Sophie C. Baumert
@sophiecbaumert.bsky.social
SFF and nature writing, based in Scotland. GSFWC. https://sophiebcharlotte.wordpress.com
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GALLUS
Gallus celebrates Glasgow’s third home turf Worldcon and showcases brand new work from our authors. Some of the writers featured here have been around since the beginning, some are brand new. Some …
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Welcome to all new folks!
I write speculative fiction & am interested in sustainability/nature - currently reading about trees 🌳
You can find a wee story in the GALLUS anthology by the GSFWC, besides lots of excellent stories by other members!
See you around the sky 👋 gsfwc.wordpress.com/gallus/
I write speculative fiction & am interested in sustainability/nature - currently reading about trees 🌳
You can find a wee story in the GALLUS anthology by the GSFWC, besides lots of excellent stories by other members!
See you around the sky 👋 gsfwc.wordpress.com/gallus/
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Want to help this wee fella? Make sure you regularly clean your bird feeders, tables and baths. Greenfinches have suffered a major population decline in the UK over the last couple of decades, caused by a disease called Trichomonosis that spreads at feeders.
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Want to help this wee fella? Make sure you regularly clean your bird feeders, tables and baths. Greenfinches have suffered a major population decline in the UK over the last couple of decades, caused by a disease called Trichomonosis that spreads at feeders.
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
📸 Lovely shot by George Kelsey.👏
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“That's where the real power comes from, when you work with others to create change yourself.”
The latest issue of @theskinnymag.bsky.social looks ahead to Scotland's Climate March in Glasgow this Saturday!
Read more 👇
www.theskinny.co.uk/intersection...
The latest issue of @theskinnymag.bsky.social looks ahead to Scotland's Climate March in Glasgow this Saturday!
Read more 👇
www.theskinny.co.uk/intersection...
Organising for lasting change at Scotland’s Climate March – The Skinny
How do we use our freedom? We look ahead to Scotland’s Climate March, as part of a global day of action, and question how sustainable movements are made.
www.theskinny.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
“That's where the real power comes from, when you work with others to create change yourself.”
The latest issue of @theskinnymag.bsky.social looks ahead to Scotland's Climate March in Glasgow this Saturday!
Read more 👇
www.theskinny.co.uk/intersection...
The latest issue of @theskinnymag.bsky.social looks ahead to Scotland's Climate March in Glasgow this Saturday!
Read more 👇
www.theskinny.co.uk/intersection...
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#FridayFocus #RLSDay Happy 175th Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson 📖 '“You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others...”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 📘 #silicasun 💐📗❤️
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 📘 #silicasun 💐📗❤️
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#FridayFocus #RLSDay Happy 175th Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson 📖 '“You start a question, and it's like starting a stone. You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others...”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 📘 #silicasun 💐📗❤️
― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 📘 #silicasun 💐📗❤️
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It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
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THE BACCHAE IS GOING ON TOUR!
We're hitting the road across Scotland in 2026, starting at Citizens Theatre and reaching Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Melrose, Peebles, Stirling, and Orkney, plus more dates to come!
Check out our website for info!
companyofwolves.org/projects/the...
We're hitting the road across Scotland in 2026, starting at Citizens Theatre and reaching Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Melrose, Peebles, Stirling, and Orkney, plus more dates to come!
Check out our website for info!
companyofwolves.org/projects/the...
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
THE BACCHAE IS GOING ON TOUR!
We're hitting the road across Scotland in 2026, starting at Citizens Theatre and reaching Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Melrose, Peebles, Stirling, and Orkney, plus more dates to come!
Check out our website for info!
companyofwolves.org/projects/the...
We're hitting the road across Scotland in 2026, starting at Citizens Theatre and reaching Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway, Edinburgh, Melrose, Peebles, Stirling, and Orkney, plus more dates to come!
Check out our website for info!
companyofwolves.org/projects/the...
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It’s out!!! It’s left the nest!!!
Available now in paperback and ebook! 😭😭
Available now in paperback and ebook! 😭😭
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It’s out!!! It’s left the nest!!!
Available now in paperback and ebook! 😭😭
Available now in paperback and ebook! 😭😭
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Seen a squirrel? Red or grey? In a wood or elsewhere? Help @scotsquirrels.bsky.social by taking part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey. Report your sightings 6 to 12 Oct ↩️ buff.ly/M2ORzHn
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Seen a squirrel? Red or grey? In a wood or elsewhere? Help @scotsquirrels.bsky.social by taking part in the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey. Report your sightings 6 to 12 Oct ↩️ buff.ly/M2ORzHn
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#Birdtober Day 6: Pink-necked Green Pigeon
The prompt was just "Green Pigeon" so I picked my favorite one. He looks like an ice cream 🍦 They also have a very neat bicolored iris!
#Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes
#BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt
The prompt was just "Green Pigeon" so I picked my favorite one. He looks like an ice cream 🍦 They also have a very neat bicolored iris!
#Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes
#BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Birdtober Day 6: Pink-necked Green Pigeon
The prompt was just "Green Pigeon" so I picked my favorite one. He looks like an ice cream 🍦 They also have a very neat bicolored iris!
#Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes
#BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt
The prompt was just "Green Pigeon" so I picked my favorite one. He looks like an ice cream 🍦 They also have a very neat bicolored iris!
#Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes
#BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt
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My new story is out in The Pink Hydra today! www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
The Pink Hydra | Four Flowers in Formaldehyde - Heather Valentine
Four Flowers in Formaldehyde by Heather Valentine
www.thepinkhydra.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My new story is out in The Pink Hydra today! www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
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The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
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Scary news A:
I've finally moved from Substack to Patreon (losing all my subscribers as a result 😱).
If you've ever enjoyed my articles please come subscribe - All my craft and publishing posts are always free because accessibility matters, so I'd love any boosts too🖤
patreon.com/LorraineWilson
I've finally moved from Substack to Patreon (losing all my subscribers as a result 😱).
If you've ever enjoyed my articles please come subscribe - All my craft and publishing posts are always free because accessibility matters, so I'd love any boosts too🖤
patreon.com/LorraineWilson
Lorraine Wilson | Patreon
Speculative fiction author, tea drinker, cat herder
patreon.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Scary news A:
I've finally moved from Substack to Patreon (losing all my subscribers as a result 😱).
If you've ever enjoyed my articles please come subscribe - All my craft and publishing posts are always free because accessibility matters, so I'd love any boosts too🖤
patreon.com/LorraineWilson
I've finally moved from Substack to Patreon (losing all my subscribers as a result 😱).
If you've ever enjoyed my articles please come subscribe - All my craft and publishing posts are always free because accessibility matters, so I'd love any boosts too🖤
patreon.com/LorraineWilson
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Great to see my next book is now up on Goodreads with an actual cover instead of that blank, beige placeholder square.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
First Mage on the Moon
Cameron Johnston returns in this innovative space fanta…
www.goodreads.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great to see my next book is now up on Goodreads with an actual cover instead of that blank, beige placeholder square.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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Hmm, maybe today is the day you put this in your earholes instread:
podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...
podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...
PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike - PodCastle
Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike E.M. Faulds I remember your mum telling me, after it all went down, that during the lockdowns you washed your hands so often your skin cracked and turned scaly and...
podcastle.org
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hmm, maybe today is the day you put this in your earholes instread:
podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...
podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...
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Happy 71st Anniversary of the Hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, when school children gathered at Glasgow's Southern Necropolis to seek out the rumoured kidnapper of small boys!
Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below.
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below.
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
A Halloween Special - Surviving Life by Cameron Johnston | Glasgow 2024
Her grandpa Rab struggled up in bed, rheumy blue eyes squinting out into the hospice corridor. Satisfied nobody was eavesdropping, he slumped back into his
glasgow2024.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Happy 71st Anniversary of the Hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, when school children gathered at Glasgow's Southern Necropolis to seek out the rumoured kidnapper of small boys!
Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below.
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
Read our Cameron Johnston's take on the legend, Surviving Life, at the link below.
@cameronjohnston.bsky.social
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Bravo to Bernadine Evaristo for setting up the RSL Pioneer Prize for older women writers, and for naming the working-class-born playright, poet, novelist, nonfiction writer, and activist Maureen Duffy as its first recipient.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Celebrating Maureen Duffy, a true pioneer | The Observer
Older women writers are too often overlooked. My new Royal Society of Literature prize aims to change that – starting with Duffy, a literary trailblazer ...
observer.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Bravo to Bernadine Evaristo for setting up the RSL Pioneer Prize for older women writers, and for naming the working-class-born playright, poet, novelist, nonfiction writer, and activist Maureen Duffy as its first recipient.
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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It's two months until publication and events are starting to open for tickets! I'm so very excited to be talking with Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social and Meg Macdonald @megintransition.bsky.social in November
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
September 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's two months until publication and events are starting to open for tickets! I'm so very excited to be talking with Sam K Horton @samkhorton.bsky.social and Meg Macdonald @megintransition.bsky.social in November
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
www.waterstones.com/events/sam-k...
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COVER EVOLUTION!!
With the release of the sequel incoming, WITCHES OF MERCHANT CITY has gotten a brand new cover drawn by the inimitable @jennicoutts.bsky.social!
Look at it!! *grabby hands*
With the release of the sequel incoming, WITCHES OF MERCHANT CITY has gotten a brand new cover drawn by the inimitable @jennicoutts.bsky.social!
Look at it!! *grabby hands*
September 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
COVER EVOLUTION!!
With the release of the sequel incoming, WITCHES OF MERCHANT CITY has gotten a brand new cover drawn by the inimitable @jennicoutts.bsky.social!
Look at it!! *grabby hands*
With the release of the sequel incoming, WITCHES OF MERCHANT CITY has gotten a brand new cover drawn by the inimitable @jennicoutts.bsky.social!
Look at it!! *grabby hands*
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The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨
This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved.
No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️
Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved.
No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️
Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
July 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is here and butterflies need our help 🦋🚨
This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved.
No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️
Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
This isn't just a survey, it's a rescue mission, and we need everyone to get involved.
No lab coats. No science degrees. Just 15 minutes of your time. ⏱️
Get out for the count 👉 bigbutterflycount.org
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😎 It's set to be a scorcher this weekend so while you are slathering on the sun cream take a moment to think how the wildlife is coping with the heat too 🐝
Here are some things you can do to help wildlife this summer 💚
Here are some things you can do to help wildlife this summer 💚
10 Ways to Help Wildlife in Summer - Woodland Trust
We can all make a difference for wildlife this summer, from a single simple action to an ongoing commitment, at home or further afield. Read our ten top tips.
buff.ly
July 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
😎 It's set to be a scorcher this weekend so while you are slathering on the sun cream take a moment to think how the wildlife is coping with the heat too 🐝
Here are some things you can do to help wildlife this summer 💚
Here are some things you can do to help wildlife this summer 💚
This is the kind of maths that I like, looking forward to reading this!
The Wiz Duos book 2 equation:
my novella, "Bring Me Home" 🌏🚀🏜️
➕
@julietk.bsky.social's "Song, Stone, Scale, Bone" ⚔️🐲👸
🟰
🔥🔥🔥
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
my novella, "Bring Me Home" 🌏🚀🏜️
➕
@julietk.bsky.social's "Song, Stone, Scale, Bone" ⚔️🐲👸
🟰
🔥🔥🔥
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Wiz Duo – Book 2
ISBNs Paperback: 978-1-913892-98-2 EPUB: 978-1-913892-97-5
wizardstowerpress.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is the kind of maths that I like, looking forward to reading this!
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I have copies of my brand new audio book The Shape of Monsters to give away!
All you need to do is like and share this post, and I'll enter you into Friday's draw.
Book details here: (link fixed) www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape...
All you need to do is like and share this post, and I'll enter you into Friday's draw.
Book details here: (link fixed) www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape...
July 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I have copies of my brand new audio book The Shape of Monsters to give away!
All you need to do is like and share this post, and I'll enter you into Friday's draw.
Book details here: (link fixed) www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape...
All you need to do is like and share this post, and I'll enter you into Friday's draw.
Book details here: (link fixed) www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape...
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July 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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I've been sitting on this for a while but I've been given the go ahead to start talking about this.
My story will be appearing on @podcastle.org at the end of July! I'm so excited.
More details soon, but I'll just tease you with the title:
"Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike".
My story will be appearing on @podcastle.org at the end of July! I'm so excited.
More details soon, but I'll just tease you with the title:
"Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike".
June 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I've been sitting on this for a while but I've been given the go ahead to start talking about this.
My story will be appearing on @podcastle.org at the end of July! I'm so excited.
More details soon, but I'll just tease you with the title:
"Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike".
My story will be appearing on @podcastle.org at the end of July! I'm so excited.
More details soon, but I'll just tease you with the title:
"Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike".
Big congratulations to @jennicoutts.bsky.social 🎉 It's been such an inspiring journey to witness so far, I'm excited to see what's next!!! 🚀
A warm welcome to @jennicoutts.bsky.social, who joins @harryillingworth.bsky.social’s list.
Jenni is a queer speculative fiction writer, illustrator and GP based in Glasgow. She enjoys writing fast-paced sci-fi with found families, pirate battles, LGBT+ romance and sisterhood.
shorturl.at/OZOEj
Jenni is a queer speculative fiction writer, illustrator and GP based in Glasgow. She enjoys writing fast-paced sci-fi with found families, pirate battles, LGBT+ romance and sisterhood.
shorturl.at/OZOEj
June 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Big congratulations to @jennicoutts.bsky.social 🎉 It's been such an inspiring journey to witness so far, I'm excited to see what's next!!! 🚀
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Check out the new Shoreline of Infinity, featuring the new column from our Ruth EJ Booth, 'Hold the Chicken' -- discussing AI, LLMs, and why your favourite authors don't want wood glue on their pizza.
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social
Shoreline of Infinity 39 is available this very moment.
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
In paperback, PDF and ebook formats.
Includes Dark Matter by Caitriana NicNeacail, the winning story of our @cymerafestival.co.uk / Shoreline of Infinity short story competition
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
In paperback, PDF and ebook formats.
Includes Dark Matter by Caitriana NicNeacail, the winning story of our @cymerafestival.co.uk / Shoreline of Infinity short story competition
June 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Check out the new Shoreline of Infinity, featuring the new column from our Ruth EJ Booth, 'Hold the Chicken' -- discussing AI, LLMs, and why your favourite authors don't want wood glue on their pizza.
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social
@ruthejbooth.bsky.social