Vinay reviews Nicholas Binge's time travelling police procedural EXTREMITY, out now from Tor: "searingly unputdownable and is easily in the running for best novella of the year" Read more: tinyurl.com/325v3hzp

Funny story - this novella is actually how Nick and I met. He asked if anyone in @edinburghsff.com knew anything about 'gun stuff' because he had several scenes that included weapons. I've got a bit of weapons handling experience from my time in the OTC and know how to research these things, so...

Heads up! Rather exciting writing retreat for our friends at @cymerafestival.co.uk www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writing-retr...

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...

What a weekend! We’re over the moon for the winning ESFF writers at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social - @davegoodman.bsky.social, Debut Prize for A Reluctant Spy, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social the McIlvanney Prize for The Midnight King, & @marcorinaldi.bsky.social winning Pitch Perfect for Dark Waters 🎉

I'm lucky enough to be one of Nick's crit partners so I read this *as it was gushing out* and let me tell you I am yet to fully recover. If you're a fan of existential horror, you want to get this on your TBR, stat.

This looks like fab event - if you're in Edinburgh, head to Toppings Sept 26 and listen to @annabelcwrites.bsky.social, @gen-dimova.bsky.social and V. L. Bovalino chat about writing epic fantasy with female leads: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

From his book launch event last night the wonderful @justinleeanderson.com deftly avoids any spoilers…

What’s not to love 🖤

You have NO IDEA how hard it has been keeping quiet about this. So friends, AT LAST, THE NEXT BOOK IS ANNOUNCED! (I'm usually a bit nervy about new stuff but feel like this one is A BANGER.) reactormag.com/book-announc...

New Author Interview - today on the blog we welcome @clhellisen.bsky.social to talk about their new audiobook The Shape of Monsters www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2...

Wooo! Another ESFFer with brilliant news! Congrats, Fi!

I'm absolutely delighted to announce that my next book, SOLITARY AGENTS, will be coming out next June! It's fantastic to be working with Toby Jones and @headlinebooks.bsky.social on another Legends novel. Pre-order links and cover reveal to follow very soon.

WRITERS! New Writing Scotland seeks a new co-editor for English- & Scots-language work. Applicants should be currently based in Scotland & have a strong publishing record, with a focus on prose. Post is up to 3 years: stipend £1500 per issue. #writers #writing Pls RT 👇 asls.org.uk/new-writing-...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿SCOTLAND🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🖍️ Forbidden Planet Edinburgh is celebrating #SmallPressDay at The Counting House! Join for a FREE indie comics market with local artists, unique books, prints, stickers & kids’ drawing tables 🎨🗯️ 📍 10am–5pm, 34 West Nicolson St, EH8 9DD More info: www.instagram.com/forbiddenpla...

Congratulations to @davegoodman.bsky.social‬ who took home the McDermid Debut Prize at last night's #theakstonsawards You can hear him talk about A Reluctant Spy in Stirling in September: bloodyscotland.com/event/spies-...

We’re so, so chuffed for Dave on this win! He’s part of the ESFF mod team and staff, and now we get to call him “award-winning author David Goodman” — how cool is that? Massive congrats from everyone at ESFF! #writingcommunity #edinburgh

Are you a writer overwhelmed by what you need to do to get a website up and running? Then this is the webinar you need.

The excellent Ben Aaronovitch holds court in Edinburgh tonight — a fun Q&A/AMA (with massive thanks to Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh) @benaaronovitch.bsky.social

Had a very productive day of writing with my @edinburghsff.com friends - I finished a scene, started a new scene, and crossed the 100K mark in my WIP! 🥳✍🏻📈

So yeah it's Monsters day! Inject direct into your ear holes at www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1M

Exciting news! I’ve joined forces with the team behind @ukpageone.bsky.social to form @stetpodcasts.bsky.social 🎙️ Stet Podcast is your new home for all our shows. Plus, we’ve launched a brand new podcast: Adventures in Publishing! First episode out now 🎙️📚 #Publishing #NewPodcast #StepPodcast

We’re upset & angry that our friends at Argonaut were robbed. Indie bookshops are an essential part of our community & this hurts. Stealing a charity collection is particularly low. As champions of the written word SBT has supported ESFF writers in countless ways Support your local indie bookshop!

It’s a bit too on the nose for sure…

Working with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social and @lunapress.bsky.social on this cover for Dark Crescent was one of my favourite projects this last year, working on a cover for such an incredible collection of stories was an absolute dream, and the reception to the cover has been so amazing!

It was a lovely evening. Lyndsey is one of the co-founders of ESFF, and this new collection of her works is packed full of deliciously dark folklore-inspired stories. Highly recommend.

A reminder that all our job opportunities, internships, submissions and news are (and have always been) on our website. If in doubt use our contact form, on the website. Be wary of people pretending to be us, contacting you through social media DMs. 💙

Recently read - Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!

Lyndsey Coal: ahoy there minnows! Dean Koontz: aye aye cap'n! Croal: I CAN'T HEAR YOUUUUU Koontz: AYE AYE, CAP'N! Clive Barker: oh we're doing this bit again? ok Croal: OHHHHHH Croal: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the girl with barnacles for eyes

A brief post- @cymerafestival.co.uk newsletter, featuring @jennicoutts.bsky.social, Lucy Lapinska, @bethkesh.bsky.social, and @lyndseycroal.bsky.social (with special mentions to @edinburghsff.com and @gsfwc.bsky.social) cathellisen.substack.com/p/cymeric-mo...

Happy Publication Day to Awakened by @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social From debut author Laura Elliot comes a tense horror novel emboldened by the surreal happenings of a sleepless society, perfect for fans of 28 Days Later. Our online tour has began - check out the accounts below throughout the month!

We Are All Ghosts In The Forest was haunting and beautiful, so I'm looking forward to this new tale from the same author 🌊 Preorder The Salt Oracle for November (and the paperback of We Are All Ghosts is out around then too, so treat yourself!) 📚🪐💙

We are in post- #cymera2025 recovery mode. It was amazing to catch up with so many writers from the community. Huge thanks to the team at @cymerafestival.co.uk for putting together a perfect festival for genre writers. The volunteers were ❤️ Roll on the Cymera one-day writing conf in November…

For me, the sign of a good bookstore event is how inspired I feel afterwards. Glad to report that this one gave me one novel solution and a whole new story idea. Thanks Neil, Vanessa, Erin, Michael and Waterstones! @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @iameeadams.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

Want to meet the Salt Oracle herself, and my poor researcher, Auli, as she has a Bad Time™️?? The fabulous folk @scifinow.bsky.social have an extract of THE SALT ORACLE ✨and✨a giveaway with @solarisbooks.bsky.social for WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST 🙌🥳👇 www.scifinow.co.uk/books/the-sa...

Blood on the Clocktower gaming time at #cymera2025

And games!

#Cymera2025 and the rain has arrived… But this is ok! Workshops & panels inside where it’s warm and dry.

We had much fun last night at the #cymera2025 quiz. They are not easy…

First fascinating panel of the evening. #cymera2025

Am ready. Out with @edinburghsff.com gang ahead of #cymera2025.

Starting Cymera off with @edinburghsff.com crew, and doing it right with a sour Iron Brew from Vault City yes please and thanks

I'm delighted and deeply honoured to have been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Thank you to Bloody Scotland and good luck to my fellow shortlisters! More details on my website: www.davidgoodman.net/a-reluctant-...

If you’ve not played before and just fancy giving it a go, this will be great #cymera2025

This weekend the Cymera Festival takes place, with a packed programme of writing, games and speculative fiction The event has free, paid and pay-what-you-can options for tickets. There's an incredible mix of authors, workshops, games and more. scottishgames.net/2025/06/06/c...

On train 1 of 3 to Edinburgh to go to @cymerafestival.co.uk! I’ll be running a workshop on Writing Witches twice (in person and online) and a panel interviewing 3 amazing women writers. So, will you be there?

Bestselling psychological thriller author @callytaylor.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about the stressful journey to getting her agent, and how she discovers her twists as she writes. All the ways to listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone

#Cymera2025 is here! Today we have panels, plays, a workshop, agent one-to-ones, gaming and the best SFF&H quiz in Scotland. You can still grab tickets for events across the weekend: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve... #writingcommunity #edinburgh More: @cymerafestival.co.uk

Join our Neil Williamson this Monday 9th June - along with Vanessa Santos, Erin Adams and Michael J Malone - for The Joy of Horror, a special event at Waterstones Argyle ST! @iameeadams.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social www.waterstones.com/events/the-j...