So this is really exciting!
Who here loves Professor Elemental, master of chap-hop?
Well, the good Prof is writing a song based on my Gyrford books! Hopefully out in June, and I'm so excited.
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Wishing all the fans, @bsfa.bsky.social members and creative minds the best #eastercon
@easterconuk.bsky.social
I wrote this post just under a year ago, and I still stand by everything within it.
Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd. The list of books is as follows: Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson. The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker. Resurrection Men, by David Craig. Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson. Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith. Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair. The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley. Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar. New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan. Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams. Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler. The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin. Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan. Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.
This is not a joke!
Today is your last chance to get your hands on the Magic Noir story bundle, 14 awesome novels by 14 excellent authors for just $35.
Offer ends tomorrow so don't delay, get it while you can!
storybundle.com/magic
I'm not too superstitious, but considering the luck I've had, sending out contracts on Friday 13th is asking for trouble.
Picture shows a closed laptop, under a mint green a5 notebook, and matching pen. A lanyard displaying: BFS Retreat 2026 and bookmark with the words "From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring." Under the words there is an icon of a orange phoenix
A long, focused #amwriting & editing weekend working on made up worlds, and an anthology at @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Writing Retreat. I shared space with amazing, talented, creative, caring people.
There -is- good in this world folks.
I'm over on #hornseawriters today, completing their series on reviews. www.hornseawriters.com/2026/01/revi...
Very good reads… and now award nominated :)
buy them
Yellow Image with text: HSFF Open Mic Upstairs at Monks Walk Inn, Beverley. www.humberspeculativeficton.co.uk. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror.
The HumberSFF Burns Night inspired Open Mic returns to Beverley January 25. humbersff.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/s...
No words, just hugs. 🫂
A skeleton is dressed in a hi-vis red coat worn over a formal uniform. It man’s the World Fantasy Convention 2025 venue’s reception desk.
What an amazing convention @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social was. My creative spirit is recharged. Big thanks to the organisers, volunteers, panelists, publishers, judges, and redcoats who gave their souls for us mere mortals who attended. Thank you for your sacrifice!
Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
"The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power."
Toni Morrison
Contented black Labrador sitting, with a World Fantasy Convention name badge
Doggo 🐾 is a big softy, and very proud of his honorary membership. Busy making plenty of new friends at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
My feed is full of people making fantastical plans and long distance journeys for @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Yep… I’m a little bit excited. Looking forward to seeing friends and making new ones!
Beautifully written. Shona's ability to transport readers to magical, historical Scotland is pure...witchcraft. ;) Get this pre-ordered folks.
Out now: Magic, Maps, and Mischief 🦉
Read it for:
- strong autistic and ADHD rep 🎉
- queernorm world 😍
- themes of acceptance, kindness and the different kinds of love ☺️
- cozy, feel-good vibes ❤️
Shares greatly appreciated 😁 hope you enjoy the book!
mybook.to/magicmapsand...
Tomorrow night in Urmston, come hear us talk about books and publishing!
I hope your 'escape' lets you recharge.
If you haven't been to an event with Andrew Knighton, you are really missing out! A born entertainer and very funny guy 😂😍
Check out Andrew Knighton making the most of HumberSFF's splendid 'author corner' last night! Thank you so much for the entertaining readings from The Executioner's Blade @northodoxpress.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social + Forged for Destiny @orbitbooks.bsky.social Thanks everyone who came along!
It was lovely to see you, thank you for coming along!
Had a great time at Humber SFF this evening - lovely bunch of people, interesting questions, and I do enjoy talking about books. Now waiting for a succession of late trains home with far fewer copies of my books than I set out with.
NATIONAL CREATIVE WRITING INDUSTRY DAY 2025 WORKSHOP ✍
Marketing Yourself as a Writer w/ @callieuntitled.bsky.social 📚
Learn the basics of marketing yourself in this creative and interactive workshop with author and book marketer Callie Kazumi.
🎟️now on sale eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nation...
So come join @rjbarker.bsky.social, @aptshadow.bsky.social and @davewragg.com with the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social on a quest through the marvellous worlds they have created!
Thurs 9th October, 7pm, Leeds Waterstones
Tickets available at tinyurl.com/LeedsWorlds
I am on tour right now with a book about two gay working class artists who died long before I was born. I’ve visited bookshops and libraries and galleries. And at every event I’ve been welcomed and there has been warmth and community. Books build empathy. The arts connect us. They just do.
THE 20TH! not the 27th. Stupid fingers.
Background graphic of an old map. Waterstones and BFS logos on either side of the title. Three author photos beneath title. Text: The British Fantasy Society & Waterstones Trafford Centre “Alternate Earths” Dan Hanks, Stephen Aryan, Thomas D. Lee Sunday 21st September, 7pm, Waterstones, Trafford Centre Tickets £5: https://www.waterstones.com/events/fantasy-panel/manchester-trafford-centre
The BFS is excited to announce our 1st event at the Trafford Centre, Alternate Earths. Sunday 21st Sep 2025, 7pm (BST). Waterstones, Trafford Centre, Manchester.
Ticket: tinyurl.com/altear
#BritishFantasySociety #Waterstones #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #WritingPanel #WorldBuilding
It's kinda stuck on repeat in our house and takes the premise of 'earworm' to a new level 😆 You'll be singing along soon...
A happy book says: I'm so proud you chose me as your holiday read! I can't wait to start entertaining you! A smiling drink says: And I'm right here! Ready to keep you cool and refreshed while you read! A gleeful phone adds: Yay! So great! How about we kick things off with a load of the same old rubbish you always look at, plus some gloomy news and mavbe a few emails from work!! Hours later... The drink and book lie untouched. The phone is out of view but a bubble reads: Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll Scroll The book says “I hate that guy.”
My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading