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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 30/09/2026

📢 COVER REVEAL Oct 23rd ! 📢 Wanna help me spread the word? Sign up to be part of the cover reveal: 👉 forms.gle/S9pTseRrc9TRUeD4A 💙📚

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 19h

Tomb with a view Taversoe Tuick, a Neolithic chambered cairn on Rousay (one of the Orkney islands). Rousay is often referred to as the ‘Egypt of the North’ on account of its many wonderful archaeological sites 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 17h

hi there, hate to do this, but if people can spare a minute, someone’s reposted and stolen a piece of my art! I would appreciate it immensely, please do not harass them !! 🙇🏻‍♀️

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Filthywizard @filthywizard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello #DVpit #DVArt ! My name is Jessi and I'm a non-binary, queer illustrator who is very interested in cover illustration work. I have a special passion for fantasy/romantasy as well as horror and sci-fi. I am currently looking for an agent as well as projects. Thank you for your time!

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Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT NOW! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

HELIRUNA IS LIVE! You can now grab a paperback copy over on Amazon! a.co/d/09uW87fc

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Submissions are open! We're seeking short stories from writers living in the North of England for our anthology of cosmic horror. Find out more and submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/anthology-3-...

Submissions are open for short stories on the theme of cosmic horror, from writers living in the North of England, from the 1st October to the 30th November.

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Countess Sappho is Viking Posting 23/7 @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'm definitely going to have to include a note in the forward so the readers expect some archaic turns of phrase

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Countess Sappho is Viking Posting 23/7 @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Having a delightful time going through Victorian cookbooks and bills of fare www.victorianvoices.net/topics/cooki...

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Sublight Games @sublightgames.com · 30/09/2026

Windsong Transatmospheric Cutter RIC-901V #SST26 #spaceshiptember Modeled by @brickwork.bsky.social THE STARS ARE DESTINY, VOIDFARER 11.1.26

Ashlee Rinn stands before her vessel Windsong.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Fell Hound @fellhound.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For the glory of the nation #ProjectViolets 💀🌸

A parade through town. A towncrier announces. A knight looks on with reluctance. A sorceress waves to the crowd.

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's the last day of #SapphicSeptember, - reminder that if you want sapphics that bang in hot AND plot-relevant ways, get revenge on their enemies, and flourish after transformation (and transition), I have a full backlist for you! details on the books down below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ (or just go to riengray.shop)!

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Nate Crowder @natecrowder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's #Horrorwriterschat has me wanting to put together an anthology of NW Gothic stories inspired by the music of The Decemberists.

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Rune Hrafnagaldur @lunegrimm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Artists! Post your sketch vs final! 🌕 This one changed quite a bit in the lineart stage, because it felt way too stiff, and the body didn't sit "right" in the composition. I'm still glad I made those changes.

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Most recently I did a a choose-your-own vampire romance book for adults - think dating sim x gothic novel. (Anniversary… last week! My publisher has deemed these all autumn books, apparently.) No stats, just story endings, and some of my favourite artists ever

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Neato Tito @neatotito.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Illustration of a man firing a rifle at two bears attacking him

Man - Me
Further away bear - self doubt
Closer bear- This one is just a real bear

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mushy @mushbeast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i love crows 🥀

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tomorrow, 11 AM in LA, 1 PM in Memphis and New Orleans, 2 PM in New York, 7 PM in the UK: This week's #HorrorWritersChat Join us for 4 questions, a chat, and some self-promo at the end:

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Val @ BOO! Goes the Bride (of Frankenstein) @valwrites.ca · 30/09/2026

A BREAKING NEWS BULLETIN

old timey broadsheet with a bunch of different fonts. It should be read in a 1920s radio announcer voice.

BOOM GOES THE BRIDE.

A PULSE POUNDING CYBER-ROMANTASY.

ACTION. PULP. MAGIC. SEX.

READERS SAY: LIKE HUNTER S THOMPSON IF YOU REPLACE THE DRUGS WITH MAGIC AND MISSILES.

VAL IS A MASTER OF SUBVERTING TROPEY SETUPS WITH UNEXPECTED PAYOFFS.

I'M NOT EVEN A LESBIAN, BUT...

YOUR REVIEW HERE.

THE HEA HAPPENS IN BOOK TWO SO SUCK MY D-

BUY IT NOW VALWRITES.CA.

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💫Allison Cassandra Ashtear🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @jayeallisonashtear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New sword commission! This one for @saltzman.bsky.social ! The request was for a sword that was extremely long, curved, and otherworldly. The starting point was an odachi, but the final design has more in common with a Dacian falx, which is awesome. Want a fantasy sword? They are $50!

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Devin Kraft @ Home For A Bit! @cheshirecat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Four days left and about a third to go! Here's one of my favorite pages from the book - coming up with mindscape monsters is a total blast. www.kickstarter.com/projects/che...

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Talli 🎃 Shattered City 10/6! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My next vampire anthology, LOVELY TERRORS, launches on BackerKit 1 month from today! Follow now for sneak peeks and launch reminders, and check out all the amazing projects in The Book Bazaar! tinyurl.com/lovely-terrors @backerkit.com

Launching soon on BackerKit: Lovely Terrors, an Anthology of Vampiric Horror. Launching in one month!

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Eliot 🌳 @eliotbaum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Konstantin got turned last session 🩸 #curseofstrahd

a man with curly black hair, red eyes and fanged teeth has a shocked expression on his face. his shoulders and half his face are cut off by the frame, only showing half of his shocked face. there's woobly wiggly lines in white and grey next to him, framing a small gathering of white figures around a white, bleeding body (the resurrection in the midst of a vampire transformation)
A small hungarian inspired gravestone plate next to it has the DM's quote "You take your first and final breath." quote inscribed on it. dhampir time!!!!!

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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

From the prompt 'bat wings' from vamptober a couple of years ago #saturdark

Who would foresee fragility to such a thing. Through the skin one can see the moon. A cold membrane like a caul. They come with the sound of leather. Wind whips under the wings. After all, are we not many, moving as one? Each pair of wings reflects an inner voice just as their pin eyes reflect starlight. Centuries of killing conjure a multitude of shapes within. To be contained to one form is to be human: to be vampyr is to contain a swarm.

Is the body not dense? Does it not writhe? Do they not move with batlike silence? Do their feet even touch the earth? Cut down one of the flock and another will arise in its place. You must stake it at the source, for each drop of the black river within such a creature will turn to smoke in your hands. A bat, a bug-eater, is easily felled, but there is strength in the pack. The vampire can assume the form of some terrible beast as easily as that of a man, for he is neither. He is a body spit back from the soil. He is disposessed even of Hell.

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Minilla Jovovich 🍉 read Merynthia's Master ⚔️🪱🐦 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SURPRISE DROP! Inspired by Robert E. Howard's historical fiction, "The Lily & The Lion" tells the story of two knights on opposing sides of the Battle of the Golden Spurs in the Franco-Flemish war of the early 14th century. Pay what u want at my itch.io spot! luana420.itch.io/the-lily-the...

A b&w drawing of a mounted knight in heated battle, surrounded by pikemen.

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mother's Night (Rise of the Hare Witch) is slowly emerging from hibernation. For now, it's time to revisit the Weald and discover what went before. Music arrangement is by my talented son, Dylan Ellis @dullanmusic.bsky.social. #folkhorror #booksky #horror

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Félix the Rover @therovercomics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

QTP with a sword 🗡️

Inks from the cover of Born in Winter, a medieval comic book/fresco about a knight saving a baby during a siege. The cover features a dense crowd of knights and soldiers brutally fighting.

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Saba 🏳️‍🌈 Kofi tiers ✨ @ace-of-dragons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

as the spookiest month approaches, it may be worth considering following some more vampire artists... 👀🍷🩸 (lmk if you'd like to be added 🫶🏻) go.bsky.app/G7m43t1

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Bug🌻🪓 @noisyghost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

straight up not having a good time [ #art | #OC ]

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BisonWares ➡️ AthroSoCal @bisonwares.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Revenant & Transform Kickstarter is ending in just 70 hours!!! Check out the Kickstarter exclusive Wares and Support the project before it's too late! Link ⬇️🩸🐺🦇

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anita@escrevendo gays 🌈 @anakidd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

established couples in adventures together. i know a lot of people think it's boring but an ACTUAL couple or throuple team is one of my faves ok and give other problems instead of miscommunication i'm tired of miscommunication #WritingPrompt and yes i have a current wip with this /o/

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Marat's Invisible Man is Alive 🫀 @maratearendel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am stressed I am tired but I am happy. Indie Author life is hard but I'm grateful I get to not only write but have people read my stories! Here is a little bit of an update. Make sure to let me know if you want me to continue sharing the process of what goes into being an indie writer.

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vert ⚡️🪶 MELT: REFRAIN OUT NOW @subvertebra.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MELT: REFRAIN: A 🔞 queer trans horror novel about toxic corporate vampires in love, and other four-letter words. One part Gothic, one part psychological torment; all sex and death. Everything changes for the worst all the time. What are you going to do about it? Available now on Itch & Payhip. 🪦🕊️

Promo image with the cover of MELT: REFRAIN and extra info. It says: a queer trans corporate Gothic horror novel. Non-linear, multi-POV, first in a series.

The cover illustration features two characters, one in bright red, one in dark teal. The man in red is disheveled and smoking, eyes obscured in shadow, and the man in teal is behind him, mostly obscured and dangling a lowball glass over the first man's shoulder. Smoke drifts up from the cigarette, partially obscuring both their faces. The backdrop is black and dark red, and is textured a little like viscera. The title text has a similar texture and is outline in neon red.

Excerpt from MELT: REFRAIN.

If Simon hadn’t been so desperate already, Hector really would bite him open, drink him half-dry and make him woozy and pliant. But Simon’s saucer-wide pupils and laser focus on the red pooling on Hector’s chin and seeping into his beard belie his composure. It’s not like Hector’s ever been turned—no doubt something out there could mold a vampire into something else, though he’d rather not dwell on the possibility—but he’s got the gist over the years, how it eats and eats and eats at someone if they don’t get what they need. Born vampires have it bad enough already; what exquisite agony something even worse must be, the basest parts of oneself parched and undeniable.

Available now on Itch.io and Payhip.

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 28/09/2026

@karkkidoesart.bsky.social, the game you did art for appeared on my Youtube recommends! It's getting a lot of eyes on it! Way to go! Here's hoping for a fantastic release! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BfZ...

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Twilight Ferry - Official Trailer

YouTube video by Indie Games Hub

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Coy Hall @coyhall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Scythian Wolf is back with its third open call & third historical horror anthology. This time it's Ancient Rome. Here are the initial details. More info soon.

Ars Moriendi: Horror Tales of Ancient Rome
Payment: $75 USD per story
Word Count: 4500-10000
Open: February 1 - February 28, 2027
Submit to: the.scythian.wolf [at] gmail.com
story Must be set between the years 753 bce and 500 ce
story must include a supernatural element
with setting and details, historical accuracy is vital
Reprints Welcome but Note when submitting
stories that utilize Generative AI will be rejected
submit as .docx attachment (no links)
subject line: rome submission: story title
multiple submissions? no
simultaneous submissions? Yes
no submissions or inquiries prior to february 1, 2027
Payment via Paypal Only

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Countess Sappho is Viking Posting 23/7 @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How come, when you're writing a book, no one tells you how much of a book hangover you're going to have when you finally finish it? There's still plenty to do, but damn. What an experience.

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ida ✸ blueguy brainrot 💎✸ @tujiux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

art trade with the ephemeral @hiimeyu.bsky.social 🎨

A mirrored illustration of a tiefling with pink-scarlet horns posing in a mirrored pose with her echo, a dark gem-like looking being.

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Catherine @catandherwips.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not long now until the cover reveal for my sapphic medieval gothic book CARRION'S KIN 💚

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Alex, the Hero of Write @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH: A SUNDERED SKY is told across two POVs. Here's Lili! Lili is from the surface world and now lives in in Cirrun, the Empire in the sky. She believes the surface still exists and that she can go back. Perhaps she'll get her wish. (Lili by @catebees.bsky.social !)

A 4x5 graphic with an autumnal forest in the background. A transparent box sits atop, titled "Meet Lili".

A 4x5 graphic with an autumnal forest in the background. A transparent box sits atop with a quote inside in pale green font that reads as follows:

More than once, Lili had wondered just how it was people were supposed to survive in such stringent conditions, and more than once she had been given an unsatisfying answer: "This is just how it is."

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Alex, the Hero of Write @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH: A SUNDERED SKY is told across two POVs. Here's Ahelicia! Ahelicia is a House knight following in her late father's footsteps. There is nothing she wouldn't do for her Lady, for better or for worse—even if it spells her ruination. (Ahelicia by @catebees.bsky.social !)

A background featuring a stone corridor with a black suit of armor to one side of the doorway holding an apple shaped object. There is a pinkish color shift to the image. Over top is a grey rectangle with rounded corners, inside which is "Meet Ahelicia" in pink font.

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MORGUES @mxmorgan.com · 28/09/2026

sketchin

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Countess Sappho is Viking Posting 23/7 @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wanted to do a 1:1 but, as with anything, coming up against the natural limitations of the medium/skill and am instead contemplating negative space a lot; exactly where the cuts will go (heat did not transfer my LaserJet print, but I got a good enough outline using a little moisture + pressure)

Piece of rubber with the rough outline of a sword on it, and parchment paper with some design doodles beside it

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Jeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For Sapphic September, support women's rights (and rites, in the case of dis witch) AND ALSO women's wrongs 😈 📚💙 (and indie presses, o'course!) shirakipress.com/products/lig...

Hot Fuzz "Shame" shotgun meme headed by the words, "Tilly, cooking her Special Stew"

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Sucumbe a la nutria @subetealanutria.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mi último rebluit no se deja mencionar, así que lo dejo dicho aquí aparte y en castellano: ✨Coged la costumbre✨ de borrar la última parte de los links que acaban con una interrogación y luego caracteres random. Son marcas para saber quién comparte qué con quién.

Meme de los Simpson en el que un conductor de autobús dice "no me hagas volver a señalar el cartel". En la segunda viñeta, señala el cartel y en él se lee: borra todo lo que va detrás de la interrogación en una URL para que no nos rastreen al hacer clic en ella.

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 24/09/2026

🤎🪱 DIRT YOU SHALL BECOME 🪱🤎 5 spooky short stories from one avid gardener to you 🌿 4 with slightly obsessive behavior 💀 3 with evil garden creatures 🐸 2 based on true stories 👀 1 will be your favorite ... Which one?? --> www.karenlykkebo.com/dirtyoushallbecome

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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can I interest you in a free horror/thriller about a sopping wet loser vampire having a really bad day and the only guy in post-soviet 90s Budapest who's nice to him: a black market dealer in human meat? I'm sure nothing will go wrong for these two. beastcutter.itch.io/a-weight-of-...

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A WEIGHT OF CARRION FLESH by Lukan Garrow

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𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔪𝔞𝔶 𝔦 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔰ö𝔪𝔢 ö𝔪𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔰 @buriedinembers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Inquisitor Anaxandra (feat. some of her normal and trustworthy companions)

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Girlhood

My art from 2020, a female werewolf eating meat

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Mary 🌙 🇻🇪 Comms open @mawyl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Practice drawings with my girl ... IN THE TRANSLUCENT DRESS (again) #ocsky #art #originalcharacter

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Shonna White @shonnathewhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Enjoy my series: Book Marketing Sucks. I'm Going To Get Stupid With It. A series where I insert my book, Lost Infernal, into random photos because I decided this was a good idea while whacked out on cough syrup. I honour past me and her weird decisions. www.amazon.com/dp/B0HBLTY4TJ

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