Whimsy @whimsyfiction.bsky.social A monthly microfiction contest celebrating the lighter, more peculiar side of storytelling. Yes, our alpaca travels by quill ๐ฆ๐ชถ
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Anne Wilkins - author @annewilkins.bsky.social Sleep-deprived New Zealand speculative author. Stories in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Apex, The Dark, Flash Fiction Online, Cast of Wonders and more.
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REDPLICANT @redplicant.bsky.social ใ Author | Narrative Designer | Lyricist | Journalist | Retrofuturist | Eldritch Slayer ใ
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Chloe Paige @chloepaige.bsky.social ๐ Writer of many things. Reader of even more things
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Odd Embers Writing Contest @oddembers.com Odd Embers is a new flash fiction writing contest that aims to spark your creativity. You'll have 77 hours to turn unique prompts into a red-hot story. Feedback on every entry!
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Barb DeMoney @bdemoney.bsky.social Writing contest goblin!
A wife and mother of two, who loves writing in many different genres, but mainly romance, horror, comedies, suspense/thrillers and mysteries. She also enjoys hiking, concerts, yoga, reading and dogs.
Stephen Powell @thejugglingneuron.bsky.social โข Harvard Headache Fellow โ25-โ26 ๐จโโ๏ธ
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Bookshelfie โญ๏ธ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Valerie Sirenko @valeriesirenko.bsky.social Speculative Fiction Writer
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S.A. McNaughton @writermcnaughton.bsky.social Short fiction writer, mom, and lover of words from Ypsilanti, MI.
http://writermcnaughton.wordpress.com
You can find this contest goblin on 11:59, Writing Battle, NYC Midnight, Not Quite Write, Globe Soup, and more...
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D.R. Forge @drforge.bsky.social lit horror author
Winner of the 2025 NYC Midnight Short Story Contest and 2025 NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge
HWA/SFWA
https://www.nycmidnight.com/stories/when-dragons-do-laundry
Jenny E @j--town.bsky.social Love to write and love to laugh. New to Bluesky.
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Kyle Aisteach @badwriter.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer, occasional editor, and part-time educator. All opinions my own, unless they're someone else's.
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Lily Luz (they/them) @lilyluz.bsky.social I'm a queer, neurodivergent writer working towards publishing my ๐ถ๏ธ traumantasy novel.
Draft 3 status: Re-outlined ๐คโจ
My favorite genres to write are fantasy, romance, and horror.
Yvonne Ducksworth @enteagony.bsky.social Applied Lyrical and Rat Bass Resources for: Treedeon / Inebriation Inspector at: The Liquor Company Berlin /
Street Bob Rider. AKA: Ente Agony /
Past life: Jingo de Lunch / Manson Youth / Combat Not Conform /
Deano @deankoorey.bsky.social I'm a freelance writer. AWC podcaster.
NSW, Australia via New Zealand.
SelfPubShelf | Your Bookโs Escape from Algorithm Jail @selfpubshelf.com Tired of shouting into Amazonโs void? SelfPubShelf.com is the indie authorโs rebellion against invisibility.
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Amanda @akscotland.bsky.social Co-host of the Not Quite Write Podcast and judge of the Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction.
Writes in the tiny spaces in between.
Sy Power @sypower.bsky.social "Modern Flippancy"
They/Them. I write weird shit.
Sy Power is the pen name of the writer Summer Thyme Greene
Rio Lombana @riolombana.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ they/all
๐ fiction in Escape Pod, Small Wonders, Adventitious, elsewhere
๐ first reader at Apex Magazine
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๐ฅ jiujitsu purple belt
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Jesse @sennara.bsky.social Reader, writer, scientist and gamer. Ask me about my dog if you really want to get me talking.
Moira @moirariom.bsky.social I write weird stories
www.ohmoira.com
Eilish Forwells @eyelash93.bsky.social Writing contest goblin.
Trying for queer spawn.
Enjoys whisky.
Enjoys gaming.
Furious Fiction Aug 25 Top Pick.
Monica Lyrehart @monicalyrehart.bsky.social A weird writer, mother, person.
Published in Night Shades, Rat Bag Lit, Twist Lit, among others. ๐ญND ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ She/her
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Natalie Writes On @nataliewriteson.bsky.social Contest Goblin! Emerging writer. Current marketer.
Trying to fight the good fight while also being a spouse, parent, employee, and human.
nataliewriteson.com
Chris Doty-Dunn @chrisdotydunn.com Writer of weird and/or gay and/or spec fiction. Words in Crepuscular Magazine, Rat Bag Lit, Dream Theory Media, and more + forthcoming at Drabblecast. PhD in linguistics. โก๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฌ
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Mallory Glass @mglaz.bsky.social Mallory Glass - Romance, Fantasy & Horror writer, reader, board gamer, bunny parent, easily entertained. https://malloryglass.com/
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Stone Heart & ME + YOU are out! https://books2read.com/mallory-glass/
Just_a_PupRedBayou @pupbayou.bsky.social ๐ซAI 21+ only. Writer, autist, internet dog. Lover of leather and fantasy. 32, gay, and married. Tx. I'm a "follow you back" kind of guy. Woof, y'all.
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https://www.furaffinity.net/user/pupbayou/
Terri Rose @terri-rose.bsky.social Contest Goblin!
FlashFiction writer!
Cat lover!
Tea drinker!
Crochet crazy!
Nature photographer!
Historical/fantasy reader!
Exeter T. Stevens @exeterstevens.bsky.social Contest Goblin.
Writing Hedgehog.
Fledgling thriller/fantasy novelist, history lover, space enthusiast, old school gamer, and cinephile.
Alexandria Bellani @alexandriabellani.bsky.social Just a writer and a goblin
Trevor Flanagan (Writer) @trevorflanagan.bsky.social Fiction, Script, Travel & Poetry writer whose mind is stuck together with coffee, duct tape and chocolate... #WritingCommunity
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J Moody Burn & Brush @jmoodyburnbrush.bsky.social Author of future fiction, artist, teacher, queer, and trying my best to make this dystopia a utopia, one kind word at a time.
Slasher Film | Horror Movie @slasherfilm2024.bsky.social WATCH THE TEASER TRAILER NOW on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ebbrwb6f (Warning: 18+)
Movie coming soon. Calling all #HORROR fans.
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Ottawa, ON, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
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Holly R. Valakresch @hollyvalakresch.bsky.social Author & Screenwriter | I ๐ฉถ Arts & Sciences, Sculpting, Cartography, Cooking, Baking, Fashion, Fitness, Fairytales, & Historical Things.
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Langley Hyde @langleyhyde.bsky.social she/her: game writer/narrative designer for Romance Club; spec fic author; queer/bi & polyamorous & ND; mother; PNWer; gardener; Clarion; MFA; Codexian; SFWA.
OPINIONS MY OWN. I do not represent YSI. Please view YSI official channels for YSI news.
T.L. Simpson @tlsimpson.bsky.social Printz Honor Book author of COPE FIELD. Also STRONG LIKE YOU and ACCELERANT (forthcoming). Rep'd by Shari Maurer.
www.tlsimpson.net
Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer & narrator. Words in Flash Fiction Online, Haven Spec, and Small Wonders. Odyssey grad 2013. Codexian. She/her. Never used AI and never will. Monthly Newsletter: https://shorturl.at/BPJxo
Author M. I. Verras @miverr.bsky.social Renowned author, singer, pianist, music composer.
If not me, then no one else. Soon, you will know my name.
THE HIDDEN FACE is the metaphysical mystery book that STUNNED even people who didn't like reading! Get it here:
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Michelle Knudsen @michelleknudsen.bsky.social Nebula-winning & NYT bestselling author of 50+ books for kids & teens plus SFF short fiction for the olds. Library Lion, Into the Wild Magic, Evil Librarian & more. BSFA finalist. VCFA alum. SFWA. Codex. All the links: linktr.ee/michelleknudsen- M Not a spam. @miverrasauth.bsky.social Worldwide-known author, singer, pianist, and music composer. Enneagram type 4 โ ๏ธโฃ๏ธ๐
"Who were these ten figures seated around the table, and how are they related to the Central Hearth or the other Hearths?"
THE HIDDEN FACE:
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stevenkaybooks @stevenkaybooks.bsky.social UK-based writer of literary fiction & SFF. Musician. Over-thinker. Not sure about that hyphen. Follow me on Instagram! http://instagram.com/stevenkaybooks #amquerying
David X Jones @davidxjonesauthor.bsky.social Author (mostly #scifi), teacher (#games programming), games programmer.
I follow back unless I see a reason not to. [Or if I've been absent for a long time]
AJ Benson @ajbensonauthor.bsky.social YA fantasy author. I believe in the power of stories๐and a mystical, magical, and mindful life. Mom of young men & rescues๐๐ ๐โโฌ She/Her
Robert Luke Wilkins @robertlukewilkins.com SFF writer, software tinkerer, and singer to my cats. Short fiction in PodCastle, Kaleidotrope, On Spec, Stupefying Stories, and others. Codex, SFWA, BSFA. Fond of cheese, deficient in fishcakes.
https://www.robertlukewilkins.com/
Allan Dyen-Shapiro @allandyenshapiro.bsky.social Science fiction writer; PhD biochemist; worked in biology/environmental science; educator. SFWA/Codex. Stories in Factor Four, Dark Matter Magazine, Flash Fiction Online, Small Wonders, Stupefying Stories, B-Cubed Press, Water Dragon. allandyenshapiro.com
Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social Writer | PhD anthropology | Odyssey '21 | Taos Toolbox '24 | Codexian | mostly SFFH things | Denmark | he/him
find my stories here:
https://spencerorey.com
l.s. johnson @lsjohnson.bsky.social prima materia, chase & daniels, rare birds, vacui magia. writer, indexer, proofreader, cat wrangler. sfwa, hwa, codex.
https://www.traversingz.com/
shouldhaveanimal @shouldhaveanimal.bsky.social ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐บ๐จ๐ผ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ณ๐พ๐๐
Alicia Hilton @aliciahilton.bsky.social Author, editor, attorney, professor, actor, former FBI Agent. Member HWA, SFWA, SFPA, Codex. Website is https://aliciahilton.com/writing/
K. Lynn Harrison @klynn.bsky.social Writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Codexian.
Burke Means To Smother @timwburke.bsky.social Burke (v): To smother to sell the corpse.
"Fazgood & the Obstreperous Moosecrab Caper" Fantasy Humor novel https://shorturl.fm/o8KfG
"Saints of Flesh" & "The Flesh Sutra" Goth Body Horror
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djp โ๏ธ๐ช @djpauthor.bsky.social โsuicide pactโ in mouthfeel issue 1 and โthe sandboxโ in bodyfluids newsletter. @especiallymidd on Twitter 
Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social Weird little stories in Analog, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and other fantastical places. Always seeking human creativity (NO AI), coffee, and petrichor. https://www.marvincent.com/
Currently in the liminal space known as novel revisions. ๐โ๏ธโ๏ธ
K.D. O'Connor @kdoconnor.bsky.social tired collie + toddler mom trying to write; mental health reporter
Rhiannon J. Taylor/R. J. Howell @mytherea.bsky.social Spec fic writer and digital artist. Publishes under R. J. Howell. Stonecoast MFA grad. Fiction in Worlds of Possibility, Giganotosaurus, Flame Tree, and Heartlines Spec, among others. Codex, SFWA. Queer, Ace. She/them.
https://linktr.ee/rjhowell
E.G. Condรฉ (Author) ๐ต๐ทโ๐ผ @boriscrito.bsky.social Taรญnofuturism nerd ๐๐ชถ๐๐ค; Award Winning Author of SORDIDEZ; โ๐ผ Science Fiction, CliFi, Fantasy, Horror ๐; SFWA; Cloud Anthropologist; RPG Connossieur ๐ฎ; Cuir Boricua migrant in Europe | He/Him/รl ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐ท๐๐ผ
www.egconde.com
Sara Marschand @sadieros.bsky.social Writer? Maybe? At least when I'm not burnt out.
Josh Weiss-Roessler @boregenerations.bsky.social Writer of genre stuff for mostly kids. | Get a free story by signing up for my mailing list @ https://linktr.ee/joshweissroessler.com
JY Tan's novel needs a rewrite๐ด @jytan.bsky.social Spec fic writer (website: jytan.org), customer service person, freelance translator. 24, ๐ฒ๐พ, queer, autistic. Chaotic gremlin with scoliosis.
Pronouns: she/they/he (But if you choose "she" a.k.a. the lazy option, I will judge you silently)
@jordanevans.bsky.social @jordanevans.bsky.social 
William Ledbetter @williamledbetter.bsky.social SF writer, Nebula Winner, Husband, Dad, drinker of coffees and beers, eater of nachos, employee of cats, walker of dogs. SFWA and Codex. he/him
Adam Israel should be editing. @adamisrael.com Software Engineer. Author. I write things for a living. SFWA, HWA, SF Canada. He/they.
The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com a journal of ends and beginnings
https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/
published by @psychopomp.com, tweets by @feliciafm.bsky.social and @seanmarkey.bsky.social
Laura @chilibeck.bsky.social Write, revise, edit, submit, repeat
First reader for Small Wonders
Codex member
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R. Leigh Hennig @semioticstandard.com #horror #writer. Stories in the British Fantasy Society, Mother: Tales of Love and Terror (Bram Stoker Award finalist), HWA Poetry Showcase, Flame Tree Press, Crystal Lake Publishing, others. Codex, HWA.
New England.
https://semioticstandard.com
J. M. Eno @jmeno.bsky.social Writer of fiction and poetry that is sometimes speculative. Owner of very stubborn English bulldog. Codex | SFWA | jmenowrites.com
Graeme @gbloodworth.bsky.social TTRPG editor and occasional content creator. He/Him
Editing inquiries: GraemeBloodworth@gmail.com
Editing Portfolio: https://tinyurl.com/mwk9uzu8
Christine Birchwood @christinebirchwood.bsky.social HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND EAT PEOPLE - Querying now!
Horror / paranormal / fantasy writer
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#writer #horror #writingcommunity #horrorwriter
P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social 2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey โ02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
Diana Dima @dianadima.com writes things | stories in Strange Horizons, khลrรฉล, The Deadlands and others | she/her
www.dianadima.com
Jon Olfert @jonolfert.bsky.social PSE, polling, GR, policy by day.
Stories in Analog, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Year's Best Canadian F&SF.
๐ฆฃ SEERS IN A BROKEN SEASON ๐ฆฃ https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/old-moon-publishing/seers-in-a-broken-season-a-stone-and-sorcery-novella
Renee Carter Hall @rcarterhall.bsky.social Fantasy/science fiction author for MG/YA/adults. Loves cats, tea, & books of all sorts. Trekkie (esp. TNG/DS9). Democrat. Member SCBWI, Codex, Furry Writers' Guild. Still masking because the pandemic isn't over. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/reneecarterhall
E. Caiman Sands @ecaimansands.bsky.social SFF writer. Codex. Published in Zooscape, Defying Doomsday etc. Faber Academy scholarship. Keeper of Daisy Gator.
https://ecaimansands.com/
A.T. Sayre @atsayre.bsky.social #Writer. Curmudgeon. Militant smart-ass. Loveable rogue. Well, maybe not THAT loveable. SFWA member.
atsayre.com/fiction
WholesomeMemes @wholesomememes.bsky.social We post memes, comics, wholesome stuff & anything we like.
Mike of Many @mikeofmany.bsky.social Storyteller, reader, researcher, perpetual learner
Jen Lockwood George @jenlockwoodgeorge.bsky.social Content writer by day, novelist by night. Also a
knitter, sewist, artist, music lover, foodie, reader, dog & cat person. I <3 history, Scrabble, writing in my car, & going to the beach in winter. Literary & pop fiction, sci-fi, horror, YA, poetry, & essays
Undertow Publications ๐จ๐ฆ @undertow.bsky.social Indie press in Canada. World Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award, HWA Specialty Press Award, and British Fantasy Award-winner. Endearingly weird. (Posts by Michael Kelly)
https://undertowpublications.com/- A E.B. Aldridge @authoraldridge.bsky.social SFF writer in the querying trenches
Crystal T (she/her) @crystalizing.bsky.social When I'm not working for a living I'm writing stories or feeding my parents' cats Black Cat and Orange Cat.
#yxe
Rose Ciesla @roseciesla.bsky.social sff/romance writer - sometimes a librarian - reader for Diabolical Plots - very specific - partly titanium - rep: Ashley Reisinger @ Triada US - http://roseciesla.com
Leo Korogodski @cyberhuman.bsky.social An immigrant from Ukraine, now residing near Philadelphia. Software developer by day, science fiction author whenever time allows. PhD in Math from the MIT. Graduate of Viable Paradise and Futurescapes writing workshops.
J. Morgyn White Author ๐ @jmorgynwhite.bsky.social 2026 Silver Falchion Award Finalist
๐ Too Cursed To Kiss
๐ Demons for Breakfast
Lover of paper #writingarmor & bengal cats. Collector. Rabbit hole explorer. Antiquarian. Architect of Fantasy worlds.
https://linktr.ee/jmorgynwhite