Uncommonly pleased with past-me for leaving all the music gear tidily stowed and ready to go. Not only that, he made a template project too so there's literally nothing to set up. Calling this FAWM-ready.

Do you have any news about sf or fantasy in Scotland? #PictCon will be sending out a newsletter at the end of the month and if you have an event you want to advertise, or news of a book coming out etc please let us know. Email to: PictCon@PictCon. #PictCon October 17 2026, Perth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pictcon.com

Morning. It's Burns Nicht the nicht but no a great day in the news for celebrating so huv yin aboot shitty politicians. youtu.be/SI-EDRyNR8g?...

GOOD MORNING WITHERED HILL STILL 99p/$1.99 ON KINDLE IT’S A REALLY GREAT BOOK, SOME SAY THE GREATEST BOOK, THE GREATEST FOLK HORROR BOOK, WRITTEN BY A GREAT GUY THAT’S WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY LET’S MAKE HORROR FOLK AGAIN, NO TARIFFS ON THIS BOOK #MAKEHORRORFOLKAGAIN www.amazon.co.uk/Withered-Hil...

Now the news is out! I can't wait for you all to discover Captain Artemis-- it's Captain Scarlet with lesbians, it's Quatermass and the Pit for the Brexit era, and so much more!

That time of year when my fingers itch to swap one keyboard for another. @fawmchallenge.bsky.social

I haz committed podcast 👇

Excellent chat on stories about stories from @seraph76.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social Angie Spoto and @theelaineg.bsky.social. Thanks to @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social as always.

BSFA Longlist has gone live. Voting time! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Really looking forward to this tonight. Four genuinely brilliant writers in conversation. If you're a fan of SF or Fantasy and wonderful writing, drop in and join us!

Ooh! 👀

Happy Release Day! 🎉🍾🥂 Buy now. @sauutiverse.bsky.social, @flametree.bsky.social 💞 www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...

📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies... Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies: Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc Feed list: bsky.app/profile/did:...

🚨 ARCS ARE READY🚨 👀The book everyone's talking about 📕The 5th most requested title on Netgalley ⛏️The psychological horror of the summer @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's HOME SICK! Like, repost, follow & drop a 🐑 in the comments to be in with a chance! US/CAN/UK/IE only https://geni.us/homesick

Yep, loving Stephen's retro-chic vibe.

Just a little New Year punt about Blood In The Bricks, our creepy old urban folk horror anthology. Check it out!

Over on GNOH today, Kit Whitfield discusses the sequels of the Hellraiser Series.

Just remembered that I pre-ordered this and I'm feeling all smug and awesome now!

Scotland! Our queer killer hand movie THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR is headlining FrightFest! Stars Chris Colfer and Alice Krige will be in attendance! Hope you can make it out: bit.ly/4qRfKVV

nice 😎 “Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”

You know what? I really bloody enjoyed The Essence by Dave Hutchison. One part Le Carre, one part Priest, one part Fortean Times. Just loved it. www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

Reading this right now and it's bloody great.

It's #SelfPromoSaturday and I have some time available this month for new editorial clients. Find out more about my services on my website donna-scott.co.uk/freelance-ed... Image shows Best of British Science Fiction 2022 which won the BSFA Best Collection Award. Go on, I'm really good!

Ooh, what a lovely 5-raven review from Dianna Sinovic on @horrortree.com!

So. We need to fill our feed out a little. Tell us who we should be following for the good genre and genre adjacent stuff. Authors, reviewers, commentators, all the good people. Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.

Waterstones Argyle St events are always ace, but this one is top tier.

Join us! I am moderating for the first time so no heckling in the chat though! 😆

NewCon Press's roster for 2026 is looking pretty good.

Writers! Vol. 2 of 'The Best Weird Fiction of the Year' is open to your submissions. Please adhere to the guidelines. undertowpublications.com/best-weird-f...

I'm really enjoying the @lunapress.bsky.social novella series, and both @aknighton.bsky.social and @lyndseycroal.bsky.social have new titles out at the beginning of Feb, so this is the perfect time to preorder yourself a little treat for next month! Synopses in the alt text.

I've been using the winter break to catch up on a bit of reading. One of the highlights was finally getting the headspace to enjoy Wiz Duos 2, two novellas packaged together reminiscent of the old Ace Doubles. wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

Massive thanks to Locus & @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social for reviewing The Salt Oracle 🖤🖤🖤

At this time every year I reaffirm my commitment to try and see more live music in small, local venues. Happy new year and support your venues folks! youtu.be/B7z1_o2BY2c?...

Delighted to learn that 4 Weird Horror stories are on the HWA Bram Stoker Award® Reading List. Reminder that Weird Horror is free to read and that if you are still reccing year-end stories our 2025 issues, #'s 10 & 11 can be read here: www.weirdhorrormagazine.com

Umm, hi. So this list might have someone you know on it. Also a bunch of intriguing books I wasn’t aware of. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas! www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

Boxing Day Night has been our first run of the new Frankenstein (which was magnificently gothic from start to end). Followed by our annual rewatch (28 years and counting) of the very best version of the story. The comparisons are fun. :D

Some great recommendations here! (And Blood In The Bricks too)

Support indie horror this holiday season, please. We need you. We're waiting for you to find us. Click on any of the presses to find rad horror titles now. @nwreader.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @thirdestatebooks.bsky.social 1/3

That's the last full stop on a new horror novelette. It'll be the fourth and longest original piece in my forthcoming collection, Hand-Me-Downs. At 12k it took a lot of whittling to discover the shape of it, but I'm super happy with it now, and I hope the readers are too. Now I get to relax!

My story, "The Spew," just posted to Amazon. It's coming out from Reactor on January 21st, 2026. Edited by Ellen Datlow. You can pre-order it now for 1.99 on Kindle or read it for free when it comes out on Reactor's site.

Damn right it is!

FACT: Angela's absolutely wicked "A Body's Got To Have Hope" is the post-faepocalypse London folk horror tale you need this Christmas. Hey, if *we* don't eat the rich, something's going to...

Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines… blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

For the @theobserveruk.bsky.social I’ve written about Christmas ghost stories, the British Library’s Tales of the Weird series, and how literary detectives such as @johnnymains.co.uk are digging up lost tales. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

That's us off now until January. Wishing you a wonderful holiday break, if you're celebrating, and Happy Hogmanay from all of us at the GSFWC!

2025’s horror books were a lifeline. This difficult list features Wilkes, Bennett, Onoh, Hill & so many more. These authors mainline dread & deliver pure joy. Read, share, & argue with me. #HorrorBooks #BestOf2025 gnofhorror.com/best-horror-... 💙📚

People in and near Glasgow, I’m thrilled to participate in this panel on Scottish Speculative Fiction next month at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street! Tickets available via link: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Opportunities to read limited recently but have just finished this. It was good clean space opera fun, with added heist and secret pasts. There are two books to follow this. 🪐📚 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #nowreading #spaceopera