Oundle Festival of Literature
Literary Festival hosting big name, local and early career authors all year in the beautiful market town of Oundle. A not for profit organisation set up by a bunch of literature lovers in 2002 to support authors and literature in all its forms.
@talesfromabsurdia.bsky.social
Absurdist 🪨 Book Blogger 📚 Crazy Cat Man 😸🐾 Recovering Twitter User.
@abridgedmagazine.bsky.social
Poetry / Art Magazine Edited by Susanna Galbraith and Gregory McCartney. Abridged since 2004. A Derry Magazine. www.abridged.zone
@charlesspencer.bsky.social
History and nonfiction author, public speaker, broadcaster, & columnist for FT Wealth. Custodian (for this generation) of Althorp House, and run the Althorp Literary Festival. Author of 4 Sunday Times bestsellers. FRHistS and FSA.
@writershq.bsky.social
Stop fucking about and start writing. Online courses | workshops | writing retreats | community | tea | biscuits | swearing | gold stars ⭐️
@liznugent.bsky.social
No relation to Ted. Writer and rewriter. Sister and resister. Scullery maid to the House of Goldblatt. Strange Sally Diamond in all good bookstores now. And even the bad ones. Ha! As if there was such a thing as a bad bookstore. www.liznugent.com
@nigella.bsky.social
Just to let you know, there are many, many recipes waiting for you on www.nigella.com
@ianrankin1.bsky.social
Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
@stephaniecarty.bsky.social
Author & Clinical Psychologist. Saboteur Award (novella). Eyelands Book Award (story collection). Psychology for Writers series. Short & long fiction. Fond of pyjamas and kindness. Novella and workbook coming July 2025.
@ellipsiszine.bsky.social
Literary magazine and independent press, publishing beautifully written flash fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction. https://www.ellipsiszine.com
@fictivedream.bsky.social
Fictive Dream, the online #litmag dedicated to the #shortstory including #translations. Please send your submissions to [email protected]. Website https://fictivedream.com/
@devaneemily.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor, bookseller. Collector of oddities. Words in various places, including Smokelong, Lost Balloon, Ellipsis, Best Microfiction & Ambit.
@debialper.bsky.social
Author, freelance editor, creative writing tutor and fearless slayer of Doubt Demons. Also interested in mudlarking, singing with my choir, micro gardening, working class peeps and radical Jewish voices. Owned by my cat. She/her.
@lilydunn.bsky.social
Sins of My Father ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Guardian Non-Fiction Book of the Year. Academic. Memoir lover. #lifewriting Co-founder @londonlitlab.bsky.social Find me here: https://lilydunn.substack.com/
@wharton1965.bsky.social
I teach at a university and had a novel out a while ago. Maybe there'll be another along in a while. https://david-wharton.com
@fahrenheitpress.bsky.social
Publishers. Debasers. Renegades. Roughnecks. Part publishing house, part transatlantic love cult. #GenreTrash https://fahrenheit-press.myshopify.com/
@mariankeyes.bsky.social
Reads books. Watches telly. Wrings hands over the state of the world.
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
@rubyspeechley.bsky.social
Author of eight psychological thrillers. THE UNINVITED GUEST is out now! Linktree: https://bit.ly/3OPgOsz Newsletter link: https://bit.ly/RubySpeechleyNews @Boldwoodbooks.bsky.social
@taniahershman.bsky.social
Queer writer of odd things: stories/poems/hybrids. New hybrid CNF book coming 2025. Permissioner, founder of Unbox Your Words. She/they 🏳️🌈 www.taniahershman.com; https://taniahershman.substack.com/; https://www.instagram.com/tania_hershman_writes
@hannahlitagent.bsky.social
Founder and Literary Agent at www.HS-LA.com @HSLANews.bsky.social #WeNeedDiverseBooks. Story lover. Vintage typewriter obsessed. Feminist. She/Her/Ms https://linktr.ee/hannah_litagent
@kathyburke.bsky.social
Burkey with the good hair. My woke take brings all the c*n*s to the yard. Profile pic by Nancy fancy pants
@southwarkslitfest.bsky.social
The Local Festival for Local Authors Affordable, accessible, and tremendous fun. Main festival Saturday 20th September, evening events 12th June & 18th Sept Leamington Spa Warwickshire www.southwarwickshireliteraryfestival.com
@kharcadio.bsky.social
📚 Reader and writer of speculative fiction and psychological thrillers. ✍️ PhD graduate of creative writing. 🏫 Digital Marketer at Morley College London. 📖 Currently querying my new speculative thriller.
@aruwriting.bsky.social
We're a creative writing research centre based at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, organising and posting both research and community writing events. We repost lit subs calls! https://creativeshowcase.aru.ac.uk/research/cambridge-writing-centre/
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
Indy publisher of award winning literary fiction You can order books here : www.bluemoosebooks.com
@saltpublishing.com
WELCOME to Salt, one of the UK’s great independent publishers, established in 1999. Over twenty-six years, we have grown into a daring literary powerhouse, winning scores of awards around the world. Directors: @chrisemery.me & @jenhemery.bsky.social
@indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
A network of indie presses working together to celebrate and improve the publishing industry
@themothmagazine.bsky.social
International art & lit magazine. One of the world's biggest prizes for a poem. Short story, nature writing & art prizes. Also: @thecaterpillarmag
@bristolshortstory.bsky.social
Annual short story prize housed at the University of Bristol https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk Open for entries until 31 January 2025 with judges Jan Carson, Peace Adzo Medie, and Kate Johnson
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. Fighting for a nicer industry since 1884. #societyofauthors Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training ✒️https://authr.uk/sp40
@cjtudor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author. Dog lover. Gin drinker. Tattoo enthusiast. THE GATHERING out now: https://shor.by/CJTudor. THE BURNING GIRLS streaming on Netflix UK. SERENITY FALLS out 2026!
@emilykaitlin.bsky.social
Literary Agent @bookendslit • Undiscovered National Treasure • Neighborhood Book Bimbo
@commapress.bsky.social
Award-winning publisher of short fiction from the UK & beyond. Championing the next generation of writers & translators. Shares do not equal endorsements. Find us at: https://commapress.co.uk/
@dauntbookspub.bsky.social
a home of brilliant writing from across the decades and around the world (follow @dauntbooks.bsky.social for all things Daunt Books *shops*)
@belfastbooks.bsky.social
Only working class bookshop in Belfast. Specialise in used and out of print books about 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland at our tiny York Rd store. New books are at http://www.belfastbooks.co.uk with audiobooks at https://libro.fm/belfastbooks
@katefoxwriter75.bsky.social
Stand-up poet. Radio 4’s The Verb regular. Northern, neurodivergent writer of Northernness and Neurodivergence. “On Sycamore Gap” & “Where There’s Muck There’s Bras” (Harper North). “Bigger on the Inside” (Smokestack).
@sophiehaydock.bsky.social
Author, journalist, marathon runner, mudlark | Curator Folkestone Book Festival | debut The Flames @DoubledayUK #EgonSchiele | agent Juliet Mushens | Madame Matisse coming in March 2025
@stokeylitfest.bsky.social
‘One of the best book bashes in the UK’. The Quietus. 5-7 June 2026.
@wcorklitfest.bsky.social
#Bantry: 11-18 July 2025. Check out our line-up & download brochure. Booking open for all events https://linktr.ee/westcorkliteraryfestival
@harrogatefestivals.bsky.social
We bring the very best in music, literature, crime writing, salon, spectacle and education to Harrogate
@stockportnoir.bsky.social
Crime fiction festival in the North West. Saturday 31st January 2026 at Stockport Masonic Guildhall
@favlit.org
Book talks. In a brewery! 10-days of author talks and book events taking place annually in a Kentish medieval market town 21 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 Programme here https://www.favershamliteraryfestival.org Or here: https://favlit.org