WOOOHOOOOOOO! The biggest congratulations to our editorial and mentoring client, Jess, whose gaslamp fantasy horror novella is not only shortlisted in #SFINCS3, but also now in @aurealisawards.bsky.social, only Australia's biggest spec fic awards!
We love you, Jess! Go get 'em! ~ Anna
Holy shit guys, Aurealis is like the top SFF award in Australia. To receive two finalist berths is just 🤯🤯🤯🤯
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A huge thank you to the team @grimoireinkreviews.bsky.social for selecting Parasitc Omens as a finalist in this year's #SFINCS3 competition.
I am beyond stoked that you enjoyed it! 🤗 Congratulations to fellow finalist @bengalley.bsky.social and the semifinalists for making it this far ❤️
From five novellas down to two.
We are delighted to share our #SFINC3 finalists.
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Congratulations to @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social and @bengalley.bsky.social!
Another from Lesley, this time it's Parasitic Omens by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/p...
Okay hear me out. Supernatural x True Blood but make it gay. And set in Australia.
All The Things She Said has quite literally been running through my head for 48 hours now.
Check out my interview with the folks behind @blog.readindiefantasy.com for A Month of Rain & Reads 🤗
#AMoRaR #BookSky
A banner image for A Month of Rain and Reads featuring a green dragon reading a book and a ghost cat playing with his tail. The text says Giveaway: The Ruptured Sky and features the book cover for The Ruptured Sky by Jessica A. McMinn.
The prize for today's challenge is The Ruptured Sky by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social!
A picture showing today's challenge with the text: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read!
Daily Challenge 10: Sharing is Caring - Share your favourite indie read! Remember, this can be a self-published SFF author or small press!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
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It's a Sunday morning in A Month of Rain & Reads, and we've got you something to read.
In today's Guest Post, B.S.H. Garcia @bshgarcia.bsky.social talks about the power of ideas and how they can be explored through fiction.
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#BookSky #AMoRaR
Still time to enter!
I definitely prefer to stay inside - very much a home body!
It would be easy to berate myself for being "lazy" but it just so happens all my interests (reading, writing, crafting, drawing) tend to be sedate activities so it is what it is 🤷♀️
Embrace the slow indoor life!
#AMoRoR
🎉JAM's Birthday Book Giveaway🎉
It's my birthday next week and I want to celebrate by giving YOU the chance to win a signed Gardens of War & Wasteland book pack, valued at $95AUD!
Enter Now: forms.gle/mZw83tLSdoLs...
Time for a @thesfincs.bsky.social's review: Parasitic Omens, by @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social is a promising novella that lands into the dark and gritty side, scratching that itch for a Bloodborne like atmosphere.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/para...
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Thank you so much for the review, Jamedi! Thrilled you enjoyed your time in Copperton! 🤗
SFINCS 3 Round 1 Team WIPs: allocations
Hello #SFINCS3!
Thanks to all the generous authors for submitting to this year's #SFINCS novella competition!
The blog below introduces our team, the WIPs (name courtesy of @helynalc.bsky.social !), & our Round 1 books!
@jamreads.com @angelaboord.bsky.social
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Cover for Bounty Inc. by Adam Holcombe. Art done by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero. Design by VM Designs. Three silhouetted figures are falling among several items of debris with a starry background. Text reads "The Beginning of the Bounty Inc. Universe" with an emphasis on Bounty Inc.
Should probably do my own post, but happy to show off some amazing work done by artist @kerosero.bsky.social and designer @vmcclain.bsky.social for the cover for Bounty Inc.!
Check it out more here: bountyink.com/bounty-inc-c...
And it's time!!! Novella submissions are open!
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www.sfincscompetition.com
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For Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week we've done fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and LGBT books so far, so now we're looking at different story formats, starting with novellas! Here are Tru's picks for novellas:
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard no: no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings or Marvel.
Time for my second arc review of the week! Thank you @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social for a copy of Parasitic Omens. I loved it! And of course now I want to know more about this world! 😆
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Well that's certainly a goal to aim for!! 😂😂
Oh my, what a review!! 🫨
Oh wow Ed, thank you so much!! I'm absolutely blown away by your words! 🥹
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A black and grey graphic with a review quote reading, one of those stories that just creeps under your skin and leaves you wanting more in the best way possible.
Congratulations to client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, whose #gaslampfantasy novella, Parasitic Omens, has received all the love from Grimdark Magazine! We love it when good things happen to good people ~ Anna
