Site status updates for the Archive of Our Own, a Hugo Award-winning project of the Organization for Transformative Works (@transformativeworks.org)
All of these contests give you 3 options to submit: Full Novel; 1st Chapter; Performance video readings.
https://festivalreviews.org/daily-novel-festival-contests/
We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
6x Best Fanzine Hugo-finalist. Blast back to 1970: #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, and the #Space Race! Broadcasting the Moon Landings "as they happen" and discussing classic #ScienceFiction here:
https://galacticjourney.org
Nonbinary science fiction writer & egl enthusiast. Nonpracticing entomologist. Lover of Imperial Radch & queer sff. Published in F&SF.
Quarterly ed. by 2x Hugo Finalist @shingai-be-like.bsky.social & 2x World Fantasy, 3x Locus Finalist @arleysorg.bsky.social - pubbed by @psychopomp.com
posts: @seanmarkey.bsky.social & @feliciafm.bsky.social & Arley et al
https://psychopomp.com/fantasy/
(They/them). Queer horror writer. Creator of podcasts like Hello From The Hallowoods, and books like One Hundred Eyes In The Dark.
I make roleplaying games, toy soldiers, and bad decisions.
The UK trade union for writers in TV, film, theatre, audio, books, poetry, comedy, animation and videogames
Join us! www.writersguild.org.uk
horromance+lit horror author
Out Now: Cabin (#1 Amazon Bestseller, sci-fi/horror anthology, Banshee Books)
HWA/SFWA
WIP: cosmic horror that's SO CLOSE TBA
https://a.co/d/ivMMkFP
I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Now I get up around whenever. https://www.stephengrahamjones.com
Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
Cat sitter. Gothic lit and theology. Romance studies. Byron studies. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'. Writes queer little stories.
Your friendly neighborhood horromance evangelist. Out now: THE HACIENDA & VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE & THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ. Up next: THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS (Dutton Fall ‘26). | Bram Stoker Award Nominee | UChicago PhD
https://www.isabelcanas.com/
Silly questions for you to answer
an account dedicated to asking one question (or an occasional prompt) per day about your OCs! (temporarily posts every 2-3 days!)
Here to encourage ppl to share and yap about their original characters.🖍️🍓
LGBTQ+ friendly/ No AI🚫
[Ran by @softdaydreams]
Headworld: The fictional world you write about.
OC: Original character.
Prompts to get you thinking about your OCs and their world. There aren't rules or time limits. Answer wherever and however.
Account run by GreekCeltic.
I don't read notifs.
Ran by: FantosmePhoinix.bsky.social
Printer+Mobile Friendly Google Doc for OC Questions of The Day! All fandoms/fandomless Qs welcome! DM submissions & let me know if you want to be anonymous!
QRP/Reply friendly!
Feel free to tag me as well!
🔗 📌
Random story stuff to get you writing. Run the gauntlet by responding to all 150 prompts, found here -> https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5czgnb5wwkj2jlu7mdqciavg/feed/aaahxs3zqd77m
Indie author community to support authors and connect with readers. Monthly challenge prompts! For questions, contact hosts: @chesneyinfalt.bsky.social @lvrussell.bsky.social
Woman led indiegame multi-media studio making oc content | founder: @mayshing.com | http://altabestudio.com
❤️Making games for ocs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1774600/Cante_the_land_of_hearts/
projects:
#cantediary #canteworld #<3oc #<3ocworld
A place to share and discuss all creative works!
If you'd like to join our discord server, you can find us at https://discord.gg/eUzGTnvrc3
Prompts to inspire the writing community around the globe!🌏
Hi! This is your safe space to yap about your OCs (original characters), share their stories and art. Daily prompts and questions! ♥
Tag: #dailyocs
Host: @stuttersilver.bsky.social
Magazine of speculative fiction; stories of horror, wonder, and the weird since 1999. https://3lobedmag.com
i write and edit queer fiction, mostly for @duckprintspress. follow for updates on my writing and boosts of fellow indie and small-press authors! 100% human-created art, always.
(she/her) Illustrator, fanartist, graphic designer, dog-mom and cat lady
Horror scholar, PhD, HWA, CSFFA. Global Indigenous Horror (UPM, 2025) | poetry reader Orion’s Belt | Words in The Future Fire, Utopia SF, Space & Time, Lovecraftiana, etc | co-eic @angrygablepress.bsky.social eic @katabaticcircus.bsky.social
Award winning magazine for writers at all levels http://www.writing.ie - based in Ireland but for writers everywhere. Featuring book and writing news, tips, technique, competitions, submission opportunities and much more. We want to help! 📚💙
Welcome to a new home for horror! Cat Eye Press is an indie horror press, aiming to celebrate horror’s subgenres and diversity.
Website: cateyepress.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/cateyepress
The oldest short-fiction horror podcast. We have always lived in the tower. We/they/them 🦑 Co-Editors: Kat Day & Alex Hofelich | Host: Alasdair Stuart | Asst Eds: Scott Campbell & Joshua Tuttle | Audio: Chelsea Davis & Graeme Dunlop 🎙️ PseudoPod.org
Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me!
https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias
Editor. Author. Gardener.
Editing: www.sarahchornedits.com
Books: https://a.co/d/1H7RXwk
She/her
He/Him. This is the account both of (in English) pasuht, the wholesomely sinister guy who loves books, ttrpg, and tv shows and doesn't love his depression and ptsd; and (in German) of his writing alter ego Erich Krull.
PFP by @lenanel.bsky.social
Former high school educator, stats nerd, dancer. Writing contest enthusiast, and aspiring novelist. Currently querying debut novel.
Fantasy author ⚔️ PERILS OF THE PAST - out now ⚔️
Website: https://kanew.au
Author of speculative fiction of all genres.
Pubbed by JMS Books, Mischief Corner, Flametree, CossMass, Mad Scientist Journal, Astral, Things in the Well...
6'4'' short
Writer and artist of science-fiction/fantasy novels and comic books.
he/him/his
I got depression
https://linktr.ee/jamesblynch
BJDs, crafts, tarot, video games, nails, mermaids, amateur photography, silliness
♎️ pro-artist/anti-recast, aspiring writer
Dr. Monster (PhD)
E-mail: stevehughwestenraATprotonDOTme
Canadian author of questionable taste. Words in New Edge Sword & Sorcery. Trans. Book reviewer. #SFINCS judge. #SFFChat Academic expert on monsters. HWA. He/him
linktr.ee/SteveWestenra
NO AI
26, he/him, Aviation Mechanic, RTS & RPG gamer, #fantasy, SFF #indiewriter on #Wattpad, & #Inkitt. #booksky 🇺🇸☦️🔞🏳️🌈 #NoAI #NoWar
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My Goal: Create a story that's enjoyable enough for people to keep wanting more of it.
https://emil-bronze.carrd.co
A podcast about all things representation hosted by queer book lovers, designed to spotlight marginalised authors & creators.
Hosted by Rachel Bowdler & Ivy Marikova 🌈
https://linktr.ee/swordsandsapphicspodcast
Usually she/they, but I'll take whatever pronouns you've got.
Author & artist dark fantasy & science fiction, often blurring the line!
My books: RebeccaReyesWriting.com
Buy signed books here! https://ko-fi.com/rebeccaevita/shop
*FREE* bookmark included!
Experience cool science while swimming with warrior mermaids, sprinting with a wolf shifter, or flying with a stone gargoyle in a race to protect the Earth from evil Fae.
https://andieholman.com
32+ | She/Her | Disabled autistic ace married cat mom | 🚫 genAI
L2D Moms: @haerge23.bsky.social (A) & @solumvt.bsky.social (R)
#Riyati book 3 is out now @ riyati.ink/ripple!
Check out @ riyati.ink or join the Riyati discord @ riyati.ink/discord
Author of the "Death's Embrace" queer fantasy romance series, and the "Tales from the Jovian Empire" sci-fi novella series.
https://linktr.ee/author.hlmoore
A fanboy sounding my bookish yawp over the roofs of the Internet.
She/Her
Book Blogger 📚 Cat Lady 😻 Tea Lover ☕ Wine Drinker 🥂
I help run things behind the scenes for BBNYA
You can find me at https://booksare42.com/where-to-find-me/
I read and write LitRPG/Sci-Fi/Fantasy. My office mate is a bunny. Vulnerable to autocorrect. I don't trust DMs, so please don't send them trying to sell me something.
https://linktr.ee/DavidJBushman
Book Reviewer | Book Blogger | Writer | Artist | Editor | 18+ only
Reads: Mostly BIPOC authors- all genres
BSc: Natural Resources- Conservation Rangeland Ecology
BSc: Sustainability
Oregon State University Alum
https://slothandenvy.com/
Small press. Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, weird, & romance. 3 books on schedule for 2025. MN & TN. Lots of swearing. https://ko-fi.com/slothenvypress
https://toadshadezine.com/
We'd be deadlier if we weren't so lazy. Maybe.
Author of IN THE END, NOTHING; FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE; MASS HYSTERIA. Book reviewer, movie hoarder. He/Him. Reviewer at FanFiAddict.com.
Fuck AI. Fuck Trump.
Website: http://www.michaelpatrickhicks.com
Books: books2read.com/michaelpatrickhicks
Scottish fantasy author of Carpet Diem as well as The Eidyn Saga from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. The Damned King OUT NOW. He/Him. Rep by @canonizer.bsky.social #Edinburgh, @afc.co.uk and @scottishgreens.org
Author support at: TheWriteAdvice.co.uk
Mallory Glass - Romance, Fantasy & Horror writer, reader, board gamer, bunny parent, easily entertained.
#writingcommunity #booksky
Stone Heart is out! https://books2read.com/mallory-glass/
Self-published/free-lance writer. Fantasy blogger/reader. Card gamer/TCG collector. You name it and I probably dabble in it.
For business inquiries: dchart013@outlook.com
https://linktr.ee/D.C._Hart
Lv. 51 Bard
Queer
Disabled
Neurodivergent
Indie author & Crochet junky
Parent of two adult children
Cat parent of many
She, they, mum
Co-owner of Spilled Ink and Coffee
spilledinkcoffee.com
Linktree
https://linktr.ee/louellastone
Call me Gigi! (they/them) 🏳️⚧️ Best selling author of diverse LGBTQ+ romance books and episodic serials. I also publish dark romance and paranormal romance books as Jasper Hyde. 🔞ADULTS ONLY! https://tinyurl.com/ypee4v36
Meg 🔱 30s 🔱 they/them 🔱
Author, THE IMPAVIDUS CYCLE 📖 🏰 Wolf School 🐺⚔ Artist and Craft Dabbler 🎨 Film Junkie 🎥 Queer 🏳️🌈 Autistic 🧠 Dog Mom 🐶 Spokane, WA 🪻 Engaged to @toxicdolfin.bsky.social ❤️
Links to my books + Other socials: linktr.ee/1mpavidus
EU-based demi sff author and independent researcher. Writes predominantly about asexuality, aromanticism and cosy sff. She/They.
Direct shops: https://payhip.com/dovelynwriter / https://dovelynnwriter.itch.io/
Website: https://www.dovelynnwriter.com
she/her // author of The Serrulata Saga // urban witch // demisexual // trans rights are human rights // 🚫 gen AI
https://www.booksbybennett.com
Author of steamy paranormal romance 🔥 a cozy fantasy romance and mystery series 💕 book dragon, Migraine warrior, Guinea Pig mama🐹, #writingcommunity (she/her)
➡️ https://linktr.ee/katkinneywrites
📖 https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kat-Kinney/author/B07KNC8T66
Queer fantasy author. Witchy inkblot. Host of Pride Book Fair. STORMBRINGER available now! she/they. 🔮🌈
WEBSITE | https://inkandincense.carrd.co/
PRIDE BOOK FAIR | https://pridebookfair.carrd.co/
aka Vanessa Ricci-Thode. Nebula Award-winning trashbag & queer SFF writer. SFWA member. Chiefest and greatest of calamities. Dogs, gardening and Canadian rage. she/they 💙💜🩷
I'm only here for the food
thodestool.ca
Just a silly wolf in a trenchcoat and sunglasses writing and narrating girlkisser stories on the internet. Constantly mocked (read: loved) by my wife, @cloverpatchmouse.bsky.social. She/Her 🏳️⚧️
My books: https://autumnwolff.carrd.co/
he/they | queer🏳️🌈 | Black lives matter | protect trans kids | Free Palestine | author | https://linktr.ee/KAMielke | banner art by Ursula Gray
🇨🇦 Bi+ace • lvl 31 • she/her • Comic colorist/publishing assistant. Digital artist, anime trash, gamer. SFF Author of THE CALYSPIS PROJECT, BLOODY SPADE, THE HOWLING DARK (NOV.9.26) 🐺🌓
contact ➡️ brittanywillows(@)zohomail(.)com
linktr.ee/brittanymwillows
Witchy, queer indie romance author with chronic pain conditions 🖤✨
📕Love in the Liner Notes out now
📗Love at the Rock Show out now
Books, newsletter, and more: linktr.ee/kattakis
Pic by Ryn Stewart
Fandom.
An afterthought.
I 💖 undeadjohnnyz.bsky.social 💞
Just your everyday (Dark/Paranormal/Fantasy/Horror) Author, Pagan, Gamer, Human/Hyrax hybrid, and Dark Empress of Delayed Reactions
Lauren is happiest at the seaside. With a book. And also a pot of tea. She writes about dragons, mostly. http://linktr.ee/llmacrae
SPFBO7 Finalist
Fantasy author. r/fantasy Stabby award nominated, #SPFBO7 Semi-Finalist, owner of Author Interviews (@authorinterviews.bsky.social)
Get the RINGLANDER: FALLEN SHARDS Author Edition and ebook
https://linktr.ee/mikestepjack
https://mjackson.co.uk/free-book
Spfbo 4-10 judge
Follower of the prophet pratchett
sentient potato
She/her/wyrd sister
20% cat pictures
20% rage
60% memes
occasional book reviews
Writer, blogger and host of the YouTube Channel: Women Fantasy Authors (focused on indies). I facilitate a support group for women fantasy writers. Queer. Wife. Grandma. Cat mom.
https://jlhenker.com
https://youtube.com/@womenfantasyauthors
Fantasy author. SPFBO9 Semi-Finalist. Amateur artist. Dragon collector. Gamer. Daydreamer. Wanderer. She/her.
www.emmaladams.com
www.plstuart.com Assistant Editor Before We Go Blog; Grimdark Magazine; YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@plstuartthedrownedkingdomsaga ; He/Him
British author of foul-mouthed queer fantasy The Cruel Gods and The Chosen One Con 📚 They/Them 💛🤍💜🖤 Trans rights! 🏳️⚧️
Learn more at TrudieSkies.com
Cats: Bayley and Gustave 🙀
Illustrator • Cover Artist • 🇺🇦
📩 yuliazhuchkovaartist@yahoo.com
🎨 Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/avalach
🎨 Prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/avalach/
🎨 IG: @avalach_art
🔗 Other links: https://linktr.ee/avalach
They/them. Artist just doing book covers, email info@debutart.com for inquiries. Married 💍 to my freaking job 🤣 help 🙏 My things: https://linktr.ee/coreybrickley blocking ai ppl love u
Illustrator | Fan of history & stories | Co-creator of #Sulbook
logicfairy@gmail.com
Jacquidavis.com
Sul - http://sulbook.com
Fool's Gold Pre-Launch - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/logicfairy/sul-fools-gold/
#SFF writer, Gamer, YouTube / #BookTuber, Dad & Dad joke lover, husband, entrepreneur, dog lover. Human. #TheBreakIns #amwriting
Author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Romance | Published Poet | Amateur Astronomer | Avid Reader
Author to PROUD PINK SKY and THE GIDDY DEATH.
Ambitopia evangelist.
Written for Guernica, Strange Horizons, Reckoning, PinkNews, Nature Futures.
They/them. Nonbinary queer.
Rep: Jonathan Villegas, Olswanger Lit.
Website: redjon.com
Home: Berlin.
Bisexual Enby|Queer| Indie Writer of Fantasy & Horror|Mental Illness|Sober 3-25-24|Married May 4th|She/They| Neuro🌶️|Sugar cookies|Gender affirming care saves lives| Muppet Stan|The Wiz is life|Pineapple on pizza|Team Buffy #klpwritespromotesindies 🏝️🏰📚♌️🏳️🌈🌺🌞
- Narrative Designer & Book Writer 📝
- Author of #WorldWithoutLove (https://linktr.ee/NicoleHidalgoAuthor) & #ChroniclesOfTheRealms (https://archiveofourown.org/works/63099754/chapters/161589157)
- ⚠️Lesbian/Demonic NSFW
- Anti AI slop
Whimsical neurosparkly enby blob of chronic pain/fatigue, writes & sometimes does art. Loves moths/mothman, monsters, & music.
www.amarajlynn.com
Host:
@queerwriters.bsky.social #QueerWriters #QueerWritersChat #LGBTQWriteAThon
Avatar: LaurenMCrown
Trans Author of transgressive fiction.
Creator of NEXUS ALPHA and TEETH.
Incomprehensible but the vibes are there.
I like women a normal amount
She/they
pfp from original drawing by wryote
Header by undercurrent
Patreon.com/elabambust
elajo.itch.io
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
Artist. Mother. Bibliophile. Sci fi geek. Wants to change the world.
https://ko-fi.com/natashagrimsley
Writer of fiction, true crime and pop culture. My 1984-set YA crime novel THAT OCTOBER is out now! Coming in 2026: my crime novel SEVEN ANGELS, winner 2021 Hugh Holton Award for Best Unpublished Novel from MWA-Midwest. MWA, SinC. keithroysdon dot com
Nerd. Author. Day Dreamer.
Canadian Fantasy Author in Ottawa 📚🇨🇦
Check out what I'm up to! ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/marinagabriela.author
Find more of my creative writing, and support my future projects:
https://ko-fi.com/marinagabriela_author
50+ Married lesbian, 2 teens & 2 cats
West coast of Sweden
Paint fanart as therapy, Photograph landscapes on my travels & walks
She/her
Quality over quantity
#MotherlandFortSalem #Raylla #DragonAge
#wlw #Politics #Food #TV #Nature #Music
Author Legacy of the Vermillion Blade & Promise of the Betrayer's Dagger. Proud Ace, TTRPG Fan, Cosplayer, Art Enthusiast, Flower Fan, SPFBO9 Participant. https://www.youtube.com/@Tallsquall
Former musicologist. A little obsessed with games, cats, horror, and witchcraft. Chaotic bisexual. Incredible bibliophile. Disabled, ADHD, two parts wholesome cinnamon roll and two parts macabre little weirdo. She/he/they. (Art by StinaMarie).
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