Tom McAllister
Author of novels HOW TO BE SAFE and THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK.
New book of essays IT ALL FELT IMPOSSIBLE coming from Rose Metal Press in May 2025.
Co-host of Book Fight! podcast. @Barrelhouse.bsky.social NF Editor. South Jersey.
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Some writers I like (not comprehensive)
This is a list of some writers I like on here, who are good at writing and also posting. If you're not on it, it's because I like you too much to include you in such an undignified activity, and no other reason, which is why you should never ask about it
@bookbent.bsky.social
THE BELLES (Simon & Schuster / Atria, Sept. 2025), a dark academia novel with a Southern gothic twist, is available for preorder: https://linktr.ee/laceyndunham
@roseclifflit.bsky.social
DC-based literary agency | where stories find their path | founder @jessicaberg.bsky.social
@writersbone.com
Author of Black Coffee & Sid Sanford Lives!, Writer’s Bone host, journalist. "Thank you, Producer in the Sky." Stevie Van Zandt #WBPN #106 Loyal Littles Pod
@mlfaliveno.bsky.social
writer, teacher, rock/roller | author of TOMBOYLAND: ESSAYS & forthcoming novel, HEMLOCK | asst. prof at UNC | she/they www.melissafaliveno.com
@jbohnsack.bsky.social
Writer, editor, runner, & banjo player. Joshuabohnsack.com/publications
@phillytradesman.bsky.social
He/him I’m getting around to filling this out. Philly sports. Women’s basketball. Idk.
@andrewervin.bsky.social
Husband. Golden retriever’s human. Novelist. Critic. Ally. Grognard. Yunker. Philly sports fan. Adjunct educator.
@thecaratallo.bsky.social
Advocating for women's body confidence through storytelling | MFA @americanuniversity | Freelance writer/producer | Former @npr
@katehasthoughts.bsky.social
Writer | NYT, Washington Post, Men’s Health, Good Housekeeping, River Teeth & more ⭐️ https://linktr.ee/katehasthoughts Editor | In A Flash 💫 https://inaflashlitmag.substack.com Substack | The Village🌟 https://katehasthoughts.substack.com
@richhofmann.bsky.social
Newsletter editor, podcaster: https://bsky.app/profile/phlysports.bsky.social Sign up for my free daily newsletter here: https://allphly.com/phly-daily/
@hphseries.bsky.social
A online reading series for poetry, fiction, and small press writers (Banner image from Upsplash/Jonas Hensel) https://linktr.ee/hphseries
@aaronrath.bsky.social
Author. Likes books, words, space, history, computer games, Transformers, some philosophy, mountains, and the beach.
@cbauder.bsky.social
Paper- and digital collage, no AI. Poetry, prose, essays & hybrid stuff. Wildlife & climate. Small but furious. Still masking, still persisting. 🅥 cbauder.com
@jenhoward.bsky.social
Writer, editor, journalist. Book and nature lover. Author, CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY. Words in WaPo, TLS, NYT, LARB, CHE, EdSurge, etc. She/her. Signal: jenhoward.16 Newsletter: https://jenniferhoward.substack.com/
@sternbergh.bsky.social
culture editor, NYTimes Opinion novelist: THE EDEN TEST (out now); THE BLINDS; NEAR ENEMY; SHOVEL READY I wear suits now
@crindivisible.bsky.social
@andrewbertaina.bsky.social
The body is a temporary gathering place (2024 Autofocus) . One Person Away From You (2021 Moon City Press)3x notable at Best American Essays. Work in The Best American Poetry, The ThreePenny Review, Prairie Schooner etc.
@sharphall.org
philadelphian, he/him, sharphall.org Use SEPTA? Check out https://wheresepta.com/ What's Philly City Council up to? https://phl.party/ Modular Synthesizer? https://latest.s-rack.app/
@thephillyguy.bsky.social
Philly & Philly sports / Urbanist / PATCO / SEPTA / Avid reader / Earthseed / Member DRPA Citizens Advisory Committee / Not #LarryDavid aka @PatcoWatchers on the bird app.
@meghankeaney.bsky.social
Writer and marketer interested in climate tech, housing solutions, literary nonfiction, and just about any action movie from the early 90s.
@kevingrauke.bsky.social
Author of SHADOWS OF MEN (Queen's Ferry Press), YONDERITES (@bullshitlit.bsky.social), WEST OF DESTRY (coming in '25 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social) and BULLIES & COWARDS (coming in '26 from Cornerstone Press). Texan living in Philadelphia.
@autofocusbooks.bsky.social
A literary publisher of artful autobiographical writing. autofocusbooks.com
@wwborders.bsky.social
The home for international literature since 2003. Winners of the Whiting Literary Magazine Prize. https://linktr.ee/wordswithoutborders
@mamiyaroid.bsky.social
Writer, Photographer, Librarian, Red Panda Enthusiast https://adalenakavanagh.com/
@nicklutsko.bsky.social
star of snl / grimlin 3: dawn of desmond / shrek 5 / rightful owner of muppet ip / singer as well
@ginabird.bsky.social
writer, editor, reader new book forthcoming in 2025 https://www.thetinymag.com/ https://www.culdesacofblood.com/
@samwprice.bsky.social
@joekearns.bsky.social
@avi-wa.bsky.social
Reading news into a microphone for WHYY, Philly's NPR station. Co-host of Studio 2, T-Th at noon. awolfmanarent at whyy dot org.
@laurascalzo.bsky.social
THE SPEED OF LIGHT IN AIR, WATER, AND GLASS (2018); AMERICAN ARCADIA (2023). Shorter work in your fav lit mags around town. LauraScalzo.com 📍DC
@ckcwrites.bsky.social
Writer, photographer, Panamanian American 🇵🇦 Words (and photos) in Huellas, Acentos Review, Porter House Review, and more. Find my writing (and photography) at ckcwrites.substack.com. NYC ➡️ Philly
@stoppodcasting.bsky.social
@coffeehousepress.bsky.social
Coffee House Press is an independent nonprofit publishing house based in Minneapolis. Literature forever.
@rahrahraina.bsky.social
host & writer of world cafe, heard nationally daily from npr & produced at wxpn // voice on pretty dim wonder & pixar's sodas// formerly cbc // instagram: rahrahraina // friend to all
@danieldifranco.bsky.social
Writer. Musician. Teacher. | Novels: PANIC YEARS (2018), DEVIL ON MY TRAIL (2024)| lover of books, cats, records, and cemeteries | sub. editor @SmokeLongQuarterly | knows his profile pic is pretentious
@marisqwksa.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Teacher. Nerd. Author, The Vegetarian’s Guide to Eating Meat (Greystone Books 2017) Late-diagnosed AuDHD 🦇 Storytelling forever.
@mocounderground.bsky.social
MoCo Underground is a free, bimonthly get-together in Sandy Spring, MD, where awesome writers can share their work with a live audience. More info: https://justscribbling.com/mocounderground/ OR mocounderground@gmail.com.