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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The omnibus of my award-winning Ack-Ack Macaque trilogy AND my first novel, Silversands, are available in brand new e-book editions from Open Road Media. Paperback copies will follow in January. You can buy and read the ebooks now at: openroadmedia.com/contributor/...

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Art, literature and music are ways we express our human experience. Generative AI has nothing to say. Its remixed slop can only ever be, to quote Shakespeare, “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m looking for a paid writing gig to supplement my income from fiction. I’ve previously written articles for The Guardian, Irish Times, SFX, and had by lines in Acoustic and The Engineer, and gained extensive editorial experience with Stars and Sabers Publishing. DM me if you need my skills.

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve sent off several dozen job applications in the past couple of weeks, and I’ll keep going until I get something good. I have a broad skillset: science degree, both lab and clinical research background, science writer, copywriter, and much more (obviously writer, artist, and creative instructor).

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G. D. Penman @gdpenman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I want these on my shelves, so I guess I need to wait for the new paperbacks in January, but my goodness, don't they look gorgeous.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Opening up the bookshop for the day. It rained last night in the pavements are wet, but the sky is clear and blue and the breeze cool. The books wait on the shelves with timeless patience, and the coffee machine chugs and hisses as it warms up.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In a recent poll, 9 out of 10 invasive alien species recommended JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell. Don’t leave Earth without it!

A xenomorphs holding a copy of Jitterbug

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In a message to my daughter, I just described something she’d found online as “Corporate wankwaffle written by an intern using CrapGPT” and I’m going to note that one down for future use

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I should be writing the second of my contracted horror novels, but all my brain wants to do is conjure mystery novel plots...

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two weeks to the terrifying GUTTERSPACE, the debut horror novella by @justinenortonkertson.com! Preorder your copy today, just in time for Halloween. Cover by @scribeofhades.bsky.social and interior art by @theahmedraafat.bsky.social. #books #horror #horrorbooks #cosmichorror #horrorcommunity

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Presenting my 2026 awards eligibility post, as both author and editor. An amazing year! Thank you to readers for following the journey. Thank you for any nominations.  jendiagammon.com/202... #books #fiction #novels #novellas #shortstories #anthologies

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2026 Awards Eligibility Post for Jendia Gammon - Jendia Gammon

This is the 2026 awards eligibility post for Jendia Gammon as author and editor.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Writers: I have gathered all my writing advice posts into a bumper collection covering everything from how to write a novel through to explaining how to write a synopsis and cover letter, how to get an agent, and how advances and royalties work. Take a look: www.patreon.com/collection/8...

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Writing Advice | Collection from Gareth L. Powell | 23 posts | Patreon

A bumper collection of posts covering the craft and business of writing, from writing a killer synopsis to landing a literary agent. Explore Writing Advice, a…

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Alternate history you won’t want to put down! THE HYENA is a surrealist adventure by Emmy Award winner @quantick.bsky.social out Nov. 10. Preorder your copy today! Thank you to @annecorlett.bsky.social for the quote. #books #surrealism #alternatehistory #magicalrealism

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"What is required is not a lot of words but effectual ones." -Seneca / Letter XXXVIII (Transl. Robin Campbell)

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My latest book, Godfestation, is getting praise and poignant responses from readers. It has chills, heart, grief, and new gods and cryptids in Southern Appalachia, where I'm from. Thank you for reading this personal work! Out now: jendiagammon.com/god... #horror #fantasy #Appalachia #books

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Godfestation

Godfestation is an Appalachian weird horror novella by Nebula and BSFA finalist author Jendia Gammon, releasing August 2026 via Sley House Publishing.

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A great review for OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM, our horror anthology edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social, @garethlpowell.bsky.social, and @scarlettralgee.bsky.social, from dozens of writers spanning the globe! Thank you to @hellnotes.bsky.social. #horror #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity #books

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Book Review: OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Taking an evening stroll now that the rain has stopped, and sharing this with you in case you need a moment of calm

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Author Simulator. My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Title: Author Simulator

Level 1: Get to desk and begin! (Platform video game-style image of an author jumping from a block onto a cloud with desk and computer) Result: success!

Level 2: Press on despite distractions! (Author typing as the desk/clod moves past a ghost and a spider) ) Result: success!

Level 3: Deliver manuscript to editor! (Author jumping over fire pit onto platform where editor waits) Result: success!

Level 4: Accept minor criticism! (Author lying ded in fronto of editors desk) Result: better luck next time!

Along the bottom are controls for:
Left right jump crouch read write nap coffee

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great trailer for my Amethyst Lantern series! The final book, a prequel, comes out October 20 via @press-android.bsky.social. THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT tells the story of how it all began for this Lunarpunk future after the end of the world. #books #sff #scifi #fantasy

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Drove to the bookshop this morning and the fields either side of the road were dewy. Pheasants and deer in the morning haze. Leaves just starting to turn.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The neighbours' dogs are all barking. This probably means there's a fox skulking around, or a terminator.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Friday, friends. May inspiration smile upon you.

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ADRIAN M. GIBSON 🍄 SFF Author & Book Designer @adrianmgibson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Want to up your writing game? Check out these writing craft books for fantastic insights into writing craft, revision, publishing, querying agents, working with publishers and more. Happy writing! ✍️ @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social

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Cosmic Lighthouse Comics @cosmiclighthouse.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Coming to Kickstarter! ALL SYSTEMS RED — the official Graphic Novel adaptation of Book 1 in The Murderbot Diaries by @marthawells.com. Click here to sign up for exclusive discounts and content! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There's condensation on the insides of the sash windows. Autumn is definitely in the air.

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just a reminder that my YA novella IMAGINE A FRIEND is getting nice word of mouth and is still available *everywhere*. www.amazon.co.uk/Imagine-Frie...

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Imagine a Friend : Quantick, David: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Listening to this today in honour of John Coltrane's centenary. He was born on 23 Sept 1926 in North Carolina, and went on to become one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I was just typing at my desk when I felt something on my hair. I reached up to brush it off, and a f****** huge spider ran down my face. Now it's on the floor somewhere and I don't know where it went.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Autumnal Equinox to those of us riding this spinning ball of rock as it wobbles around our local star. Today ushers in my favourite season.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I have the next three days off work, and I intend to get a whole lot of writing done.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This morning, sea fog rests on the hills and the tops of the trees like the sagging roof of a blanket fort.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Quiet in the bookshop today. I’m listening to the Roberts (Plant and Palmer) and reading about the history of architecture

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have a horror novel called UNLEASHED coming from Titan Books next summer, and I’ve written an upmarket mystery novel that’s currently with my agent, and these two books are probably the best I’ve written so far. Onwards!

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most of Monday's problems could be solved with a strong cup of tea and $9m. So far, I have the tea...

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An epic year of books is almost finished! Three out now, and another in October. See them all at jendiagammon.com/books. #books #fantasy #horror #chooseyourownadventure #scifi

Jendia Gammon / J. Dianne Dotson Books

Clockwise:
Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall, a Choose Your Own Adventure - Out Now!
The Vale of Seven Dragons - Epic Fantasy Book - Out Now!
The Dawn of Dusk and Twilight - final book and prequel in the Amethyst Lantern trilogy, writing as J. Dianne Dotson - Preorders Starting! Out Oct. 20
Godfestation - An Appalachian Weird Horror & Fantasy Novella - Out Now!

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Entertaining, twisty, and creepy.” Preorder GUTTERSPACE by @justinenortonkertson.com, out October 13! Learn more: www.starsandsabers.com/books/gutter... Thank you to @lucyasnyder.bsky.social for the blurb. #horror #horrorbooks #comingsoon #books

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