Frances White
@franceswrites.bsky.social
Award winning USA Today & Sunday Times bestselling Author of VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED 🐟 THE BONE DOOR (2026)💀 She/Her 🏳️🌈
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Frances White
@franceswrites.bsky.social
· Oct 15
🐇 💀 COVER REVEAL 💀 🐇
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
I won a British Fantasy Award!!
Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned.
I know everyone says this but I really didn’t expect to win! I’ve always maintained I don’t write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?
Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned.
I know everyone says this but I really didn’t expect to win! I’ve always maintained I don’t write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?
November 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I won a British Fantasy Award!!
Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned.
I know everyone says this but I really didn’t expect to win! I’ve always maintained I don’t write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?
Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned.
I know everyone says this but I really didn’t expect to win! I’ve always maintained I don’t write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?
Ahhhh! I can’t believe it. Thank you so much! 😭💙 More when I’m actually coherent, but what an honour!
The winner is Frances White for Voyage of the Damned.
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Ahhhh! I can’t believe it. Thank you so much! 😭💙 More when I’m actually coherent, but what an honour!
Thank you for all your love and support on the cover reveal for The Bone Door! I’m honestly blown away 😭
The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...
The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you for all your love and support on the cover reveal for The Bone Door! I’m honestly blown away 😭
The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...
The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...
Ed as usual sums up one of my books better than I ever could 🤣
TWISTS, BRUTALITY, HEART, FRIENDSHIP, SKULLS, REVOLUTION, DEATH, REDEMPTION, and there is an actual bone door
This book has the absolute wildest last third of reveals and is also in the category of ‘books that gave me an emotional enema’
I can’t wait to see people’s reaction to it
This book has the absolute wildest last third of reveals and is also in the category of ‘books that gave me an emotional enema’
I can’t wait to see people’s reaction to it
🐇 💀 COVER REVEAL 💀 🐇
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ed as usual sums up one of my books better than I ever could 🤣
🐇 💀 COVER REVEAL 💀 🐇
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🐇 💀 COVER REVEAL 💀 🐇
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026
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Recently read - Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!
Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Recently read - Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!
Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!
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Thought I'd write some book reviews for #PrideMonth on these cute rainbow cards, only to find most of my reviews were already very queer and could just be copied over 😅
So that tells you something about my reading habits!
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@franceswrites.bsky.social
So that tells you something about my reading habits!
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@franceswrites.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Thought I'd write some book reviews for #PrideMonth on these cute rainbow cards, only to find most of my reviews were already very queer and could just be copied over 😅
So that tells you something about my reading habits!
💙📚🪐
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@franceswrites.bsky.social
So that tells you something about my reading habits!
💙📚🪐
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@franceswrites.bsky.social
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Here are a few pics from yesterday’s panel! It was really great, made so by lovely fellow panellists, chairperson, arrangers and the wonderful audience. Thank you to @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social for arranging this!
May 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Here are a few pics from yesterday’s panel! It was really great, made so by lovely fellow panellists, chairperson, arrangers and the wonderful audience. Thank you to @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social for arranging this!
Last minute news! I’ll be popping along to London Comic-con on Sunday 25th at 12pm at the Writer’s Block to sign some books and hopefully meet some of you!
I’ll have all my swag and also bookplates so no worry if you can’t carry books I got you 💙🐟
Can’t wait to see you!
I’ll have all my swag and also bookplates so no worry if you can’t carry books I got you 💙🐟
Can’t wait to see you!
May 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Last minute news! I’ll be popping along to London Comic-con on Sunday 25th at 12pm at the Writer’s Block to sign some books and hopefully meet some of you!
I’ll have all my swag and also bookplates so no worry if you can’t carry books I got you 💙🐟
Can’t wait to see you!
I’ll have all my swag and also bookplates so no worry if you can’t carry books I got you 💙🐟
Can’t wait to see you!
Quick someone put ‘Agatha Christie queer hopepunk’ on a poster of my book!
Oh, "Voyage of the Damned" by @franceswrites.bsky.social is *wonderful*. Agatha Christie queer hopepunk, with a thoroughly dystopian setting (and a couple of seriously disturbing scenes) but a huge amount of warmth and humour, and an utterly wonderful hero. <3
(Also I want Tendai's wheelchair!)
(Also I want Tendai's wheelchair!)
May 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Quick someone put ‘Agatha Christie queer hopepunk’ on a poster of my book!
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How to Survive Debut Author Stress is live! bit.ly/3Z0wkXO
Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors.
#writingcommunity #mentalhealth #stress
Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors.
#writingcommunity #mentalhealth #stress
May 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How to Survive Debut Author Stress is live! bit.ly/3Z0wkXO
Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors.
#writingcommunity #mentalhealth #stress
Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors.
#writingcommunity #mentalhealth #stress
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Thursday 8th May (Stockport)
FANTASY BOOK PANEL featuring:
Eliza Chan - TIDEBORN
Thomas D. Lee - PERILOUS TIMES
Frances White - VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
FANTASY BOOK PANEL featuring:
Eliza Chan - TIDEBORN
Thomas D. Lee - PERILOUS TIMES
Frances White - VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
May 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thursday 8th May (Stockport)
FANTASY BOOK PANEL featuring:
Eliza Chan - TIDEBORN
Thomas D. Lee - PERILOUS TIMES
Frances White - VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
FANTASY BOOK PANEL featuring:
Eliza Chan - TIDEBORN
Thomas D. Lee - PERILOUS TIMES
Frances White - VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
@elizachanwrites.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social
🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...
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If you're based in Manchester or Stockport then do come along to my event with @franceswrites.bsky.social and @elizachanwrites.bsky.social on the 8th of May!
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/fantas...
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/fantas...
Fantasy Evening with Eliza Chan, Thomas D Lee and Frances White - Manchester City of Literature
Come and join us as we chat to three bestselling fantastical authors about their very exciting books! We’re going to be chatting all things Fantasy with Eliza Chan, author of Tideborn (The Drowned Wor...
www.manchestercityofliterature.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
If you're based in Manchester or Stockport then do come along to my event with @franceswrites.bsky.social and @elizachanwrites.bsky.social on the 8th of May!
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/fantas...
www.manchestercityofliterature.com/event/fantas...
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Oh hey would you look at that.
I'm back at it again with @brendandurkin.bsky.social for three more books at @gollancz.bsky.social!
This one's got everything!
Ghosts!
Excessively virtuous knights!
A distressing tower!
A man who is also a tree?
Lots of birds!
Utopian anarchism!
It's great.
I'm back at it again with @brendandurkin.bsky.social for three more books at @gollancz.bsky.social!
This one's got everything!
Ghosts!
Excessively virtuous knights!
A distressing tower!
A man who is also a tree?
Lots of birds!
Utopian anarchism!
It's great.
Gollancz snaps up three-book deal from 'gifted' fantasy author JT Greathouse
Gollancz has snapped up three epic fantasy novels from JT Greathouse, beginning with the standalone novel The Tower of the Tyrant.
www.thebookseller.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Oh hey would you look at that.
I'm back at it again with @brendandurkin.bsky.social for three more books at @gollancz.bsky.social!
This one's got everything!
Ghosts!
Excessively virtuous knights!
A distressing tower!
A man who is also a tree?
Lots of birds!
Utopian anarchism!
It's great.
I'm back at it again with @brendandurkin.bsky.social for three more books at @gollancz.bsky.social!
This one's got everything!
Ghosts!
Excessively virtuous knights!
A distressing tower!
A man who is also a tree?
Lots of birds!
Utopian anarchism!
It's great.
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🏳️🌈Event Announcement🏳️🌈
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social is teaming up with Social Refuge and Queer Lit in Manchester to bring you 'Queer & Weird', a panel on Making Fiction Gay.
Featuring @emmasternerradley.bsky.social, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social, Frances White, and C. M. Kuhtz (and I'm moderating).
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social is teaming up with Social Refuge and Queer Lit in Manchester to bring you 'Queer & Weird', a panel on Making Fiction Gay.
Featuring @emmasternerradley.bsky.social, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social, Frances White, and C. M. Kuhtz (and I'm moderating).
April 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🏳️🌈Event Announcement🏳️🌈
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social is teaming up with Social Refuge and Queer Lit in Manchester to bring you 'Queer & Weird', a panel on Making Fiction Gay.
Featuring @emmasternerradley.bsky.social, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social, Frances White, and C. M. Kuhtz (and I'm moderating).
@britfantasysoc.bsky.social is teaming up with Social Refuge and Queer Lit in Manchester to bring you 'Queer & Weird', a panel on Making Fiction Gay.
Featuring @emmasternerradley.bsky.social, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social, Frances White, and C. M. Kuhtz (and I'm moderating).
Happy International Asexuality day!! 🖤🩶🤍💜
It took me a long time to work out my identity, mainly because of lack of representation and knowledge of asexuality. I’m so glad that it’s becoming more widely known and fewer young people wrongly believe they are broken. ❤️
It took me a long time to work out my identity, mainly because of lack of representation and knowledge of asexuality. I’m so glad that it’s becoming more widely known and fewer young people wrongly believe they are broken. ❤️
April 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy International Asexuality day!! 🖤🩶🤍💜
It took me a long time to work out my identity, mainly because of lack of representation and knowledge of asexuality. I’m so glad that it’s becoming more widely known and fewer young people wrongly believe they are broken. ❤️
It took me a long time to work out my identity, mainly because of lack of representation and knowledge of asexuality. I’m so glad that it’s becoming more widely known and fewer young people wrongly believe they are broken. ❤️
Loved doing this podcast! 🤩
The brilliant @franceswrites.bsky.social joins us to tell us all about how her amazing queer fantasy murder mystery debut, Voyage of the Damned, came to be, and we discuss whether crossover fiction is growing in appeal
Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone
#Booksky #podcast
Listen now: linktr.ee/ukpageone
#Booksky #podcast
April 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Loved doing this podcast! 🤩
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Our lovely Patreon backers now have early access to this week's fun chat with the bestselling fantasy author, @franceswrites.bsky.social, who tells us about the journey to her huge debut success with Voyage of the Damned.
Visit Patreon now to join up and listen (or watch!): patreon.com/ukpageone
Visit Patreon now to join up and listen (or watch!): patreon.com/ukpageone
April 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Our lovely Patreon backers now have early access to this week's fun chat with the bestselling fantasy author, @franceswrites.bsky.social, who tells us about the journey to her huge debut success with Voyage of the Damned.
Visit Patreon now to join up and listen (or watch!): patreon.com/ukpageone
Visit Patreon now to join up and listen (or watch!): patreon.com/ukpageone
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Tideborn was launched on Tuesday in Manchester with big party! My thanks to @franceswrites.bsky.social for chairing, @illumicrate.bsky.social for sponsoring, the Waterstones Deansgate staff, family, friends, writers, readers.
March 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tideborn was launched on Tuesday in Manchester with big party! My thanks to @franceswrites.bsky.social for chairing, @illumicrate.bsky.social for sponsoring, the Waterstones Deansgate staff, family, friends, writers, readers.
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Oh hey, Locus voting is still going on!!! I am wildly honored to have TLHBW appear the longlist, but also there are many other incredible works on here, and you should vote if you haven't already! Plus you can write in your faves! (I wrote in Voyage of the Damned by @franceswrites.bsky.social !)
Voting for the Locus Awards is OPEN! As a nonprofit, Locus Magazine champions authors of all kinds, from big names to indies and small press. Subscriber votes count double!
Voting ends April 15—make your voice heard! Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
Voting ends April 15—make your voice heard! Vote here: poll.voting.locusmag... #LocusAwards
March 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oh hey, Locus voting is still going on!!! I am wildly honored to have TLHBW appear the longlist, but also there are many other incredible works on here, and you should vote if you haven't already! Plus you can write in your faves! (I wrote in Voyage of the Damned by @franceswrites.bsky.social !)
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This magical gay murder cruise by @franceswrites.bsky.social was a highlight of this month’s reads. As a straight AAPI cis woman, I’ve never resonated so hard with a main character in my life and didn’t expect to have so much in common with a blonde boy in a shimmering tracksuit. Legend. 🐟 #booksky
February 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This magical gay murder cruise by @franceswrites.bsky.social was a highlight of this month’s reads. As a straight AAPI cis woman, I’ve never resonated so hard with a main character in my life and didn’t expect to have so much in common with a blonde boy in a shimmering tracksuit. Legend. 🐟 #booksky
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🤩WITNESS THE IRON ROAD COVER!🤩
Then head for the Hive for an exclusive blog post featuring ME
#BookSky #CoverReveal
Then head for the Hive for an exclusive blog post featuring ME
#BookSky #CoverReveal
Today we're thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Hive favourite David Wragg's final instalment in his Tales of the Plains trilogy THE IRON ROAD, coming out this September from HarperVoyager.
Read more: https://buff.ly/3WTjUQm
Read more: https://buff.ly/3WTjUQm
February 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🤩WITNESS THE IRON ROAD COVER!🤩
Then head for the Hive for an exclusive blog post featuring ME
#BookSky #CoverReveal
Then head for the Hive for an exclusive blog post featuring ME
#BookSky #CoverReveal
Voyage of the Damned has reached over 10k ratings on Goodreads! That is INCREDIBLE. Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed and spread the good word of Dee! 💙🐟
Also if you’re so inclined, my next book THE BONE DOOR is now on Goodreads too and you can add it right now! 🖤💀
Also if you’re so inclined, my next book THE BONE DOOR is now on Goodreads too and you can add it right now! 🖤💀
February 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Voyage of the Damned has reached over 10k ratings on Goodreads! That is INCREDIBLE. Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed and spread the good word of Dee! 💙🐟
Also if you’re so inclined, my next book THE BONE DOOR is now on Goodreads too and you can add it right now! 🖤💀
Also if you’re so inclined, my next book THE BONE DOOR is now on Goodreads too and you can add it right now! 🖤💀
Know that I’m TREMENDOUSLY embarrassed to say this but…
Voyage of the Damned is eligible for the Hugo awards this year so if you liked it maybe give it a nomination!
You can nominate Voyage of the Damned in Best Novel and me for The Astounding Award.
🙈💙🐟
Voyage of the Damned is eligible for the Hugo awards this year so if you liked it maybe give it a nomination!
You can nominate Voyage of the Damned in Best Novel and me for The Astounding Award.
🙈💙🐟
🚀 Nominations for the 2025 Hugo Awards are now open! 🚀
Members of the 2025 Seattle Worldcon & the 2024 Glasgow Worldcon can nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award & the Astounding Awards
Deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3QcUTw6
#HugoAwards
Members of the 2025 Seattle Worldcon & the 2024 Glasgow Worldcon can nominate for the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award & the Astounding Awards
Deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PDT
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3QcUTw6
#HugoAwards
February 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Know that I’m TREMENDOUSLY embarrassed to say this but…
Voyage of the Damned is eligible for the Hugo awards this year so if you liked it maybe give it a nomination!
You can nominate Voyage of the Damned in Best Novel and me for The Astounding Award.
🙈💙🐟
Voyage of the Damned is eligible for the Hugo awards this year so if you liked it maybe give it a nomination!
You can nominate Voyage of the Damned in Best Novel and me for The Astounding Award.
🙈💙🐟