Reactor Short Fiction Authors and Editors
Reactor's award-winning short fiction program has worked with many, many authors over the years. This starter pack features writers and editors from that program who are on Bluesky. We love their work, and we hope you do too. Are we missing anyone? Let us know!
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@reactorsff.bsky.social
@annvandermeer.bsky.social
Editor, anthologist, writer, former feeder woman to Neo (who was the one). (she/her) #ProtectTransKids #LoveIsLove
@malf.bsky.social
Your favorite editorial toddler. Acquiring for Tor and Bramble.
@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.
@kaaronwarren.bsky.social
Reader, writer, podcaster at "Let the Cat In". Shirley Jackson Award Winner. Author of The Underhistory Slights Tide of Stone The Grief Hole World Fantasy and Stokercon GOH
@p-h-lee.bsky.social
pretentious, awkward, difficult to approach, prickly, too fond of [their] own tales, haughty, prone to versifying, disdainful, cantankerous and scornful links to work here: https://p-h-lee.com/
@veronicaroth.bsky.social
Author of Divergent, Carve the Mark, Chosen Ones, Poster Girl, Arch-Conspirator, When Among Crows, etc.
@darylwriterguy.bsky.social
Daryl Gregory, a guy who writes things. WHEN WE WERE REAL out April 1 2025, no foolin'. He/him
@k-a-teryna.bsky.social
writer and artist, used to be a fox, a text, a radish, a snowflake /Asimov's, Reactor, F&SF, Apex, Strange Horizons, Samovar, Podcastle/
@carrievaughnco.bsky.social
The real Carrie Vaughn! Bestselling award winning writer, werewolf psychologist and big nerd. Latest is THE NATURALIST SOCIETY. Check it out!
@pat-murphy.bsky.social
Writer, scientist, and troublemaker. Winner of Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon Awards. My latest novel, The Adventures of Mary Darling, is coming out from Tachyon Publications in May 2025.
@pnh.nielsenhayden.com
VP and editor-at-large at the Tor Publishing Group. Series editor, Tor Essentials. Winner of three Hugos and a World Fantasy Award for editorial work. Opinions mine, not Tor’s. Happily working out of Tucson, AZ. He, his. Anti-trans dingbats, get lost.
@richardkadrey.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim series. Kadrey also plays music with the band A Demon in Fun City. His podcast with Violet Blue is Raised By Horror.
@annaleen.bsky.social
bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd latest books: Stories Are Weapons, The Terraformers bylines: New Scientist, Washington Post, etc. pod: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com pronouns: they/them all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com
@englelaird.bsky.social
Hugo-nominated Senior Editor at the Tor Publishing Group, buying good weird speculative books. All opinions are my own. I post maybe once a year.
@usmantm.bsky.social
Author MIDNIGHT DOORWAYS Writer I Runner I Rheumatologist x queries @rhaliterary Insta: usmantanveermalik www.usmanmalik.org FB: usmantanveermalik
@gvanderson.bsky.social
Fiction in Strange Horizons, Reactor, and The Deadlands. World & British Fantasy winner. Nebula finalist. Cat lady. Agent: Alex Cochran @ Greyhound Literary https://gvanderson.com/
@laurajmg.bsky.social
Six SF novels. Environmental engineer. Spousal unit & motherbeast. NM Hatch chile love. Severe MECFS. They, them. Black Lives Matter & Water is Life. Hang tough, my moops. [I don’t accept DMs unless I know you.]
@matthewkressel.net
Nebula & World Fantasy Award Finalist, SFF writer, coder, artist. SPACE TRUCKER JESS (Fairwood Press June '25). THE RAINSEEKERS (Tordotcom Feb 26). Creator of Moksha submissions system. Co-host of Fantastic Fiction at KGB. 🥄 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
@catvalente.bsky.social
Queen of Lasers and NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, The Past Is Red, and many more. Thee/Thou. Art: http://patreon.com/catvalente Politics: http://catvalente.substack.com TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
@sarahpinsker.bsky.social
Hugo & Nebula winning SFF Writer, singer/songwriter, dog person, horse person, queer, Baltimorean by choice, mediocre but enthusiastic gardener and artist. New book HAUNT SWEET HOME out September 2024 from Macmillan/Tordotcom. She/her.
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social
Science fiction & fantasy writer. World builder. Reader. Outrigger canoe paddler. I ❤️ my schnauzer. Hawaii. ✡️🕊️ She/her. Where Should I Start With Your Novels, a guide: https://imakeupworlds.com/index.php/2015/02/where-should-i-start-with-your-novels/
@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
@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
@amit.bsky.social
Writer making writerly AI tools at Sudowrite.com Previously started Photojojo, Jelly, and other stuff. amitgupta.com 🤙
@garthnix.bsky.social
Author. Many books, including SABRIEL, the five other Old Kingdom novels; THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON and sequels; THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM series, lots more. And stories. WE DO NOT WELCOME OUR TEN-YEAR-OLD OVERLORD out Oct 2024. www.garthnix.com
@suyidavies.com
Author of LOST ARK DREAMING (2024 Nebula Award Finalist), & the Nameless Republic trilogy. He/him. https://suyidavies.com/links
@indrapramitdas.bsky.social
aka Indra Das, author of THE DEVOURERS and THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR, Lambda, Shirley Jackson & British Fantasy Award winner, Crawford Award finalist. he/they/she indradas.com
@seananmcguire.bsky.social
I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
@sunyidean.com
~Reader, writer, occasional thinker // multi-award-losing author // rep: Harry Illingworth @harryillingworth.bsky.social
@acwise.bsky.social
Author and reviewer. Novels Wendy, Darling and Hooked. Collection The Ghost Sequences. Sunburst Award winner. Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, Lamba, and Ignyte finalist. She/her. www.acwise.net.
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
Your friendly nemesis. Shirley Jackson Winner, Hugo, Ignyte, Locus, Nebula, WFA finalist. Reactor.com, Uncanny, Strange Horizons, & more. ClarionWest '19. She/Her. Rep: Jessica Friedman @SterlingLordLit
@michaelswanwick.bsky.social
Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. As a hobby, I also write Criticism and Non-Fiction.
@charliejane.bsky.social
Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Tor Books, 2025), about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic — and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book. SFF book critic @WashingtonPost.com. Co-host @ouropinions.bsky.social.
@nghivo.bsky.social
Spec fic writer. It probably didn't happen, but it should have, could have or might have. Represented by Fox Literary. Cis, queer, she/her.
@kerstinhall.bsky.social
Nebula-nominated author of Asunder and The Mkalis Cycle. Repped by Jennifer Jackson at DMLA. Working on something weird and sequel-shaped. kerstinhall.com
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
@lmanusos.bsky.social
She/Her | Indie Bookseller | 2 x Pushcart Nominee | Fiction in Reactor, F&SF, The Deadlands, Lightspeed, etc. | Senior Contributor for Book Riot | Rep: Eric Showers at Morhaim Literary Debut novella FROM THESE DARK ABODES available now!
@kurellian.bsky.social
Trans queerdo. Nebula Finalist author. Wrote I NEVER LIKED YOU ANYWAY (Lethe Press), WHEN I WAS LOST (Trepidatio), and THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS (Lethe Press). Got more stories, essays, and poems at JordanKurella.com. He/Him. GenAI is right out.
@kashinggiwa.bsky.social
writer, grad student (she/they) The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, and other stuff kashinggiwa.com
@slhuang.com
THE WATER OUTLAWS is out now! Queer feminist bandits rising up against a tyrannical Empire. Lots of sword fighting. "Breakneck, adrenaline-filled pace" - Booklist (starred review) Not here very much. Mailing list: slhuang.com
@kellyrobson.com
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer. Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, High Times in the Low Parliament, A Human Stain, Waters of Versailles https://kellyrobson.com/books Obsessively scouting #witchyskeet she/her in Toronto
@renanbernardo.com
Nebula and Ignyte Finalist • Reactor, Clarkesworld, Apex • DISGRACED RETURN OF THE KAP'S NEEDLE - NOW OUT! • DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEFIANCE also OUT! • Codex • He/him • Brazilian author More: https://linktr.ee/renanbernardo1
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Nebula-winning SFF writer. Hugo/Locus/WFA/Sturgeon Finalist. Mechanical engineer. Ravenous reader. Lousy gamer. Disabled adventurer. Repped by Kim-Mei Kirtland. She/her. Website: atgreenblatt.com
@glvalentine.bsky.social
Writer. Bad-movie lover. She/her. Out now: TWO GRAVES from Image.
@wiswell.bsky.social
Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Novels: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (2024), WEARING THE LION (2025). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. https://linktr.ee/johnwiswell
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Hugo-award winning author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. The Martian Contingency is available where books are sold.
@mcflycahill90.bsky.social
Ignyte-nom'd writer of fiction/games. Publicity/Marketing for Erewhon Books. Repped by Hannah Bowman. Email: Martintcahill @ gmail Black & Trans Lives Matter. He/Him. Opinions my own. Audition For The Fox - 9/16/25 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4hxjRRT
@amalsingh.bsky.social
Author, Screenwriter, Cat Dad. Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist. Debut Novel "The Garden of Delights" now out from Flame Tree Press! https://amalsingh18.wordpress.com/
@gen-dimova.bsky.social
Author of FOUL DAYS and MONSTROUS NIGHTS 🐉 Archaeologist ⛏ Immigrant 🇧🇬🏴 (She/her)
@sarahgailey.bsky.social
Author / Up to no good / theythem essays and recipes @ https://stone-soup.ghost.io/
@jonathanstrahan.bsky.social
Freelance anthologist. Consulting Editor, Tor.com. Reviews Editor, Locus www.locusmag.com. Co-host, The Coode Street Podcast jonathanstrahan.podbean.com. Hugo and World Fantasy Award recipient.
@datlow.bsky.social
Award-winning editor of short sf/f/h. I live & die by the Oxford comma & I skeet about my passions, take it or leave it. I block mooks-don't be one. she/her
@reactorsff.bsky.social
Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects. https://beacons.ai/reactormag