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Has our Ivor K. Hill got a tale for you! Hiding Under the Leaves (Slab Press) features 'The Crow Who Burned', folk horror about the "terrifying certainty of the mob". Get yours below: theslab.press/store/ www.amazon.co.uk/Hiding-Under... @ivorkhillauthor.bsky.social @theslabpress.bsky.social

What's this? Three days after a convention and I'm not sick?

It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit). www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

I think I've completed the incredible Slab Press collection... They didn't even exist just a few years ago! Long may it continue. (Gosh, that's a lot of curating and editing @wishusdonna.bsky.social)

"a great selection of folk horror tales" that I'm super grateful to be part of

In this month's ask an expert column, website designer @bethkesh.bsky.social of @bibliotta.bsky.social answers questions about websites for creatives, as asked by BFS members in our dedicated Discord channel. britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...

This was an experience. I have so many questions but am scared to ask any of them. Except, are we SURE claws and bat wings are sexy? I don't even have webbed toes. #youngadult #sarahjmaas #books #fantasy

Moderately Deep Purple

# 226- Ben and Nico interview Epic Fantasy and Horror author Ivor K. Hill (@ivorkhillauthor.bsky.social) about influences and storytelling. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1129067/epis... Ivor's site: www.ivorkhill.com #shortstory #SF #fantasy

My novella, Bring Me Home, is about women making terrible decisions, but also it has a BUNCH of SF questions in it. - Who deserves to live on Earth? - How would you act if anti-ageing made you forever young? - What if you got a superpower & it SUCKED? 🧵1/4 wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

Was a delight being on the show - lovely nasty stories all around!

Join @robincmduncan.bsky.social & @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social for Episode 9, Fun, Games & Medieval Combat, with @aptshadow.bsky.social as they talk writing comedy, fighting in armour, TTRPGs, conventions and, of course, books. britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-pod... #sff #podcast #fantasy

IT'S HEART OF THE WYRDWOOD RELEASE DAY! This is the last in the FORSAKEN books, the one where you both go , 'WTF, RJ?' and at the same time think, 'Well, of course! It's all so obvious now!' So if deeply strange folk horror fantasy and people working to be better is your jam might be for you.

My folk-horror story, 'The Crow Who Burned', will be in the 'Under The Leaves' anthology by @wishusdonna.bsky.social (check out the cover art!). The story started as an experiment in writing with a Belfast voice in an authentic but accessible way but grew arms and legs (and wings).

Just found out I sold a short story for the first time. Take that, imposter syndrome (I'll see you next week)

THE PROPHECY IS COMPLETE! THE TIME OF READING IS UPON US!

Supported by the actor Michael Sheen and led by the newwritingnorth.com, The Bee is a response to what they see as the “class crisis in the UK writing industries”.

Picked up this beauty after some lovely readings at eastercon @wishusdonna.bsky.social

Speaking of conventions, for Worldcon-going types who'd like to see it in Europe again, you can support the 2029 Dublin Bid here. dublin2029.ie Dublin in 2019 was amazing.

We’re Unconfined, the 78th Eastercon! We’ll be in Glasgow in 2027 and we’re very excited to see you there! We’ll be at the Crowne Plaza hotel, 26th-29th March 2027, and we’re thrilled to be joined by our guests of honour; P. Djeli Clark, L. R. Lam, Mark Meenan, and Tamsyn Muir 🦄 (1/2)

Information on Birmigham's Eastercon (next year) and Glasgow's Eastercon (in 2027) can be found over on @starburst.bsky.social www.starburstmagazine.com/eastercon-20...

Getting a lot of interest in the stall at @easterconuk.bsky.social Why not pop by to discover books by me, David Wake and Fiona Moore. #authors

I have a few spots left on my creative writing course! It's just €50 for 6 lessons 🙌 Take a look: www.davidgreenwriter.com/creative-wri... And please spread the word - I love helping writers bring their stories to life ☺️

Quotation of the day from Dawn by Octavia Butler: So at least she wouldn’t have to go back to the house pet stage, asking every time she wanted to enter or leave a room or eat a snack. “I’m grateful for that, at least,” she said. “It’s trade,” Jdahya said.

Tanto judging me for misusing semi-colons; and hyphens.

Because I need structure to engage with anything, let's try quotations of the day: “I can see ye think yer clever, and praps y’are, but by my lights, yer nothin’ but a dirty, blacktongue thief and will ne’er be more.” Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief (current fave, by my lights)

I have a joke about Karl Marx I'd love to share

I had jokes about Oedipus and Electra, but they’re both kind of complex.