Gareth L. Powell
@garethlpowell.bsky.social
📚 Award-winning science fiction author
✍️ Writing complex humans and sentient starships
🏆 BSFA winner and Locus, Seiun, BFA finalist
📖 JITTERBUG coming 03/03/2026
🤝 Repped by Lucienne Diver
📍 Bristol, UK
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
✍️ Writing complex humans and sentient starships
🏆 BSFA winner and Locus, Seiun, BFA finalist
📖 JITTERBUG coming 03/03/2026
🤝 Repped by Lucienne Diver
📍 Bristol, UK
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
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Time for a new introduction. I’m a science fiction author from Bristol in the UK. I’ve written over 20 published books, had my work translated into numerous languages, and won an award or two. I mainly post about books, writing, and my part-time job in a bookshop.
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linktr.ee/garethlpowell
My daughter wants me to take her to IKEA after work. Wish me luck, and if you don’t hear from me by this time tomorrow, send a search party.
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My daughter wants me to take her to IKEA after work. Wish me luck, and if you don’t hear from me by this time tomorrow, send a search party.
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WHO WILL YOU SAVE? Is the definitive collection of my short fiction. Available now from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good book sellers.
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
WHO WILL YOU SAVE? Is the definitive collection of my short fiction. Available now from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good book sellers.
Time for tea and toast before heading off to open up the bookshop for the day. Have a great day, and don't forget to shop locally if you can!
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Time for tea and toast before heading off to open up the bookshop for the day. Have a great day, and don't forget to shop locally if you can!
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"An Asexual Succubus" is a short story about, yup, an asexual succubus! She gets her platonic nourishment running a monster pet store. But finding good owners for three-headed hellhounds is a hard business.
You can read it in @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social's anthology:
You can read it in @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social's anthology:
Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers – Stars and Sabers
www.starsandsabers.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"An Asexual Succubus" is a short story about, yup, an asexual succubus! She gets her platonic nourishment running a monster pet store. But finding good owners for three-headed hellhounds is a hard business.
You can read it in @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social's anthology:
You can read it in @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social's anthology:
"One of the best science fiction books of the year, don’t miss it."
A fantastic review of FUTURE'S EDGE from @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social
#books
A fantastic review of FUTURE'S EDGE from @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social
#books
FUTURE’S EDGE by Gareth L. Powell – Review
The nitty-gritty: Epic in scope but somehow intimate as well, Future’s Edge is an end-of-the-world tale with heart and hope. “The fall of Earth was both sudden and protracted. Ships filled wi…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"One of the best science fiction books of the year, don’t miss it."
A fantastic review of FUTURE'S EDGE from @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social
#books
A fantastic review of FUTURE'S EDGE from @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social
#books
If you peek in my office today, you will see papers strewn all over my office floor, multiple spreadsheets open on the computer, and hear a tirade of swearing. Am I plotting out a new novel? No, I am updating my tax records for last year.
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If you peek in my office today, you will see papers strewn all over my office floor, multiple spreadsheets open on the computer, and hear a tirade of swearing. Am I plotting out a new novel? No, I am updating my tax records for last year.
Thinking about Doctor Who today, a great idea for a story just popped into my head, so I'm scribbling it in my notebook in case of future need.
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thinking about Doctor Who today, a great idea for a story just popped into my head, so I'm scribbling it in my notebook in case of future need.
If you're celebrating #DoctorWhoDay today, I'll remind you that this year, I novelised an episode of the most recent series for BBC Books.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469656...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469656...
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you're celebrating #DoctorWhoDay today, I'll remind you that this year, I novelised an episode of the most recent series for BBC Books.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469656...
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469656...
Keeping out the cold this evening with a hearty traditional fish pie. For those unfamiliar, it consists of chunks of cod, salmon, and smoked haddock (and a few prawns) in a cheese sauce, topped with mashed potato and baked in the oven for 45 mins.
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Keeping out the cold this evening with a hearty traditional fish pie. For those unfamiliar, it consists of chunks of cod, salmon, and smoked haddock (and a few prawns) in a cheese sauce, topped with mashed potato and baked in the oven for 45 mins.
Cartouche is a fun word to say
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Cartouche is a fun word to say
Flat lay time! Here are nine of my most recent books. I think they look amazing together. How many have you read?
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Flat lay time! Here are nine of my most recent books. I think they look amazing together. How many have you read?
New on Patreon: The story behind the writing of my 2013 BSFA Award-winning novel, Ack-Ack Macaque.
The Stories Behind the Books Part 3: Ack-Ack Macaque | Gareth L. Powell
Get more from Gareth L. Powell on Patreon
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November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
New on Patreon: The story behind the writing of my 2013 BSFA Award-winning novel, Ack-Ack Macaque.
It’s a making soup kind of day.
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It’s a making soup kind of day.
As usual, I forgot to take any pictures at the event itself, so here’s a pre-game selfie taken just beforehand.
November 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
As usual, I forgot to take any pictures at the event itself, so here’s a pre-game selfie taken just beforehand.
Horrible driving conditions today. The rain clouds were so low that they were touching the road in places, and the tarmac and sky blurred into one formless grey void of hammering rain, through which I could barely see the brake lights ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Horrible driving conditions today. The rain clouds were so low that they were touching the road in places, and the tarmac and sky blurred into one formless grey void of hammering rain, through which I could barely see the brake lights ahead.
I had a great time today with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social at the British Fantasy Society event at Redditch Library. We had a great discussion, an appreciative audience, and I got to sign lots of books.
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I had a great time today with @annasmithwrites.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social at the British Fantasy Society event at Redditch Library. We had a great discussion, an appreciative audience, and I got to sign lots of books.
This must be the place…
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This must be the place…
Having a cup of tea and getting ready to hit the road to Redditch for this event. Hopefully see some of you there.
Come see Anna Stephens, Mike Brooks, and I talk about science fiction and fantasy at Redditch Library on Saturday. It's free but you need to book via Eventbrite so they know numbers.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worlds-of-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worlds-of-...
Worlds of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Gareth L Powell, Anna Stephens and Mike Brooks
In conversation with 3 of the most exciting names in speculative fiction in an exclusive special event
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November 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Having a cup of tea and getting ready to hit the road to Redditch for this event. Hopefully see some of you there.
If you want to talk about busman's holidays, in the morning I'll be taking a day off from the bookshop to go and talk to people about books in a library.
November 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If you want to talk about busman's holidays, in the morning I'll be taking a day off from the bookshop to go and talk to people about books in a library.
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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of 'About Writing' by Gareth Powell
#Books #Reading #Writing #Advice #NonFiction
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#Books #Reading #Writing #Advice #NonFiction
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Tanweer Dar's review of About Writing
5/5: Absolutely brilliant book filled with clear, sensible and genuinely helpful advice for writers. Powell consistently reinforces the fact that different things work for different people, but provid...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Books make great gifts and are tastier than turkey. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) novel full of monsters, friendship, love, magic, revenge, ghosts, storms, syncretism, and maybe a bit of violence…
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www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Books make great gifts and are tastier than turkey. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) novel full of monsters, friendship, love, magic, revenge, ghosts, storms, syncretism, and maybe a bit of violence…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
FUTURE'S EDGE by @garethlpowell.bsky.social is a standalone 2025 science fiction adventure from @titanbooks.bsky.social, and is available now from all good booksellers.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
FUTURE'S EDGE by @garethlpowell.bsky.social is a standalone 2025 science fiction adventure from @titanbooks.bsky.social, and is available now from all good booksellers.
Cooking up a pot of chilli to keep the cold at bay.
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Cooking up a pot of chilli to keep the cold at bay.
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@annasmithwrites.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social will all be appearing at Redditch Library on Saturday 22nd November at 12 noon - and it’s free! Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worlds-of-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@annasmithwrites.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social will all be appearing at Redditch Library on Saturday 22nd November at 12 noon - and it’s free! Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worlds-of-...