GCLS Writing Academy's Starter Pack

@nicolaz.bsky.social

PhD. Novelist (Hild, Spear, Menewood). All things Early Medieval. Here: Cats, crips, queers. Books, beauty, beers. MS ♿️🧪📚 AND NOW: FIGHTING 👊 nicolagriffith.com Banner ID: B&W image—pint of Guinness flanked by 2 books flanked by 2 tabby cat

@thestorygraph.com

An app for you to track your reading and choose your next book. Founded by @nodunayo.bsky.social. Built by her and @robfrelow.bsky.social. support@thestorygraph.com

@bookspotlight.bsky.social

✦ writer | reviewer | book blogger | cheerleader of books, poetry and art | all genres RT’d | resident Tolkien fangirl | linktr.ee/rjcrunden ✦

@oliviawaite.com

Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com

@lambdaliterary.org

Lambda Literary, celebrating LGBTQ+ storytellers since 1985. Home of the Lammy Awards, Writers in Schools, the Emerging Writers Retreat for LGBTQ Voices, and the Lambda Literary Review. lambdaliterary.org lambdaliteraryreview.org

@kalynnbayron.bsky.social

New York Times bestselling author, Stoker Award Nominee, IGNYTE Award Finalist, LOCUS Award nominee, Randall Kenan winner |She/Her|🏳️‍🌈|Rep @jamievankirk

@whistberry.bsky.social

Pen name for an autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, she/they. 🚫NO N/F/T A/I! ART PRINTS: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/whistberry/ ITCHIO store: https://whistberry.itch.io/ Other links: https://linktr.ee/whistberry

@sonorareyes.bsky.social

award winning and bestselling author of THE LESBIANA'S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL and THE LUIS ORTEGA SURVIVAL CLUB they/them linktr.ee/sonorareyes

@callie.rebelwrath.co.uk

Activism thro art Satirist Punk af ND disabled queer trans writer of transgressive satirical fiction. Subversive. Politically left. Community focused. DIY. An angry rebel. https://bsky.app/profile/caledoniafife.bsky.social/post/3lf5vjyaer22m

@rainbowcrate.bsky.social

🌈The #1 book box for queer book lovers! 🌈 Get the month's best new queer novels delivered to your door monthly! 🌈 Proudly queer-owned

@vlatinalondon.bsky.social

2x Bram Stoker Award nominated author Chicana Aliens:Vasquez Rebel Moon (Netflix) The Haunting of Alejandra Immortal Pleasures Goddess of Filth The Queen of The Cicadas Rep-Beth Marshea/Ladderbird vcastrostories.com

@jaeauthor.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈 Author of sapphic romance | Queer | She/her | Avid reader | Ice cream & fountain pen aficionado. | Website: https://jae-fiction.com | Newsletter: https://jae-fiction.com/newsletter/

@dragonsandsapphics.bsky.social

Stardust Melody Art Collective, housing the works of Vaela (She/They) and Micah (They/Them); creators of—mostly sapphic—stories about Hope, Love and Monsters. @dragonprose.bsky.social @queeriocheerios.bsky.social vaeladenarr.carrd.co

@anotherindiewriter.com

12-time award losing author, 1-time winner. Editor, visual novelist, and sticker maker. MS Paint marketing professional. Chronic shitposter. They/Them. Pfp by @beanieworks.bsky.social https://anotherindiewriter.com | https://jobatplace.com

@tracybaim.bsky.social

lgbtq+ \ journalist \ advocate \ chicago lesbian \ feminist\ she\her 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦄 Windy City Times cofounder \ author Skeets my own.

@daxaeterna.ink

Author of Revolutionary Fantasy & Sapphic Romance. Indie Ink Award Finalist. Queer. Non-binary. Disabled. Software Dev. FFXIV AST, Miqo'te. Drow. Leftist. WIP: Shackles and Shards (dax.ink/shackles) ⌨️: dax.ink 📚: dax.ink/books @queerbooksweekly.com

@chel-c-cam.bsky.social

Bestselling author of tropetastic sapphic romance, repped by @ashliterary.bsky.social, Queer/nonbinary, cat amuser, yogi https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/b2b8r2

@tcparker.bsky.social

Weird, (Neuro)Queer, Here 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ rights, always. 🤖 GenAI, never 1/2 of Nefarious Bat Press. Writer: HUMMINGBIRD, SALTBLOOD, TRADWIFE PhD in media & politics, so old it's gathering dust. Rage as deep as the abyss Books at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2rd9bj

@weeknightwriters.bsky.social

We host virtual events for authors! Find out more at https://ko-fi.com/weeknightwriters

@cathypegau.bsky.social

Author (book descr. in pinned). Spouse. Parent. Critter wrangler. Coffee lover. Not always in that order. https://CathyPegau.com Do not obey in advance. No to GenAI. Please use ALT TEXT. Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com She/her Bi/Pan/Queer

@thelesbianreview.com

TLR / The Lesbian Review We do lesbian, sapphic, women loving women (wlw), media reviews focusing mostly on books Visit TheLesbianReview.com to - find your next read - sign up for Sapphic Sunday (emails) - join sapphic events

@finnwritesstuff.bsky.social

Cat person, writer, presenter, Star Trek fan. THE PRICE OF COOKIES, flash fiction collection. Novels repped by Stacey Kondla. Queer AF. Definitely not cool. They/them/tired. #flashfiction finnburnett.com

@rachelbowdler.bsky.social

she/her🌈 • AKA Bryony Rosehurst & Bonnie Woods • pan romance author, editor, ghostwriter, & sometimes photographer • KILN ME SOFTLY out May 22nd ! 🍂

@bellabooks.bsky.social

Publishing books for women who love women. We love and publish and distribute sapphic and queer fiction in all genres. Support small presses and independent publishers and authors. Shop our online store. Www.Bellabooks.com

@judeinthestars.bsky.social

Sapphfic book reviewer sharing the love they/them | dyspraxia & autism | anxiety https://judeinthestars.com/linkinbio/

@emmasternerradley.bsky.social

Fantasy author. Lesbian. Cancer-survivor. Cat-owner. Married. Coffee addict. Swede living in the U.K. (Chester at the moment.) SNOWBLOODED - out now! @solarisbooks . Agent: Fabienne at Ki Agency. She/her.

@karin.kallmaker.com

Ice cream. Tim Tams. Coffee. Lesbian writer of sapphic books. Loves her library card. Free reads and more at https://kallmaker.com Cis She/Her

@iheartsapphfic.bsky.social

IHS is the place for new sapphic book releases, sales, reading challenges, and the BookFinder database with almost 9,000 sapphic books | Co-owned by TB Markinson (She/Her) & Miranda MacLeod (She/Her) | Website: https://iheartsapphfic.com/

@lgbtqreads.bsky.social

Queering up your shelves, one rec at a time. Check it out at LGBTQReads.com

@clareashton.bsky.social

🌈 Sapphic romance and mystery author Procrastinator (probably never going to start that newsletter) Bi / Pan 💗💜💙 She / her https://linktr.ee/clareashton

@beverlyannemichel.bsky.social

writer. coffee addict. cat lady. neurodivergent. ace princess. thirty-two. she/her. || indie author of cozy romance and spooky things Co-Owner of Spilled Ink and Coffee ✒️☕️ https://linktr.ee/beverlyannemichel No AI. If you use AI I will block you.

@autumnwolff.bsky.social

Just a silly wolf in a trenchcoat and sunglasses writing girlkisser stories on the internet. Constantly mocked (read: loved) by my wife @cloverpatchmouse.bsky.social. She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️ My books: https://linktr.ee/autumnwolff

@tjdallas7.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈 She/her, sapphic erotica and supernatural fiction author of the Cardinal Series and Erudite Shifters Series. Find me at www.tjdallas.home.blog

@leewinteroz.bsky.social

Author of The Villains Series. Lambda finalist for mysteries The Red Files + Requiem for Immortals. #wlw author; ex-journo ⚢ Links: https://linktr.ee/leewinteroz

@zgrokit.bsky.social

Writes stories about ladies who like ladies. Forgets how to smile normally when a camera appears. Sometimes wins awards. Has cool website FAQs. She/her. https://ejnoyesauthor.com/

@reallymckay.bsky.social

lambda literary award-winning author | bi | she/her | linktr.ee/milenamckay

@ljamberfantasy.com

http://www.ljamberfantasy.com/ Queer Irish author living in Scotland. I write fantasy fiction for adults using accessible language. My web serial, The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon, is free to read now.

@writerprincess.bsky.social

Elena, Ela, or puppy. She/her. Trans woman, parent, puppygirl. Author of trans lesbian fiction! Find my work on my links below! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 https://linktr.ee/writerprincess

@tiffanyeauthor.bsky.social

Author of spicy butch/femme romance for Painted Hearts Publishing | Living in an idyllic west-central Florida coastal town called Gulfport where the sapphic invasion is in full force | She/her | Stroke survivor | Pagan Links: www.tiffanyetaylor.com/links

@bywaterbooks.bsky.social

Bywater Books represents the coming of age of queer literature. We Are All Stories. www.bywaterbooks.com

@lucybexley.bsky.social

Sapphic romance author. All pizza is personal. Find my books, newsletter, and more: https://linktr.ee/lucybexley

@frankiefyre.bsky.social

👋🏾 Frankie (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 | 🥵 sapphic romance author | 🏳️‍⚧️ Ally | Blerd🖖🏾 | Foodie 🌮| Join my mailing list for a free 🔥book! #lesfic #sapphic GCLS🎓 https://linktr.ee/frankiefyreauthor

@rachelslacey.bsky.social

Goldie Award Winning Romance Author. Animal Lover. Fangirl. She/her 🏳️‍🌈❤️ New: The View from the Top. Next: Learning Curves out 9/2. Rep: Sarah E. Younger / NYLA. https://smart.bio/rachelslacey/

@dayhartman.bsky.social

dahartman.com #wlwbooks #sapphicreads #lesbianfiction #sapphicbooks #wlwfiction #lesbianromance #lesbian #lesfic #sapphic #wlw #lesbiansky #sapphic #sapphicwriters #sapphicaudiobooks #lesbianaudiobooks #booksky ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜

@sdsimper.bsky.social

💀 accidental bestseller of sexy horror and gore 🧜‍♀️ award-winner of sapphic mermaid books 👭 married lesbian 🦓 hEDS and doing my best https://linktr.ee/sdsimper

@krisbryant.bsky.social

Award-winning sapphic, lesfic author for Bold Strokes Books. Lover of all animals, football, binge-watching feel good shows, Jeopardy, and survival shows so that I’m prepared for the apocalypse. Co-host of Queerly Recommended podcast. #Earper!

@byrdwrites.bsky.social

my first word was a paragraph ✨ sapphic romance writer at Ylva Publishing ✨ LOSER OF THE YEAR out now! ✨ THE SECOND DRAFT coming in 2026 ✨ she/her 🌈✡️📚🏈✨ https://linktr.ee/carriebyrd

@dhawkinsauthor.bsky.social

📚Author ⭐️Rep: Jenna Satterthwaite ✔️Agency: Storm Literary 🌈SO NOT MY TYPE out 1.6.25 💕 #sapphic rom-coms Storm Pub ☕️Fueled by love and caffeine danahawkins.com

@bsky.app

official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app

@gcls-wa.bsky.social

GCLS is committed to providing first-rate educational opportunities in WLW and trans/non-binary literature. From our scholarships to our payment plans to the annual conference, the GCLS has something for everyone, accessible to everyone. bit.ly/3WslMPU