fun running #Shadowdark!
Shelf Life Books @shelflifebooksrva.bsky.social 
i love you so much books @ilysmbooks.bsky.social 🇵🇭🏳️🌈 woman owned bookstore
Richmond,VA
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
Unicorn Company Podcast @unicorncompany.bsky.social Unicorn Company is a podcast and Youtube Channel that helps to promote the BattleTech community, hobby, and game in an inclusive manner
Linktree (includes my podcast and youtube links):
https://linktr.ee/unicornpodcast1
athyriumghost @athyriumghost.bsky.social Miniature Painter. Photographer. Cat Mom. Foodie. Board Game & Video Game Enthusiast.
@magnificentmommas.bsky.social @magnificentmommas.bsky.social 
Earthling Beta Readers @earthlingbeta.bsky.social Hello, writing community! We are the beta wing for the Darling Axe. Follow us for graphic writing prompts—all art is by actual humans. Find us here: https://tinyurl.com/earthlingbeta 🪓🪓
Jonah Knight @jonahofthesea.bsky.social I am a magician. Ask me about magic. www.jonahknight.com
Also, I run the ttrpg podcast Roll to Meddle, I’m the playwright of Time Of Death, former paranormal modern folk songwriter, and I trained at Supreme Pro Wrestling in Sacramento.
Cal Baldari @drcal.bsky.social Ethicist, Soldier, Father, Teacher, Nerd
Associate Professor of Philosophy
AoS: Aristotelean Virtue, Ethics of War, Ethics in Popular Culture
@ajasburywrites.bsky.social @ajasburywrites.bsky.social 
Morgan Hazelwood @morganhazelwood.bsky.social I'm a fantasy writer w/a pile of rejection letters & a new #WIP, a voice actor, & supporter of all creatives!
I help run MyAgentDatabase (on Patreon) for querying authors.
Plus, I'm the Blogger/Youtuber/Podcaster of "Writing Tips & Writerly Musings"
Lee @tbwoe-6.bsky.social Trans. Angry.
Uncle Grayhawk (He/Him/FAFO) @unclegrayhawk.bsky.social RPG enthusiast, boardgamer, singer, storyteller, IT warrior ordained minister, beer lover, poet, writer, father, husband. Will fight for you or Gibbs-slap you as needed.
@bookishgranny.bsky.social @bookishgranny.bsky.social 
Scifi Reader @scifireader.bsky.social Space industry by day, Science Fiction reader by night...
Love #books #movies #space #scifi and getting lost in galaxies far, far away :)
Doc Coleman @scaleslea.bsky.social Steampunk author, voice actor, and creator of the Adventures of Crackle and Bang!
https://linktr.ee/scaleslea- H @heatherheckel.bsky.social @heatherheckel.bsky.social
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
BRYANTHABOI @bryanthaboi.live 👾 Boi’s Club Games
🔗 https://boisclub.games
🟥 Game Dev YouTube
🔗 https://youtube.com/@BOISCLUBGAMES
🟥 YouTube
🔗 https://youtube.com/@bryanthaboi
Dennis M. Myers @dennismmyers.bsky.social Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, Author, former software developer. I love writing and exploring the condition of humanity. I also love building things with wood. My latest book is Secret of the Ombax.
Pamela K. Kinney-Author @pamelakkinney.bsky.social Published author, horror, fantasy and sci-fi & nonfiction ghosts and cryptids books. Ghost wrangler. Member of HWA, Virginia Writers Club & James River Writers.
Mary Terrani @maryterrani.bsky.social 
Prospective Press @prospectivepress.bsky.social 
Jason T Graves @jagra-creative.bsky.social Author, editor, publisher, artisan, construction guy, human
Dark Boudoir @valentinewriting.bsky.social Author of horror and erotica, gamer, cook, weed aficionado
https://buymeacoffee.com/jackvalentine
https://t.co/FVJ48Cnaz8
Wanda @wandaharward.bsky.social Retired social worker. Disabled.
Current full time geek, cat mom, etc. Currently obsessed with BG3 and D&D.
https://linktr.ee/kiralinn
Sean CW Korsgaard @scwkorsgaard.bsky.social Award-winning freelance reporter, author, US Army veteran and constant adventurer, seeking great stories and an audience to hear them.
Editor, Battleborn Magazine.
Reviewer, Analog SF&F.
J. Yamil @yamilyamilyamil.bsky.social 🇵🇷
RPG editor/writer in Durham, NC
IGDN member / Con Committee of
ConCarolinas and Ret-Con
Pro GM @ Startplaying.games
Tales from the Tape Deck
Friend of Melsonia
Linktr.ee/jyamilwrites
Kingdom of Keshanar @orthaneproductions.bsky.social DnD module inspired by ancient Egypt! We launch on Kickstarter in Q1 2025. Follow for sneak peaks, art, an awesome community, and more!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keshanar/kingdom-of-keshanar-ancient-egypt-5e-setting-and-adventure?ref=2sx2d6
Ser Darth 🔜 Capclave @capclave.bsky.social A fun science fiction convention in Rockville, MD. Oct 2-4 2026 Guests of Honor Nino Cipri and Rebecca Roanhorse
Wayland Smith @waylandsmith.bsky.social 
The Nerd Annex @thenerdannex.bsky.social Husband, Father, retired History guy.
Into LEGO, D&D/TTRPGs, Fantasy Novels, History, Traveling, Critical Role…you probably get the picture. 😀
@indykatt.bsky.social @indykatt.bsky.social 
Randee Dawn @randeedawn.com Author, “Tune in Tomorrow,” “We Interrupt This Program,” “The Only Song Worth Singing,” “Leave No Trace"
Journalist: Variety, LA Times, Today
AI-free forever
https://linktr.ee/RandeeDawn
Jennifer R. Povey (she/her) @ninjafingers.bsky.social Author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. #ttrpg designer and editor. Freelance #copyeditor. Webster award nominee. Reviewer for Dirty Magick. The Mists of Cairngorm - July 21 from eSpec books! https://linktr.ee/poveyjennifer
Qstor2 (he/him) @GenCon @qstor2.bsky.social #ttrpg content creator, ttrpg GM/player, dyed in the wool liberal,Star Wars fan, #Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, #comics, craft beer, lacrosse, bad hombre, qstor on ENworld
rva service acct @rvagc.social This is a generic service account meant to hold the feeds created by @bryanrva.dev
I only follow people who have been added to a starter pack or told me to go fuck myself when I tried to add them to a starter pack so I can keep track.
bryan @bryanrva.dev chief taco officer @openoversightva.org
feeds/starter packs are at @rvagc.social
fix ur hearts or die
vcu/spirit/richmond kickers and ivy
liverpool (fuck bezos)
he/him
Carol Cowles @thegraycat7.bsky.social Book hoarding, tea drinking, movie watching geek. She/her
Susan H. Roddey @shroddey.bsky.social Author. Cover Artist. Reader. Mom. Food-lover. All the cats. Perimenopausal Xennial Rage Creator. Not your average human.
she/her
https://linktr.ee/shroddey
Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social Award-winning author of cyberpunk noir, SF mysteries, Fantasy suspense and weird westerns.
Madison Metricula @metricula.com Entertainer, horticulturist, musician, bird person, clown, atheist, Lady Three Names of the Neon-Haired Harpies, member of band The Salacious Crumbles (she/her)
metricula.com for MUSIC and OPINIONS
Raleigh, NC
DANI ORTHAC LIVES
Joey Starnes @giddygeeker.bsky.social Charlotte Geeks & Geekery Market founder, 1/3 of the Guardians of the Geekery podcast, 1/2 of Two Woke Bonnets podcast, 1/4 of the Merry Mayhem, 100% of something.
Alex Matsuo @thespookystuff.bsky.social She/they. Paranormal researcher, author, and investigator. alexmatsuo.com.
Seen on Paranormal Revenge, Haunted Hospitals, Scariest Places in the World, and Most Terrifying Places in America.
Adam "Graphic Design Is Not My Passion" Seats @iknowadamseats.bsky.social NOT THE YOUNG & COOL ARTIST ADAM SEATS: I'm the pushing-middle-aged ENNIE winning TTRPG writer & AP performer Adam Seats. Also a roller derby announcer. they/them.
See more of my stuff here: linktr.ee/iknowadamseats
The Geekery Market @geekerymarket.bsky.social Sat 11.21.26 - We're like real-life Etsy for Geeks! Founded by The Charlotte Geeks, we're an annual 1-day charity market in Concord, NC. 30K sq feet of hand-crafted geeky goodness made by small-business authors, artists, and artisans. #geekerymarket
Melissa McArthur @melmack.bsky.social 
Angel Vaughn @deviantangel.bsky.social Photographer of all the things! Conventions, cosplayers, events, people! Nerd! Trekkie! Love sci-fi, fantasy, books, some obscure comics. Nature nerd! Walks, hikes, biking, camping, roadtrips!
Chuck Parker @cphaurckker.bsky.social nerd. musician. cyclist. caretaker to too many animals. bureaucrat.
music at chuckparker.bandcamp.com, musings at https://chuck-parker.net
Brew Book & Candle @brewbookcandle.bsky.social A book box subscription with everything a reader needs! Coffee or tea! A book by an indie author! A handmade scented candle!
https://brewbookcandle.com/
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
Alexandra Higgins @platypusprincess.bsky.social Musician. Cosplayer. Disabled disability advocate. Horror and gaming enthusiast. She/her.
Crystal @starryeyedgeek.bsky.social Bi pagan liberal who is happily taken. I crochet, do magick, help run a con, write, and am a cat mom and plant mom. 
Rachel Bevins @rachelbva25.bsky.social Mom, Teacher, Advocate, Facilitator, UU, Dancer, Lifelong Learner
Dexy @dextrosien.bsky.social BR BR DENG for Asylum 213
Beacons.ai/asylum213
Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com Author: Aven Cycle | Story Editor: Mythik Camps | Podcast Cohost: Worldbuilding for Masochists | novels, short fiction, & immersive xp | Shakespeare nerd, once & future educator, rhetorician, geek chic | she/her | Virginia, USA
linktr.ee/cassrmorris
Ryan Irby @ryanirbymusic.bsky.social Richmond, VA. I make music and occasionally do other things.
ryanirby.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/ryanirbymusic/
Bishop O'Connell @bishopoconnell.bsky.social Award winning author, cat dad, pantless man of destiny
https://aquietpint.com/
He/Him
Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
O. Hai Mark @ohaimark.bsky.social Online content creator, streamer, MtG enthusiast, and all around geek
www.twitch.tv/o_hai_mark_76
www.facebook.com/O.Hai.Mark.76