@shonak.bsky.social
Scottish fantasy and horror author. Chair of the British Fantasy Society. Avid Reader. Vaguely gothic. She/her www.shonakinsella.com
Thank you!
22.11.2025 20:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A grey stone hotel against a dreich grey sky
Arrived in Fort William, had a delicious lunch at Cafe Mango then checked into the hotel. Now for coffee and an attempt to distract myself from my nerves…
22.11.2025 15:41 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! I’m so excited 😂
22.11.2025 09:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
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Today I’m heading north for a visit to Fort William, one of my favourite places to be. I’ll be in the Highland Bookshop tonight talking about Daughters of Nicnevin www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daughters-...
22.11.2025 08:39 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
Numbers fold vertically down a view of deep space centred on a colossal cloud of luminiscent green light and gas. Sanskrit is written over it as is the title PROJECT HANUMAN. The name STEWART HOTSTON is written on the bottom of the image.
A digital illustration of the plush shark Blahaj, sticking out of a bag that is shaped like the iconic ikea bags, but patterned like the transgender flag, on a pink background. „Coming out” is handwritten underneath.
Text reading FULLY FUND SECOND BOOK-LAST GOAL sits above a donation thermometer showing 44% of a $5000 goal. Beneath that text reads THE BENGITHI LIZOKUNA TRANSLATION IS FUNDED, BUT WE NEED TO CLOSE THE FUNDING FOR ZVINOBVINZA. HELP IS SO APPRECIATED...
The lead characters of Now You See Me walk through and around the words of the title. It's an optical illusion, in the style of the tricks the suited, well dressed main characters do.
#TheFullLid - 21st November 2025 - Happy Friday! We're talking Hanuman Project, from Friend of the Lid @stewarthotston.com , great art from the #transart hashtag, a link to a great translation project and some crime fighting magicians to heist us into the weekend.
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A still of James Fraser from Outlander with the text “the answer to my problems probably isn’t rewatching Outlander again, but I better double check”
21.11.2025 12:16 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This review says much more about the reviewer than about the book
21.11.2025 09:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“A masterpiece in feminist folklore” 🥹😭
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You are far too kind!
20.11.2025 23:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I’m on a train, heading into Glasgow for tonight’s event. But first, hot chocolate
20.11.2025 16:27 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
It’s tonight! I’m so nervous and excited about this week’s events that I haven’t slept properly in 3 days 😂.
Catch me tonight chatting with @samkhorton.bsky.social and @megintransition.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
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The BFS is very pleased to support the Best Audiobook: Science Fiction & Fantasy category at the inaugural British Audio Awards the ceremony for which takes place on 24th November. To mark the event, Long Story Short presents our very first Podcast Special.
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I was once told that this book - Magic, Maps, and Mischief - written by an autistic person about the autistic experience, did nothing new.
I didn't agree, and put it down to people judging worth differently.
1,600 sales later since October 24th, I'm glad people agree with me ❤️
I’m glad you’re home. Take care of yourself
19.11.2025 21:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Will be great to see you!
19.11.2025 13:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0got asked, by a very nice person, 'why don't you use chatGPT in your writing' and their argument was that it's just like using google to research: a modern tech that will enhance my work. all the obvious issues aside, I don't want to be modern. I want to be artisanal.
19.11.2025 12:04 — 👍 177 🔁 14 💬 10 📌 2There’s still time to get your ticket for one of these events!
19.11.2025 11:39 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0It's that time of year again!
Nominations for the 2025 BSFA awards are open for BSFA Members. Nominations then form the Longlist. Nominations will close at the end of the year.
Project Hanuman is only just out but if you enjoyed it please consider nominating it in the best novel category 😍
Cover art by Ben Baldwin shows a creature crouching in a low tunnel entrance lined with grey stones and partly hidden by green undergrowth and white flowers. The creature has pale skin covered in sparse black hair and it looks a bit like an ape, a bit like a bear, and completely unlike either of those. Book extract reads: I looked up and stared at nothing. An idea was floating just out of reach. A moment later, it hit me like a smack in the face. I ran up the stairs, taking them two and three at a time. In the front bedroom, I emptied Fin’s suitcase onto the bed. I turned over her clothes, raking them apart with my hands. Nothing. I realised anyone outside would be able to see what I was doing. They’d also see I’d lost the towels I’d been wearing on the stairs. I quickly drew the curtains. Fin had hung the dress bag for her bridesmaid’s frock on the front of the wardrobe. I pulled the zip down so hard it jammed. I forced myself to go more slowly. Taking the frock out of the bag, I shook it. The shoes and the headdress of silk flowers fell onto the floor. I didn’t care about them. I carefully turned the dress inside out. I saw a fleck of white caught in a seam. A tiny, downy feather.
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'jam' #BookQW
To say Dan and Fin are in right pickle doesn't begin to cover the challenges they're facing. Has Dan had an idea how to get them out of this sticky situation?
Modern fantasy rooted in British myths and folklore, widely available from retailers.
It’s not showing for me at all. That’s strange!
18.11.2025 20:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hey hey hey, SH has a call for Indigenous submissions.
And I would like to read more Southeast Asian Indigenous writers!
If you are Dayak, Iban, Murut, Orang Asli - please submit!
Also I would like to see more Asian Indigenous:
Taiwanese aborigines.
Ainu.
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Two 10th century hogback tombs - Part of the wonderful collection of early medieval sculpture at Govan Old Parish Church in Glasgow. Hogbacks are generally considered as grave markers or stylised 'houses' for the dead. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #TheGovanStones #GovanHeritageTrust
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Book 38 - Ragwort by Sam K Horton
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A fitting sequel to Gorse
Book 37 - House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
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Lots to like about this one, though I wanted a bit more from it
Book 36 - Thief Mage, Beggar Mage by Cat Hellisen
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I love everything by this author. Just as lush and imaginative as I’ve come to expect from them
Book 35 - The Needfire by MK Hardy
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A really enjoyable Scottish gothic
Book 34 - Lucy Undying by Kiersten White
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I loved this. Beautifully written, great twist on the Dracula tale
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Book 33 - Saturation Point by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Intelligent, creepy, well worth your time.
