Sally 🔜 AdventureX @sirin.bsky.social Co-founder @tarinoi.bsky.social - an upcoming narrative design platform for the full game lifecycle
software dev + ui/ux + game tools • lifts things • svenska med fel och allt
🔹prev: tools engineer @ za/um
🔸now: building cool things @ https://tarinoi.com
Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social Cailleach’s horrible wife living by the river tay. I develop & write tv and videogames, and direct and cast voice actors for various different places. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Novels: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (2024), WEARING THE LION (2025), THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS (2026). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. https://linktr.ee/johnwiswell
Brian Reynolds @thegamechief.bsky.social Pernicious Layabout. Videogame Designer and Entrepreneur. Co-founder Firaxis, Big Huge Games, Zynga East. Games: Civ2, Alpha Centauri, Rise of Nations, FrontierVille, DomiNations. Immigrant to Canada (Montréal). Retweeter of Uranus Jokes.
Lauren Hougen @thistlewicche.bsky.social Writer. Musician. Witch. Copyeditor. Winter girl.
robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social the tallest child in the world!! https://www.robertjacksonbennett.com/the-french-drain-i-dug-back-in-2019
Lark “Tornado” Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social Writing/Tea | They/She | Han Chinese | Works in F&SF, Augur, Pyre & more | Assoc. Editor @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, Baffling Magazine @neonhemlock.bsky.social| Acq. Fiction @anathemamagazine.bsky.social | pfp @unghostlyCasper | VP26
larkmorganlu.com
George 🕊️ @thewizardlockwood.bsky.social Senior Writer @ Failbetter Games, working on Mandrake and Fallen London. Bird-botherer, arrow-flinger, and lifter of heavy things. he/him
Lia Lao @thelialao.bsky.social literary & speculative fiction writer | short stories in podcastle, otherside, haven spec | clarion west nww, granta '26 | viable paradise ‘25 | she/her
🥝 🦘 on gadigal land
https://thelialao.com
Benjamin C. Kinney @benjaminckinney.com SFF writer, neuroscientist, Hugo finalist. Escape Pod 2017-2023. Codex, VP, SFWA. Short stories in Analog, Lightspeed, Sunday Morning Transport, etc.
Neuroscience (not under pen name): rehabilitation, neuroimaging, movement control, handedness
Gregory Randolph he/him @uglyelf.bsky.social Comprised largely of cat hair and breakfast tea.
Held together with book glue.
🪼VP2026🪼
R. K. Duncan @rkduncan.bsky.social Fat queer polyamorous wizard and SFF author.
He/him. Abolish the police.
I am not a Catholic Priest.
I do not absolve you.
Write your own email.
Stories: https://www.rkduncan-author.com/
Monthly newsletter with poem: https://www.rkduncan-author.com/signup
Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com He/him. Overactive imagination since '87. Helping make movies at ILM. Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Valkyries enjoyer.
Short fiction in Cast of Wonders, Escape Pod, and more.
visualpostcard.cc
whatcraigwrote.com
letterboxd.com/lucky_rabbit
Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social Speculative writer, reader, marketing coach, tea drinker | SFWA | VP '23 | Stories in Strange Horizons, Haven Spec, Trollbreath, Ghastling |
Digging: tulsi tea, sentient ships, pb pretzels | she/her #specfic #sff
linktr.ee/allisonpottern | pottern.com
Rourke Bywater @rourke.bsky.social Narrative Designer @ Hidden Door. lesbian. 💜 procedural systems, women, folk music + art with a touch of melancholy and bitterness. Organizer @ Roguelike Celebration
Parker M. O'Neill @parkeriswriting.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer, Rochester NY. Words in Apex, Radon, FFO, elsewhere.
🌐 www.parkermoneill.com
D. M. Beucler @dmbeucler.bsky.social Author of Memory and Magic, Out Oct 7 2025 from Luna Press
https://www.dmbeucler.com/
Expert Onion.
Cat herder.
2 kids, 3 cats, infinite chaos.
#VP21 #Codex
she/they
Knit 2, Purl 1, Sow kind chaos.
Viable Paradise @viableparadise.bsky.social The writing workshop you've been looking for! https://viableparadise.com
Violina @violinajoulie.bsky.social Horror and science fiction writer with a particular love for optopian futures, gut-punch endings, revolutionary tech, and worlds that exist just beyond the veil | VP2026!! 🪼
Emily Smiley @emilysmileywrites.bsky.social Horror | Dark Fantasy | Thriller
Emilysmileywrites.com
Threads/IG
@Emilysmileywrites
Founding member of ContentHospital.org
Programming Coordinator: ✍️Studio Bainbridgebarn.org
C.M. Sullivan 🍉 @cmsullivan.bsky.social queer speculative author, library dweller. viable paradise '25, taos toolbox '24. stories in apex magazine and the daily tomorrow, forthcoming in kaleidotrope. SFWA associate and codex member. she/they. 🚫 to AI, now and always.
https://www.cm-sullivan.com
Johnny Owens @gracklehq.com He/They
Creator of GrackleHQ, Tools Engineer for games, Popcorn Enthusiast
Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social That murder lady. Fantasy & horror books at https://authordiannagunn.com Creator of @WeeknightWriters.bsky.social Buy a murder or support my work at https://ko-fi.com/diannagunn She/her- S Patrick @sklartacus.bsky.social Writer, editor, and narrative designer at Eidos Montréal on Grounded 2. Narrative Director for Null Signal Games.
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
Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner. uncannymagazine.com
Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com Game Dev, alleged writer, kind of comics person, former internet boogeyman. Please don’t tell anyone I’m here, I’m just trying to exist 🤫 they/them
my DMs are broken
Get free 3d printed community protection whistles here: https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
c rhoad ellis @crhoadellis.bsky.social Narrative Designer/Game writer. SFF writer, codexian. I think about space a lot. Gravity is my nemesis. She/her.
Rep: James McGowan at BookEnds Lit
www.crhoadellis.com
Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social speculative fiction (Teixcalaan series, ROSE/HOUSE), climate & energy policy (all statements my own), Byzantinist (nonpracticing but never not true).
unfortunately, I care about power lines now
she/her. halfway between Santa Fe and NYC.
Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
Everina Maxwell @everinamaxwell.bsky.social Sunday Times-bestselling author of Winter’s Orbit and Ocean’s Echo. Now down to two remaining houseplants.
Ju Li Khaw @juleshortstuff.bsky.social Cats are Morgana & Sissel,
I tweet cat pics & inane things,
I animate things for video games,
Please do not perceive She/her
Brooks Guthrie @brooksguthrie.com @swtor.com Production Director
Husband/Father 👨👩👧👧
Games/Music/Media 🎮 • 🎤 • ▶️
Pirate 🏴☠️
Horror × Hope @horrorxhope.com Occult horror with an undercurrent of hope. Original fiction, non-fiction, and book reviews. https://joshsutphin.com
THIS ACCOUNT IS DORMANT. Follow @joshsutphin.com instead!
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social bsky pitch event for unagented creators from marginalized communities
next event Sept 30, 2026 8AM-8PM ET
More #DVpit info: https://dvpit.carrd.co/
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QueerPit @queerpit.bsky.social Pitch event for 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and their stories. Next event is July 1st, 2026!
Hosted by: @nicolemtota @mjbowman @ntlovich @lucywrites and @andreamariana89
Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War & all of The River Has Roots. Next book: Seasons of Glass & Iron, March 24, 2026. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com quit tech to make the most stupid game possible
🏩 Building Relationships 🏘️
indie dev - GDC Speaker - He/Him 🏳️🌈
pole dances to video game music
pls wishlist 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666920/Building_Relationships
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social They/she. My cats' names are Bruce, Clark, & BabyBear. Nebula award winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Snark at your own risk. Located in South Bend, IN. Sometimes I swear. linktr.ee/catrambo
Shannon Chakraborty @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social NYT/Sunday Times/Indie bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and The Daevabad Trilogy
Madeline Miller @madelinemiller.bsky.social Writer (The Song of Achilles, Circe), reader, theater lover. Cats, Long Covid. She/her. 
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Alexander Newcombe @alexandernewcombe.bsky.social Lead Narrative Designer @ Eidos-Montreal
Previously—Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Crusader Kings 3, Crush Crush, Club Penguin, and more.
www.alexnewcombe.com
Unsurprisingly a bisexual TTRPG nerd as well. Happy to talk shop! He/Him
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com (SUT-fin) Author of horror and hopepunk at https://joshsutphin.com. Co-founder @shirakipress.com. Veteran video game developer. Permanently exasperated.
Beardo @beardobear.bsky.social I stream video games well and play them badly. I also make them. Prepare for a lot of selfies. Seattle. He/him
Em @emilyinazabu.bsky.social (she/her)
video game producer by day
hobbyist potter by night (sometimes late afternoon)
also occasional chaos gremlin and trash panda 🦝
Tony Elias @tonyelias.bsky.social Narrative Director @ Arcanaut. Fate of the Old Republic. Chronic reader, runner, film obsessive. Lit PhD. Worked on Shadow of War, Quantum Break, Alan Wake, Deadlight, Lost Odyssey, and others. He/Him.🇦🇺🇱🇧🇺🇸
Against apartheid, against genocide.
Youssef Garcia-Maguid @ygmaguid.bsky.social 
Heather Conover @heatherconover.bsky.social Principal Game Designer @ Riot Games
Servant to my house beasts, Bumblebee and Ghost
Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social Now shamelessly employed but more a Child Safety guy than a lawyer these days.No longer head lawyer for Bungie. Ex-Chief Legal Officer of Pokémon. Produced Detective Pikachu. Entertainment Law prof (University of Washington). Supporter of trans kids.
Shane Liesegang, SJ @sjml.bsky.social 🎭 theater kid turned
🎮 game dev turned
✝️ Jesuit priest
past: skyrim, fallout, god of war, novitiate, philosophy/political econ, refugee aid (🇱🇧🇮🇶🇯🇴🇸🇾), theology, starfield, migrant care (🇵🇭)
present: pastoral ministry in Portland
https://shaneliesegang.com
Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
Sam Maggs @sammaggs.bsky.social NYT Bestselling, Eisner-winning writer of books, comics, & video games. STAR TREK RECOLLECTION out NOW on WebToon! Sr. Mgr, Narrative Storytelling at Critical Role. 🏳️🌈♏️🇨🇦 she/her
Ryan J, Your Friend @yourfriendryanj.bsky.social "A fellow of infinite buffoonery"
I make video games. I watch movies. I drink beer. I play TTRPGs. I love pro wrestling, buffalo wings, & jukeboxes.
OPINIONS ARE MY OWN
https://linktr.ee/yourfriendryanj
Damon @damonreece.com they/them - Writing for games since 2012. I'm trying to post as boringly as possible, so please meet me in the middle and try to enjoy it.
🥚🐛♾️
⚫️🟡🔴
https://damonreece.com
https://blog.damonreece.com
Shayna Moon (she/they) @themoonis.gay Senior Technical Producer
Previously: Asgard’s Wrath 2, Gears of War, Unity, God of War, God of War: Ragnarok | Forbes 30u30 2020 | 🏳️🌈✡️ https://ko-fi.com/qorquiq
adri @adriofwands.bsky.social ✨ product design @ critical role
📌 los angeles • she/her • ♈️♌️♏️
🔗 adriofwands.carrd.co
Charlotte CD-R 🐔 @elpouleto.bsky.social Level Designer @ArkaneStudios
Prev @ Big Bad Wolf, Snowtopia, Moonycat
Animal NPC 🐔
@Cnam_Enjmin alumna 🚀
🏳️🌈🇷🇪
She/Her
Carmen Nemeth @cvnem.bsky.social Lead QA Analyst, HEMA hobbyist, Japanese language learner, photography amateur
Justin Truman @bobsugar.bsky.social Dev @ Bungie. He/Him.
Quentin Cobb @qtraincobb.ironrootgames.com Founder & Creative Director | Ironroot Games
ironrootgames.com
Cristian Guzman @cristianguzman.bsky.social Senior Technical Game Designer at 2K. Prev Perfect Dark. Thoughts are mine and my own. Searching for a decent chopped cheese in San Francisco 🇲🇽🇺🇸
𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌 @gcbaccaris.itch.io Game Developer | Writer | Editor 》Twine Grimoire | Harmony | TGA FC '23 | AIAS ANV '25 | @IFtechfoundation.org | Narrative Design, Localization, RPGs, CSS/HTML
🎮 gcbaccaris.itch.io
🪞 gcbaccaris.com
🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris
📚 http://ko-fi.com/grimdev/shop
Corinne Busche 🏳️⚧️ @corinnebusche.bsky.social Game Director
Current - ???? 🤫
Former - Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Trans | RPGs | DnD | Magic | Pinball | #skol
Anthony (Tony) Jackson @vikingwrites.bsky.social Author of too many pen names | Founder/Creative Director at Tome and Blade
Matt Mason @macematten.bsky.social Combat Designer at Gravity Well. Formerly Naughty Dog, Motive, Respawn, Infinity Ward, Neversoft, Day 1 Studios. He/Him.
Nicholas Armstrong @yaboijaspy.bsky.social Ex-Larian writer. Maker of words.
Alexei Shay (Bochenek) @heyalexei.bsky.social AlexeiShay.com
Executive Creative Director at animation studio Titmouse. TV and film development is how I spend most of my days. I made the KFC Dating Sim, and other crimes against humanity.
Grant @ggspeaksfree.bsky.social Sr. Producer - 1047 Games
Purdue AAE 2010
Cooking, yard work, video games
Will 🌱 @willmesilane.com I made Cult of the Lamb 🕹Accessibility Advocate 🤔Opinions are mine (and probably bad)
Senior Developer at SMG Studio
willmesilane.com
Matt Simantov @msim.bsky.social Principle Web Producer in gaming, husband to Amanda Simantov, & dog dad to Brisket. Opinions do not reflect views of my employer. he/him
Kelsey Pickinpaugh @spacedcadette.bsky.social Game Dev. I've worked on some games you know. Currently Lead UX Designer @ Firaxis Games.
Views expressed here are mine, and mine alone.
(she / her)
Adrienne Clark @adrienneclark.bsky.social Writer, editor, and horror fan freezing in the PNW.
Short stories in ‘His Soul’s Still Dancing’ and ‘Let the Weirdness In.’ Book reviews at Phantastiqa.com 
Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social critic / consultant / ??? @ ??? x2 ・ award nominated ・ ハーフ ・ he/him ・ 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 ・ bylines: IGN, Polygon, GamesRadar+, MMORPG, Them, Inverse, Rolling Stone ・ CONTACT: kazuma.h.de@gmail.com ・ posts don't reflect employer
Steve Karolewics @skarolewics.bsky.social Principal Rendering Engineer on Star Wars Jedi at Respawn Entertainment. Formerly @ Monolith, Amazon Games, Microsoft. Contributor to RenderDoc. Opinions are my own.
http://stevekarolewics.com
David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social Co-founder and Creative Director at summerfallstudios.com. Canadian game dev who escaped the winter and is now living in Melbourne, Australia! He/Him
Cozmo @cozmo23.bsky.social Principal Community Manager at Bungie. he/him — Be curious, not judgmental.
Anthony DiMento @dimentoxp.bsky.social Principal Narrative Designer at Sony Santa Monica | God of War (2018, Ragnarok, Valhalla), Rise of the Tomb Raider, LOTRO, Madden | A real person
Seattle Weather Blog @seattleweather.bsky.social Puget Sound weather in a nutshell
🌻Matt Billeci @myphobias.bsky.social 🌻Vegetation Artist on Battlefield 6
Prev: Rockstar Games GTA VI, God of War Ragnarök, VTM: Bloodlines 2
| Pro Wrestling | Horror | Nature | Metal | 📸 |
(he/him)
Drew Karpyshyn @drewkarpyshyn.bsky.social NY Times bestselling author of the Darth Bane novels. Lead writer Mass Effect and KOTOR. Currently at Archetype Entertainment.
www.drewkarpyshyn.com
Jobye Karmaker @jobyek.bsky.social 🏢 Principal Env Artist @WildlightEnt
🎓 Env Art Mentor @skilltree_inc
⬅️ Ex @SES_dev @Respawn @MonolithDev @UbisoftToronto
✨ Dabbles in cooking/photography
Fally @shifally.bsky.social Senior Character Artist @ Infinity Ward
Tasha Suri @tashasuri.bsky.social Writes stuff. Out now: THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA. Next: THE LADY OF THORNS. (She/Her)
Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie @gavinetc.bsky.social Lead/Principal Narrative Designer/Writer - inXile Entertainment - Formerly of Overwatch, Wasteland 3, Baldur’s Gate 3, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Diablo III. He/Him.
Andy Heather @andyheather.bsky.social Narrative Director for AAA game studios. Wishlist my solo dev game Nostos on Steam now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4871240/Nostos/
that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social Award-Winning (BAFTA, Hugo, etc.) Lead Narrative Writer @ AAA Studio. Prev: Larian Studios - Baldur's Gate 3, DOS2 DLC | "makes a damn fine romance" | They/Them | English + 中文 (简体字)
KP Upadhyayula @kp11studios.bsky.social Cis
He/Him
#Desi
Ennie Winning Writer/Consultant
🎙️Trilingual #VO
📸 #Photog
🌏#CulturalConsultant
🎭#Performer
Looking to make people smile and feel good about themselves💖
www.kp11studios.com
www.kpvoiceover.net
Business Inquiries: kp@kp11studios.con
Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social I was born to eat chicken wings and play video games. @kindafunnyvids. Epic Creator Code: KindaFunny. He/him. Biz Inquiries: greg at kindafunny dot com
Anne Toole @amely.bsky.social Creator, ALLES LIEBE, ANNETTE; writer, Netflix's CANNON BUSTERS, WGA winner HORIZON ZERO DAWN, & Emmy-winner LIZZIE BENNET DIARIES. Former IGDA Board.
Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social Reader, Writer, Hindu Pandit, magic the gathering enthusiast. Super passionate about games, gods, and good stories. he/him.Indo-American
email- shbhatt at gmail
podcasts- Casual Magic, Shivam and Wheeler Love Magic, and Chronicles of Dragonlance
Sadie Boyd @sadieboyd.bsky.social 🗡️ UI Artist on Overwatch @ Blizzard | Prev. Senior 2D/UI Artist @ Arkane Austin | 12 year Game Dev Vet and professional Sad Boy™️
Art Insta: sadboyslays.psd
✨Cilantro tastes like soap, but I am a toddler in gods garden blowing bubbles✨
Adam Alexander @atomander.bsky.social Senior Lighting Artist @ Undead Labs / previously Firewalk, Bungie, Hardsuit Labs / he/him
https://www.artstation.com/atomander
Colin Campbell @ccampbellart.bsky.social Executive Producer @ Telltale Games
Other titles: Jedi Fallen Order, Battlefront 2, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Amalur, among others.
Also illustrator & painter. Travel journel sketcher, gouache & watercolorist.
Adam Hogseth @adamblaine.bsky.social Lead Character Artist @ ArenaNet
He/Him
Orange County, CA
Willow Morris @willowrosedawn.bsky.social Level Designer II @ Playground Games on Fable. Non binary(?) trans-fem, She/Her, They/Them 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Secretly a deer 🦌. Mum. Opinions are my own.