James Aithie π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ @jamesaithie.bsky.social "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards"- Soren Kierkagaard
Dumfries and Galloway / Isle of Lewis π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
I'd mute #ScottishIndependence if that's not your bag, as I bang on about it a lot.
Sreeram M @sreerammauthor.bsky.social Debut novelist. THE LOOP LINE β nine strangers, one train line, a story that keeps circling back. Out Oct 19, 2026. sreerammauthor.github.io
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/258938126-the-loop-line
Edinburgh SFF @edinburghsff.com ESFF is an open writing community for Science Fiction and Fantasy writers in Scotland. Events, resources & support, writing sessions, critique + more.
Community website for writers:
https://EdinburghSFF.com
FΓΌnf Groschen Verlag @fuenfgroschenverlag.com FΓΌnfgroschenverlag.
Kleiner deutscher Verlag mit Pen-Maschine.
SeriΓΆse MM Romance, ernsthafte Self-Help-Lehren.
Pasito a pasito.
fuenfgroschenverlag.com
Vanessa Finaughty @vanessafinaughty.bsky.social Published author (indie & commissioned), editor by profession, avid reader and part-time nutcase.
K Martin ππ @katiereader.bsky.social Reader, writer, mother, lawyer, and lover of all things bookish. Woke as anything. Cambridge & London
Dr Amber Wood-Bailey @apwoodbailey.bsky.social Postdoc. Cranial biomechanics, functional morphology, #scicomm, #FirstGen, she/herπ
Pascale Petit πΏπ
π±ππΏπ¦ @pascalepetit.bsky.social BEAST April 2025 (Bloodaxe),βTiger Girlβ shortlisted Forward Prize, βMama Amazonicaβ won Ondaatje & Laurel prizes. 1st novel βMy Hummingbird Fatherβ from Salt 2024 http://www.pascalepetit.co.uk
Shona Kinsella @shonak.bsky.social Scottish fantasy and horror author. Chair of the British Fantasy Society. Avid Reader. Vaguely gothic. She/her www.shonakinsella.com
Charles Reyna Art @charlesreynaart.bsky.social Hi, I'm Charles Anthony Reyna, Abstract Visual Artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My inspiration comes from nature as well as urban areas.
MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers.
The Haunting of Avis Lovelock NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
Repped by John Baker @ PFD.
https://www.mkhardywrites.com/links/
Zain Rishi @zainrishi.bsky.social Brummie Poet ππ
26 / Edinburgh (mostly)
NOON out now with the Emma Press
https://theemmapress.com/shop/poetry/pamphlets/noon/
Robert Joseph V. @robertjoscribe.bsky.social Artist/writer. Graduate of Flinders University, Australia. THE WISHING WELL OF WINTERWOOD, coming soon! Also on instagram (same @) and twitter @robertjosephval Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/robertjoscribe
Steven Nevets | Author β’ Survivor β’ Speaker @stevennevetsauthor.bsky.social Eye cancer survivor. Author of The Midway Conflict. Turning trauma into story, strength, and humor.
www.stevennevets.com
Link to my book via Amazon: https://a.co/d/ahFC94P
Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
Expert Bookseller at Waterstones Ipswich and/or Bury Arc.
(Views mine, not representative of Waterstones)
Cyberflaneurs @cyberflaneurs.bsky.social 
Jill Minor @jillsreads.com E-resources librarian; blog at jillsreads.com. EarlyWord GalleyChat #ewgc participant, LibraryReads Ambassador @libraryreads.bsky.social. Love a good fantasy or flipped fairytale.
Channel Press @channelpress.bsky.social Words that connect π Ireland's home for writing on ecological entanglement, funded by the Arts Council.
Bookshelfie βοΈ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Postscript (Book Formatter, Cover Designer and Socials Post Maker): https://book-shelfie.com/postscript
maysmanyreads @maysmanyreads.bsky.social Mood Reader β¦ Book Dragon β¦ Story Siren
No-spoiler reviewer | ARC reader
She β’ Her β’ Yβall
The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
https://www.edinburghbookshop.com/
Poetry Enthusiast @poetry-enthusiast.bsky.social Poetry & nature enthusiast ~ reader ~ writer ~ traveller ~ photographer
Melissa Rea Author πππ @melrea.bsky.social Four novels written. Fun novels about strong women with a pinch of magic. https:// @iquitcigs.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social Team Site StL Mo π
@mindfulmeltdown.bsky.social @mindfulmeltdown.bsky.social 
alona stark @thealonastark.bsky.social 2022 Stiletto Award-winning writer of high heat love stories, level 80 ret pally, 30s, carbohydrate enthusiast, aggressively Aquarius
I Quit Smoking π π π @iquitcigs.bsky.social Anti-Smoker My Website campralquitsmoking.net See How I Quit 20 Years Ago Fought Nicotine 35 Years Supporting others who Quit π STL MO β€οΈTo Promote Authors π & Ozarks π Photographer π· Pez Add @piperformissouri.bsky.social @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social π
Tony Williams @tonywilliams.bsky.social Novelist & poet. Latest novel COLE THE MAGNIFICENT
https://linktr.ee/tonywilliamswriter
James Bailey @drjamesbailey.bsky.social Writer from Manchester. LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD, my biography of Muriel Spark, out now! πββ¬
https://lnk.to/LikeaCatLovesaBird
Instagram.com/drjamesbailey
Salt Books @saltpublishing.com If youβre reading this, youβre in the right place.
Beautiful books you won't forget. Available in all good bookshops.
Michael Egan @northernashes.bsky.social Writer of speculative fiction. Sunday Times Book of the Year, Carnegie Nominee.
Jackie Lee Morrison @jaxies.bsky.social π¬π§ ππ° π³πΏ Writes words, pets animals, eats noods π Rep.: Naomi Eisenbeiss @ InkWell Management
https://linktr.ee/jaxieslm
Denise Zadikov @dz-zebra.bsky.social She/Her, Ace/aro, βͺοΈ, pwME, EDSπ¦ feminist & anti-ageist, HoH. I say what I mean, and I mean what I say. There are no others.
π€=β€οΈπ©·π§‘πππππ©Άπ€π€
NO DMsβΌοΈ
St Louis Atheists @stlouisatheists.bsky.social "If you wish to make apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe" Carl Sagan @rsslmo.bsky.social @atheists.org @ffrf.org @nickfish.me @ethicalstl.org @riatheists.bsky.social βοΈ πππ π Team Site
Susan Metallo @metallowrites.bsky.social YA Author, librarian, neurodivergent nerd girl.
HEARTS ON THE TABLE - Coming Sept 22, 2026 from Candlewick
REASONS TO HATE ME - a PW "Best YA Books of 2025"! susanmetallo.com/books
βΎοΈ π³οΈβπ she/her/hers
susanmetallo.com/links
Elspeth Wilson @elspethwrites.bsky.social Writer, poet and guinea pig fosterer. These Mortal Bodies, my debut about sisterhood, girlhood and obsession, is out now with Simon and Schuster π¦.
https://linktr.ee/elspethwrites
AndrΓ© Santana @andreonthemic.com Away from socials! Find my contact info here:
Linktr.ee/andreonthemic
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
European Network of Short Fiction Research @ensfr.bsky.social We aim to provide a forum and resources for European-based researchers into the practice, criticism and transmission of short fiction in its diversity of forms and to facilitate collaboration in both critical and practice-led research.
Nicole Davisson @nic-davisson.bsky.social Meezer mom πββ¬(siamese cats),PhD student at the U of U, small business owner w/ my kiddo refabulizing furniture with delovely artπ¨, democratic socialist, feminist, late bloomerπͺ·π³οΈβπyacht rock loverβ΅οΈπteatime keeperπ« www.lavienouveaudecorshoppe.com
Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social Writer of minimalist stories, knower of obscure and useless things. Member of PNWA and Hugo House.
Martin Bonner @argentas.bsky.social Exeter, UK. Interests include Science, Technology, Medicine, Healthcare, and Disability Rights. Partner of Heart/Lung transplant recipient.
Here to escape the toxicity of X, but you can find me there too as @MartinJBonner
Breakthrough Books @breakthroughbook.bsky.social An award-winning indie publisher putting creatives and readers first, with lovingly made, quality books⦠and a fair deal! E-shop now open on our website!
https://www.breakthroughbookcollective.com
https://linktr.ee/breakthroughbooks
Jack Hillside | Illustrator @jackhillside.bsky.social Illustrator π¨ | Based in Bordeaux, France
βοΈ Available for work
π¬ contact@jackhillside.com
https://jackhillside.com/
ποΈ Online Shop : https://shop.jackhillside.com/
π«Ά Support my work : https://ko-fi.com/jackhillside
ReadiLN β Discover & Share Books @readiln.com π Where Readers & Authors Connect!
Discover new books. Share reviews. Connect with authors
π ReadiLN.com
Readers: Explore indie gems & bestsellers.
Authors: Promote books, get reviews & grow your audience.
Join our community of book lovers & storytellers
Taylor Strickland @taylor-strickland.bsky.social Poet. Translator. Winner of 2023 Saltire Award for Scottish Poetry Book of the Year. Get a copy of DASTRAM/DELIRIUM now -> https://linktr.ee/taylorstricklandarts
Nikki Allen @nikkiallenauthor.bsky.social π Thriller author. Debut THE HIDEAWAY July 2025 with Pan Macmillan π¬π§ and late 2026 with Editura Niculescu π·π΄
π Therapist in private practice
π€° Mum of two; neurospicy household
π΅οΈ Rep: Kate Burke at Blake Friedmann
@jacquestsiantar.bsky.social @jacquestsiantar.bsky.social Writer / ESL teacher - Edinburgh
http://jtsiantar.wordpress.com
Dinesh Allirajah Short Story Prize Winner @CommaPress
'24
SL EmergingWriter @TheBridgeAwards
'22
bookgorilla | #BookSky ππ @bookgorilla.com It's bookgorilla.com/kindledealsonly, where readers + authors connect for the best prices deals ever on ebooks by your favorite authors!
Or visit bookshop.org to support indie bookshops!
We earn commissions on some purchases.
Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social Single short story chapbooks since 2009. Uncanny, dark, experimental. Manchester/London. Editor @nicholasroyle.bsky.social. Design @johnoakey.bsky.social.
Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social Writer. Latest: Paris Fantastique from @confingopublishing.bsky.social and Finders, Keepers from @saltpublishing.com
Also runs @nightjarpress.bsky.social nightjarpress.weebly.com
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Emma Timpany @emmatimpany.bsky.social Writer of fiction about loss, belonging, nature and place | Botanical Short Stories (editor) | Three Roads | Travelling in the Dark | (in)visibilities & Cornish Short Stories (co-editor) | The Lost of Syros
emmatimpany.wordpress.com
buff.ly/2mIkpTl
Roshni Gallagher @roshnigallagher.bsky.social Poet based in Edinburgh π
Even the Trees (Bloodaxe, Sep 2026) shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection
https://roshnigallagher.com/
Carrie Classon @carrieclasson.bsky.social Carrie Classon is a nationally syndicated columnist, writer, and performer who champions the idea that it is never too late to reinvent oneself in unexpected and fulfilling ways. Her debut novel, Loon Point, will be released by Lake Union in February 2026.
Pratyusha (she/her) @pairedaeza.bsky.social writer, poet, reader πΏ southbank new poets collective / ledbury critic πͺ» π³οΈβπ pratyusha.co.uk
Natasha Ryan @justplainscrambled.bsky.social Poems by day, prose by night. Préfère l'impair.
Dan Bassett @dman1504.bsky.social π€ Preorder House of Splinters now! π€
π Waterstones Expert Bookseller(Clifton 835)
And Book Blogger π
π HWA Crown judge π
IG: AresBiblio
Lee Spracklen @leespracklen.bsky.social
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
Albert Camus
Hazel Budzinski - he/they @hazelbud.bsky.social 25 π³οΈββ§οΈ Cornish writer + artist β¨ Working on cover art and writing a fantasy horror novel. Full of whimsy, not harbouring an evil god
Portfolio: https://hazelbud.carrd.co
Comms open π± Looking for work!
βοΈ skazinbud@gmail.com
Norb Aikin @norbaikin.bsky.social 2x Writing.com Best Poetry Collection Quill Award winner and blogger. 3x published author. Former child. Hemmed up by JGM. #BillsMafia #Sabres #LGM #NDIrish Don't mind me; I hate everything. Norbaikin.com/blog
Morgana Bourggraff, Writer @morganabourggraff.com American-Luxembourgish author of speculative and historical fiction.
Rep by @acochran.bsky.social @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social
Alex Cochran @acochran.bsky.social Literary agent at Greyhound Literary. Bibliophile. Finds tea helpful. He/Him.
Emory π©Ά @emory-f8.bsky.social I write dark Victorian fiction and specialize in the long 19th century.
She/Her π³οΈβππͺπΈβ‘οΈ (I'm always kind)
#writer #historian #Lesbian #sapphic #wlw #Hispanic #feminist #goth #vampires #jpop #bibliophile
NO DMs | Terfs & Narcissists DNI
Tasha Monroe @itstashamonroe.bsky.social Essayist, Novelist, Founder of Simply Edyn & Co.
Fibromyalgia Warrior | Women-Centered Health Advocate | Activist
www.simplyedynandco.com
Rae Leaver Rahman @raeleaverrahman.bsky.social #author
Writer and creative busybody. Theatre and lit stuff, mostly.
Also have a fandom account - ask me for it if we know each other!
Jenny Morris - Ethical Guide to Murder πͺβοΈπͺ @drjennymorris.bsky.social Writer, behavioural scientist and aspiring mushroom forager. Ethical Guide to Murder out now.
Jenni Keer Author @jennikeer.bsky.social Historical romance author with twisty-turny plots, a splash of romance, and the merest whiff of magic β¨οΈ
Four kids, three cats, one husband.
Suffolk/Norfolk border. Dance freak.
Be kind always β€οΈ (DMs off)
Sophie Cass (is agented) @scasswriting.bsky.social (She/her) π³οΈβπβ¨ Fantasy author represented by Ciara Finan @ Curtis Brown Literary Agency
authorsophiecass.com
@eadaoinlynch.bsky.social @eadaoinlynch.bsky.social 
Rayne Hall, Author & Publisher @raynehall.bsky.social "In a world of AI, bots and fakes, Rayne Hall will always be real."
#NoAi #Writer of non-fiction and #Gothic #fiction. #Publisher of Gothic fiction anthologies. Teacher, coach. Avid #permaculture gardener. Lives in #Bulgaria with #rescuecats.
πππ£π πΈππ₯π ππͺ ππ¨ππ @markantonyowen.com π£πΌπ²π: @subruria.com
π£ππ―πΉπΆππ΅π²πΏ: @iamb.uk / @afterpoetry.com
π£π²πΏπ³πΌπΏπΊπ²πΏ: Reading at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival | Oct 6th: bit.ly/3TvBbRa
Mark Scott Ricketts @msricketts.bsky.social Illustrator. Writer. Creator of graphic novels: Nowheresville. Whiskey Dickel, Int'l Cowgirl. Lazarus Jack. Night Trippers.
https://www.mscottricketts.com
https://yucktravelmagazine.substack.com
https://markscottricketts.substack.com
Rosecliff Literary @roseclifflit.bsky.social DC-based literary agency | where stories find their path | founder @jessicaberg.bsky.social
ππππ ~ ππππππ ππππ πππ
πππππ
@iamb.uk Poetry. Seen and heard. Four times a year. Enjoy new and previously published work from established and emerging talent.
Every poem read by its author. iamb.uk
iamb.uk/index/wave/25
Emily Moran @emilygmoran.bsky.social Head of Marketing @dialoguepublishing.bsky.social πβ’ book reader, dog lover, cake baker β’ @the-bookseller.bsky.social rising star 2022 πβ’ views my own β’ she/her π
CR π The Safekeep
Robbie MacLeΓ²id - Writer @robbiemacleoid.bsky.social Writer & Musician | GΓ idheal | PhD in love and gender in medieval Gaelic | TTRPGs, video games, too many books
βοΈ in Gutter, STEALL, New Writing Scotland, amongst others
David Keating @davidcjkeating.bsky.social Reader, writer
VERVE Poetry Festival @vervepoetryfest.bsky.social Festival of Poetry & Spoken Word β¨#Brum and onlineβ¨ Online Multi-press Poetry-only Bookshop @vervepoetryshopβ¨
https://vervepoetryfestival.com
Moyette Gibbons @moyetteg.bsky.social Writer. Winner HachetteUK Debut Author Bursary 2023. Rep'd by Hannah Schofield at LBA Books. Comms @BlackGirlWriters. Steering Committee @saloneurope, and helping to organise @genevawriters Conference 2025. Londoner inπ¨πππ
JoMorey (rhymes with story) @jomoreywriter.bsky.social Debut novel LIME JUICE MONEY - US/Canada July 2025 (Harper Collins) and BLACK ORCHID LAGOON - UK/Commonwealth (Harper Fiction)
Rep: Madeleine Milburn @agentmilburn