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Neil Williamson
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Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson

📚 Latest thing: Blood In The Bricks
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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 7d
Just a little New Year punt about Blood In The Bricks, our creepy old urban folk horror anthology. Check it out!
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Excellent chat on stories about stories from @seraph76.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social Angie Spoto and @theelaineg.bsky.social.

Thanks to @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social as always.
Four writers sitting at small tables. A man in a salmon pink sweater a dark haired woman in a black top, a woman in glasses and a rust coloured cardigan and a woman with long grey hair. In front of them their books are displayed.
January 22, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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BSFA Longlist has gone live. Voting time!
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Really looking forward to this tonight. Four genuinely brilliant writers in conversation. If you're a fan of SF or Fantasy and wonderful writing, drop in and join us!
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨

@rainewilson.bsky.social will be taking part in an Evening of Scottish Speculative Fiction with Angie Spoto and Christopher Caldwell/ @seraph76.bsky.social chaired by @theelaineg.bsky.social at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social - tickets £5.
Scottish Speculative Fiction
Feat. Lorraine Wilson - book now!
www.waterstones.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:42 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Ooh! 👀
agrayarchive.bsky.social The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 13h
Announcing Gray Day 2026! New Lanark audiobook by @canongate.co.uk narrated by Alan Cumming + five commissioned animations. Celebrating 45 years of Alasdair Gray’s Lanark. 25 Feb 2026, Òran Mór, Glasgow. Tickets via link in bio.
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Happy Release Day! 🎉🍾🥂 Buy now. @sauutiverse.bsky.social, @flametree.bsky.social 💞
www.flametreepublishing.com/sauuti-terro...
Sauúti Terrors Short Stories - Flame Tree Publishing
www.flametreepublishing.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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stinasdemons.com
📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...

Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:

Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc

Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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solarisbooks.bsky.social
🚨 ARCS ARE READY🚨

👀The book everyone's talking about
📕The 5th most requested title on Netgalley
⛏️The psychological horror of the summer

@rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's HOME SICK!

Like, repost, follow & drop a 🐑 in the comments to be in with a chance! US/CAN/UK/IE only

https://geni.us/homesick
ARCS are ready for HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist: Time for Sheep Creep “The healing power of nature” - yeah, right. For fans of “women going through it” psychological horror, The Lamb and We Used to Live Here. Escape to the country, BUT take your issues with you AND find more. Neighbours, they’re a problem amirite? We’re in our Scottish Cottagegore era. There’s things in the walls Folklore vibes You will see the author with an axe a lot - don’t worry about it, it’s fine.
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Yep, loving Stephen's retro-chic vibe.
tobyontv.bsky.social Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 7d
after Stephen leaves the turret he climbs into Thunderbird 1 and clocks in a shift with international Rescue #TheTraitors
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Just a little New Year punt about Blood In The Bricks, our creepy old urban folk horror anthology. Check it out!
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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fantasybooknerd.bsky.social
Over on GNOH today, Kit Whitfield discusses the sequels of the Hellraiser Series.
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Just remembered that I pre-ordered this and I'm feeling all smug and awesome now!
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 7d
A man is hired to transcribe the words of a woman who speaks in "spews" during self-induced trances, but he soon discovers a story coalescing within her seemingly incoherent rambles.

Next Wednesday. "The Spew" by @jeffreyford8.bsky.social!

Art by Carter Gill
Edited by @datlow.bsky.social
An enormous figure with the head of a red bird holds a cane over a small woman dressed in a red dress and boots, clutching a yellow twig.
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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claymcleod.bsky.social
Scotland! Our queer killer hand movie THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR is headlining FrightFest! Stars Chris Colfer and Alice Krige will be in attendance! Hope you can make it out: bit.ly/4qRfKVV
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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nice 😎

“Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
You know what? I really bloody enjoyed The Essence by Dave Hutchison. One part Le Carre, one part Priest, one part Fortean Times. Just loved it.

www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Reading this right now and it's bloody great.
locusmag.bsky.social Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 12d
The Essence by Dave Hutchinson: Review by Paul Di Filippo locusmag.com/review/...
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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wishusdonna.bsky.social
It's #SelfPromoSaturday and I have some time available this month for new editorial clients. Find out more about my services on my website donna-scott.co.uk/freelance-ed... Image shows Best of British Science Fiction 2022 which won the BSFA Best Collection Award.
Go on, I'm really good!
January 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Ooh, what a lovely 5-raven review from Dianna Sinovic on @horrortree.com!
horrortree.com Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 13d
🏙️🩸 Folk horror with concrete under its nails.
Blood in the Bricks (ed. Neil Williamson) puts dread in the Tube, tower blocks, and shuttered factories. Our review highlights “Down Street,” “Hagstone,” and “Flip” among the standouts.
horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
So. We need to fill our feed out a little. Tell us who we should be following for the good genre and genre adjacent stuff. Authors, reviewers, commentators, all the good people.

Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Waterstones Argyle St events are always ace, but this one is top tier.
seraph76.bsky.social Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social · 14d
This is happening in three weeks! A reminder to order tickets from the link if you’d like to attend!
seraph76.bsky.social Christopher Caldwell @seraph76.bsky.social · Dec 17
People in and near Glasgow, I’m thrilled to participate in this panel on Scottish Speculative Fiction next month at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle Street!
Tickets available via link:

www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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rainewilson.bsky.social
Join us! I am moderating for the first time so no heckling in the chat though! 😆
britfantasysoc.bsky.social British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 17d
Our first panel of BFS Online: The Creative Fix: Social Justice Through Writing takes place Saturday 10th January 2026, 10:10am to 11:10am (GMT).

Mirror Worlds

Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfsjustice

@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @ianthegreen.bsky.social @georgiacooked.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
NewCon Press's roster for 2026 is looking pretty good.
Ian Whates
This is by no means complete and titles will doubtless be delayed while others will be added to the schedule, but here's a taste of how 2026 is shaping up for NewCon Press, with Geoff Ryman, Liz...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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undertow.bsky.social
Writers! Vol. 2 of 'The Best Weird Fiction of the Year' is open to your submissions. Please adhere to the guidelines.

undertowpublications.com/best-weird-f...
GUIDELINES (Please read carefully) NOTE: I receive over 2,000 submissions per call. Only writers whose work is selected for the volume will receive a response. Thanks for understanding. This is a reprint fiction anthology, to be published later this year, 2026. I am seeking material first published last year, in 2025. To be clear, only weird fiction FIRST published in 2025 is eligible for inclusion in this volume. I will accept translated work as long as the first English-language publication was 2025. To repeat—this volume is for stories originally first published in 2025. We are not accepting previously unpublished stories, or stories published prior to 2025 in any form. Stories between 500 and 17,499 words are considered. Please check with your publisher if you are uncertain about the reprint rights to your work. Stories created with or assisted by Generative AI, in any way, are ineligible and will not be considered. Audio only stories are also ineligible, unless they also appeared as text. Writers can send in their work using the form below only. Do not e-mail your story. You can send up to three (3) stories, but each must be sent separately. Ensure your byline and e-mail address are on the manuscript. NOTE: The submission form does not like any strange characters—asterisks, parenthesis, hashtags, etc.—in the form fields. Please use text and numbers only. Deadline for all material is February 28. Payment is a small $25 U.S. honorarium and 1 copy each of the print and electronic editions.
January 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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bookishsff.bsky.social
I'm really enjoying the @lunapress.bsky.social novella series, and both @aknighton.bsky.social and @lyndseycroal.bsky.social have new titles out at the beginning of Feb, so this is the perfect time to preorder yourself a little treat for next month!

Synopses in the alt text.
The cover of All that is in the Earth by Andrew Knighton. The synopsis reads: "When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead: a terrible plague and a strict quarantine mean that no one leaves Abaddon alive. Clifford isn’t the only dead man walking. Corporate mercenaries and desperate survivors are looking for ways to live in a hostile world. Constantly on the run from flesh-hungry monsters, there’s no chance to escape or to build something more. But when Clifford makes a discovery that could change the meaning of Abaddon, loyalty clashes with survival in a story about how to live with the certainty of death." The cover of In This Corey Where It Rains by Lyndsey Croal. The synopsis reads: " In This City, Where it Rains is a gothic horror novella set in an alternative version of Edinburgh. Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. At the edge of town, stands Tair House - a house that remembers, in a city that forgets. The mansion is so damned, it scares the clouds themselves from breaking, and the man of the house, Xavier Logan, and his wife Lucia, are harbouring a dark secret there - something that connects to Maggie and her ghosts. Soon all roads lead to Tair House, where Maggie hopes only to uncover more about her family's past and her muddled memories. But the house is hungry, and something is waking deep within its roots...something that has been waiting a long time for Maggie." A banner on a green background reading "BookishSFF's 2026 watchlist: scifi, fantasy, horror and spec fic publishing"
January 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
I've been using the winter break to catch up on a bit of reading. One of the highlights was finally getting the headspace to enjoy Wiz Duos 2, two novellas packaged together reminiscent of the old Ace Doubles.

wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Wiz Duos – Book 2
ISBNs Paperback: 978-1-913892-98-2 EPUB: 978-1-913892-97-5
wizardstowerpress.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM