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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you've been wondering what I've been up to lately, the answer is (partly)...THIS! Spotted on the Frankfurt Book Fair hotlist! Absolutely in love with this project, brought to life with my collaborators @calmdowntom.bsky.social and Alessandro Olivieri. More 👊 soon...

Fisticuffs! listing in Frankfurt hotlist, a riotous, irreverent graphic novel told through a queer, feminist lens, set in the world of Vistorian women's boxing. Agents: Meg Davis and Fabienne Schwizer

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Congrats to the great @cavan.bsky.social on his new graphic novel, out 28th October 👇

Graphic for Godfather of Hell graphic novel, releasing October 28th

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Cavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s SOPRANOS meets LUCIFER! Pre-order GODFATHER OF HELL and you’ll receive: 🔥 Exclusive livestream Q&A with me & artist @piusbak.bsky.social 🔥 A free digital zine from @thevaultcomics.bsky.social including pitch documents, moodboards, script pages & more 🔥 Cavan & Pius’ eternal souls*

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Glasgow bound! Will be at Fantasycon but just to skulk around the bar - if anyone wants to grab coffee, beer, cardamom buns, cocktails, let me know!

Anatomical head with caption "fantasycon, i will be there"

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm a bit (a lot) late to this party, but just in case, I made a starter pack back in the early days of bluesky of other people doing cool stuff in science fiction: go.bsky.app/FvJuYVv

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An absolute dream review for us writers; it's humbling, delightful and extremely satisfying to know people are connecting with the vibrant, bizarre, deeply human world we helped dream up: www.pcgamer.com/games/life-s... @calmdowntom.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social @benjiswriting.bsky.social

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Nivalis Nights review

An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying an alright shop sim on their backs.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When @benjiswriting.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social and @starkholborn.bsky.social decided they were going to make the weirdest characters they could, we hoped people would "get it." When PC Gamer gets it... well, that's pretty amazing. Cheers pals! www.pcgamer.com/games/life-s...

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Nivalis Nights review

An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying an alright shop sim on their backs.

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sounds like something Hark Stolborn might get up to

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm doing a lot of exciting projects, but this one is special!

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

thanks! it's ridiculous amounts of fun

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks! I'm loving every moment of writing it

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Nivalis Nights dares to ask what if Cyberpunk 2077 met Dave the Diver and Stardew Valley? And for now at least I'm loving the answer www.eurogamer.net/nivalis-nigh...

Nivalis Nights screenshot showing the neon-drenched Ramen Noir noodle bar against the backdrop of a dystopian city.

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DocBadwrench @docbadwrench.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

After digging on Nunslinger so much, I read another of @starkholborn.bsky.social's books, Ten Low. Holy shit was that fun.

This is a gritty tale of survival on a distant world at the edge of a planetary system where humanity stubbornly persists. But on Factus, they gotta cling harder because there's nothing but the dirt, the desert and desperation. I absolutely plowed through this one in two days because I just couldn't put it down. Can't wait to see what happens next in the series.

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So pleased you enjoyed your trip to Factus! May your thoughts be clear... 🎲

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And this is why we do what we do 🙏😭 Thanks so much to everyone who's exploring and enjoying the people and worlds we wrote for Nivalis Nights (and if you want to know what's next for us – cough cough indie project – follow @boxofgreebles.bsky.social...)

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Karl Poyzer @karlpoyzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So it's out now! I was lucky enough to spend a couple of years writing this with a lovely team (This was a bit of a weird career tangent for me) Lovely to learn loads and just get to write utter nonsence for a bit! @calmdowntom.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0P...

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Nivalis Nights - Official Launch Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Kaiju - Monstrous Non-Binary ⚧️🦖 @enbykaiju.itch.io · 30/09/2026

Correction, this will (probably) be the last thing Found a game dev complaining about corpo games industry & how they only really like making their own indie stuff Wish I could fund their work in-game 😅 This game is pulling zero punches and may end up my favourite game of 2026 just for the writing

Screenshot from the Nivalis Nights game
Humanoid character talking to the player in a cyberpunk street "Yesterday I spent eight hours working on an in-game cosmetic item for WarZoner: Conquest Champions of the Battleground"

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nivalis Nights is out... today! Come watch us (3/4 of the writers room) play it and talk about how some of the weird and wild stories came to life. TONIGHT 8pm BST 👇 m.twitch.tv/calmdowntom/... @karlpoyzer.bsky.social @calmdowntom.bsky.social

Poster for a stream of Nivalis Nights, 8pm BST on twitch.tv/calmdowntom, with Thomas Welsh, Stark Holborn and Karl Poyzer

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Press and narrative people, if you want to talk to me about the writing process for Nivalis Nights, reach out. We launch... Tomorrow!

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Paul Kane @paulkane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Picks from the #LandofOz & #TheHopelessRomanticsGuidetoEnchantment signing at Forbidden Planet in London last weekend. Thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social & @starkholborn.bsky.social

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Frasier Armitage (inactive) @frasierarmitage.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

…it’ll be released on December 1st and the link to the pre-order is: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HJMVX347/ I want to thank you for all the support you’ve given to me and my writing over the years. It’s been a wild journey and I’ve loved sharing it with you…

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Ripples From The Archives of Chaos

Amazon.com: Ripples From The Archives of Chaos eBook : Armitage, Frasier: Kindle Store

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Box Of Greebles @boxofgreebles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We are Box of Greebles and our first game is about being trapped on the Glasgow Underground while the world ends, and it's called "Tokamak!"

Shot of a train on the Glasgow subway in the game "Tokamak"

Shot inside a train on the Glasgow subway in the game "Tokamak"

Shot inside a train on the Glasgow subway in the game "Tokamak" showing the drivers cab.

Shot insid a train on the Glasgow subway in the game "Tokamak"

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

well if you're going to write a gumshoe detective story...

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People of London! This is tomorrow 👇 come buy a book and ask me about my bizarro story about a sentient crime solving shoe

Anthology signing at Forbidden Planet 179 Shaftesbury Ave for Land of Oz and Hopeless Romantics anthology, Sat 12th September at 2pm

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Box Of Greebles @boxofgreebles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We're so excited to be finalists for Converge 2026, in the Create Change category, and honoured to be part of the award's most diverse group ever: www.convergechallenge.com/converge-rev...

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Converge reveals “most diverse group” of finalists ever - Converge Challenge

Innovation comes in many different shapes and sizes, and this is exemplified in the list of finalists revealed today who...

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wondering what I've been working on? Well the news is out! Meet TOKAMAK, our first person, surreal, limbic narrative horror game set on the Glasgow Subway... (Oh and give Box of Greebles a follow while you're at it!)

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

From @starkholborn.bsky.social, lots of lovely SFF peoples on this list! go.bsky.app/FvJuYVv

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Important information for authors outside the US faced with this latest hurdle from the Anthropic settlement.

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have done! Will post if I get a reply

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Question for anyone in the UK who had the Anthropic claim email: what are you doing about the TIN/Social Security Number field, since it won't accept UK style identifications, (e.g. National Insurance No or UTR?)

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DocBadwrench @docbadwrench.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I finally finished up the Nunslinger Omnibus by @starkholborn.bsky.social and *immediately* purchased Ten Low to read after my mini-stack is completed. HIGHLY recommend Nunslinger. It's best kind of pulpy Western. Tons of action, lots of heart and so fucking efficiently written.

Cover of the Nunslinger Omnibus by Stark Holborn.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1st Nov - Stark Holborn will be returning! Novelist, games writer, film reviewer and author of books with fabulous names like Triggernometry and Nunslinger, there's never a shortage of things to discuss with Stark on the show! @starkholborn.bsky.social

The cover of For The Road by Stark Holborn, featuring a hand with a heart on it, caught in a linked chain in the shape of a figure 8

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm off to Gamescom next week repping @boxofgreebles.bsky.social and our in-production narrative horror game TOKAMAK thanks to @techscaler.bsky.social! Who's going to be there? My first time going so friendly waves / recommendations / tips all welcome

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Stefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Revelation Tapes is OUT TODAY! People are calling it one of the best poetry collections to be published in July 2026. Find out if they're right by purchasing a copy right now, either directly from @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social or from me - DM or comment if you'd like one 😊

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Stefan Mohamed - The Revelation Tapes | Broken Sleep Books | Poetry

The Revelation Tapes by Stefan Mohamed unfolds as a salvaged transmission: a film-show remastered from corroded cassettes, screened in the ruins of a drowned future, its overture barked by a game-show...

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Draculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Lol. Also, lmao. (Also also this is legit interesting!)

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Writers' Guild of Great Britain @writersguildgb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today we launch a new free guide for videogames writers on how to navigate your contracts to understand your employment status and to ensure fair and equitable terms Find out more + download the new guidelines 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/games-contra...

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