Susan McCallum Smith @susanmccallum.bsky.social Reader, writer, teacher.
Jo Lloyd but jolly 🌍🐎 @jolloyds.bsky.social Writer
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Something Wonderful (US)
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Jon Reburn @jonreburn.bsky.social Reading, writing. No 'rithmetic
SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social Screenplay tips and comedy videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@ScreenwritingConfidential
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes.
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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
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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." – E. F. Schumacher
Aileen McHarg @aileenmcharg.bsky.social Professor of Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University. Joint General Editor, Public Law.
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
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📍Glasgow, Scotland
The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social Stunning Viking-Age sculpture collection from the early medieval kingdom of Strathclyde, held in A-listed Govan Old ⏰️ OPEN 7 DAYS, 11am to 4pm 🎟 FREE entry!
Gordon Barr @gordonbarr.scot Buildings/heritage/tech/Muppets fan, ex-scientist.
Works @archhfund.org.uk Scotland
50% of @ScottishCinemas.org
33% of @glasgowgardenfestival.org
Also at @gordonbarr@mastodon.scot
Tron Theatre @trontheatre.bsky.social Home of Tron Theatre Company, producing and presenting outstanding contemporary theatrical work that entertains, inspires and empowers.
Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social Weaving ways through poetry. Second full collection, ‘Whatever You Do, Just Don’t’, a Poetry Society Book of the Year 2023, available from HappenStance Press.
Scottish Independence Podcasts @scottishindypod.bsky.social Find our podcasts on most popular podcast platforms. Just reached 300K audio downloads! Plus around 150K more on our YouTube channel. Why do we do it? Because we’re passionate about Scotland becoming an independent nation. Not party political.
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
@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.
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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com Journalist, educator and social innovator. Student of peace and justice. CMAT superfan. Born in Boston. Shaped by 35 years in Philadelphia and one in Baghdad. Relocated to Cork last spring. Signal: JRM.353 · JimMacMillan.com · Pax et Lux · #SpeirGorm 🇮🇪
Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social Editor of The National 🏴
Billy Kay @billykayscot.bsky.social Scriever/Braidcaster in Scots, English, an a wheen ither leids forbye.
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Scott Reid @ascottreid.bsky.social At BBC Sport. Bouncing between Glasgow (nearly) and Salford. Will go on about news, sport, Scottish stuff, Eurovision etc. Any rare views are very much my opinion alone.
NHSGGC Libraries @nhsggclibraries.bsky.social Welcome to NHSGGC Library Network, part of
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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
Gillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social Co-Leader of the Scottish Greens.
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland and Lothians West.
Charity costumer. Star Wars enthusiast.
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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 “Verses till midnight” out now!
I write cozy poetry books for deep feelers.
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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 & haven’t tried in all the books & poems you have & haven’t read.
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social English Language & Literature. Quondam Prof. PhD: Monstrosity. Queer history. Gothic. 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔦𝔠 𝔈𝔫𝔤𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔥. Editor, Shakespeare: New Voices. https://linktr.ee/drianmccormick
The Scottish Medievalists @scotmed.bsky.social Official account of the The Scottish Medievalists: The Society of Scottish Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Run by @neilmcguigan.bsky.social :
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Kate Kane @katekane1542.bsky.social PhD researcher in Scottish Literature | Writing about the cultural afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots in Scotland 🏴👑 | AHRC-funded @ University of Glasgow
The Blether @thebletherscotlit.bsky.social The Blether is a developing idea from 4 Scot Lit PGRs @uofglasgow designed to highlight the work and research being done in Scottish Literature. Who doesn’t love a good Blether!
Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social Orcadian-American creative partners, storytelling, writing and publishing in the Orkney Islands: Orkneyology.com
Pete Wishart @petewishart.bsky.social MP for Perth and Kinross-shire. Musician. Writer.
The Carrying Stream @thecarryingstream.bsky.social The Carrying Stream — a podcast for Scottish words and ideas.🎙️🏴
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Dr Craig Dalȝell @thecommongreen.scot Head of Policy & Research at Common Weal
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Liz_moffat_art @lizmoffatart.bsky.social Artist, runner, hill walker, retired librarian
BA Art and Design
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Gillian Martin @gillianamartin.bsky.social MSP for Aberdeenshire East since 2016, and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs in the Scottish Government
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A free blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Irishman in London. Founder of award winning investigative news site Democracy for Sale https://democracyforsale.substack.com/
Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin @niamhsquared.bsky.social Writing and freelance comms 🏳️🌈🍉
ORDINARY SAINTS is out now! https://linktr.ee/NiamhSquared
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). 🏴📚📖🗞️📰
@rfergussonpoet.bsky.social
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
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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 🧶 #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,
New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social University maths teacher (failed academic); very amateur local history; slightly worse photography. Not always very neurotypical. Uaireannan beagan Gàidhlig cuideachd. Same handle on the elephant site. Web: http://www.dominie.scot.
Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social Historian, artist, tour guide and FSAScot. A lover of legend and folklore.
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MartynJS @cllrmartynjs.bsky.social Grandfather Anti racist/fascist Marxist Psychotherapist, Cosmology and Astronomy ,Writer Philosopher Pagan European Cllr Eco Socialist United Ireland indy Wales and Scotland free Palestine [he,him, his] Republican political/cultural astrologer
Gillian Shirreffs @gillianshirreffs.bsky.social Doctor of Fine Arts. Author of ‘Brodie’ and ‘Elephant’. Writer. Researcher. Coffee Drinker. And a big fan of care that is careful and kind.
Cozie T @cozmiester.bsky.social Highlander living in Glasgow. St Roch's. Independence is normal.
Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social The Scottish History Society is a registered charity and the leading publisher of original sources relating to the history of Scotland. Founded in 1886, the Society has published over 170 volumes.
BookBlast® Official @bookblast.org Championing world literature since 1997. Book Club ; reviews, interviews, podcasts by publishing insider Georgia DC & friends & special events. Instagram @bookblastofficial www.linktr.ee/bookblast Accept no imitations
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John Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social Director, Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory, Stirling Uni, Scotland. Skill, memory, embodied cognition, philosophy, cognitive history, cricket, music, collaboration, wayfinding. Leverhulme International Prof: johnsutton.net & placememory.net
Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social Children's writer based in Edinburgh. Adventure novels, pic books, trad tale retellings. Passionate re stories, politics, feminism. #longcovid. she/lher
Graeme Armstrong @graemearmstrong.bsky.social ✦ RAVEHEART ✦ available now! Times bestseller. THE YOUNG TEAM. Granta Best Young British Novelist. PhD at @UniStrathclyde.bsky.social @BlakeFriedmann.bsky.social
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Emma Cowing @emmacowing.bsky.social Debut novel THE SHOW WOMAN 🎪 out now from Hodder & Stoughton. Rep'd by Amanda Harris. Order THE SHOW WOMAN 👉 https://bio.to/m8w8bb
Caroline Dunford @carolinedunford.bsky.social Author: Euphemia Martins Mysteries and Hope Stapleford Adventures. Teaching Fellow. Research PG. MSc Forensic Psych. UK. Pro Europe.
Claire Wilson @byclairewilson.bsky.social 🏴 Crime writer. Constant reader. Debut, Five by Five, out now via Penguin Michael Joseph! Repped by David Headley, DHH lit agency 📚
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Nazaret Ranea @nazaretranea.bsky.social Poet. Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar. My debut collection, Nettles, is out now! 🇪🇸🏴
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Gutter Magazine @gutter.bsky.social The magazine of new Scottish and international writing.
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Jolon Fairweather @previouslysilent.bsky.social A darkly comic thriller told through the diary of a definitely normal man.
https://jolonfairweather.com/
Rebecca McQuillan @becmcq.bsky.social Journalist, mainly doing politics (The Herald, Holyrood, BBC Scotland). Also environment, health, issues affecting women and girls, dyslexia and neurodiversity. Herald columns: https://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73188.Rebecca_McQuillan/
The National @scotnational.bsky.social The newspaper that supports an independent Scotland. Read at thenational.scot
Eleanor Holmes | Eliot North @eleanorholmes.bsky.social Previously @eliot_north on Twitter/X. ND mum-doctor-writer of poetry & prose. Living in Valencian Country, working as NHS GP Weston-super-mare.
#Moth Hybrid Mini-Book Ethel Zine - second edition 🚀 July 2026
Pubs below 👇
https://linktr.ee/eleanorholmes
Ariana Hashtrudi @ahashtrudi.bsky.social Middle East News Editor at https://Maghrebi.org, a non-partisan MENA news site
Dr Luke Buckmaster @lukebuckmaster.bsky.social Guardian Australia's film critic, chief critic of Flicks.com.au and "The VR Critic" (thevrcritic.com). PHD in virtual reality. Creator of Nicolas Cage fan site The Cage Gauge: https://www.flicks.com.au/cagegauge/
Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social Scottish Green Party MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East region. Contact me on kate.nevens.msp@parliament.scot
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David Beckler @davidbeckler.bsky.social Author, humanitarian, socialist.
Drinker of coffee and walker of city streets.
My next book, Trapped, is out 14th Aug 2026.
Gemma Elliott @drgemmaelliott.bsky.social Writing, gardening, and creeping in your recycling bins. She/her.
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Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) • Blood Type: Curry • Leeds United • Anti-AI
#LUFC
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Mary McGonigal @marymcgonigal.bsky.social I’m not a Botticelli Venus just a wee person in Scotland who thinks that each of us has to choose unity and peace in our own life.
I’m choosing to focus on beauty, truth and joy because I believe that only an open loving heart can heal us and our Earth 🌎.
Kevin Gallant @kevin-gallant.bsky.social Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
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Women for Independence @womenforindy.bsky.social Bluesky Account of Women For Independence www.wfi.scot
WoodPig Press @woodpigpress.bsky.social WoodPig Press is an independent micro-press specialising in speculative fiction and non-fiction. We are a loose collective of creative freelancers who share a belief that humans are more than machines, and there’s more to life than money.
WoodPigPress.com
Best New Authors @bestnewauthors.bsky.social Discover the best new voices in fiction and beyond. Curated lists, debut picks, and bold recommendations for curious readers.
https://www.bestnewauthors.com/
Shelley Harris @shelleyharris.bsky.social Writer (JUBILEE and VIGILANTE, W&N), Creative Writing lecturer at the University of Reading. Dogs, food and various forms of anguish.
Astrid Aillume @aillume.bsky.social A detective. Astrid Aillume's New Case: A Billionaire's Mystery
Cracking a case is like salty liquorice.
Surprising at first,but ultimately addictive.
Amy @amzomac.bsky.social I'm Amy. I spend time running, protesting, asking questions, finding beauty in the mundane and refusing to be neutral in situations of injustice. Socialist.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
📍🏴
Kirsty Besty @k1rsty.bsky.social Dog-loving, wine-drinking, book-loving, fascist-hating, woke optimist. Live in London and not murdered yet…🤪
Scottish Refugee Council @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social Scotland's national refugee charity. Celebrating diversity and raising awareness about issues faced by refugees. Co-ordinators of #RefugeeFestScot.
https://linktr.ee/scottishrefugeecouncil
O’Dell @ericodell.bsky.social Artist, studio and Great Books professor, girl dad, father, brother, son.
💙s bumping into mystery.
Trying a little tenderness.
Rekha Valliappan @silicasun.bsky.social Author - Poet
Award-winning Pushcart & Best of Net nom. Writer & Poet- Nature Nomad, Science Scarab, Art Aesthete -Stories, Poems, CNF, Flash Fiction, Haiku, Published in Over 100+ Literary & Genre Journals & Anthologies
https://www.silicasun.wordpress.com
Lulu Blue | Children's Book Author @authorlulublue.bsky.social Children's Book Author. New to Bluesky, figuring things out. Following back others in creative fields!
https://authorlulublue.substack.com/
Love Glasgow Hate Racism @lghr.bsky.social Fundraising and awareness raising collective.
The Messy Ecologist @themessyecologist.bsky.social I’m campaigning for more messy spaces for nature, join our messy mission and let’s Rewild together by doing less- and letting nature do the rest!
PhD researcher - Rewilding with Beavers 🦫
Founder of the Wee Pond Project 🐸