The short story that won the BSFA award at the weekend! Listen to it for the lovely Scottish accent of @elizachanwrites.bsky.social who was exactly the person to be the narrator. And the story might leave you feeling certain ways after, too. 🏙️🦖

Brilliantly inspiring chat on all things faerie tonight from @terriwindling.bsky.social and @amalelmohtar.com. Thanks as always @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social !!!

Despite being shattered, I thoroughly enjoyed Amal El-Mohtar and Terry Windling in Waterstones Argyle St tonight. The conversation was supposed to be fairies, but was as much about friendship. I particularly enjoyed talking to various friends, catching up. #booksky 💙📚

Waterstones are spoiling us with great events this month. If you're in the Glasgow area and are a fan of proper, big, adventuresome fantasy, you should really get along to hear Cameron, Rafael and Cailean in conversation.

Endlessly inventive, brilliantly clever & gorgeously written, this collection of Amal El-Mohtar’s short stories is a beautiful collage of delights ✨ You can discover more & meet the author at our evening of fairies & folktales next month! www.waterstones.com/events/off-w...

We'd just like to add we're delighted there is a BSL interpreter here tonight. @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social @terriwindling.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com

We're waiting on GSFWC alumna Amal El-Mohtar and Terri Windling at Waterstones Argyle Street. Come join us! @terriwindling.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com

#Glasgow Don't forget your tickets for our Cameron Johnston with Rafael Torrubia and Cailean Steed! Our Cameron will be launching his new novel First Mage On The Moon next Thursday 16th April at Waterstones Argyle Street. Details below: @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

Alumna alert! Tonight, Amal El-Mohtar joins Terri Windling for a special event at Waterstones Argyle ST. See you there! @amalelmohtar.com @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

Delighted to mark this 'officially' - congratulations to @neilwilliamson.bsky.social and Newcon Press... www.johnjarrold.co.uk/news/1883/ne...

Alumna alert! Tonight, Amal El-Mohtar joins Terri Windling for a special event at Waterstones Argyle ST. See you there! @amalelmohtar.com @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

One week until launch date for First Mage On The Moon!

So OK, the Arthurian monster's now sitting at 300K words because it just has to include my 70K word recension of the Vulgate Merlin. But at least I'm saving the first English translation of the Livre d'Artus--which is currently sitting at 12K words for the opening fight scene--for the second volume!

Congrats @neilwilliamson.bsky.social it really is a wonderful collection. Such a journey, I felt quite emotional when I got to the last story. And congrats @bethkesh.bsky.social , Mike was very memorable and not just because ive met so many Mikes irl.

I remember "Godzilla as a Young Man..." - what a great story, and usually my favourites don't win these kinds of things.

Huge congratulations to E.M. Faulds and Neil Williamson on last night's BSFA Awards! E.M. won Best Short Fiction for 'Godzilla as a Young Man...', while Neil won Best Collection for editing Blood In The Bricks. A GSFWC double-header! What a night! @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social

This is such a well deserved award for a writer who combines gorgeous prose, clear sight of our futures and a heartbreaking degree of empathy in her wonderful stories. You can hear/read it here (and you really should!): podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...

I've talked so much about VOID 1680 AM (by @kenlowery.bsky.social) on panels and in conversation this weekend that I think I might play again as soon as I get home

New cast for #Blakes7 just dropped

And the winners are…

Blood In The Bricks wins the BSFA Award for Best Collection!

Huge congrats to @bethkesh.bsky.social and @neilwilliamson.bsky.social Well deserved.

GSFWC tag team for the win.

Big congratulations to @neilwilliamson.bsky.social and @bethkesh.bsky.social on their British Science Fiction Association awards wins.

Woo, congratulations @bethkesh.bsky.social!! Very well deserved, it was a cracking story. Available online in text or audio at @podcastle.org: podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...

WooHoo!

Yaaayy!

Apparently this is a real thing. More in a bit but thanks to all of the BitB contributors. You're all amazing. (Thanks Vera for the pics!)

Congrats to both @neilwilliamson.bsky.social and @bethkesh.bsky.social!

Congrats @bethkesh.bsky.social !

Ahhhh fucking fantastic, I love this story! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

Many congratulations to @neilwilliamson.bsky.social !!!

The award for Best Short Fiction goes to: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike by EM Faulds

Aaaah! How amazing! Congratulations to our E.M. Faulds on winning the Best Short Fiction for Godzilla As A Young Man...!!! Fabulous work! @bsfa.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social

Fantastic! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

And the award for Best Collection goes to: Blood In The Bricks - Neil Williamson

Huge congratulations to our Neil Williamson for winning Best Collection with the anthology Blood In The Bricks (NewCon Press)!! @neilwilliamson.bsky.social

Best of luck to our @jennicoutts.bsky.social, @bethkesh.bsky.social and @neilwilliamson.bsky.social for tonight's BSFA Awards! @bsfa.bsky.social You can listen live tonight at the link below: www.youtube.com/@bsfachair2284

The Hauntology panel is about to start at #Eastercon #Iridescence2026. The past is all around us. How do ideas, images and practices from the past haunt and influence the present, and why? @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @easterconuk.bsky.social @gsfwc.bsky.social

Looking forward to Day 2 of Eastercon! This evening, I'll be talking about how games explore apocalyptic settings, and then chatting about the rise in popularity of co-operative tabletop games. I'm keen to learn about more co-op games! 😊

Catch our authors today at #Eastercon2026! @easterconuk.bsky.social #iridescence #Eastercon

Very ambivalent about the moon orbit trip. Space is cool! It does not escape me that the US has used its space program as an engine of propaganda, and that both the original moon landing and all the subsequent manned trips to the moon were useful cover for Nixon as he waged a campaign of evil

One of my long-cherished dreams is that one day the evil Christopher Caldwell gets confused for me and someone asks him about rimming or writing hook-ups.

I’m honestly disappointed in Andy Weir’s statement about politics not having a place in fiction. Especially given Artemis is about corporate greed, and Hail Mary involves the nations of the world working together to save humanity. It’s like Weir doesn’t understand those are inherently political.

Just read this great queer punk goth metal antiestablishment story by a member of @gsfwc.bsky.social foofaraw.press/silent-disco/

It's no April Fool - Iridescence 2026 (Eastercon) kicks off on Friday, so here's a wee reminder - with updates - of where you can find your GSFWC pals all weekend. @easterconuk.bsky.social @bsfa.bsky.social #Eastercon2026 #Iridescence #Eastercon (1/6)

I might just be doing a thing on the 16th in Glasgow! www.waterstones.com/events/rafae...

Only 12 days until First Mage On The Moon is published! (Preorders up on book sites and Audible too) With the Artemis II NASA mission under way, it seems to be the perfect time to be publishing a novel about wizards building a magical rocket ship.

It's no April Fool - Iridescence 2026 (Eastercon) kicks off on Friday, so here's a wee reminder - with updates - of where you can find your GSFWC pals all weekend. @easterconuk.bsky.social @bsfa.bsky.social #Eastercon2026 #Iridescence #Eastercon (1/6)