WILDsound Feedback Festival @wildsoundfestival.bsky.social Telling stories through film and conversation. WILDsound showcases the best of new films & screenplays from around the world in a daily film festival.
www.wildsound.ca
https://filmfreeway.com/WILDsoundFilmandWritingFestival
Emily Mitchell @elbmitchell.bsky.social Writer, teacher, editor, apprentice curmudgeon. Novel FAR OCEAN forthcoming March 2027 from Black Lawrence Press. Fiction editor New England Review. Stories in The Sun, Missouri Review, Southern Review, AQR and elsewhere. Free DC, ffs. New here.
Katherine Pickett, Editor (she/her) @popediting.bsky.social I help writers achieve their dreams of publication. Owner of POP Editorial Services LLC. Award-winning author, #editor, writing coach, workshop leader, avid cyclist, amateur painter. #Resist
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Burgi Zenhaeusern @burgi.bsky.social Loves books. Writes poems.
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M / Mack @mxmackpoet.bsky.social Poet. Trans. Disabled. AuDHD. Contract academic.
Jim Parisi @jpariseye.bsky.social Not that Jim Parisi. Trying to get the hang of this writing thing. Severed editor.
Lady Queet @ladyqueet.bsky.social Lady Queet is a music producer, singer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Owner of Picture Perfect Entertainment. #MusicSky #WhoIsYourFavoriteFemaleRapper
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TeachPeace @bbasaran.bsky.social 
Tony Gentry @logentry.bsky.social Writer and woods walker.
Lifetime lefty.
Bon Air, Virginia, US
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Katie @ktonbsky.bsky.social She/her, Poet, Writer, Co-founder & EIC of Spark to Flame @s2fjournal.bsky.social
Host of On Fire Reading Series in DC: https://onfirereadingseries.neocities.org
https://www.katherineschmidt.com
J.D. Smith @smitroverse.bsky.social Seventh poetry collection in September from https://www.broadstonebooks.com. First fiction collection, Transit, available now. www.jdsmithwriter.com.
Melissa Brooks @melissa-brooks.bsky.social A memoir writer, writing about my experiences and childhood as a form of personal therapy.
Lauren Kardos @lkardos.bsky.social dc via apollo, pa | she/her | words @ Best Microfiction, Bending Genres, Lost Balloon, Milk Candy Review, Flash Fiction Online, Cold Signal, hex literary & more | http://www.laurenkardos.co/
@evek-nxnw.bsky.social @evek-nxnw.bsky.social 
Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social Author of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe (Autumn House Press Book Prize). Winner of Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction from the TX Institute of Letters. Longlisted for PEN/Bingham Prize. DC based. laurendwoods.com
Jason Terry @jttnncdcmd.bsky.social the most famous queer person from Chattanooga since Leslie Jordan. singing quaker baker garden poet trying to be a novelist when i grow up. makes a living as a global do-gooder. another bearded they/them in the d(m)v.
www.jaterry.com
Kirsten Miles, Author 🌹 @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author 🖊 Vegan 🥬 Libra ♎️
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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social Adjunct as well as Agatha- and Anthony-award–winning author of HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE | HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO | NOIRYORICAN | 🇵🇷 | The songs I punched are dreaming
https://linktr.ee/richienarvaez
Catherine Schmitt @coastcompanion.bsky.social science writer & author of THE PRESIDENT'S SALMON and other books: TREES OF ACADIA out now!
catherineschmitt.com
TP Blakewell @tpblakewell.bsky.social This is an old account from 2025 when the 1st edition of Light Up The Darkness was published. The posts herein are associated with that edition only and have nothing to do with the completely different 2026 2nd edition on LightUpTheDarknessBook.com
X-POD™ @xpodtech.com “A global technology leader developing advanced occupant‑safety solutions, including the Safety‑X‑Pod®—an ejectable, crash‑proof passenger cocoon with an integrated Environmental Control and Life Support System.” https://xpodtech.com/
Brown Bag Lit @brownbaglit.bsky.social An online writing community with classes, events and more with @shastagrant.bsky.social and @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social
https://www.brownbaglit.com
Don Schofield @don-schofield.bsky.social Poet, Memoirist, Translator, Expat, Lover of Life
Hill Center @hillcenterdc.bsky.social Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is a vibrant home for arts, culture, education & city life on Capitol Hill. Not a present day hospital.
Kenneth Kovacs @kenkovacs.bsky.social Exploring the depths. Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) in Baltimore. PhD@univofstandrews. Missing Scotland. Jungian Psychoanalyst, CGJung Institut-Zürich (IAAP). 🏴🏳️🌈
The Writer's Center @thewriterscenter.bsky.social Writing workshops and free events for writers since 1976! In-person and online! 
Dara Kaye @darakaye.bsky.social Professional book person at WME, amateur parent everywhere else. Posting from the Quiet Car.
Sarah @sarahrmarie.bsky.social Here & there
https://www.last.fm/user/mangostrawberry
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Gabriella Aldeman @writebetween.bsky.social Spanish translator and PB author. PAULA'S PATCHES (FreeSpiritBooks), SQUAWK OF SPANISH (Charlesbridge), SOMETIMES A DREAM (Versify, 2027). Rep’d by Jennifer Unter
@johnebonanno.bsky.social @johnebonanno.bsky.social 
Howard Gantman @hsgantmanstories.bsky.social Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer; Previously worked in the government, hoping to make a positive impact.
@diplomatvalise.bsky.social @diplomatvalise.bsky.social 
Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social Our mission is to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary characters; and to share these stories with readers of all
AyaRay @ayaraywords.bsky.social A Poet, a storyteller. These are my insides, raw and unfiltered. Not always pretty. Always real. Maybe one lands where no one else could.
Christina Daub @christinadaub.bsky.social Poet
Co-editor of the forthcoming poetry anthology, Turning Poetry into Food: A Collection
of Poetry X Hunger poems
Co-founded The Plum Review
Taught poetry at George Washington U.
Translates poetry from Spanish & German
Jill Kitchen @jillkitchen.bsky.social language, longing, music, landscape. DC. co, nyc, & london still hold my heart. words in asterales, crabcreek, fourway, iowa, NAR, poetlore, split lip, vassar. soon in AQR, birdcoat, citron, june road. social media @ SWWIM she/her linktr.ee/jillkitchen
Naira Wilson @nairarw.bsky.social 🪩
Annie Przypyszny @apryps.bsky.social Poetry MFA @ UMD // intern at the DC Writers Room // reader at Bicoastal Review // poems in Sugar House Review, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Tupelo Quarterly, Tampa Review, Bear Review, SWWIM, The Shore, The Emerson Review, etc. // annieprzypyszny.com 🌷🌸🌺
Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social President and founder of PRRI and NYT bestselling author of Backslide; The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long; The End of White Christian America. Writing at https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net.
Eman Quotah @emanquotah.bsky.social Novelist, essayist, comms professional. Author of THE NIGHT IS NOT FOR YOU (Wildfire Books; Orbit US/Run for It) and BRIDE OF THE SEA (Tin House).
WILDsound Writing Festival @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social Daily deadlines for poetry, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, and novels.
Links to submit via sites and submittable: www.novelwritingfestival.com
Kim Roberts @kimroberts-dc.bsky.social Two new books! "Q&A for the End of the World," a poetry collaboration with Michael Gushue, and "Buried Stories: Walking Tours of Washington, DC-Area Cemeteries."
Nancy Garruba @ngarr.bsky.social 
Serena Agusto-Cox @sagustocox.bsky.social Poetry evangelist, poet, editor of The Mid-Atlantic Review, Gaithersburg, Md. Book Festival poetry programming lead, swim-ma: Echoes Carry pre-order link: https://amzn.to/3YQN6Z5
ipek oz. t @ipekozt.bsky.social 
Azalea Dunn/A.Z. Dunsworth 🇯🇲 🇳🇬 🍉 @azaleadunn.bsky.social Island girl 🌺
African princess 👑
Queer & proud 🏳️🌈
Writer of interracial/multicultural romance (as Azalea) & sci fi/fantasy (as A.Z.) http://books2read.com/u/38MPwV
Currently based in Jamaica.
Monica Hogan @hoganwrites.bsky.social Happy to be here
David Disspain @daviddisspain.bsky.social Screenwriter | Author
https://linktr.ee/DavidDisspain
Donna Hemans @donna-hemans.bsky.social Author: The House of Plain Truth, Tea by the Sea, and River Woman.
Owner: DC Writers Room
April Kelquist @aprilkelquist.bsky.social Fun-loving gal. Book lover. Part-time goof. Occasional snarkypants.
No, my sisters aren't May and June.
Samara Rafert @rafertess.bsky.social University press publicist (Mad Creek Books), pottery class enthusiast. Columbus, Ohio.
Rob Banes @rsb1213.bsky.social Scientist, artist, educator, chef, fisherman, outdoor enthusiast, bookworm, linguist, peacemaker, volunteer, etc. in no particular order.
Please don't ask because I will not date you, I will not send you money, and I will not be your disciple. Thanks.
Stacy N. Ross @snrossitto.bsky.social writer + educator. work @pidgeonholes, @antiheroinchic.bsky.social, @feelsblindlit. @bestsmfictions ‘21 nominee. she/her.
Timothy Johnson @timtellsstories.bsky.social Speculative fiction writer | author of novels The Pillars of Dawn & Carrier | stories in Gamut, Haven Speculative, others | MFA from GMU | HWA | he/him
@melissaeferguson.bsky.social @melissaeferguson.bsky.social Writer, tree hugger, second-hand thrifter.
kara oakleaf @karaoakleaf.bsky.social reader of all the things, writer of a few things. assistant professor and wrangler of other bookish things in the dmv. words at karaoakleaf.com
Patricia Coral @patriciacoral.bsky.social Writer | Puertorriqueña nómada 🇵🇷
Memoir WOMEN SURROUNDED BY WATER
MFA @ American University
claude @claudemo.bsky.social ✨ writer, art-maker, lover of useless information ✨
J. Tamsin @jtamsin.bsky.social she/her
📇Writer | Reader 📚
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🇨🇦🍁Raia C Darsey-Malloy 🇨🇦🍁NO DM'S @raiastar.bsky.social Keep it real change makers. Anti-Facism #TeamCanadaStrong
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Happily married to @dbmalloy.bsky.social lChild free with 2 huskies.
Published Author📘 www.ibtbook.ca
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Better Said Than Done @bettersaidthandone.bsky.social Storytelling shows, workshops, presentations, and coaching. And the Women’s Storytelling Festival.
https://bettersaidthandone.org/events/
Jessica Piscitelli Robinson (she/her) @jessica-p-robinson.bsky.social Jessica Robinson is Executive Director of Better Said Than Done, a storyteller, the co-author of Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors, author of the novel Caged (JP Robinson), and the memoir Stages: My Life in Stories.
https://jessicapiscitellirobinson.com/
@linesandbranches.bsky.social @linesandbranches.bsky.social Poet, Nature Lover, Unitarian Universalist, Homeschool Mom, Book Lover, Board Gamer, EDS/POTS/MCAS, Breast Cancer Survivor
ur local cyborg @urlocalcyb.org language artist, software dev, spec fic enjoyer, painter, marylander 👾🦀 she/her 👾🦀 https://urlocalcyb.org/
Joel Goldberg @joelgoldberg123.bsky.social 
@wendybgood.bsky.social @wendybgood.bsky.social 
Sticky Bear The Multi-Artist @stickybearartist.bsky.social Author. Musician.
@jimgenia.bsky.social @jimgenia.bsky.social 
Sean Felix @seanfelix75.bsky.social 
ARTWIFE @artwife.bsky.social A digital literary and arts magazine publishing essays, short stories, visual art, and video art. Visit us at artwifemag.com.
Kat Reyes @katreyescolvert.bsky.social 
Majda Gama @majda.bsky.social Debut poetry book “In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls” Wandering Aengus Book Award (April 2025). Two Sylvia’s chapbook prize winner for The Call of Paradise (‘23). Graybeal-Gowen prize. ‘24 Gregory Djanikian Scholar. https://www.majdagama.com
Lisa Ess @bravacreative.bsky.social Publicist | dog lover | Democrat
Life is easier when you follow the rules.
#StopNormalizingThem #Resist
Courtney LeBlanc @wordperv.bsky.social Poet. Feminist. Dog mom. Books: Her Dark Everything (Riot in Your Throat), Her Whole Bright Life (Write Bloody), Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart (Riot in Your Throat), Beautiful & Full of Monsters (VA Press). she/her
www.courtneyleblanc.com
DC Writers Room @dcwritersroom.bsky.social Washington, DC's 24/7 co-working studio for writers located in the heart of Tenleytown
https://www.dcwritersroom.com/
Zach Powers @zachpowers.bsky.social Author: THE MIGRAINE DIARIES (2026), FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY & GRAVITY CHANGES. Exec & Artistic Director at The Writer’s Center & Poet Lore. zachpowers.com
Emily Holland @eaholla.bsky.social (they/she) genderqueer lesbian writer || editor of Poet Lore || debut collection NOTIFICATIONS ON out Jan. 2027 from Washington Writers’ Publishing House
Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social Writer, Editor, Teacher | Author of First Kicking, Then Not (Stanchion 2025) | Columnist @ WCP
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www.hgrieco.com
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