Bronte Rowan
@bronterowan.bsky.social
Aspiring author, lover of all things dark. Co-Chair of the @hwa-uk.bsky.social
Also adore country , cats, tea, candles and hoping against hope that better days will come.
Also adore country , cats, tea, candles and hoping against hope that better days will come.
They call it “freakshow”
But to me it’s a safe place
Gay bars are my home
#Gay #queer #haiku #pubpoetry #loveislove
But to me it’s a safe place
Gay bars are my home
#Gay #queer #haiku #pubpoetry #loveislove
July 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
They call it “freakshow”
But to me it’s a safe place
Gay bars are my home
#Gay #queer #haiku #pubpoetry #loveislove
But to me it’s a safe place
Gay bars are my home
#Gay #queer #haiku #pubpoetry #loveislove
After two nights of being blatantly queer in Birmingham, and a peaceful evening tonight, I'm feeling inspired again - 10/10 would recommend being true to yourself. Off to Newcastle tomorrow to find some Gothic inspiration.
Thanks for the lovely memories, strangers who quickly became friends!
Thanks for the lovely memories, strangers who quickly became friends!
July 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
After two nights of being blatantly queer in Birmingham, and a peaceful evening tonight, I'm feeling inspired again - 10/10 would recommend being true to yourself. Off to Newcastle tomorrow to find some Gothic inspiration.
Thanks for the lovely memories, strangers who quickly became friends!
Thanks for the lovely memories, strangers who quickly became friends!
Thunderstorm on my birthday. Bliss. Life is good.
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thunderstorm on my birthday. Bliss. Life is good.
My first short story is on Substack .
#HeavyBreathing #Gothic #queerfiction #talesoftheothered
If you even remotely enjoyed it , subscribe / gift me a like / maybe even share !
#Author #firststeps #feminism #ukhorror #horror
It’s quite experimental,but it’ll introduce you to my soul!
#HeavyBreathing #Gothic #queerfiction #talesoftheothered
If you even remotely enjoyed it , subscribe / gift me a like / maybe even share !
#Author #firststeps #feminism #ukhorror #horror
It’s quite experimental,but it’ll introduce you to my soul!
Ode to the Others
A Gothic Tale of Equality
open.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My first short story is on Substack .
#HeavyBreathing #Gothic #queerfiction #talesoftheothered
If you even remotely enjoyed it , subscribe / gift me a like / maybe even share !
#Author #firststeps #feminism #ukhorror #horror
It’s quite experimental,but it’ll introduce you to my soul!
#HeavyBreathing #Gothic #queerfiction #talesoftheothered
If you even remotely enjoyed it , subscribe / gift me a like / maybe even share !
#Author #firststeps #feminism #ukhorror #horror
It’s quite experimental,but it’ll introduce you to my soul!
Sometimes, I leave the comforts of my Gothic mind and let emotions take over. We'll remember you, that's my promise to you, Margot Friedländer.
bronterowan.substack.com/p/my-promise...
#rip #margotfriedländer #neveragain #margot #margotfriedlander #keephermemory #brave #herstory #lovetrumpshate
bronterowan.substack.com/p/my-promise...
#rip #margotfriedländer #neveragain #margot #margotfriedlander #keephermemory #brave #herstory #lovetrumpshate
My Promise to Margot Friedländer
An Ode to Love, Bravery, and Survival
bronterowan.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes, I leave the comforts of my Gothic mind and let emotions take over. We'll remember you, that's my promise to you, Margot Friedländer.
bronterowan.substack.com/p/my-promise...
#rip #margotfriedländer #neveragain #margot #margotfriedlander #keephermemory #brave #herstory #lovetrumpshate
bronterowan.substack.com/p/my-promise...
#rip #margotfriedländer #neveragain #margot #margotfriedlander #keephermemory #brave #herstory #lovetrumpshate
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
Head on over to our Substack for your monthly roundup of the best in UK Horror!
Our second newsletter is out NOW and @newtonwebb.bsky.social has compiled a list of new releases as well as exciting chapter news for you!
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
#UKhorror #britishhorror #literature #books
Our second newsletter is out NOW and @newtonwebb.bsky.social has compiled a list of new releases as well as exciting chapter news for you!
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
#UKhorror #britishhorror #literature #books
HWA UK Chapter: Newsletter #2
Your Monthly Roundup For The Best In UK Horror.
open.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Head on over to our Substack for your monthly roundup of the best in UK Horror!
Our second newsletter is out NOW and @newtonwebb.bsky.social has compiled a list of new releases as well as exciting chapter news for you!
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
#UKhorror #britishhorror #literature #books
Our second newsletter is out NOW and @newtonwebb.bsky.social has compiled a list of new releases as well as exciting chapter news for you!
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
#UKhorror #britishhorror #literature #books
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
Support UK horror by reading @simonbleaken.bsky.social's new short story in this new folk horror collection! #ukhorror #folkhorror #blueskybooks
Tales of Folk Horror is out now!
Christopher Stagg and Red Cape Publishing invite you to endure the unsettling Tales of Folk Horror within this terrifying anthology.
mybook.to/Folk2
📚🩸📚😱💙
Christopher Stagg and Red Cape Publishing invite you to endure the unsettling Tales of Folk Horror within this terrifying anthology.
mybook.to/Folk2
📚🩸📚😱💙
May 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Support UK horror by reading @simonbleaken.bsky.social's new short story in this new folk horror collection! #ukhorror #folkhorror #blueskybooks
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
On this day, more than 130 years ago, Jonathan Harker began his journey to Transylvania!
Time for a (re)read!
What’s your favourite #Dracula quote?
Join us on Discord for a discussion of this brilliant novel: discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke
#horrorfiction #literature #horror #gothic #books #BramStoker
Time for a (re)read!
What’s your favourite #Dracula quote?
Join us on Discord for a discussion of this brilliant novel: discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke
#horrorfiction #literature #horror #gothic #books #BramStoker
May 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
On this day, more than 130 years ago, Jonathan Harker began his journey to Transylvania!
Time for a (re)read!
What’s your favourite #Dracula quote?
Join us on Discord for a discussion of this brilliant novel: discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke
#horrorfiction #literature #horror #gothic #books #BramStoker
Time for a (re)read!
What’s your favourite #Dracula quote?
Join us on Discord for a discussion of this brilliant novel: discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke
#horrorfiction #literature #horror #gothic #books #BramStoker
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
Happy #Beltane/ May Day!
We’re less than 6 months away from our first official meeting on October 31st !
In the meantime, join us on discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke for lively discussions and online events, and subscribe to substack.com/@hwauk where we post about anything #ukhorror!
#horror #gothic #books
We’re less than 6 months away from our first official meeting on October 31st !
In the meantime, join us on discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke for lively discussions and online events, and subscribe to substack.com/@hwauk where we post about anything #ukhorror!
#horror #gothic #books
May 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy #Beltane/ May Day!
We’re less than 6 months away from our first official meeting on October 31st !
In the meantime, join us on discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke for lively discussions and online events, and subscribe to substack.com/@hwauk where we post about anything #ukhorror!
#horror #gothic #books
We’re less than 6 months away from our first official meeting on October 31st !
In the meantime, join us on discord.gg/gf2NFSDYke for lively discussions and online events, and subscribe to substack.com/@hwauk where we post about anything #ukhorror!
#horror #gothic #books
working on a new story - this one's for my Substack specifically. Writing something that I know I'll send out into this world soon weirdly feels like taking pictures for your dating profile - you wanna look your best even though you know you're a mess.
April 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
working on a new story - this one's for my Substack specifically. Writing something that I know I'll send out into this world soon weirdly feels like taking pictures for your dating profile - you wanna look your best even though you know you're a mess.
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
Have you checked out our new podcast episode yet?
Our co-chair Newton Webb talks about all things horror - and we mean ALL things - to @matahb.bsky.social - anything from writing advice to how to write for different media has been covered! hwauk.substack.com/p/author-int...
Make sure to subscribe!
Our co-chair Newton Webb talks about all things horror - and we mean ALL things - to @matahb.bsky.social - anything from writing advice to how to write for different media has been covered! hwauk.substack.com/p/author-int...
Make sure to subscribe!
Author Interview #2: Mata Haggis Burridge
We discuss the challenges of writing across different mediums, writing processes, advice for effective flash fiction, and the importance of horror in the modern world.
hwauk.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Have you checked out our new podcast episode yet?
Our co-chair Newton Webb talks about all things horror - and we mean ALL things - to @matahb.bsky.social - anything from writing advice to how to write for different media has been covered! hwauk.substack.com/p/author-int...
Make sure to subscribe!
Our co-chair Newton Webb talks about all things horror - and we mean ALL things - to @matahb.bsky.social - anything from writing advice to how to write for different media has been covered! hwauk.substack.com/p/author-int...
Make sure to subscribe!
I do a little happy dance for every single new follower we get!
Who here has checked out our Substack yet?
Sign up to our Substack/newsletter so that you'll never miss out on any of our interviews/posts, and to make sure you're one of the first to find out about the exciting stuff we've got planned for the rest of this year!
hwauk.substack.com/p/hwa-uk-cha...
Sign up to our Substack/newsletter so that you'll never miss out on any of our interviews/posts, and to make sure you're one of the first to find out about the exciting stuff we've got planned for the rest of this year!
hwauk.substack.com/p/hwa-uk-cha...
HWA UK Chapter: Newsletter #1
Your Monthly Roundup For The Best In UK Horror.
hwauk.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I do a little happy dance for every single new follower we get!
The new HWA UK newsletter is live!
Thanks for making me seem smart in this , @newtonwebb.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
Thanks for making me seem smart in this , @newtonwebb.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
Author Interview #1: Bronte Rowan talks poetry
My guest in this episode is Bronte Rowan, co-chair of the HWA-UK Chapter and a literature graduate.
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The new HWA UK newsletter is live!
Thanks for making me seem smart in this , @newtonwebb.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
Thanks for making me seem smart in this , @newtonwebb.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/hwauk/p/...
HORROR'S BACK ! A NEW CHAPTER AWAKENS FROM THE CRYPT!
Weee did it! @newtonwebb.bsky.social and Terri Brown!
Can't wait to meet all of you lovely haunted souls online and in person soon.
Join us, dear creature of the night.
Let the darkness be shared.
Links to all our socials are in our bio!
Weee did it! @newtonwebb.bsky.social and Terri Brown!
Can't wait to meet all of you lovely haunted souls online and in person soon.
Join us, dear creature of the night.
Let the darkness be shared.
Links to all our socials are in our bio!
A New Chapter Awakens from the Crypt!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
HORROR'S BACK ! A NEW CHAPTER AWAKENS FROM THE CRYPT!
Weee did it! @newtonwebb.bsky.social and Terri Brown!
Can't wait to meet all of you lovely haunted souls online and in person soon.
Join us, dear creature of the night.
Let the darkness be shared.
Links to all our socials are in our bio!
Weee did it! @newtonwebb.bsky.social and Terri Brown!
Can't wait to meet all of you lovely haunted souls online and in person soon.
Join us, dear creature of the night.
Let the darkness be shared.
Links to all our socials are in our bio!
Reposted by Bronte Rowan
A New Chapter Awakens from the Crypt!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
April 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A New Chapter Awakens from the Crypt!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
By candlelight and creeping shadow, the HWA UK Chapter rises from the depths.
Welcome to your new home of everything horror in the UK!
You’ll find interviews, competitions, a book club, and secret tidings yet to be announced here.
Socials to be found in our bio!
Something EXCITING is creeping your way.... ! Can't wait to announce the details soon.
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Something EXCITING is creeping your way.... ! Can't wait to announce the details soon.
Trying to deport
People on land you stole. Cry
out for the silenced
#HaikuOfTheDay #EqualRights #FuckThePatriarchy #FuckTheSupremacy #FuckHateLoveIsEasier
People on land you stole. Cry
out for the silenced
#HaikuOfTheDay #EqualRights #FuckThePatriarchy #FuckTheSupremacy #FuckHateLoveIsEasier
February 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Trying to deport
People on land you stole. Cry
out for the silenced
#HaikuOfTheDay #EqualRights #FuckThePatriarchy #FuckTheSupremacy #FuckHateLoveIsEasier
People on land you stole. Cry
out for the silenced
#HaikuOfTheDay #EqualRights #FuckThePatriarchy #FuckTheSupremacy #FuckHateLoveIsEasier
“Lift up your faces, you have a piercing need / For this bright morning dawning for you / The horizon leans forward / Offering you space to place new steps of change.” - Maya Angelou
May 2025 be your best year yet. Keep reading, keep believing in a better future, and keep loving others and yourself.
May 2025 be your best year yet. Keep reading, keep believing in a better future, and keep loving others and yourself.
December 31, 2024 at 10:43 PM
“Lift up your faces, you have a piercing need / For this bright morning dawning for you / The horizon leans forward / Offering you space to place new steps of change.” - Maya Angelou
May 2025 be your best year yet. Keep reading, keep believing in a better future, and keep loving others and yourself.
May 2025 be your best year yet. Keep reading, keep believing in a better future, and keep loving others and yourself.
I hope everyone can feel the spirit of the season today. This time of year used to be about love long before modern times, regardless of religion.
Unfortunately, there's more war, greed, + prejudice than ever.
Take some time to breathe + to just love others, and my Yuletide wish will have come true.
Unfortunately, there's more war, greed, + prejudice than ever.
Take some time to breathe + to just love others, and my Yuletide wish will have come true.
December 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
I hope everyone can feel the spirit of the season today. This time of year used to be about love long before modern times, regardless of religion.
Unfortunately, there's more war, greed, + prejudice than ever.
Take some time to breathe + to just love others, and my Yuletide wish will have come true.
Unfortunately, there's more war, greed, + prejudice than ever.
Take some time to breathe + to just love others, and my Yuletide wish will have come true.
Currently, the UK doesn't have its own HWA chapter – let's try and change that. We need to be five+ people who show interest in this.
If you're an HWA member + wanna join, let me know!
We'd start out online + take it from there. All welcome.
In hopes of connecting with like-minded people,
Bronte
If you're an HWA member + wanna join, let me know!
We'd start out online + take it from there. All welcome.
In hopes of connecting with like-minded people,
Bronte
December 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Currently, the UK doesn't have its own HWA chapter – let's try and change that. We need to be five+ people who show interest in this.
If you're an HWA member + wanna join, let me know!
We'd start out online + take it from there. All welcome.
In hopes of connecting with like-minded people,
Bronte
If you're an HWA member + wanna join, let me know!
We'd start out online + take it from there. All welcome.
In hopes of connecting with like-minded people,
Bronte
Finally managed to write the first sentence of my new project. The Gods know that it'll be rewritten or even cut, but this feels amazing! Credit goes to the white tea I'm having for helping me focus, and to Stevie Nicks for providing the soundtrackt to the beginning of this writing night.
December 11, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Finally managed to write the first sentence of my new project. The Gods know that it'll be rewritten or even cut, but this feels amazing! Credit goes to the white tea I'm having for helping me focus, and to Stevie Nicks for providing the soundtrackt to the beginning of this writing night.
Despite what happened 10 years ago and the odds being that I either die or remain severely impaired, I am still here and going strong. I owe that to my mom fighting like a wildcat against doctors who effed up big time. 1 like = thanks and cheer for the best mom ever. #mom #gratitude #amotherslove
November 23, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Despite what happened 10 years ago and the odds being that I either die or remain severely impaired, I am still here and going strong. I owe that to my mom fighting like a wildcat against doctors who effed up big time. 1 like = thanks and cheer for the best mom ever. #mom #gratitude #amotherslove
People often forget how much friends + (found) family contribute to wellbeing. 10 years ago, tragedy struck. 10 years of severe PTSD followed, but 10 years later, I'm still here, and tonight, I healed. I'm okay again. I promise myself to be ME again from now on. Love+hope ARE stronger after all.
November 23, 2024 at 9:42 PM
People often forget how much friends + (found) family contribute to wellbeing. 10 years ago, tragedy struck. 10 years of severe PTSD followed, but 10 years later, I'm still here, and tonight, I healed. I'm okay again. I promise myself to be ME again from now on. Love+hope ARE stronger after all.
I ADORED today's Firedance zoom w/ @tananarivedue.bsky.social&@kundalinisteve.bsky.social. First time I attended -hoping to find that safe space + positive vibe here too (+ lots of pet pics please!). Might try and be brave enough to share my feelings too next week. Anyone looking for feedback: dm me
November 22, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I ADORED today's Firedance zoom w/ @tananarivedue.bsky.social&@kundalinisteve.bsky.social. First time I attended -hoping to find that safe space + positive vibe here too (+ lots of pet pics please!). Might try and be brave enough to share my feelings too next week. Anyone looking for feedback: dm me