Writing Excuses
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Writing Excuses Hosts & Guests
A (evolving) list of Writing Excuses Hosts and Guests on Bluesky! We've had A LOT of guests over the years so if we've missed you please ping us and we will add you!
@michaelastackpole.bsky.social
Award-winning writer and game designer. Author of the New York Times bestselling Rogue Squadron and I, Jedi (among 60+ others). https://linktr.ee/michaelastackpole
@michaeldthomas.bsky.social
Caregiver for awesome daughter w/ Aicardi syndrome. 8-time Hugo-winning Publisher/Editor w/ my wife, @lynnemthomas, at @uncannymagazine. He/Him, They/Them.
@scottlynch78.bsky.social
47, fantasy writer, author of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA. ex-firefighter, veteran MechWarrior. Minnesotan transplanted to Massachusetts. Gizmonic Institute (1989-92). Instructor at Viable Paradise.
@sethasfishman.bsky.social
Vice President & LA based literary agent @ The Gernert Company & author of picture books like A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS & BAD DRAWER.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
Lifewriting Podcast - Exec Producer #HorrorNoire: A History of Black Horror, Writer: Twilight Zone. UCLA Lecturer. Vanity Fair. Author: American Book Award #BLM #blacksky She/Her - https://linktr.ee/tananarivedue
@kaelarivera.bsky.social
Award-winning children’s fantasy author of the Cece Rios series and LEGO DREAMZzz novelization. Rep’d by Serene Hakim. Half-Mexican, half-British, all nerd. linktr.ee/AuthorKaelaRivera
@kathychung.bsky.social
Conference coordinator, professional genealogist, photographer, writer and editor based in Vancouver, BC. MLitt, QG. kathychung.com she/her
@lynnemthomas.com
Rare Book #Librarian, SFF editor, bereaved parent of Caitlin, #geek. 11x Hugo Award winner. bi/queer. Head of RBML at Illinois; Verity podcast; Uncanny Magazine. Baby #aerialist. My opinions. she/her. I don’t auto-follow. #DoctorWho #bookhistory #SFF
@spyscribe.bsky.social
I write for shows like Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, along with short stories and the updates from the Duolingo Dystopia
@thirdchildart.bsky.social
Director/Story Artist | Currently boarding at Netflix! | She/Her
@omgjulia.bsky.social
Writer, editor (Worlds of Possibility), narrator, podcaster. Queer, Latinx (half-Mexican), pronouns: They/Them
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
Co-creator of the Pathfinder & Starfinder TTRPGs. Author of the queer young adult romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US, plus fantasy novels, comics, video games, and more. Musician. ME/CFS husband.
@emmanewman.bsky.social
SFF author (Planetfall sequence, Split Worlds series, The Vengeance), audiobook narrator, podcaster, tea drinker. Loves LARP, dressmaking and nerdery. www.linktr.ee/emma_newman
@robinhobb.bsky.social
Writer of fantasy and SF. Gardener. Chicken tender. Dog Person but cat friendly. Washington state USA. Old and getting older. Stay off my lawn!
@mediawerx.com
Professional photographer, Cartographer, amateur writer, and Software developer. http://mediawerx.com All original photography posted © Dave Wolverton
@aprilynne.bsky.social
@crashwong.bsky.social
Nebula⚡️World Fantasy⚡️Locus Award-winning SFF + comics writer for Star Wars, Marvel, DC. Eisner + GLAAD nominated. Your favorite they/them femme. 🏳️🌈
@alanbahr.net
I make games @gallantknightgames.com (and others) and write/letter comics. Site: northernlightsfoundry.com
@alexshvartsman.bsky.social
Bookwright & raconteur. Editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects annual anthology series. 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction winner. Cheesy humorist. www.alexshvartsman.com
@shannonhale.bsky.social
NYT bestseller of 50 books. PRINCESS ACADEMY, AUSTENLAND, PRINCESS IN BLACK, BEST FRIENDS, DIANA & NUBIA, ITTY-BITTY KITTY-CORN. Mom of 4, wife of 1. she/her. Curiosity and compassion. www.shannonhale.com
@abuckleyauthor.bsky.social
📚 Author of rather silly speculative fiction • 🎙️ Podcaster • 🗣️ Speaker • 📝 Writer • 🇨🇦 Based in BC's Okanagan Valley • Rep: Terrie Wolf
@piperjdrake.bsky.social
Thai American author of romance, science fiction, and fantasy. Gamer. Foodie. Wanderer. Usually not lost.
@scalzi.com
I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
@jimchines.com
Author of KITEMASTER, SLAYERS OF OLD, TERMINAL ALLIANCE, LIBRIOMANCER, GOBLIN QUEST, and other fun stuff. Knows where his towel is. He/him.
@jimzub.bsky.social
Storyteller: Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons, Rick and Morty VS D&D, Samurai Jack, Skullkickers, Street Fighter, Thunderbolts, Wayward, and more!
@swantower.bsky.social
Author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent. Also one half of M.A. Carrick. She/her.
@macarrick.bsky.social
Joint authors of the Rook and Rose trilogy and the upcoming duology, The Sea Beyond! https://www.macarrick.com/
@marshallcarrjr.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer, podcaster, teacher, geeky gamer golfer.
@maryannemohanraj.bsky.social
Writer, professor, arts administrator, school board member, cook. Founder of Strange Horizons, Director of Speculative Literature Foundation. She/her. Books here: https://serendibshop.com. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anne_Mohanraj
@mightymur.bsky.social
Author, podcaster, editor. Digger, listener, runner. INFINITE ARCHIVE is out July ‘25! She/her
@nalohop.bsky.social
Award-winning author of prose & comics, maker of food and small objects she/her/hers http://nalohopkinson.com
@robisonwells.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of VARIANT and other stuff. Artist, in a sense. Maker of things. I have schizophrenia, which is great, thanks for asking.
@wesleychu.bsky.social
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Prophecy, The Lives of Tao, and more!
@ktempestbradford.com
The (reluctantly) official BlueSky account of award-winning author (Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion), editor, teacher (@writingtheother.com), and freelance adventuress K. Tempest Bradford (she/her).
@gailcarriger.bsky.social
NYT best selling author of book hugs, queer, tea snob, avid reader & nerd girl. Fond of hedgehogs & soup ladles. GailCarriger.com
@franwilde.bsky.social
Author & Battle Poet (she/her) hoarder of pens and journals. Teacher. novels, poetry, short fiction, shenanigans More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde
@ellenkushner.bsky.social
Author & woman around town. Married to Delia Sherman. Wrote Swordspoint. Host/writer of public radio’s Sound & Spirit. A new gig every 17 years. Back to writing novels. Seeking for further amusement. I would probably like you.
@matociquala.bsky.social
Multiple award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/matociquala Next book: THE FOLDED SKY June 2025 https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
@aliettedebodard.com
Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Việt/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/Her. Queer. 🏳️🌈 Loves tea. Profile: @yendraws @readatmidnight