This series is fantastic

My 29th book is out tomorrow.

Sending out my first newsletter in a while today, but there's still time to sign up first: mailchi.mp/f29dba8a3a74...

The new book passed 20k today, which is a pleasing number

The British Fantasy Society is excited to announce our next event day, taking place on Saturday 4th October 2025, 10am to 6:30pm (BST). Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsmonster #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #HorrorBooks #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #Monsters

The World Fantasy Awards will be presented on Sunday 2nd November, in the afternoon following the banquet, at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton. Happy `reading!

Pre-order That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film by Payton McCarty-Simas! Explore 7 decades of the cyclical rise and fall of the cinematic witch in American culture and her relationship to feminist movements over time. #AcademicSky www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

Want to know more about sff writing & publishing? Join me, @keithwdickinson.bsky.social, @emmasternerradley.bsky.social & @northodoxpress.bsky.social at Urmston Books on 22 October for an evening discussing paths to publication, courtesy of @alethearlyons.bsky.social & @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

Must remember to plug my books during the apocalypse. HEY, WANNA READ A FANTASY SERIES ABOUT POLITICS, MANIPULATION AND TRUTH WITH SOME COOL MAGIC AND DEMONS AND BROKEN PEOPLE IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH MYSTERIES AND TWISTS AND STUFF?

Good morning, everyone! Did you know that I've got a queer urban fantasy series heavily steeped in Welsh and British folklore and mythology? Book 11 was released yesterday, and book 1 is only 99p if you need a new obsession / binge read! shop.ravenswordpress.com/products/swo...

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

8yo said this is too beautiful to be real

David & Robin meet publisher, editor, & author William C. Tracy of Space Wizard Science Fantasy to chat WorldCon, indie small press publishing, book selling, cats, bees, and commas. #bfslss #swsf #spacewizardsciencefantasy #podcastepisode #indiepublisher britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod...

Opportunity here for a writer on a low income to get access to a nine week novel writing course taught by the great @silvanhistorian.bsky.social www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...

The Edinburgh Horror Festival (@edhorrorfest.bsky.social) are looking for volunteers to help with their 10th year! The festival runs 23-31 October 2025 and is packed full of spooky delights. Find out more and sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Anna has been helping me rework an old manuscript this year and it’s been awesome. She revitalised my enthusiasm for the book with her insightful feedback and suggestions. It’s not just improved the ms - it’s improved my writing overall. Stop swithering! Get yourself in TWA’s diary for 2026.

Yay! The Shape of Monsters has been shortlisted for a Speakie (audio book award) 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Definitely helps that voice actor Omari Douglas is fantastic www.thebookseller.com/british-audi...

Help me out Bluesky. My current WIP is set in neolithic Scotland. I’m looking for an insult with the same connotations as bitch - that gendered dismissiveness - but something that feels more in keeping with the time period. Any thoughts?

My new small museums for mental health w'shop is on Sat 4 Oct Recent compelling research shows that collecting & arranging collections neatly alleviates anxiety & lifts mood. Includes: 🌿2 hr zoom-we'll make & photograph small museums 🗝️30% off my Etsy shop: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...

I really loved this book

The BFS would love to connect with more queer authors and create events that celebrate them. At the moment, our location in Queer Lit in Manchester, so please get in touch if you're interested. [email protected] #QueerBooks #LGBTQIA #SFFH

It's #BookQW and the word is 'idea'. In Daughters of Nicnevin, Mairead and Constance use magic to subtly influence men from the Black Watch. Out 11th November, pre-order now: www.flametreepublishing.com/daughters-of...

It's #BookQW and the word is 'idea'. In the Heart of Winter, Brigit is given the honour of seeing the Cailleach's most treasured possession. Out now: www.flametreepublishing.com/the-heart-of...

It's Book Quote Wednesday, and the word is 'idea'. What's this? Authors find the word of the week in their work and post an entertaining or intriguing result. Readers can browse the #BookQW hashtag to find new books to check out. Anyone can join in! #writers #writing #Booksky 💙 📚

With The Vampires of Park Circus out next month, our Luke Belcourt's Witches of Merchant City has had a glow up! Check out the new cover by Jenni Coutts and get your copy at the link below: amzn.eu/d/2bh5XHD @jennicoutts.bsky.social

A little late this month, because I've been ill. www.shonakinsella.com/shona-kinsella-blog/heroines-of-history-anne-mckay

If you see this, quote post with the energy you bring to bluesky

This is one of the best weekends of the year!

HUMAN artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you

Book your tickets before prices go up on 1st October! britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...

My next GW novel, VOIDSCARRED, is up for pre-order this coming Saturday! Get your pirate space elves here! And yes, for those of you with keen eyes and good memories, the Princess Tishria mentioned here is the same one Lelith "met" in her novel... www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

I was on the BFS blog at the weekend, talking about my influences, my books, my writing, & all that good stuff. Sharing properly now because it went live while I was away in fantasy land, fittingly 😄

BFS Online: Something Monstrous is excited to announce our author interview. BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews Scarlett St Clair on Saturday 4thOctober 2025, 5:30pm to 6:30pm (BST). Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsmonster @shonak.bsky.social

I am on tour right now with a book about two gay working class artists who died long before I was born. I’ve visited bookshops and libraries and galleries. And at every event I’ve been welcomed and there has been warmth and community. Books build empathy. The arts connect us. They just do.

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality. We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.

Halloween is coming! Two award winning writers at SRFC: IAN MCDONALD @ianmcdonald.bsky.social - renowned science fiction writer with folk horror novel The Wilding NUZO ONOH @nuzo.bsky.social - Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement winner launching new novel Futility 7pm, 14 Oct, Star of Kings Free!

The BFS celebrates the launch of The Daughters of Nicnevin, Saturday 4th October 2025, 12:15pm to 1pm (BST). Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsmonster @shonak.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social #BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #BookParty

Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul (aka a form they filled out). This week we head to Yorkshire to visit the space between high fantasy & grimdark, where the characters are flawed & the cynicism bites, with @aknighton.bsky.social britishfantasysociety.org/meet-andrew-...

I want to talk for a minute about one of the less-recognised facets of living with a chronic illness. Two weeks ago, the 8yo had a stomach bug. He became unwell overnight Thursday into Friday, was really poorly all day Friday, improving but tired and subdued Saturday, bouncing around by Sunday.

An early medieval fibula (a decorative pin for fastening garments/a brooch) in the form of an eagle, made of gold and silver inlaid with garnets and lapis lazuli. It's part of the so-called Domagnano Hoard consisting of 21 pieces. They belonged to an Ostrogothic...🧵1/3 🏺 #archaeology

Is it #FindsFriday already? 😮 Spectacular La Tene bi-metal plaques unearthed by picnickers in 1963 from under a boulder on the slopes of Cader Idris mountain in north Wales. Pretty lucky! Part of the spectacular Late Iron Age Talyllyn hoard 🤩. Now on display in National Museum St Fagans 📷 My own

We have a cover for next year's Children of Strife!

I am so confident that you’ll get value out of this course, that I will sponsor one place. So if you want to give it a try, but don’t have the funds, get in touch with me

It's two months until publication and events are starting to open for tickets! I'm so very excited to be talking with Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social and Meg Macdonald @megintransition.bsky.social in November www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...

Daughter of the Otherworld, by @shaunalawless.bsky.social (pub by @headofzeus.bsky.social) marks the start of a new Gael Song era, a new trilogy that continues blending together magic and history in an equally emotional story. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/daug... 💙📚

This one's maybe a little on the ling side, but trust me, it's worth it. I've cried reading it multiple times. (1/3)

Ahhh my final author copies of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence are here, with gorgeous cover design by Artscandare! Aren't they lovely? Of course I'm including a spine-shot to show just how chunky it is compared to the first novella in this series! 😍 books2read.com/honeymoonGrave #romancelandia

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