Did you know that in Scotland.... There are writers quietly screaming about their Zine Month projects launching in the next couple of days? You didn't? Well clearly those Scots need to be louder and respond to this post 👀

NOW: Thousands getting ready to march for Palestine 🇵🇸 Israel is still committing genocide and apartheid in Palestine and Britain continues to arm them. Join us to stand with the Palestinian people and demand our government end all complicity in Israel’s violence.

It’s my favourite time of yeeaaaaar!!! GOTHS FOR BREAKFAAAAST!!!

Today at @bloody-disgusting.com: My Most-Anticipated Horror Books of 2026, featuring @claymcleod.bsky.social, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @caitlinstarling.com, @danielkraus.com, @ericlarocca.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social and MORE!

If anyone has money to spare, please donate to the Immigration Rapid Response Network, a coalition of trusted, local funders in Minnesota. They are collecting funds to help families pay their rent. Help keep folks in their homes! www.standwithminnesota.com/rent

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GameBlast 2026 sign-ups are officially live! Sign up today and stream during Feb in support of SpecialEffect, and you’ll be helping us to keep physically disabled people all over the world engaged with their friends and family through the wonders of technology! 💙🧡 specialeffect.org.uk/gameblast

There is a long anarchist history of turning eulogy and memorial into action and change. From global outpouring such as the Haymarket Affair and remembering Sacco & Vanzetti, to more localised events such as the Ewan Brown Anarchist Bookfair.

#SelfPromoSaturday now, #ZineQuest launch tomorrow! Back this gothic punk #ttrpg of powerful revenants caught in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social. Art by @stregawolf.art. Follow now for the best chance to snag an Earlybird deal!

Playing some queerly fabulous tunes this morning on @glitterbeamuk.bsky.social Join me from 10am

🚨Penultimate day for issue 2 submissions!🚨 Yeet your last minute smuts to [email protected], we want all the weird erotica we can get our grubby tentacles on 😈 www.nygelmag.com/submissions

Also, I'm making a separate post bc my last one got spammed so I'm trying to be smart about this: If you are an indie author whose books are NOT available for purchase on Amazon, pls let me know! I'm compiling a list to send to readers boycotting Amazon so they know who to support

We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025! This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird. BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July. Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️ tinyurl.com/47f6tt48

tales of adventure from distant shores @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social

From weird posts on salamander sex to teaching generations the proper names for the gynaecological anatomy, the Vagina Museum is free. We're supported by donations from eager beavers like you. There's just 24 hours left on our fundraising appeal - help push us over the edge www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

LAST CHANCE! 🖤 SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON SUNDAY, 1ST FEBRUARY, 20:00 GMT🖤 Wild Hunt Books are seeking short stories (1500-5000 words) for our upcoming anthology, Modern Decadent. The anthology embraces the fin de siècle literary and arts of the decadents & more www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/now-ope...

Access-Ability Summer Showcase Returning for 2026 Text: access-ability.uk/2026/01/30/a... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRld...

I'm planning the annual charity teach-athon for Romancing the Gothic. GOTHS FOR BREAKFAST is a full day of classes and workshops (more or less related to the Gothic) raising money for @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social to feed hungry kids! Looking for volunteer speakers! Get in touch!

We're here for ur weird! Subs open the whole month of Feb, read the subs guidelines on the website or I'll USE YOUR BONES TO MAKE MY BREAD ❤️

I'm back online, and the very first thing I did was upload what I was working on, y'all the coloring book/web zine about carnivorous plants is now LIVE. Please read about my passion and why I'm bursting with joy. tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/bog-monsters... #gardening #humanMadeArt #coloring

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Classic anime has inspired countless LGBTQ+ themed novels, video games, manga and more. Here are a few hidden gems. Check out @wordsfromapenn.com's January edition of QUEERLY NERDY

Before I leave: She makes a good point!!! youtu.be/bYhy2ufJllc?...

Listen, life is hard right now. Let's do a 🎉giveaway🎉 of all THREE horror and Weird fiction ebooks we released in 2025: Lupus in Fabula, Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, and The Writhing, Verdant End. To enter, quote-post with an upcoming 2026 horror or Weird fiction release you're excited about!

It's not beautiful visually, but here's my article reflecting on a year of reading trans, two-spirit, nonbinary, & gender nonconforming-authored works! It includes descriptions of each book or story to help you find something you might enjoy beforewegoblog.com/a-year-of-re... #transbooks #booksky

Please help me fundraise for refuweegee 🙏 www.justgiving.com/page/malena-...

GameBlast 2026 kicks off this February and we need YOU! Our annual streaming fundraiser, GameBlast invites creators of all kinds from all over the world to help raise vital funds for SpecialEffect and to spread inclusivity, awareness and the joy of gaming! www.specialeffect.org.uk/news/sign-up...

What’s the #1 question I always get asked at comic cons? It’s this👇

Our Writers of Colour workshops are back! Join us and former Edinburgh Makar @hannahlavery.bsky.social for another round of poetry writing, sharing, and learning together: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/writers-of-c...

Only a few days left to submit your short story to our anthology. We are seeking short stories for our upcoming anthology, Modern Decadent, which embraces the fin de siècle literary and arts of the decadents, along with 19th century symbolism & aestheticism. #booksky #writingopportunity 👇

Could I ask you all to be my research monkeys and reply to this with all books you know by and about trans men. Thanks you 😘

Our campaign is live with @goodlawproject.bsky.social ! Please help us spread the word - and follow the link below to order your patch to become a part of our community quilt, by and for trans people and our allies throughout the UK. This is how we fight back: in solidarity, creativity, and care.

🦇Do you love bats and enjoy writing? Join us in celebrating bats in creative writing through our Bat's Laureate Competition! Submissions should be received by the end of 28 February 2026. Check this page for more details and how to take part: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...

Have you signed up to The Big Plastic Count yet? Join the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste happening 9-15 March. We’re not just counting plastic. We’re counting on the government to take action. Sign up today and join the movement tbpc2026.com/DRUK

In today's news cycle, it's so important to share stories that humanise migrants, rather than demonise them. Read about migrant-run businesses in Edinburgh and their dedication to catering to communities here: migrantwomenpress.com/2026/01/19/c...

Frightfest single tickets go on sale today from 10am via the Glasgow Film Festival website!! Check out our event guide from the link below for all the film info, plus features & interviews! 📷 FrightFest Glasgow Guide: shorturl.at/0sAQf

What can those of us outside the USA do right now? Is it protests outside the US embassy? Lobbying our own leaders to stand up against this regime? Honestly and openly, how can we help?

Hiya Pals! It is #SelfPromoSaturday in #ttRPG circles, and registration is open for Groundhog Play 🦫 It's a gaming convention dedicated to playtesting unreleased games in Glasgow on 21 & 22 Mar. There's space for 30 people per day, so please spread the word! groundhogplay.carrd.co

Over 26,000 have emailed their local trust to keep Palantir out of the NHS. Will you join them? https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media

If you love trees but sometimes just can't quite identify them... you're not alone! Check out our handy guide to identifying UK trees here: buff.ly/tmPNEVu Photo: Richard Allen

Please help Khartoum Aid Kitchen if you can. Community kitchens are the lifeline for Sudanese living through UAE-funded, West & rest facilitated, RSF-operated genocide, famine and disease. Share. TY. #KeepEyesOnSudan www.gofundme.com/f/fight-hung...

It’s heartbreaking to say this, but many of the survival fundraising campaigns for Palestinians in Gaza, including those on lifeline4gaza.com and similar platforms, are receiving less and less support lately (1/3)

Please support the Sameer Project: chuffed.org/project/1491...

Sun 8 Feb 7-8pm GMT, I'll be running an online political zine-making workshop with Queer Clinic! It'll be an intro to basic zine-making techniques, with a focus on political zines. You can book tickets at the link here: www.queerclinic.co.uk/event-detail...

I’ll be playing some queerly fabulous tunes on @glitterbeamuk.bsky.social Join me from 10am!

URGENT: Very important action by @goodlawproject.bsky.social Transphobes are trying to infiltrate the Council of Europe to roll back LGBTQ+ human rights by writing en masse to MPs on the CoE. Please use this tool to write to those MPs to counter this. Do it now. We have a week. Please share.

#SFFChat Intro: Introduce yourself & share your favourite dessert (not desert, though I won't say no to that either!).

🌈 Book training with Micro Rainbow! Learn how to better support #LGBTQI people seeking asylum in the UK in our CPD-accredited training course next month. Email [email protected] to find out more or book here: microrainbow.org/courses/chal...

👀 Here is a wee sneak peek inside the Queer Street Art Zine - check out this street art captured by Alli 😍 Follow @inrainbowsirl for more like this and grab your copy of the zine in the Coin-Op shop now!! ✨️ #zines

For those who want to support the Minnesota general strike