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Since we have crossed over into the month of thinning veils between this world and the dead, The Shape of Monsters is the perfect read for the season. It has murder, twisted magic, fucked-up deer, dead things watching from the woods, creepy gothic mansions, and licorice jellybeans

a promo pic of the novel The Shape of Monsters by CL Hellisen - https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/cl-hellisen/the-shape-of-monsters/9781037401190

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 11h

Happy Launch Month to #Haverin, our new anthology! Come celebrate #GSFWC40 with some splendid stories and tasty tablet at these fab events: Fantasycon, Glasgow, 9/10 (5pm) britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan... Waterstones Sauchiehall ST, Glasgow, 21/10 (7pm) www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...

A parchment style background with an 18th century style sea motif. Text reads: Hear the siren's call... Fantasycon 2026 9-11 October 2026 Glasgow Crowne Plaza www.britishfantasysociety.org

The cover of Haverin, the GSFWC anthology, which features a red-haired girl reading while surrounded by books and a cat in a green space. Text reads: Featuring: Neil Williamson, E.M. Faulds, Christopher Caldwell, Eliza Chan and many more. Haverin, Edited by Brian M. Milton, Peter Morrison and Heather Valentine.

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Narrative Damage @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social · 11h

Join our band of scoundrels in Doskvol as they start their adventure... Will they rise up from the murk or sink into the Void Sea? Part 1 of our Blades in the Dark actual play, CITY OF WHISPERS, is out now! Watch: youtu.be/VHccRDLlN08 Listen: linktr.ee/narrativedam...

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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 15h

There'll be a an in person launch at Fantasycon as well, but this was a real fun discussion and a few of the contributors will be in the chat if you want to hang out and squee about the anthologeees. Come join us!

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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 15h

The @lunapress.bsky.social YouTube channel is broadcasting a round-robin chat with contributors tonight at 7pm (UK). Featuring Ann VanderMeer, Paul Kane, Marie O'Regan, Maxim Jakubowski, Teika Marija Smits, Allen Ashley, Steve Shaw, Donna Scott, Lee Murray and me sharing our love of anthologies.

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Dr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 19h

Remember, folks: for every author you see on here describing how they’ve filled out forms to get *some* compensation from the Anthropic AI case there are dozens, hundreds, hell THOUSANDS of us who get 0 because our books weren’t registered with the US copyright office yet have UK copyright!

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peter remote morrison @remotecore.bsky.social · 17h

Yay, buy tickets, come along, enjoy (buy our book, eat tablet) Ugh, anxiety, so close, oh no, I'm no ready.

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Waterstones have picked Pagans as one of their Paperbacks of the Year, so in all stores at 20% off!

Cover of Pagans, as one of Waterstones' Paperbacks of the Year

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peter remote morrison @remotecore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New pin. I've the honour of being one of the editors and a contributor to Haverin the 40th anniversay anthology by the GSFWC.💙📚 gsfwc.wordpress.com/gsfwc-40th-a... Find us at Fantasycon 9th Oct 5pm britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen... Waterstones 21st Oct 7pm www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...

Photo of me, a white man, with glasses and a beard. Wearing a black jacket, a grey hat. Holding up a copy of the Haverin anthology, with the cover art by Jenni Coutts.

An image that shows all 43 of the authors who have stories in the anthology, with a backdrop of the cover art.

Editor Brian holds the 1st test copy of the book, the only copy printed with no cover, he is leafing through the pages, as we make sure the book has printed as we expect.

A photo of me and fellow editor, Heather, taken by fellow editor Brian. We all have laptops on a table, with teas and coffees. I am drinking tea, looking at Heather's screen while we talk through a suggested story order.

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Ruth EJ Booth (she/they) @ruthejbooth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join me at PictCon on 17th October in Perth! I'll be interviewing Guest of Honour Neil Williamson, plus appearing on panels about AI and Masculinities in SF. Click below for more about the day's shenanigans: ruthbooth.com/2026/09/pict... @pictcon.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social

In this black and white photo, Neil Williamson is a white bald man with a short cropped beard. He is wearing a dark coloured top.

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tickets are going fast!! This is going to be such a fun evening next week, Edinburgh horror folks, come join us 👀✨️👻 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1999368749...

Haunted and Hunted an evening of ghosts
Eventbrite page, tickets going fast!

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Brian M. Milton @munchkinstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This post for my story was kindly shared on Facebook where my wife noted the AI option to find out more about me. Let's just say she is not the only one surprised to hear I have a Guinness World Record. No one sent me a certificate.

A Facebook AI answer to Who is Brian M. Milton.
It goes: Brian M Milton is a British author, journalist and record-breaking adventurer who writes mainly about aviation and 'new aviation ' sports

Who he is

This is the writer mentioned in the Glasgow SF Writer's Circle post.
Award winning adventurer and aviation historian, former journalist.
Holds the Guinness World Record for the first circumnavigation of the globe in a microlight aircraft in 1998
Founded the British Hang Gliding League and won the Prince of Wales Cup for beating the Americans
Works as a nonfiction author and ghostwriter since 1998, specialising in aviation history and adventure accounts

What he writes

He's best known for aviation history and adventure nonfiction, but the post you're reading mentions new fantasy work.

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We are open for work! Editing - developmental editing - copy editing - line editing - proofreading - sensitivity reading - book coaching Design - typesetting - layout - book design - cover design (we don't illustrate ourselves but we can connect you to someone!). arcaneoblong.com

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Arcane Oblong

Making stories come together

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026

To be fair, the single most publicly-accessed example of "AI" in the world can't find its ass with a flashlight and it's right on top of the search listings, where the most accurate search result used to be. Every LLM suffers from token drift over time so it's only a question of WHEN they're wrong.

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today’s the day! FORGED IN FIYAH, edited by @davaun.bsky.social is out now! This anthology features an absolutely stellar lineup of Black SFF authors, and it is such an honour to appear among them. 🥹

A stack of hardback copies of FORGED IN FIYAH

Modupe holding up a copy of FORGED IN FIYAH

The ToC for FORGED IN FIYAH, featuring stories by: Maurice Broaddus, MH Ayinde, Tonja K Johnson, C.L. Clark, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, WC Dunlap, Veronica G. Henry, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tonya R. Moore, Brent Lambert, Tobi Ogundiran, Tade Thompson, Nelson Rolon, Eden Royce, Eboni Dunbar-Scott, Yvette Ndlovu, Emmalia Harrington, and LD
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.

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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 29/09/2026

I'm calling it for today. Will work on it again tomorrow (well, when I'm not at the dentist)

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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ooh I love a good count down! Ten days to go until Fantasycon comes to Glasgow. I'm really looking forward to being on panels to talk Scottish stuff and folk horror and modern life.

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Justin Lee Anderson @justinleeanderson.com · 29/09/2026

The Black Bane by L Lyons is just one of the great indie books available to reviewers on bookmatch.co.uk. Want to check out out our full library? Sign up for free today. #BookSky

Text reads: In a cursed corner of Avellion, a dark forest infected with the Black Bane spells death to all who enter — except one…

When an old priest arrives at Kailas Darkchar’s door with a bag of gold, she’s right to be suspicious. His ancient sect is rumoured to practise dark magic.

The priest claims Kailas has the power to enter the forest and retrieve the bones of his god. But not even the money she so desperately needs is enough to convince her. A member of a despised race, she’s lived her life in the shadows, believing her unique immunity to magic is useless in a world that embraces it.

Forced to flee for her life, she meets a powerful stranger with eyes of gold who promises to protect her. But can he be trusted, or is he part of a darker scheme?

Hunted by an army of holy warriors intent on fulfilling their ancient prophecy, Kailas is the only one who can stop the world from being plunged into darkness — and that may cost her soul…

Text reads: Genre:
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Sword & Sorcery

Age: Adult

Length: 334 pages

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Lauren (LJ) McMenemy @laurenwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's not this weekend but the one after! I'd love to see you in Glasgow, even if it's only for a day - and if it's only a day, make it Saturday so you can see me lose the award for best short story to one of @clhellisen.com @emfcamp.bsky.social or @jamesbennett.bsky.social 🤨

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

LMAO Trump's new AI website confirms that he lost in 2020

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Brian M. Milton isn't just co-editor of our anthology #Haverin -- he's also an all-round good egg! Brian is running this weekend's Glasgow Half-Marathon in aid of the Community Renewal Trust and Caledonia Funeral Aid. You can sponsor him today at the link below: @munchkinstein.bsky.social

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Brian's Glasgow Half Marathon 2026

Brian is raising money for Community Renewal Trust & Caledonia Funeral Aid. Donate at https://givi.ng/8n4p

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Ruth EJ Booth (she/they) @ruthejbooth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Event News! #Haverin, celebrating 40 years of the GSFWC, comes out this October. Join me at the launch parties at Fantasycon (9th October) and Waterstones Sauchiehall ST (21st October). Click below for all the details: ruthbooth.com/2026/09/have... @britfantasysoc.bsky.social #GSFWC40

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Justin Lee Anderson @justinleeanderson.com · 27/09/2026

This really made me smile at a time when I’m otherwise pretty much run into the ground, so please go watch it! :)

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Joseph Elliott-Coleman @jelliottcoleman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Frostfeld - The Mourning Son" is finally available in paperback. NOW it's your opportunity to support black writers. NOW it's your opportunity to support indy press. NOW it's your opportunity to support new voices. The power is in YOUR hands. Thank you. #blackwriters books2read.com/u/brn2jE

books2read.com

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Frostfeld - The Mourning Son: by Joseph Elliott-Coleman

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EC Hallewell @echallewell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spotted in Waterstones, Edinburgh 🎉 @clhellisen.com 👀

Display stand of gorgeous hardback books, including the most gorgeous of all: The Shape of Monsters by CL Hellisen

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Ida Keogh @idakeogh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's finally finished! "Sometimes Even Nemo Runs Aground" is my love letter to the the slow recovery process from burnout and fatigue. Escaping a wreck is hard, but there are friends to help and light ahead. 🐙 #artsky #fantasyart #oceanart #mentalhealth #burnout

"Sometimes Even Nemo Tuns Aground" by Ida Keogh. An underwater scene painted in acrylics, depicting the wreck of the Nautilus cradled by a giant pink octopus, three manta rays spiralling downwards, and a tiny Nemo swimming up towards the glittering sunlight.

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Nicholas Binge @bingewriting.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't miss out on the chance to request an early copy of White Smoke by @nickbrucker.bsky.social Now available on Netgalley!

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peter remote morrison @remotecore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New pin. I've the honour of being one of the editors and a contributor to Haverin the 40th anniversay anthology by the GSFWC. gsfwc.wordpress.com/gsfwc-40th-a... Find us at Fantasycon 9th Oct 5pm britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen... Wasterstones 21st Oct 7pm www.waterstones.com/events/celeb...

A photo of my and fellow editor, Heather, taken by fellow editor Brian. We all have laptops on a table, with teas and coffees. I am drinking tea, looking at Heather's screen while we talk through a suggested story order.

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s the LAST DAY for this deal for our American and Canadian cousins! Jump on it to get my second book for a buck before midnight tonight.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This artwork was created over the past year by a local Birmingham artist collective who wanted to bring unty from discord by repurposing the divisive Nationalist flags into a massive Brummie Reunion Jack. Suffice it to say, the inspiration for Goldship's magnificent work has not taken it well.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“A unique voice, tone and heart.” Everything Will Swallow You has been chosen as one of the top ten paperback releases so far of 2026 by this week’s Bookseller Magazine. Free international delivery here in case you’ve not got yours yet: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

A round up of the year’s best paperbacks, beginning with my latest novel.

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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 26/09/2026

Hey that's us! Come see us yammer on and maybe get an Avis swag pin if you're lucky. 💀

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Braemar Literary Festival 2026 - a wonderful 24 hours in Aberdeenshire. www.davidgoodman.net/braemar-lite...

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Braemar Literary Festival 2026

A phenomenal night and day by the Dee.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Mild consideration & curiosity might lead one to think that putting Peter Thiel at the heart of 🇬🇧’s NHS and military logistics might not be prudent…

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Guido Eekhaut @eekhaut.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The difference can't be greater...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026

On September 9 or 10, someone staged this protest at the Dallas Fort Worth airport ahead of the GOP midterm convention. Does anyone know which organization was behind it? We would love to speak with them. Please share widely!

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Alex - Spells & Spaceships @blogspells.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's been brought to my attention that someone, or a bot, is impersonating me and emailing authors with a very similar email address to me. There are cooler people out there to impersonate 😂 Please if you receive an email or communication from 'me' please be extra vigilant.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A good read on the the state of the academy as it stands today. We're in a pivotal moment right now. The academy board must accept the bridge funding or find another way to keep the museum open immediately. neighborhoodfundamentals.substack.com/p/the-academ...

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The Academy Has an Offer. Does It Have the Authority to Take It?

A year of funding is on the table. What's unresolved is who actually gets to decide.

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We’re having an absolutely incredible weekend at the Braemar Literary Festival, starting with my event last night at the Highland Games Pavilion (cracking turnout, including fellow @dhhlitagency.bsky.social client @suzieedge.bsky.social!)

On stage with Fiona Dalziel at the Highland Games Pavilion in Braemar

Us in our smart clothes for dinner at the Fife Arms

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Omar Kooheji 🍉 @ohmz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

LLMs are fancy autocorrect, probabilistic algorithms can generate output which says it feels pain, but only becuase it was trained to say that.

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul. Here we have @annasmithwrites.bsky.social; though she's best known for grimdark, her forthcoming works may surprise you... An adventure heist or a fantasy romance, anyone? britishfantasysociety.org/meet-anna-st...

On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS members! Anna Stephens. Anna is pictured in the centre: she is a white woman with chin-length dark curly hair, and she is smiling at the camera.

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PS Livingstone (she/her) @pslivingstone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Normalise calling takeout cooking… 🙄

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Genevieve Cogman @genevievecogman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, his name is now on all the books on Amazon as co-author or editor, including some brand new ones which have awful reviews, and googling on his name brings up results like this: thepassingtramp.blogspot.com/2018/01/simp...

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Simply Troubling: The Mystery of the New Emma Lathen Editions

Emma Lathen , one of the most highly regarded writers of classic crime fiction over nearly four decades, from 1961 to 1997, was, as I have n...

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