[Edinburgh, UK] The first instalment of a new era of Edinburgh's anarchist bookfair will take place on Saturday the 9th of May from 11am to 6pm at the Quaker Meeting House! Find out more: /www.instagram.com/edinburghanarchistbookfair/

You make Refugee Festival Scotland possible. Every year, groups and individuals organise festival events across Scotland. It's a great way to celebrate community and culture! 🚨 Deadline is Tuesday 21 April 🚨 Read more: https://ow.ly/hbvB50YI51p

Can music be a powerful tool for a writer? Let's talk about Creative Writing Playlists and how to use them to immerse yourself in your craft! 🎶 Hit repost and drop your playlists in the comments! 📻

Please share as widely as possible. This is open to Palestinians anywhere in the world, published or not. Call for Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories! Pro rate pay: soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...

Spring has sprung and it’s the perfect time to go mushroom foraging and check out these fungal horror stories by authors like @bitterkarella.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, and @wnwagner.bsky.social

Today is the last day! Grab these deals before they're gone! indiebook.sale #NarratessIndieSale #Booksky

News! Pride Comic Art Festival (PrideCAF) Returns in September After a One-Year Hiatus – Exhibitor Applications Now Open. @pridecaf.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/pridecaf-202...

Happy Dark Sky Week 💫 International Dark Sky Week is a global celebration of the night and is taking place this year from the 13-20 April. The 2026 theme is Go Dark. Visit @darkskyintl.bsky.social to discover more and how you can get involved! #DarkSkyWeek #DarkSkies

TAGS Fest 2026 is now open for table applications! This year TAGS Fest is on 17th October at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, just off Leith Walk. You have until May 15th to apply! 🏷️ Apply at the link in our bio.

Very pleased to tell you that I will be appearing in human form as part of the Fiends In The Furrows folk horror film festival panel discussion, here in Edinburgh. I’ll be joined by the illustrious Drs Catherine Lester and Jonny Murray with host Morvern Cunningham. Full programme and tix linked 👇

Queer books about eldritch horrors: (A list of book titles and their authors can be found in the alt text) Order online at proud-geek.co.uk and get LGBTQ+ books and queer comics delivered to your door. #queerbooks #booksky

There’s a new term approaching and there’s still time to sign up if you want to study either of my 10 week online folklore courses Study at your own pace. All materials online. And no exams! learnforpleasure.com/subjects/int...

Send us your art and THEN do your taxes. Time is running out for both, but one is WAY more important (the art)! Actually, don't do your taxes. We've seen where that money goes.

Saturday morning boost 🦇

Hope you'll help me & other indie authors spread the word about this fabulous indie book sale wherein you can find books for $1.99, $.99, or even FREE! indiebook.sale My book "The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere" is in this & also some related itchio bundles! More links in the comments below! #sff

66% OFF ALL BOOKS! There's just over one month left until we close our creaking doors for good, so head to our website and grab yourself a scarily good 66% off all our books. Use code at checkout: HAUNT66 www.hauntpublishing.com/books #Gothic #Horror #DarkFiction #GothicLiterature #HorrorBooks

And… Anathema’s Kickstarter is live! Please read, donate & share to increase our reach! We’re excited to bring more speculative fiction, poetry and nonfiction by queer writers of color into the world! Our fundraiser is scheduled to run through the end of May: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...

Queer Your eReader is open for author submissions! There are limited spaces left for Fantasy, so if you write queer fantasy, don't delay! We're also looking for Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi and Mystery/Thriller - come join us for our book blast event in September divinationhollow.com/queer-your-e...

Afrori books needs to sell 1000 books in April or they’ll have to close. afroribooks.co.uk

In an exclusive interview, creative director Faris Attieh of @lunacystudios.bsky.social discusses the research behind The House of Hikmah's fantastical House of Wisdom. gameobserver.com/house-of-hik...

I'm live reporting on this wonderful event later today. Updates will be posted on my Bluesky 😊

. @blacktabbygames.com, a two-person studio, is raising the standard for what RPGs can achieve with their storytelling by daring to challenge players and make them uncomfortable www.polygon.com/scarlet-holl...

Signs at 103 Trongate in Glasgow protesting the potential closure of this important arts and creativity centre. If you're interested, there's still time to sign the petiton (here: www.change.org/p/save-trong...), and write to you local councillor about it. #glasgow #creativity #trongate103

We’re hard at work making Access:Horror 2026 the best year yet. Visit us at filmfreeway.com/accesshorror to learn more about our mission and what films are eligible before you apply. #accesshorror #filmfestival #indiefilms #indiefilmmakers #filmmakers

This sequel to the award winning anthology of Palestinian fantasy, science fiction and horror is now 57% funded! #projectwelove www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Here's something I'd quite like to bring your attention to; it would be great to see this film become a reality, not least because you might just see a bit of me in it. I'm not telling you which bit. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

It's a Halfway to Halloween miracle, boils and ghouls. Shudder has announced that TALES FROM THE CRYPT will make its screaming debut next month! The first season debuts on May 1, with additional seasons rolling out weekly every Friday through June 12.

☆ Fruits of Palestine ☆ STICKERS ARE HEREEE!! • #art #palestine

Join us for a very special night in the University of Glasgow during its 575th anniversary! Our Spring Ceilidh celebrates the welcome that Scotland offers to those seeking sanctuary & we are excited to share the night with you. Ticket includes dinner & drinks https://ow.ly/ikCU50YGogp Book now!

*slides a massive reading list of Palestinian fantasy, sci-fi, and horror across the table* soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

What better way to celebrate #IndieApril than with the annual #NarratessIndieSale? From April 11–13 this sale will bloat your TBR once again with hundreds of books from amazing indie SFFH authors, all discounted $1.99 to free. More details in the blog post: www.alankdell.co.uk/...#IndieApril💙📚🪐 | 📢📚

Have you booked onto this weekend's free talk on well folklore and horror yet? Do it now!

NINE protests are taking place this weekend against transphobia! View a full list of actions here: whatthetrans.com/compilation-... Please get in touch with us if you would like to add your campaign, protest etc. to our website.

EBOOK GIVEAWAY! This eco-horror anthology explores the awe, terror, and strangeness of nature in dire times. To enter this giveaway, quote-repost with your favorite strange or terrifying nature fact.

If you have not yet started your investigations we wanted to remind you to try The Séance of Blake Manor demo. Kick off the case in the demo and your progress will continue into the full game. Try it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547180/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor_Demo/

Sparkle on, it's Wednesday ✨ don't forget to be yourself and also check out my vampire anthology on Kickstarter ✨

COME GET YALLS GAY MONSTERFXCKIN GOODIES! In Their Clutches is IN STOCK in our online shop now, and all its merch!! Use coupon code TAXTIME for 30% off orders over $40 <3

Our general submissions for Issue 2 are NOW OPEN until April 21st! If you are a 2SLGBTQIA+ writer, send us your work! You can submit one story and up to three poems. Wondering what we like? Issue 1 is free to read on our site! But please don't self-reject—we can't wait to read your work 🗡️🪐🌈

This is going to be a really good one, folks. Great books with an AWESOME teacher.

46%! Can we get to 50 today? 👀🌱 www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...

Applications to become Festival Ambassadors close this Friday! 📆https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/2026/03/were-looking-for-festival-ambassadors/

If you haven't read our trilogy of enormous books, now's the time! This week's big 15% discount is on till midnight on Friday!

Only one day to go until the LGBTQIA+ Hustings! This is your chance to make sure our communities' voices are heard this election and to demonstrate the strength of our LGBTQIA+ communities to our potential future representatives. Your can get your tickets here: www.outsavvy.com/event/34229/...

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To accommodate for various holidays, we're extending the deadline for bursary applications until Sunday 19th April, 11.59pm BST. We're excited to see great applications come in and want to see more!

I just backed Magic of Inventorying on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol...

Our latest website update now lists every candidate running in the Scottish Parliamentary elections next month. Use our page to find your candidates. Get in touch with them and let them know you want them to back our pledges: endconversiontherapy.scot#/holyrood26/...

We're excited to welcome @kmilb.bsky.social to the bookshop to celebrate RADICAL ABUNDANCE: HOW TO WIN A GREEN DEMOCRATIC FUTURE tonight at 7pm. We're sold out in-person but you can still join us online, or email for the waiting list! lighthousebookshop.com/events/radic...

TAGS Festival is back on 17th October 2026! We're super excited about our wonderful new venue, Out of the Blue Drill Hall. Table applications open on 13th April! 🏷️ Sign up here to get an email when applications open: tagsfest.co.uk/#newsletter