Jon Olfert 🍁
Stories in Analog, On Spec, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies. History's eighth or ninth most prolific writer of speculative paleofiction. Polling and policy by day. http://jonathan-olfert.carrd.co
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Sword and Sorcery Writers
Writers who've done some (or a lot of) S&S. Big tent, no fash, they don't even go here. "Sword and sorcery is when the snakes are big" - Bearji
@grigorylukin.bsky.social
Ally, author, filmmaker, nomad. Proud resident of Quebec City. 🇨🇦 Rep'd by Brandy Vallance of Barbara Bova Literary Agency. Be the cryptid you want to see in the world. 👽
@gabrielandworms.bsky.social
Artist. Writer. Cockroach swarm. 18+ sometimes, so no minors. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/gabrielandworms
@petermacleod.bsky.social
Principal, MASS LBP | Helping people shape the policies that shape their lives | Citizens’ Assemblies + Democratic Innovation | DEMOCRACY’S SECOND ACT coming Fall 2025
@crof.bsky.social
Retired college teacher, recovering novelist. Born 1941 (CO2: 310 ppm). Still doing journalism and walking the dog. I've been writing for @thetyee.ca for over 20 years. Blogging at H5N1 https://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/ since 2005.
@thetyee.ca
Independent BC-based journalism swimming against the current. Paywall-free since 2003. support.thetyee.ca
@poopraven.bsky.social
Your friendly local agender trauma merchant. Author of the Inheritance series (LGBTQ+ Urban Fantasy). Bereaved Corgi parent. Cat chew-toy. Any pronouns. https://ravenswordpress.com/
@islandofreil.bsky.social
Speaking up more often these days but still more of a lurker than anything else. Not actively seeking followers. Winner of 0.000000083% of a Hugo Award. https://archiveofourown.org/users/Island_of_Reil
@rkduncan.bsky.social
Fat queer polyamorous wizard and SFF author. He/him. Abolish the police. Find my stories https://www.rkduncan-author.com/ Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.rkduncan-author.com/signup
@laurenbajek.bsky.social
Literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates / open to queries / art, sewing, native plant gardening / another world is possible / she pronouns
@gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reviewer. @anathemamagazine.bsky.social co-founder. Publisher at @huldrahouse.bsky.social. Trans. (She/They) https://kayaskovdatter.wordpress.com/ https://mathesonfreelancing.com/ https://www.patreon.com/gothgreenwitch
@oliviawaite.com
Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
@alexandermfreed.bsky.social
Alias: Alexander Marsh Freed. NY Times bestselling author of video games, novels, and comics. CD Projekt, BioWare, FoxNext, Del Rey, Dark Horse, etc. Pleasantly eccentric. Latest book: Star Wars: Reign of the Empire: the Mask of Fear
@davidfrum.bsky.social
Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things. Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario. Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com DMs open to followers
@johnibbitson.bsky.social
Columnist at The Globe and Mail. Editor: A Nation’s Paper. Author: The Duel, Stephen Harper, The Landing. With Darrell Bricker: Empty Planet, The Big Shift.
@jelaniya.bsky.social
your new neighbor from your old neighborhood. dean. writer. left-hander & occasional photographer. known to frequent the new yorker and columbia journalism school.
@disasterballet.bsky.social
Newfoundlander, neurodivergent, nerves rubbed right raw. Used to be a hot mess but pleased to announce I am no longer hot.
@kristinraworth.bsky.social
Political geek. Joe Clark Enthusiast. Advocate for Sexual Violence survivors. Cancer survivor. A bit obsessed with my pets. Opinions are my own
@tommarcinko.bsky.social
He/him. Stories in Nature/Futures, Interzone, Rosebud, Triangulation, and elsewhere. tommarcinko.neocities.org/
@stoneclub.bsky.social
Stone Club believes the journey is as important as the destination and encourages people to pause and think about place in new ways; connecting ancient sites through community and conversation. #MDANT
@crystalwitnesses.bsky.social
Doing something weird, probably, but what that might be today is anybody's guess.
@bobeggleton.bsky.social
9 time Hugo Winning artist as well as Chesley and Rondo winner. Concept artist on JIMMY NEUTRON, STAR TREK, Magic tG,illustrator of KING KONG, IDW Comics Godzilla, Mondo Funko Pop.Imaginative Realist painter. The Real Me here! Accept no substitutes
@bouchecl.bsky.social
Wikipédien en pause. Réfugié de Twitter. Énergie, économie, transport, politique Québec
@cpac.ca
Watch for Democracy | Connecting Canadians to their democracy. Pour la démocratie | Branche les Canadiens à leur démocratie. www.cpac.ca
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association is for writers and lovers of science fiction, fantasy, horror and other spec poetry. Skeets by SFPA Team. sfpoetry.com
@surliertexan.bsky.social
Taking the scenic route through life. Formerly: PhD in the history of science @Harvard. Currently: Foraging in the woods, tarot, & other historical shenanigans Tarot readings, historical research, writing & editing, tutoring, & consulting at drturners.com
@carterwickstrom.bsky.social
[T]he new world struggles to be born -- Antonio Gramsci
@benjaminepark.bsky.social
Historian, professor, author. Author/editor of 5 books, including AMERICAN ZION: A NEW HISTORY OF MORMONISM. views = my own https://linktr.ee/benjaminepark
@thewidowsmite.bsky.social
http://thewidowsmite.org Research and analysis on the state of wealth in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
@tokensandsigns.org
Bedaubed by Aunt Peggy in the glory of the Telestial Kingdom. Mormon by heritage, if not by devotion. Friend to the "snakes in the pews." https://tokensandsigns.org
@hannahthibedeau.bsky.social
🔹 Executive Communications Officer @GPAinsights 🔹Former award-winning anchor CBC NewsNetwork 🩵golfing, tennis & gardening
@calicoproud.bsky.social
She/They. Born in the 20th century. Mother of four fuzzy meowing children. Passionate about books and their designs. Watercolor artist on the side, I suppose.
@mendelight.bsky.social
Literature professor @ox.ac.uk @engfac.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk • #OscarWilde biographer & curator http://makinghistory.magd.ox.ac.uk • Researching #Women in #Polar & #Arctic #Exploration @ieadeparis.bsky.social • French Canadian armchair cosmopolitan
@timfordwrites.bsky.social
Writer. Journo. Mini Painter. Politico. Learner. And a gamer. As seen in CBC, the Tyee, Reactor Magazine (TOR.com), Polygon, and many other places. Based in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria, BC, Canada).
@petermansbridge.bsky.social
Podcaster - The Bridge, Host - SiriusXM, Author 4 best sellers, Filmmaker, Distinguished Fellow, U of T, Chancellor Emeritus MTA.ca, Senior Counsel Spark *Advocacy and HCol CANSOFCOM
@timquerengesser.bsky.social
Managing editor, Taproot Edmonton. Support your community in the age of chaos. Buy local. Think local. Be local. Treaty 6.
@nolore.bsky.social
Author, freelance journalist, socialist. Kryptonite to a certain type of man. http://www.noraloreto.ca
@jimstr.bsky.social
edmonton-based poster, video game and hamburger enthusiast, and depending on your standards, journalist. writing about alberta politics at theprogressreport.ca. if we are partisans of liberty, it is our duty to escape
@snarkysteff.bsky.social
I do words. Canadian, so… funny-ish? Victoria, BC. Foodie. Oxford commas are a hill I’ll die on. Anti-Nazi, pro-science. Once sold everything to play nomad for 4+ years & 25 countries. Worth it. She/her. Loathe rage-bait. I’m on Team “Fuck You, Make Me.”
@newestpress.bsky.social
Publishing Radically Rewarding Literature for Almost Fifty Years
@nattrustarch.bsky.social
Sharing information about archaeology at National Trust places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
@drugdatadecoded.ca
Drug Prohibition Politics: www.drugdatadecoded.ca Stories at APTN, The Breach, Alberta Views PhD Microbio UofA Brutalized by CPS @ UofC 🍉 Banner: FOIP request to UCP government for emails on my name, fully redacted. Icon: Eye Guy villain of Power Rangers
@7leaguebootdisk.bsky.social
SF bay area Unix geek, dad, motorcyclist, aspiring woodworker and cocktail maker. If you're a bot that follows 10x as many people who follow you, and you just post other people's content, I'll probably block you if you follow me. You need to engage.
@knight54.bsky.social
2021-22 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in International & Area Studies @YaleU; Past UA Provost Fellow Black Excellence & Leadership; University of Alberta Distinguished Professor, FRSC, LLD
@hesa-highered.bsky.social
Customized, evidence driven solutions for challenges facing higher education professionals | Host of The World of Higher Education Podcast higheredstrategy.com