Thank you, Melody!
09.03.2026 06:14
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Thank you, Melody!
My final post in my series highlighting the SSBA 2025 Finalists and winners! Today, I am ending with the winner in the Fantasy category - Evan J. Peterson.
@specawards.bsky.social @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
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We have the data. My longest columns have more readers, who read longer, and who share them the most.
me: you think somewhere there's a taxidermist who uses a stuffed pig as a piggy bank?
wife: we don't actually have to talk about every thought you have
A light-skinned, nonbinary comic book hero in a black and pink jacket and blue jeans hovers above a glowing pink portal. Their left hand also glows with pink energy. Their hair is also black and pink. The caption reads, "Meet Saturn. They're not like other heroes villains heroes," with the first "heroes" and "villains" struck-through as though it's uncertain which they are.
More glimpses into the new project, releasing in April.
Meet Saturn. They're not like other heroes? Villains? Heroes.
#superhero #interactivefiction #rpg #comics #nonbinary
A Black, female comic book hero in a red and gold costume stands in front of a black and purple space background. Her hands are taped up for hand-to-hand combat. The caption reads, "Meet Vogue. She's not like other heroes."
I don't think you're ready for my next big project. Watch this account for news leading up to an April release.
#superhero #fiction #rpg #interactivenovel
This was such a great interview! You can watch the replay now!
ALMOST TIME! I'll be interviewed live at 1pm Pacific today, discussing my Small Spec Book Award-winning noir fantasy novel, BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY. Sign up at this link to be notified when we're going live. Thanks to the SSBA voters, to my publisher Broken Eye Books, and to Indiosyncrasy!
The SSBA winner in fantasy, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social, will be live with Saffron Asteria today at 3pm CST on BOOKED! Come join the conversation!
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#SSBA #SSBA2025
Loved this one!
Occult noir weirdness in an almost-too-familiar Seattle. Endearing, weird, and well worth the trip.
The monsters are, as advertised, incidental.
@slgable.bsky.social
@evanjpeterson.bsky.social
Thank you, Dirk!
Thank you, Leo!
Wrote a quick blog post highlighting some of my favourite books from the @specawards.bsky.social! Feat. four very good independently published fantasy books from four very different fantasy subgenres.
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Thanks, Ben!
Thank you so much, Kriti!
SSBA 2026 Edition: Volunteer for the SSBA! We need readers of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and/or Horror. We need influencers such as reviewers, podcasters, and other bookish content creators. Fill out the application form(s) at our link in bio.
Now that we’ve announced the ✨winners✨ of the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards, @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social & @millieabecassis.com are starting to plan for 2026.
Do you want to join us in celebrating small & indie press writers? Why not join our team at the @specawards.bsky.social? 💙
#SSBA #SSBA2026
Thank you L N for all you do for us writers and publishers!
I enjoyed this strange little book.
Thank you, Shantell!
Do you like to read sci-fi, fantasy, and/or horror? Do you want to volunteer to support authors published with small and indie presses? Apply to the SSBA today!
We need a lot more volunteers if we are going to make the 2026 awards season work, so please share this post!
Thank you, Steven!
Thanks for being a reader!
How cool! Got interviewed by L.N. Holmes about my weird mushroom book You Will Speak for the Dead (Stelliform Press).
We talk about hoarding, fungus, death, and lighter-stealing ferrets, so give it a look!
lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/a...
@stelliformpress
Bazillions of thank-yous to @specawards.bsky.social and bookish collaborations!
Thank you!
SSBA influencer Ben G. Bronson had a fantastic conversation with @evanjpeterson.bsky.social, author of BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY, over at Mixed Media Magazine. Read their conversation about Evan’s book here:
Bookish Collaborations interviews the SSBA finalists, including @evanjpeterson.bsky.social for Better Living Through Alchemy. (Which won, in case you missed the news!)
Go check 'em out!
armedwithabook.com/2025-ssba-fa...
Many thanks!
The image is of the Better Living Through Alchemy cover, which shows symbols from science, alchemy, and occult practices. The book is by Evan J. Peterson.
Another interview from SSBA Founder @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social, this time with SSBA 2025 Fantasy Winner @evanjpeterson.bsky.social. Read about gangster-scientists amassing occult knowledge, the smell of lies, and folklore versus fakelore.
lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/a...
