Su J Sokol
Writer of speculative, interstitial, and queer fiction; social rights activist. Author of Cycling to Asylum/Les lignes invisibles (longlisted for the Sunburst Award), Run J Run, and Zee. Viable Paradise 2024! Pronouns: xe, xyr /iel
@stephengrahamking.bsky.social
Queer space opera writer, black and white street photographer, disabled cancer survivor. Aspiring mensch. He/They. Pew pew pew. I can words! https://linktr.ee/stephengrahamking
@neuvel.net
Author of THE THEMIS FILES, THE TEST. TAKE THEM TO THE STARS, NO KINDNESS TOO SOON. www.neuvel.net
@geoffgander.bsky.social
Writer of horror and dark fiction, creator of TTRPG madness for Gallant Knight Games, Sentinel Hill Press, and others. Not an evil cultist - honest!
@smcarriere.bsky.social
Writes fiction, teaches martial arts, spends too much time daydreaming. Sidhe/Her. https://www.smcarriere.com/books Become a Starling for bonus content and exclusives: https://ko-fi.com/smcarriere
@angrykem.bsky.social
Author of 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 (Tor 2017) and 𝘐𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 (webcomic). Plays many musical instruments and takes pictures of every bird. She/her.
@jessieroywrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, dungeon master, professional lurker. VP 2024. Check me out at www.jessieroy.com
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social
Daryl Gregory, a guy who writes things. WHEN WE WERE REAL out April 1 2025, no foolin'. He/him
@dmbeucler.bsky.social
Author of Memory and Magic, Coming in the fall of 2025 from Luna Press Expert Onion. Cat herder. 2 kids, 3 cats, infinite chaos. #VP21 #Codex she/they Knit 2, Purl 1, Sow kind chaos.
@donfoolery.com
He came from some. Where. Back in your long ago... Health admin factotum Viable Paradise XX he/him/his donfoolery.com 🇵🇭 🇺🇸
@timboerger.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, bowler (sometimes). Strong opinions on coffee, gin cocktails and sandwiches. Hopelessly idealistic. Mostly harmless. He/him
@chrisrose.bsky.social
Spec fiction writer, engineer, owl. Stories in Asimov's, F&SF, Interzone. Avionics in NASA spacecraft. #ViableParadise #SFF #VP23 #SFWA #Codexian #SciFi #CharmCitySpec #writingcommunity BLM 🇺🇦
@philmargolies.bsky.social
I’m nobody but I know awesome people who have Wikipedia pages
@elizabethcobbe.bsky.social
Writer, Pythonista, parent, feelings butler, VP class of 2019. Words in Fireside, Cossmass, Kaleidotrope. Novel on sub now! REP: Eric Smith. More at elizabethcobbe.com
@lainebell.bsky.social
Writer, baker, chicken tender. Also love animals, nature, grilling, roller skating. Viable Paradise 2018 grad (VP22). She/her. Blog at lainebell.wordpress.com
@interzone.press
a European magazine publishing fiction and non-fiction Subscribe: https://interzone.press/patreon Get issues: https://shop.interzone.press Listen: https://interzone.press/pod Banner art by Carly A-F Posts by Gareth Jelley
@jonathandanz.bsky.social
writing, reading, sff, soccer, mtb, coffee, beer - in any order VP21 (2017)
@connorwa.bsky.social
Public sector IT manager & union thug in #PDX. SF Writer. Trying to imagine the best possible future with the lowest possible body count. Spouse of @foxymoxie.bsky.social He/him #YNWA
@cislyn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, crafty person. Frequently covered in cat hair, often wearing many hats. Dream Foundry, Flights of Foundry, Small Wonders Magazine
@apottern.bsky.social
Writer, reader, marketing coach, tea drinker | Grub Street & Metrowest Writers Guild instructor | VP '23 | Digging: vanilla tea, butter mochi, time travel | she/her #specfic #sff linktr.ee/newyearnewyoustories pottern.com | pottern.substack.co
@flowerhorne.com
Writer, Quaker, candlestick maker. Open source technologist and occasional tailor. Fiction in F&SF, Futurescapes, Fireside, Friends' Journal, and places that don't start with F. They.
@pnh.nielsenhayden.com
VP and editor-at-large at the Tor Publishing Group. Series editor, Tor Essentials. Winner of three Hugos and a World Fantasy Award for editorial work. Opinions mine, not Tor’s. Happily working out of Tucson, AZ. He, his. Anti-trans dingbats, get lost.
@ranylt.bsky.social
Stories in PodCastle, Strange Horizons and many cool elsewheres. Founder of Lackington's Magazine (yup, still on hiatus). Dark fantasy, weird/horror, film, food, architecture, history, language. https://ranylt.wordpress.com
@brightwhitney.bsky.social
Award-winning narrative designer🎮 Future Class 2020, IndieCade (twice!), Top 100 Women in Games Speculative fiction Author👽🦄😱 Viable Paradise 24, SFWA, Codex https://brightwhitney.com
@spencerorey.bsky.social
Writer | PhD anthropology | Odyssey '21 | Taos Toolbox '24 | Codexian | mostly SFFH things | Denmark | he/him find my stories here: https://spencerorey.com
@marksab.bsky.social
Indie tabletop RPG designer, zine publisher I wrote Return to the Stars, a science fiction RPG, which helps players create their own stories in an optimistic space opera setting. #hopepunk
@yenooi.bsky.social
Narrative designer, writer, editor, researcher @ intersection of culture/technology, excited about zoefuturism. Rep: @abirfellows.bsky.social Rén: the ancient Chinese art of finding peace and fulfilment (book) Road to Guangdong (game) www.yenooi.com
@jasonsanford.bsky.social
Archaeologist turned author with a science fiction take on life. Author of Plague Birds, member of SFWA and SPJ. He/His. Represented by Lucienne Diver. www.jasonsanford.com
@charliejane.bsky.social
Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Tor Books, 2025), about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic — and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book. SFF book critic @WashingtonPost.com. Co-host @ouropinions.bsky.social.
@benjaminckinney.com
SFF writer, neuroscientist, Hugo finalist. Escape Pod 2017-2023. Short stories in Analog, Lightspeed, Sunday Morning Transport, etc. He/him. Rep: Marisa Cleveland. Neuroscience (not under pen name): rehabilitation, neuroimaging, handedness
@anna-orridge.bsky.social
Climate crisis, books, corvids and the shakily cheerful evasion of despair. Shabby w/o the chic. Eco-horror novella PHENGARIS out with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, May 2025 Author website: https://annaorridge.com/ (thanks to @sonorataylor.bsky.social)
@fergus.oolong.co.uk
Monotropic writer, science tutor and autistic community organiser. Based in Edinburgh. Formerly @ferrousmu.bsky.social and @MxOolong elsewhere. they/them. https://linktr.ee/0olong
@brklyndragon.bsky.social
Teacher. Linguist. Writer | Nebula Finalist DAYDREAMER (Labyrinth Rd,'24)| BSFWriters | Rep by Barry Goldblatt | Afro 🌞 Punk & Dragons| Pronouns: is/was/will be
@adrijjy.bsky.social
(She/her) once and future editor-criric at Hugo and Ignyte winning SFF fanzine NERDS OF A FEATHER, FLOCK TOGETHER. Dog person, ocean enjoyer, I like being elsewhere.
@nerdsofafeather.bsky.social
a Hugo and Ignyte Award-winning fanzine covering fantasy, science fiction, video games, comics, cult movies, and other realms of nerddom since 2012. http://www.nerds-feather.com/
@vivmit.bsky.social
Writing SFF and non-fiction re race, migration, masculinity and other fun stuff. Immigration lawyer at UC. Writing "All My Regret” at vivmit.substack.com. Viable Paradise 2024 alum, VONA alum. Former Federal Clerk & EJW Fellow.
@ramseyhootman.bsky.social
Author of COURTING GRETA, SURVIVING CYRIL, and CYRIL IN THE FLESH. Viable Paradise class of 2024 (!!!) "Well-developed and nontoxic" according to my doctor's notes. www.ramseyhootman.com
@taracampbell.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, speculative fiction and flash fiction Books, events, and classes at http://taracampbell.com #WritingCommunity #scifi #sff #speculativefiction #flashfiction
@abigailnussbaum.bsky.social
Blogger, critic, 2017 best fan writer Hugo winner. Blogs at wrongquestions.blogspot.com and www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com Review collection TRACK CHANGES available at briardenebooks.uk/shop/
@simkern.bsky.social
Bestselling author of THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE and DEPART, DEPART! among others Environmental journalism Trans, Jewish, Gulf Coast, they/them
@sentencebender.bsky.social
Gay shit. Sometimes even award-winning gay shit. BLACKFISH CITY is an NEA 2025 Big Read book! Also ART OF STARVING; etc.
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
@thefuzzyslug.bsky.social
💀 She/her 🎨 Illustrator and designer 🏔️ Pacific Northwest 🔗 https://thefuzzyslug.neocities.org/links
@aliettedebodard.com
Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Việt/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/Her. Queer. 🏳️🌈 Loves tea. Profile: @yendraws @readatmidnight
@amalelmohtar.com
Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War. Next book: The River Has Roots, March 4, 2025. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
@kateheartfield.com
Novels: Mercutio (2026). The Tapestry of Time. The Valkyrie. The Chatelaine. The Embroidered Book. Games. Assassin's Creed books. Former journalist. University instructor. Ottawa, Canada. She/her. Trans rights or gtfo 🏳️🌈 https://kateheartfield.com
@falconesse.bsky.social
Writer, bookseller, gamer, geek. she/her. queer. Artist at peculiarityshop@bsky.social Staff at viableparadise@bsky.social
@polenth.bsky.social
Fantasy and science fiction writer/artist with a tendency towards ecology and quietly strange things. Keeper of invertebrates and fish. Enjoys walking simulators and Second Life. Multiply marginalised. Website: http://www.polenthblake.com