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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 1d

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @stevetoase.bsky.social

Join us for talk of horror, archaeology, motorbikes, vintage cocktails and cake!

discord.gg/TnVuER79

The cover of Dirt Upon My Skin by Steve Toase, featuring a black background and a circle with a pattern made up of brown trowels in the centre

A black and white photo of Steve Toase wearing a biker jacket with bare trees in the background

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RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social · 9d

Just a reminder, LONDON FOLKS, I will be in your fair city talking about folk horror and fantasy at COVENT GARDEN, Waterstone on the 7TH OF OCT. It should be Very fancy.

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Katie ♥️💜💙 @katiebruce.bsky.social · Aug 7

It's time for another fabulous @britfantasysoc.bsky.social event!

Building Brilliant Worlds: fantastic landscapes and the creatures that inhabit them!
Waterstones Leeds 9th October 7pm

@rjbarker.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@davewragg.com
Katie Bruce (mod)

tinyurl.com/LeedsWorlds

A background of moorland with dry stone walls and a grey, cloudy sky. Pictures of the authors around the outside and their books in the centre. Adrian Tchaikovsky - The Hungry Gods, David Wragg - The Iron Road, RJ Barker - Heart of the Wyrd Wood.

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Steve Toase @stevetoase.bsky.social · 10d

Come join us on the 12th October and listen to me whitter. I’m good at whittering! ;)

Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 10d

Our next guest is the wonderful @stevetoase.bsky.social

Steve lives in the Frankenwald, Bavaria, Germany (but was born in Yorkshire. Good lad)

His archaeology-themed horror collection Dirt Upon My Skin has been shortlisted for Best Collection at the British Fantasy Awards!!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 10d

His next book will be Crawl Space, published by JournalStone in January 2026.

He also likes old motorbikes and vintage cocktails (and cake!) His socials are a delightful mix of all three so definitely check them out.

Join us live in the Discord, Sunday 12th October, 8:30pm
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 10d

Our next guest is the wonderful @stevetoase.bsky.social

Steve lives in the Frankenwald, Bavaria, Germany (but was born in Yorkshire. Good lad)

His archaeology-themed horror collection Dirt Upon My Skin has been shortlisted for Best Collection at the British Fantasy Awards!!

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 11d

POSTPONED
Unfortunately life has conspired against Writeopolis and tonight's episode with @nicholaseames.bsky.social has had to be postponed. We're truly sorry about this and will be rescheduling this as soon as possible!

Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 15d

Season 12 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social, author of Kings of the Wyld, which follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up & grown old & drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...

Join us live in the Discord, Sunday 28th Sept, 8:30pm UK time
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 15d

Season 12 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social, author of Kings of the Wyld, which follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up & grown old & drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...

Join us live in the Discord, Sunday 28th Sept, 8:30pm UK time
discord.gg/Q3ded36b

Join the Kit and RJs Writeopolis (With Scott the trainee) Discord Server!

Check out the Kit and RJs Writeopolis (With Scott the trainee) community on Discord – hang out with 196 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 16d

- Scott looking forward to a future of Doctor Who on CBeebies, where it belongs
- AK visibly angering the sandwich shop of dreams
- and RJ and Kit doing excellent Bob Dylan impressions

Available now for early access (only £1 a month!) & to everyone from 30th Sep
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 16d

The magnificent @poopraven.bsky.social returned for season 11 & confused everyone by asking if they could get things back on track during the episode. Other outrageous behaviour in the episode include:
- RJ giving his car eyeliner
- AK bringing science into Doctor Who, to the horror of everyone.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24d

Suddenly it's time to get the band back together for one last, epic quest! Bloody Rose followed soon after and Outlaw Empire, set 14 years later, is on its way.

Join us to hear about all this, live in the Discord, next Sunday, 28th September, 8:30pm UK time
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 24d

Season 12 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social

Nicholas is the author of The Band series, which starts with Kings of the Wyld and follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up and grown old, fat and drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...

A photo of Nicholas Eames wearing a blue shirt

The cover of Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames, featuring four men in armour with shields, swords and axes. With the tag line 'The Boys Are Back In Town' above

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 25d

Writeopolis returns tonight! 8:30pm, live in the Discord with @justinleeanderson.com
discord.gg/GYX77YQT

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 29d

He also has the ridiculously funny Carpet Diem & is 1/3 of The Write Advice team, providing guidance, support & mentoring to writers. Which I'm sure we'll definitely not go off-topic immediately & forget about...

Join us live in the Discord this Sunday 14th Sept 8:30pm UK time
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · 29d

Season 12 returns this week with the amazing Justin Lee Anderson!

@justinleeanderson.com is the author of the Eidyn saga, a twisted fantasy road trip through a kingdom based on the history, mythology and etymology of Edinburgh! The latest in the series, The Damned King is out now!

The cover of The Damned King by Justin Lee Anderson, featuring a blue background with a white silhouette of a ruined fort. A group of four figures wearing black armour and holding weapons stand in the foreground, one is holding a sphere of blue magic

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · Sep 9

-The citizens struggle with the concept of ‘bread in moderation’

-Dinosaurs! Including Katie making a reluctant choice on the binary, causing uproar

-David Bowie. Labyrinth

& much more!

Available now for early access (only £1 a month!) & to everyone from 16th Sep
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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · Sep 9

S11 E6 with... the admin! @katiebruce.bsky.social was invited on the show and so RJ swanned off on holiday. Rude.

More importantly:

-Kit describes the ‘all hot, no plot’ Bat Out of Hell musical as ‘culture’

-Scott dives into his own psyche

-The Sandwich Shop of Dreams feels all its feelings

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · Sep 1

He also has the ridiculously funny Carpet Diem & is 1/3 of The Write Advice team, providing guidance, support & mentoring to writers. Which I'm sure we'll definitely not go off-topic immediately & forget about...

Join us live in the Discord next Sunday 14th Sept 8:30pm UK time
discord.gg/sDX9Wxh4

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Check out the Kit and RJs Writeopolis (With Scott the trainee) community on Discord – hang out with 194 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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Writeopolis @writeopolis.bsky.social · Sep 1

Season 12 kicks off next week with the amazing Justin Lee Anderson!

@justinleeanderson.com is the author of the Eidyn saga, a twisted fantasy road trip through a kingdom based on the history, mythology and etymology of Edinburgh! The latest in the series, The Damned King is out now!

A photo of Justin Lee Anderson wearing a leather jacket, leaning against a brick wall

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RJ Barker @rjbarker.bsky.social · Aug 19

You have NO IDEA how hard it has been keeping quiet about this. So friends, AT LAST, THE NEXT BOOK IS ANNOUNCED!

(I'm usually a bit nervy about new stuff but feel like this one is A BANGER.)

reactormag.com/book-announc...

Announcing Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker - Reactor

Murder, mystery, and magic arrives May 2026 from Tor Books!

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