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Reactor Short Fiction Authors and Editors
Reactor's award-winning short fiction program has worked with many, many authors over the years. This starter pack features writers and editors from that program who are on Bluesky. We love their work, and we hope you do too. Are we missing anyone? Let us know!
Reactor Magazine Writers, Reviewers, and Essayists
This starter pack includes frequent writers and contributors to Reactor Magazine (formerly known as Tor.com). If you're interested in writing about fantasy, science fiction, and genre, give them a follow! Are we forgetting someone? Feel free to reach out
@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.
@mlrio.bsky.social
Bestselling author of HOT WAX, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, IF WE WERE VILLAINS. Vinyl nerd, recovering academic, road tripper, dog lady. Pre-order HOT WAX here: https://linktr.ee/mlrio
@mayadeane.bsky.social
mayadeane.com. I wrote Wrath Goddess Sing, a book that drags other books behind its chariot and boasts about it.
@lateonsetgirl.bsky.social
Author of The Fortunate Fall (Tor Essentials, 2024) and What We Are Seeking (Tor, early 2026). I won the Otherwise Award under its deadname and my deadname. Represented by @laurenbajek.bsky.social. 🏳️⚧️
@nicanstett.bsky.social
she/her 🏳️⚧️ writer of queer things. Lover of dinosaurs Stories in One Story, Witness Magazine, Michigan Quarterly Review, Passages North, Lightspeed, and other cool places. Represented by Erin Harris @ Folio Literary nicanstett.com
@vivianhchou.bsky.social
Sci fi/fantasy/slipstream writer. ✨🐉🤖she/her. Full sfwa member and slushie. read my stuff 👉 www.vivianchouwriter.com
@willalex.bsky.social
National Book Award-winning author of unrealisms—mostly for young readers. SUNWARD, my first novel for grownups, is coming soon from Saga Press. He/him. www.willalex.net
@cadwellturnbull.bsky.social
Award-winning SFF author of THE LESSON and NO GODS, NO MONSTERS, founder/member of Many Worlds. 1/5th of Darkly Lem.
@marygillis.bsky.social
Still in that awkward pre-ghost phase writer/editor at The Beaverton she/her | Vancouver B.C. Articles: https://www.thebeaverton.com/author/mary-gillis/ Skeets: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:w4omt4th54l6kul2nc7orbil/feed/aaab44jnupudu
@jennlyons.bsky.social
Author, artist, old-school nerd who likes to write books with dragons in them. x2 Astounding nominated author of the A CHORUS OF DRAGONS series and THE SKY ON FIRE from Tor books. Rep'd by Chris Lotts.
@hemask.bsky.social
Art Nouveau Illustrator/ they/them / PDX Available for freelance work Email: thehemask@gmail.com www.helenmask.com https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaskIllustration https://www.instagram.com/hemask/ https://helenmask.tumblr
@pennyvixen.bsky.social
Horror/fantasy writer and geek about almost everything. Left of left. She/her. Best known for THE GOBLIN EMPEROR (Tor, 2014). Books coming in 2025: THE ORB OF CAIRADO (Subterranean Press) in January and THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (Tor Books) in March.
@p-h-lee.bsky.social
pretentious, awkward, difficult to approach, prickly, too fond of [their] own tales, haughty, prone to versifying, disdainful, cantankerous and scornful links to work here: https://p-h-lee.com/
@hildur.bsky.social
Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!
@alexpheby.bsky.social
Writer: GRACE/PLAYTHINGS/LUCIA/MORDEW/MALARKOI/WATERBLACK Galley Beggar Press and Tor Forthcoming: THE PICNIC/NOONE/LUMA Agent: David Godwin david@davidgodwinassociates.co.uk
@clarionwest.bsky.social
Workshops for people who are serious about writing. Speculative Fiction | Clarion West Six-Week Workshop | Online Classes & Workshops | Programs for Speculative Fiction Writers | Readings & Author Events Find us at clarionwest.org
@pat-murphy.bsky.social
Writer, scientist, and troublemaker. Winner of Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon Awards. My latest novel, The Adventures of Mary Darling, is coming out from Tachyon Publications in May 2025.
@johnsemley3000.bsky.social
writer and researcher, covering books, films, and psychoactivity, in no particular order. a pocket full of spare change and anger unlimited.
@mikemiley.bsky.social
Books: DAVID LYNCH'S AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE (2025) | TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES: GAME SHOWS IN FICTION & FILM (2019), CONVERSATIONS WITH STEVE ERICKSON (2021) www.mikemiley.com
@ghweldon.bsky.social
Author, THE CAPED CRUSADE, NPR’s PODCAST START UP GUIDE. Unauthor, SUPERMAN: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY. Host, POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR.
@alixeharrow.bsky.social
hugo-award winning and NYT-bestselling author in charlottesville va; agent: kate mckean; she/her
@tessagratton.bsky.social
NYT bestselling queer SFF author. #MXTX trash. STRANGE GRACE, THE QUEENS OF INNIS LEAR, LADY HOTSPUR, NIGHT SHINE, STAR WARS: The High Republic, and forthcoming THE MERCY MAKERS! nonbinary, she/he/they
@kyliu99.bsky.social
SFF author, speaker, lawyer, programmer; Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy; rep by Russ Galen; The Dandelion Dynasty & “The Paper Menagerie"
@lairdbarron.bsky.social
A dog of the house Mainly updates; occasional commentary Catch me at my Patreon: Realms of Old Leech https://www.patreon.com/lairdbarron/about Banner art: Chuck Killorin.
@checanty.bsky.social
Illustrator of dark fantasy. Also nature photography. https://janaheidersdorf.com/
@badking.bsky.social
Collage Artist, Magic the Gathering Artist, Fiction Cover Artist, Comic Cover Artist, Private Commissions. More at Bad-King.com
@xkcd.com
@mstevensonbooks.bsky.social
She/her 🌈 Author of BEHOOVED (Bramble & Hodderscape, May 2025) 🐴✨ Round Table Mentor ⚔️ Often found swing dancing or talking to birds and plants 🌿 Rep: Maddy Belton 🔗 https://linktr.ee/marinastevenson
@allisonmick.bsky.social
fart noise maker (mouth and butt) HUMBOLDT CUT 🌲🪓 out in 2026 horror/comedy/animation writer. she/they making sicko shit. Books repped by JJBaker at BLM Agency Anim repped by SamGoff at Fourth Wall Mgmt allison-mick.com
@mhayinde.bsky.social
She/Her. SFF writer. Blerd. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW (Orbit UK) /June (@sagapressbooks.bsky.social US/Canada.) Fiction in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social & more. Winner: Future Worlds Prize 2021. Rep: @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/mhayinde
@willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social
A Kenyan-based SFFH literary journal showcasing the very best in African fantastika. EIC: @dontcallmeliv.bsky.social WTBAP? The Anthology: Issue V (e-book & print) now available: https://willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/issue-5/
@comptonwrites.bsky.social
Horror author: The Spite House & Devils Kill Devils Podcaster: Healthy Fears. /. Behind Your Face There is a Place
@silviamg.bsky.social
Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
@theferocity.bsky.social
Poet and cultural critic. Also, I co-host the podcast VIBE CHECK. Artist-in-residence at Harvard rn. BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World. saeedjones.substack.com
@gavia.bsky.social
Film and TV critic. Co-host of the Overinvested movie podcast, co-editor of the Rec Center newsletter. Bylines: TV Guide, Inverse, Vulture, Atlas Obscura, Daily Dot, etc. she/her
@cindyphanauthor.com
A human going | Best of the Net Nom | Pushcart Nom | Stories in Augur Magazine, khōréō magazine, Baffling Magazine & more | Bi | She/her 🩷💜💙🐩🇨🇦 cindyphanauthor.com Banner: a black standard poodle with a big topknot lounges on a stair landing.
@angelaliu.bsky.social
Writer/poet. Hugo, Nebula, Ignyte, & Rhysling finalist. Astounding Award nominee. Tiger mom. Member of: SFWA, Codex, SFPA. Words in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Uncanny, Logic(s). She/her. https://linktr.ee/liu_angela
@hexliterary.bsky.social
hex publishes brief speculative texts on a weekly-ish basis. We're @WPI. Editors @katemcintyre.bsky.social @danielmiller.bsky.social @joeaguilar.bsky.social. Subs closed for now. Read hexliterary.com
@ashiamonet.bsky.social
essayist. novelist: NECROGENESIS (Del Rey, 2026), ALL THESE SUNKEN SOULS. if it’s darkness we’re having, let it be extravagant. rep: @EmilyKaitlinnn
@julie-phillips.com
Author of THE BABY ON THE FIRE ESCAPE, on creative work and mothering. Biographer of Ursula K. Le Guin (forthcoming) & James Tiptree, Jr.
@carrievaughnco.bsky.social
The real Carrie Vaughn! Bestselling award winning writer, werewolf psychologist and big nerd. Latest is THE NATURALIST SOCIETY. Check it out!
@jonathanthornton.bsky.social
Writer for The Fantasy Hive, Tor dot com, Gingernuts Of Horror. Books reviews editor for Foundation. Entomology technician at LSTM. Lover of cats, books, music, starships, gardening
@curtdubya.bsky.social
Nerdy Writer and Editor | Speculative Fiction Scholar | Published at Reactor Mag, Tolkien Studies, Journal of Tolkien Research & more | Content & SEO Consultant @curtisweyant.com
@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).
@maxgladstone.bsky.social
NYT bestselling writer. Newsletter and updates at maxgladstone.com.
@gwillow.me
Award-winning author of novels and comics. Wrote the books that one of those shows you like was based on. Currently: POISON IVY for DC Comics, THE HUNGER AND THE DUSK for IDW. I watch a lot of soccer. Buy my books: bookshop.org/shop/gww