Oh good question! For car journeys in the mid-late 70s it was ABBA, Boney M, ELO, Barry Manilow & Richard Clayderman. Nowt says Summer Holidays more than yelling along with Jeff Lynne singing Evil Woman while the hot leatherette of the seats glues itself to the back of your thighs, I tell ya.

I really loved the last Dublin Worldcon, and I'd love there to be another one so I've gone ahead and supported this bid. (Hoping @megintransition.bsky.social is feeling inspired filkwise!)

Tagging @halduncan.com cos he doesn't look at the events on Discord....

Do it! Join us. I'll tell you all about my really horrible "haunted cheese" story!

The first Patreon Exclusive article is now live free to paid up memebers www.patreon.com/gingernutsof...

Really, really looking forward to this chat with Ruth. She's one of my favourite people to talk to. And I'm really looking forward to Pictcon too. It's a lovely warm hug of a convention and very much worth dropping in on if you're free that day.

With a little over a week to go for Pride in Horror, we have more queer goodness for you until the end of the month! Today, we feature an interview with author @clhellisen.bsky.social, by our very own @xanwriter.bsky.social! www.divinationhollow.com/reviews-and-...

🚨GOODREADS GIVEAWAY!🚨 Calling all US and CAN readers, grab your chance to get your hands on an early copy of @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's debut horror novel, psychological cottagegore HOME SICK! Enter below 👇 Or preorder: https://geni.us/homesick

Hey! In a few weeks I'm going to be at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social with @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social and @beckywojturska.bsky.social talking about scary stories. You'll be able to buy Rhiannon's ace debut novel, Home Sick, and my brand new collection, Hand-Me-Downs too. Come join us...if you dare!

Going to lengths to exclude self-published authors from lists, awards, and more is becoming dated and is upsetting for those of us who put as much work as a small publisher. There are plenty of us out here who do not engage in use of generative AI and who are writing compelling speculative fiction.

Very lovely night out at the Barras watching the legendary B52s. This mess was thoroughly danced around.

Ooh, that's such an intriguing ToC. The perfect blend of favourites and authors new to me. AND a new Lynda Rucker into the bargain. Brilliant work @undertow.bsky.social

#Glasgow Join our Neil Williamson, Rhiannon Grist and Rebecca Wojturska and celebrate Neil's new Horror collection Hand-Me-Downs (PS Publishing). Get your tickets below and we'll see you at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social on 14th July! @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social (1/2)

My short story Shadow Jack is on the shortlist for a British Fantasy Awards. if you'd like to read it, you can read it free along with other excellent short fiction courtesy of @giganotosaurus.bsky.social giganotosaurus.org/2025/05/01/s...

As Sundays go this one has been spectacular. Started with the fitba, continued with a walk round the park with one of my favourite people, and ended with a fine summer's evening at Kelvingrove in the company of these two bona fide geniuses.

It is... 4.21am in mid June. We're all just out of the pub having watched Scotland absolutely Scotlanding it at the World Cup. It was horrible. Now it's beautiful and clear, and there's a piper out out the street taking requests. And I love this with everything in me.

Glasgow has something of a buzz about it tonight. So we're in our local to see what's happening...

Today I'm mostly going to be ... nervous AF. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

He's not wrong,

Read Home Sick before you even think about packing your bags.” https://gnofhorror.com/home-sick-by-rhiannon-grist-review/

*Opens trench coat* Short stories, get chore short stories heeya! British Fantasy Award winning story, Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike in it, innit! Direct from the publisher: www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as... Or Amazon / Kindle ebook if that's easier: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GYJJRSPV

“Well Tester” by @bethkesh.bsky.social from Diabolical Plots, “Theyya Kochamma” by Salini Vineeth from Bourbon Penn, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins

A lovely summing up of the Cymera vibe and why, if you love SFFH books, you really need to go sometime.

What a night at @cymerafestival.co.uk last night. Epic craic with @dan.coxon.author and Tracy Fahey and a packed room for @mkhardywrites.com brilliant interview with Mr @stephengrahamjones.com.

Appropriately epic day being had at @cymerafestival 2026. Especially great combinations of writers in conversation this year.

Bloody right. Black Doe was SO good!

Writers from the ESFF community today at #cymera2026: edinburghsff.com/esff-at-cyme...

Yes! Come watch me witter about the weird. I've been really enjoying David's collection, And Other Stories, too.

#Cymera2026 kicks off this Friday 5th June - and we can't wait to see you all! From workshops to talks, here's an updated reminder of what your GSFWC pals will be bringing you this Cymeramas -- plus our pick of the annual Silent Auction! Read on... www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26 (1/7)

Now that's in *interesting* shortlist. Congrats to everyone on it. But especially to @rainewilson.bsky.social and @catamaroon.bsky.social because those were definitely two terrifically worthy books. And I'm hopefully going to get to hear them talk about them at Cymera this weekend.

There is some absolutely steals on here!

Sunyi Dean’s The Girl with a Thousand Faces: A Gothic Ghost Story https://gnofhorror.com/the-girl-with-a-thousand-faces-sunyi-dean-review/

Sometimes you just need to be given permission to play with your food. Awesome Childhood themed menu at Six By Nico. Delicious and super fun all the way to the jam rolypoly.

COMING VERY SOON...

If you're thinking of dropping in on the wonderful Cymera Book Festival in Edinburgh (and online) this weekend, here's where to find the GSFWC gang.

Just a wee heads up that I'll be chatting to Peter F Hamilton about the next book in his Archimedes Engine duology, Exodus: The Helium Sea, at Argonaut Books in Leith on June 17 argonautbooks.co.uk/event/Piik_W...

Oh nice! Loved this slice of Irish rural weirdness in print. Rather fancy enjoying it all over again in audio.

Hand-Me-Downs (PS Publishing) is the first full Horror collection from our own Neil Williamson, featuring 'The Salted Bones' (Best Horror of the Year) and 'A Little Seasoning' (BSFA finalist). Pre-order yours at the link below: pspublishing.co.uk/forthcoming-... @neilwilliamson.bsky.social (1/2)

Friday, June 5th, 7pm. I'm looking forward to chatting to David Quantick and Zebib K. Abraham about weird and also wonderful fiction at @cymerafestival.co.uk. This is an online event, but I'll be at Cymera all day Saturday and Sunday if you want to say hi.

We are so happy to announce that @thomasha.bsky.social's collection "Uncertain Sons and Other Stories" has won the Locus Award. Thomas also garnered a Locus Award for his story "In My Country." (Clarkesworld.) Congratulations, Thomas! Well deserved. We are thrilled for you. Congrats to everyone.

Hand-Me-Downs Absolutely beside myself to announce that my new short story collection, Hand-Me-Downs, will be published very soon. In the past, the contents of my collections have been a mixed bag of genres and styles selected from everything I'd published in the previous decade or so, but…

The page for the Edinburgh launch for HOME SICK has gone live! Thursday 16th July, 7pm at Waterstones West End. No axes will be involved (apparently I can't wield bladed weaponry in public, ugh) but I can't promise such protections against unhinged thoughts 💀 www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Collected by Chris Kelso available now! From the hallucinatory margins of Scottish fiction comes a career-defining retrospective of collected short stories. "Visceral, rotten, funny, mind-expanding," says Chris McQueer. paperback and digital formats. www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/coll...

Got to love the Tiny Angry Witch, and the obvious joy for craftsmanship behind her. And her rude noises.

Thank you @thebookseller.com for featuring small presses! And you can absolutely spot the Luna Family! @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @mariettarosetta.bsky.social & @tadethompson.bsky.social So excited to bring you these titles in 2027! @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social

I'll be talking about horror stories for the next wee while, but if your preference is for Scottish history with a side of sci-fi mystery, let me remind you about 'The Packet'. 1920s, Red Clydesiders heading for the new world, and a very stormy crossing. All that good stuff.

I'm hecking pleased announce that my new weird horror collection Hand-Me-Downs is available to pre-order right now! You can read all about it in the PS Publishing newsletter right now: preview.mailerlite.com/v5g0e1m4q5

Good morning and Happy Friday! I am thrilled to share this anthology with you: COLLECTIVE: THE COLLABORATIVE ART OF THE ANTHOLOGY

Just a few hours and E.M. Faulds' new collection These Broken Little Worlds (NewCon Press) hits the shelves! Feat. the BSFA Award-winning 'Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike', discover why her (pole-)star's rising at the link below. Buy: www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as... @bethkesh.bsky.social

Delighted to share this wonderful news for @joncg.bsky.social ! www.johnjarrold.co.uk/news/1886/tr...