Imprint of indie publisher Floris Books (@florisbooks.bsky.social).
We specialise in children's books for tots to teens - all with a Scottish twist!
discoverkelpies.co.uk
Note: we do stories, not statues!
A new independent press publishing literary fiction and memoir of the highest quality. Launching May 2025.
conduitbooks.co.uk
Canadian
Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9
Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
📚 Trotman Publishing | The leading careers & education publisher, supporting careers leaders, careers coaches, students & professionals to get the career they want since 1969 🎓✨. #Careers #Education #Guidance
Independent publisher supporting neglected voices. Books from and about Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Small Axes publishing post-colonial classics and fiction in translation. Working with Peepal Tree Press.
https://www.hoperoadpublishing.com/
Not-for-profit press led by readers, writers & translators. Consider subscribing to help us take publishing risks. http://andotherstories.org/subscriptions/
Sharing news about kids books from international publishers and domestic library and teacher conferences https://www.publisherspotlight.com
These are all my own work (mostly mixed media collages using Oscha fabric, & photographs) & whatever else I fancy. LotR Fantasy nerd, AuDHD, Scottish🌌💜No N.F.T.s or AI🤖 here!
Katharine: Celt. Charity worker.
Ink drinker & word wrangler of dark fiction
Book Reviewer: Historical Novel Society
https://open.substack.com/pub/mywritingshenanigans
Short story published Bloody St Albans 22
Top 100: Cheshire Novel Prize 23
Mum to a
I'm a Primary School teacher & Leader of Learning for Literacy in Glasgow's Improvement Challenge.
Currently Reading:
Murder! By Narwhal! by Alex T. Smith
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom
Recently Read:
Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession
'The question is', said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
Writing / Dogs
Bodily Fluids (collection) and The Bare Thing (pamphlet) out with Broken Sleep Books
Glasgow/Limbo
linktr.ee/len_lukowski
(He/him)
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Writer, architect, occasional actor. Debut novel, Habitat, published March 2024 by the Lilliput Press http://bio.site/CatrionaShine
Snaffler of books and food. Snarfer of cats.
Director of Teaching and Learning with the Core Collaborative
✍️ Dazed & Confused / The Guardian / Metro / The Quietus / Football Weekends / Vice / The Prague Post / Radio Free Europe
🍷 Uncorked: Wine Without the Bullshit (Thirsty Dog Press)
🎓 University of Oxford, Artificial Intelligence nerd
🇬🇧🇨🇿 Whitley Bay x Praha
Publishing Support Analyst @ Consonance. MSc Translational Health Sciences. Well-meaning expert amateur. Patient and a11y advocate. Haver of autoimmune conditions. Story lover, fond of code & tabletop games. Wrangler of cats. she/her
artist and poet; ecological remediation and human recuperation; landscape, tea, limit and creativity; lives by the sea in Edinburgh; mostly sharing a daily poem here.
Creative Publishing Services
Book design, picture research & rights.
Currently learning Norwegian.
www.sharonmcteir.co.uk
Melrose, Scottish Borders 🏴
📚🐈
I live in Scotland, paint, write, take photos. I love books, music, and walking in the hills. BIFFY50 2020. Noms: Best Microfiction, Best Small Fiction, 2 x Best of the Net, 3 x Pushcart. #FromMyWalk #amquerying. **I can't see or reply to DMs**
Author of Tarbloch Book Club Series. #Psychologicalthriller writer #amquerying
grandmother, gardener, orienteer and qigong teacher. #shouldknowbetter
Writer, poet, creative thinker & architect for democracy / Sgrìobhadair, bàrd, neach-smaoineachaidh cruthachail agus ailtire airson deamocrasaidh | Aotearoa & Isle of Skye | urbanbadgercollective.com http://andywilliamson.com
Marcas Mac an Tuairneir. Gaelic Editor Northwords Now / Poet, Cultural Commentator and Singer-Songwriter / Polaris, Cruinneachadh, Speactram OUT NOW / #Gàidhlig 🏴 #Gay #Genderqueer 🏳️🌈 / My views, here (he/him/e/esan) marcasmac.scot
Online review journal | Writing from Glasgow to the world | ISSN 2053-0560 | Enquiries to glasgowreview@gmail.com
🦎Scot 🏴, formerly Global Dev professional, now gently unfurling, realising dreams of being a writer, poet and enjoying photographing tiny wonders. Breast Cancer survivor.
Poet, writer, dreamer. Ayrshire/Glasgow based.
Children's author based in the Hebrides. Rory and the Snack Dragons, the Highland Cowgirl & the Great Auks Great Escape. Mostly #kidlit books and wildlife. louisamacdougall.co.uk
Writer | poet | development editor | pianist | improviser | Journalist |
peterurpeth.com | peterurpeth.bandcamp.com | poetry collection - The 4000 Nights of New York in 1988 peterurpeth.com/4000nights | Cockney living in the Outer Hebrides
Scottish teacher, writer and activist.
Crew @paperboatswriters.bsky.social
📍Glenurquhart, 🏴 Highlands
Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir, educator and clinical herbalist in the Scottish Tradition
Writer, artist, environmental humanities graduate.
Covid cautious Twitter refugee
Crime fiction under the Tuscan sun. Author of The CassiatorreQuartet.
Slowburn mysteries, simmering secrets, and justice under pressure.
#Moretti #Cassiatorre
Author of urban fantasy & historical fiction. Semi-retired bat ecologist. Gliding instructor. Butler to a highly-opinionated Jack Russell.
A Poet & Writer who loves all things bookish and walking her dog in the beautiful Fife countryside.
🐾🥰🐾
Playwright, first time novelist, drama worker, podcaster and more. Living in the Highlands of Scotland but still loving visits to Perth and London. Creativity, community, friends, family and a wee bit swimming are where my heart is.
A published poet & award winning flash fiction writer (as Paula Nicolson) who lives a rescue cat, and cake. Writing a satirical YA dystopian horror novel, but secretly blogs at: https://deckywritingsheepslife.blogspot.com.
Director of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Imagining a Scottish Democracy since 2007.
Bylines at the Guardian, Open Democracy, Herald, DeSmog, Bella Caledonia, Sunday National.
I live on a bogland croft on the Isle of Skye where I write and play uilleann pipes. Short stories in New Writing Scotland, Gutter etc. Collection here https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739738721/. Included in Fish Anthology 2022. Novels looking for an agent!
Author. Scottish historical fiction and eco- adventures for kids. 2x Young Quills Winner. 🎭 Teacher, ✝️, 🏴 🇩🇪, Highlands.
www.barbarahenderson.co.uk
I write Fantasy, sometimes Sci-Fi. Husband, and father of two girls. Living in Edinburgh. Some time academic philosopher and corporate ethics consultant. BHAFC fan.
Environmental reporter in Shetland 🌊
bits for Guardian, New Yorker, Scientific American, AP, Private Eye, Ferret—from CDMX, Tucson, Pittsburgh, NYC & LDN
danshailer@btinternet.com
Author who bailed from X and is unhappy with Facebook for donating to the inauguration of the orange one.
WRITER.
The Lightning (novel) coming 28.05.26!
The Wooden Hill (stories)
Work Broadcast BBCRadio4
Nom 5 x Pushcart Prize
Judge 2025 Best in Rural Writing
L-list Irish SS of the Year
Husband. Dad. Tay drinker.
N Ireland.
https://ko-fi.com/jamesgwriter
🇺🇸 in 🏴
Join our online Book Club seahorsebookstore.com
Editor | Creative Mentor | RTT | flowmagic.org
Neurosparkly Writer & Editor
Query: MG Urban Fantasy 🐙
The Hard Times: Prison Diaries: A book about crime, punishment, rehabilitation, greed, and putting a newspaper to bed before the editorial team gets locked up: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Times-Prison-Diaries-ebook/dp/B0DPVH8HFF/
Trade assoc & charity supporting book publishing.
Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.
https://www.publishingscotland.org/
🇺🇦🦋 #LocalHero Brit Awake
Likes: kindness & countryside; music & morality; decency & dunes; humour & hope, hopefully knowing when alliteration must simply stop
Dislikes: The obvious really. The antithesis of the above. Climate change denial/doomism is top.
Film writer/director. BIFA and BAFTA New Talent nominated. P/T Filmmaking lecturer at UWS.
https://www.douglaskingfilm.com/
📚Author- 📈Marketing Exec- 👩🏼💼Small Business Owner- 🌶️Neuro-Spicy - ☕️Coffee Addict
Currently #amQuerying Gravewater- 88k Gothic Erin Brockovitch
Currently writing Catalyst: The Helm of the Awakening- Dystopian Cyberpunk Pirate Adventure
Launching ALASTRIUS, a futuristic rail-shooter. Demo is live on Steam & Wishlists are always a huge help! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4177790/Alastrius/
Literary agent at Great Dog Literary (@greatdoglit). Learn more at ismitahussain.com. Open to queries: https://querytracker.net/query/IsmitaHussain/
Scots language poet 🏴
Author of "Contermacious Temerity" and "Rede Wi Yer Hert" from Dreich Publications. Next collection coming 2026 with Drunk Muse Press.
A free spirit. Also crime writer & co-founder of the @BloodyScotland international crime writing festival.
Twitter: Lin_Anderson
Instagram: LinAndersonWriter
Threads: LinAndersonWriter
Web: http://www.lin-anderson.com
(I don't use Bluesky for DMs)
Debut writer of Tangled Lines (unpublished😭), cat lover, wife 🏳️🌈, proud Scot 🏴
Poet, lover of words and flowers, retired academic. “We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Scottish Independence supporter
SNP member
Dog and Cat lover
Sometime writer
From the Highlands
Indy publisher of award winning literary fiction
You can order books here : www.bluemoosebooks.com
Helping the world say what it means.
An employee-owned publishing services company based in Perth, Scotland.
writing • rewriting • editing • typesetting • design • XML • digital services • proofreading • publishing project management
Living Wage Scotland - based @povertyalliance.org
We award the Living Wage employer mark to Scottish employers paying the real #LivingWage, the only rate calculated according to the cost of living.
https://scottishlivingwage.org/
A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter: https://booksfromscotland.com/subscribe/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BooksfromScotland
We are publishing Ceitidh Chaimbeul • Mohammed Moussa • Luca Serra
Independent publisher of stories underrepresented in Irish literature
📚Contentious Spaces by Rosaleen McDonagh & The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad by Raquel Menéndez trans by Robin Munby
🎤In the Half Light:Voices from Black Ireland curated by Phil Mullen
Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
Visit us online - florisbooks.co.uk
Your favourite book publisher, obvs 🏴
Closing in summer 2026.
We're @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social
Improve your life with 404 Ink books: https://www.404ink.com/shop
Librarian, crafter, webtoon reader & K-drama watcher. Eclectic nutball.
Writer and critic ✨ linktr.ee/bramegieben ✨ Author of THE DARKEST TIMELINE and CRISIS MASCULINITY. Host of Strange Exiles. Editor at Revol Press.
Bank Street College prepares teachers and school leaders, provides education and support for children from infancy through high school, and conducts research to advance high-quality practice and policy across the field.
New York, NY | bankstreet.edu
Next Move - Opportunities for Everyone
Scholarships, Internships, & Career Tips
Empowering you to take your next step.
Follow us and Unlock your potential today!
FROM YOU TO ME believe gifting matters.
Our meaningful gifts all tell a story … helping you connect through shared moments, reflection and lasting memories.
Gifts that feel just as good to give as they do to receive.
https://www.fromyoutome.com/
Supporting Creatives #MDANT
Imprints: Into Books | Into Poetry
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/intocreative
Reaching readers on behalf of 50+ independent publishers. Funded by Arts Council England. Follow us on socials @inpressbooks📚 linktr.ee/inpressbooks
The geeky Glasgow company run by Gary Ennis mainly delivering social media and AI training workshops and webinars! (Note to self - improve professionalism of BIO before launching Bluesky account).
South London-based publishing collective focused on experimental literatures at the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality, & neurodiversity. We also run online journal theHythe!
linktr.ee/the87press
https://www.the87press.co.uk/
International small press based in West Virginia, publishing beautifully crafted stories in fiction, history, and memoir for readers everywhere.
Sharing Sensory Stories Project manager @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Love and live Edinburgh 💙
#ReadingForPleasure I read everything from picture books to YA! Interested in Additional Support Needs, education, language/s, literacy, &pugs
Scotland's Architecture Bookshop offering wide range of contracts, books and gifts. Part of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
bookshop.rias.org.uk
uk.bookshop.org/shop/RIASBookshop
eventbrite.co.uk/cc/bookshoplates-1351289
Programme Officer - eResources with the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC)
Developing a single digital platform and a national e-resources collection for Scotland's public libraries.
https://scottishlibraries.org/
Award Winning Small Press. SFF in Fiction and Academia. Est. 2015. Member of Publishing Scotland. https://www.lunapresspublishing.com
The official Bluesky account of Edinburgh Napier University.
bit.ly/EdNapier
#MustBeNapier | #ENUDifferenceMakers
SUP is a fully open access and not-for-profit university press coordinated through SCURL and managed by 20 university libraries across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
https://sup.ac.uk
Sign up to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/i0AoJA
Digital Learning Coach
National Board Certified Teacher
Google Certified Trainer
Living my dream in retirement as a children's librarian!
Liberal Dem and proud of it! 🇺🇸
Cake baking, food loving and book reading, mostly. Baker, recipe developer, aspiring food writer and owner of Bad Girl Bakery, so expect lots of cake pics.
Author. KINGDOM OF DUST (8/20/24), A COMB OF WISHES, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. Educator integrating literacy, equity, & social justice. Rep @lindsaydauld
Former teacher, Current Educational Consultant/rep, Irish Road Bowler
Artist at Winding Road Gallery, Renfrew & Ottawa. 705 772-1020 winding.road.gallery@gmail.com
Wildlife rehabber, news junkie, leather crafter, systems engineer, philosopher. Basically, too many hobbies from "Wait, how do you..."
8th grade ELA teacher
NBCT Candidate - ELA Early Adolescence ‘28
🏡Chicago
🏴🐈🏀
official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
