Maria Ferguson
Poet. Playwright. Performer.
Swell (Penguin 2025)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459719/swell-by-ferguson-maria/9781802064353
@danielrolphauthor.bsky.social
Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
@rachelbower.bsky.social
Author based in Sheffield. Poetry & fiction. IT COMES FROM THE RIVER (Bloomsbury, 2025). Represented by Cathryn Summerhayes, Curtis Brown 📚✨
@madridlitmag.bsky.social
We're a bilingual literary magazine based in Madrid, Spain. We love new poetry, fiction and art and feature interviews with well-known writers and artists. Our Podcast is on Spotify. Subs closed. Next issue May 28th ✍️
@marymackeyauthor.bsky.social
Poet, New York Times bestselling author of Paleolithic Era novels, nonfiction writer, award-winning screenwriter. https://marymackey.com/
@opraykt.bsky.social
‼️ poet & facilitator 💥 ☄️ ruled by mars & glucose 🩸 🟠 APRICOT 🧡 (Out-Spoken Press) 📙 📌 BEDS
@manchesterreview.bsky.social
The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing. https://www.themanchesterreview.co.uk/
@thebookvault.bsky.social
An independent bookshop for Barnsley, UK. Eclectic ranges of fiction and non-fiction for all ages.
@leedslitfest.bsky.social
14th - 22nd June 2025. Returning for its seventh year, the city’s award-winning festival of words aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond! #LLF25
@jamestopham.bsky.social
Screenwriter: @RidleyScottCG, @GaumontTV #BAFTA / @RocliffeForum Winner. https://james-topham.com
@corrintachibana.bsky.social
Author of ‘Sing me down from the dark’ (SALT; 2022). Worked in higher ed. in U.K. and Japan. Poems in P.N. Review, The North, MAGMA, Poetry Wales, The Interpreter’s House & The Madrid Review. Lover of Things Japanese and proud mother of teenager.
@thebraag.bsky.social
thebraag.co | carmenerror.com | trickster figure | poetry & spec fic press and journal | we sell books! | NE England
@shortestwitch.bsky.social
Nuisance, writer, publisher - poetry & spec fic - kymdeyn.com - thebraag.co - Everywhere @shortestwitch - she/they with CFS/ME. In books and in bogs.
@bigbookend.bsky.social
Writers, books, small publishers, readers - that's what we are about! Here to engage with and platform writers, books and all things lit. Leeds Lit Fest founder partner. Champions Leeds, Yorkshire and the North.
@mptmagazine.bsky.social
Ted Hughes' and Daniel Weissbort's international poetry translation magazine. Edited by Janani Ambikapathy. modernpoetryintranslation.com
@bluevilla.org
Literary mag 📖 Est. 2023 🏙️ Bluevilla.org 🔗 Discord.gg/xVkWr5BJjk 👾 It’s a privilege to study sonder. 📖
@benedictan.bsky.social
Poet| Debut ‘24 Black Cat Poetry| Guardian reading, tofu eating member of wokerati, citizen of the world/nowhere, middle class woman of a certain age, liberal woman over 50. Poems linked: https://linktr.ee/benedictanorell
@kierenking.bsky.social
Award winning performance poet and creative producer based in Manchester. Confident onstage, quite shy off it.
@rose-condo-poet.bsky.social
Award-winning prairie-born poet living in Manchester 🇨🇦 | Lover of travel 🌎 | www.rosecondo.net | she/her
@patriciadebney.com
Writer/Survivor/Activist. Award-winning four poetry collections, novel. Next: memoir re Child Sexual Abuse LEAVING LOCUST AVENUE. Extracts in blog. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 https://patriciadebney.com/ #CSA #ChildSexualAbuse #EDS #MCAS #writer #memoir
@bradleytaylorpoet.bsky.social
Roundhouse Poetry Slam Champion 2024 Host of The Big Gay Poetry Night bradleytaylorpoet.com IG: @bradleytaylorpoet
@joelotter.com
Game developer, poet, cat dad. I made Feud at @bearwaves.com, maintain the eos4j library and the Growl game engine! he/him 🦣 https://otter.garden/@joel 🌐 https://www.joelotter.com
@samjgrudgings.bsky.social
Host at Large. Occasional artist. Horror Laureate. Sober AF. Loud Yelling. He/him. Books with Verve Poetry Press & Broken Sleep Read my Poems - https://linktr.ee/samjgrudgings
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@transworldbooks.bsky.social
The home of your favourite bestselling books. Part of Penguin Random House UK. For proof requests and more updates check out: linktr.ee/bantambooksuk
@rachaelboast.bsky.social
Disability advocate, editor and author. Recent publications: Hotel Raphael (Picador, 2021) and TIMESLIPS (Clutag Press, 2024)
@forwardprizes.bsky.social
The best new poetry published in the UK & Ireland
@gabrielakamo.com
☦ 🍉 Actor • Poet • Educator • Creative Producer Rep: Divergent Talent Group 💥 https://gabrielakamo.com
@stephenwattpoet.bsky.social
Poetry Editor for Nutmeg Magazine. Winner of inaugural Liverpool Poetry Prize (Open category). Author of 5 poetry collections. Editor of 2 punk poetry collections for the Joe Strummer Foundation and Buzzcocks.
@tyronelewis22.bsky.social
Poet/Photographer/Video Editor/Camera Man 'Jedi Grandmaster Poet' ‘Vanguard of the spoken word community’ ‘Legendary creature’
@rw3lls.bsky.social
Creative agitator, poet, artist, Anglican priest, mum and university chaplain. She/her
@gitaralleigh.bsky.social
Writer/Poet/Lecturer/ex-doctor. Kids: The Destiny of Minou Moonshine 🐘 The Voyage of Sam Singh 🦜 @zephyrbooks.bsky.social Poetry: Siren 🧜🏽♀️ @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social A Terrible Thing 🧝🏽♀️ (Bad Betty Press) https://linktr.ee/gitaralleigh
@elbwrites.bsky.social
Writers' and Artists' Short Story Prize and Wasafiri NWP (Poetry) shortlistee 2023. National Literacy Trust volunteer. Likes plants & languages, dislikes pseudoscience. Vegan for the reasons you'd like to ignore. She/her.
@traceyrhys.bsky.social
Poet (Parthian, Green Bottle Press), short stories from Honno. Freelance editor & proofreader (The Royal Mint, Seren Books, Poetry Wales) & artist. No weird DMs (I shouldn't have to say it). 'Bathing on the Roof' due out Spring 2025 from Parthian Books.
@raehowells.bsky.social
Journalist & poet. Shortlisted Wales Book of the Year 2023. ✍🏻 Poet in residence at Llanelli Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 📚 Books: 🐝 The Language of Bees 🌿This Common Uncommon (Parthian) 📌 Project Manager at #NUJ Training Wales 🏴 Cymraes
@rhysowainwilliams.bsky.social
Writer of poetry, fiction and other things | That Lone Ship (Parthian Books) | Hay Festival Writer At Work | He/Him | rhysowainwilliams.com
@henrywriteswords.bsky.social
gamer poet + technology reporter | words for TechRadar, GamesRadar, The Times, NBC, Healthline, Independent, Dicebreaker, and more
@kateinnes.bsky.social
Writer, trained in Archaeology. Poet. Author of Medieval 'Arrowsmith Trilogy', historical fantasy 'Greencoats' & new paranormal adventure - 'An Ancient Haunting' If it's old, I'm interested. www.kateinneswriter.com
@antoniajadeking.bsky.social
Doing my Phd on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, talk to me about that, Beyoncé or coffee📚Poetry Pamphlet out with Bad Betty Press (lit agent @sileloquies)
@jallenpaisant.bsky.social
Poet. Winner of the TS Eliot Prize. THE POSSIBILITY OF TENDERNESS out now. Jamaican striver 🇯🇲.
@arjimanuelpillai.bsky.social
Published Poet. Accomplished Performer. Lifelong Facilitator. www.arji.org
@cov-art.bsky.social
Art School Mod Poet / Founder of Tonic Sta Press / Drums & Vocals with Three Clicks Left artschoolmodpoet.com
@bernardineevaristo.bsky.social
10 books inc. Girl, Woman, Other (Booker Prize 2019), Mr Loverman (2013) a BBC1 TV series in 2024 & Manifesto (2021). Professor of Creative Writing, Brunel University of London (Profile portrait by Valerie Asiimwe Amani)
@helenmort.bsky.social
Poet, author, Sheffield-er. Mountaineering literature specialist, running enthusiast, part time Professor of Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
@hannahlavery.bsky.social
Poet. Playwright. Performer. Director. Dancing in my kitchen. hannahlavery.com
@vickyafoster.bsky.social
🎤Poet ✍️Writer 📚PhD Student Man Met 📰Columnist The Hull Story vickyfoster.co.uk
@henryraby.bsky.social
Punk poet & podcaster Artistic Director of Say Owt 1/2 Vandal Factory York-born, Leeds-based
@alicefrecknall.bsky.social
Poet, short fiction writer & fine artist. Poetry collection: Somewhere Something is Burning (Out-Spoken Press). linktr.ee/alicefrecknall