Frances White was chatting to Hannah Kaner at yesterday's event at Waterstones. A gorgeous book with a gorgeous cover.

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

@cymerafestival.co.uk

This year's festival features many fabulous writers from the ESFF community. Just to mention a few...

• @lyndseycroal.bsky.social
• @neilwilliamson.bsky.social
• @rainewilson.bsky.social
• @bingewriting.bsky.social
• @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social
• @mkhardywrites.com

#Cymera2026

We've added a bucket load of new events to attend. Check out the #events channel on Discord for the latest.

Just one month until Cymera! Counting the sleeps yet...?

www.cymerafestival.co.uk

@cymerafestival.co.uk

We asked some of our authors what their goals were for the Edinburgh SFF April Write-In...

www.instagram.com/reel/DXErgpt...

Five outstanding authors we’re also honoured are part of the ESFF community

In honour of @cymerafestival.co.uk - Scotland's excellent festival of SFFH - revealing their programme for 2026, meet the Solaris authors who make Scotland their home!

@mkhardywrites.com @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @davegoodman.bsky.social @gen-dimova.bsky.social

— @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Curious what one of our write-ins consists of…?

Here’s a sneak peek reel from yesterday’s excellent session —

8 writing sprints to focus on projects (with plenty of coffee and chat between)

www.instagram.com/reel/DXBp1GK...

#writingcommunity

Breaking the illusion

reader: wow this seems effortless. writer: it took me ten years & 400 drafts to complete this story

— @anniejowrites.bsky.social

Our second Edinburgh write-in of the year is tomorrow. We're looking forward to the sprints, words, and chat!

#writingcommunity

The Cymera 2026 programme is now live!

Cymera is ESFF's spiritual home, and probably just the best gang of SFF/H folks you could ever meet. Plus, a programme packed full of amazing things for writers and genre fans:

www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26...

@cymerafestival.co.uk

Thinking of attending @cymerafestival.co.uk this year? To celebrate the programme launch, CYMERA will be at the Leith Walk Police Box from 11am, tomorrow (Friday, 10th April). There may also be FREE BOOKS...

www.cymerafestival.co.uk

#writingcommunity

If you are at @easterconuk.bsky.social this weekend, keep an eye out for some of our members who have been let loose in Birmingham!

www.instagram.com/p/DWoOURbDOk...

www.instagram.com/p/DTQJSW3jBp...