Kaleidotrope
Kaleidotrope is a quarterly e-zine of sci-fi, fantasy & horror edited by Fred Coppersmith since 2006.
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Kaleidotrope Writers 2
Some more of the people who've written fiction and poetry for Kaleidotrope over the years.
Kaleidotrope Writers
Some of the people who've written fiction and poetry for Kaleidotrope over the years.
@awwlitmag.bsky.social
Literary magazine exploring character-and-theme-driven speculative fiction. Submissions CLOSED. #litmag Read stories at www.allworldswayfarer.com
@marysoonlee.bsky.social
Author, cat owner, and book addict. Website: https://marysoonlee.com/
@sfsignal.bsky.social
3-time Hugo Award-winning SF/F/H blog. 🚀🚀Best Fanzine + 🚀Best Fancast = Awww yeah. Mmm...bagels...
@ephraimorji.bsky.social
Avid Reader; Afrofuturism, African fantasy, sci-fi, horror, Caribbean mythology. Dog-dad. Writer. Current WIP “A Call Of Bloody Things.”
@owainia.bsky.social
Artist on Neon Noodles (and others). Writer of short stories in Cossmass Infinities, Kaleidotrope (and others TBA). Gamedev on some goofy little things you've never played. (He / him)
@jeffsoesbe.bsky.social
robot software engineer; writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and plays; theater lover; bike rider and fitness fan; newbie seattle-ite and PNWer;
@nikostratis.com
Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, it's out 05/06/2025. She//Her linktr.ee/nikostratis
@kimwhysallhammond.bsky.social
Poet, scientist, artist. Lifelong Science Fiction fan. SFPA. My debut pamphlet ‘Messages from the Road’ is available from Palewell Press. https://palewellpress.co.uk/bookstore/lost-wellbeing/mftr/
@ericahildebrand.bsky.social
SF/F writer and cartoon scribbler. She/her. Queer. Always down to discuss history or dinosaurs. Really wants to meet your dog.
@tarvolon.bsky.social
SFF book blogger, sports pluralist (mostly Vols, Canes, and Courage, some USA, O’s, Dockers, Ravens, Valencia CF), Dad x3.
@fantasymagazine.bsky.social
Quarterly mag ed by 2x Hugo Finalist @shingai-be-like.bsky.social & 2x World Fantasy & 3x Locus Finalist @arleysorg.bsky.social - published by @psychopomp.com posts: @seanmarkey.bsky.social & @arleysorg.bsky.social https://psychopomp.com/fantasy/
@fjbergmann.bsky.social
Divides time between speculative poetry, art, horses, and avoiding housework.
@clppng.bsky.social
Diggs /// Hutson /// Snipes DEAD CHANNEL SKY /// 03-14-2025 on @subpop.bsky.social
@lindseyduncan.bsky.social
Fantasy writer, pastry chef, harper (traditional lever harp).
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson 📚 Latest thing: The Packet (part 3) in ParSec #13 https://tinyurl.com/3hah8dsc 📚 Next thing: The Cold Case in Absolute Zero anthology
@halduncan.com
Writer, editor, gardener--sometimes even in that order. Queer. He/thon, but mainly just cause thon's a guid Scots pronoun fur aebdy, whitever thur gender. Contact: hal AT halduncan DOT com
@amygriswold.bsky.social
Queer SFF fiction/game writer in NC. Author of Death by Silver & A Death at the Dionysus Club (gay Victorian fantasy/mystery), Stronghold (interactive fantasy fiction), Stargate: Legacy (TV series tie-ins). The cats say hi. https://linktr.ee/amygriswold
@lauraobrn.bsky.social
Nonsense merchant. At times, I write things. Published short stories in Kaleidotrope, Abyss and Apex Magazine, and Apparition Literary Magazine. lauraobrn.com | Dublin, Ireland
@jakeiswriting.bsky.social
Hoping I'm not just here to advance the plot. Stories in Lightspeed Magazine (soon!), Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and other awesome places. Robert L. Fish nominated. Find me at: storiesbystein.substack.com storiesbystein.wordpress.com
@damianstockli.bsky.social
Opining and fictizing. Work in Metaphorosis, Robot Butt, Space & Time, and forthcoming in Kaleidotrope! Web: https://damianstockli.wixsite.com/stockliblog Insta: https://www.instagram.com/damianstockliwrites?igsh=MWp3d3d2djluMWp4cw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
@jelliclejay.bsky.social
he/him 🏳️🌈 sffh writer, big fan of the separation between fiction and reality. editor of DUDES ROCK (the circus '25), short stories in anathema: spec from the margins, prismatica magazine, and more 🔞
@thecoloredlens.bsky.social
The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens is a small semi-pro zine published quarterly.
@clholland.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer. #Codex. Addicted to coffee. Cat servant. Ace and NB. They/she. Website - https://clholland.weebly.com/
@juliaaugust07.bsky.social
Reluctantly here. Work in F&SF, Fantasy, The Dark, On Spec, Unlikely Story, Podcastle, Kaleidotrope and elsewhere. Find me at juliaaugust.com.
@jenniferskogen.bsky.social
I'm a speculative fiction writer and poet who sometimes goes for long walks in pretty places. Stories in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Orion’s Belt, Factor Four, Luna Station Quarterly, and others.
@jessyrandall.bsky.social
Libraries, poetry comics, speculative writing, Mathematics for Ladies: Poems on Women in Science (Gold SF / MIT) occasional guest editor of Snakeskin http://bit.ly/JessyRandall
@aaronjemmel.bsky.social
Writer. @sfwa.bsky.social member. Stories in Fireside, Daily Science Fiction, Aurealis, many more.
@louisinglishall.bsky.social
I do writing: Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, The Dark, PodCastle, etc.
@andiwrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, disability comms person. Likes: knitting🧶 board games🎲 sea creatures🐙 reading📚. Lives: Te Awakairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt. Pronouns: they/them. 🏳🌈🩼♾️ https://linktr.ee/andiwrites
@alexyuschik.bsky.social
author | professor of mathematics | traveler | pigeon enthusiast | pronouns: any Rep: Bridget Smith. Work in: Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, Glittership. alexyuschik.com
@gregbossert.bsky.social
I make short stories, movies, music, and mistakes. http://www.gregorynormanbossert.com/
@jpb.bsky.social
Novelist (RELENTLESS MELT out now from Melville House) // collagist // inveterate notetaker // gracefully aging zinester // to be found in the Greater Boston/Chicago metro region
@srich-writer.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer, Midwesterner, fond of space opera, high fantasy, and slipstream. https://srichfiction.wordpress.com/my-work/
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social
SFF Author (she/her) of NY Times best-selling book Dreadful. AKA Catherine Beck, author of Leah's Perfect Christmas. Coming soon: The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association! https://www.caitlinrozakis.com/ https://linktr.ee/caitlinrozakis
@thepaintedlion.bsky.social
Queer Author and Editor | BotN nominated | Founder and EiC of @nygelmag.bsky.social | Second half of @sylviabarry.bsky.social LESSONS IN TIMING (2024) | she/her
@sylviaheike.bsky.social
Fantasy & science fiction writer from Finland. Stories in Small Wonders, Flash Fiction Online, Cast of Wonders & more. Likes knitting, gardening, birdwatching. Member of SFWA & Codex Writers. She/her. Website: https://sylviaheike.com
@yilinwriter.bsky.social
Writer. Poet. Editor & translator, The Lantern and the Night Moths (Invisible Publishing 2024). Clarion West '21. ace 🏳️🌈. linktr.ee/yilinw
@malloryomeara.bsky.social
Author • Host of Reading Glasses and Reading Smut • she/her 🌴LA www.malloryomeara.com
@marissavu.bsky.social
Editor, Anthologist, Writer | EiC Violet Lichen (Apex Books) | woods mädchen | friend to animals | biodiversity stan | loves ecofiction, weird fiction, new weird | stories in Vastarien, Dark Matter, Los Suelos | member ACES & EFA | she/her
@shaunalawless.bsky.social
Author of The Gael Song series (she/her) The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, The Words of Kings and Prophets, The Land of the Living and the Dead Rep’d by Ed Wilson
@stephengm.bsky.social
I work at the University of Toronto (but speak only for myself). I love the heck out of my two kids and my wife. In between, I write. He/him
@megaeralwrites.bsky.social
Egyptologist and author. She/they. Authors Against Book Bans Illinois Chapter Leader. Debut novel THE SHABTI (2024) available now wherever books are sold.
@atsayre.bsky.social
#Writer. Curmudgeon. Militant smart-ass. Loveable rogue. Well, maybe not THAT loveable. SFWA and Codex member. atsayre.com/fiction
@jennahanchey.bsky.social
"Badass fairy." SFWA & Codex. BSFA nominated writer. Ignyte & BF nominated narration. Poetry Ed @ Orion's Belt. Prof of Rhetoric & Critical/Cultural Studies. Researches African SFF & colonialism & development. she/her. https://jennahanchey.com
@granades.com
Science presenter, robotics researcher, fiction writer, interactive fiction person, award-winning Virgo. Co-editor of @smallwondersmag.com SFF magazine. newsletter: https://buttondown.email/theinfodump/ website: https://stephen.granades.com
@dianadima.com
writes things | stories in Strange Horizons, khōréō, The Deadlands and others | she/her www.dianadima.com
@vriccithode.bsky.social
aka Vanessa Ricci-Thode. Nebula finalist & queer SFF writer, SFWA & TWUC. Dogs, gardening and Canadian rage. she/they I'm only here for the food thodestool.ca