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Luke SPELLcourt 🧙🏼‍♀️🦇✨ @lukebelcourt.com · 3d

VAMPIRES releases soon!

To celebrate, I'm making the official playlist public! For multiple years, this playlist made my Spotify Wrapped pointless 😂

open.spotify.com/playlist/2cN...

For more info on VAMPIRES IN PARK CIRCUS, visit lukebelcourt.com/witches/two....

Spotify – Web Player

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Jenni Coutts (she/her) @jennicoutts.bsky.social · 3d

Keeping up with Drawtober, my latest #art was for the prompt ‘mushroom fairy’, and tbh I’m pretty proud of this one! It’s my first time drawing mushrooms and fungi, and it took absolutely forever…

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Scottish BPOC Writers Network @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social · 4d

Calling all Scottish BPOC writers: want to write with us? Don't miss our next write-in hosted on Discord:

📅20th October 1:30pm – 2:00pm: Monday lunchtime write-in

BSL is available. Sign up & learn more: scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/community-di...

Community Discord Write-in – October - November 2025

Join us in October and November for our next Discord write-ins!

scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org

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Ewan Downie @ewandownie.com · 4d

So proud to have been involved in Close, the Citizens' Young Company show about the legendary Close Theatre.

On until Saturday.

Close | Citizens Theatre citz.co.uk/whats-on/clo...

Close | Citizens Theatre

Young Co. takes you on a journey back to the legendary Close Theatre as we look at the heritage of the Citizens Theatre.

citz.co.uk

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 4d

well @seraph76.bsky.social’s books got here and they look pretty sweet

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 4d

Just in time for Halloween, Stephen Cashmore releases his new book of spooky tales for kids, 'As They Grow Older: Spooky Stories To Read Aloud' (Sparsile Books) on 15th October!

Preorder now:
www.waterstones.com/book/as-we-g...

Waterstones Ayr Launch (31/10):
www.waterstones.com/events/book-...

As We Grow Older by Stephen Cashmore | Waterstones

Buy As We Grow Older by Stephen Cashmore from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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remotecore @remotecore.bsky.social · 5d

In 2016 we also did another anthology - Thirty Years of Rain - which is still available, marking 30 years of the @gsfwc.bsky.social - wow, nearly 10 years ago! My story is about the end of the world, and witches looking for hope. I do like a theme!
#30YoR #gsfwc40
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GSFWC 30th Anniversary Anthology

Thirty Years Of Rain, the all-star anthology to celebrate the Glasgow SF Writers’ Circle’s 30th anniversary, is available to buy in paperback and ebook formats. The book features storie…

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remotecore @remotecore.bsky.social · 5d

You know what? Now seems a good day remind people that Gallus exists. A collective anthology by members of the @gsfwc.bsky.social community, put together for the Glasgow Worldcon. My story is about the end of the world, and witches looking for hope. #gallus #gsfwc40
gsfwc.wordpress.com/gallus/

GALLUS

Gallus celebrates Glasgow’s third home turf Worldcon and showcases brand new work from our authors. Some of the writers featured here have been around since the beginning, some are brand new. Some …

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Luke SPELLcourt 🧙🏼‍♀️🦇✨ @lukebelcourt.com · 5d

Yooooo the UK paperback is now available for preorder in Waterstones!! Go get those witches in PAPER!! 🧙✨🔮

www.waterstones.com/book/vampire...

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 5d

Fancy a tale that'll leave you shaking 'Down to the Roots'? Check out the reprint of our Neil Williamson's classic tale of Halloween Scotia in The Dark Magazine, available now from the link below.

@neilwilliamson.bsky.social @oldcharliebrown.bsky.social

www.thedarkmagazine.com/issues/octob...

October 2025 - The Dark Magazine

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by award-winning editor Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints...

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 6d

It's October, so it must be Gothic season! Check out this splendid new queer horror romance from our Heather Valentine, only available on The Pink Hydra.

@thepinkhydra.com @hexthervvv.bsky.social

www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...

The Pink Hydra | Four Flowers in Formaldehyde - Heather Valentine

Four Flowers in Formaldehyde by Heather Valentine

www.thepinkhydra.com

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 7d

Hey, overseas friends! We've got a lot of spooky story news coming this week, so why not throw us a follow if you're not already?

@hexthervvv.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social

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Luke SPELLcourt 🧙🏼‍♀️🦇✨ @lukebelcourt.com · 10d

VAMPIRES IN PARK CIRCUS!

🧙🏼‍♀️ Your favourite queer witches return!
❤️ Multiple F/F romances
🦭 The tragic end of your giant selkie gf
🦇 “I’m a vampire, you’re a witch, it can never work, and yet…”
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More Weegie shit
🔪 Supporting women’s wrongs

CW: death, grief, toxic coping mechanisms

Luke SPELLcourt 🧙🏼‍♀️🦇✨ @lukebelcourt.com · 14d

COVER REVEAL! 🎉

After what feels like a lifetime, I finally get to show you what I've been working on the last few years! The long-awaited sequel, VAMPIRES IN PARK CIRCUS!

Coming Halloween 2025!

You can pre-order here! lukebelcourt.com/witches/two....

A photograph of the cover for Vampires in Park Circus. It is drawn in the same style as the 2025 Witches cover -- fine black lineart, but the colour scheme is red rather than teal.
A woman with long flowing black hair in a Kate Bush-esque gown runs towards the viewer. She looks behind her, afraid. Park Church Tower, a notable landmark in the centre of Park Circus, looms behind her. The same golden magic from the first book explodes from her head like psychic power.
The photograph is taken in a park, with tree cover behind it.

The epigraph to the book:

"A vampire moves to Scotland and makes friends with a local human at a bar.
'It's hard, not being able to go out in direct sunlight,' the vampire says.
'How long has it been since you've seen the sun?' the local asks.
'Since I died, nine years ago,' the vampire says. 'You?'
The local finishes his drink. 'Fifteen long years. I remember it like it was yesterday.'
- Anonymous

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 11d

Last call for the online launch of our Shona Kinsella's The Daughters of Nicnevin! Part of the BFS Online: Something Monstrous event, your ticket will get you into the full day, including Shona interviewing Scarlett St Clair!

For more details and to get your ticket, see below:
@shonak.bsky.social

British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · Sep 12

The BFS celebrates the launch of The Daughters of Nicnevin, Saturday 4th October 2025, 12:15pm to 1pm (BST).

Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsmonster

@shonak.bsky.social @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social

#BritishFantasySociety #FantasyBooks #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #BookParty

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 14d

Big news from BFS members (and leaders) @shonak.bsky.social and @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social: A new independent non-profit organisation designed to help creatives thrive in publishing. Here's @divergent-paths.bsky.social

britishfantasysociety.org/divergent-pa...

The main image shows four arrows; three are pointing up, and coloured white, while the fourth is coloured yellow and pointing to the side

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 15d

Toronto pals! Gonna be at WOTS today for a 3:30 panel on JOURNEYS, I hope you can turn up!

toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/events/journ...

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Journey Stories

Whether it’s a first day at school or a trip around the world, people are

toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca

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Omar Kooheji 🍉 @ohmz.bsky.social · 18d

Okay, list is shaping up pretty well… But there’s a few more spaces if people want added, will also remove if people want me to. (Limit is 150).

Folk attending @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton next month…

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Omar Kooheji 🍉 @ohmz.bsky.social · 18d

Was about to do a promo post for @annabelcwrites.bsky.social , @gen-dimova.bsky.social , and @toribovalino.bsky.social ‘s event today, then I realised it was sold out…

Women with Warrior Hearts: Female-Led Fantasy Panel with V.L. Bovalino, Annabel Campbell, and Genoveva Dimova at Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh

www.toppingbooks.co.uk

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 19d

Good news, everyone! Cameron Johnston's got The First Mage on the Moon and here's the cover the prove it! Check out the reveal of his next Angry Robot novel over on Reactor Magazine now.

@cameronjohnston.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20d

We are delighted to reveal the cover for First Mage on The Moon by @cameronjohnston.bsky.social!

Ella is on a mission to reach the moon–even if that incurs a little blasphemy (and Unity interference). Look for it April 14, 2026 from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social!

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Revealing First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston - Reactor

Cameron Johnston, author of The Maleficent Seven, returns with an innovative space fantasy, where wizards race to be the first on the moon—also known as the land of the gods. We’re thrilled to share t...

reactormag.com

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 18d

Hellarkey is now sold out, but you lucky ducks you who already bagged one can check out the new story 'Ee Flow A Sustenance' from our Will Couper.

@malarkeybooks.bsky.social

Will @willcouper.bsky.social · 21d

Ye wa-an' tae read my stuff, aye, well ye kin read "Ee Flow A Sustenance" here, along wi bunch of other great stories: malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...

Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey

Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...

malarkeybooks.com

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 19d

You can also find out more about the starring characters here:

Cameron Johnston @cameronjohnston.bsky.social · 19d

Meet the crew of my upcoming space race fantasy, First Mage on the Moon! 1/2

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 19d

Good news, everyone! Cameron Johnston's got The First Mage on the Moon and here's the cover the prove it! Check out the reveal of his next Angry Robot novel over on Reactor Magazine now.

@cameronjohnston.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 20d

We are delighted to reveal the cover for First Mage on The Moon by @cameronjohnston.bsky.social!

Ella is on a mission to reach the moon–even if that incurs a little blasphemy (and Unity interference). Look for it April 14, 2026 from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social!

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Revealing First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston - Reactor

Cameron Johnston, author of The Maleficent Seven, returns with an innovative space fantasy, where wizards race to be the first on the moon—also known as the land of the gods. We’re thrilled to share t...

reactormag.com

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 20d

Happy 71st Anniversary of the Hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, when school children gathered at Glasgow's Southern Necropolis to seek out the rumoured kidnapper of small boys!

Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below.

@cameronjohnston.bsky.social

A Halloween Special - Surviving Life by Cameron Johnston | Glasgow 2024

Her grandpa Rab struggled up in bed, rheumy blue eyes squinting out into the hospice corridor. Satisfied nobody was eavesdropping, he slumped back into his

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Luke SPELLcourt 🧙🏼‍♀️🦇✨ @lukebelcourt.com · 25d

A thing of beauty ✨

Now in circulation!
lukebelcourt.com/witches/one....

The new paperback cover for Witches of Merchant city, with a white curtain backdrop

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Meghan Ellis @meghan0n.bsky.social · 21d

In my latest for @tabletopbookshelf.com I review why Rune by @gilarpgs.bsky.social is a fantastic little homage to FromSoft games in tabletop form ✨

(One of the tactical combat enjoyers, myself included)

tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...

READ & REVIEWED: RUNE

By Meghan Ellis A dangerous zealot rushes towards a solitary figure, chanting a hymn of the stars. Nearby, a skeleton waits to join the fray, wearing clothes of an unfamiliar land. The sky above march...

tabletopbookshelf.com

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