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Lorraine Wilson

@rainewilson.bsky.social
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Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Clarke Award, BSFA, Kavya & Saltire Awards finalist | THE SALT ORACLE out now geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 linktr.ee/raine_clouds

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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'I didn't say anything bc it would have caused a scene' 'I didn't say anything bc I didn't want to be laughed at' 'I didn't say anything bc I didn't want to lose friends' 'I didn't say anything bc it's just blokes messing around' Good men speak up. Complicit men stay silent.
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Mahmud El Sayed @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ethnic minority author accused of using AI: Cancel him! Destroy him! White author admits to using AI: Get that man a New York Times profile! Give that woman a Nobel Prize in Literature! (I'm more anti-AI than most but the above is nothing to do with the use of AI in art)
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I love this! Not sure how it would survive a storm, but it's a kind of visual poetry
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just passed 23k into the new book & now I get to head into Edinburgh to meet lovely friends & celebrate a fab book's launch. Not too shabby for a Thursday
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happiest of pub days to this gorgeous, monstrous book!! Go get this thing asap! 🖤🏚️🧙
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Risking hypothermia for a kick ass book video is a level of dedication that warrants ALL THE BOOK SALES. plus this book is immense spiky spooky fun so go get it!
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 23/09/2026
GUYS I HAVE CREATED THE WORLDS WORST UNBOXING VIDEO! There is nothing polished and filtered and uh...well-groomed about this one. It's the realio dealio
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 23/09/2026
Tomorrow is the release of brilliant new sapphic historical novel The Haunting of Avis Lovelock by @mkhardywrites.com Here's what they have to say about Victorian women mediums, killing or not killing characters, and if ghosts are real.... www.patreon.com/thequietsun/...
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Haunted Boats and a Snappy Wit | CL Hellisen
Sapphic ghostly historical The Haunting of Avis Lovelock comes out tomorrow. I finished reading it this weekend and lmty it is a TONNE of fu
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Horton is a storyteller outside of time, I suspect he may be fae.” @rainewilson.bsky.social Next month, return to the dark moors of Cornwall with the paperback edition of RAGWORT - sequel to @samkhorton.bsky.social 's deliciously dark folkloric fantasy GORSE! Preorder: buff.ly/bw00s5w
A paperback copy of RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton held up against Autumn foiliage.
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 21/09/2026
REMEMBER KIDS It's only cannibalism if both parties are human. Otherwise it's just lunch.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ngl this summary of my career makes it sound like my PhD really should be rescinded 😂
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's me! Looking forward to this chat enormously 😍
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don't generally promote my wee paid tier on Patreon, because ugh money. But hey, if you want to be the first to hear about new projects, and behind the scenes news, I'd really appreciate the support 🖤 So would the cats - they have high treat expectations www.patreon.com/LorraineWils...
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Diary - New books, old books, secret books | Lorraine Wilson
Friends, how come every time I write one of these, it's to introduce a new book? I promise I am not quite as chaotic, or productive as I mig
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don't generally promote my wee paid tier on Patreon, because ugh money. But hey, if you want to be the first to hear about new projects, and behind the scenes news, I'd really appreciate the support 🖤 So would the cats - they have high treat expectations www.patreon.com/LorraineWils...
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Diary - New books, old books, secret books | Lorraine Wilson
Friends, how come every time I write one of these, it's to introduce a new book? I promise I am not quite as chaotic, or productive as I mig
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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Next week, @mkhardywrites.com 's second spooky standalone novel will hit the shelves! After Scottish gothic THE NEEDFIRE, their sophomore novel sees a professional skeptic take to the high seas to debunk a haunted cruise ship in THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK! geni.us/avisl geni.us/needfirePB
Two paperbacks by MK Hardy (THE NEEDFIRE and THE HAUNTING OF AVIS LOVELOCK) against a red fabric background.
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 17/09/2026
It's ONE WEEK to go before The Shape of Monsters is out in print! I am so amped for readers to meet Aleks, Vai and *evil grin* my sweet innocent precious Ilea. Come join @heatherpalmer.bsky.social and me at Blackwell's in Edinburgh at 7pm on Thursday the 24th September!
Cl Hellisen: The Shape of Monsters in conversation with Annabel Campbell (sadly she can't make this,but the wonderful Heather Palmer is taking her seat)
Thursday 24th September, 7pm

And a picture of me in a stripy top, with the red and dark purple cover of the Shape of Monsters with its creepy stag head
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am so with the Korean authors on this one ngl
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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 16/09/2026
if you think ed sheeran is a spineless shitheel (as you should) and have been celebrating the bands who've quat his tour, you can join them in an act of equally principled and much more direct action right here and now, by signing up to support the Sameer Project
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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Glasgow Haverin is nearly here! 'Mon and celebrate 40 years of the GSFWC with our book launch on 21st October at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street. Grab yourself new stories by Christopher Caldwell, E.M. Faulds, Neil Williamson, Eliza Chan -- and maybe some homemade tablet too! #Haverin #GSFWC40
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Celebrating 40 Years of the GSFWC | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Celebrating 40 Years of the GSFWC today.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good job sky, keep it up
Photo looking over silhouetted rooftops at the sunset. The sky is mostly pale blue but there's a spread of dark clouds, the undersides of which are painted vivid orange.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
5k into the new WIP. Today's words: a street preacher, a shoddy archival restoration job, a doomed assassin and far too many shadows. Next up: a refugee clinic, dying birds, UNIONS BABY 💪🏽, and an ex-fiancé with a point to prove...
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Listen. The only fan art I've ever been sent has been of Orlando (Monsieur le ghost cat familiar). He's just a good cat, Brent
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
oooooooooh!! 👀🤩
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Those who publish short fic or serials on their blogs, do you have opinions about making it a paying subscriber perk (with fewer readers), versus free with perhaps wider readership? I want to post occasional short stories, but am dithering over how to do so. It's a dithery kind of day.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Clouds being *dramatique* today
Photo of a very silvery firth of forth, an islet in the foreground, a wee creeler heading for port further out and the Lothian coast in the distance. They, and the clouds are dark and dramatic but despite appearances it's actually a pretty soft day
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 09/09/2026
A brief review of @emfaulds.com's latest collection These Broken Little Worlds (spoiler, i loved it) and a chat with Beth about writing neurodivergent characters and finding people who share her world view www.patreon.com/thequietsun/...?
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Enter E.M. Faulds' Broken Little Worlds | CL Hellisen
I have finished reading E.M, Faulds' second collection of short stories These Broken Little Worlds, and like its predecessor Under the Moon,
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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 09/09/2026
For the morning crowd! This is going to be a lot of fun; I have a LOT of weird facts about Spiritualism to share.
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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cover Reveal - it’s my pleasure to share with you the excellent cover and some details of Antara by @tadethompson.bsky.social a historical fantasy that you really will want to read next year! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/9/...
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Cover Reveal - Antara by Tade Thompson — Runalong The Shelves
Helllooo! Today something special for you thanks to Luna Press Publishing I am sharing the cover for Tade Thompson’s excellent new historical fantasy epic Antara coming out 23rd March 2027. We may ...
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Adding some extra anarchism and drowning of bigots to this book For Reasons
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
WHOOP!! I can't wait!
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I am at that stage of planning a book where my underbrain is clearly beavering away constantly because whilst doing other things, I keep getting assaulted by random ideas that somehow fit brilliantly. Clever thing, the underbrain.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Finally, a religion I could get behind
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🍂As we begin to enter into fall, here's a selection of Solaris books to take you deep into the woods... 🐝WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST @rainewilson.bsky.social 🦉THE AMBER OWL @julietmarillier.bsky.social 🍂THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Barnett 🐺THE GODS MUST BURN @authortrmoore.bsky.social
A stack of Solaris books spines out against a green fabric background dotted with autumn leaves.

WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST by Lorraine Wilson
THE AMBER OWL by Juliet Marillier
THE DARK BETWEEN THE TREES by Fiona Barnett
THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore
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Scottish BPOC Writers Network @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨🚨LAST CHANCE🚨🚨: We want to hear from you: fill out the interest list for our professional development day event! Form closes tonight! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/sbwn-profess...
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SBWN Professional Development Day - 30 October - Scottish BPOC Writers Network
Join us for a professional development day event in-person and online to help writers develop their skills and more.
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Mahmud El Sayed @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"There is no good empire except, apparently, in fantasy novels." Haven't read this but the above quote ftom @stewarthotston.com's review sums up something I have been feeling hard lately. Why are so many writers today insisting on 'doing' politics when they have nothing interesting to say?
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Completed the draft of this book 🙌🏽 it's a whole mess, but it also has: - a whole lotta dead billionaires - some Significant Birds - a bloodthirsty cult - a scientist who goes too far ☠️ - uncanny valley creepy - communal anarchy - sentient mires It's been fun. And the mess is not yet my problem 😂
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Dr Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 02/09/2026
Now WorldCon is done you should turn your attention to FantasyCon 2026. In Glasgow this year it will have an incredible program as well as being an inclusive international celebration of all things SFFH. britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...
FantasyCon poster for 2026. Dates are 9-11th October at the Glasgow Crowne Plaza and hosted by the British Fantasy Society
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Micaiah Johnson @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am once again tormented by *thoughts* www.patreon.com/MicaiahJohns...
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Is There a Wrong Way To Chase Your Dreams? Some Thoughts Post WorldCon. | Micaiah Johnson
Follow me to a scene from a few years back: A writer whose name rhymes with Mariah is sitting in the lobby during an SFF con whose name rhy
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He just really loves his suitcase, guys. What am I meant to do?
Another photo of the void catten curled up blissfully snoozing in his suitcase on my bedroom floor. Coming up on three weeks since I should have put it away.
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thank you to the @laworldcon.bsky.social team for letting me take part from my sofa in Scotland! It's been a joy & the strength of the virtual strand has been *impressive* Ginny says it's past his bedtime though, pls have we stopped talking to the computer?
Photo of a weary & hard working tabby cat who needs his bed. Against a blurry backdrop of lounge windows & two of my books propped on a radiator in peak stylish zoom backdrop.
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Out of this world SciFi to snap up in Waterstones Double Plus Stamps Sale ft: Clarke Award finalist @rainewilson.bsky.social 's THE SALT ORACLE @aptshadow.bsky.social 's 2nd TERRIBLE WORLDS novella bind up A first contact standalone from @neuvel.net @derekkunsken.bsky.social 's 4th QUANTUM novel!
Solaris SciFi to snap up in the Waterstones Double Plus Stamps sale:

TERRIBLE WORLDS by Adrian Tchaikovsky
AFTER THE FALL by Edward Ashton
QUANTUM DAWN by Derek Kunsken
THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson
NINEFOX GAMBIT: 10th anniversary edition by Yoon Ha Lee
THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley
INTERGALACTIC FEAST by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Yes I will absolutely have found the snake currently hiding in the lounge in the next 90mins and will definitely not be spending my @laworldcon.bsky.social panel distracted by Rogue Noodles 😬🐍
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 ROLL UP ROLL UP🚨 This Bank Holiday Weekend it's @waterstones.bsky.social DOUBLE PLUS STAMPS SALE! Snap up Solaris books inc: @aptshadow.bsky.social @edashtonwriting.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @rainewilson.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social
A compilation graphic of Solaris titles to purchase in Waterstones Double Plus Stamps sale!
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
New up on the blog - what hustling for an author career looks like & also me reminding myself not to entirely sabotage FutureMe www.patreon.com/LorraineWils...
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The hustle | Lorraine Wilson
I mentioned this post in my last good vibes one, and am returning to it now as I feel like we always need reminders to be kinder to ourselve
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Double plus stamps, ghost orcas causing trouble, ghost krakens causing *more* trouble... what's not to love honestly?
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Lorraine Wilson @rainewilson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oh hi upcoming paperback release in @thebookseller.com 🙌🏽 @solarisbooks.bsky.social
Photo of a wee listing for The Salt Oracle's paperback release on 5th Nov. With this text: 

In a world where the internet crashed a generation ago, Auli's life on a floating college is threatened by mutating ghosts. Set in the same world as Wilson's debut We Are All Ghosts in the Forest. Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2026.
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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Let's not forgot: "Midges - too horrific to be believable" "I'm partial to a bit of necromancy" "You draw the line at cute werewolves but an angler fish that challenges you to a rap battle is fine?" And my personal favourite "The Stoor Worm is huge and ugly. I love him. I can fix him!" 😆
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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.com · 28/08/2026
AI is part of a class war. The rich are buying art made by artists, putting their kids in private schools with excellent teacher/pupil ratios, not allowing their own kids to use smart phones etc . They want us stupider, surrounded by slop - pigs at the trough. Stop giving them what they want.
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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 27/08/2026
Look at the grils, don't they look nice togehter/!
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