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Shellie Horst
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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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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!
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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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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November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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"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
Doggo 🐾 is a big softy, and very proud of his honorary membership. Busy making plenty of new friends at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
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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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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Tomorrow night in Urmston, come hear us talk about books and publishing!
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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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!
October 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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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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.
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.
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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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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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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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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THE 20TH! not the 27th. Stupid fingers.
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.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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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
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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.
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
Dragon says: “Start your Monday with a roar”
July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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!
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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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
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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
Hard at work. Look at all those words… No dear reader, I didn’t get distracted at all. Promise. #writerslife
June 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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✨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