Dr. Meg MacDonald
@megintransition.bsky.social
PhD belief & gods in fantasy @angliaruskin, work in R&D @UofGlasgow, DH Promotions @Glasgowin2024. Tendency to pun-escalate. She/Her Cis/Bi 🌈🏳️🌈
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It IS a gorgeous cover, and it was designed by www.blacksheep-uk.com!
October 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
It IS a gorgeous cover, and it was designed by www.blacksheep-uk.com!
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N. K. Jemisin Among 2026 Inductees to New York State Writers Hall of Fame
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N. K. Jemisin Among 2026 Inductees to New York State Writers Hall of Fame
Jemisin, Block and Thompson N.K. Jemisin, mystery writer Lawrence Block, and children’s author the late Kay Thompson will be inducted into the 2026 New York State Writers Hall of Fame at an event o…
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October 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
N. K. Jemisin Among 2026 Inductees to New York State Writers Hall of Fame
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Christopher Caldwell (@seraph76.bsky.social) introduces his collection Call and Response: Stories of the Fantastic, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.
Christopher Caldwell introduces Call and Response
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September 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Christopher Caldwell (@seraph76.bsky.social) introduces his collection Call and Response: Stories of the Fantastic, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.
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🌟Shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟
With its haunted shoes and sheep and cats, Bora Chung's novel in ghost stories (translated by @antonhur.com) gently suggests the degree to which humanity’s efforts to control the world are themselves figments and fantasies.
With its haunted shoes and sheep and cats, Bora Chung's novel in ghost stories (translated by @antonhur.com) gently suggests the degree to which humanity’s efforts to control the world are themselves figments and fantasies.
September 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
🌟Shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟
With its haunted shoes and sheep and cats, Bora Chung's novel in ghost stories (translated by @antonhur.com) gently suggests the degree to which humanity’s efforts to control the world are themselves figments and fantasies.
With its haunted shoes and sheep and cats, Bora Chung's novel in ghost stories (translated by @antonhur.com) gently suggests the degree to which humanity’s efforts to control the world are themselves figments and fantasies.
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Ada Lovelace Day is coming up soon, on Tuesday 13 October, so if you're celebrating in any way, please add your event to our calendar. If it's a private/internal event, you can set it to 'private'.
Add your event: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
What's on: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
Add your event: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
What's on: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
September 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Ada Lovelace Day is coming up soon, on Tuesday 13 October, so if you're celebrating in any way, please add your event to our calendar. If it's a private/internal event, you can set it to 'private'.
Add your event: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
What's on: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
Add your event: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
What's on: findingada.com/worldwide-ev...
Utterly devoured this book - or perhaps it devoured me.
The Shape of Monsters is finally out in print and ebook from Tor UK!
If you're here for a dark gothic fantasy with all the broken people, twisted dynamics, mages, murder and monsters then you have gone through the correct door
Get it now from your favourite bookshop
If you're here for a dark gothic fantasy with all the broken people, twisted dynamics, mages, murder and monsters then you have gone through the correct door
Get it now from your favourite bookshop
September 24, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Utterly devoured this book - or perhaps it devoured me.
A spooktacular book? Enquiring minds must dive deep and dredge up all that awaits lurking in its pages.
Warning: contains witty retorts, yearning (all sorts), and spiritual, political, *and* nautical knots.
Warning: contains witty retorts, yearning (all sorts), and spiritual, political, *and* nautical knots.
The Haunting of Avis Lovelock is now out in paperback, ebook, and audiobook from @solarisbooks. Join Avis and the other passengers of the Excambion as they undertake a transatlantic crossing full of ghosts, mysterious lights on the water, and hidden secrets...
Get your copy today! geni.us/avisl
Get your copy today! geni.us/avisl
September 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
A spooktacular book? Enquiring minds must dive deep and dredge up all that awaits lurking in its pages.
Warning: contains witty retorts, yearning (all sorts), and spiritual, political, *and* nautical knots.
Warning: contains witty retorts, yearning (all sorts), and spiritual, political, *and* nautical knots.
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The two #Equinox are the only days when the Sun rises due East and sets due West, everywhere.
At the Dec solstice the sun rises in the S-East. At the June solstice it rises in the N-East. As the days pass between the two, the sunrise position slowly changes passing due East each equinox.🤩 🔭🧪
At the Dec solstice the sun rises in the S-East. At the June solstice it rises in the N-East. As the days pass between the two, the sunrise position slowly changes passing due East each equinox.🤩 🔭🧪
⏰ Start your countdown clock for the exact moment of the autumn #equinox, 01:06 (UK) 23rd Sept, when the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere are equally illuminated. The day length in 🏴Scotland will be ~the same as in 🇳🇿New Zealand 🤓🧪🔭
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
📷: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
September 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The two #Equinox are the only days when the Sun rises due East and sets due West, everywhere.
At the Dec solstice the sun rises in the S-East. At the June solstice it rises in the N-East. As the days pass between the two, the sunrise position slowly changes passing due East each equinox.🤩 🔭🧪
At the Dec solstice the sun rises in the S-East. At the June solstice it rises in the N-East. As the days pass between the two, the sunrise position slowly changes passing due East each equinox.🤩 🔭🧪
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Premee Mohamed (@premeemohamed.com) reads from her story collection One Message Remains, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
Premee Mohamed reads from One Message Remains
YouTube video by Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation
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September 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Premee Mohamed (@premeemohamed.com) reads from her story collection One Message Remains, which is shortlisted for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
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Readers, writers, crafters, musicians! We want you in our beautiful sparkling tapestry, our stories interwoven and our diversity important.
September 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Readers, writers, crafters, musicians! We want you in our beautiful sparkling tapestry, our stories interwoven and our diversity important.
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We are also looking for volunteers and ideas, always. Part of our goal is to reflect an authentic modern Dublin (and Ireland more broadly) to the world, making sure all facets of this brilliant spec fic community are represented.
Join us on our journey lit by story and star with your own merch, bridging off from Dublin to a world of curiosity, authenticity and solidarity 💙
Get your merch and support the bid at the same time via our Redbubble shop!
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Get your merch and support the bid at the same time via our Redbubble shop!
www.redbubble.com/people/dubli...
Dublin2029 Shop | Redbubble
Dublin2029 is an independent artist creating amazing designs for great products such as t-shirts, stickers, posters, and phone cases.
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September 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We are also looking for volunteers and ideas, always. Part of our goal is to reflect an authentic modern Dublin (and Ireland more broadly) to the world, making sure all facets of this brilliant spec fic community are represented.
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A recording of this talk is now online for those who missed the live stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvcO...
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Exploring Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin’s Fantasy Masterpiece
YouTube video by Library of America
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September 19, 2026 at 8:50 AM
A recording of this talk is now online for those who missed the live stream:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvcO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvcO...
I am not in #Toronto but if I was I would go to this in a heartbeat. Educational, boozy, and taught by an absolute gem of a human!
Hey Toronto folks! There are still a few spots available for my Friday evening cocktail class at The Dep. Please help spread the word!
MASTERCLASS: Classic Cocktails, Modern Twists with Tammy Coxen
Masterclasses offer in-depth explorations of food and drink topics, presented by experts and accompanied by demonstrations and tastings. Classic cocktails like the Manhattan and Mojito earned their pl...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I am not in #Toronto but if I was I would go to this in a heartbeat. Educational, boozy, and taught by an absolute gem of a human!
I am *really* looking forward to this.
Reminder - we've got a launch NEXT WEEK in Glasgow at Waterstones Argyle Street with the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social - come join us! www.waterstones.com/events/spiri...
Spiritualists and Skepticism: The Haunting of Avis Lovelock with MK Hardy | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Spiritualists and Skepticism: The Haunting of Avis Lovelock with MK Hardy today.
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September 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I am *really* looking forward to this.
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20% of all mammals are bats and I don't see anyone posting them. Give bats proper representation!
September 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
20% of all mammals are bats and I don't see anyone posting them. Give bats proper representation!
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It's #PortfolioDay!? 👀
Here's some of my work!
I'm best known for creating colourful, detailed digital art incorporating patternwork and symbolism, as well as designs to represent and power other neurodivergent and disabled people.
Portfolio at www.abistevens.com
Email [email protected]
Here's some of my work!
I'm best known for creating colourful, detailed digital art incorporating patternwork and symbolism, as well as designs to represent and power other neurodivergent and disabled people.
Portfolio at www.abistevens.com
Email [email protected]
July 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It's #PortfolioDay!? 👀
Here's some of my work!
I'm best known for creating colourful, detailed digital art incorporating patternwork and symbolism, as well as designs to represent and power other neurodivergent and disabled people.
Portfolio at www.abistevens.com
Email [email protected]
Here's some of my work!
I'm best known for creating colourful, detailed digital art incorporating patternwork and symbolism, as well as designs to represent and power other neurodivergent and disabled people.
Portfolio at www.abistevens.com
Email [email protected]
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It's my birthday 🎉 so in Bluesky tradition I'd love for folks to repost my art today! 😊
#artistSupport #illustration #darkArt
#artistSupport #illustration #darkArt
September 13, 2026 at 9:02 AM
It's my birthday 🎉 so in Bluesky tradition I'd love for folks to repost my art today! 😊
#artistSupport #illustration #darkArt
#artistSupport #illustration #darkArt
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The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary is out today and Jade and I are off on our adventures
(And the ebook is only 99p - mybook.to/TeacupDragon...
Or
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#StarlingIsland
(And the ebook is only 99p - mybook.to/TeacupDragon...
Or
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
#StarlingIsland
September 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary is out today and Jade and I are off on our adventures
(And the ebook is only 99p - mybook.to/TeacupDragon...
Or
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
#StarlingIsland
(And the ebook is only 99p - mybook.to/TeacupDragon...
Or
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...)
#StarlingIsland
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We need your help! We still need donations for this year’s bookbag - a free book for every attendee at Fantasycon. If you can help, whether with 1 book or 100, please fill in the form here: shorturl.at/WD0lZ
The Sword In The Stone: Merlin's Magic
Alt: The Sword In The Stone: Merlin is shrinking books to fit in his travel bag
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September 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
We need your help! We still need donations for this year’s bookbag - a free book for every attendee at Fantasycon. If you can help, whether with 1 book or 100, please fill in the form here: shorturl.at/WD0lZ
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LAcon V Worldcon report from @hottropiks.bsky.social @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social @aussiecon5.bsky.social
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Worldcon Was Life-Changing, but That Wasn't My First Impression
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, a lola dressed like a wizard stopped by the Hot Tropiks booth and told me Filipino stories should be at Worldcon 2026, which was coming to LA for the first time in 20 year...
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September 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
LAcon V Worldcon report from @hottropiks.bsky.social @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social @aussiecon5.bsky.social
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hottropiks.com/blogs/news/w...
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trying to make new friends as an adult
September 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM
trying to make new friends as an adult
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Bjo Trimble Wins 2026 Forry Award
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September 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Bjo Trimble Wins 2026 Forry Award
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We are Box of Greebles and our first game is about being trapped on the Glasgow Underground while the world ends, and it's called "Tokamak!"
September 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We are Box of Greebles and our first game is about being trapped on the Glasgow Underground while the world ends, and it's called "Tokamak!"
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Are you coming to #Octocon2026? Can you spare a few hours to help us? (Some jobs involve just watching programme!)
There are snacks* and perks and some excellent people to work with!
(* Online volunteers will need to provide their own, sorry.)
There are snacks* and perks and some excellent people to work with!
(* Online volunteers will need to provide their own, sorry.)
Want to help make Octocon happen?
We're looking for volunteers to support the convention both in person and online.
Find out more and apply at octocon.com/join-the-oct...
#Octocon2026 #Volunteer #ConventionLife #SciFiAndFantasy
We're looking for volunteers to support the convention both in person and online.
Find out more and apply at octocon.com/join-the-oct...
#Octocon2026 #Volunteer #ConventionLife #SciFiAndFantasy
September 10, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Are you coming to #Octocon2026? Can you spare a few hours to help us? (Some jobs involve just watching programme!)
There are snacks* and perks and some excellent people to work with!
(* Online volunteers will need to provide their own, sorry.)
There are snacks* and perks and some excellent people to work with!
(* Online volunteers will need to provide their own, sorry.)