Indie Voices · Authors & Books @metareelz.com Notes from the margins of the book world.
Indie stories, wandering writers, soft recommendations, quiet conversations.
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Arley Sorg @arleysorg.bsky.social assoc agent, kt literary
co-Editor-in-Chief, Fantasy Magazine
Senior Editor, Locus Magazine
Do stuff @ Lightspeed/Nightmare, Clarkesworld, F&SF
2014 Odyssey Workshop Grad
He/Him or She/Her in queer contexts
Opinions my own
Winona Nelson @winonanelson.com Illustrator, Concept Artist, and Author. 2-Spirit queer Ojibwe Native American. Working on Cut Flowers, a rock & roll horror-comedy graphic novel. Teacher with SmArt School. Rep'd by Jacqui Lipton at Tobias Literary Agency
www.cutflowerscomic.com
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
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The conference on imaginative literature @readercon.org Readercon is an annual conference on imaginative literature. It's run entirely by volunteers and has been since it began in 1987. For more information: readercon.org
Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social Historian @ruhistorydept.bsky.social
Hanlons Awkham @hanlonsawkham.bsky.social An ill-literate
Finding a way or making one.
LitRPG/Progression Fantasy Author
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/93637/metem-the-blind-chemist
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Game Master's Book Club @gmbookclub.bsky.social Where talented gamemasters read speculative fiction to provide you with great ttrpg experiences.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net. 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year
Ithaca Irrealist Liberation Front @irrealist.bsky.social At war with reality. Ithaca Irrealist Reading Series and other revolutionary activities. https://irrealist.org
William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social National Book Award-winning author of unrealisms, mostly for young readers. SUNWARD (my first novel for grownups) was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and is a current finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He/him.
www.willalex.net
Leon Perniciaro @leonp.bsky.social In words, alas, drown I. Editor of @HavenSpec.bsky.social. English PhD candidate at @UConn.bsky.social. He/him.
CWBigelow @cwbigelow.bsky.social Fiction Writer and poet - published poetry and fiction in over 50 lit mags.
Amazon.com/author/cwbigelow
Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social Fine artist of Imaginative Realism. Retired illustrator of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Winner of 15 Hugo Awards. Inducted into the SF Hall of Fame in 2009.
Kaitlin Pinson @kapinson.bsky.social Agented YA Fantasy writer
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Kirsten Arcadio @kharcadio.bsky.social 📚 Reader and writer of speculative fiction and psychological thrillers.
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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC @tonycaction.bsky.social www.tonyc.nyc NYC-based organization, practicing Theatre of the Oppressed with community forum theatre programs, creative advocacy, and trainings for groups and individuals. More stuff: https://linktr.ee/tonyc_action
Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
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Eric “wake me for the eschaton” WVGG @wvgg.co dumb it down for me. no, way dumber
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Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
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Kavita Patel MD @drkavitapatel.bsky.social Stanford University Faculty, Venture Partner New Enterprise Associates
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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
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ecw press @ecwpress.bsky.social We're an independent Canadian publisher of fiction, sports, poetry, pop culture, wrestling, business, science, and memoir. Certified B Corp.
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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
Laura Jane Grace @laurajanegrace.bsky.social New album “Adventure Club” out July 18th
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Julián Mesri @jmesri.bsky.social Argentinean-American writer and composer.
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Veterans For Peace @veteransforpeace.bsky.social Exposing the true costs of war since 1985
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Aiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social author of NYT bestsellers “Cemetery Boys”, “Lost in the Never Woods”, “The Sunbearer Trials” and “Celestial Monsters”.
currently writing: “Cemetery Boys 2: Espíritu”
just Some Guy.
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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social Nebula, Aurora, WFA finalist, Ignyte Co Founder
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Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Olivie Blake @olivieblake.bsky.social author. hi
CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com We are a rebel alliance—a decentralized network pledged to anonymous collective action—a breakout from the prisons of our age. We strive to reinvent our lives and world according to the principles of self-determination and mutual aid. 🏴
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social Anarchist. Host of Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff. Co-owner of Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness. Latest book is The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice. she/they
Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • opinions my own
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Caitlin Rozakis @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social SFF Author (she/her) of NY Times best-selling book Dreadful, The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, and Startup Hell. AKA Catherine Beck, author of Leah's Perfect Christmas.
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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com A Hugo Award-winning digital science fiction & fantasy magazine edited by @johnjosephadams.com.
Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com Author of THE SLEEPLESS (2022), ESCAPE VELOCITY (2024), DEAD NOTE (2025), and THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED (2025) • NYC via MNL • he/him 🏳️🌈
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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social Award-winning Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Submissions CLOSED. Publisher + Executive Editor: @davaun.bsky.social #fiyahlitmag
Dr. Ash Marinaccio @ashmarinaccio.bsky.social Documentarian, Theatremaker, and Photographer. Founder of Docbloc (Docbloc.org). PhD in Theatre and Performance from CUNY Grad Center.
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Eephus @saint-eephus.bsky.social Welp.
@k-rod76.bsky.social @k-rod76.bsky.social 
John Chu @johnchu.bsky.social The writer who won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Not the movie director. (He/him/his) Mastodon: @john_chu@wandering.shop 
Diana M. Pho (she/her) 📚 🔊 @dianapho.bsky.social Hugo Award-winning #AuntieEditor. Editorial Director, Erewhon Books. Previous: Tor Books, Realm Media. Queer. Geeky. Sociopolitical. http://Linktr.ee/dianampho. Opinions are my own.
Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com Neil Clarke: Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best Science Fiction of the Year series, and more. Four-time Hugo Award Winner for Best Editor Short Form. Four-time Chesley Award-winning art director.
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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Hugo & Nebula winning SFFH writer, singer/songwriter, dog person, horse person, queer, Baltimorean by choice, mediocre but enthusiastic gardener and artist. She/her. Repped by Kate McKean, HMLA.
Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social Writer, cat dad, wife guy, cryptid. Author of DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM (2024), DEFEKT (2021), FINNA (2020), and HOMESICK (2019).
David Mack @davidmack.pro NY Times bestselling f/sf author, veteran Star Trek writer (including STAR TREK: KHAN), papa to a cat clowder. Politics-free feed: @davidmack.com
Agent: @LucienneDiver.bsky.social Knight Agency. Member WGA & SFWA.
official site: davidmack.pro | he/him
Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social Award-winning, best-selling queer sci-fi & horror novels & stories. Banned in Florida; stolen by AI. Serializing JUPITER RUINS EVERYTHING. https://linktr.ee/samjmiller
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Katie Story @katiestory.bsky.social SFF writer, fosterer of cats, graphic designer, migraineur, Brooklyn NY.
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Noe Montez @noemontez.bsky.social Performance Scholar
Chair. Theater, Emory
ASTR VP for Publications.
Incoming Series Editor, Iowa Studies in Theatre History and Culture
I write about Latinx/Lat. Am. Performance, Theatre in Higher Ed., Critical Univ. Studies, Sport as Performance.
Sarah Elizabeth Grace @segrace.bsky.social Loud queer millennial feminist playwright and performer. 🌈 Dog owner and teacher. Recent works: NORA’S DRAGON (all podcast platforms), GRACE & STORMS (substack)
Kristian Kivijärvi @routasoft.bsky.social Game lover & dev student in Karelia University of Applied Sciences.
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Alex Z @alexzoubine.bsky.social Writer, Author, Poet | Producer of BIOME | First Reader @ The Colored Lens | Story Reviewer | Dog lover | Analytics Aficionado
Eric Rosenfield @ericrosenfield.bsky.social Makes a media and politics thingy. He/him
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Tristan Sharp @tristanasharp.bsky.social Physicist, computer scientist, new entrepreneur, wanting to make good things for people.
AJ Super @ajsuper.com I ❤️ slippers and cats!
Sci-fi Author of EREBUS DAWNING, A STAR REBORN, and QUEEN OF THE BLACK.
NB/Pan/Demi. She/they. Disabled. ND.
Jess Applebaum @jessapplebaum.bsky.social I am dramaturg, community engagement coordinator, and public scholar. I’m currently a PhD candidate at CUNY Grad Center.
Richard Lovejoy @theharpomarxist.bsky.social he/him/his 40’s
Actor/Writer/Co-host of Gamers With Jobs Conference Call podcast.
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Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad.bsky.social Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Editor at LeftWord Books (India) & Inkani Books (South Africa). Chief Correspondent of Globetrotter. Live in Santiago, Chile.
Latest book: On Cuba, with Noam Chomsky.
Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social Editor and CEO, Zeteo
Author, ‘Win Every Argument’
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
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Liam Burke is querying @invaderliam.bsky.social Writer, family dude, gamer, raccoon.
Intrusive Thot.
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BrightFlame (she/they) * hope & magic * @brightflame.bsky.social I write, teach, make magic for bright futures. THE WORKING: feminist #Witch #solarpunk novel. Short #CliFi in noted anthologies & mags.
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Raven Jakubowski @ravenjake.bsky.social Bram Stoker, Dwarf Stars, and WSFA Small Press Award Nominee. Author, poet, trade unionist. Member, SFWA and BSFW.
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