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Simone Nespolo @simonenespolo.bsky.social Friuli, Italy.
Award-Winning Writer with International Recognition
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Leigh Sosville @leighsos.bsky.social She writes poetry and fiction; researches the arts and humanities; and advocates for neurodiversity and disability.
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Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.- E Eva (E.C.McLean) @evamcleanart.bsky.social mlitt uofg grad | she/her 🎨 scribbling and sketching over on evamcleanart | writer, artist and researcher of the eco humanities, the fantastic and aesthetics 🍄🌳🍁
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S. Grisham @segmentis.bsky.social Book publishing person who went to law school by mistake. I was in New Mexico, now back in New York State. Fond of books, cats, books on cats, and cats on books.
Book Aid International @bookaidint.bsky.social At Book Aid International we work with our partners to share the power of books and help build a more equal future. Find out more at bookaid.org.
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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social
Shoreline of Infinity @shoreinf.bsky.social Science fiction doings - magazine, publications, events and other odds and sods. Based in Scotland, open to the Universe.
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Helena Heald @helenaheald.bsky.social Award-winning Commissioning Editor for Ancient History & Classical Studies
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Chloe Richardson @clrichardson.bsky.social Queer, chronically ill, neurodivergent writer and reader. MLitt Publishing graduate from the University of Stirling. Current Patient Administrator. She/Her.
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Chadi @chadielmtouni.bsky.social PhD candidate, Afro-Mediterranean Research Laboratory for Discourse, Communication, and Cultural Studies. USMBA, Morocco
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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social Edinburgh University Press is the premier Scottish publisher of academic books and journals in the humanities and social sciences. edinburghuniversitypress.com
Georgia Alexandria Johnson @thisisacallfromjj.bsky.social A documentary about rebuilding, release, and radical sibling love across prison walls.
This is a call from Josh Johnson. Will you answer?
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Elizabeth Fraser @elizabethfr.bsky.social Commissioning Editor for
Literary Studies (Maternity Cover) at Edinburgh University Press
Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social Supporting and promoting #WomenWriters. On insta at womenwritersnetwork and Twitter (X) @womenwritersnet.
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S France Thomason @france-thomason.bsky.social only thinks straight after tea✨Shortlisted in 2026 #IAmInPrint Commercial Fiction Competition ✨🌈✨Yeovil Literary Prize LL 2025 ✨3rd in 2024 #IAmInPrint SFF competition✨ @cbcreative alumna
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Neurodivergence Connect Scotland @ndconnectscot.bsky.social Bridging the gap between educators & parents of neurodivergent children. CPD sessions | Free Online ASN CPD Programmes📄
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Robin A Crawford @robincraw.bsky.social Author & bookseller Fife, Scotland
Out now:
The Sound of Many Waters, A Journey Along the River Tay Birlinn
Previously: Into The Peatlands 2018 Birlinn, Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers 2020 Elliott & Thompson
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Omnibus Press @omnibuspress.bsky.social The first word in music. Independent publishing since 1972.
Dr Julia Lindenlaub @julialindenlaub.bsky.social Senior Content Manager, Academic Journals, Cambridge University Press | PhD, University of Edinburgh | Historian of Religion in Mediterranean Antiquity & Production Editor for Humanities Research | She/Her
Alastair Tibbs @alastairtibbs.bsky.social Local Democracy Reporter at the independent.ie. Previously with maghrebi.org
Rob Mathison @robmwrites.bsky.social Writing & other content things. Writing instructor at University of British Columbia. Slowly writing #VWFC & #HMFC football books when not freelancing. linktr.ee/robmathison
Medha Singh @medhawrites.bsky.social Poet, editor and translator. Edinburgh. SciencesPo, UoE / TEDx / New Writer Awardee ‘23 (Scottish Book Trust). www.medhawrites.com
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Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.
Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social Literary, film and television agency representing a broad range of authors, screenwriters, playwrights, directors and producers.
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Walter Scott Prize @walterscottprize.bsky.social We're the world's foremost literary prize for historical fiction & run the Young Walter Scott Prize. http://linktr.ee/WalterScottPrizes
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Jonathan @jonathanld.bsky.social He/him. Editor/Writer/Translator. European citizen. All views expressed here are my own. Interaction is not endorsement.
maz🌙 @mairihull.bsky.social editor ☆ fantasy/sci-fi enthusiast ☆ cinema lover ☆ fan of many things
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FEO @feoswald.bsky.social Poet, lover of words and flowers, retired academic. “We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Virginia Maria Pavone @virginiampavone98.bsky.social Anxiety-driven person who wants to build connections. MLitt in Publishing Studies graduate at University of Stirling . 🏴📚 books and what pops in my mind. Feature writer for @thepublishingpost
Alec Finlay @alecfinlay.bsky.social artist and poet; ecological remediation and human recuperation; landscape, tea, limit and creativity; lives by the sea in Edinburgh; mostly sharing a daily poem here.
Dr Pauline McGonagle @pgmcgonagle.bsky.social Lecturer in Mod Lit, University of Groningen, Netherlands. Donegalian. AHRC PhD at Exeter/BL on archive of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.@unigroningen@bsky.social
Lmwp is querying @lmwp1.bsky.social Debut writer of Tangled Lines (unpublished😭), cat lover, wife 🏳️🌈, proud Scot 🏴
Kirstin Lamb @kirstin-lamb.bsky.social PR & Comms, books and art l Wrangler of two small people
Nicola Wilson-Torch @nicolawilsontorch.bsky.social AHRC SGSAH PhD researcher looking at social media and the publishing ecosystem. Also interested in literary history, platform economies and digital culture. Usually found talking about disability awareness, food, books or 00s TV
Keeks Mc @keeksmc.bsky.social Scots language poet 🏴
Author of "Contermacious Temerity" and "Rede Wi Yer Hert" from Dreich Publications. Next collection coming 2026 with Drunk Muse Press.
Ismita Hussain @agentismita.bsky.social Literary agent at Great Dog Literary (@greatdoglit). Learn more at ismitahussain.com. Open to queries: https://querytracker.net/query/IsmitaHussain/
Nicole Love @nicolelove.bsky.social PhD candidate researching Gray, Murakami, invisible cities and secondary selves at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
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Mrs Hatt Bot @cnnrmllkn.bsky.social My hydrangeas across the street grow so high and your Nellies are way lower. I think these have been replanted recently. Which makes me question: what's buried underneath there? Question number two: where is Nelly?
Caledonia Interactive @caledoniaint.bsky.social Developer of Alastrius: Star-Fighter and other projects. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4177790/Alastrius/
Leah @leahyeah.bsky.social Based in Glasgow where I create art, help others create art and eat delicious plants. Recent MLitt Publishing Studies grad at Stirling. Any pronouns.
Sofia Brizio @sofiabrizio.bsky.social PhD in Media Diversity at BCU. Alumna and ex TA @cujournmedcul.bsky.social 🎓| I write, edit and translate books 📚✨✒️| Disability rights activist. Occasional Paraswimmer| ♿️🇮🇹🏴🏳️🌈
Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social Digital Project Manager for Scottish Book Trust. Children’s books and comics enthusiast. Dyslexic. ME/CSF. Here for the kids book chat. All views my own. #KidsBooksFriday 📚🏴
kit ✸ @kitcalvert.bsky.social storyspinner, sentient swarm of bees | 🖋️domestic fantasy, solarpunk, nature that is wild and weird | she/her | 🌈 🏴
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Karen MacLean @dee2dee.bsky.social Scottish Independence supporter
SNP member
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Raven Youngblood - Author @ravenized.bsky.social 📚Author- 📈Marketing Exec- 👩🏼💼Small Business Owner- 🌶️Neuro-Spicy - ☕️Coffee Addict
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Currently writing Catalyst: The Helm of the Awakening- Dystopian Cyberpunk Pirate Adventure
Douglas King @dougking.bsky.social Film writer/director. BIFA and BAFTA New Talent nominated. P/T Filmmaking lecturer at UWS.
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Skye Balou @skyebalou.bsky.social 🇺🇦🦋 #LocalHero Brit Awake
Likes: kindness & countryside; music & morality; decency & dunes; humour & hope, hopefully knowing when alliteration must simply stop
Dislikes: The obvious really. The antithesis of the above. Climate change denial/doomism is top.
Robin Munby @robmunb.bsky.social Translator. Raitán. Swappin' yarns tae cowe the gowan.
Molly Murray | Seahorse Bookstore @mollymurray.bsky.social 🇺🇸 in 🏴
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James Dempsey @jamesdempseyauthor.bsky.social I write Fantasy, sometimes Sci-Fi. Husband, and father of two girls. Living in Edinburgh. Some time academic philosopher and corporate ethics consultant. BHAFC fan.
Barbara Henderson (new WIP 6831) @scattyscribbler.bsky.social Author. Scottish historical fiction and eco- adventures for kids. 2x Young Quills Winner. 🎭 Teacher, ✝️, 🏴 🇩🇪, Highlands.
www.barbarahenderson.co.uk
Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007.
Bylines at the Guardian, Open Democracy, Herald, DeSmog, Bella Caledonia, Sunday National.
Elaine Mulcahy @drelainemulcahy.bsky.social Director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Katie Ailes @katieailes.bsky.social Poet, researcher, educator, dancer. Co-Director, I Am Loud CIC. 2023 Glastonbury Poet in Residence. she/her.
Ilona Munro @ilonamunro.bsky.social Playwright, first time novelist, drama worker, podcaster and more. Living in the Highlands of Scotland but still loving visits to Perth and London. Creativity, community, friends, family and a wee bit swimming are where my heart is.
Marianne L Berghuis @mlb-write.bsky.social A Poet & Writer who loves all things bookish and walking her dog in the beautiful Fife countryside.
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David Dodds @daviddoddsauthor.bsky.social Author of urban fantasy fiction. Semi-retired bat ecologist. Gliding instructor. Butler to a highly-opinionated Jack Russell.
John MacDonald @johnmacdonald.bsky.social Tuscan sun and Orkney shadows. An Italian detective and the secrets people kill to keep. Crime fiction for readers who like to feel where they are. johnmacdonaldwriter.com | amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H14BWR56
Simon Constable @realconstable.bsky.social Broadcaster | Columnist | Commentator | Award-winning Author
Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute of Applied Economics
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PeterUrpeth @peterurpeth.bsky.social Writer | poet | development editor | pianist | improviser | Journalist |
peterurpeth.com | peterurpeth.bandcamp.com | poetry collection - The 4000 Nights of New York in 1988 peterurpeth.com/4000nights | Cockney living in the Outer Hebrides
Susan Penny Indexing @susanpennyindexing.bsky.social Professional indexer - mostly arts and humanities. Passionate believer in the power of books and reading, especially for children. When I'm not at my desk I'll be on the beach with dogs or ponies. 
Marina Rullo @marinarullo.bsky.social EN>IT Literary Translator. Caledonia Dreamer.
Current wish: translate into Italian a Scotland based book by a Scottish author.
📚 https://www.marinarullo.it/traduzioni/
International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social An international journal focusing on the theory, critical interpretation, literary history, and cultural production of young adult literature.
John Morton @drjmorton.bsky.social Assoc Prof of English Lit and Deputy Head of Humanities and Social Sciences at Uni of Greenwich. All views my own
Donald Winchester @donaldwin.bsky.social Literary Agent at Watson, Little. Scotland/London https://www.watsonlittle.com/agent/donald-winchester/
BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.
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SQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) @sqiff.bsky.social SQIFF is a charity programming accessible LGBTQIA+ film events in Scotland 💖
Est. 2015 ✨
🏳️⚧️ SQIFF 2026: 19th-24th Oct 🏳️🌈
English at Perth High @englishphs.bsky.social Sharing all the achievements and good work from our English and Scots lessons. #weAREphsreaders
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Rach 🍂📚☕️ @rachelmayquin.bsky.social 2x Shortlisted Freelancer of the Year 2024 & 2025 (The Bookseller) 📚 Award-winning marketing consultant ✨ Publishing professional ☕ Writer ✍️ Herder of 🐱🐶🦔
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Haunt Publishing @hauntpublishing.bsky.social Stories that stay with you. Gothic, horror and dark fiction books.
Averie 💫🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 @therealaverie.bsky.social Queer, cat parent, etc. Spends 5 out of 7 days in admin hell 🔥
Leamington Books @leamington.bsky.social We are publishing Ceitidh Chaimbeul • Mohammed Moussa • Luca Serra
Molly @mollerson2002.bsky.social Writer, reader, Printer
Published as sales and marketing assistant in Stryvling Press’ “Crossroads”
Published in ELA’s “S.M.U.T” edition
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Alison Irvine @alisonirvine.bsky.social Writer
Barrowland: the inside story of Glasgow's beloved ballroom (Luath)
Cat Step (Dead Ink) This Road is Red (Luath)
www.recollective.org.uk
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