Benedict Anning

a young woman in a red jacket is giving a thumbs up . Alt: woman giving an awkward thumbs up

aaaand for the first time in almost three years, that is one more hole-ridden, nonsensical, paper-thin, contradictory, silly-as-fuck first draft officially done

bird watercolor painting in progress. the birb is fluffy and round.

Borb wip

Penny - the best calico cat in the world - lies on a blanket, turned with her paws up as the viewer tickles her belly

Penny now lies on her side, the picture of contentment, eyes barely open, paws tucked below her chin, as the viewer strokes her back

such a bountiful crop of cuteness this morning

Popemobile when

The news is out! DELIGHTED to be introducing the enigmatic @nickbrucker.bsky.social to the literary scene — add this to your reading list for 2027 folks.

probably my favorite illustration I did for Scholar's Codex, for the Elden Ring section @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social

"Marika bathed the village of her home in gold,
knowing full well that there was no one to heal."

5x7" ink on claybord

A rectangular painting white background. painting features green forest landscape with yellow spiral emanating from the forest floor illuminating ferns coming from the center

green eternal dream🌿🌀

ominous black and red image of a woman in partial silhouette overlooking a bridge over a river, with maybe a factory or gothic pile on the far side, and two cats near her, one with glowing red eyes spiking the camera

hari ren ... going to be a struggle to keep from posting more and more hari ren ...

lower half of a calico cat (the best one, in fact) sitting upright, her paws are chunky and adorable

would like to draw everyone's attention to the exquisite mittens thanks

CYMERA

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Trapped Inside. Made this for my brain

a wide graphic, deep sea imagery behind text which reads: "The Shining. In a nuclear submarine. On the edge of the continental shelf at the height of the Cold War, with occasional reference to cats. You can't make this shit up. Fortunately, Benedict Anning can. And he does a damn good job of it."

It's World Book Day 📚 so I'm sharing one of my favourite blurbs for ATOMIC COFFIN, from the inimitable Peter Watts:

Wide shot of Ben - a slim, bald bearded male in a black shirt and trousers - presenting ahead of a large screen with live captions and the cover of Atomic Coffin

Fun time chatting up Atomic Coffin at Glasgow Film Fest yesterday ⚛️⚰️

Public speaking make my legs go weird! But I didn't throw up!!

Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits atop a vanity cabinet, tilting her head at the viewer

#tiltyheadgang

Reading this in Tyrell Wellick's voice

Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits awkwardly slumped against the wall, gazing up at nothing. She looks a bit like a puppet. Adorable and ridiculous.

you mean to tell me this little thing has like tiny organs and thoughts

Hi Bluesky friends, I’m ShouXin (手訫). I love drawing cats with simple lines.
This is my first post here, and I’m sharing four of my classic pieces.
I hope they bring you a little joy, and I hope you enjoy them.
#art #sketch #catart #cats #shouxinsketch #ShouXinArt

Happy bday, Rhiannon!! May the world cower in fear from your growing might 🙏

Much needed snow angel 🫶

So THE SALT ORACLE is a finalist for the BSFA awards! And my amazing designer, Sam Gretton is a finalist for the cover too! 🙌🏽

Truly delighted for Sam & very, very grateful to everyone who voted for my strange, briny why-pick-one-genre-when-you-can-pick-four book 🤗
@solarisbooks.bsky.social 🖤

Well, it's out about in the world now, it seems!

Check out the US cover for the next big novel, EXHUMATION, out October 2026.

Just me, gazing into the far-flung sci-fi future, on the front page of The Bookseller 🚀

i did maybe throw up in my mouth just a little

Why not book your ticket now?

Moi aussi! Just reminded me to book accom!

It's here! Our first interview episode is live as we chat with Sydney Amanuel of The Glass Cannon about tabletop roleplaying games and how you can tell great stories with them.

Watch now: youtu.be/NjBz6KuosrY
Listen on your favourite app: linktr.ee/narrativedam...

Join us tomorrow for the first interview episode of Narrative Damage - featuring Sydney Amanuel from The Glass Cannon Network!