Tanya Ward Goodman
Writer, traveler, willing volunteer. Author of “Leaving Tinkertown,” and lots of essays and articles about caregiving, art, and travel.
@summerjar.bsky.social
STRIP: A Memoir 📚 IPPY GOLD Medalist “Sward’s memoir of how she blundered into the sex industry is touchingly honest and written with a light touch.” -JM Coetzee, Nobel Prize in Literature ✍🏽 LA Times, HuffPost, NYT, The Rumpus, Arts & Letters etc.
@dgcomedy.bsky.social
@sequoian.bsky.social
Prof & Writer - How High We Go in the Dark, a National Bestseller and NYT Editors’ Choice & Where We Go When All We Were is Gone. Minneapolis by way of the SF Bay Area and Hawai’i http://SequoiaNagamatsu.com - Star Trek 💫 and wristwatch ⌚️ obsessed.
@cjereneta.bsky.social
Master of none, father of one. Has never heard of the banana sketch. Sorting things out slowly, at https://buttondown.com/that.often/
@iamjess.bsky.social
Head of narrative, The Guardian. I edit US long form and essays. How to pitch me: see below. French. Based in Montana. ‘We can't stop here, this is bat country' - Hunter S Thompson.
@melgal.bsky.social
writer/photographer/wise-ass See my current project here: https://melindagreenharvey.com/looking-at-people/
@wendyfontaine.bsky.social
Writer, reader, mom to a full-grown human. Flash CNF editor at Hippocampus Magazine. Work in Short Reads, Under the Sun, Streetlight Mag, Longridge Review and more. Boston Celtics forever. 🍀
@nicolechung.bsky.social
author of A LIVING REMEDY (a New York Times Notable Book) and ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW. the dog is Peggy and she loves you already. linktr.ee/nicolesjchung
@georgetakei.bsky.social
I’ve boldly gone into the clear blue yonder. Follow for more recipes and tips.
@janetfitch.bsky.social
Novelist. Most recent novels, THE REVOLUTION OF MARINA M and CHIMES OF A LOST CATHEDRAL, epic novels of the the Russian Revolution.
@samydunn.bsky.social
Author Failing Paris, Not By Accident & more. Senior editor, Southern California News Group & BOOKISH virtual show. sdunn@scng.com
@sonyahuber.bsky.social
Writer & Professor. Voice First, Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, Love & Industry, etc. Memoir, essays, chronic pain, labor, disability activism, Midwestern tater tot. A few beads, a loud laugh. www.sonyahuber.com she/her/they/them
@sfdirewolf.bsky.social
Author, editor, activist, cat lover. Founder of the Disability Visibility Project. #DisabilityJustice feed I created: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:65kss3ewg5ida5mjyuk73v5r/feed/aaaba7ikg4sho More about me https://linktr.ee/disability_visibility
@pgourevitch.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The New Yorker. Author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families.’ Faculty at Bard Prison Initiative.
@julierehmeyer.bsky.social
Author of Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer's Odyssey into an Illness Science Doesn't Understand. I mostly write about complex chronic illness and math. Bylines in NYT, WashPost, Discover, Wired, Slate, Stat News, Science News, lots more. She/her.
@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social
The other one. Poet & NYT bestselling author. Next 📚: DEAR WRITER (April 2025), THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT (Sept 2025), A SUIT OR A SUITCASE (March 2026).
@philipchristman.bsky.social
pretty good essayist. philipchristman.substack.com. buy my books here (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/vendors?q=Phil%20Christman&contributorID=22914)
@readandbreathe.bsky.social
Writer. Editor of WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT (2019) and WHAT MY FATHER AND I DON’T TALK ABOUT (May 2025). www.michelefilgate.com
@megpillow.bsky.social
Writer | Dr. | Project Manager for Roxane Gay | Co-editor The Audacity | 🌈🌱| Rep’d by Alyssa Jennette | Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@kiese.bsky.social
@writesloud.bsky.social
First Kicking, Then Not (Stanchion Aug 2025) Writer/Editor/Prof Columnist at WCP hgrieco@washingtoncitypaper.com she/they 🏳️🌈 ❤️ www.hgrieco.com
@demisty.bsky.social
Mother of twins, wife of dude, writer of stuff, prof. of student, PhD. Website at demistybellinger.com. Story collection All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere (U-Nebraska Press: Zero Street Fiction: https://tinyurl.com/prdacfrt)
@thellpsx.bsky.social
writer,The Future Is Disabled,Care Work,Bodymap,Dirty River co-ed w/@ejeris of Beyond Survival. transformative & disability justice structural engineer,1/3rd of http://cripsforesimsforgaza.org. older cousin w great tits & opinions,they/we brownstargirl.org
@addieisunwieldy.bsky.social
Biracial Asian writer. 💃 phd. 📕: Dear Twin, Unwieldy Creatures, Straight White Men Can’t Dance (forthcoming from Bloomsbury). Shirley Jackson finalist. Features & Reviews ed: Anomaly. EIC: just femme & dandy. sensitivity reader. http://www.addietsai.com
@paulcrenstorm.bsky.social
Best American Essayist. Newest collection: https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814258828.html https://linktr.ee/paulcrenshaw
@mlfaliveno.bsky.social
writer, teacher, rock/roller | author of TOMBOYLAND: ESSAYS & forthcoming novel, HEMLOCK | asst. prof at UNC | she/they www.melissafaliveno.com
@paullisicky.bsky.social
My seventh book, SONG SO WILD AND BLUE: A LIFE WITH THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, is out now from HarperOne. 🏳️🌈🦌🐊🦀
@xtinehlee.bsky.social
Author of TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU DON’T REMEMBER Ecco/Harper Collins | 🐓+🐝💨 | doberman mind, dachshund body | she/they Cuddle fish: christinehlee.substack.com IG: @xtinehleewriter Rep: Ayesha Pande
@emmabolden.bsky.social
Just trying to put words together. The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis (Soft Skull 22), House Is an Enigma (Bull City Press), medi(t)ations (Noctuary Press, 16), Maleficae (Gen Pop Books, 13).
@sfmontgomery.bsky.social
Author of HALFWAY FROM HOME, QUITE MAD, and three poetry chaps. Forthcoming craft book and flash nonfiction collection. Associate Prof. ♿🏳️🌈
@marthabayne.bsky.social
Writer, editor, dancer, souper. Various responsibilities @ University of Illinois Press, South Side Weekly, Theater Oobleck, Soup & Bread. Essays @ marthabayne.substack.com.
@heidiczerwiec.bsky.social
Essayist and poet, author of CRAFTING THE LYRIC ESSAY: STRIKE A CHORD and FLUID STATES. Sr. Editor at Assay. Perfumista and forager. She/her
@zoezolbrod.bsky.social
Reader, writer (THE TELLING, CURRENCY, essays etc in The Rumpus, The Guardian, Salon, HuffPost, Brevity Blog), Chicago
@keahbrown.bsky.social
Author, Journalist, cheesecake lover. More/Moore fan: Mandy, Drew, Para. The Secret Summer Promise out now! Bi Icon🌈📚
@angermonsoon.bsky.social
Grind line. Predator Studies. March Xness. DIAGRAM. New Michigan Press. The Assessment Matters Institute. Essay Daily. University of Arizona MFA. Working hard for the money. http://otherelectricities.com
@jessicah.bsky.social
Author "The Magnetic Girl," (Southern Book Prize, Indie Next, Bitter Southerner picks.) "Invisible Sisters,” too. Drummer. Southerner. Abortion rights are human rights. www.jessicahandler.com. New novel, “The World To See” coming in 2026.
@sheilasquill.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Editor. Visual Artist. Author of ALL THINGS EDIBLE, RANDOM AND ODD: ESSAYS ON GRIEF, LOVE AND FOOD, CLASH Books.
@dintywmoore.bsky.social
Editor of Brevity, a small magazine with big ambitions. Author of various books. Often can't decide if I am posting as myself or as the magazine.
@gaylebrandeis.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, gentle rabble rouser. Co-proprietor of Secret World Books in Highland Park, IL.
@clairedederer.bsky.social
Author of MONSTERS: A FAN'S DILEMMA, a New York Times Notable Book and a national bestseller. Named a best book of 2023 by The New Yorker, Fresh Air, The Washington Post, Esquire, Kirkus, Vulture, Electric Lit & more.
@ninarenataaron.bsky.social
Writing about books, art, food 🤍Author of GOOD MORNING, DESTROYER OF MEN’S SOULS 📖 newsletter about reading: https://ninarenataaron.substack.com
@amspagna.bsky.social
Reader (of everything!) Writer (of Pushed, Uplake, Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus, Reclaimers, and other books) I'd rather be outside
@amyberko.bsky.social
Author of Tender Points and Gravitas • Cohost of the Light Jacket Reading Series • Working on a novel that I like to call Untitled Bisexual Jumpsuits Project • she/they • amyberko.com • writinggroup.substack.com
@jillchristman.bsky.social
Author of IF THIS WERE FICTION (U Nebraska Press). Editor at RIVER TEETH (riverteethjournal.com) & BEAUTIFUL THINGS: follow us here @riverteeth.bsky.social! NEA Prose Fellow. Ball State Professor. Raised up by hippies. Kind of witchy. jillchristman.com
@donnatalarico.bsky.social
Writer, higher ed storyteller, lit mag founder (Hippocampus). Co-ed, Getting to the Truth: The Craft & Practice of Creative Nonfiction. In-progress YA memoir. Curious. Loves diners, road trips, ephemera, wordplay, crosswords & board games.
@eirencaffall.bsky.social
Lyrical dispatches from the apocalypse. Words in Orion, Guernica, The Rumpus, LARB, Al Jazeera, memoir THE MOURNER’S BESTIARY (Row House, 2024), and novel ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD (St. Martin’s, 2025)
@jenpmeadows.bsky.social
Creative Nonfiction Writer. Essays. Memoir in Progress. Work in Lit Hub, The Rumpus, Fourth Genre, Brevity, Denver Quarterly, Hobart. Sacramento Valley via SoCal. jenpalmaresmeadows.com
@assayjournal.bsky.social
Assay publishes the best critical, pedagogical, and craft-conversational work exploring everything #nonfiction Posts by Jay Kibble and @karenbabine
@erinkhar.bsky.social
Author of STRUNG OUT Ask Erin on Substack addiction + recovery + love + sex + Beverly Hills, 90210