It’s today! 13 months after I started writing it, Daughters of Nicnevin is out in the world! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/daug...

Project Hanuman is here. I hope you'll take a look as I think it's a pretty good space opera - no hero's journey here - this is about community, how we build back better and, of course, mind bending space battles in sentient ships. #spaceopera #scifi #projecthanuman #writing #SFF #sciencefiction

We said goodbye to the best boy today.

Me, having a birthday a week and a half ago: Wow, this last year had some real low points. I hope this next year is better. This next year: hold my beer.

The BFS Award for best novella went to the excellent The Last To Drown by Lorraine Wilson and you will not forget this story in a hurry www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/2/...

Had great fun at the Solaris launch event with the best stablemates a gestalt writing entity could hope for.

The first full day at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social kicks off with a chat about strong female leads who do *not* kick ass. Here’s @mkhardywrites.com @rainewilson.bsky.social @lauraannegilman.bsky.social with moderator @pslivingstone.bsky.social.

Writing is a lonely business?! Not for our panel, who have embraced co-creation with others. Come along to find out how it works. Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Saturday, 22nd November: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...

Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair, hosted by Lighthouse Books This year’s Book Fair theme is ecosystems of change, focusing on how we forge the coalitions vital to meaningful change and to building the world we deserve. @lighthousebks.bsky.social #BookSky 📚💙 lighthousebookshop.com/events/edinb...

THE WARDS WILL FALL release day! (M/M dark fantasy) Come read the first chapter. New chapters release for free on Mondays. www.oleandercraw.com/chapter-one/ 👁️ Expedition to a rotting magic city 👁️ Possessed and becoming Something Else 👁️ Ancient magic is returning Cover by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social

We've just turned the clocks back in the UK to try & embrace some brighter mornings as the year draws to a close. So, how about a selection of Solaris Books with historical and historically inspired settings ft. @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @emmanewman.bsky.social & more!?

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Next week, it's @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! And we've got a very special event for you... On Sunday 2nd November 10 am in Oxford Main Room; come to the Solaris Book Party for Chat, caffeine, wine, cake & books! Catch @mkhardywrites.com @rainewilson.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social and more!

GDT: I use costuming to underscore my character work. Us: Yes, good, love it. GDT: For example, Victor is very very guilty so he always has red leather gloves on. Us: Caught red-handed. Delightful. GDT: And Elizabeth is perfect and innocent and sublime so of course she is dressed like a beetle.

We're finally having our Dundee launch event... and we hope you can make it! Join us and the incredible @rainewilson.bsky.social on November 19th for an event celebrating both The Needfire and her new book The Salt Oracle. Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/na13/...

We LOVE a query letter and we love independent queer publishing - go go go support @othersidespec.bsky.social!

Wait a second, so Frankenstein: • Is immortal • Sneaks into houses at night • Sometimes leaves gifts for nice people • Lives in the North Pole 🤔

I am so excited for you all to read @rainewilson.bsky.social's THE SALT ORACLE - it's beautiful, tragic, haunting and filled with brilliant details - this is near future speculative fic of the fantastical. Also TINY SPINE ORCA!

Good morning, friends! Look, a giveaway! Between now & Halloweeeeeeeeeeen (which is coming up way too soon, gosh I don't want October to end) you can enter for a chance to win a paperback ARC of my upcoming dual-timeline haunted house novel, THESE FAMILIAR WALLS! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Opened Whatsapp to send my mother a link to the recording of our event with Isabel Cañas & saw her last message, which was about a friend's daughter finishing a marathon. "I bet she's disappointed I've never done anything so impressive," I thought. YOU LITERALLY WROTE & PUBLISHED A BOOK YOU NUMPTY

Look at this stunning book in all its forms! I'm so excited for The Republic of Memory 😍

Why does this DK encyclopaedia have such horror cover vibes??

South Uist, 2021 #otd

Tomorrow!!

We should probably post an update about our various authorly goings on but here have this naval gazing instead. (Subscribe to our newsletter for more stuff and nonsense.)

I'm obsessed with this book. Pre-order it now!!

Words cannot express how toxic and dangerous this approach from Labour is. As soon as we start saying people are only welcome if they "give more than they take" we demonise the disabled, those who do unpaid care work, anyone who isn't a 'productive member of society'.

RELEASE DAY! This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is out now. Nine tales! Appreciate any help spreading the word. Mybook.to/vilewonder

IT'S ARRIVED

Same, pigeons. Same.

Made it to Lancaster for @litfest.bsky.social - looking forward to attending and speaking at some cracking events!

It's a @solarisbooks.bsky.social launch party!! All World Fantasy Con-goers, we hope to see you there! Sunday 10 am in Oxford Main Room; there will be drinks and chat and some very caffeinated authors!

If you're @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social my new novel, Project Hanuman, is launching there two weeks early. @aptshadow.bsky.social called it 'A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries of the genre.' #scifi #projecthanuman @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

I've been threatening for a while to start a column on collections of weird fiction, and so: Profane Illuminations, a quarterly series where I'll look at a few in tandem and see what threads I can draw out about their stories and the genre at large. Quick intro here, first full entry next week.

friends I just bought THEE most ridiculous dress to wear to WFC so yous better come say hi

Pre-orders open!! So excited for my Scottish gothic horror novella about ghosts, a cursed city, a strange house, family secrets, occult rituals, and weird moths to be unleashed on February 3rd! ✨🖤👇

Share a cartoon from the past that kids today have probably never heard of.

Check out this peony I drew back in 2017

A lot of time and effort has gone into survey research around what is the best protest sign slogan, message, wording etc and to be frank the research is pretty clear the most effective things you can do at a protest are express joy and express camaraderie, don't overthink it

started reading The Haunting of Hill House* for the first time last night and daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn *probably not the time to air my confession that the (terrible) 1999 film was an early obsession

And again for the afternoon crowd!

Contributors Wanted! Do YOU want to write for Nerds of a Feather? www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/cont...

SURPRISE! We were thrilled to contribute to Rebellion's Thirteenth Floor anthology, which sends homicidal computer Max all across the world to protect and terrorise. Better yet, it's available to pre-order in the Waterstones sale. It's due out February 12, 2026 - perfect for Valentine's Day!

CUSTOM MADE AND FULLY OPERATIONAL THEATRES FOR DOGS, IN WHICH THEY WOULD PERFORM HAMLET AND PERHAPS SOME NOEL COWARD

Queer writers of SFFH - thread of fantabulous news!

There's a new gay club in town called Rainbow Loft and it's come up a fair bit in conversation and EVERY TIME I call it 'the Rainbow Bridge'. Weirdly no one wants to go there with me.

Want to buy a sapphic book and support a queer author but money is tight? Today until the 17th, you can preorder VILE LADY VILLAINS for 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social 😍 Just type OCTOBER25 during checkout! More select titles available. www.waterstones.com/book/9780241...

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure. Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing. 3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes. You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Me: Finding those was definitely the highlight of my day. M: You're remembering that we turned in not one, but TWO books to editors this afternoon, right? Me: Mushroom 😊