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Leanbh Pearson (Any)
@leanbhpearson.bsky.social
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LGBTQ & Disability Author | Horror & Dark Fantasy | Inspired by history, myths, folklore, fairytales | 🏳️‍🌈🌻📚| https://linktr.ee/leanbhpearson
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I’m thrilled my fantasy novella TRICKSTER TALES from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social & this marvellous cover by Greg Chapman is an Aurealis Awards finalist. Congratulations to all my friends and colleagues who entered or nominated!
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February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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LOVE LIES BLEEDING: IN THE DEVIL’S GARDEN coming 2026. Sequel to BLUEBELLS. Like alternate history? French Revolution? Dark Romance? Gothic Horror? Queer and disability themes? Vampires with bite? @pspublishinguk
Bluebells
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
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January 23, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Squuee! Just preordered my copy of FAIRYLORE by @carterhaughschool.bsky.social
If in AUS and want a copy Booktopia is selling! Grab a copy or use the Preorder page with extra bonuses!

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January 20, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Seen in the wild! Excited to grab a copy of Lisa Hannett YET SHE LIVES. I loved VIKING WOMEN so can’t wait to read this one!
January 17, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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Want new fantasy to read? Check out Loki for all your Norse trickster, queer & disability reading needs @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social
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January 11, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Latest QUILL LORE NEWSLETTER is up. Here’s a link if interested, why not consider subscribing? It’s FREE!!

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#writingcomunity #newsletter #lgbtqia #disbaility #specfiction
Quill Lore Newsletter: December 2025
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January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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I review THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER @sgj.bsky.social in time to cap of 2025 reads. An awesome horror, unique & powerful. Highly recommended!!
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the sno…
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December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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New Release: Want a taste of the Quick Bites Chapbooks? Here’s author-selected tales from the series in a new collection!
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#newrelease #folklore #horror #darkfantasy #lgbtqia
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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I review THE LEPER’S GARDEN & OTHER CONTAGIONS by Jeff Clulow - A delightfully dark collection of fantasy & gothic horror. A recommended read!

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#review #darkfantasy #gothic #horror #bookstoread
The Leper’s Garden and Other Contagions
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description These eleven tales of historical dark romance and horror will guide through the teeming streets and markets of old Hong Kong, the l…
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December 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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TRICKSTER TALES @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social - Two Tricksters, One Goal. Double the trouble!
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#fantasy #speculativefiction #lgbtqia #newreleases #bookstoread
December 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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I review GHOST GIRLS AND RABBITS by Cassondra Windwalker- a raw, honest psychological horror focusing on violence against indigenous women and missing women. Recommended read!

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#review #horror #psychologicalhorror #firstnations #bookstoread
Ghost Girls & Rabbits
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Flush with the victory of winning the election as Alaska’s first Athabaskan Senator, Noni Begay wakes to find herself buried …
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November 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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RELEASE DAY! Time for Loki & Wahn to fly & mischief make! Thank you @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social for publishing this speculative fiction delight!
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#newrelease #speculativefiction #lore #lgbtqi̇
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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PREORDER NOW! Two Tricksters & double the trouble!
Trickster Tales Loki meets Wahn in a new speculative fiction novella @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Hey @pamelajeffs.bsky.social
😊
Bumped into Pamela Jeffs at Supanova, here we are smiling with Leanbh Pearson and Matt Tighe in the background. They’re all rad Aussie fantasy/horror/SF writers.
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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It’s First Nations Month and here are some great works I’ve read or reading. Highly recommend reads! @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social @stephengrahamjones.bsky.social Nick Medina, Caskey Russell, Laurie L Dove, Shane Hawk
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Love Norse myths? Trickster folklore? Occult? Epic battles? LOKI: UNTANGLING A TALE available in paperback & ebook. Buy a copy today!

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#newrelease #norsemythology #loki #witchcraft #epicbattles #retelling #lgbtiq🏳️‍🌈 #disability #bookboost #bookblast #authorsofinstagram
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Day 2 Supanova in Brisbane. Come say hi I’m at Booth 24 with @hkstubbs.bsky.social & Matt Tighe @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Day 2 Supanova @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & @ipicomics.bsky.social I’m at Booth 24 come say Hi & chat about new release LOKI ⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Brisbane Supanova Fun with @hkstubbs.bsky.social @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social
#events #fantasybooks #authorsofinstagram #brisnova2025
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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The @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & @ipicomics.bsky.social team are at @supanova in Brisbane in Booth 24! Come see us! @hkstubbs.bsky.social @leanbhpearson.bsky.social @gerryhuntman.bsky.social
Download the Supanova app!
#events #comics #books #horror #fantasy #speculativefiction #brisnova2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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I’m currently reading THE LEPER’S GARDEN & OTHER CONTAGIONS by Jeff Clulow - a fabulous collection of short stories that are delightfully dark and moving

#amreading #horror #shortstories #newrelease #arc #darkfantasy #supernatural #darkfiction #bookstoread
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November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Medico-round with more scans. My comfort reading @sgj.bsky.social and comfort Halloween dragon

#amreading #disability #traumarecovery #healing #horrorbooks
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I’m currently reading MISRULE the sequel to MALICE by Heather Walter - nearing the end and it’s getting very tense and a great sapphic fantasy!

#amreading #fantasy #lgbtqia #darkfantasy #darkromance #fairytaleretelling #reimagining #sleepingbeauty #bookstoread
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October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Aurealis Awards entries close on November 30, 2025 - this is by necessity a couple of weeks earlier than in past years to facilitate our exciting Awards Ceremony at GenreCon on the weekend of 20-22nd February!

#AurealisAwards
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October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Huzzah! My spooky season Australian tale is on the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social Halloween Haunts blog. Check it out about timeless places, hauntings & my novella Bluebells

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Halloween Haunts: An Australian Gothic Haunt… Leanbh Pearson
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October 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM