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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Tonight in Edinburgh at Waterstones, featuring writers from…

Tonight in Edinburgh at Waterstones, featuring writers from the ESFF community, among others... (plus mulled wine and mince pies...) www.waterstones.com/events/festi...

WATERSTONES

Festive Shopping Evening | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Festive Shopping Evening today.

waterstones.com

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20.AUG2025#037

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

From his book launch event last night the wonderful…

From his book launch event last night the wonderful @justinleeanderson.com deftly avoids any spoilers…

20.AUG2025#036

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

What’s not to love

What’s not to love

This time last year I sat down with some pretty dark thoughts and a full novella gushed out of me in one giant bleed.

Anyway, it's coming out via Tor Nightfire on May 12.

You into infinite corridors, ancient hunger, isolation, cannibalism, self-loathing, etc.? Join me in the darkness next May.

— @bingewriting.bsky.social

19.AUG2025#035

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Wooo!

Wooo! Another ESFFer with brilliant news! Congrats, Fi!

I am excited to announce that I am now represented by Judith Murray of @greeneandheaton.bsky.social

I am hard at work getting my manuscript ready for submission for editors. Hopefully we will have more good news in the near future!

Exciting times ahead!

greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/fion...

— @bibliofi.bsky.social

18.JUL2025#034

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We’re so, so chuffed for Dave on this win!

We’re so, so chuffed for Dave on this win! He’s part of the ESFF mod team and staff, and now we get to call him “award-winning author David Goodman” — how cool is that? Massive congrats from everyone at ESFF!

#writingcommunity #edinburgh

The face of a gobsmacked debut writer. Still absolutely reeling. More soon!

— @davegoodman.bsky.social

8.JUL2025#033

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

The excellent Ben Aaronovitch holds court in Edinburgh…

The excellent Ben Aaronovitch holds court in Edinburgh tonight — a fun Q&A/AMA (with massive thanks to Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh)

@benaaronovitch.bsky.social

23.JUN2025#032

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We’re upset & angry that our friends at Argonaut were robbed.

We’re upset & angry that our friends at Argonaut were robbed. Indie bookshops are an essential part of our community & this hurts.

Stealing a charity collection is particularly low. As champions of the written word SBT has supported ESFF writers in countless ways

Support your local indie bookshop!

We were robbed last night. When it’s our stock or our money that is targeted, there’s insurance and systems in place for this, but when it’s stealing from a charity in an extremely direct way then we just can’t abide it.

scottishbooktrust.com/donate

@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

— @argonautbooks.bsky.social

21.JUN2025#031

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

It’s a bit too on the nose for sure…

It’s a bit too on the nose for sure…

Snagged from the @edinburghsff.com discord because it is too damn real

— @clhellisen.bsky.social

20.JUN2025#030

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

It was a lovely evening.

It was a lovely evening.

Lyndsey is one of the co-founders of ESFF, and this new collection of her works is packed full of deliciously dark folklore-inspired stories. Highly recommend.

Had such a wonderful night celebrating the launch of Dark Crescent at @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social! Thank you @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social for the brilliant discussion and thanks to everyone who joined! Guess that's all official and book properly celebrated, out now with @lunapress.bsky.social! ️󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

— @lyndseycroal.bsky.social

10.JUN2025#029

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We are in post- #cymera2025 recovery mode.

We are in post- #cymera2025 recovery mode.

It was amazing to catch up with so many writers from the community.

Huge thanks to the team at @cymerafestival.co.uk for putting together a perfect festival for genre writers. The volunteers were

Roll on the Cymera one-day writing conf in November…

7.JUN2025#028

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Blood on the Clocktower gaming time at #cymera2025

Blood on the Clocktower gaming time at #cymera2025

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

And games!

And games!

And games! Ca-caw!

— @rookeryp.bsky.social

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We had much fun last night at the #cymera2025 quiz.

We had much fun last night at the #cymera2025 quiz. They are not easy…

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

First fascinating panel of the evening.

First fascinating panel of the evening. #cymera2025

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

If you’ve not played before and just fancy giving it a go,…

If you’ve not played before and just fancy giving it a go, this will be great

#cymera2025

We are mere hours away from @cymerafestival.co.uk beginning and there is still space on tonight's online games of Blood on the clocktower.

Even if you can't make it to the pleasence tonight you don't have to miss out on the fun with this laid back social deduction game!

shorturl.at/7BEyj

— @bibliofi.bsky.social

5.JUN2025#021

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

ESFF’s badger prepping for #cymera2025…

ESFF’s badger prepping for #cymera2025…

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We do!

We do! Just like our pfp.

We recommend looking for the very friendly humans from @edinburghsff.com they'll have badges!

— @cymerafestival.co.uk

5.JUN2025#019

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Amazing!

Amazing!

Only 1 day to go to the start of the @cymerafestival.co.uk which means it's time for nail art.

I have taken inspiration from the official Cymera art by @mkhardywrites.com and tokens from Blood on the clocktower.

I had to sneak in some @edinburghsff.com rep in there too!

— @bibliofi.bsky.social

12.APR2025#014

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Today we held our third write-in: a day of writing sprints and good chat!

Today we held our third write-in: a day of writing sprints and good chat! It was lovely to see so many writers at work. Huge thanks to the wonderful The Crannie community hub in Edinburgh’s Old Town for being our hosts.

#writingcommunity

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We’re so excited about Cymera Festival 25!

We’re so excited about Cymera Festival 25! Seeing so many writers from the ESFF community in the programme is fantastic. To quote a writer on our Discord: “Programme looks LIT”. Yes, yes it does.

If you’re an SFF writer in UK/Scotland, this is the festival for you.

#Cymera2025

The #Cymera2025 programme is LIVE NOW!

Check out our website for the full list of this year's panels,live performances, workshops, agent one-to-ones, Inside SFFH Publishing events, podcast recordings, a writers' open mic... the list goes on and on!

www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...

— @cymerafestival.co.uk

30.MAR2025#010

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Evergreen author advice:

Evergreen author advice:

If I can give debut writers one piece of advice:

Don't read reviews. Don't trawl Goodreads Don't search for mentions of your book.

If you need stuff for promo, get a friend to filter the good stuff to you.

You do not need bad energy infecting your head when writingbthe next book.

— @clhellisen.bsky.social

29.MAR2025#009

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

We had a wonderful evening celebrating…

We had a wonderful evening celebrating @bingewriting.bsky.social’s new novel, Dissolution, on Thursday— and raising funds for charity. Fantastic writer and a fabulous evening.

21.MAR2025#008

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

This should be a fascinating event, whether you have seen…

This should be a fascinating event, whether you have seen the series or not:

Next week our March #Screenwriting #salon sees @nadinebrito.bsky.social chatting to @macpherzone.bsky.social creator of the Amazon Prime series 'The Rig' discussing writing for the screen and how it came to be developed - free tickets and more info www.edinburghliterarysalon.org/post/next-sa...

— @ediliterarysalon.bsky.social

20.MAR2025#007

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Lovely to be out tonight to celebrate the launch of Idolfire by Grace Curtis.

Lovely to be out tonight to celebrate the launch of Idolfire by Grace Curtis. This book sounds

14.MAR2025#006

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

ICYMI Cymera Festival early bird weekend passes are available.

ICYMI Cymera Festival early bird weekend passes are available. A bargain given the number of fantastic events planned for writers & readers:

#Cymera2025 Early Bird Weekend Passes are available online until 1st April!

Whether you are joining us in-person or online, our weekend pass gives you access to all our panels, plus early booking access and access to all our recordings: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass...

— @cymerafestival.co.uk

3.FEB2025#005

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

It was lovely to see so many writers make it to the Social.

It was lovely to see so many writers make it to the Social.

Much excellent chat about publishing & writing. I’m sure some of us have sore heads this morning…

A lovely day with @edinburghsff.com writers at the pub today.

Reaching the evening with @clhellisen.bsky.social and @shellbryson.com

— @eidyngray.scot

29.JAN2025#003

From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

This is fantastic!

This is fantastic! And we 100% agree (naturally) — the writers of Scotland are lovely 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

So proud of @annabelcwrites.bsky.social, almost got @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social to capacity with people who came to support her for the launch event of #TheOutcastMage.

Great showing from our friends from @gsfwc.bsky.social and @edinburghsff.com Scotland has such an amazing writing community.

— @ohmz.bsky.social

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From Bluesky @edinburghsff.com

Our next social is booked for February 2nd 2025 — which is decades away.

Our next social is booked for February 2nd 2025 — which is decades away. Right?

Local science fiction or fantasy writer? Join us in the far distant future for bookish & writing chat over beer/food! edinburghsff.com/events/WrmyI...

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