Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy.
We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic!
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The British Book Awards (the Nibbies) short lists have been announced and the British Fantasy Society is proud to be supporting the Science Fiction and Fantasy category. Congratulations to everyone who made the short lists!
www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
At least I’ll die happy 😂
06.03.2026 11:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I will complete a series of stunts if Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike gets anywhere near the Hugos!
If on the voting list at all, I will video my best Godzilla ROAR and post it here!
If longlisted, I will ROAM Glasgow in an inflatable dinosaur suit!
If it gets to the shortlist, I will...
Beautiful pictures 😍
06.03.2026 10:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I need a year off work and parenting 😂
06.03.2026 09:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A 5’2” woman is standing beside a pile of books which is several inches taller than her
Last week, I found Mr K measuring my (3) TBR piles next to the bed. He informed me that if I put them all together, the pile would be taller than me.
Reader, he was right 😂
I wish you many words!
06.03.2026 08:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
If you're looking for dark fantasy with
*warring Mage Houses
*monstrous god-kings from another realm
*queer disasters not exactly eating each other alive
*traumatised siblings and dysfunctional family
*bringing back the dead
*people making terrible life choices
then son I have you covered
Imagine with text that reads: Hear the siren's call... FANTASYCON 2026 9-11 OCTOBER GLASGOW CROWNE PLAZA WWW.BRITISHFANTASYSOCIETY.ORG
Bought my ticket to attend #FantasyCon in Glasgow this year. Join me:
britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...
*adds to the TBR*
05.03.2026 17:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also, imma be that person and ask if you've listened to A Million Points of Light and can rate and review it, I will love you forever, from afar, not creepily.
Please, my internet blessings upon you etc
Good suggestion of @shonak.bsky.social that writers shouldn't forget to talk about other peoples books as well as our own on #worldbookday I thought I could do both and talk about what inspired Lost Talent...
#booksky #writesky
The first was the Book of Night by @hollyblack.bsky.social 1/4
Since it’s World Book Day, let’s show some love for books. Tell me about a book you have read and loved. Writers, you can tell me about a book you’ve written, as long as you also tell me about one you’ve read
05.03.2026 14:26 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0This is a lovely book. Really enjoyed it
05.03.2026 14:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A FANTASY NOVEL? FOR £6.99?! IN THIS ECONOMY???
YES!
If you'd like to pre-order my upcoming fantasy adventure novel THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS then you can do so NOW and you can do it HERE and I will love you forever (or at least be positively disposed): forbiddenplanet.com/486220-this-...
Book 7 - Advance copy of Inferno’s Child by David Green.
If you enjoy Supernatural, then you should absolutely be reading the Hell in Haven series
Book 6 - The Dark Tower by Stephen King
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I’ve read this four or five times now and it still packs a punch
This book deserves your love
05.03.2026 10:33 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0Happy publication day to Scratch Moss! I know what I’ll be reading next…
05.03.2026 10:04 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Social media post with the cover for A Million Points of Light, with the following quote below ‘I want this,’ he heard himself saying, even though he did not want this. He wanted to curl into himself, hold his broken pieces together. He wanted the world to open and swallow him, keep him safe. He didn’t want Ilea’s teeth in him, their tongue lapping at broken skin, at new-spilled blood. He wanted Ilea’s teeth in him. ‘Oh, fuck me,’ Aleks said and the world went warm and black as he obliterated the bed, the room, Ilea.
It's #BookQW and the word is open! A Million Points of Light is the sequel to last year's The Shape of Monsters, and it's full of disaster queers who really should not have access to magic and unbridled power, no sir.
04.03.2026 19:14 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
IT’S WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH!
Be bold
Take up space
Ask for more money
Closed mouths don’t get fed
Follow your intuition
You are enough
Authenticity is enough
Ditch those self limiting beliefs
Do it scared
Don’t give up
Graphic with blue abstract background and book cover of Wiz Duos 2 next to a quote from novella "Bring Me Home" by E.M. Faulds. The word "open" is highlighted in the text. Text reads: “We’re going to regreen this world, starting here. It’s not going to be without its hardships. Each of Us has made sacrifices. You can walk away; I won’t keep any of you against your will. But right now, you have to make a choice. A commitment. Okay?” And she left the circle, nodding to Harro. He stepped in, something hessian in hand. “Your mobiles, please and thank you very much.” He went to Phoebe first, holding the seed sack open. She pulled her phone out of her pocket. They’ll isolate you. Cut you off from the outside world. Be prepared. That’s what they’d told her. Still, she hesitated for a second. Her lifeline to her family in Alba, splash feeds, all her friends, almost all help. She stretched out her hand and put her phone in. Harro grinned at her. There wasn’t a glimmer of malice, but he was enjoying himself, that was for sure. After he’d been round with the sack, another Us member passed him a small handheld device with a little old school LCD screen. “Now, you all told me you had no implants when you joined the convoy. We’re going to make sure you weren’t telling me a lie.”
It's #BookQW and the word is "open".
Phoebe's stuck in New Australia spying on a cultish terrorist group in the outback.
Near future SF from a BSFA shortlisted author. Paired with a brilliant fantasy novella from @julietk.bsky.social!
Find out more at wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Wishing you a swift recovery
04.03.2026 12:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book cover - a young woman with long, plaited red hair and tartan dress is standing in a winter landscape, facing away from the viewer. A profusion of vines and flowers grow from around her feet. Text - “If you stick to the glens and woods, you should be able to get away without notice.” Tormod pulled her into a bear hug and squeezed her tight. “I wish you luck on your quest, mo nighean. Be safe. Come home to us if you can.” Then it was Ereni’s turn, and Brigit thought she might not be able to tear herself away after all. “May the gods walk with you,” Ereni said, her voice filled with tears. “I pray that you find the help you seek.” Tears flowing freely, Brigit pulled her cloak around herself and picked up her traveling sack. At the door, she turned back and drank in the sight of her parents one more time. “I love you both so very much.” Then she pulled the door open and stepped out into the dawn.
It's #BookQW and the word this week is open. In The Heart of Winter, Brigit is setting off on a quest to escape from an unwanted arranged marriage to Aengus, God of Summer.
Available now from Flame Tree Press: www.flametreepublishing.com/the-heart-of...
Book Cover - two women in 18th century highland dress stand back to back in a field. They are surrounded by looming men made of straw and wheat. The atmosphere is threatening. Text - A great fear rose in Mairead, fear not of the fae witch herself, but of the interconnectedness and dependency that was being asked of her. All of a sudden, she felt as if her stays had been drawn too tight, that she could not pull in enough breath. Her panicked pulse fluttered at the base of her throat and for a moment she saw herself fleeing across the open field, heading for the anonymity of Inverness or another town, where no one knew her, or her secrets. She would be beholden to no one. She could do it: travel farther north, maybe even set sail for the islands, wait out the uprising somewhere safe. Then an image of Constance flashed into her mind, Constance tired and worn down from trying to carry the whole village, Constance making the scarecrow dance with her in the yard, Constance laughing, her eyes sparkling with life and mischief. I can do what is needful.
It's #BookQW and the word is open! In Daughters of Nicnevin, Mairead panics when asked to tie herself magically to the village she is trying to help.
Out now with Flame Tree Press: www.flametreepublishing.com/daughters-of...
Really struggling to get my head in the game today. Perhaps a nap instead
04.03.2026 11:29 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Prompted by a discussion on the BFS discord - what was your first Terry Pratchett read?
04.03.2026 11:16 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 34 📌 4Small Gods! I loved it from the start
04.03.2026 11:16 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
About me:
I love books, cats, and the F-word, plus the LGBTQIA+ community 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️.
For books, it's sci-fi, fantasy, romance, mystery, and any combinations imaginable.
I am writing a sci-fi/fantasy novella (?) at the moment, currently at 20K+ words. Any word count posts are referencing that project.
