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Shellie Horst
@millymollymo.bsky.social
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Speculative Fiction Writer. Codexian. Creative Writing Tutor. Carer. Journo:@HoldernessNews Reviews: @BSFA
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Organiser of @humber_sff
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millymollymo.bsky.social
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!
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.
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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aknighton.bsky.social
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.
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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
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
"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
November 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
millymollymo.bsky.social
Doggo 🐾 is a big softy, and very proud of his honorary membership. Busy making plenty of new friends at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Contented black Labrador sitting, with a World Fantasy Convention name badge
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
millymollymo.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!
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
millymollymo.bsky.social
Beautifully written. Shona's ability to transport readers to magical, historical Scotland is pure...witchcraft. ;) Get this pre-ordered folks.
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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davidgreenwriter.bsky.social
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!

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October 24, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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aknighton.bsky.social
Tomorrow night in Urmston, come hear us talk about books and publishing!
northodoxpress.bsky.social Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 24d
Tomorrow, we return to the fabulous Urmston Books and Boardgames for a chat about paths to publication with some incredible fantasy writers 😍

Grab your ticket here, and we'll see you there!
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October 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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tednorthodox.bsky.social
If you haven't been to an event with Andrew Knighton, you are really missing out! A born entertainer and very funny guy 😂😍
millymollymo.bsky.social Shellie Horst @millymollymo.bsky.social · Oct 13
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!
October 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
millymollymo.bsky.social
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!
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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aknighton.bsky.social
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.
aknighton.bsky.social Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · Sep 29
I'm heading down to Beverley in a couple of weeks to talk to the Humber SFF group about my books. If you're in the area & like big fantasy stories about dragons, murder, & characters kicking against the system, then please come along.
Author photo of Andrew Knighton next to the cover for his novel The Executioner's Blade, featuring a grey-haired woman wielding a sword in front of a dragon. Between them, details for an event: Humber SFF Andrew Knighton Sunday October 12 from 6.30pm Upstairs @ Monk's Walk Inn, Beverley
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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commapress.bsky.social
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...
October 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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katiebruce.bsky.social
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
Panel: Building Brilliant Worlds | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Panel: Building Brilliant Worlds today.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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damianbarr.bsky.social
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.
September 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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rjbarker.bsky.social
THE 20TH! not the 27th. Stupid fingers.
rjbarker.bsky.social RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social · Sep 8
If you can't make London then I'll be in DERBY at the BRILLIANT Edge Lit on the 27th of September with a whole HOST of authors. Tickets here.

www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
Edge-Lit 11 | Derby QUAD
View our latest event: Edge-Lit 11. See what the available times are for this event.
www.derbyquad.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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britfantasysoc.bsky.social
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
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
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading
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.”
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
millymollymo.bsky.social
A little thread about accessibility and representation in book marketing. Tiered processes like this makes it so difficult for small indie bookstores to support local and emerging authors.
keithwdickinson.bsky.social Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · Jul 31
Contacted Bookshop[dot]org to ask why my books are listed in the US but not in the UK and basically if you're not on the main Gardners list you're not getting in.
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
millymollymo.bsky.social
Dragon says: “Start your Monday with a roar”
Selfie shows Shellie in front of a grafitti-art, blue and green dragon found on boarding near Drypool Bridge, Hull, Uk
July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
millymollymo.bsky.social
I'm doing this #EastYorkshire 📚✍️ #WritingWorkshop
Hornsea Collective & Hornsea Village for a weekend of creativity, lots to do July 12-13.
🎨 🪴 ✏️
📚✍️ links below
Tap into your inner storyteller and learn from someone who writes for a living! Whether you're a budding writer or just curious!
Picture shows a collection of creatives, a person plays guitar, another is using a pottery wheel. An artist paints at an easel. The text includes Summer Creative Weekend. Hornsea 12-13 July, Hornsea Village. www.hornseacollective.com.
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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garius.bsky.social
RIP Jim Shooter. Comics legend.

As a Marvel editor, he was handed a new toy license to do comics for. Neither Hasbro or Marvel leadership cared about their quality.

Jim did. He rewrote Hasbro's character bios to not be shit, and made his writers treat it seriously.

That license was Transformers.
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
millymollymo.bsky.social
RIP Jim Shooter, thanks for far ‘more than meets the eye’
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Jim Shooter, Marvel EIC & Founder Of Valiant Has Died, Aged 73, RIP
Jim Shooter, writer of Superman, Secret Wars and Legion, Editor-In-Chief of Marvel, co-founder of Valiant, Defiant and Broadway has died, aged 73.
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July 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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alexdavis1981.bsky.social
A double-whammy of author announcements for Edge-Lit 11 to kick off the week! A big welcome aboard to two very talented authors in Laura Elliott and JL Worrad! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
June 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
millymollymo.bsky.social
Hard at work. Look at all those words… No dear reader, I didn’t get distracted at all. Promise. #writerslife
Image of coffee, notebook and open laptop on a desk, with retro video games in background. A large hand painted mural of Street Fighter is also in the background.
June 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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idakeogh.bsky.social
✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social?

The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨
June 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM