Corinna Bechko @corinnabechko.bsky.social Eisner nominated NYT best-selling author (Blood Type, Green Lantern: Earth One, The Space Between). Fossil preparator. Comics & critters. Horror & weird fiction. She/her and no AI
Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com Engineer | Writer | Editor
Enjoyer of Equations, Ideas & Assorted Nonsenses
Hugo, Nebula, Locus & Caine Prize finalist
Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY now: buff.ly/X3CHaZk
E.R. โEricโ Burgess @erburgess.bsky.social Writer, CEO of Credtent.org and CPO of psyML.co, game and gamification designer, marketing/branding, former podcaster of Boardgame Babylon. PAY CREATORS FOR AI TRAINING OR LET THEM OPT-OUT
Sobelo Books @sobelobooks.bsky.social Publishers of dark speculative fiction.
Nicolas Laborie (He/Him) @nicolaslaborie.bsky.social Wet plate collodion, writer, poet and educator @nicolaslaborie - Commercial #photography & #videography @nicolaslaborie_visuals
#portraitofbritain winner Dabbles in #drabbles #victorian #gothic #literature #poetry #art
Rachel Handley ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @rachelahandley.com Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool.
SFF Author. Poet. ๐ฆ
Possible Worlds and Other Stories (2022)
They/Them.
rachelahandley.com
Dr Kat Day (she/her) ๐ @chronicleflask.katday.com Science & Fiction editor/writer. Krawalloger. Chemistry PhD โ๏ธ Co-Editor at PseudoPod ๐ฆ Writer: The Crash Course Organic Chemistry & various DK science books ๐งช Short fiction โ๏ธ thefictionphial.wordpress.com
Mairi @mairi-white.bsky.social Writer (unpublished) of SFF. 40+ Panromantic Asexual. She/Her
E.Saxey @esaxey.bsky.social Tallish, bookish Londoner.
Gothic/folk horror novel, set in Victorian London, "Unquiet" https://titanbooks.com/71432-unquiet/
Weird queer short fiction, "Lost in the Archives"
https://tinyurl.com/saxeyshorts
They/them
Susan Maxwell @ Bibliothรจque des Refusรฉs @bibliorefuses.bsky.social linktr.ee/dr.susan.maxwell
Bibliothรจque des Refusรฉs is the imprint of independent author & scholar Susan Maxwell.
Fiction: Literary โ Fantasy โ Mystery (as R.S. Maxwell).
Non-fiction: academic themes related to archives & fiction. Reviews.
SJ Groenewegen @sjgroenewegen.co.uk SFF author, trans-inclusive feminist, gay, non-binary, autistic. BEM.
Website: https://www.sjgroenewegen.co.uk - includes links to all my publications.
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sjgroenewegen - new posts every so often on politics and/or writing.
Lady Kraken @cjhenderson.bsky.social Scottish fantasy writer. She/her. Books, cats, more books. SFF, language, history, Twin Peaks, BSG, Star Trek. Co-founder @edinburghsff.com; member @gsfwc. Latest story is in Gallus anthology.
Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com Disabled transmasc butch fantasy writer in this world, stabby bastards of various stripes in sundry fictional ones.
Writing LGBTQ+ gaslamp fantasy (among other things) over at https://saranadosfiction.com/
@house_of_five@wandering.shop
(they/he)
Dutiful Murdock @dutifulmurdock.bsky.social 3 badgers in a trench coat.
She/her 
Ben from Crudely Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social GM and producer and music composer for Crudely Drawn Swords, lead guitarist for The Patient Wild, Game Designer for The Hallowed Walk and Trilogy, Programmer, Horse Trainer, dork-ass-loser and now apparently novelist? 
Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social Writer of sff + comics.
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/Zviqn
Also found at andrewknighton.com
Thomas Wrightson (he/him) @thomaswrightson.bsky.social Writer of fiction, currently with Roan & Weatherford. In life and art: Veritas Vincit ("truth prevails"). Current projects: The Cluster Cycle, The Angry House.
Website: https://thomaswrightson.co.uk/
Dave "David" Wragg @davewragg.com Fantasist. Goes on a bit. Wrote The Black Hawks | THE IRON ROAD out NOWWW | bio.link/davewragg
Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social World Fantasy Award finalist. She. No AI
In Brian Froud's Green Women: bit.ly/4cOoxUT
The Gyrford series: tinyurl.com/nvvetupj
Horror reviews: https://tinyurl.com/5cyf7x5v
Patreon posts (free): https://www.patreon.com/cw/kitwhitfield
Rep: Sophie Hicks
Fio Trethewey @fiotrethewey.bsky.social Publishing Assistant for Curious King Books
Freelance Writer and Co-Creator / Producer of @theholmwoodfnd.bsky.social
He/Him ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
https://linktr.ee/fiotrethewey
P.L. Stuart - Author of The DROWNED KINGDOM SAGA @plstuart-author.bsky.social www.plstuart.com Assistant Editor Before We Go Blog; Grimdark Magazine; YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@plstuartthedrownedkingdomsaga ; He/Him
Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social Author, screenwriter and podcaster. https://markstaywrites.com/all-the-links/
Richard Sparks @richardsparks.bsky.social Comedy writer, lyricist, librettist, director and now fantasy author of a series born from my love of online role playing games...If you yearn for adventure but maybe perhaps don't have the knees for it, then New Rock, New Role is for you!
Russell Smith @rswings.bsky.social JMS PhD scholar at University of Glasgow, and still figuring that out. Multi-nerd comprising history bits, gaming, writing and a few toys too. 
S Slottje Author (she/her) @sslottjeauthor.bsky.social Author of (primarily speculative fiction) stories and novels, also reader thereof. My flintlock fantasy novel Wayward Wings came out in 2024, and I'm bimbling my way through writing the next one
https://sslottje-author.com/
Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com North East British author of foul-mouthed queer fantasy The Cruel Gods and The Chosen One Con ๐ They/Them ๐๐ค๐๐ค Trans rights! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ AI ๐ซ
Learn more at TrudieSkies.com
Cats: Bayley and Gustave ๐
Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Fantasy author.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marklawrenceauthor
Priya Sharma @priya101.bsky.social 
Jacob Sannox @jacobsannox.bsky.social Fantasy writer. www.jacobsannox.com
Author of "The Dark Oak Chronicles" and "The Return of King Arthur".
Mel Reynard @meljrey.bsky.social SFF author #FutureWorldsPrize SL 2023 | #RevPit SL 2025 | @writementor LL 2025 | ๐ hoarder ๐ฑ enthusiast ๐ค social media dabbler ๐ซ she/her
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
Northodox Press ๐ @northodoxpress.bsky.social Indie Publisher of historical fiction, championing authors and stories based in Northern England and Scotland. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
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
Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social Your favourite independent, genrefluid fiction publisher, bringing you the very best in SF, F & WTF!?
IG/X: @angryrobotbooks
Steven Poore @stevenpoore.bsky.social Epic Fantasist. It me.
Ioanna Papadopoulou @ioannapauthor.bsky.social Art Historian, Fantasy Author. Reader at Bourbon Penn. Debut Novel WINTER HARVEST OUT NOW!
Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social Writer, editor, publisher. Science fiction and fantasy, also queer history. Welsh. May rant about rugby.
Steve Morgan ๐๐ @steviephil.bsky.social Freelance SEO. Author of Anti-Sell. Author of the DEMONS Series (DEMONS II OUT NOW)! ๐ฅ Rock music ๐ค D&D YouTube channel: @dmofthemists.bsky.social ๐ฒ My links: https://stevemorganauthor.com/links/
Adam Millard @adammillard.bsky.social Author of horror, comedy and fantasy novels, novellas and short stories. Father of two, husband of one.
www.adam-millard.com
Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award and Bridport Prize finalist. Creator of 'a Quiet APOCALYPSE'. Anthologist at Flame Tree Press.
I do not use generative AI in my work; nor do I support its use in the arts.
https://www.davejefferyauthor.com/
Heather Ivatt @hemivatt.bsky.social Fantasy writer, avid reader, navigating my love for writing with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 
Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social British Fantasy Award Nominated Horror Author
Author of Last Night of Freedom, Territory, & Dark Missives.
Proud part of Motives Unknown: New Northern Crime from Dead Ink Books.
www.danhowarthwriter.com
https://linktr.ee/danhowarth
Dr Mike Hollows/MJ Hollows He/Him @mikehollows.bsky.social "The John Lewis Christmas Advert of Authors." Historical fiction/SFF Author. PhD Creative Writing (Science Fiction)/Lecturer. ME/CFS, late diagnosed ADHD. He/Him. Liverpool-based. Repโd by Liverpool Literary Agency
https://linktr.ee/mikehollows
Rob J. Hayes - author of The God Eater Saga @robjhayes.bsky.social Writes books, reads a lot, owns a beagle, runs like a drunk monkey.
www.robjhayes.co.uk
THE GOD EATER saga is out now!
Gabrielle Steele โ Echoes of Chaos 24/9/26 @eldris.thellian.com โ๏ธ Indie fantasy author + mum
๐ฃ ME/CFS ๐ค AuDHD ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ally
Essex UK | she/her
thellian.com/links
๐ Reborn in Ash: thellian.com/reborn-in-ash
๐ Pre-order Echoes of Chaos: books.thellian.com/echoes
No AI ๐ซ
World Anvil Worldbuilding @worldanvil.com Worldbuilding software, campaign manager and novel writing software. Created by two nerds, run with love & passion, supported by the friendliest community on the internet ๐ฅฐ๐ฅณ Learn more at www.worldanvil.com
Dan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social He/him. World Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award and British Fantasy Awards winner (twice). Collection COME SING FOR THE HARROWING out now.- R Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social I write horror.
Alex S. Bradshaw ๐ฆ @alexsbradshaw.bsky.social Author of the Windborn Sagas WINDBORN and TROLLGRAVE - standalone Norse Fantasy, both SPFBO semi-finalists.
Co-Host of Spotlight Indie
At any moment will be thinking about fantasy and/or dinosaurs ๐ฆ
Silas A. Bischoff @silasabischoff.bsky.social SFF writer, mostly grimdark with sprinkles of whimsical, lover of pretend grave robbing with dice, coding & sciencing
https://www.morbidtastepublishing.com
Luke Belcourt @lukebelcourt.com Queer adventure fantasy writerโจ๐ฎ VAMPIRES IN PARK CIRCUS now available!
bi witch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
BEGONE TERFS
https://lukebelcourt.com
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
Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social African Australian author, editor. Winner: Solstice, Ignyte British Fantasy, Locus Awards. Finalist Shirley Jackson, PK Dick, World Fantasy Award. Twice Otherwise honoree for exciting work in speculative fiction. eugenbacon.com
Rep: Bieke van Aggelen
Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social Future Bestselling Author of FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN โ๏ธ๐งกOut with Penguin Michael Joseph, Oct 23, 2025
www.justmarve.org
Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social Award-Winning Author, Poet, Reviewer, Editor Gamer, CatDad, Weirdo.
Membership Officer @bsfa
Nick Wells @nickwells451.bsky.social Musician. Artist. Writer. World citizen. Publisher Flame Tree. Writes/records as Jake Jackson.
Dan Hanly - Fantasy Author @danhanly.com Author of Dark Fantasy and Mystery ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐โ๏ธ
Buy my debut novel 'The Great Leap' today: amzn.to/455s8rI
Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social โJen-DEE-aโ
Creative Instructor | Producer | STEM Communications | Artist | Author
GODFESTATION (Out Now) | THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT (Preorder)
CEO and Editor-in-Chief of @starsandsabers.bsky.social.
Also J. Dianne Dotson.
https://jendiagammon.com
๐LA
Siรขn OโHara @sianoh.bsky.social SFFH reader/writer. BFS member. Human?
She/her ๐ฉท๐๐
Karen @mintypolo.bsky.social Reader of books.
Archivist for the BFS
Trainer for MBS
Proofreader
Lrper
Campervan owner
HWS / Chair WFC 25
Owned by 3 cats
She/Her- A Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social Does Theatre, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, books of all kinds, a bit of IT, some environmental caring and a touch of emergency planning. Worries about keeping freedom of choice, how we treat refugees and each other. She/Her
Gwen Frazer @gwenfrazer.bsky.social SFF convention fan, book reader, geocacher, trainee toastmaster 
David Cart-writer @dcartwriter.bsky.social Author of the Camelot 2050 Trilogy, Wordsmith-for-Hire, Fan of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror.
HWS Events @hws.bsky.social HWS run events, including Fantasycon 2023 and World Fantsy Convention 2025, as well as other creative projects.
Posts by Karen (she/her).
Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social SFF author; EXTREMOPHILE & THE ROTSTORM trilogy out now with HoZ books/Ad Astra; PhD in epigenetics; แแทแแซ; www.ianthegreen.com; https://geni.us/extremophile
Hesper Leveret ๐ @hesper.bsky.social Author of speculative fiction. She/her
๐ง๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ก๏ธ๐
Website: https://hesperleveret.com
Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/hesperleveret
https://ko-fi.com/hesperleveret
Trans rights are human rights ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
littlepurplegoth @littlepurplegoth.bsky.social yes, that one... sorry!
Lucy Holland @silvanhistorian.bsky.social Bestselling author of SISTERSONG. BFA & Goldsboro Glass Bell Award finalist. โ
of Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast. Harps & early medieval Britain. she/her
THE LAST VERSE OF THE HARP LORD (Bloomsbury 2027)
https://linktr.ee/silvanhistorian
Caroline Lambe @caramalines.bsky.social Freelance publicist.
Former Head of M&P at Watkins Media (Angry Robot, Datura, Watkins, Nourish, Repeater)
Katie โฅ๏ธ๐๐ @katiebruce.bsky.social She/Her. Bi/Omni. Yorkshire lass. Reader of books. Writer of books. Lover of happy metal
t.h. dray โ ๏ธ @thdray.bsky.social a peaceful place | BFA short story finalist | Best of British Sci-Fi '21 | she/her | they/them is fine too | account is a placeholder as don't do socials |
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.
https://phil-williams.co.uk
Halla Williams @hallawilliams.bsky.social Mostly writing SFF and singing now Iโm no longer acting or teaching English. Tequila and coke, please. Post-cancer chronic fatigue can do one. She/her. Hallawilliams.net
Susan J. Morris @susanjmorris.bsky.social Author of STRANGE BEASTS and WAYWARD SOULS (March 2026), out from Hodderscape and Bindery Books. Bi. She/her. Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social at Azantian Literary Agency. Headshot: Andrea Prudente.
Links to book stuff: linktr.ee/susanjmorris
Laura Bennett @losbennett.bsky.social Literary Agent at the Liverpool Literary Agency with a focus on underrepresented SFF writers.
More info & submissions: https://www.liverpool-literary.agency
She/her.
C.A. Yates @shloobee.bsky.social 'Knock hard. Life is deaf.' - Mimi Parent. 5 time British Fantasy Award nominated writer of odd stories. She/Her/Them http://chloeyates.com
Emma L. Adams @emmaladams12.bsky.social Fantasy author. SPFBO9 Semi-Finalist. Amateur artist. Dragon collector. Gamer. Daydreamer. Wanderer. She/her.
www.emmaladams.com
Omar Kooheji ๐ @ohmz.bsky.social Neurodivergent (ADHD), I pretend to be an SFF writer, but I wish I had more time to write. I like boardgames, and video games, and tech stuff former SWE.
Scotland, but originally from the โMiddle Eastโ.
He/Him
Genoveva Dimova @gen-dimova.bsky.social Author of FOUL DAYS and MONSTROUS NIGHTS ๐งโโ๏ธ and the forthcoming THE TRAVELLING MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT ๐๏ธ Archaeologist โ Immigrant ๐ง๐ฌ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ (She/her)
George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social Managing Editor @titanbooks.bsky.social. Ran multiple award-winning Unsung Stories. Writer: HINTERLANDS @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social. European (yes, still). Empathy, compassion & ice cream pls. He/Him.
AGENCY out now https://shorturl.at/iqPUx
Dr Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com Author, LARP, physics, economics. Subjective Chaos, BSFA, BFA finalist. Board @SoA, Treasurer @BFS, Chair @BSFA.
Rep:John Baker @PFD. Writer @ (hugo winner) Nerds of a feather
stewarthotston.com
Last: The next enemy
Next: Mage against the machine (05/27)
Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne @rflong.bsky.social Author, Librarian, general book nerd, SFF, Irish, she/her
(pretty much always a library in my books)
http://www.rflong.com/
https://www.patreon.com/c/RuthFrancesLongJessicaThorne
Steve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.social Award-nominated, bestselling author of over 30 books.
The Hellequin Chronicles
Riftborn
The Assembly
The Wardens
Vicky Brewster (they/them) @vickybrewster.bsky.social โ๏ธCopy & developmental editor, & indexer
๐ปGothic, horror & sci-fi academic
๐งโ๐ซ Occasional lecturer & support at Swansea U
๐ณ๏ธโ๐Asexual-agender-panromantic
PS Livingstone (she/her) @pslivingstone.bsky.social Author, editor, ghostwriter. Page Turner Award finalist. AH Glasgow 2024 Presents (WorldCon). BFS Event Co-ordinator. SoA and CIEP member. All things SFFH.
Annabel Campbell @annabelcwrites.bsky.social (she/her) SFF writer based in Lanark, Scotland. Her first novel, THE OUTCAST MAGE, combines a coming-of-age narrative with thrilling magic and found family. Out now from Orbit UK/US in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Tej Turner @tejturner.com he/him. SFF author, travel blogger & vegetarian chef. Published by Elsewhen Press
http://linktr.ee/tejturner
Dr. Meg MacDonald @megintransition.bsky.social PhD belief & gods in fantasy @angliaruskin, work in R&D @UofGlasgow, DH Promotions @Glasgowin2024. Tendency to pun-escalate. She/Her Cis/Bi ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
J E Hannaford @hannafordjenny.bsky.social Dragon Queen, Fantasy author, Ocean Spirit. #SPFBOX Finalist. GM, (D&D)
Selkies with a twist, or telepathic hounds. Choose your series! (No refunds for accidental dragons.)
https://linktr.ee/jehannaford
Jenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social BSFA and BFA award winning artist, SF writer, book nerd, NHS GP, goblin. Art editor of BFS Horizons. Long suffering minion to an elderly rescue cat.
Website: Jennicoutts.com
Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Lesbian Asexual ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Robin CM Duncan @robincmduncan.bsky.social Writer of SF/F stories; pub by Space Wizard SF; mem. BFS, BSFA, GSFWC, RE, eSFF.
*** The Rigel Redemption OUT NOW ***
Justin Lee Anderson @justinleeanderson.com Scottish fantasy author of Carpet Diem as well as The Eidyn Saga from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. The Damned King OUT NOW. He/Him. Rep by @canonizer.bsky.social
Founder of bookmatch.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
M V Melcer @mvmelcer.com pronounced *meltzer*
SFF writer and perpetual student. Author of REFRACTIONS and INVERSIONS. Repped by Lisa Rodgers at JABberwocky. SFWA, BSFA, Codex.
Polish-born/UK-based
she/her
https://mvmelcer.com/
https://linktr.ee/mvmelcer
Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Fantasy & Weird Fiction๐๏ธ FATHOMFOLK and TIDEBORN out now ๐ HARBOUR OF HUNGRY GHOSTS 2026 ๐ปBFA nominated ๐ฆ she/her rep Alex Cochran
https://linktr.ee/elizachan
E.M. Faulds / Beth or Taxes / Not em faulds @emfaulds.com Award-winning Scottish science fiction & fantasy writer. Podcastle, Strange Horizons, Shoreline of Infinity, ParSec, Best of British SF. More: emfaulds.com NEW HANDLE, bethkesh will still work.
#scruffyGarden
Runs @bibliotta.bsky.social
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