Vikki Patis
Author of queer dark novels, aka Victoria Hawthorne. Scottish with an English accent. Owned by golden retrievers. Views mine. Not on Twitter.
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@interpretmagazine.bsky.social
A new magazine of international writing, featuring winners of the International Booker, Neustadt Prize and US National Book Award 🏴
@drhannahstevens.bsky.social
Editor || Writer || Publisher || Director at Wind&Bones Books @windandbones.com || Queer 🌈 || Between Scotland 🏴 and Taiwan 🇹🇼 || She/Her. || hannahstevenswriter.com & windandbones.com ||
@clairestibbe.bsky.social
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@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social
Education writer for The Herald Former English teacher & lecturer | Author of 'Class Rules: the Truth about Scottish Schools' & 'A Scottish Journey' | Fond of FOI, motorbikes, La Gomera, and all things education www.jamesmcenaney.co.uk
@pauldcoombs.bsky.social
I write dark fiction where monsters are metaphors, beauty meets tragedy, and the line between right and wrong blurs. No answers, just reflections. Cure fan. Debut novel - The Great Orme, released October 2024 Find me here: www.pauldcoombs.com
@corinneleighclark.bsky.social
Reader/writer of Gothic Horror. Card carrying member of the Ghost Club. Serving up The Butcher’s Daughter with David Demchuk May 2025, at a bookstore near you. 🔪🥧
@atarbuck.bsky.social
Poet & academic. Author of ‘A Spell in the Wild'& 'Modern Craft'. Queer as a bent penny, likes the sea, silk stockings, an excess of green. 🏳️🌈 she/they.
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social
Fantasy author. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/marklawrenceauthor
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@cjcookebooks.bsky.social
Author of THE BOOK OF WITCHING, THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES, and others.
@blackcrowbooks.bsky.social
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@leopardsatemyface.bsky.social
never thought leopards would eat MY face! Send me your LAMFs
@windandbones.com
Independent publisher | We also run writing and philosophy for social change projects | A Scottish organisation based in Taiwan 🏴🇹🇼 | Directed by Hannah Stevens & Will Buckingham || https://links.windandbones.com ||
@annapread.bsky.social
writer of historical fiction and fantasy; lover of nature, folklore and food; singer, mum, PhD; Polish in Scotland
@balancingthebooks.bsky.social
✨Coming soon!✨ A podcast to help writers balance the books … along with everything else in life. Hosted by @caileansteed.bsky.social
@thecallya.bsky.social
Award-winning author of The Call and The Invasion. Pubbed by @dfb_storyhouse and @scholastic. Repped by @mollykh Also wrote The Inferior ❤️Gaeilge. Eats plants.
@stephanietorrance.bsky.social
Scottish, queer, working-class writer | Winner of the Book Edit Writer's Prize and Jericho First 500 | Faber Academy Scholarship | Paul McVeigh Residency shortlist Staunch Your local lesbian goth grandma and perennial Spooky Bitch #LwiththeT always 🏳️🌈🏴
@jacquelinenew.bsky.social
Author of the DCI McNeill Scottish crime series. Neurotic dog owner. ND. AS Warrior. Deaf. Fine artist. jacquelinenew.com
@criponatrip.bsky.social
Professional disabled ginger and writer. I also watch films and then make posters for them. (He/him) Instagram.com/CripOnATrip/
@waywordabdn.bsky.social
Aberdeen's youth-led cross-arts literary festival based at the University of Aberdeen. Find out more at www.waywordfestival.com
@shanestrachan.bsky.social
Writer and Lecturer in Aberdeen, Scotland. Books include DWAMS (Tapsalteerie) and Refashioning Bill Gibb (Bloomsbury Academic, late 2025) 📚 Former Scots Scriever at the National Library of Scotland.
@booksfromscotland.bsky.social
A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: https://booksfromscotland.com/subscribe/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BooksfromScotland
@annehosmwriter.bsky.social
Author with Northodox Press. Debut novel, The Art of Murder, published July 2025
@brightbookfest.bsky.social
Brighton's best festival. Making the marginalised mainstream since 2022. https://linktr.ee/brightonbookfestival
@delilahbon.bsky.social
Blue haired feminist who doesn’t have twitter ✨🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Brat Punk artist, producer, activist ✨
@salmanshaheen.bsky.social
Author of forthcoming thriller novel Freebourne. Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Public Spaces on Hounslow Council. Journalist. Pundit. FRSA salmanshaheen.com Promoted by Ted Wall on behalf of Hounslow Labour councillors at 367 CHR
@sidhepress.bsky.social
One-woman press based in Berlin. EIC @missyerem.bsky.social https://sidhe-press.eu Trans rights are human rights. Free Palestine!
@andrewtuckerleavis.bsky.social
Literary editor - Leftlion Magazine Words in Under the Radar, Comma Press, Nottingham Post Writer-in-residence with Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature '24 Tall, dark and haggard.
@seacrowpress.bsky.social
Award Winning Independent Press. www.seacrowpress.com #indiepublishing #Booksky
@villaineralit.bsky.social
A literary magazine obsessed with revenge. Open for submissions! https://www.villaineralit.com Mastermind: @charlesjensen.bsky.social
@ashleascreaton.bsky.social
uk low-socio actress + co-author of The Siren's Call • NYT member • rep by Abi Darling at Brynmoor • supported artist Crucible Theatre • head in the clouds writing partner: bsky.app/profile/d-and-a-authors.bsky.social
@alethearlyons.bsky.social
SFF Writer | Author of the dark fantasy Seer of York series published by @BrigidsGatePress.bsky.social | Cyberfae Legend of the Bard coming June 2026 from @NorthodoxPress.bsky.social | Ze/She | Trans Rights are Human Rights | BLM linktr.ee/alethearlyons
@hollywilliams.bsky.social
Author, critic, journalist. The Start of Something and What Time is Love? published by Orion. Editor of Exeunt @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social.
@juliatuffs.bsky.social
Writer of things. 45 Things To Do Before You’re 45 out now on Audible. Here for all your staring out of window needs. Team Cat. She/her.
@tinywriterlaura.bsky.social
Disabled writer of things. Bad at being on BlueSky. Debut novel AWAKENED out with Angry Robot Books in June 2025. Servant to a famous cat.
@evadolan.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author of the Zigic & Ferreira series with Bloomsbury Raven. Grand Prix des Lectrices winner. Cambridge.
@akischilz.bsky.social
Director at @thelitconsultancy, founder #BookJobTransparency & @foundationswift. All things creativity, inclusive culture, literature, leadership and wellbeing.
@writerjilljohnson.bsky.social
Author DEVIL’S BREATH-BBC Between The Covers book club pick, HELL’S BELLS and BELLA DONNA Pub’d by @bwpublishing. Ngaio Marsh Award double category finalist. Rep'd by Pontas Agency Insta: jilljohnsonwrites Info: http://jilljohnsonwrites.com
@natlibscot.bsky.social
Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
@vridley.bsky.social
I write. Horror tinged by the eldritch, the folk, the weird. Also: ghosts. MA Creative Writing - Edinburgh Napier 2023-2024 Jericho Writers UNWC 2022
@danielghinds.bsky.social
Poetry collection New Famous Phrases March 25 @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social | @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social New Northern Poet | New Writing North North East Poet | BBC New Creative https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/daniel-hinds-new-famous-phrases
@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
@nixonauthor.bsky.social
Author. Rep'd by Louise Buckley at Hannah Sheppard L.A. Trad and Indie. Family sagas; crime; archaeological thrillers; mythic fantasy. Born in Devon, raised in Cornwall, live on Marmite.
@megelison.bsky.social
Author, essayist, hot fat monster of appetites. Bi my books and tell me I’m pretty. Rep: Arley Sorg at KT Literary. https://linktr.ee/megelison
@tomkeanepub.bsky.social
Publisher @northodoxpress.bsky.social, cover designer, production expert, Yorkshireman in Manchester. Contact - Admin@northodox.co.uk
@matthewharffy.bsky.social
Author of the BERNICIA CHRONICLES, the A TIME FOR SWORDS series, DARK FRONTIER, WOLF OF WESSEX. Co-host of Rock, Paper, Swords! The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast. https://linktr.ee/MatthewHarffy
@larainbow.bsky.social
Director of Comms for @parkinsonseurope, TV fan (formerly @denofgeek), & hopeful novelist. Sausage dog owner. Ma. I amuse myself, that’s the main thing. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️