Siobhan Mulligan (she/her)

"This is my art and it is dangerous."

honestly it was time us highly competent career focused bisexuals got some Representation™️

(it's all lies, Saffy is VERY chaos, she's just in denial. and it's very competent and focused chaos.)

A Libby "your hold is ready!" notification for the Alanna graphic novel.

yesss hahaha. YESSSS #tortall

I wrote almost the entirety of the first draft of this book listening to the TAZ Amnesty soundtrack. I've dusted it off for editing draft 10 and am pleased to find that TAZ could still stand for The AmInTheWriting Zone. (Also Interstellar Blues comes at the 30 min mark—good for timing breaks) #taz

oh my god HI 😂 I was literally just going "huh I wonder how Ambrosia's doing these days". thank u n2n

I just think it’s hilarious that people went to college with the Pope. “What’s Ken up to these days? Partner at a law firm outside Pittsburgh, that’s nice. And Bob? Oh, he’s the Pope.”

Screenshot of the Next to Normal episode of Great Performances on the PBS app.

who else is here ready to cry #n2n #nexttonormal

I scream-sneezed while using the sound ID function on the Merlin bird app and the result came back as pterodactyl.

Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.

In the meantime, I'm part of an auction raising money for trans rights, and you should check out all of the amazing items on offer www.32auctions.com/genrefortran...

...Including a personalized copy of the gorgeous OwlCrate edition of Wooing the Witch Queen! www.32auctions.com/organization...

A look back at my embroidery, The Sun Fairy for you today. Completely freehand stitched in August 2023. I’m busy stitching my latest piece so fingers crossed there will be something new to show you very soon…🤞🪡🌿🌺☀️🪽 #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

four panel black and white cartoon comic of a cat and their owner. the owner is laying down playing a switch. in the first panel, the cat pokes its head into the panel. the second panel the cat moves its head under the switch. the third panel, the cat manages to block the switch and says "no more rectangle". in the last panel, the cat says "only rosemary"

no more rectangle, only rosemary

People will always say they’re your friend and they support you no matter what but then they’ll say some toxic shit to you like “you have to let go of the cursed amulet, it’s changing who you are” and “don’t let its power corrupt you” all because they want the amulet for themselves

Promo graphic for a fantasy and folklore event at Waterstones Braehead on 26th April, 2-3pm, with myself, Eliza Chan, Annabel Campbell and RM Brown. We all look very smiley and definitely worth coming to chat to.

Calling my Glasgow peeps - this event NEXT SATURDAY will be fabulous but we need you there to make it fabulouserer! Come hang out & chat folklorish shenanigans with us?

www.waterstones.com/events/fanta...
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social @annabelcwrites.bsky.social @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Scottish peeps, a reminder I have two events next week! Wed 23rd at Waterstones Edinburgh with @annabelcwrites.bsky.social and @gen-dimova.bsky.social hosted by Cymera's own Ann Landmann.

www.waterstones.com/events/outsi...

Ooh I've been meaning to read that! Thank you for the reminder!

Yessss. SO much fun. Makes me want to read/write more whodunits (and go birding more)

"average ulaid warrior kills five of the connachta every year" factoid actually just statistical error. average ulaid kills no connachta, because of the curse. cú gheoirg, who guards the fords and kills over 10,000 connachta each day, was an outlier adn should not have been counted

Novel progress tracked in a color-coded Google Sheet. 5 out of 29 chapters are marked DONE, the remainder are marked "Edited" with a note to compile them.

the most valuable project management skill I've learned from my day job is how motivating a color-coded Google Sheet can be

in my society goats would not be associated with the devil, but instead considered angels, for providing cheese that tastes like that

Hardback cover of "Poyums Annaw" by Len Pennie. The book is light blue with white text and in the centre is a pencil drawing of dark blue wavers under a faint crescent moon.

POYUMS ANNAW, a masterful new collection of poetry from Sunday Times bestselling poet Len Pennie is coming in September! AND there's going to be an exclusive edition for readers who order with poetry champions @portybooks.bsky.social

Pre-order now: buythebook.online/poyums-annaw

March's reading! ... Yeah I got sucked right back into The Hunger Games for the first time in 10+ years. I have SO MANY THOUGHTS about the books & southern-ness, so stay tuned 👀 #sotr

Support trans rights with this bundle of more than 400 indie TTRPGs for $5 It’s a massive collection of role-playing games, but we pulled out a few highlights for you

Support trans rights with this bundle of more than 400 indie TTRPGs for $5

OpenAI trained on a massive pirated database trained on six of my books and short stories. Meta's AI trained on a massive pirated database of THIRTY ONE of my works. Just about every author you know has had their life's work scraped and fed into the machine without consent. Please stand with us.

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

Bunch shows how it is done.

The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic.

We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.

Slide 1: Trans Rights Readathon Bonus Prompt: Middle Grade. A series of books can be hazily in the background (books named on next slide).

Slide 2: Book Recs 1/2: Wishbone by Justine Pucella Williams. The Flicker by H.E. Edgmon. The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines by Mo Netz. The One Who Loves You the Most by Medina. Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese. The Fabulous Zed Watson by Basil Silvester and Kevin Silvester. Alex Wise vs. The End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Magical Princess Harriet by Leiah Moser. A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff. Ice Apprentices by Jacob North. Deephaven by Ethan M. Aldridge. The Deep and Dark Blue by Niki Smith.

Slide 3: Book Recs 2/2: Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp. Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker. Linus and Etta Could Use a Win by Caroline Huntoon. Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee. The Ribbon Skirt by Cameron Mukwa. Jamie by L.D. Lapinski. Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges & Meaghan Carter. Grace Needs Space by Benjamin A. Wilgus and Rii Abrego. Moonflower by Kacen Callender. Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet. Dotson by Grayson Lee White. Dear Mothman by Robin Gow.

Slide 4: Text Reads: “The Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to seek out works by and/or about trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender non-conforming authors and characters. Along with taking action on the mutual, local, and national level!” Stylized cascading text at the bottom adds: “March 21st-31st, 2025, Trans Rights Readathon.”

Middle grade recs incoming! We’ve had at least one person ask for these specifically so that they can share reading time with their younger family members, which sounds lovely. 💕 #booksky #trr25 #transrightsreadathon

Black square with green, yellow, and white text that reads "CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS -- Suffering the Other -- A weird fiction anthology to benefit Transgender Law Center and RAICES -- Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan -- Seeking original and reprint dark speculative fiction about out-groups and the effects of prejudice and persecution -- Submission window: March 30 - May 30, 2025 -- See DimShores.com for full submission guidelines." The Dim Shores logo in white appears after the txt at the bottom of the graphic.

Please share: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Really excited to be doing another book with @mrsteeleyogirl.bsky.social, especially one that feels so very necessary right now. Send us your on-topic speculative fiction stories and let's raise some money for transgenderlawcenter.org and raicestexas.org!

98. The weight of violence: Finn Longman’s The Hummingbird Killer and Moth to a Flame The most unexpectedly striking trilogy I’ve read in years. It made me cry, in the best way.

Today's newsletter post:

lizbourke.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/9...

The cover of The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman in the centre of a gold square. Around it, in a pseudogothic font, are notes on its contents and themes. Each is pointing to the cover with a pointing finger (a manicule). The text: werewolf knight; the mortifying ordeal of being known; probably too much Latin; 12th century Brittany (sort of); the king's scribe-with-benefits; romance (medieval) with the yearning of romance (modern); period-typical heresy; manuscript production; feelings about fealty; werewolfism as metaphor for chronic illness/pain. At the top it reads "a queer retelling of Bisclavret"; at the bottom, "coming from Gollancz, 27th November 2025".

A little more about THE WOLF AND HIS KING, my Bisclavret retelling coming this November from Gollancz.

Please enjoy the manicules, I am very pleased with them.

Pre-order links here: finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...

A group of speculative poets is gathering to propose a permanent #speculativepoetryhugo in 2025. If you'd like to help advocate, we are looking for folks to help! Message me and I can add you to our Discord!