SW-SW Starter Pack 1
Spec fic, female-identifying or nonbinary authors who have read with Strong Women, Strange Worlds
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@docnock.bsky.social
@efdeal.bsky.social
Author, editor, video editing. Find me at efdeal.net #Steampunk lovers, meet the Twins of Bellesfées: One's a scientific genius, one's sometimes a wolf, but both make 1842 France a mad adventure with ghosts, vampires, mad scientists, and a bit of romance.
@sbdivya.bsky.social
author | editor | engineer (she/any) 📚 science fiction & fantasy 🎙️ former editor at Escape Pod 💻 machine learning & DSP 🦼 Long COVID / MECFS sbdivya.com
@diannesalerni.bsky.social
Author of Middle Grade books, THE TONTINE CAPER, THE EIGHTH DAY, JADIE IN FIVE DIMENSIONS, ELEANOR, ALICE & THE ROOSEVELT GHOSTS, THE CARREFOUR CURSE. Rep'd by Sara Crowe Literary. https://diannesalerni.com/ She/her
@diannalgunn.bsky.social
That murder lady. Fantasy & horror books at https://authordiannagunn.com Creator of @WeeknightWriters.bsky.social Buy a murder or support my work at https://ko-fi.com/diannagunn She/her
@devanbarlow.bsky.social
Writer of things. https://devan-barlow.itch.io/ devanbarlow.com she/her 2025 Hugo Poetry Nominee books, dogs, fairy tales, theatre, tea, coffee, sea monsters icon:@liuet.bsky.social
@dlhowardwrites.bsky.social
Slinger of Awesome Words. Creator of Magical Worlds. Author of Diverse Fantasy. www.dlhowardwrites.com
@crittendon.bsky.social
Avis writer, reader and promoter of peace. Author of Afrofuturist sci-fi fantasy, Where it Rains in Color.
@deborahwilde.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Urban Fantasy Author Smart (ass) heroines. Epic Magic. Red-hot romance. 💙📚DeborahWildeBooks.com
@danihootsauthor.bsky.social
📝YA SciFi Fantasy LGBTQA+ author of over two dozen novels🏳️🌈 🌱Contract writer for the American Botanical Council🌿 🎨Art (Painting & Drawing Major) 📜Classics Minor (Ancient Greek)
@danifinnwrites.bsky.social
They/them 🏳️⚧️ 🔞 Fantasy/romance author ✍️ 🐉 💞 Smutfluencer ❤️🔥 Reviewer of queer books 📚 🏳️🌈 My 📚series: THE MAER CYCLE, THE WEIRDWATER CONFLUENCE, THE TIME BEFORE THE WORLD WITHIN, a trans sapphic fantasy romance, out now! 🏳️⚧️ 👩❤️💋👩 🔗 https://linktr.ee/danifinn
@cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Award & Int’l Latino Book Award winning author| VANISHING DAUGHTERS, Thomas & Mercer| GHOSTS OF WHERE WE ARE FROM, Atria/Primero Sueño| LOTERÍA & CHICAGO SAGA, Hachette| School of the Art Institute MFAW, PhD English candidate | Rep-Lane Heymont
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
2024 Ignyte nominee for "Lips Like Sugar." Member HWA. "The Nightmare Box and Other Stories" out now from cursedmorselspress.com. Stories in Strange Horizons, Fantasy, Tree & Stone. Rep: Lauren Bajek. http://linktr.ee/cynthiasaysboo
@authorcdbritt.bsky.social
Author of Dark Fantasy. Becoming the weird, witchy nerd I was always meant to be. Omens of Wolves and Witches coming in 2025 linktr.ee/Cdbritt
@csecooney.bsky.social
World Fantasy Award-winning author of SAINT DEATH’S DAUGHTER & BONE SWANS. Audiobook narrator. Bandcamp: Brimstone Rhine. Repped by RHA Literary. https://linktr.ee/csecooney
@cindyoquinn.bsky.social
All things horror💀HWA Bram Stoker Award winning author. Elgin, Rhysling, & Dwarf Star nominated poet. Living haunted.🔥
@cmalongi.bsky.social
Sci-fi/fantasy author & content creator Creator of CaFae Latte Cheer Choice Award Nominee MN Book Award Nominee https://linktr.ee/cmalongi
@christinafarley.bsky.social
I write books full of magic, adventure, & romance. 🐉 The Gilded series 🏰 Princess & the Page 💫 The Dreamscape series 💙 The Immortal Bound series ChristinaFarley.com
@christianek.bsky.social
AKA Xiane. Writer. SFF. Eleriannan. Baltimore Fae. Crohn's. Pan. Musician. She/They. I spin spooky music and fuzzy fibers. I write characters that dare to hope. SFWA member. No AI! ⟭⟬💜⟬⟭ 🍊 Find my books at https://www.christianeknight.com
@cemcgill.bsky.social
Author of OUR HIDEOUS PROGENY, out now! Lover of books, cats, and all things queer & historical.✨🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (They/them)
@cerecermurphy.bsky.social
Hi There! I’m a mother of two, an award-winning sci-fi, fantasy, and children’s book author, and the founder of Virtuous Con, an online platform that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction. Happy to be here 💜
@catrambo.bsky.social
They/she. My cats' names are Bruce, Clark, & BabyBear. Nebula award winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Mansplain at your own risk. Located in South Bend, IN. Sometimes I swear. linktr.ee/catrambo
@cassmorriswrites.com
Author: Aven Cycle | Story Editor: Mythik Camps | Podcast Cohost: Worldbuilding for Masochists | novels, short fiction, & immersive xp | Shakespeare nerd, once & future educator, rhetorician, geek chic | she/her | Virginia, USA linktr.ee/cassrmorris
@carolgyzander.bsky.social
Stoker-nominated author, and editor of horror, weird fiction, science fiction - she/her
@chicanacb.bsky.social
Internationally published author of award-winning phantasmagorical & magical tales of the southwest. Wife, mother, former educator, cat nurturer.
@cjlavigne.com
Canadian SFF writer. Author of IN VERITAS. THE DROWNED MAN'S DAUGHTER coming fall 2025. Short stories in On Spec, Fusion Fragment, Daily Science Fiction, Augur, PodCastle, and other fine publications. I like coffee and cats. www.cjlavigne.com
@carinabissett.bsky.social
@caitlinmarceau.bsky.social
Co-EiC of Hedone Books, illustrator, author of THIS IS WHERE WE TALK THINGS OUT🖤Forthcoming: I’M HAVING REGRETS🔥IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THIS💔 📚 https://linktr.ee/caitlinmarceau
@bzelkovich.bsky.social
A real piece of work (in progress). She/they. bzelkovich.com VP2024, stories in Luna Station Quarterly, Life Beyond Us, Folk Horror Short Stories (Beyond & Within), and more.
@briannamalotke.bsky.social
🩷Romance Author (Tori Fields) 🪦Horror Poet 🖤Pole Dancer 🌈Safe Space 📚Never ending tbr
@breywillows.bsky.social
Award winning sapphic speculative fiction writer who loves creating wlw worlds for all of us to play in.
@bonniejostuffle.bsky.social
Nebula finalist w/90+ pubs. ND for mobile game. "Glorious Fiends" novella & "Where You Linger" short story collection. She/her. I'm not really here--or anywhere! Email me instead bonnie.stufflebeam@gmail.com
@barb.bsky.social
Reviews editor at The Verge (although I don't edit reviews) and science fiction writer (although I write mostly fantasy).
@amscottwrites.bsky.social
Author of the Folding Space Universe (AM Scott) and exciting military romantic suspense (Anne M Scott.) Veteran, volunteer, happily married, dog mom; loves outdoor adventures, especially near her Montana home.
@thesuiway.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇺🇦 | Nebula, Theodore Sturgeon, Pushcart nominee | rep: Shannon Lechon | SFWA | THE DRAGONFLY GAMBIT(NOW OUT)| THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA (Erewhon Books, 2026) | https://linktr.ee/thesuiway |
@annaburkeauthor.bsky.social
Author. Forest creature. Recent release: In the Roses of Pieria.
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
Angela Yuriko Smith, HWA president and Space and Time publisher, is a two-time Bram Stoker Award winner. As a Publishing Coach, she helps writers search less and submit more with her weekly calendar of author opportunities at authortunities.substack.com.
@angelasylvaine.bsky.social
Horror & thriller author & reader. HWA. Cheerful goth. Bi. She/her. No AI! Bram Stoker Award nominee Horror comedy FROST BITE Collection THE DEAD SPOT Mall slasher CHOPPING SPREE https://linktr.ee/angelasylvaine
@amygrech.bsky.social
Prolific crime/horror author/poet based in NYC. Active HWA Member. Alien Buddha Press published my poetry chapbook, A Shadow of Your Former Self. SEO is my bread and butter. 🔪🩸 ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/amygrech 💻 crimsonscreams.com
@gormanghast.bsky.social
@mcneilauthor.bsky.social
Author. Fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, closed-door romance, horror). Nonfiction as Amanda Nevius (book reviews, discussion guides, fashion). Vintage-inspired notebook designer. Queer. Sober. Married. linktr.ee/opinionsofawolf
@aliciahilton.bsky.social
Author, editor, attorney, professor, actor, former FBI Agent. Member HWA, SFWA, SFPA, Codex. Website is https://aliciahilton.com/writing/
@aimeepicchi.bsky.social
Associate managing editor at CBS News’ CBS MoneyWatch, covering business and money. My other hat: science fiction and fantasy short stories. Nebula Award finalist. Opinions are my own. Email: aimee.picchi@viacomcbs.com Signal: aimeepicchi.59
@aimeekuzenski.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer, audiobook narrator, singer, martial artist, badass, queer af Latest novel: SEEDS OF INHERITANCE, semi-finalist in SPFBO X Subscribe to my newsletter: https://buttondown.email/akuzenski
@celtadri.bsky.social
Novelist, cartoonist, author of END OF THE WORLD HOUSE, INVITATION TO A BONFIRE, and THE DAUGHTERS adriennecelt.com loveamongthelampreys.com
@ruesparks.bsky.social
📚 Author 🎨 Artist ❤️🩹 Advocate Queer Adventurer | Stubborn Spoonie | Mental Health Rebel “Just be kind.” RueSparks.com
@docnock.bsky.social
She/Her Neurodivergent, disabled educator, writer (CNF, Horror, Spec Fic, Poetry), animal lover | American Rural: Monologues available now.