Claire Dean
Writer & maker of zines & artist books.
Day job as a conservator, mostly to be found repairing old manuscripts, maps & plans in an archive.
Lancashire, UK
@theliterarypig.bsky.social
WRITER. 2017 WINNER Commonwealth Prize Can & Eur. Author novella-in-flash Hairy On The Inside (Ad Hoc Fiction) S/L '22 Rubery Book Award. Short Story collection out now from Fly On The Wall Press. Buy now: rb.gy/esxcc. www.tracyfells.com
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday is a hashtag day for sharing folklore facts, and a website filled with articles! Founded by @deedeechainey.bsky.social & @willowwinsham.bsky.social.
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
Arts, Film, Talks, Crafts, Library, Archive, Museum, Research, Education, Workshops, Exhibitions, Storytelling, Conferences, Local Folk History. Generally warm, welcoming and inclusive space to hang out in. With tea room too. Open Wed-Sat. Events Sat.
@dominicjkelly.bsky.social
Storyteller touring performances, directing, training, delivering projects and bringing 'storyraids' to schools
@judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Writer. Novel: Behind the Mask is Nothing publd. by Holland House Books, + many short stories in litmags. Passionate about wildlife gardening. judybirkbeck.co.uk
@etelkal.bsky.social
Writer in Chicago. I covered comics for NPR for a long time; doing other stuff these days. Bylines: The New York Times, Inc., the Atlantic, LA Review of Books. https://etelkawrites.com/
@adamchapman.bsky.social
Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of the longest-running and largest local history project yet devised, the Victoria County History of England. Probably drinking tea.
@jackdashby.bsky.social
Award-winning author #PlatypusMatters & #NaturesMemory. Assistant Director of @ZoologyMuseum.bsky.social at Cambridge Uni. President of the Society for the History of Natural History. Australian mammal nerd. He/him. Own views.
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Working towards a world where nature is understood, valued and protected. https://www.linnean.org/
@sochistnathist.bsky.social
The Society for the History of Natural History | https://shnh.org.uk/ Archives of Natural History published by Edinburgh University Press | https://www.euppublishing.com/loi/ANH
@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
Biologist, naturalist, writer, campaigner at Right to Roam; Country Diarist at The Guardian; Wainwright Prize winning author of The Flow WIP: Old Nows Agent: Jane Turnbull jane.turnbull@btinternet.com
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
@buliejell.bsky.social
Passionate about books, culture, the environment , and so much more . Life should never be boring you don’t know what is around the corner.
@litfest.bsky.social
Lancaster's literature festival and development agency. Established 1978.
@legolostatsea.bsky.social
Writer, beachcomber, all at sea. Founder of the award-winning Lego Lost At Sea project. Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year. Author of Adrift, The Curious Tale of the Lego Lost At Sea. Cornwall.
@jennymcauley.bsky.social
Writer, literary historian, book reviewer based in Oxford, UK jennylmcauley@gmail.com
@natsca.bsky.social
The Natural Sciences Collections Association is a charity that supports natural science collections and the people who work with them.
@folklorelibrary.bsky.social
Registered Charity No: 1203418. Patron: Michael Rosen Preserving traditional heritage and folklore materials for the future, and delivering these through open access. Focus on at-risk heritage and archives. Online at www.folklorelibrary.com
@jenruthbailey.bsky.social
#HEinFE library lass, writer, wanderer, benign menace to society...
@jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social
Writer. Reviews non-fiction for the Sunday Times, edits The Author magazine. Books about the Kamasutra, Conspiracy Theories, Nepal and, next, a Himalayan mountain. Books, singing, wildlife, languages, running...
@emmabolger.bsky.social
Over 20 years' experience working in education and careers as a lecturer and careers practitioner. My work focuses on equality and inclusion, diversity and accessibility. Find out more about me and my work at: https://linktr.ee/emmabolger
@smallpressday.bsky.social
Official account of the UK and Ireland's annual Small Press Day, uniting self-published comics creators with shops in a celebration of our vibrant small press comics scene📚
@goldsmithsenglish.bsky.social
Department of English & Creative Writing, Goldsmiths, University of London. Where creative daring meets critical rigour, discover the world of literature & language. https://www.gold.ac.uk/ecw/
@ensfr.bsky.social
We aim to provide a forum and resources for European-based researchers into the practice, criticism and transmission of short fiction in its diversity of forms and to facilitate collaboration in both critical and practice-led research.
@404ink.bsky.social
Your favourite book publisher, obvs 🏴 We're @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social Improve your life with 404 Ink books: https://www.404ink.com/shop
@garethsouthwell.bsky.social
Self-employed writer, illustrator, philosopher. All views are those of my employer. 🏴 Sci-fi, philosophy and illustration: https://garethsouthwell.com Serialised sci-fi and philosophy: https://garethsouthwell.substack.com/
@juliefaithmcmurray.bsky.social
Artist, Husky and Pomsky mum, long term sick, music lover, campervan owner and loving wife to the most Amazing Hubby.
@kieranstories.bsky.social
North West | Stories in The London Magazine, Free Flash Fiction and elsewhere https://kieranstorieswriter.wordpress.com/
@adamcschembri.bsky.social
https://sites.google.com/view/adamcschembri/home Australian professor of linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK Born/raised on Dharug land 🏳️🌈🇦🇺🇲🇹🇪🇺 Hearing person interested in sign languages & signing communities
@ftmou69.bsky.social
@verasimoneschulz.bsky.social
at the crossroads of African, Islamic, European art histories and critical museology; co-convener of "Planetary Patchwork", "Material Migrations", and "Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies and Aesthetics"
@livingwithwater.bsky.social
Online seminar series coming May 2025, organised by Sam Grinsell (UCL) and Giulia Champion (University of Southampton). More details coming soon!
@streakofpith.bsky.social
Mover. Shaker. Comic book maker. UK Comics Laureate for a while, hope I haven’t peaked too soon. (She/her)
@cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social
CBCP fosters cross-disciplinary research in all things publishing, printing & books. Group account.
@kmog.bsky.social
(Thinks of words, writes them down) Stories in Open Pen, Idle Ink, W.A.R, on paper and in the head. When not writing, you’ll find me playing the guitar, fussing in the kitchen or doing graphic design to pay the bills. www.krystianmorgan.com | Wales, UK
@charlieratpig.bsky.social
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-cat-bride/charlotte-tierney/9781784633622 Conjunctions / The London Magazine / 3:AM / NER / Galley Beggars Prize 2023 / Nightjar / Weird Horror. All ‘moor, no snore.
@grimartgroup.bsky.social
#GrimArt - the beauty & value of the everyday, the ordinary & the overlooked; industrial landscapes, whippets & wastelands, red bricks & rust. #art #photography
@holelizaw.bsky.social
Writer, debut coming soon... Reader at bookology Working in theatre Notts
@arthurmandal.bsky.social
Brit/US writer of uncanny fiction. Over 30 stories in The Barcelona Review, LITRO, december, The Forge, 3:AM, La Piccioletta Barca, The Los Angeles Review and others. @nightjarpress Based in Eugene, Oregon (but grew up in UK). www.arthurmandal.com
@designresearch.works
Advocate for using Design Research to explore emerging perspectives on AI, more-than-human matters, and… pretty much anything. Watch a film about it here: https://designresearch.works/permission-to-muck-about Was @joegalen on ‘ex’ platform
@ladylark.bsky.social
Lecturer in Design Policy and Futures Thinking based at @Imaginationlanc.bsky.social, researching technology and society, and sometimes fandom. @blackarchive.co.uk author. She/her. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2079-1658
@pjyng.bsky.social
Climate and risk | Head of Science, JBA Risk Management | Visiting Prof, Newcastle Uni | Ex full time Academic Views my own | Hot takes are probably someone else's
@johnnyunger.bsky.social
he/him, linguist, critical discourse analyst, tea anarchist extraordinaire, dadcore, vegan, foodie, ❄️, dad, intersectional feminist, D&D nerd (not necessarily in that order) Latest publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2023.101825
@michaelstead.bsky.social
Lecturer (Asst Prof/PhD) in Sustainable Design Futures @ Lancaster University School of Design + Imagination Design Lab - Circular Economy/Net Zero/Digital Technologies - https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/people/michael-stead