Kaleidotrope Writers
Some of the people who've written fiction and poetry for Kaleidotrope over the years.
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@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
@marromasco.bsky.social
Author of DEADSTREAM (2025), I AM THE GHOST IN YOUR HOUSE, KRAZYLAND, GHOSTOGRAPHS, etc. Genderqueer, tired. https://marromascomoore.com/
@lectio.bsky.social
PhD student in English lit, adult ed teacher, reader, spec fic writer, and all-around nerd and horsegirl. she/her/they/them
@vidholf.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Gamer (they/them) http://interfictions.com/codex-to-weave-a-spell-unspoken/
@chamm6.bsky.social
poet, werewolf enthusiast, professor of Plath, author of Gorilla, 2019 winner of the Tenth Gate Prize
@ziggyschutz.bsky.social
she/he, I write about queer hope and disabled joy. Genderfucking butch. BRCA2+ and flat about it. You can find a bunch of my writing free to read over at https://linktr.ee/ziggyschutz .
@gcbaccaris.itch.io
👁 http://gcbaccaris.com 》Game Developer, Writer, & Narrative Designer 》🪄 Twine Grimoire ✦ 🔮 Harmony (DON'T NOD) ✦ 🪞 Resurrection Gate ✦ TGA Future Class ✦ IF Tech Foundation Volunteer ✦ Looking for work‼️ 🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris 🦷 http://ko-fi.com/grimdev
@loragray.bsky.social
Writer/Artist/Dancer. Published in F&SF, Uncanny, Strange Horizons and other lovely places. CW16. SFWA. They/Them. https://www.lora-gray.com/
@hayleystone.bsky.social
Narrative designer at Obsidian Entertainment (The Outer Worlds 2 🪐) | SFF author of Make Me No Grave and the Last Resistance series | Opinions are mine. She/her. Website: www.hayleystone.com
@redscribe.bsky.social
Horror/fantasy writer. Aurealis and Aust Shadows finalist. In Uncanny, Nightmare, PodCastle, Hometown Haunts etc. GRIEF EATER forth. at Interstellar Flight Press. CW16. SFWA. Queer. They/them 🏳️🌈👻
@rebeccafraimow.bsky.social
author of Lady Eve's Last Con, The Iron Children, & various shorts. one half of @eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social. writes fiction, archives things, etc. https://rebeccafraimow.com [user icon by mellifics.bsky.social]
@jamielackey.bsky.social
SF/F author of 200+ stories, 2 novels, 3 novellas, 1 novelette, and 5 collections. Likes reading, gaming, hiking. 80% tea. Lives in a 2-cat household. Asexual agnostic socialist. She/her. www.jamielackey.com
@donmarkmaker.bsky.social
Professor of Art and Comp Sci / Author of Sci-Fi + / CODEXian donmarkbaldridge.com
@ericrosenfield.bsky.social
Makes a media and politics thingy. He/him YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LiterateMachine Blog version: https://literatemachine.com PodCast: Literate Machine on your favorite podcast service
@helenafiction.bsky.social
Aussie author, ex-academic, chronic illness. Debut horror novella Willow Close. Short stories in Nature, Kaleidotrope, Aurealis... Likes video games, cats, cute things, and lil treats. She/her (HelenaFiction on insta, tube, twit)
@alyxandraharvey.bsky.social
Canadian author & poet: The Spinster Society, The Cinderella Society, The Dainty Devils, The Drake Chronicles, The Witches of London , Haunting Violet. Sometimes fueled by literary rage. Rep: The Stringer Literary Agency
@zanzjan.bsky.social
Hugo Award-winning SF/F author, occasional artist, professional linux geek (she/her/they; ace) Repped by @awfulagent.bsky.social Buy me a coffee? https://ko-fi.com/zanzjan
@emmajgibbon.bsky.social
"Shirley Jackson meets Johnny Rotten" - NPR. Award-winning author of Dark Blood Comes from the Feet. Represented by Caitlin Mahony at WME. She/They.
@valentinacanor.bsky.social
Writer, singer, animal lover. Gothic horror novel SANCTUARY out now from CamCat Books. Agent: Allegra Martschenko
@mithalanis.bsky.social
Writer, poet, occasionally published. Debut novel coming out 2025 from Elsewhen Press.
@kkoopman.bsky.social
Ph.D. from VT STS. Studying and writing speculative fiction. Definitely not two smaller Kristen Koopmans in a trenchcoat.
@samtasticbooks.com
Nebula, Locus, Sturgeon winner | Codexian | Archivist | Repped by Lisa Rodgers | THE WINGS UPON HER BACK, Compton Crook winner, out now!! (she/her) www.samtasticbooks.com Newsletter at https://subscribepage.io/samtasticnews
@fictionaljosh.bsky.social
stories, poems, & reviews—most recently in Bourbon Penn, Kaleidotrope, Locus, Nightmare, and The Skull & Laurel. fictionaljosh.com slightly more active at https://mastodon.social/@fictionaljosh
@reasie.bsky.social
Hugo and Nebula nominated author with over 90 works in print, computer programmer, weirdo from Cleveland. Class-conscious science fiction. Unionize the world.
@trailofleaves.bsky.social
Time Traveller. Social Historian. Reader and Writer of Speculative Fiction. North East England. Stories in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Small Wonders, Interzone (print & digital), and more. https://linktr.ee/louisehugheswrites
@tbonejenkins.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer. Editor of GigaNotoSaurus Magazine. Anime watcher and knitter. Follower of Womanist theology. She/Her. Also, pie.
@emlinden.bsky.social
SFFH writer. Aotearoan, codexian, caffeinated. Words in: Strange Horizons, The Deadlands, Flash Fiction Online, Weird Horror, The Dark, & more She/her. Fan of cool birds. The kiwi E.M. Linden, not the other one. emlinden.blog
@angelvleal.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️| Mexican | They/She | ✍️ in Strange Horizons, Uncanny, The Deadlands, Heartlines Spec, & others| Clarion West '25 | Poetry editor @Otherside | http://angel-leal.com
@christopherrowe.bsky.social
Writer, reader, cyclist, cook, traveller. THE NAVIGATING FOX, starred review in Publishers Weekly, out now from Tordotcom Publishing.
@codenameminali.bsky.social
Taiwanese-American SFF writer. Fierce with a touch of Midwestern niceness. Profile pic by Lisa Sterle. Opinions are mine. minasli.wordpress.com
@soless.bsky.social
He/Him. Professional writer. Amateur illustrator. Full time enthusiast. 🏳️🌈 www.phantasypunk.com
@mimulus.bsky.social
Genderqueer SFF writer & poet. They/them. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Words in F&SF, Strange Horizons, Kaleidotrope, Crow & Cross Keys, HELL IS REAL, ALOCASIA, Trollbreath, Prismatica. Loves dinosaurs, wildflowers, photography, human rights. ACAB. mimulus.weebly.com
@thewritingham.bsky.social
Writer of stories and general ham. Works in Podcastle, Metaphorosis, and The Dark. Codexian. (he/him)
@mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social
Writer. Shirley Jackson Award Finalist. NOC shift and sleep deprived. List of published works and pop culture nonsense at mygeekblasphemy.com. Ace. She/her.
@robertlukewilkins.bsky.social
SFF writer, software tinkerer, and singer to my cats. Stories in PodCastle, Kaleidotrope, Stupefying Stories, On Spec, and others. Member of Codex, frequently deficient in fishcakes. http://www.robertlukewilkins.com/
@keychild.bsky.social
(she/her) I design things. I write things. I photograph things. I panic about things. Mostly that last one. edits: @crowkeys.bsky.social http://eloucarroll.com • http://crowcrosskeys.com
@shargrave.bsky.social
34 | he/they | writer/illustrator | trans | tired | Rep: Terrie Wolf Short stories: Drown You With Me - https://tinyurl.com/dywmshar Empty Space - https://tinyurl.com/esshar
@lrb.bsky.social
Technologist, writer, futurist. Codex, Viable Paradise, SFWA. Seeking representation for new novels. Publishers: Mirror World, Water Dragon, Brigid's Gate USPTO he/him @laurence@petrous.vislae.town https://www.laurencebrothers.com/
@kesterian.bsky.social
Educator | Writer | Cat Dad Active Member SFWA | INTJ | Stonecoast '14 | Educationis Doctor '23 #ruraled #socialcapital #resiliency SeanRyanRobinson.com
@anyasy.bsky.social
SF&F writer (Asimov's, Uncanny, Fantasy Magazine, Lightspeed etc) • (she/her) • 2022: Ion Curtain • tweets auto-purged • Rep by Jennie Goloboy
@ranylt.bsky.social
Stories in PodCastle, Strange Horizons and many cool elsewheres. Founder of Lackington's Magazine (yup, still on hiatus). Dark fantasy, weird/horror, film, food, architecture, history, language. https://ranylt.wordpress.com
@ecatherine.com
writer/editor | she/her | SFWA | EIC @thedeadlands.com | senior editor @psychopomp.bsky.social | Folley & Mallory Adventures | Jackson's Unreal Circus & Mobile Marmalade | Rep: @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social DMLA | #BroncosCountry | ecatherine.com
@bethgoder.bsky.social
SFF author with stories in Clarkesworld, F&SF, Escape Pod and more. Archivist. Member of Codex Writers Group. Submissions Reader for Fusion Fragment. https://bethgoder.com/
@bobscribe.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling author of scifi, fantasy, comics, and much more. https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t8z5f0
@hammonddiehl.bsky.social
Fantasy writer hiding behind a pen name. Diabolical Plots. Strange Horizons. Kaleidotrope. Lightspeed. FlameTree Press. Codex. The crawl space under your spare bedroom.
@sheilamassie.bsky.social
SFFH Author. SFWA/Codex. Fiction in Flash Fiction Online, Augur, Daily Science Fiction, Kaleidotrope, The Arcanist, Wyngraf, Gamut, Small Wonders.
@benjaminckinney.com
SFF writer, neuroscientist, Hugo finalist. Escape Pod 2017-2023. Short stories in Analog, Lightspeed, Sunday Morning Transport, etc. He/him. Rep: Marisa Cleveland. Neuroscience (not under pen name): rehabilitation, neuroimaging, handedness
@barb.bsky.social
Reviews editor at The Verge (although I don't edit reviews) and science fiction writer (although I write mostly fantasy).
@notasentence.bsky.social
Had an Against Me! quote here, but it confused the stupid. Romany. Angry. Stories in Northern Gravy, Weird Horror #9, Old Moon Quarterly, The Dark, Kaleidotrope, Vastarien, etc.
@vanessafogg.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer. Also lapsed scientist and freelance medical writer. Website: vanessafogg.com
@amandacook627.bsky.social
Writer, artist, cosplayer. Fiction at Apex, Etherea, Apparition Lit, Wyngraf. Poetry at The Future Fire & Kaleidotrope.
@anovelescape.bsky.social
Shirley Jackon Award-nom author of BOUND FEET (CGM), IT'S ONLY A GAME (Bloomsbury), and DEMON SONG (Titan '25). Stories/essays in Clarkesworld, Apex, PseudoPod, & more. Rep'd by Jen Azantian. She/her. www.kelseayu.com
@authorizedmusings.bsky.social
Doberman owner, SFFH writer, SFWA member, library clerk. Exit Ghost https://books2read.com/ExitGhost Werewolf trilogy: Learn to Howl, Baying the Moon, the Company of Wolves: https://authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/learn-to-howl-trilogy.html
@shaenon.bsky.social
Cartoonist and skiffy writer. 2022 Inkpot winner. Narbonic, Skin Horse, Willowweep Manor. Repped by Brent Taylor. https://www.patreon.com/c/Shaenon
@catsprobably.bsky.social
Fiction & Rhysling-nominated poetry in Lightspeed, Nightmare, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine & elsewhere. Codexian. Pottymouth. Feral but enjoys tummy rubs. She/her. Lurking as a horror wannabe at STOKERCON June 12-15!
@henryszabranski.bsky.social
There's a story only you can tell. My tales in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Diabolical Plots, Kaleidotrope, and other places: see http://henryszabranski.com
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
Writer. Poet. Editor. Nerd. Managing Editor Interstellar Flight Press. Author of NUMINOUS STONES, THE SMALLEST OF BONES, GLIMMERGLASS GIRL. She/They Word art: www.erasurepoetrybyholly.etsy.com Website: www.Hlwalrath.com
@jduckwriter.bsky.social
Author of Have You Seen the Moon Tonight? & Other Rumors. Horror Writer, regular type dude, Godless leftist, Lecturer at University of North Texas
@lynnesargent.bsky.social
Writer. Philosopher. Sky-dancer. They/She. Codexian. Author of A REFUGE OF TALES. Poetry Editor at Utopia Science Fiction https://linktr.ee/LynneSargent
@marisca.bsky.social
makes things 🏳️🌈 | RIVERS (Android Press, Apr '23) | EVERY DARK CLOUD (@ghostorchidpress.com Mar '25) | Stonecoast MFA '21 | HWA & SFWA 🐉 | https://linktr.ee/mariscarp
@thisjulieday.bsky.social
Prone to a ❤️ of ginger & greyhounds. Novella | Collection | Lambda finalist | 40+ stories. Publisher & Editor Essential Dreams Press. Newsletter, books, & other things me at linktr.ee/thisjulieday. (she/her)
@saraamis.bsky.social
Fiction, poetry, local news, occasional academia. I contain multitudes.
@aijiang.bsky.social
🇨🇳🇨🇦 || she/her || Changle -> Toronto ||Ignyte, Bram Stoker, Nebula Winner || Hugo, Astounding, Locus nominee || Odyssey ‘23 || BA,MSc || rep: UTA & The Tobias Literary Agency || A PALACE NEAR THE WIND (Titan Books ‘25) https://aijiang.carrd.co/
@jackmmorris.bsky.social
All round jolly good egg. Writes a bit, reads a lot. Drama (on-stage, mostly) Editor: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/ @neitherfishnorfoul.com my published stuff via: https://thewavingnotdrowningblog.com/
@mhayinde.bsky.social
She/Her. SFF writer. Blerd. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW (Orbit UK) /June (@sagapressbooks.bsky.social US/Canada.) Fiction in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social & more. Winner: Future Worlds Prize 2021. Rep: @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/mhayinde
@danpeacock.bsky.social
⚔️✨Sci-fi & fantasy writer 📚 Links to stories @ danpeacockwriter.com
@marofthebooks.bsky.social
SFFH stories in Analog, Escape Pod, Apex’s Robotic Ambitions, and other fantastical places. Human creativity, coffee, petrichor. https://www.marvincent.com/ And I’m writing a novel, because it’s never been done before.
@mariadongwrites.bsky.social
(She/Her) Author of LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF and PSYCHOPOMP (Dark Matter INK, 3.25.25) http://mariadong.com/link-tree/ for deets and short fiction! Rep: @amylizbishop .
@architamittra.bsky.social
28 • writer, critic, editor and artist from Kolkata, India • Ignyte Award finalist • ✍️ in Tor.com, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Locus Magazine, MIT Press & elsewhere • she/they🌈🍉
@kateheartfield.com
Novels: Mercutio (2026). The Tapestry of Time. The Valkyrie. The Chatelaine. The Embroidered Book. Games. Assassin's Creed books. Former journalist. University instructor. Ottawa, Canada. She/her. Trans rights or gtfo 🏳️🌈 https://kateheartfield.com
@octavia-cade.bsky.social
New Zealand writer, PhD science communication! Seven time SJV winner. Author of The Stone Wētā, The Impossible Resurrection of Grief, and You Are My Sunshine and Other Stories. Robert Burns Fellow for 2025 at Otago University.
@gwynnega.bsky.social
My short fiction collection SINKING, SINGING is available from Aqueduct Press. Work published in Strange Horizons, Fantasy, Escape Pod, and Uncanny. she/her. gwynnegarfinkle.com
@jameyannefuller.bsky.social
Writer, MG and YA fantasy and science fiction Repped by Laurel Symonds of KT Literary Space lawyer and dog lover She/her Opinions my own
@zenaldehyde.bsky.social
Malaysian in UK. Author of SORCERER TO THE CROWN, BLACK WATER SISTER, THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT and some other stuff. Next up: BEHIND FRENEMY LINES (2025).
@bmorrisallen.com
Writer, editor, and publisher @metaphorosis.com, long-time vegan, based in Oregon. Tofu-eating woke-rista.
@chloehsmith.bsky.social
I write stories. I also teach middle school. Both can be fairly surreal. She/her. Imaginaryresearch.wordpress.com
@toddedillard.bsky.social
“Ways We Vanish” from Okay Donkey, “Ragnarök at the Father Daughter Dance” from Variant, poetry editor of The Boiler, poems in Threepenny, Southern Review, APR, HAD, etc.
@phoebebarton.bsky.social
Giant queer trans sf/game writer who is NOT AMERICAN, typewriter guardian, mind poisoner. Nebula finalist, Aurora winner! Assistant Editor at Escape Pod, CW '19. Hamilton, Ontario. Header by @shargrave.bsky.social. She/her. www.phoebebartonsf.com
@cypayseur.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/cypayseur Locus and Ignyte Award winning co-editor of We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction. Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist critic/fan writer. Destroyer of Science Fiction. Bisexual all day. He/Him They/Them
@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
@edenroyce.bsky.social
Writer of Southern Gothic and other dark fiction for kids and adults. Walter Award Honoree. Shirley Jackson finalist. Nebula Award finalist. ROOT MAGIC. THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE. she/her https://linktr.ee/edenroyce
@katotis.bsky.social
SFF writer, SFWA, Codex, overwhelmed by the implosion of her former social media channels but gamely trying to pick up the pieces, also on Wandering.Shop and still clinging onto the Site Formerly Known As Twitter
@mariahaskins.com
Swedish-Canadian SFFH writer. Editor at Ruadán Books. Part of Many Worlds. She/her. Work in Best Horror of the Year, Lightspeed, Deadlands & more. 📚: WOLVES & GIRLS+SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN🔗 http://linktr.ee/MariaHaskins Rep: Eric Showers.
@ephiny.bsky.social
Writer of PICK YOUR POTION. Awarded 'Best of the Net' for fiction. 4x Aurealis Awards finalist. www.ephinygale.com This account contains only my personal views and is not representative of any organisation.
@marissalingen.bsky.social
Science fiction writer, poet, essayist. Minnesota nerd par excellence. Tisanes, leaves, Moomins, snow. She/her. Repped by Kurestin Armada. www.marissalingen.com tinyletter.com/MarissaLingen
@ajfitzwater.bsky.social
SFF Word Unicorn from the void. they/them causing may/hem. “No Man's Land”: http://books2read.com/u/38ngRV “The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper”: http://books2read.com/u/3kpE6L Website: ajfitzwater.com Aotearoa New Zealand
@rkduncan.bsky.social
Fat queer polyamorous wizard and SFF author. He/him. Abolish the police. Find my stories https://www.rkduncan-author.com/ Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.rkduncan-author.com/signup
@edashtonwriting.bsky.social
Author of Mickey7, Mal Goes to War, and Three Days in April, among other things. I also make maple syrup.
@cpiveral.bsky.social
SFFH writer. She/her/they. Purveyor of whimsy and angst. Work in Kaleidotrope, ApparitionLit, TFlatiron, FlameTreePress, ZNB Presents, and elsewhere. Grad presentation on Psychopomps in modern works.
@jenoliverwriter.bsky.social
Jen ♀️ | Writer - Artist - Gamer | Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, YA | 🎮🐰🐶🐱 | Member of The OWW. Website: www.jenniferoliverwriter.com Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jenniferoliver
@writerjencrow.bsky.social
She/her. Poet and fiction writer in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Published in Uncanny, Asimov's, Analog, and others. 2023 Rhysling Award winner. Hockey fan, crocheter, and bibliophile. Occasional DM and gamer.
@czwrites.bsky.social
PhD student, writes + studies spec fic // she/they https://cynthiaqzhang.wordpress.com/ https://linktr.ee/czhang
@jordanrhirsch.bsky.social
She/her Writing speculative fiction and poetry. Currently reading: The Shadowed Sun by N.K Jemisin jordanrhirsch.wordpress.com
@mskatutin.bsky.social
Sporadically writes speculative fiction. She/they. Tutin pronounced like a rootin'-tootin' cowboy. https://mskatutin.carrd.co.
@danielausema.bsky.social
Writer, experiential educator, stay-at-home dad. He/him. Strange Horizons, Daily Science Fiction, Diabolical Plots, Guardbridge Books, Fantasy Magazine, & more. danielausema.com