Kerry C. Byrne
SFF writer—Solarpunk Mag, Fantasy Mag, THIS Mag. @SFWA. CEO @augursociety. Founder/Publisher of Augur Magazine & Tales & Feathers Magazine. Fairy tales, anime, D&D.
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CanSpec
Writers, editors, publishers, community organizers, & other SFF pros in the CanSpec (canlit + spec fic) space !
SFF Editors
Science fiction & fantasy editors from mags, publishers, and freelance spaces! All formats and genres and areas welcome -- YA, poetry, children's, short fiction, long fiction, etc.
@nameshiv.bsky.social
Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in @strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net.
@ashvalewrites.bsky.social
🇨🇦 canadian writer, DM, gremlin (they/them) 🏳️🌈 co-founder of Otherside Spec 🖋 fantasy, romance, horror 📖 words at Heartlines, DreamForge, and more website: https://linktr.ee/ashvale newsletter: https://ashvale.beehiiv.com/subscribe
@toddkeisling.com
Horror writer & designer. Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of DEVIL’S CREEK, SCANLINES, & more. Rep: Becky LeJeune | Bond Literary Agency. He/him. http://linktr.ee/tkeisling
@djai76.bsky.social
author of glass slipper dreams, shattered cats, crafting, cheese, lattes, horror she/her
@othersidespec.bsky.social
OTHERSIDE is a quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by queer writers and artists. Opening for submissions in January 2026! https://patreon.com/OthersideSpec · https://othersidespec.com
@hachepueyo.bsky.social
South American arachnid with a human form 🕸 CABARET IN FLAMES (Tor/Titan, 2026) 🕸 BUT NOT TOO BOLD (Tor, 2025) 🕸 PT/EN/ES 🕸 Rep. Lee O'Brien https://linktr.ee/hachepueyo
@lilithsaintcrow.com
I write books. A crow for a fetch, I'm your huckleberry. She/her. (Hint: Like "synchro.") https://www.lilithsaintcrow.com
@lorekeating.bsky.social
Writer of fiction; Feeder of Birds; Bae of Fundy. Nova Scotia 🇨🇦 https://www.lorekeating.com/ Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print THE TRUEST SENSE https://a.co/d/9NSWZso She/Her
@slothandenvy.com
https://slothandenvy.com/ Small press. Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, weird, & romance. 3 books on schedule for 2025. MN & TN. Lots of swearing. https://ko-fi.com/slothenvypress https://toadshadezine.com/ We'd be deadlier if we weren't so lazy. Maybe.
@stacyking.bsky.social
Writer (D&D Young Adventurer's Guides, D&D Pocket Expert, Manga Classics, etc). #ADHD obsessions change frequently but include RPGs, history, costuming, crafting, books, film and board games. Ride or die with @jimzub.bsky.social
@topazlit.bsky.social
www.topazliterary.com Editor and writer, conscious language advocate, library assistant, cat mom, can usually be found reading. 🌈📚
@probablyharmless.bsky.social
Writer of (mostly) horror and librarian. Also trans, queer, and Jewish. theodorehill.weebly.com for contact info, publication credits, and super strange testimonials. Co-Editor @dielaughingmag.bsky.social / Wario of @cassandradaucus.bsky.social
@suearcher.bsky.social
Canadian SFF writer, sometime editor, and #StetDanceParty DJ. Books, writing, nature, quirky musings, and the odd poem or two. She/her. My fantasy novel: Books2read.com/FortunesShadow #AmReading Witch Accused by @kristawalshauthor.bsky.social
@thechristinet.bsky.social
✨CEO of peer-reviewed vibes (they/she) ✨Asst Prof (LTA) of Digital Media & Game Studies, U of Toronto Mississauga ✨Researcher of work, play, livestreaming & creator economy ✨PhD(c) U of Toronto iSchool ✨ https://thechristinet.wordpress.com/
@lynnemmaclean.bsky.social
SFF Writer/Poet, former community & mental health researcher, and forever a firefly wrangler. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She/her. https://www.lynnemmaclean.com
@thrillandgrace.bsky.social
Fruity poet. Lambda finalist debut poetry collection: The Language We Were Never Taught to Speak (2021, Guernica Editions) 🇭🇰 🍁 https://grace-writes.com [Somewhere in Ontario]
@ashhisson.bsky.social
Reader, knitter, nerd. Managing editor of Wolsak & Wynn Publishers, co-editor of Poplar Press. She/her
@marthawells.com
SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
@bookspotlight.bsky.social
✦ writer | reviewer | book blogger | cheerleader of books, poetry and art | all genres RT’d | resident Tolkien fangirl | linktr.ee/rjcrunden ✦
@colouredwilde.bsky.social
they/them | 20s | Blk Ntv | 😤 | sustainable slow traveler | foodie | spoonie ♿ | Indigequeer 2S | just a lil vibe screaming soundlessly into the endless void
@haileypiperfights.bsky.social
Make horror gay AF, Stoker Award winner Aug 12: A GAME IN YELLOW Sept 16: TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS she/her; rep: Lane Heymont haileypiper.com
@editrixemma.bsky.social
Editor@Harlequin. Poetry Reader@Orion's Belt Mag. Notes & Queries Editor @JPRS. Rep'd by Danai Christopolou and Lane Heymont. Writing about romance in horror movies, etc.
@isthiseva.bsky.social
she/her ♠️🥄 • Hello! I'm a South Asian illustrator and designer with love for telling stories through illustration. I enjoy character-driven work, especially those leaning towards the fantastical. Open for work (Oct 2025) https://isthiseva.carrd.co/
@obeytheauthor.bsky.social
🏹 Black & Indie Fantasy Author ⚔️ I write badass characters slaying dragons 🗡️ Diverse character-driven action fantasy
@chriscampbell.bsky.social
Words in FIYAH, Asimov’s, Nightlight and more. He/they. VP2023 CW2024. Rep Sara Megibow. 73% goblin proof 27% decidedly not. clundycampbell.com
@pcverrone.com
Writer of page & stage. Author of RABBIT, FOX, TAR (Catapult, 2026). Work in FIYAH, PodCastle, Elemental Forces (Flame Tree Press), Permanent Record (Nightboat) & more. Lit rep: Alyssa Jennette. pcverrone.com
@zainabbobi.bsky.social
Ƴar Arewa 🇳🇬. Licensed Med Lab Scientist. '23 Derricotte/Eady Prize winner for Cadaver of Red Roses (O, Miami Books). https://linktr.ee/zaynabbobi
@chriskindred.com
illustrator, narrative designer, author, thing doer, stuff liker they/them chris@chriskindred.com
@kwonley.bsky.social
Mama, entrepreneur, leader. I write speculative fiction for grown folk and littles. Viable Paradise 2022, Grub Short Story Incubator 2021. http://www.kwonley.com
@nkereuwxm.bsky.social
author, The Bone River ( phoenix 25’) || win: Dream Foundry ‘23 || words in: omenanamag, fiyahlitmag
@plangdineple.bsky.social
SFF writer and nerd! || He/Him Stories in: Omenana, Anathema, Translunar Travelers Lounge, and more. https://plangdineple.wixsite.com/plangdi
@denzelscott.bsky.social
Writer, Poet, Author. Monster (golden-hearted, love-hungry, moon-blessed). https://www.amazon.com/Delphinium-Gospel-Denzel-Xavier-Scott/dp/1942004680
@lyszflo.bsky.social
Reimaginer of worlds Afrocaribbean 🇭🇹🇵🇷⚔️ Ignyte Award Winner Poet | Educator | Afrofuturist | Oracle Lyszflo.com
@zinrock.bsky.social
ZinRock.com author of the award-winning FLOWERS FOR THE SEA. preliminary editor and sensitivity reader. horror, grimdark, and dark fantasy obsessed. weirdo. Queer Black af depressive. toss a coin? https://ko-fi.com/zinrock
@thenaomiday.bsky.social
queer Black spec fic writer clarion west '22, the new school mfa '25 writing in FIYAH, Black Warrior Review, The Seventh Wave
@vgnesis.bsky.social
I (sometimes) write, I (occasionally) teach, and I (mostly) experience existential dread over late capitalism at my university. Find my work here: https://beacons.ai/gnesis_v
@kswalkerwrites.bsky.social
Spec fic. Bikes.Books. Words in Uncanny, F&SF, FIYAH, Apex and elsewhere VP 2022 they/any
@laknight89.bsky.social
SFF writer (pro & fic); nommed for Locus 2021; Fiyah Lit alum; queer Black ♿ LDS autistic byke. 35. OSDD (9+). 6-peep polyam (1Sp, 2LP, 2Mm). Cat mom. Poor af. Cassgenderfluidwtf; she/he/they/fae/jæ/xe/etc. Anti-censorship. Pfp = illustrated version of me.
@kalynnbayron.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author, Stoker Award Nominee, IGNYTE Award Finalist, LOCUS Award nominee, Randall Kenan winner |She/Her|🏳️🌈|Rep @jamievankirk
@v-e-tirado.com
horror afrolatine 🇩🇴 award winning author. I write a lot. https://linktr.ee/vetirado
@aureliusr2.bsky.social
Words in Apex, Apparition, Fiyah , Fantasy & Science Fiction, Black Power, Bitter Apples, Strange Horizons. SFWA, Writer & Teacher. VooDoonauts c/o '21 Air Bender 💨
@euqinimodart.bsky.social
Freelance black Illustrator + Designer and comic colorist, I love history :) | Mtg, Netflix, UMG Records Inc, PRH, Scholastic, Harper Collins Website: www.dominiqueramsey.com Archive: dominiqueramseyillustration.com
@lpkindred.bsky.social
Citizen of the Wildeeps! Writer Editor Podcaster TeachingArtisr of Speculative Fiction! Words in Apex, Fiyah, Anathema, Prismatic, Escape Pod, PodCastle. Ghost Class/Clarion c/o 2030-2022. Just Keep Writing co-host. Art Institute Chicago BFAW c/o 2027.
@tobiogundiran.com
Ignyte, British Fantasy award-winning author of GUARDIAN OF THE GODS duology (Tor) • JACKAL, JACKAL (Undertow) • BSFA, Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy award nominee• Rep: Alex Cochran
@britjswrites.bsky.social
Author | Reader | Lesbian 🧡🤍🩷 | Gamer | Librarian | She/Her |
@mazhedgehog.bsky.social
writer/performer/general thinking person. dyke. wife guy. there will be typos. mazhedgehog.com
@tamarajeree.com
indie author of lesbian paranormal romance & gothic horror | bookseller by day | represented by Bethany Weaver | www.tamarajeree.com | they/them art by @northyme.com
@nickydrayden.bsky.social
Writer of sci-fantasy, taker of naps. Prosper with Dragons, coming soon to a game night near you: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1154636392/prosper-with-dragons