More from a great weekend at #worldfantasyconvention. Loved the poetry open mic, sharing my brooding, 'Gothic Chime'. So much to inspire from this world of shared stories... #fantasy

The morning after a busy weekend in Brighton for World Fantasy Convention 2025. Click the link for more: susiewilliamson.blog/2025/11/03/w... #bloodgiftchronicles #returnofthemantra #thewarder #fantasy #worldfantasyconvention2025 #fantasybookseries #magic #animism #dragons

Final day at #worldfantasyconvention Yesterday’s fantasy ecology panel was a blast. Looking forward to bringing the fantasy to reading from #bloodgiftchronicles at 12 noon. #fantasy #returnofthemantra #thewarder

Day 2 of #worldfantasyconvention 2025 and a quiet morning tucked away in a tiny house Airbnb in windy rainy Brighton today. Looking forward to joining in the Disability in SFFH at 6pm, and checking out the dealers room, and art displays. Inspired. 🙌

First day of #worldfantasyconvention 2025 coming to a close. Feeling the spirit of Joanne Harris’ introduction, ‘Fantasy is the secret language of the sub conscious.’ Great to meet with writer friends, to see familiar faces again. Inspired. 💫 #fantasy

Just a few days to go until World Fantasy Convention 2025. Honoured to be taking part, and looking forward to the inspiration. 🐉 #worldfantasyconvention #fantasy #sff #bloodgiftchronicles #returnofthemantra #thewarder #magic #animism #dragons

Hey there, authors! The BFS is planning its in-person events for 2026. We want to bring even more SFFH to you in the flesh. If you'd like to get involved, just fill in the form for the area that suits you and we'll be in touch. Find out more: britishfantasysociety.org/bfs-in-perso...

Review of recent read, long awaited and brilliant. #africanfuturism #SFF #BookRecommendation #BookReview www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Featuring the recently released Binding the Cuckoo by @gabrielahouston.bsky.social A story of love, deception & self-determination in a world where appearances can be deceiving, & the line between freedom and captivity is blurred. Magical & captivating fantasy. susiewilliamson.blog/2025/10/17/r...

This was my response in The Guardian 3 years ago when I was asked if my work was a response to the prevalence of whiteness in science fiction. I’m totally patting “January 2021 Nnedi” on the back. Yes, Nnedi. So much yes, 🙌🏾 :

I’m very proud to be taking part in this panel at the upcoming World Fantasy Con in Brighton. I’ll also be reading live on the Friday evening. It’s a stacked weekend programme with some unreal guests, including Ramsey Campbell, Joe Hill and Suniti Namjoshi. A massive privilege to be part of this.

Perfect start to the week, reflecting on the magic of Boscastle… ❤️💫 #boscastle #cornwall #writerslife

Some of my published books you may enjoy. Sci-fi. Steampunk. Historical fiction. Also writing lit fiction as E. V Faulkner. www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Alexa... Drop into Sticks & Stones for updates: www.sticksandstonesbooks.com

Some days prove to be a truly fabulous post day… 😁 #sff #fantasy #BookRecommendation #africanfuturism #africanjujuism

Latest blog, with reviews of two wonderfully colourful fantasy reads: In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard, and Fatholmfolk by Eliza Chan. 🥰📚 #FantasyBooks #bookreviews #fantasy #dragons #inthevanisherspalace #fatholmfolk susiewilliamson.blog/2025/09/30/f...

Good evening book lovers. It's Monday at 8PM so time for your weekly #devonbookhour. Who's with me tonight?

We've got all this going on this Saturday, 10am to 6:30pm. Join us for 'Something Monstrous'! tinyurl.com/bfsmonster @shonak.bsky.social @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @alethearlyons.bsky.social @p-dalton.bsky.social @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social

💚💃🏻💚 🪐📚💙 #booksky #bookquote #booklovers

Ammonite’s the word of the week after a lovely trip to Lyme Regis, to meet the infamous Mary Anning, impressive dinosaur remains, and a super playful local dolphin. Ah, the Jurassic coast… 🐬

Looking forward to sharing a reading at this ‘Something Monstrous’ online event… 😱

This fab Afrocentric novels and novellas @storybundle.bsky.social ends in less than 2 hours! storybundle.com/scifi

Check out the killer ToC for the upcoming anthology FEVER DREAMS from Flame Tree Press. I’ve got a story in here called “silent wounds” and it’s a doooozy. Available 10/14. Thanks to editor Mark Morris and the folks at Flame Tree for letting me take part in the spookiness.

Coming soon to this year's South Hams Lit Fest, & I'm looking forward to joining fellow fantasy author, Geoff Wilson for conversation into the world of fantasy. Further info. & to book a free ticket via Eventbrite, click the link: www.southhamsauthors.co.uk/festival-202... @devonbookclub.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great day at South Hams Lit Fest, taking part in the FANTASY - In Conversation: BEYOND THE REALMS. Further info. and to book a free place via Eventbrite, click the link: southhamsauthors.co.uk/festival-202... ‪@devonbookclub.bsky.social #devonbookhour #bloodgiftchronicles

At Night White Bracken is a fabulous read, cosmic horror at its best. Honoured to do the cover art for this, as well as for Gareth’s next novel, To Those From Below, COMING SOON, and one to watch out for. Reminds me of Stephen King. Horrifying & brilliantly inventive.

Join us for “Something Monstrous” which will be brilliant fun. Also, there might be a brief celebration of the upcoming launch of a certain book about witches, fae queens and Jacobites…

ICYMI, PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

Latest blog, & while recent real world sightings include colours of bullfinch, goldfinch, hollyhocks, straw hats, boats, sunglasses & heart-shaped leaves, the world of stories reflects all the shades. #bloodgiftchronicles #magic #animism #dragons #sff #fantasy susiewilliamson.blog/2025/08/14/a...

In April, we gave you a titillating ensemble of Afrocentric collections and anthologies, and they were quite the hit! Now here's a collectors' trove of thought-provoking spec fic novels and novellas by multi-award-winning authors. Pay as little as you want, read all books... storybundle.com/scifi

Monday motivation... 🫶

Review: 'Children of the Serpent Gate' by @sarahash7.bsky.social A world of art, music, culture, colour, power & magic, where silver eyes can twist a wind & see the place of spirit singers. Dark & magical with a beautifully drawn cast. Fantasy at its best. #fantasy www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

A story board, a patterned loom, Tempered with light and shade, Just as sunrise and sunset, Traverse a garden of all the hues. Susie Williamson #bloodgiftchronicles #returnofthemantra #thewarder #magic #animism #dragons #fantasybookseries #susiewilliamson #SFF

Reflections, obsessions, and finding the colour… 🎨 #art #artist #painting

Rhyming dragons at the #totnesfringefestival #totnes #devonfestivals #devon #poetry #dragons ❤️

#totnesfringefestival bringing the gift of words… ❤️ #totnes #devon

Writers, PLEASE SHARE! Uncanny will open to short story & poetry submissions as soon as the Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter fully funds! Please spread the word, because we can't wait to read your stories & poems! buff.ly/FTfV1GZ

Super excited for Totnes Fringe Festival this weekend, Fri 11th to Sun 13th July. I'll be performing poetry alongside other fellow poets, 12-1pm on Saturday, at Rutherford Square, Totnes, TQ9 5SN. More info. and full programme below... #devon #totnes #poetry #writer #poet

The face of satisfaction after clicking ‘send’ to my publishers with the long awaited manuscript. Let the edits begin. ❤️✍️ #writerslife

A garden filled with busy bees. 🐝

Interesting article, if you're writing a portal fantasy or thinking about it

Fantasy moves me, As colour moves me, And so I write fantasy, To find the colour. ​​​​ Susie Williamson

A book swap phone box I saw at Belstone, en-route to an epic climb to the tor. What an amazing use of these iconic phone boxes, filled with tales to inspire. #devonbookhour #devon

Coming to the end of a wonderful week, taking in some local sights, including a visit to Padstow. A boat trip to puffin island was a highlight, spotting a circus of puffins. Who knew these birds could stuff 82 sand eels into their beaks at once! #writerslife

A solid reminder. We all have to discover our own groove to get the words down, but turning up to write, with inspiration or not, allows for words. This quote rings true for me particularly for novel writing. Work of length requires long-standing persistence. #writerslife

The flowers are out at Barrington Court, with hollyhock in full bloom. Meanwhile in the village there are some weird and wonderful scarecrows doing the rounds. Lovely day for a staycation. 🌺 #barrington #somerset

Click the link for my latest blog featuring reviews of two highly recommended #SFF reads: The Deep by Rivers Solomon, and Hadith, by Eugen Bacon & Milton Davis. #BookRecommendations #BookReviews susiewilliamson.blog/2025/06/23/f...

A perfect end to a busy week, sharing poetry at St Nicholas Priory. Absorbed in the beautiful old building, I thought of the temple on the island of Evren, in my novel, The Warder, where magic stirs in the cavernous walls. 🥰📚🐉 #thewarder #bloodgiftchronicles #fantasy #magic #animism #dragons #exeter

If you love speculative fiction, then you owe a huge debt to @strangehorizons.bsky.social -- a magazine that successfully brought SFF short fiction online and expanded our ideas of what genre can do. It launched my career and many others. And it's still amazing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

Must be poetry night… 😄

Catching a ride… 🦢 Breath of fresh air on a sunny afternoon riverside… ❤️ #riverexe #exeter