JL George

I've done some searching and couldn't find any starter packs for Welsh and Wales-based speculative fiction people. So, I thought I'd try my hand at creating one. If you'd like to be included, give me a nudge. go.bsky.app/VaweQ1D

I'm so burned out promoting, ahaha BUT here is some writing from, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle! The real horror was the homophobia we met along the way Find my queer horror comedy about cryptid-hunting YouTubers here!: books2read.com/b/31XRan And here!: steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

Do you like horror, and esp. queer horror? You should check out @slashichorrorpress.bsky.social. They releasing some amazingly good books (mine included, lol) www.slashichorrorpress.com and they've also partnered with haruspex-audio.com/products/pie... to release audiobooks! Horror is fundamental!

Wine welsh cakes and good company made for a great @wtpress.bsky.social book launch for ‘They Are Still Here’ #BristolCon Delighted to be part of this wonderful anthology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and it was lovely meeting fellow authors If you want tales of community resistance and mythical creatures, this is for you.

Come by the Wizard’s Tower Books table at #BristolCon and get @montrealworldcon27.bsky.social , 2028 Brisbane Worldcon, and @edmontonin2030.bsky.social ribbons, candy, cards, and koalas!

Pssst. Hey you. Wanna join our reading team? fusionfragment.aidaform.com/reader-appli...

Eagle-eyed Bat watchers may have noticed that TC Parker's Salvation Spring has vanished from our store That's because... it's coming back next year in a shiny new as part of a collection! (Watch this space) Which means our release schedule next year now looks something like this... 🧵⬇️

Support indie presses! Start with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social

Available now, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...

Lol. Not seen a better demonstration of 'desire path'

You're either a "sometimes a semi-colon is the only thing will do" person or a " I will put a blowtorch to all semi-colons on sight" person. I belong to the first category, but I will not fight people in the second. I believe we can co-exist, separated only by an ocean many thousands of miles wide.

It's my birthday, and my collection Lonesome and Festering includes a story titled "The Birthday Hole" about a special hole a man grows for his shitty, entitled lover on his birthday. It's a nasty one. Check it out and preorder my collection here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/lone...

Just a little over a week before @bristolcon.bsky.social ! Here's my provisional timetable of events I'll be doing there. Come to the @wtpress.bsky.social book launch where The Storm-Forged Throne will officially hit the world! #BristolCon #booklaunch #author #smallpress #fantasybooks

Y'all have been going to London to see the Bayeux Tapestry, but @kaylaallen1965.bsky.social and I have been to Abergwaun to see an embroidered story about a French invasion with a rather more glorious ending.

my "british boomers are convinced they personally experienced world war 2" theory just keeps on giving

ICYMI: Here's my latest newsletter, introducing THE BROTHERHOOD OF VULTURES jlgeorge.beehiiv.com/p/introducin...

ICYMI: Here's my latest newsletter, introducing THE BROTHERHOOD OF VULTURES jlgeorge.beehiiv.com/p/introducin...

And, just to try to entice you to buy direct... we're bringing back our 50% off weekend sale on all TC's and Shauna's books at the Batstore! payhip.com/NefariousBat...

Re-upping for the afternoon weirdos

Y'all see my friend?! Whoop!

QoS have a fantastic collection of queer fantasy books (and who doesn't love a sapphic menopausal werewolf?) Go check out their catalogue, and find yourself a new read for the weekend

Hang on to your souls! Over the moon to announce that THE BROTHERHOOD OF VULTURES will be out in summer 2027. I'm chuffed to bits to be joining the Batcave, and can't wait to introduce you all to Dannyboy and his creepy world.

If you happen to have got a copy and read it (I know deliveries are slow for folks in the US and Canada, any reviews on GoodReads or the Zon appreciated). They can be very short or extremely critical - don't worry, I don't hex or hunt down reviewers 😉

"We need to segregate and harm trans people because otherwise my mum and I will start hurling abuse at them when we see them" - A Labour MP

Today, I left the doctor with a broken heart: Elias is getting worse. I swear, there is no improvement. On my knees, I beg you: please help me raise €300 for his eye drops. Imagine your child losing his last light. Please,don't abandon my son. 💔 Verified by : molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/196611

Hang on to your souls! Over the moon to announce that THE BROTHERHOOD OF VULTURES will be out in summer 2027. I'm chuffed to bits to be joining the Batcave, and can't wait to introduce you all to Dannyboy and his creepy world.

FF will be open to submissions again during the month of November, so time to start thinking about what piece to send our way! If you need help deciding, I wrote up a statistical analysis of what stories stand the best chances with us. Check it out here: www.patreon.com/fusionfragme...

Happy publication day to my favourite horror of the year, The Exodontists by @drewhuff.bsky.social! A brilliant book about creepy dentist monsters defending their lair from a big box Halloween store. You can now get it direct from @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social here: payhip.com/b/xZ5Ai 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈

FF#29 and Saros SF #7 are set for a dual release on October 26th! Patreon members will be receiving it soon, once I've got all the files prepped and ready to go!

Banger thread all round, but especially this bit

While the below is true, the fastest tell is actually that no publisher is going to reach out to you to ask about your work. Ever. They just aren't.

Available now, Wiz Duo #4, containing two queer first contact novellas by Stephen Cox and Ellen Mellor wizardstowerpress.co...

Yes Fantasycon brought me a few gems just one or two as you can see

I'm looking to make art! Anyone need a pretty cover for one of your upcoming books/Anthologies/chapbooks/etc? I love working with indie authors and also with presses. Here are a few Science Fiction examples I've worked up recently. Either DM me here or contact me through addi.studio And please RT!

New indie book review - Vesperil: In the Last Days of the Blight from @metaphorosis.com jlgeorge.beehiiv.com/p/indie-book...

Happy Book Birthday to the first batch of new books for this October, starting with our fabulous Welsh-themed anthology, They Are Still Here: wizardstowerpress.co...