Sophia Reads @sophiapens337.bsky.social I read stories, get attached to fictional characters, and love helping authors bring their ideas to life. From honest beta feedback and editing to cover design, book promotion, and trailers, I enjoy being part of the creative journey. ๐ DMs |
ErnieinMaine @ernieinmaine.bsky.social Maine retiree, Dem since JFK. Former trombonist, band director, college administrator, gadabout. Married to Sharon 55 years and counting. Love New England teams, scotcheroos, wordplay and British TV. Did I say wordplay? #slidemanernie
Joel Jacobsonโ๐๐จ๐ฆ @jakesterwisc.bsky.social World Traveler, Dad, hubby, veteran and lover of democracy. We are on the precipice of losing our rights as Americans if we donโt stay vigilant against those who want to destroy our country from within and abroad.
Susan McCallum Smith @susanmccallum.bsky.social Reader, writer, teacher.
tnycruzr @tnycruzr.bsky.social โจ๏ธEclectic Goddessโจ๏ธ
I raise ๐ฆ butterflies ๐ฆ
Jo Lloyd but jolly ๐๐ @jolloyds.bsky.social Writer
The Earth Thy Great Exchequer Ready Lies (UK)
Something Wonderful (US)
Winner BBC National Short Story Award #bbcnssa
O Henry
Stories in Zoetrope, Southern Review, Ploughshares, BBSS, &&
She/her
Ally
Elena Again @elenaagain.bsky.social #hike #travel published poet and author ๐ฉท
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substack.com/@elenaagain
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Jon Reburn @jonreburn.bsky.social Reading, writing. No 'rithmetic
Connor W. Goode / Author @cwgoode.bsky.social Science fiction writer.
Author:
The End of Time
Co-author:
Venus Fly Trap - A Novella
SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social Screenplay tips and comedy videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@ScreenwritingConfidential
The Word Psychic - "Your Fortune Is in the Words": https://wordpsychic.com/
CJMaill @cjmaill.bsky.social Editor, writer, general all-purpose pest
Anton Peeters @antonpeeters.bsky.social Anton Peeters is a Dutch author who has made Thailand his home for almost 20 years. He draws inspiration from the countryโs rich history and culture with a focus on Southern Thailand.
#Samurai #treasure #writer
#adventure #thriller #HistoricalFiction
Daily Novel Writing Festivals @novelfestivals.bsky.social All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/
TimberWood @timberwood.bsky.social 
Sacred Parasite @sacredparasite.bsky.social Publisher
Books Made in Berlin since 2023
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Laura MacDonald @laurzzs.bsky.social SGSAH PhD researcher @ Strath | archiving & critically analysing the work of the late, great Agnes Owens in aowensarchive.bsky.social | she / her
Balfron Book Festival @balfronbooks.bsky.social A celebration of books and storytelling in the Scottish Stirlingshire village of Balfron.
3rd to 6th September 2026
www.balfronbookfestival.com
Ruairidh McKay | Ruairidh MacAoidh @rumckay.bsky.social Expat translator/lecturer | classical guitarist | optimist |GD/EN/DE/ES
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction." โ E. F. Schumacher
Steve Nash @stevenashwrites.bsky.social Writer, lecturer, suspected vampire. Latest poetry collection Nearly Man out now. Debut novel Remington Platypus out with Northodox Press
https://linktr.ee/steveywrites
Yodamonkey @yodamonkey2.bsky.social Avid Blue democracy supporter and hater of The Orange Orangutan! . I follow back 100%. I LOVE people and Kindness. Latest Book is out now. https://olympiapublishers.com/book/screaming-into-the-darkness Followed by Mark Hamill & Morgan Fairchild #Blues
@petern73.bsky.social @petern73.bsky.social 
Doug Gay @douggay.bsky.social Theology Lecturer Glasgow Uni, Kirk Minister, Nat. Interests in art, music, ethics, politics, economics; public/political theology.
From Galloway now in Govan.
Ministry work at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church
Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social Author (Mary's the Name, Sonny and Me, Daisy on the Outer Line, The Everliving Memory of John Valentine) & co-host of I've Got An Idea For A Podcast
he/him
๐Glasgow, Scotland
Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social Weaving ways through poetry. Second full collection, โWhatever You Do, Just Donโtโ, a Poetry Society Book of the Year 2023, available from HappenStance Press.
Kirsty Hughes @kirstyshughes.bsky.social European, Scottish and UK politics - and sometimes photography/nature/landscapes. Blogs on Europe & Scotland https://open.substack.com/pub/kirstyhughes?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=8ztbl
BiSexualStag @bisexualstag.bsky.social Scottish ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ bi dad/husband, 38, bald, bearded and a pierced cock.
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Ian Badcoe @ianbadcoe.itch.io (they/he) nonbinary, poet, father, husband, gardener, *retired* game-dev from Sumo Digital...
@the-writingschool.bsky.social @the-writingschool.bsky.social The Writing School Online was founded by Kathryn Bevis in 2020 and we are here to help you find your creative voice and build a writing community.
Marijuana Records @marijuanarecords.bsky.social Marijuana Records is a record label and digital record store based in Denver, Colorado. #ASCAP
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Kirsten Miles, Author ๐น @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author ๐ Vegan ๐ฅฌ Libra โ๏ธ
EDM forever ๐ชฉ Write Your Heart Out โค๏ธ
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@sturmyarcher3.bsky.social @sturmyarcher3.bsky.social Cycling, active travel and that
Readit Club @readit.club If youโre into books - welcome ๐ค
Everything about books, writers, reviews, literature discussions.
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L Pepin @leighpepin.bsky.social Teacher/writer in Scotland, Dad, Husband, sometime musician, love books, films, Liverpool FC, Scotland National Team, football, photography,
Avert Your Eyes, Pamela Ganache! @pressfuturist.bsky.social Academic, fourth class.
Publishing Lecturer at the University of Stirling. Researcher of smartphone storytelling. Author of books on Paris, London, Scotland, cemeteries, chess, & dragons. Erstwhile doer of other things. Often mediocre. He/Him
RetrogradeRevenant @retrograderevenant.bsky.social The Ghost with the Most (not that other guy)! ๐ป
Scottish Dad ๐บ
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Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social Scriever/Braidcaster in Scots, English, an a wheen ither leids forbye.
Writer/Broadcaster in English, Scots and a few other languages as well. Passionate about Scottish independence, my wife, my weans and grandweans. Oh, and Scotland & Dundee United.
NHSGGC Libraries @nhsggclibraries.bsky.social Welcome to NHSGGC Library Network, part of
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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social Retired Depute HT, Scottish granny. Wants Scottish Independence for a fairer, more equal society where Scotlandโs vast resources are used for the benefit of the people of ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ, not Westminster. I am a Sovereign Scot and will bow to no monarch. No DMs
Magnus Watt @magnuswatt.bsky.social Urban fantasy author from the Scottish Highlands, now in Boro
Soon Enough: A Thin Places Novel and
Stories about folklore, belonging, and things that live in the dark
https://mybook.to/soon
https://mybook.to/Otherside
https://mybook.to/thinplaceswinter
Brett @bretthorst.bsky.social 63- Divorced
Retired/disabled (lungs) Railroad Engineer
Treat others as you would want them to treat your mother or daughterโค๏ธ
One day at a time.
PLEASE- NO DMs. You will be deleted.
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Paco B. Garcia @pacoofcastile.bsky.social Rabidly anglophiliac man (he/him) born in the wrong place (Spain) and living in the wrong time (post-DVDs/post-Brexit). About to stop procrastinating since 2007...
Nev @alphukit.bsky.social Outdoors and all things nature type of guy.
I love camping, hiking, foraging and travelling anywhere, anytime.
First Novel Prize @firstnovelprize.bsky.social Writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. Entries close on the 31st of May. Judged by Sally Williamson (Transworld) and Hayley Steed (Janklow & Nesbit). Organised by the Literary Studio. Bloomsbury, London
firstnovel.co.uk
TinJar @tinjar.bsky.social #Scientist, #advocate, and #educator in the field of #climatechange. #Author of uplifting #climatefiction novel "A New Faith." Read or download the novel for free at https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith
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Any Pascual | indie author & poet @anyespiritual.bsky.social My new book โVerses till midnightโ out now!
I write cozy poetry books for deep feelers.
Indie Bestseller Author. Highly Sensitive Poet โ๏ธ๐ท๐ช๐ธ
Autora, poeta Altamente Sensible.
Un abrazo de Luz โจ
Okay with DMs about writing.
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LET THEM EAT BOOKS THE PODCAST @letthemeatbooks.bsky.social Let Them Eat Books is a podcast by Colin Herd & Claire Reynolds about all the food you have & havenโt tried in all the books & poems you have & havenโt read.
Streaming weekly wherever you get your podcasts
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social Quondam Prof. English Language & Literature. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฅ. Editor, Shakespeare: New Voices. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social PhD researcher in Scottish Literature | Writing about the cultural afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots in Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ | AHRC-funded @ University of Glasgow
Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social Orcadian-American creative partners, storytelling, writing and publishing in the Orkney Islands: Orkneyology.com
The Carrying Stream @thecarryingstream.bsky.social The Carrying Stream โ a podcast for Scottish words and ideas.๐๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
https://pod.link/1865430519
Liz_moffat_art @lizmoffatart.bsky.social Artist, runner, hill walker, retired librarian
BA Art and Design
BSc(Econ) information and Library Science
Leona @editor.scot book lady ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Earth is the aim @destinationterre.bsky.social Destination Terre
โRebellious Scotsโ ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ @markrich68.bsky.social ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ When the people of Scotland have no democratic route to achieving Scottish independence ,then this is not a union, itโs a british Prison๐ฌ๐ง
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐บ
Daniel Schneider @biologistdan.bsky.social Biologist, Diver, Humanist, Traveler, Observer. Opinions are my own. Please repost and comment. I do not censor comments. Feel free to follow me.
Suzanne W ๐ค๐๐๐ @suz4nn3.bsky.social Mother of 2, aunt of 14, great aunt of 21 worrying for their future ๐
My picture above is of Dr Hussain Abu Safiya - currently being tortured in an Israeli prison for protecting his patients ๐
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๐ซ DMs = instant block
I am not American
Knitting Cat @dameknittingcat.bsky.social Brittany dweller, knitter, bookworm, love libraries & bookshops, absolutely never Tories/Reform๐ช๐บ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
#StandWithUkraine
Deleted Twitter, no Amazon.
NO DMs
NO Crypto crap
Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social Professor of Scottish Textual Cultures, University of Glasgow
18th-century Scottish poetry, early Scottish periodicals, textual editing.
Working on a new edition of the poetry of Robert Fergusson (1750-74). ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐๐๐๏ธ๐ฐ
@rfergussonpoet.bsky.social
@wowcasanova.bsky.social @wowcasanova.bsky.social "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. " Groucho Marx
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Pablo J Barillas @pablojbarillas.bsky.social Nature Photographer
Into #photo, #nature, #science, #CAwx, #native, #space, #dodgers, #warriors
From SoCal, now NorCal and โค๏ธall CA!
CSULB Alumni ๐ฆ,๐ถx2 dad!
Nototomne Land - Northern California (209)
https://flickr.com/pablobarillas
N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social I like big cats. ER doc. Horror author. Artist. Cohost of The Scream Kings Podcast. Member of HWA. Pro-choice. BLM. I voted for her. Star Wars & BravoTV fanatic. She/her. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Personal site: https://njgallegos.com
Podcast: https://www.screamkingspodcast.com
Darren Bigelow @erawan2567.bsky.social โAlways be yourself, unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.โ
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Link: https://authors.tertulia.com/mrdarrenscottbigelow-draftw6eocv
Financial Media Group @financialmedia.bsky.social Financial Media Group offers full digital marketing turn key solutions for small to medium sized & publicly traded companies.
Callum Laing @callumlaing.bsky.social I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Let's get more entrepreneurs and builders on bsky!
Author of 4 best selling business books
Semper Anticus Press @semperanticuspress.bsky.social Indie publisher launching soon!
Main site: www.book-shelfie.com/submissions
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Evalyn Lee @evalynlee.bsky.social Poet, Alumna of @CBSNews @60Minutes @BBCWorld @FaberAcademy. Shortlisted by @bridportprize.bsky.social Love @britishlibrary & @VanguardRead #amwriting #poetry #visual #journal #travellingwithdevices ๐งถ #crochet #StitchingTogether for the #CommonGood
Student Rights Scotland @scottishraceaction.bsky.social Bluesky account giving help and advice to students of all ethnic and social backgrounds who feel they have been abused or discriminated against because of anti-Scottish racism at a Scottish University or College,