Max Turner

@maxturneruk

Queer writer of spec & science fiction, horror, furry fiction & LGBTQ+ romance and erotica, and more often than not, combinations thereof. Pro people, Anti AI. He/Him tumblr: maxturnerwrites www.maxturneruk.com Publisher of www.acoupofowls.com

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Max Turner@maxturneruk· 9d

Days 4 & 5... Forest and Eyes

Max Turner@maxturneruk· 11d

Haven't drawn consistently for decades and I'm currently on holibobs so thought I'd have a go at #AuGhost #AuGhost2026 First 3 days... 1. Any and ALL 2. Framed 3. Wispy

Max Turner@maxturneruk· 21d

Excited to be signing books at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social next month whilst in Toronto. I'll be at the shop (Dundas St W) Sat 29 Aug from 5pm. Come talk to me about 🏳️‍🌈 queer horror 💀 and 😈 queeird romance! 🌈 (I'll also be bringing some little goodies to give away 👀) #toronto #queertoronto

Event promo: A black background with three images - the cover of Queeird by Max Turner, the cover of The Child of Hameln by Max Turner and a photo of Max Turner.

Text on the image reads: Author Signing Max Turner
Join us for a special signing event to showcase the work of Max Turner
Queeird & The Child of Hameln & more.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jun 24

Hey #Bristol folk! Do you have your tickets yet for QueerLit South West (in assoc. with #BristolPride)?! I will be there selling and signing, along with a great line-up of authors and vendors! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queerlit-s...

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Feb 22

Love these murals at Exeter St David's. Though one has definitely not aged as well as some of the others (the book not the art...)

Painted mural of passengers on a train reading a book that says "Agatha Christie" they are passing another train that is marked as the Orient Express.

Painted mural of passengers on a train reading Dracula as they pass spooky scenery meant to evoke the setting of Dracula.

Painted mural of people on a train passing scenery of a coastal path with two figures on the path. One of the passengers is reading The Salt Path

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Feb 9

My child just spent ten minutes putting on a one person show of the zombie invasion of our village. The ending had their teacher arrive, with an eye patch, bearing incense that killed the zombies. Me: incense? Spawnling: yes, she has some in class Me: why? Because you all smell? Spawnling: yes.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Sep 28

Looking forward to this! Myself and Leonie from the Owls team will be there representing @acoupofowls.bsky.social and selling BOOKS, MERCH and BOOKISH BITS!!! Come along and say hi if you're in Norwich on 25th October!

Poster with a circle of flying books around the words "Norwich Independent Book and Zine Fair". Further texts states: Over 30 Publishers and Writers. The Forum, Norwich, NR2 1TF. Saturday 25th October 2025. 9am to 5pm. Free Entry.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jul 29

Four shows worth binging.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jul 29

My queer/trans novellas and short story collection (Queeird: A Collection of Unusual Trans Masculine Erotica) can be found directly in my shop 💙💗🤍💗💙 maxturnerwriter.square.site/s/shop

Image of the cover of "Queeird: A Collection of Unusual Trans Masculine Erotica" - along with the title, there is a semi-nude image of a horned monster. This is on a background of very pale trans flag colours.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Spawnling and I started going through the crates of my old props and costumes. He likes these shoes lol. I think it's finally time to say goodbye to them considering I haven't performed in about 8 years and a whole gender ago.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Plushies! Large plushies, roughly 30 - 32cm long. £7 each Small plushies, roughly 20 - 22cm long. £5 each

Large plushies with decorative buttons for eyes in various strange styles, as follows:
1. Blue seashell print on front, blue/purple art deco print on back, square head with eyes on stalks and a fish tail.
2. Merfolk style with blue/green seafoam print on front, green polka dot on back, with straight hair made of felt and decorative buttons in hair.
3. Merfolk style with blue seashell print on front, yellow art deco print on back, with curly hair made of felt.
4. Four-legged Octopus style merfolk with no hair, red squiggle print on front, yellow polka dot on back.
5. Four-legged Octopus style merfolk with no hair, blue seashell print on front, blue art deco print .

Small plushies with decorative buttons for eyes in various strange styles, as follows:
1. Merfolk style with tan flower print on front, yellow deco print on back and felt curly hair.
2. Merfolk style with orange flower print on front, yellow deco print on back and straight felt hair.
3. Hammerhead shark-style merfolk with purple/blue deco print on front and blue/red polka dots on back, and red and blue tail fins.
4. Hammerhead shark-style merfolk with large purple polka dot on front and small purple polka dots on back, and red tail fins.
5. Hammerhead four-legged Octopus style merfolk with green flower print front, green polka dot back.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Large zipper bags with charms. Roughly 17cm square. Elephant and #Fannibal #Hannibal etc themed bags £5.50 each Large zipper bags without charms Marvel themed £5 each

Large zipper bag with grey elephants and maroon, orange and lime paisley on blue, with green polka dot lining, and blue and yellow droplet plastic charms.

Large zipper bags, Marvel (comic) themed, no charms.
1. Daredevil and Doctor Strange on the front, Hulk and Iron Man on the back.
2. Spider-Man on the front, Captain America and Thor on the back.

Hannibal / Fannibal themed large zipper bags with charms on ring pull, as follows:
Teacup: Dark pink paisley outer, dark pink polka dot lining, teacup charm.
Murasaki: Green bamboo outer, with green paisley lining, and bird charm.
Mongoose: Green bamboo outer, with psychedelic purple paisley lining, and mongoose charm.
Ursa: Brown bear outer, with pink and grey forest camp lining, and star charm (x2).

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Small flower-themed zipper bag/purses, with charms. £4 each Small sea-themed zipper bag/purses, with charms. £4 each Roughly 16cm by 12cm.

Small flower-themed zipper bags or purses with the following prints, and charms attached to ring zip pull:
Purple flower outer with yellow gingham lining and "Once Upon A Time" book charm.
Green flower outer with brown polka dot lining and acorn charm.
Pink flowers on white outer with green polka dot lining and deer charm.
Blue flower outer with orange polka dot lining, and feather charm.
Pink flower outer with green polka dot lining, and dragonfly charm.
Small white flowers on pink outer with blue gingham lining, and horse charm.
Yellow flower outer with orange polka dot lining, and fleur de lis charm.
Brown umbrella outer with green flower lining, and snail charm.

Small sea-themed zipper bags or purses with the following prints, and charms attached to ring zip pull:
Tie-dye blue green outer with green polka dot lining, and starfish charm.
Blue sea flower outer with green polka dot lining, and helm/wheel charm.
Turquoise underwater flower outer with purple polka dot lining, and 3 little fish charms (x2)

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Metal bookmarks. These are actually silver and pewter in colour not gold - it's crappy lighting. (just under 9cm long) £3.50 each Fabric bookmark (only 1 left - Marvel fabric) £2

Pewter and silver bookmarks with charms at the end, as follows:
Pewter-coloured bookmarks with the following charms -
Owl charm and orange leaf.
Owl charm and long orange leaf.
Owl charm and long purple leaf.
Owl charm and long green leaf.
"I love books" and book charm (x4).

Silver-coloured bookmarks with the following charms -
Owl disc charm with red and yellow droplets.
Owl charm and orange leaf.
Owl charm and brown leaf.
"I love books" and book charm (x4).
Eye glasses charm and book charm.
Rabbit charm with clear and yellow leaves.
Robot and star charms, and blue droplet.
Gem wine glasses charm.

Fabric bookmark with a card centre. Marvel fabric on the front with Iron Man (comic version) and red and white star fabric on the back.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Pin cushions (depending on where they are being posted I may have to remove the sample pins). £3.50 each

Assorted pin cushions in the following fabrics:
brown bear front, yellow polka dot back.
space print front, red squiggly back (x2).
turquoise sea flower front, green polka dot back (x3).
Bamboo front, green paisley back (x2).
Blue bubble sea front, green polka dot back.
Blue/green sea foam front, green polka dot back.
Psychedelic yellow front, red diamond dot back.
Green paisley front, yellow/white flowers back.
Blue sea flower front and back.
Blue sea flower front, green polka dot back.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Small Tote bag (unlined) I actually make these as book bags - if you're wallet/purse and phone are in your pocket but you need something to take a book to the park or beach this is ideal. holds up to a standard size hardback. £6.50

30 cm long tote bag in purple flamingo print with wide black fabric shoulder strap.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

Gaming drawstring bags, ideal for marbles, dice, gonggi, etc. Small: £3.50 Medium: £4.50 Large: £5.50

drawstring bags ideal for gaming with the following styles:
Turquoise flamingo print and rainbow drawstring, large (x2)
Purple flamingo print and rainbow drawstring, medium (x2)
Purple flamingo print and rainbow drawstring, small (x1)
Brown bear print and black drawstring, small (x1)
Blue seashell print with black drawstring, medium (x1)
Blue seashell print with black drawstring, small (x1)

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

20's style fascinator, requires hairclip (one left). £4

fascinator with white/pink shimmer sequins adorned with lilac beads and threaded feathering, black gem button and short black netting.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 16

If you buy something and would like a free bookmark please DM me which of the below you would like (whilst stocks last): Numbers currently available in stock 1: 4 2: 8 3: 9 4: 10

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Mar 3

Almost as much fun as freeze-framing every scene of William Petersen in pink booty shorts!

promo photo from Manhunter (1981) of William Petersen as Will Graham sitting at the end of a dock wearing only sneakers, pink booty shorts and smoking a cigarette.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Feb 8

I've now encountered several fake author accounts on here. I really encourage authors with their own web domain to link it to their bsky. This is instant verification as you can only do this with access to the domain admin. Instructions here: bsky.social/about/blog/4... #writersky #booksky

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jan 27

If you see this post a fictional artist/band that you'd love to see live

screenshot of James Darren as Vic Fontaine, a holosuite based rat pack-style lounge singer from Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jan 20

Me, seeing my phone light up with a call from my dad at almost 10pm: oh no, I hope everything's OK 😱 Dad: Sorry, did i wake you? My WiFi has stopped working. Me: 🥲 have you tried turning it on and off again.

Screenshot of a reply text from my dad saying it's working again

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Jan 10

As I have a bunch of WIPs on the go right now, I thought I'd throw this out there...

WIP Game image, text reads: Comment with a word, if that word is in my WIP(s) I will reply with the sentence in which it appears

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 22

Entertain yourself over the Festive season with this bundle of digital m/m smutty romance goodies! For £5 you will receive digital copies of Dancing with The Count (novella), A Little Lie (novella), The Homestead (chapbook). Available until Jan 1st 2025 maxturnerwriter.square.site/product/digi...

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 17

Having a Star Trek II, III and IV binge watch and, despite having watched it a million times, @georgetakei.bsky.social's outfit in The Search for Spock still makes me utter a breathless "Oh my!" It's iconic! The cut, the colour, and who doesn't love a cape? Ten out of TEN. No notes.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 15

Heads up. After a couple of very bot-like DMs from this account, I reached out to the author via her website and she confirmed this is not her. It is a fake/impersonation account. Please unfollow and report for impersonation.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 14

Got this from the Secret Santa at work, and it's already a game changer. 😲🙌

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 11

Great day at work today! We had our annual department get together, and this year we had awards! I won (by popular vote) "best contribution to team culture"... whilst wearing an "Eat The Rude" Christmas t-shirt. 😬🥰

Selfie of me in my Eat The Rude Christmas t-shirt holding a small trophy.

Max Turner@maxturneruk· Dec 11

Glad to see he's doing so well since his death last year.