Sidekick Books
📚 UK publisher of collaborative/hybrid poetry books since 2010, based in London and Cambridge. Editors: Kirsten Irving (@kirstenirving.bsky.social) and Jon Stone (@shotscarecrow.bsky.social).
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@thebraag.bsky.social
thebraag.co | carmenerror.com | trickster figure | poetry & spec fic press and journal | we sell books! | NE England
@poetrysociety.bsky.social
A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social. poetrysociety.org.uk linktr.ee/poetrysociety22
@vwalker-author.bsky.social
the fragile humans we are - out now! | Poet ✍🏻 indie author 📚 Romance lover ❤️🩹 https://linktr.ee/vwalkerauthor
@grizonne.bsky.social
Queer, neurodivergent Manchester poet, performer, zine-maker, and workshop facilitator 🐝 Poems in Atrium, Banshee, Butcher's Dog, Dust, Magma, The North, Under the Radar. First collection, 'A love the weight of an animal', coming soon from Confingo 😊
@btfstills.bsky.social
A bot randomly posting images taken from films made by British Transport Films, a government film unit active from 1949-1986. 3 posts a day. Expect trains. by bsky.app/profile/joegrassby.bsky.social
@dixonkat.bsky.social
(she/they) Queer poet & performer 🎤 Debut book 'eat the glitter' out with Broken Sleep Books Digital inclusion advocate & social researcher. Data nerd.
@forteanlondon.bsky.social
Strange and wonderful events since 2011 Paranormal, psychic, folkloric, fortean events. Sharing the oddest London-based news.
@tinywrenlit.bsky.social
tiny wren lit focuses on tiny poems + tiny issues (2-3 times per year). Readers can download each issue in a zine format. Home of the tiny zine. Subs open for issue 9 on May 1st. Web: https://www.tinywrenlit.com/
@planetpoetry.bsky.social
The UK podcast about poets and poetry, founded 2020. Interviews, discussion, pints. Hosted by Peter Kenny & Robin Houghton. http://planetpoetrypodcast.com
@chenchenwrites.bsky.social
poet • phd in english • 2 books with BOA Editions • latest chapbook @ghostcitypress.bsky.social • abolish the police & free palestine • https://www.chenchenwrites.com/the-latest
@chriscambell.bsky.social
Creative Studio by day, Poet by night! Queer/Nonbinary/Neurodivergent/Native American. (They/he)
@johnfield1.bsky.social
I blog about poetry at Poor Rude Lines: https://johnfield.org
@iaawc.bsky.social
Indigenous-Aboriginal American Writers imparting field-related craft, pedagogy, celebrations, & concerns nativewriterscaucus.wordpress.com
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
Reaching readers on behalf of 50+ independent publishers. Funded by Arts Council England. Follow us on socials @inpressbooks📚 linktr.ee/inpressbooks
@writerscentre.bsky.social
The National Centre for Writing is a place of discovery, exchange, ideas and learning for writers, translators, readers and everyone who loves words.
@rachellawston.bsky.social
Book cover illustrator and freelance designer. Award-winning children’s author. Nature connection advocate. 📇 linktr.ee/Rlawston 📮 nature, illustration, books, board games and a blue cat called Moriarty.
@simoneverett.bsky.social
Founding Editor, Muscaliet Press (shortlisted for Michael Marks Publisher’s Award 2022). Managing Editor for @openlibhums.bsky.social and of its flagship Open Library of Humanities Journal. Poet, translator, InDesign nerd. 🏳️🌈he/him.
@hannahl1n.bsky.social
Poet Devon, UK 1st Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2021, 2nd Leeds Peace Poetry Prize 2024, H Comm. Wales Poetry Award 2021. Shortlisted Best Poetry Pamphlet Saboteur Awards 2023 https://vpresspoetry.blogspot.com/p/the-beautiful-open-sky.html
@dodgeydog.bsky.social
Retried Academic who wrote for Edward Arnold then Hodder & Stoughton. Wrote plays for BBC Radio & the Arts Council. 2021 went 'indie' after moving from London. 2 books under name J T Owens on Amazon
@arachnepress.bsky.social
Small independent, inclusive, award-winning UK publishing house. Mostly poetry and short fiction, with the occasional fantasy/sci-fi novel. Prioritising LGBTQ+, Global Majority, Disabled, geographically isolated and Older Women writers.
@colmgbrennan.bsky.social
Poet & Writer Poetry Ireland Review • The Waxed Lemon • Sonder • The Cormorant • Profiles • The Ogham Stone • Arts Council Literature Bursary • MA in creative writing from UL colmgbrennan.com
@maudmarianw.bsky.social
✨ Weird & Speculative fiction writer. 💜 Rare bookseller at La Doyenne. 🏳️🌈 ENG/SPA/FRE (She/Her) https://linktr.ee/marianwomack
@drberger.bsky.social
Doctor, researcher, poet, translator. #AbolishICE #BlackLivesMatter prons: he él ער הוא 他 https://linktr.ee/zackarysholemberger
@seanwaikeung.bsky.social
@calquepress.bsky.social
A small & occasional press of pamphlets, short-length books and anthologies. We work at the intersection between languages, ideas, crafts, genres. Now Out: OUT OF THE WINDOW, INTO THE DARK (Marian Womack) https://linktr.ee/calquepress
@martabilkova.bsky.social
Logician, poet, occasional photographer. Words in @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social. Senior researcher at the Institute of Computer Science, Czech Academy of Sciences.
@vervepoetryfest.bsky.social
Festival of Poetry & Spoken Word ✨Back in 2026✨#Brum and online✨ Online Multi-press Poetry-only Bookshop @vervepoetryshop✨ https://vervepoetryfestival.com
@heckheck03.bsky.social
Poet, Teen Writers Fellowship Poetry Teacher (The Muse Writers Center), Poetry Staff Reader for Quarterly West
@kiptain.bsky.social
Poet, writer, photographer. MFA U. of Alaska Fairbanks. Author of A MOB OF KANGAROOS (Ridge Books). Wigleaf Top 50 2024. Best Microfiction 2024.
@palimpsest22.bsky.social
Mainly poetry (Butcher's Dog,The Madrigal, Green Ink, BlackBough, Winged Moon & counting), art, glass & (theatre) people playing. Allotment life. York with Glasgow connections. UK. Not every act of kindness is part of a plan. Website :www.sarahowriter.com
@annaosinski.bsky.social
writer, poet, mom, pop culture head, sentient movie quote generator. too online, funniest ex-girlfriend, certified yapper. Read my upcoming book, “Swimming Toward the Riptide” (www.annaosinski.com) 🤍
@vervepoetrypress.bsky.social
Prize-winning #Brum based poetry indie making high octane collections and vervey pamphlets. Related to @Vervepoetryfest (did you guess?) 😍 https://vervepoetrypress.com
@kirstenirving.bsky.social
Lincs-born, London-based poet, editor and voiceover. Crows! Folklore! Viz! Co-founder of indie press @sidekickbooks.bsky.social w/ @shotscarecrow.bsky.social. 'Hot Cockalorum' available from @guillemotpress.bsky.social. https://linktr.ee/kirstenirving
@thewriterswalk.com
Ey up 👋 I’m a #writer and #walker from Yorkshire, living in That London. I write a Substack where I share stories, interviews and writing prompts that explore the places where walking and writing meet. Fancy joining in? https://thewriterswalk.com
@yourstarling.bsky.social
poet, musician, streamer, gamer, future law school student, general terror. got nominated for the Pushcart and BotN once upon a time.
@markantonyowen.com
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁: @subruria.com. 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿: @iambapoet.com / @afterpoetry.com. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿: Occasional online open mics.
@infinityloop.bsky.social
Respecting Nature, Art, Poetry. Health of a civil society. Knowledge of place through Wisdom & Understanding. Biodiversity. 🇨🇦 Citizens for Anti Fascism 🍁🏴
@halfmoonmocha.bsky.social
Writes poems watches squirrels does maths https://sites.google.com/view/debmalyab/writing?fbclid=PAY2xjawGjTTxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABprf1Lu8oEeMBTqDck7E_juvwaPMJhsAEBF1bGzVFv7KEOc-TxtkVdVr0Vw_aem_CNGpQ_ZGOuSMIK5DEgmMgQ
@moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social
SUBMISSIONS OPEN / A high humidity journal of poetry / Home to the Full Moon Haiku Contest / 🏳️⚧️ https://moistpoetryjournal.com/ EIC: Han VanderHart.
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social
We’re a literary journal that’s totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys. https://splitlipthemag.com/
@lacouvee.bsky.social
Writer and poet with a love of green spaces, dedicated to conservation efforts in Campbell River. Likʷal̓a language learner. Words in Book of Matches Isele Magazine, PaddlerPress AntiHeroinChic, among others. janislacouvee.com
@poetrybookshop.bsky.social
The largest bookshop of its kind in the UK. Devoted entirely to poetry since 1979 Find us online or in person in heart of Hay on Wye the worlds first Booktown
@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social
indie bookshop in Sydenham, SE London | open since 1966 | new books | second hand books | children's books | gifts | Mon-Sat 9:30-5 Sun 12-4 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@wekesperos.bsky.social
Crime writer, procrastination fighter, hill walker, fast talker. Author of The Long, Long Afternoon and This Wild, Wild Country. Rep’d by MM Agency. German by chance, Glaswegian by choice 🇩🇪❤️🏴 Recently mummy-fied.
@cassettewitch.bsky.social
Hello friends! Game-maker, writer, composer. Waterworld enthusiast. Currently Artist-in-Residence at ACAVA (they/them)
@amykey.bsky.social
Writer - Arrangements in Blue, Isn't Forever, Luxe. My substack is So Glad I'm Me https://amykey.substack.com/