MK Hardy
@mkhardywrites.com
Sapphic Scottish specfic duo E&M. Fungi fanatics, lurcher lovers, gin guzzlers.
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
Repped by John Baker @ BLM.
https://linktr.ee/mkhardy
The Needfire NOW OUT out with Solaris Books!
Repped by John Baker @ BLM.
https://linktr.ee/mkhardy
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MK Hardy
@mkhardywrites.com
· Aug 1
Our sapphic Scottish Gothic dark fantasy novel is now out! Follow Norah as she moves to the far north of Scotland to the foreboding Corrain House, where roots twist beneath the foundations and secrets stalk the corridors.
Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire
Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴❄️🧊
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Scotland's gritter tracker is back! 🏴❄️🧊
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
At Waterstones doing important writing research*
*googling whether they ever explained what carnivores eat in Zootropolis
*googling whether they ever explained what carnivores eat in Zootropolis
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
At Waterstones doing important writing research*
*googling whether they ever explained what carnivores eat in Zootropolis
*googling whether they ever explained what carnivores eat in Zootropolis
Well that was very bad and I have lost respect for everybody involved with it.
Somehow we've somehow ended up watching Thursday Murder Club (rum may have been involved). All of these people can act, we know this, so why is this so bad?!
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Well that was very bad and I have lost respect for everybody involved with it.
Somehow we've somehow ended up watching Thursday Murder Club (rum may have been involved). All of these people can act, we know this, so why is this so bad?!
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Somehow we've somehow ended up watching Thursday Murder Club (rum may have been involved). All of these people can act, we know this, so why is this so bad?!
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Next up, it's @mkhardywrites.com : a supremely multi talented duo. One half of which, Mo, is also an excellent artist across a range of media.
Feast your eyes on the fantastic artwork she sent us related to their sapphic Scottish Gothic THE NEEDFIRE!
Buy the book: geni.us/needfire
3/6
Feast your eyes on the fantastic artwork she sent us related to their sapphic Scottish Gothic THE NEEDFIRE!
Buy the book: geni.us/needfire
3/6
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Next up, it's @mkhardywrites.com : a supremely multi talented duo. One half of which, Mo, is also an excellent artist across a range of media.
Feast your eyes on the fantastic artwork she sent us related to their sapphic Scottish Gothic THE NEEDFIRE!
Buy the book: geni.us/needfire
3/6
Feast your eyes on the fantastic artwork she sent us related to their sapphic Scottish Gothic THE NEEDFIRE!
Buy the book: geni.us/needfire
3/6
Jamie's pins are delightful and proceeds go towards a great cause!
Another £1k sent to AKT from pin badge sales.
[over £46k in total]
24% or young homeless people are LGBTQ+ and AKT offers dedicated and informed support. So valuable, especially in winter.
🥰Thanks for continued support 🥰
AKT: www.akt.org.uk
Pin badges: www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Recent purchases:
[over £46k in total]
24% or young homeless people are LGBTQ+ and AKT offers dedicated and informed support. So valuable, especially in winter.
🥰Thanks for continued support 🥰
AKT: www.akt.org.uk
Pin badges: www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Recent purchases:
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Jamie's pins are delightful and proceeds go towards a great cause!
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For trans and non-binary organisers across Scotland!
This series of meetings is all about bringing us together. Let’s share knowledge, collaborate, and amplify our impact.
Join us to connect, inspire, and grow—because together, we’re unstoppable.
www.outsavvy.com/event/29503/...
This series of meetings is all about bringing us together. Let’s share knowledge, collaborate, and amplify our impact.
Join us to connect, inspire, and grow—because together, we’re unstoppable.
www.outsavvy.com/event/29503/...
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For trans and non-binary organisers across Scotland!
This series of meetings is all about bringing us together. Let’s share knowledge, collaborate, and amplify our impact.
Join us to connect, inspire, and grow—because together, we’re unstoppable.
www.outsavvy.com/event/29503/...
This series of meetings is all about bringing us together. Let’s share knowledge, collaborate, and amplify our impact.
Join us to connect, inspire, and grow—because together, we’re unstoppable.
www.outsavvy.com/event/29503/...
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This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
1/2
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
1/2
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
1/2
And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future!
1/2
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Do we have bargains for you at angryrobotbooks.com? Why yes, yes we do. Black Friday sale. Up to 40% off!
Go to our website use code BLACKFRIDAY40 buy books, save money.
Go to our website use code BLACKFRIDAY40 buy books, save money.
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Do we have bargains for you at angryrobotbooks.com? Why yes, yes we do. Black Friday sale. Up to 40% off!
Go to our website use code BLACKFRIDAY40 buy books, save money.
Go to our website use code BLACKFRIDAY40 buy books, save money.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Survey closes on Friday! Please fill it out if you've ever been accepted for or declined funding by Creative Scotland's Open Fund! I sent through my overly comprehensive thoughts...
www.creativescotland.com/news-stories...
www.creativescotland.com/news-stories...
Survey: Share your thoughts on Creative Scotland’s Open Funds
This survey will help us understand how we can best shape the new Open Access Funds to improve access, simplify processes and better support the sector.
www.creativescotland.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Survey closes on Friday! Please fill it out if you've ever been accepted for or declined funding by Creative Scotland's Open Fund! I sent through my overly comprehensive thoughts...
www.creativescotland.com/news-stories...
www.creativescotland.com/news-stories...
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REMINDER FOR MY FRIENDS IN UK ACADEMIA
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
REMINDER FOR MY FRIENDS IN UK ACADEMIA
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
If you're Unison, Unite, UCU, EIS, PLEASE POST YOUR BALLOT BACK by tomorrow. We're balloting for amounts to a general strike in HE. This EXISTENTIAL for the sector. Please, please get your vote in as we need to make quorum.
Can't come; too busy washing my bog.
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Can't come; too busy washing my bog.
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“Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognised in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself.”
—“An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1877)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69825
—“An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1877)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69825
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Idleness so called, which does not consist in doing nothing, but in doing a great deal not recognised in the dogmatic formularies of the ruling class, has as good a right to state its position as industry itself.”
—“An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1877)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69825
—“An Apology for Idlers”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1877)
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69825
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The amazing #Creatives4Sudan charity auction is now live! There's hundreds of bookish & arty items & opportunities up for grabs, all going to Darfur food kitchens.
Please check it out & support however you can?
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Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The amazing #Creatives4Sudan charity auction is now live! There's hundreds of bookish & arty items & opportunities up for grabs, all going to Darfur food kitchens.
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Please check it out & support however you can?
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
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When she solves the riddle of the house and flees, she will wear a raincoat and sturdy boots, and tears like a veil.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When she solves the riddle of the house and flees, she will wear a raincoat and sturdy boots, and tears like a veil.
A great keynote from Gemma Creffield from @solsticebooksuk.bsky.social at the @cymerafestival.co.uk Writers Conference, all about the importance of networks and collaboration in writing and publishing. "Listen to counsel, build your audience, and rule with kindness.“
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A great keynote from Gemma Creffield from @solsticebooksuk.bsky.social at the @cymerafestival.co.uk Writers Conference, all about the importance of networks and collaboration in writing and publishing. "Listen to counsel, build your audience, and rule with kindness.“
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It’s tonight! I’m so nervous and excited about this week’s events that I haven’t slept properly in 3 days 😂.
Catch me tonight chatting with @samkhorton.bsky.social and @megintransition.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
Catch me tonight chatting with @samkhorton.bsky.social and @megintransition.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
Sam K. Horton and Shona Kinsella In Conversation | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Sam K. Horton and Shona Kinsella In Conversation today.
www.waterstones.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It’s tonight! I’m so nervous and excited about this week’s events that I haven’t slept properly in 3 days 😂.
Catch me tonight chatting with @samkhorton.bsky.social and @megintransition.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
Catch me tonight chatting with @samkhorton.bsky.social and @megintransition.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
Was enthusing in the group chat about the French 2002 film Brotherhood of the Wolf - I was obsessed with it in college, but it seems like not a lot of people know about it. Does anybody else remember it??
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Was enthusing in the group chat about the French 2002 film Brotherhood of the Wolf - I was obsessed with it in college, but it seems like not a lot of people know about it. Does anybody else remember it??
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God, how I hate what kind of society we are becoming... Btw, we can stop it, it depends on us: which kind of world we create, which kind of community we foster, which kind of cities we live in. You can help @argonautbooks.bsky.social by sharing wide and far!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
God, how I hate what kind of society we are becoming... Btw, we can stop it, it depends on us: which kind of world we create, which kind of community we foster, which kind of cities we live in. You can help @argonautbooks.bsky.social by sharing wide and far!
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
This was such a lovely event!! Definitely check out But n' Ben if you're near Stonehaven, it's a fab wee shop.
A fab wee event at the lovely But n' Ben Books in Stonehaven today with @mkhardywrites.com, chatting folklore and the gothic and finding our books have plenty in common 🖤🤗 A lovely local bookshop, especially great SFFH selection, so if you find yourself in the area do pop in!! 🏴📚✨️
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This was such a lovely event!! Definitely check out But n' Ben if you're near Stonehaven, it's a fab wee shop.
I swear I posted this before but apparently not. Better late than never... super excited to be heading to But n Ben books in Stonehaven for a signing and chat with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social this afternoon! Hope to see folk there!
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I swear I posted this before but apparently not. Better late than never... super excited to be heading to But n Ben books in Stonehaven for a signing and chat with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social this afternoon! Hope to see folk there!