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Neil Williamson
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Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson

📚 Latest thing: Blood In The Bricks
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Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social · 20d
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).

www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
A split graphic. On the left the book cover for a horror anthology, Blood In The Bricks, depicts a sinister figure with a rat's head standing in a dirty lane with a spray can in his hand. The tones are yellow and brown with splashes of red. On the right, "Nineteen chilling tales of urban folk horror" and several glowing endorsement quotes.
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We're revisiting our back catalogue and the ONLY original novel we've published—M. Rickert's "The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie." This exquisite mystery is an amalgam of Frankenstein, and A Confederacy of Dunces. We want you to read it. The eBook is on sale for just $2.

undertowpublications.com/ebooks
PRAISE "...an affecting and tragic portrayal of a man struggling and failing to communicate and connect with those around him. Highly recommended..." - Starred Review, Booklist “Masterful ... darkly magical ... a stunning ending.” — Gary K. Wolfe, Locus “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie grabbed me from the first page. Quark is an indelible main character who I will continue to think about and love.” — Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Rickert is a powerful evocation of an imaginary place, both magical and mundane; the tribulations of a good hearted hapless giant; and a compelling mystery. Dark and humorous and deep.” —   Jeffrey Ford, Author of Big Dark Hole “Fans of M. Rickert's singular blend of the mundane and the monstrous will be drawn deep into the briny, haunted world of Bellfairie.” —   Sofia Samatar, Author of A Stranger in Olondria, and Tender “Awash in sea rain, ghosts and the stories they trail, the sound of submerged bells from offshore (or their echo, or their memory), Bellfairie and its denizens are M. Rickert creations through and through—meaning magical, mournful, mysterious, profoundly human.” —   Glen Hirshberg, Author of The Motherless Children Trilogy “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie is a dark, dream-like, psychologically astute novel about the outsider as threat and victim, about the power of crowds, and the betrayal of innocence, replete with uncanny secrets, signs, and symbols that echo and reverberate, intimations of an unseen, sublunary world.” —   Douglas Glover, Author of Elle, and Savage Love
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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lindzmcleod.bsky.social
If you're a writer, I'd go so far as to say it's essential reading to develop your craft, to dig deep into your characters and their emotions (as well as your own), and to go eyeball-close with your line edits!
cristinleach.bsky.social Cristín Leach @cristinleach.bsky.social · 4d
“I would have KILLED for a book like this at university!” Lynn Renee Maxcy

Order now from @stanchion.bsky.social

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Cover of the book. Mostly rusty orange ish with text only: AN HONOUR & A PRIVILEGE A CRAFT OF WRITING COLLABORATION with Lindz McLeod Contents page: TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Lindz McLeod Foreword Dr. Graham Robert Scott Say Their Names with Sara Hills The Son Ablaze, the Sun Buried with E.A. Petricone The Darkness System for Young Birds with Sage Tyrtle Fishfinger with Thomas D. Lee The Hunter's Blind with Cristín Leach Time Flies Like a Banana with Eugenia Triantafyllou By Which Flesh Is Crost with Jonathan Duckworth A Body Unclouded with Lynn Maxcy Trees in Voice with Pegah Ouji Content First with Melissa Ren Devil Take the Hindmost with Z. K. Abraham Back of book with description and endorsements: A CRAFT WRITING BOOK UNLIKE ANY OTHER In collaboration with eleven writers, including The Handmaid's Tale screenwriter Lynn Renee Maxcy, Sunday Times bestseller Thomas D! Lee, and Nebula/WFA finalist Eugenia Triantafyllou. award-winning author Lindz McLeod delivers original works of fiction and accompanying pieces of non-fiction, demystifying the craft techniques used in each story, as well as discussing the many facets of collaborative work. "Equal parts engaging and instructive, An Honour & A Privilege presents a theory and practice of collaborative fictión writing that will inspire deeper craft and community in your own work. A must read for any writer interested in the creative process." - Michael Wheaton, publisher of Autofocus Books The best way to think of An Honour & A Privilege may be to regard it as a genre all its own, one which depends significantly on its many interconnections, one which marks both an occasion and an invitation, one which offers us both a testimony as to what can be done together and a guide on how to do it." - Dr. Graham Robert Scott STANCHION / BOOKS StanchionZine.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
My favourite too.
film-authority.bsky.social film-authority.com @film-authority.bsky.social · 2d
Tonight (Sun) at 9.45pm, @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social - 1957 classic Night of the Demon. I did a Halloween round-up of the very best horror films for the BBC this year, and placed this as my all time favourite.
'it's in the trees...it's coming...'
#TPTVsubtitles
film-authority.com/2025/06/15/n...
A demon
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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speculativeinsight.bsky.social
Priya Sridhar examines two Kelly Link short stories with many layers to their narratives in this new essay.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay each month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
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Purple background, white text, which says Kelly Link stands apart from other fantasy writers because she provides prisms of prose within each story; clarity and intention exist along with what readers obtain from each narrative. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Lovely review of Blood In The Bricks from the especially lovely @sjtownend.bsky.social over on Goodreads this morning.
Screen cap of a review for horror anthology Blood In The Bricks. It begins: this city-based folk horror anthology from NewCon Press, edited by Neil Williamson, is an absolute triumph.
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
This morning's writer's mood board.
The word CROSS, white letters on orange background. A travelator, steel with red highlights. A railway sign. Waiting. A foggy train station. A wall, indistinct buildings behind.
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Up bright and early heading out to @cymerafestival.co.uk Writers' Conference.

Travel appropriate soundtrack courtesy of To Kill A King's fantastic new *and final :( album.

open.spotify.com/track/7BqOyC...
On the Road
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November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Darkness In The Fields is always a fantastic dive into the secretive rituals of folk horror. For the upcoming Midwinter edition, I'll be asking a panel of brilliant Blood In The Bricks contributors about their thoughts on the genre and the inspiritation behind their contributions to the anthology.
alexdavis1981.bsky.social Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 5d
Looking forward to my final folk horror event of the year with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDWINTER 2, and a great line-up of talent joining us for the weekend on 6th and 7th December! www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #folklore #writing #writers #fiction
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
If you've never discovered Carroll (my favourite writer EVER), this'd be a great way to do it!
zenoagency.bsky.social Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 5d
ICYMI: There are some new Jonathan Carroll audiobooks available!

zenoagency.com/news/out-now...

Published by Brilliance.
Audiobook cover for Jonathan Carroll’s THE LAND OF LAUGHS — an origami dog made out of a book. Audiobook cover for Jonathan Carroll’s MR BREAKFAST — a collage of Americana images, with title and author information in place of what one might usually find on signs. Audiobook cover for Jonathan Carroll’s WHITE APPLES — a man and a woman sit at a table, while above them large white apples float into the air… Audiobook cover for Jonathan Carroll’s FROM THE TEETH OF ANGELS — an angelic figure floats above a cityscape.
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Love a @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social event on Thursday night.
Tonight @shonak.bsky.social talking about Daughters Of Nicnevin and @samkhorton.bsky.social on Ragwort, interviewed brilliantly by @megintransition.bsky.social.
Meg, with long dark hair in a blue pullover, interviews Shona, also with dark hair in a black dress with white spots, and Sam, wearing a chunky dark blue sweater over a white shirt with long cuffs. Pictures of flowers and birds and circular mirrors adorn a green wall behind them.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
Gotta say I did not expect a post where i whinged about my inability to promo myself to do some numbers...

So I did not promo myself.

I write dark fantasy with occasional forays into horror, and you can read many of my shorts online, and novels listed here: clhellisenbooks.carrd.co
CL HELLISEN BOOKS
Collected links for fantasy writer CL Hellisen
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November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Very very happy to have contributed an essay to this excellent book. If you've every considered editing an anthology you have to get this book!
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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tracywatt1974.bsky.social
Brilliant
eddieburfi.bsky.social Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 6d
The BBC Scotland commentary for Kenny McLean’s halfway line goal is glorious. Stuff of dreams. 🔥

Congratulations #Scotland, see you at the World Cup.
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
I don't often talk football on here but... Fuck me, that was an amazing football match. It had everything that great sport has - high stakes, mistakes, amaaaaazing goals.
And, for once, a happy ending. There's nothing like being a Scotland supporter.

#SCODEN
Television screen cap reading: 90:00 SCO 4-2 DEN 9:10 +6
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
If you missed our E.M. Faulds' excellent ecofiction tale 'Love, Scotland' in 2024's Gallus, here's your chance. 'Love, Scotland' features in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction (Apex Book Company / Violet Lichen), out now in all good bookshops.

@bethkesh.bsky.social
@apexmag.bsky.social
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
"A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review A must...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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apexmag.bsky.social
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼

ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤

Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
"ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION. OUT NOW. www.apexbookcompany.com"
November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Pictcon 1 was an fantastic day. I'm looking forward to Pictcon 2 already. See you there?
effjayem.bsky.social Farah Mendlesohn @effjayem.bsky.social · 7d
PictCon 2, is October 17th 2026, Perth. Tickets are on sale now: £30, £20 concession. A science fiction and fantasy convention in Scotland, about Scotland's science fiction and fantasy.

Our guest is editor and author Neil Williamson.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1794793438...
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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bethkesh.bsky.social
Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactf...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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bethkesh.bsky.social
Hiya, if you're reading for awards / roundups at the end of year, please consider these of mine!

Wiz Duos book 2 - Bring Me Home, Wizard's Tower Press (novella)
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike, PodCastle (short story, audio)
podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p...
PodCastle 902: Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike - PodCastle
Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike E.M. Faulds   I remember your mum telling me, after it all went down, that during the lockdowns you washed your hands so often your skin cracked and turned scaly and...
podcastle.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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"Who knows what our old bricks were made of or what lies beneath our brightly lit pavements? Who knows what goes on behind locked doors?"

Enter to win a copy of the "Blood in the Bricks" anthology, edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, from NewCon Press #💙📚 #Booksky
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
New Review - let’s start the week with some excellent fantasy Scotland 1745 and two women finally able to share their secrets. I strongly recommend Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Flame Tree Press for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Flame Tree Press Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £4.95 e...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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alrutter.bsky.social
I acquired this novel a while ago, and it's a stunning read - it's so clever, and intimate, and downright scary. It was brilliant when I first read it, but with the edits Rhiannon worked through it, it's just amazing. And Katie Klim produced the most perfect cover ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
neilwilliamson.bsky.social
Fricking delight to enjoy BC Camplight at the Classic Grand tonight. Lots of tracks off the new album, A Sober Conversation, but they found room for some deep cuts too.

A bug hug of a show on a cold Glasgow night.
A man with a yellow cap, black jacket and moustache singing to an audience. Various musicians play around him.
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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rainewilson.bsky.social
THE SALT ORACLE has been out in the world for one whole week! So here's some nice things some even nicer people said about it!

And thank you to everyone who entered the preorder giveaway - I'm contacting winners today & am very grateful to you all x
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
A graphic using elements of the book cover, with this text "THERE IS NOBODY ELSE WRITING LIKE THIS, NOBODY CREATING SUCH RICH AND THOROUGHLY INNOVATIVE WORLDS THAT STILL FEEL SO EERILY CREDIBLE." — SAM K. HORTON, AUTHOR OF GORSE AND RAGWORT A graphic using elements of the book cover, with this text: "DARK ACADEMIA DONE RIGHT! BY TURNS HAUNTING AND HORRIFYING... ULTIMATELY HUMANE AND HOPEFUL. THIS IS A BOOK THAT DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION," - GARETH BROWN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR of THE BOOK OF DOORS Same graphic, this text "GRIPPING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, AND GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN.* - SARAH BROOKS, AUTHOR OF THE CAUTIOUS TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE WASTELANDS
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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gsfwc.bsky.social
Scottish SF and Fantasy microcon Pictcon has just announced their 2026 Guest of Honour -- it's our own Neil Williamson!

@pictcon.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social

Pictcon 2 takes place on Sat 17th October 2026 in Perth. Get your tickets (£30/£20/under 18s, childcare, dogcare options) below:
PictCon2
A Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention for everyone who reads, writes and watches.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM