Ann Darlington

Writer, dungeon master, monk. QUERYING - A GAME OF MACHINES AND MONSTERS / YA SPEC FIC What if a video game company ruled the world? What if a rogue AI escaped into the system? What if it turned reality into a deadly game? What if you were made to play?

We are a non-profit dedicated to celebrating the best in Canadian speculative fiction. Run by a volunteer board, CSFFA facilitates the annual Prix Aurora Awards & administers the Canadian SF Hall of Fame: www.csffa.ca Managed by @kalinstacey.bsky.social

Mom • Teacher • Dark Myth-Tech fantasy Author ✨ CPTSD survivor. Scarred heroines, fierce, like their readers. Scars aren’t endings. They’re the sparks that start the blaze. Here to share the journey. ➡️ www.joy-shaw.com x.com/authorjoyshaw

Aspiring Fantasy and Light Sci-fi Author💫 Certified Crow 🐦‍⬛ (she/her) 🩷💛💙

Currently editing my novel, starting a startup, and wrangling two toddlers! Send coffee!!! CassieWallinWrites@gmail.com

Author, teacher, quilter, Prague tram rider 🇨🇿 🌁 Only writing-related DMs. https://jessicafisherriches.com/

This ATL🍑 is here in Jan2026 Freelance Journalist Ghostwriter for 📖 & 🎶 #RevPit '22 Winner #SCBWI Disabled #LupusWarrior Wife #CatMom 🐈🐈 #GamerGirl #AmWriting & #AmQuerying #KidLit & ChickLit She/Her www.CrystalSmallsWright.com https://x.com/CSmallsWright

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🇨🇦 Here to talk about books and meet other authors! I write fantasy novels that often feature aroace characters. No AI. Support human creativity.

i draw and i read and i try and i bread art commissions - will open again soon NO DMS- you will be autoblocked VGEN: https://vgen.co/Nushdeco PORTFOLIO: https://vgen.co/Nushdeco/portfolio AI-free zone (duh)

Australian writer of fantasy and romance stories about LGBTQIA+ characters with lots of angst and banter. COMING IN available now. https://michelleogilvy.com/

✨Contemporary romance author currently querying ✨Baker and lover of all things chocolate ✨Rugby lover and former second row ✨MSU Grad

Writer. Editor. Choreographer. Mom-er. IG: mizanty.art Lover of coffee, books, dance, nature, equal rights, irony, comedy, and dogs. Always dogs. 🐾☀️📕☕🌲🌳

Writer of YA fantasy & sci-fi, adult suspense, & self-proclaimed chai tea aficionado. #amquerying #writingcommunity #scbwi #amwriting

I write stories, draw pictures, and take care of reptiles.

Mom of two toddler monsters 💙💙 Teacher 💙💙 Christian I write sins and tragedies: speculative horror where romance is under fatal threat 2026 WriteHive Mentee 🐝

💜🖤🩶🤍|🩷💙💛|🩷🤍💜🖤💙 #amwriting #amquerying Queer, neurodivergent author (they/she/he) Editor at Zoetic Press Instagram: @o.d.i.welter Website: https://aowelter19.wixsite.com/odi-welter

She/her • YA Fantasy writer currently working on a queer NA paranormal romance • search wildcloverpress on IG for my printmaking • kcotowrites on Twitter

YA + NA Contemporary Author Insta/Threads: @ndesilva_author Rep: Morgan Hughes @ FinePrint Literary

Romance Author, Scorpio, sailor, animal lover, professional shower, Chicago North Romance Writers, she/her 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Separation Game: https://books2read.com/separationgame Secrets We Keep: https://books2read.com/readsecretswekeep Website: darciannbaker.com

UK writer (12 books published). Photographer. Environment, science, humanist, walker, ancient, happily married. Find me here: https://stuartaken.net/ I DO NOT follow DMs, porn, selfie promos & users w/o profiles or posts.

By day: Mild-mannered climate geek working to decarbonize the power grid. By night: SF&F Author of Carpathians and more! Links: Owlskirk: https://a.co/d/5DE3Nq8 Carpathians: https://a.co/d/6lYc08V Starfall: https://a.co/d/hR5yHbL

professional account of Iza K Titus, author main account: @arachnereid.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/arachnereid Using this profile to repost other writers to the max - I have a lot of interests!

Writing all the sexy deets that come between the meet-cute and HEA. 🔞 Author of LAST CALL, HANDS-ON THERAPY, & GOING BACK Rabid hockey fan. LFGC https://linktr.ee/tlmatson

Reader especially of sf/f, knitter, digital professional. she/her Married to a former Worldcon chair. 🧶 Blog intheloopknitting.com Free Knitting Pattern Newsletter https://eepurl.com/dvnRVH

Author. Mom of twins. Wife. Crazy horse person. Air Force vet. Mainer. Straw Girl https://books2read.com/u/3JB1zK

Book person and former literary agent. https://meganmanzano12.wixsite.com/meg-edits/

🏀 Deputy NBA editor, ESPN ⛸️ Independent figure skating blogger 📖 Author of a sapphic figure skating romance | rep: Carolyn Forde / Transatlantic Agency

Queer sci-fi & fantasy romance author (Hades & Persephone retelling in the query trenches) • Librarian • Writing craft for emotionally powerful stories. she/her 🖤🩶🤍💜@margerybayne on Medium.

A writer who has no idea what they're doing. https://linktr.ee/suzyawin

Children's author of #kidlit #pb #cb Member of #12x12PB #SCBWI Canadian living in the UK #KidlitCraze Blog robynnhyde.com/kidlit-craze

Hype event for all creators: ☀️Wednesday, April 22☀️ #Hopepit hype community connect: 4/19 to 4/21 🌱community building & vision for resilience #solarpunk, #clifi, #hopepunk, #mindfulness, #permaculture, & #magic Let's elevate these genres & future vision!

Writer, illustrator, comic book reader, movie enjoyer Author of the novel: GRIM PORTENTS (available now on my website or anywhere books are sold) Website: ChristianAkins.com Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/FfI1

Fledging writer from 🇳🇴 Norway | 🌈 proudly gay | eternally single Dog dad to Zazu | WoT, Trek, Who, Stargate, Cosmere Debut novel «Earth’s Awakening» out now 🔗 chrissolbooks.com

Science FIction and Fantasy book and movie reviews. Lovers of space, aliens, dragons, swords and lasers! >>>transitioning from X - help us GROW here!<<< #scifi #bookSky #fantasy #sff

Writer, dreamwalker. Blessed with narcolepsy and CFS/ME. ACE. non-binary, she/her 🏳️‍🌈. I firmly believe books have the best moving pictures. Member SpecFicNZ

Professional science writer. Unprofessional novelist. Mom with half an empty nest. Insomniac. She/her. That is not me in the picture.

Reader. Writer. Loves art, music, film, photography, & expression. INFJ. She/Her. #copyeditor #betareader #proofreader http://meliswenkediting.wordpress.com https://ko-fi.com/meliswenk https://www.amazon.com/stores/M.-A.-Swenka/author/B07XXBSLZ7

Reader, writer, wife, mother, animal lover, treehugger Querying my novel, The Seeker's Charm, an origin tale for the Fae, told through a romantasy between halfblood farmgirl Rose Woodman and Eeden leader of the Faerie clan of the Stars.

30+ | she/her | SFF and romance writer | Canadian | also a fan of cdramas ✍️ https://sasseverett.wordpress.com/ pfp: @amaralynn.bsky.social

Professional word extruder. Author of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. 🇵🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 AI/NFT serial blocker. He/him. DMs open. Website: danfbispo.carrd.co Books: barrows.itch.io Writing FIRST LIGHT, a SF series about space communism.

Author of: --NICEF, sci-fi space opera with mechs! --Demon King Daughter, contemporary fantasy slice-of-life with demons and a splash of adventure! --Cry Wolf, paranormal lesbian werewolf romance! --All Purchase Options: https://linktr.ee/pjc_cahill

✨Middle grade writer 🐈‍⬛Cat mom

Artist & writer of brightdark fantasy that focuses on unconditional platonic love. I like dragon bonds, & gentle yet defiant MCs. midnightroseart.com

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

Book Cover Designer, Book Cover Artist 🎨 Visual storyteller for authors | Creating covers that bring your book to life. http://susandigitaldesigns.weebly.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susandigitaldesigns/ Open for custom work

Writer, educator, mom (of 3 humans and 2 cats), book lover, political junkie, MFA student (?!), collector of craft supplies that occasionally get used, sports fan. My blood type is “caffeinated.”

I'm a self-published author. I write YA Queer Fantasy. I love reading fantasy. Feminist. Activist. Proud AroAce Lesbian.

Website: https://mollyhaniszewski.com/ (she/her, they/them) 📖 Queer, Nonbinary, AuDHD Author living in Montana 📚 BEYOND THE BORDER FOREST 2025 📖 THE SOUL THIEF coming in 2026/2027 https://linktr.ee/mollyhaniszewski

Aspiring author, former Lit Agent Assistant, maker of bookmarks on Etsy ~ CherylTeganDesigns https://cheryltegandesigns.etsy.com

I am an unpublished author of two YA contemporary novels. Maybe one day I will do something with them.

Latinx & Coahuiltecan SFF Writer, RevPit Editor, & Sensitivity Reader www.LauraGalanWells.com 💀🦄💀 Lit rep: @swekstein.bsky.social Film rep: Gotham Comic book MOLT Escándalo Improv 👽🌈👽 ENTP she/her #BLM 📍TX

Fiction book coach at writingpowerup.com | Lover of fantasy and (almost) all things Disney | Die-hard Canadian hockey fan

Baker + SFF Writer powered entirely by Shoprite chocolate cake and spite.

Founding Member of #PitBlk Social Worker and Therapist Fantasy & Spec Fiction MG and YA Writer BLM, Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ZPB 🕊 💗💙💜

SFF author. Muddling through the pre-apocalypse. CSFFA SFWA. She/her. 🐙🐾 Unceded Algonquin territory. 🇨🇦 Debut 2025: THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT with Poplar Press (Wolsak & Wynn). Rep’d by Sara Megibow. Views my own. www.christyclimenhage.com

Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. 🇨🇦 🇬🇾 Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry 📚🪲 Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee

Writer, reader, and reviewer of horror, fantasy, spec fic, drama, humor... a little of everything. 🚫AI WRITING CAN F OFF. PEOPLE, NOT ALGORITHMS. ✊ Find some of my stories at winchesterfiction.com Enjoy other things at nicolewinchester.substack.com

Debut romcom ‘Chaos Theory’ with Storm Publishing. Rep’ed by Liverpool Lit Agency. Shortlisted for The Letter Review prize, Watson Little Indie Novella prize & Retreat West 1st Chapter. LL’ed for Mslexia novel prize. https://linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham

Definitely not a Vampire or a plageristic robot called Writotron! Wannabe Sci-Fi writer.

Writer of historical & contemporary romance set in the Midwest. Public library worker. MLIS student. Books. Cats. Coffee. Chocolate. Love.

Flash, CNF, short stories and unpublished novels. Reader/Editor Roi Fainéant Press. 4x BOTN nom, 1x Pushcart nom. Chapbook "A Body in Motion" (JAKE). Novelette "Roadkill" (ELJ Editions). Short story collection coming fall '25 (Cowboy Jamboree).

Author. Baker. Cheese lover. Late-diagnosed autistic. Writer of fantasy novels & cozy mysteries. Unrepentant poet. Hanford, CA native now in Red Wing, MN.

I write weird novels about weird history, plus games and stories. Next novel: MERCUTIO, May 2026. (Mostly) former journalist. From Manitoba, now in Ottawa. She/her. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️‍🌈 https://kateheartfield.com

Ottawa's Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Conference! THANK YOU for Can*Con 2026! Stay tuned to this etherwave channel for details on our next event!

Cats - Hobbes and Theo Video Games - ARPGS, Souls-Like, Guild Wars, Tower Defense to name a few Aspiring Author - Actively editing my epic fantasy (open to DMs) Software QA - The less exciting day job Step-dad - Three awesome step kids

Hearth Saga: Kingdom of Cinders available via B&N & Amazon. Come check out my mostly for free Patreon (love my Patrons): https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=122409728

Queer SFF author. Grad school dropout. Now independent scholar of eugenics and religion in pop culture. Writing a book on William Blake and Thomas Merton. MILLIONS OF SUNS LEFT shorturl.at/PBLyN https://ko-fi.com/ebmoon

Neurospicy author of the Anhelos Saga and Ungovernables series! I dabble with art on the side. Poisoning The Well and Anhelos Lost are out now! Anhelos Bound comes out April 27! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/v.c.boldick Website: https://www.vcboldick.com/

✨🏳️‍🌈ally🏳️‍⚧️✨writer✨school counselor✨cat mom✨video games✨reading✨Lover of all things SFF✨ ⁣ #amquerying YA sci-fi with crossover potential and slow burn romance Lubinskijj.wordpress.com

wife, mother, romantasy author, AuDHD, hobby hoarder, she/her The Oracle’s Journey is available just about anywhere you buy ebooks! Check out mmrees.com for more info. 🫶🏻 No unsolicited DMs. https://mmrees.com/links

Home of the hashtag game #SFFChat! Join us every Thursday for a new set of questions, comment on other authors' posts, and make some friends! Absolutely NO AI allowed.

📚 Reading and writing with a side of science ▶️ 22k on YouTube

#UnhingedPit - where there are no rules other than nothing conventional! || hosted by @jeneedutary and @thewriterjo Next event allusively planned.

I'm a #writer of the three Gs: gods, ghosts, and (usually magical) girls. She/Her. Neurodivergent. Ace. Unapologetically leftist. I even write with my left hand. Say nice things about Detroit! #writingcommunity #amwriting #writesky

Writer of queer SFF I Am Writing SFF ‘24 & RevPit ‘25 winner Read my villainous cosy fantasy serial here👇 https://www.bio.site/ivybee they/them/she

I'm just a girl who took a chance on the other side of the pen and fell in love with that point of view...

NYT-bestseller, Stoker and Thriller award finalist, writer of horror, fantasy, YA, MG, romance, and Star Wars. Cowriter of the Tales of Pell. Also comics. Olympic lifter. She/her. aka Lila Bowen & Isla Jewell. Links: https://linktr.ee/delilahsdawson

Illustrator | Senior Concept Artist | Art Director | She/her 💖💙❤️ posts/opinions are my own www.kimherbst.com https://www.kimherbst.com/shop Tags: #pixelcat

💫Writer, teacher, mom, geek💫 📕 ROLL FOR INITIATIVE 🍎 3rd Grade ELA ✍️LitKids Magazine Mentor 🔥Tiefling Rogue

British-Cypriot, writer, proofreader, cat mum 🌈 gayyy

Indie author. Creator of GRAYLANDS. Published three books so far. Deal mostly in fantasy and horror fiction. Trying to make a career out of this nonsense. Surviving. https://m-walshwrites.com www.books2read.com/m-walshwrites https://m-walshwrites.itch.io

Freelance illustrator of smoochies, spookies, and sexies | writer of epic stories | #dnd & #critter ☕ she/her work inquiries: offbeatworlds@gmail.com offbeatworlds.com/links

(she/her) life’s too short to not be drinking coffee and writing fiction | rep'd by Kiya Evans at Paper Literary | reading and writing in Vancouver 🇨🇦

I enjoy pie. Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/

Neurodiv author 📚💙, avid reader, fiber artist, baker. Hashimoto & PCOS warrior. Lover of the underdog, Zagnut bars, bread, & the Oxford comma. Pronouns: any #BKLN #LDN Host of #BookishTues Writing Prompt 🖕🏽 Ai books/art linktr.ee/nicolanoble

📚🐈☕ (they/them) in #SPFBO I’m that friendly acquaintance from way back when—hope you’re doing well! I’m all about the vibes. I write whatever tickles my fancy, whenever my fancies are tickled. Website, books, music & more! https://linktr.ee/sagetgreene

Just an old garden witch who writes about murder, true and fictional. Mystery author. True crime blogger. Lover of cats, dogs, D&D, gardening, whiskey, cross stitching, darts. Canadian. No AI. https://linktr.ee/laviniathompson

amateur author, professional educator, life-long artist, hobby gardener, she/her Member of @hookandquillpress.com

Writes character driven adult fantasy. WIP: Brother’s Keeper, epic fantasy sibling story Lives with bipolar - @siegeofthespirit Clinical Laboratory Scientist Mountain backcountry horsewoman 🚫politics🚫 Every trail’s the one true home.

Fantasy and horror author obsessed with weird myths, funky folklore, and arcane insults. 🏳️‍🌈 💖💜💙 Dyslexic and proud to be neurodiverse. I follow back fellow creatives. https://linktr.ee/authorjustine

Author and artist of fantasy, science fiction, and more! Daily microfiction, and art sometimes. Host of #2WordPrompt. Editor and publisher of #SciFanSat Magazine. Books and art available at — www.blueboarpress.com/jason-h-abbott

Author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, Ink & Sigil, the Seven Kennings, and more. Into nature photography, metal, and beard maintenance. https://kevinhearne.com Newsletter: https://wordsandbirds.ink

arr-hey-lee-ah. part-time cat cuddler, full-time coffee drinker. fantasy writer. probably rambling, in English or Spanish, about something only adjacent to interesting. ND. rep: Ciara Smith

Romance writer, horticulturist, and ironically, allergic to cats. she/her

your local pink-haired gen Z author ✧ HOW TO FIND A MISSING GIRL (out NOW!) ✧ she/her ✧ contact info in bio 💕✨

Director•Writer•Actor•TTRPG Performer twitch.tv/aurora_lore patreon.com/aurorajculver https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU1bHShB7m6a4UIRM1DNG3igvzW0JFGLL&si=pOSPjjZY4ybP488W

Reader. Expert snacker. Grew up all over, Third Culture. Tea & pancakes forever.