The Writing Community
Support and encouragement through all stages of writing.
Edinburgh SFF is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing community based in Scotland, with regular write-ins, author events, and an active Discord where writers share work, encouragement, and the occasional existential crisis.
At its core is an active Discord and a regular rhythm of in-person meetups and write-ins across Edinburgh. The community is welcoming, practical, and grounded—built to support diverse voices, encourage steady progress, and give writers the space (and structure) to actually get words on the page.
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SUN · MAY
Katalina Watt & Angie Spoto: Adventures at Sea
10:30–11:30 · Paisley Town Hall
#008 The Diary
A short log of what's happening across the Edinburgh SFF writing community.
From Bluesky — @edinburghsff.com
Tips for writing out and about in Edinburgh: Yes, you will need a coat. No, it doesn't matter if the sun is out right now. Also, you will need a tote, because when you flee the weather, you will undoubtedly find yourself in one of the city's many bookshops. This is not a bad thing.
From Bluesky — @edinburghsff.com
Tonight, @bingewriting.bsky.social launches his latest 'frightful novel of cosmic-office-horror'... www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
Diary Note
We've been working hard on a better, brighter site with easier-to-find events, pages for writers in the ESFF community, and much more. As ever this will be ongoing as we try to make the site a hub for all things SFF/H writing...
So, what do you think?
Field Note — posted by the ESFF team
Frances White was chatting to Hannah Kaner at yesterday's event at Waterstones. A gorgeous book with a gorgeous cover.
Photos: David Goodman.
From Bluesky — @edinburghsff.com
It feels great to type that it's now less than a month until the Cymera Festival...
See follow-up post for just a few of the writers from the ESFF community who have events.
The full Cymera programme can be found here: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26
This year's festival features many fabulous writers from the ESFF community. Just to mention a few...
#Cymera2026
Diary Note
We've added a bucket load of new events to attend. Check out the #events channel on Discord for the latest.
From Bluesky — @edinburghsff.com
Just one month until Cymera! Counting the sleeps yet...?
Diary Note
In the lead-up to CYMERA 20206, we have begun working on new things for the ESFF community. A new website, improved promotion of events for our writers and much more.