I’m #currentlyreading THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social - A deep & unnerving novel. Can’t wait to see what happens! #amreadi̇ng #horror #supernatural #historicalfiction #darkfiction #authorsofinstagram

HUGE thanks PS Publishing for these gorgeous Bluebells hardbacks. A SQUUEE seeing these novellas in printed glory. Thanks to @gregchapman.bsky.social for the utterly fantastic cover art! 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/Bluebells #gothichorror #alternatehistory #lgbtqia #disability #vampires #darkromance

I #review this awesome supernatural horror WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by @natcassidy.bsky.social - a homage to the power of fear & what drives good horror. Highly recommended! leanbhpearson.com/2025/08/31/w... #bookreview #bookrecommendations #horror #supernatural #horrorauthors #bookstoread #tbr

COMING SOON! Quick Bites Chapbooks with all new covers & editions. Stay tuned! #comingsoon #neweditions #shortstories #chapbooks #horror #darkfantasy #fairytales #myth #folklore #occult #lgbtqia

We are thrilled to announce we’ll be publishing Leanbh Pearson’s Novelette, The Devil in the Loch Gorge, in 2027! https://smpl.is/aamtb #gothichorror #gothic #supernatural @Leanbh Pearson (Any)

Love Gothic Horror? Alternate History? Dark Romance? LGBTQ? Disability? Vampires with bite? BLUEBELLS continues IN THE DEVIL’s GARDEN with darkly wicked sequel coming… 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in... #horror #darkromance #gothic #alternatehistory #LGBTQ #disability #vampires

Exciting things happening! Signing sheets for BLUEBELLS are done! Want queer gothic horror & alternate history? Want vampires with real bite? Want a dark romance? BLUEBELLS 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

COMING SOON from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social Trickster Tales unites Loki and Wahn in an adventure of true fire and ice. Cover art: the amazing @gregchapman.bsky.social More soon! 🎭🦅🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #comingsoon #coverreal #portalfantasy #Australian #norsemyth #tricksters #folklore #transformation #lgbtq

More deliciously dark words on BLUEBELLS by Clare Rhoden with Bluebells from PS Publishing. Want to know more? 🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in... #newrelease #horror #alternatehistory #lgbtqa #disability #vampires #darkromance

Magnificent words from Matthew R Davis on BLUEBELLS from PS Publishing #newrelease #horror #gothic #alternatehistory #vampires #lgbtqa #disability #inthedevilsgarden #darkromance

100 signing sheets have arrived for BLUEBELLS - alternate history & gothic horror novella from PS Publishing Gorgeous!! May the signing marathon begin. More coming soon! Want to know more about Bluebells? 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

Excited the first Australasian Pride Anthology is coming July! Thanks to @deadsetpress.bsky.social for organising this work. Absolutely, Now More Than Ever! #comingsoon #Pride2025 #anthology #speculativefiction #horror #fantasy #scifi #lgbtqiaplus

BLUEBELLS: A deliciously dark, alternate history & gothic horror novella with LGBTQIA & disability themes. Preorder hardcovers now! Paperback & ebooks coming soon! Venture into this decadent dystopian series 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

A blast at Sydney Supanova with @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social & amazing author @merryjay.bsky.social & Comic Creator @coffeeicus.bsky.social #events #appearances #SydneySupanova #books #comics

I’m at Sydney Supanova June 21-22 @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social with dark fairytales, dark folklore, queer & disability dark fantasy & gothic horror Say Hi! www.supanova.com.au/guests/leanb... #appearances #darkfantasy #folklore #fairytales #myth #magic #horror #gothic #lgbtqia #disability #events

Just started the draft of NIGHTSHADE - third & final novella IN THE DEVIL’s GARDEN trilogy Anna’s journey continues as she confronts the past & future of her world #moodboardmonday #wip #horror #war #alternatehistory #gothic #vampires #witches #werewolves #occult #lgbtqia #disability #Nightshade

I review THE BLACK FEATHERS by @rebeccanetley.bsky.social - a gorgeously dark gothic horror novel. Beautifully done! leanbhpearson.com/2025/05/24/t... #bookreview #gothichorror #darkfiction #supernatural #history #ghosts #bookstoread

BLUEBELLS! My gothic horror Australian alternate history novella series releases today! PS Publishing UK 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in... #newrelease #horror #gothic #alternatehistory #vampires #darkromance #lgbtq #disability #novella

A teaser for my upcoming novella TRICKSTER TALES from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social - a new dark fantasy of Norse meets Australian Trickster folklore #comingsoon #sneakpeek #darkfantasy #norsemythology #magic #Australia #tricksters #novella #lgbtq

I'm currently reading A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL by @tkingfisher.com - a glorious dark fantasy with fairytale themes. Can't wait to see how this ends! #amreading #darkfantasybooks #gothicfantasy #fairytales #magic #intrigue #bookstoread

Started reading WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME @natcassidy.bsky.social - a wonderfully written beginning to what is going to be a hell of a read! #amreading #horror #bookstoread

I re-read Christina Rossetti’s GOBLIN MARKET lately. So here's a gorgeous painting from my one favourite artists. 🖼️= Arthur Rackham www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/...

Voting for the British Fantasy Awards is open! All members of the BFS, Fantasycon 2024 and World Fantasy Convention 2025 are invited to cast their vote by 9th May. Visit the website to find further details about how to vote and to volunteer as a juror britishfantasysociety.org/voting-open-...

I review THE CRIMSON ROAD by AG Slatter - a darkly enchanting & powerful gothic fantasy. Highly recommend read! Add to your TBR pile! leanbhpearson.com/2025/04/25/t... #BookReview #darkfantasy #gothic #vampires #epicfantasybooks #bookstoread

Mood vibes Coming Soon dark fantasy novel for your delight....Loki 🖤🔥🏳️‍🌈💀🦋⚔️ #comingsoon #darkfantasy #disability #lgbtqia #norsemythology #retelling

Ever wondered why Loki went rogue? LOKI is releasing this June from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social Here's a sneaky peek at what's coming your way in this new dark fantasy novel 🔥❄️🐺⚔️🖤🦋🏳️‍🌈🌻

I read an ARC an THE HIDDEN QUEEN by @pvbrett.bsky.social reviewed in March 2024. Now celebrating the paperback release from @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social with a gorgeous cover. A fabulous read! Review ⬇️ leanbhpearson.com/2024/03/22/t...

Celebrating Women in History month buying these gorgeous hardcovers of my 3 favourite classics by awesome women authors #womeninhistory #bookstoread #classics #gothic #lgbtqia #fairytales #folklore #horror #magicalrealism #bookhaul

I review THE NORTH WIND by Alexandria Warwick - a myth-infused romantasy & a compelling new epic fantasy series! Check it out! leanbhpearson.com/2025/03/17/t... #bookreview #myth #epicfantasybooks #darkfantasy #supernatural #romantasy #magic #bookstoread

I review AT DARK, I BECOME LOATHSOME by @ericlarocca.bsky.social - a queer dark fiction & supernatural horror blend that's honest, raw & heartfelt. A must read! leanbhpearson.com/2025/03/05/a...

UPDATED: Australasia's pride anthology IS GOING AHEAD!! Be brave! Be proud! 🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌏✍️ #anthology #genderidentity #lgbtqia #fantasy #scifi #horror #ally #pridemonth #comingsoon

The travelling office continues this year. Writing the second last Part of my WIP. This one insists in being drafted longhand! #amwriting #wip #horror #LGBQTIA #Disability #gothic #alternatehistory #vampires #FrenchRevolution #war #inthedevilsgarden

Currently reading THE CRIMSON ROAD by AG Slatter - love this latest edition to this gorgeously gothic fantasy series. I'm all in for this ride! #amreading #gothicfantasy #witches #vampires #australasianauthors #bookstoread

Currently reading UPON A STARLIT TIDE by @kellinthewoods.bsky.social - loving this lyrical and beautifully crafted book. Can't wait to see where this storyline goes! #amreading #fairytales #historicalfantasy #mermaids #shipwrecks #australasianauthors #bookstoread

Squeee! LOKI is taking shape with fabulous cover by Luke Soooner ! Coming MAY 2025 from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social ifwgpublishing.com/2025/02/06/c... #CoverReveal #darkfantasy #norsemythology #lgbtqiaplus #disability #debutnovel #loki

Thank you all for submitting to REBELS & RAINBOWS Australasian Pride Anthology @deadsetpress.bsky.social Submission Reading in progress. Stay tuned!! 🌏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚 #anthology #lgbtqiaplus #horror #scifi #fantasy #pridemonth #genderdiversity #ally #comingsoon

Celebrating Black History Month with authors & books I've enjoyed and am reading!! Check these out! #amreading #recommendedreads #blackhistorymonth #blacklivesmatter #blackauthorsmatter #horror #darkfantasy #folklore #history #bookstoread

Huzzah!! Cursed Shards anthology made 2024 BSFA Awards longlist! Super proud of my writers in this shared world anthology from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social Check out BFSA longlist here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... #awards #darkfantasy #anthology #folklore #fairytales #witchcraft #mirrors #horror

Double Huzzah! My collection Three Curses & Other Dark Tales made 2024 BSFA Awards longlist! Love this deliciously dark collection from @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social Check out BSFA Awards longlist: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... #awards #horror #darkfantasy #collection #folklore #fairytales

Writing Part 3 of WIP so here's some moody atmosphere! #Inthedevilsgarden #Loveliesbleeding #alternatehistory #gothic #lgbtqia #disability #vampires #history #horror #amwriting

Finished my latest folklore course with @carterhaughschool.bsky.social on 'Monstrous Women' - In breaking the societal norms, breaking the binary norms we become something other, something...monstrous. Highly recommend! #folklore #fairytales #feminism #magic #lgbtqia #history #literature #monsters

It's that time of the year again so here's some of my eligible works. More details to works 🖤🏳️‍🌈🌻📚⬇️ linktr.ee/leanbhpearson

I'm currently enjoying gothic horror novel THE BLACK FEATHERS @rebeccanetley.bsky.social - this is a fantastic haunting book. Can't wait to see where it goes next! #amreading #gothichorror #haunting #ghoststories #history #bookstoread

OUT NOW: Spawn 2!! Aus/NZ Anthology ifwgpublishing.bsky.social features my alternate 1920s history tale of feminism, crime gangs, occult, Mesopotamian goddess & more great authors! Spawn 2 - Ed Deborah Sheldon🌙🩸🔮🫄🏻👠⬇️ books2read.com/u/bQ751e

SPAWN 2 Tomorrow! ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & gnofhorror.bsky.social Part 3 features behind my story of 1920s alternate history Sydney, feminism, crime gangs meets Mesopotamian goddess & occult in "These Bloody Lanes" ⬇️ gnofhorror.com/spawn-2-behi... Spawn2: 🌙🩸🔮🫄🏻👠⬇️ books2read.com/u/bQ751e

Bluesky is clearly kicking off a party atmosphere. Enjoying seeing so many great writing peeps! You can also catch me here 🏳️‍🌈🖤🌻📚⬇️ linktr.ee/leanbhpearson

Release soon! Contributor copy of Spawn 2 edited by Deborah Sheldon @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social features "These Bloody Lanes" Australian 1920s feminist crime gangs meets occult & vengeful Mesopotamian demon goddess 🌙🩸🔮🫄🏻👠⬇️ books2read.com/u/bQ751e

I'm currently reading AN EDUCATION IN MALICE @stgibson.bsky.social - this glorious sapphic dark academia gothic vampire novel is my new love 🖤🧛🏻‍♀️🏳️‍🌈📚 #amreading #gothichorror #darkacademia #sapphic #lgbtqi #horror #vampires #bookstoread

Do your own due diligence for any concerns with ANY publishers or agents and Writer Beware is an excellent source. For contractual and professional advice in Australia the Australian Society of Authors & for international advice @sfwa.bsky.social

Come explore dark fairytales, folklore, magic mirrors, wicked Fae & Curses. A double book launch of my collection & edited anthology with fellow Canberra authors Leife Shallcross, Louise Pieper & Steve Herczeg. September 14, noon at ANU Harry Hartog Free Tickets: events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...