HWS Events
HWS run events, including Fantasycon 2023 and World Fantsy Convention 2025, as well as other creative projects.
Posts by Karen (she/her).
@hildur.bsky.social
Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!
@gaiakp.bsky.social
Social alchemist. Black, Cherokee, Choctaw Descent. #landback #rematriator through Indigenous Finance. Horror and Sci Fi Reader.
@tomlloydwrites.bsky.social
Writer of Words. Bane of Editors. Eater of Contracts. Shambles of a Man. He/Him SFF/Historical Buy a book - http://amzn.to/3zzsdDt or Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/A3874JYT
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Doctor Who. BUGS. That creepy monster thing you might remember. Creator of Eleventh Hour and lead writer on Crusoe www.stephengallagher.com
@bertsbooks.bsky.social
Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB Email us on [email protected]
@psykokow.bsky.social
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social
SFFH Author/Critic. BSFA & British Fantasy Award Winner. Shoreline of Infinity columnist. GSFWC. #SGSAH funded. #StrathLife Queer Neurodivergent Human with Chronic Illness. ***2024 award eligible works and more: https://linktr.ee/ruthejbooth
@davidgreenwriter.bsky.social
Autistic writer of fantasy! Obsessed with Tolkien, Wheel of Time, maps. BFS secretary. Multi-British Fantasy Award los...ahem, nominee 📖 https://linktr.ee/davidgreenwriter Rep'd by @losbennett.bsky.social He/They
@singingtotigers.bsky.social
Sci-fi/fantasy writer, occasional poet, accidental artist. Utopia Award nominee '22, Best of British Sci-Fi ’23. 2nd runner-up Mo Siewcharran Prize ‘24. BSFA longlist '25. Solarpunk 🌻, 3rd culture kid, she/her. https://singingtotigers.com/
@calah.bsky.social
Former commissioning editor at Hodderscape 🦤. Writer, repped by Stevie Finegan at Zeno Agency. Future Worlds Prize finalist. 🇺🇸🇬🇧. She/her. Views are mine, my own, my precious.
@northodoxpress.bsky.social
Indie Publisher championing authors and stories based in Northern England. Specialising in genre and literary fiction. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
@alimack13.bsky.social
Does Theatre, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, books of all kinds, a bit of IT, some environental caring and a touch of emergency planning. Worries about keeping freedom of choice, how we treat refugees and each other. She/Her
@wfc2026.bsky.social
The World Fantasy Convention (WFC), is an annual literary gathering of authors, artists, editors, agents, publishers, and fans of Fantasy & Dark Fantasy genres from around the world. The 2026 WFC will be taking place at the Oakland Marriott City Center
@bonabooks.bsky.social
Publishing queer Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror from London, UK. Founded by @trip.bsky.social, @chrismccartney.bsky.social and @robwillb.bsky.social. I Want That Twink OBLITERATED! (2024) https://linktr.ee/bonabooksltd
@paracyclops.bsky.social
Writer, librarian, worldbuilder, conlanger, lapsed musician. I like fantasy, science-fiction and horror, books, records, comics, games, cats, food, and holding inexplicable opinions.
@marievanmil.bsky.social
🎨 Freelance Marketing & Design ✒️ Speculative Fiction Writer 📍 Leeds, UK www.marievanmil.com
@mkhardywrites.com
Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers. THE NEEDFIRE out with Solaris Books - July 2025. Repped by John Baker @ BLM. https://linktr.ee/mkhardy
@echallewell.bsky.social
Writer of stories, dreamer of dreams, parent of child, and so on... I like shiny things 🌟 @em.writes.things on Instagram 🦋
@rozc.bsky.social
Writer, editor, farmer, retreat host with the most ghosts. Living with chronic pain and fatigue but would still ride naked into battle for Michael Sheen. Zora_db on xitter, Zora-db on tumblr she/they
@man0words.bsky.social
A UK writer and journalist. Writes about social housing (day job). Author of SFF novels Citizen Zero and Silas Morlock, published by Inspired Quill. Website: https://tykewriter.wordpress.com Substack Newsletter: https://markcantrellauthor.substack.com
@authorandie.bsky.social
🍁 Indie author of eco-fantasy using climate science as worldbuilding. The Laughter of the Sun series. 1. 🧜♀️ The Mermaid's Wrath 2. 🐝 The Sorrow of Bees 3. 🐻❄️ Coming this summer! Find links at https://andieholman.com
@dandesaimartin.bsky.social
Author (fantasy). Consultant. Progressive. Coffee addict. Swiftie. Unwavering ally 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️ I post about politics & writing. He/Him. I'm available for author interviews and to chat on podcasts. www.dandesaimartin.com
@betterdragons.bsky.social
Reader and writer of fantasy and sci fi, reviewer of mostly sci-fi and fantasy, some crime, and non-fiction. Butler to a rescue feline called Phoenix. Collector of books, yarn, and dragon stuffies. Neurodivergent and Queer. Based in Lincolnshire.
@www.joditaylorbooks.com
Accidental international bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary's series plus numerous other books. Mostly eats cheese and chocolate - loves margaritas too. https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/
@zigraves.bsky.social
here mostly to make sure the username isn't taken. and so links work and I can look at art.
@joaosilvawrites.bsky.social
Portuguese in Scotland | Epic Fantasy Author | SEEDS OF WAR: http://books2read.com/SeedsOfWar GET RUINS OF SMOKE (FREE): http://joaofsilva.net
@davidbamford.me
Queer guy in Glasgow. Writer. Con-goer and -runner. Eastercon co-chair 2027. Likes horror, SF/F, queer culture, punk/sludge/hardcore/doom metal, kittens. Conservatives/bots/TERFs/nazis/arseholes need not follow. #ThePhobiaFiles starts in 2025. He/They.
@megt.bsky.social
SFF author. PhD in mass comm, anthro/archaeo, folklore, environment. Freelance writer/editor. Grantmaking and public policy. Operator at defunct farm. Cheesehead 🧀 Badger alum. Reposts not necessarily an endorsement. web: https://oaklandhillsfarm.com
@bigbeardedbookseller.com
a shambling lump of ennui with a beard, tattoos, and a cat https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk https://www.ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
@philelzebub.bsky.social
Professional adventurer. Infrequent word hurler. Casual gamer. Sometime actor/designer/illustrator. Undercaretaker on @onelifeleft.com . BWFC supporter for my sins. I have an entry on Wookieepedia, though.
@effjayem.bsky.social
SF fan, writer etc etc. 🏴Author of The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein and Rhetorics of Fantasy. Publishing a book on Joanna Russ's The Female Man with Luna Press in 2026. Pre Order now! Supporter of 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
@sarahpinborough.bsky.social
Author and screenwriter. Sunday Times #1, & NYT Bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES on Netflix and INSOMNIA on Paramount+. Ted owner. WE LIVE HERE NOW coming Summer of 2025
@johndodd.bsky.social
Master of Eyebrows, Writer of Stories, Organiser of Conventions, Lead Dragonrider at Dragonmeet, Gamesmaster, Hair by Lego, Fierce Friend, Patient Enemy. Not the Hero you needed, the Monster you wanted...
@melissacaruso.bsky.social
Fantasy author w/Orbit books (THE TETHERED MAGE, THE OBSIDIAN TOWER, etc). Tea drinker, larper, mom. Swordfights in ballgowns. THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS out now!
@lrlam.bsky.social
USA Today and Sunday Times Bestselling writer of Dragonfall, Pantomime, Goldilocks, Seven Devils, False Hearts, etc. Writing coach at The Novelry.
@thisjulieday.bsky.social
Prone to a ❤️ of ginger & greyhounds. Novella | Collection | Lambda finalist | 40+ stories. Publisher & Editor Essential Dreams Press. Newsletter, books, & other things me at linktr.ee/thisjulieday. (she/her)
@mercysgarage.bsky.social
Official bsky update account for author Patricia Briggs. Posts by moderators. https://www.patriciabriggs.com
@realcharlaine.bsky.social
New York Times Best Selling Author and lover of books 📚 Check out the latest release in my Gunnie Rose series #AllTheDeadShallWeep available anywhere you buy books! charlaineharris.com - Official Website @RealCharlaine - Instagram Charlaine Harris - FB
@kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social
Author. Expect sporadic book news, unsolicited writing advice, random pet pics & strongly worded opinions. She/her. 🇨🇦
@shannonchakraborty.bsky.social
NYT/Sunday Times/Indie bestselling author of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and The Daevabad Trilogy
@naominovik.bsky.social
author, coder, fangirl, geek. 🌕🌖🌗🌑 Author of Spinning Silver, Uprooted, Temeraire, & The Scholomance. BURIED DEEP arrives Sept 17, 2024 & now available for pre-order. https://lnk.bio/naominovik
@jennlyons.bsky.social
Author, artist, old-school nerd who likes to write books with dragons in them. x2 Astounding nominated author of the A CHORUS OF DRAGONS series and THE SKY ON FIRE from Tor books. Rep'd by Chris Lotts.
@usmantm.bsky.social
Author MIDNIGHT DOORWAYS Writer I Runner I Rheumatologist x queries @rhaliterary Insta: usmantanveermalik www.usmanmalik.org FB: usmantanveermalik
@eastercon2027.bsky.social
Glasgow bid for the 2027 Eastercon https://linktr.ee/GlasgowEastercon2027