Paula Clarke Bain
Book indexer, editor, boss at baindex.org | Society of Indexers Chair, Conference Director and Fellow | CIEP APM | See also cryptic crosswords, Cymraeg, #IndexSky | Stockport, UK
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Indexers: of books; freelance; global; professional. See also #IndexSky.
@lesliehowsam.bsky.social
Book historian. Special interests in history books (as material objects) and Eliza Orme (Victorian lawyer). Past president of SHARP (2009-2013). https://lesliehowsam.ca/
@ioanmarcjones.bsky.social
Writer. Essays in The Independent, HuffPost, openDemocracy, New England Review, Litro, etc. Views own. He/him.
@blairesquiscoll.bsky.social
Author, book trade event attendee, Negroni drinker https://ullapoolism.wordpress.com/blaire-squiscoll-author/
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
The global charity working to secure a world rich in wild plants and fungi🌱🍄 🏠Home of #NoMowMay & #WaxcapWatch Website 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
jester of goodwill (journalist, author, radio person, etc) marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
@emmaggarland.bsky.social
music, sex & culture writer / editor. first book TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF MAINSTREAM EMO (2000-2013) COMING 2026. emmagarland.substack.com emmaggarland.com
@oharaviolin.bsky.social
helenohara-violin.com Violinist - Dexys Midnight Runners, Dexys, Tanita Tikaram, Tim Burgess. Author - ‘What’s She Like’ - a memoir. Signed copies available at route-online.com
@markoliverbanks.bsky.social
cultural industries, cultural policy, cultural work, cultural politics etc. School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/markbanks/
@valmathews.bsky.social
Freelance Editor & Writer; Editorial Consultant at CRAFT Literary & Masters Review; Editing Instructor at Queen's University Ontario & Editorial Freelancers Association. Website: https://valmathews.com
@hleehurley.com
Belfast writer. Media critic. Feminist. He/him. NUJ. I mostly moan about the media, politics & Arsenal. Owner DailyCannon.com Co-founder transwrites.world. Subscribe to The Trans Agenda hleehurley.com Signal leehurley.75 paypal.me/leehurley
@jessothomson.co.uk
Away 👋 Legal researcher, writer & journalist | PhD student @ Leeds | Researching trans x disability law; transphobia Words: Independent; Metro; openDemocracy; Good Law Project; Prospect http://jessothomson.co.uk enquiries@jessothomson.co.uk They/them
@tomcoates.bsky.social
English technologist, founder and new product designer living in San Francisco. Prev: BBC, Yahoo, Time Out, Nokia, Jawbone, Wired & Eero. Founded a couple of things too. Currently trying to find something to get excited rather than angry about.
@kevinguyan.bsky.social
RAINBOW TRAP AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW 🌈 Author of Queer Data 📊 Researching LGBTQ data at the University of Edinburgh 🌍 he/him/his linktr.ee/kevinguyan
@goodlawproject.bsky.social
We use the law to create a better, fairer and greener future. Support us: https://goodlaw.social/donate-bsky Contact us securely: https://goodlaw.social/got-a-tip-off-bsky
@clairebennie.bsky.social
Advisor on Housing Design and Development wearemunicipal.co.uk Also: art deco flats; choral music
@itzakiri.bsky.social
Editor-in-training. Writer. Baker. Gaming geek (TTR). Reader. ND. Long-winded. :)
@sarpomira.bsky.social
Science & medical editor, reader, gardener, knitter, genealogist, night owl. There's likely a cat nearby, and I have probably recently eaten potatoes.
@djkrushen.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and lifelong learning enthusiast. Portrait drawer. Animal and nature lover. Vancouver Canucks fan
@renaedit.bsky.social
Words and cats, not necessarily in that order 🐈⬛📚🐈 Freelance editor and proofreader. Technically a cyborg as of 2021 🔩 https://renaedit.carrd.co/
@theguyliner.bsky.social
Author, journalist, and Guardian Blind Date superfan. A body like Arnold with a Denzel face. (he/him) theguyliner.com theguyliner.substack.com
@kaylewis.bsky.social
Retired Teacher, Professional Freelance Book Indexer, Photo Enthusiast, Brother-Uncle-Friend to a Bunch of Lovely People. Presently living in the mossy green Pacific Northwest (PNW)
@michelle-guiliano.bsky.social
freelance book indexer | host of the first & only podcast for indexers | founder of Indexer Index—a directory of freelance indexers
@christinefr.bsky.social
ailurophile, best fan in baseball, cartophile, editor, indexer, lover of language peculiarities, reference book junkie
@kristenghahn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, indexer, Oxford comma enthusiast, and co-author of forthcoming five-volume book: https://www.historicbuildingsnewhamburg.com/
@nycdeb.bsky.social
An 🇺🇸 living in 🇬🇧, a digital content manager, indexer, writer, and food-focused, book-mad travel fiend. Owned by cats.🐈⬛
@carolirene75.bsky.social
I demonstrated to stop the Vietnam war in the 1960s and 70s, went to Woodstock, lived in a firehouse in NYC and made anti-war posters. I’m old. So what? It happens. Former book indexer, teacher, immigration paralegal, etc. feminist, Democrat, pro-choice
@print-and-prob.bsky.social
developing tools, data, and machine learning methods to discover new bibliographical evidence in early printed books
@starcrossed2018.bsky.social
Shakespeare, slowly #SlowShakespeare; editing (2GV for Arden), introducing (R&J for Cambridge), writing (Textile Shakespeare, forthcoming from Oxford UP Nov 2025!) Teaching in Cambridge (Catz). Kiwi.
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social
Irishman in Yorkshire. Historian of language, education, mobility at the University of Leeds. Co-editor of the Historical Journal, occasional BBC radio presenter. Dad!
@bobbinewman.bsky.social
She/her. Iowa City. Keynote speaker. Author. Consultant. Coach. Librarian. Workplace Well-being. Burnout. Psychological safety. Mindfulness Student. Dog Mom. https://linktr.ee/bobbinewman
@thrive-tww.bsky.social
Transforming Workplace Well-Being. Creating psychologically safe workplaces where individuals feel empowered, supported, and free to collaborate openly. Bobbi L. Newman, Consulting, LLC., Iowa City, IA https://linktr.ee/thrive_tww
@cathdishman.bsky.social
Librarian who loves open access, open journals, repositories and running (not necessarily in that order). Also Content Officer for LIRG cilip special interest group
@dominiquewalker.bsky.social
Publishing Officer for the Scottish Universities Press, a fully OA not-for-profit publisher managed by 19 university libraries. https://sup.ac.uk Secretary for the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) https://oipauk.org
@oipassoc.bsky.social
A community of practice for open institutional publishers in the UK, driving change in academic publishing.
@zebracaz.bsky.social
Heritage Operations, Chief of Staff & Committee Chair 🏛️The Portico 📚 ~ Co-Founder The Zebra 🦓 Partnership Award Winning Mentor, Publisher & Events ~ Chartered Management Institute Chair WMNW Board, Deputy Chair, CMI Women ~ 50:50 Parliament Trustee
@poisonchallis.bsky.social
The ancient world in the modern, in so many ways. Cultural historian and creative producer: https://www.debbiechallis.com.
@ebooksos.bsky.social
Official BlueSky account for the #ebookSOS campaign Campaign website: https://academicebookinvestigation.org/ Email: ebooksoscampaign@gmail.com
@ellecordova.bsky.social
A nerd at large. Writer. Musician. Sometimes funny. 🏳️🌈 Join my sci-fi book club: http://patreon.com/ellecordova nerd humor • space & sci fi • books
@kellymjsmith.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Quilter, writer, tea and chocolate lover, and amateur genealogist. Feminist, atheist, flaming progressive. Reader of SF, spec fic, and non-fiction. Member of ACES and DRII. Work in business continuity and disaster recovery. She/her.
@aocwrites.bsky.social
I try to be attentive to my own writing, but mostly I'm attentive to other ppl's. Indie book editor, language nerd, outdoors enthusiast, novice potter.
@bykristenmclark.bsky.social
Government editor, plain language writing coach and trainer, and award-winning former journalist.(Opinions my own.)
@ivanplis.bsky.social
Not into “fun facts.” Human editor. Pronounce me: https://ipa-reader.com/?text=i%CB%88v%C9%91%CB%90n%20pl%C9%AAs ivanplis.com
@pnwquilter.bsky.social