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Remember our hint about working on a super secret SSBA project? Well, here is your teaser! We’re creating a free guide for librarians and booksellers who want to add fantastic small and indie press speculative books to their collections. Find great books without the guesswork!

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Thank you to Kriti for the round up of nominations for the Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social All nominees are superb so I'm humbled that my debut novel "King Street Run" is among them. Initiatives like this are a great way to highlight small presses across the globe. #Booksky

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Very proud to be nominated for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards #ssba @specawards.bsky.social. And grateful as always to my publisher #spacewizardsciencefantasy. armedwithabook.com/fantasy-nomi...

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Love this idea.

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Remember our hint about working on a super secret SSBA project? Well, here is your teaser! We’re creating a free guide for librarians and booksellers who want to add fantastic small and indie press speculative books to their collections. Find great books without the guesswork!

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Want to dive into the SSBA nominated books, but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, SSBA influencer @armedwithabook.bsky.social has you covered. She’s done a roundup of our fantasy titles, with roundups for horror and sci-fi forthcoming. Check it out here: armedwithabook.com/fantasy-nomi...

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Here are the Fantasy nominees for @specawards.bsky.social this year!✨ armedwithabook.com/fantasy-nomi...

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Ratings are rolling in from our readers & it's exciting to hear their feedback. The competition is intense! We’re about halfway through the first round & can’t wait to announce the semi-finalists in September. Plus more soon, including a sneak peek into a secret SSBA project!

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Want to learn more about the authors nominated for the SSBA? Go to @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social to find no less than 18 features (and counting). Find them all here, alongside other amazing indie authors: indiosyncrasy.com/discover-aut...

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Here is the latest interview from SSBA influencer, Mary B.! Read Mary B.’s excellent conversation with Cavar Sarah about FAILURE TO COMPLY, a @specawards.bsky.social nominated book, and so much more.

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Millie Abecassis, SSBA cofounder, participated in the “Indie Recommends Indie” series over at @armedwithabook.bsky.social. Find some of her favorite reads here: armedwithabook.com/indie-recomm...

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📚💙Academics (and non-academics): If you're tired of rampant bureaucracy may I introduce you to my novel "King Street Run". It's a satire on the capitalisation of academia wrapped inside a great fantasy romp with gargoyles, archaeology, and time distortion. Nominated for 2025 Small Spec Book Awards ☕️

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Wow! One more nomination for The Root of Hope. I’m pleasantly surprised. This time by @specawards.bsky.social Thank you so much for your consideration. I really needed the good news tonight. 😊

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I had the pleasure of interviewing @wingedlion.bsky.social, author of Tempest Blades: The Root of Hope and Small Spec Book Awards nominee about his new novel and its narrative ties with mental health. Link to his full interview below: www.marybsellers.com/reviews-inte...

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I'm reading for the fantasy category for the Small Spec Book Awards! #SSBA These are the books I'm reading for the first round: ⚫Design of Darkness 🟠The Jaguar Mask 🔵Nine Levels 🟡The Extravaganza Eternia 🟣The Princess and the Thief 🟢Tree Gods

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Benothinged is in some damn fine company here 📚💙

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Want to know what all the hype is about with the SSBA? You can find out everything you need to know in our two interviews with official influencers @onthe_book_case 📸 and @armedwithabook.bsky.social. Find the links here: onthebookcase.wixsite.com/onthebookcas... armedwithabook.com/small-spec-b...

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Announcement! I am an official influence for the Small Spec Book Awards! Details in this week's post below. I'm excited to support this endeavour. Keep an eye here for more updates! @specawards.bsky.social #SSBA www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2025/02/smal...

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🚀 ALL THE SCI-FI NOMINEES 🚀

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💀 ALL THE HORROR NOMINEES 💀

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🐉 ALL THE FANTASY NOMINEES 🐉

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Congratulations to @chriscampeau.bsky.social! His book, RESISTERS, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by @tonyanuci.bsky.social. #SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #horror

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Congratulations to @superstacey318.bsky.social! Her book, STATIC, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by @tonyanuci.bsky.social. #SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #horror

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Congratulations to @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social! Her book, THROUGH THE BLUR, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by @tonyanuci.bsky.social. #SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #horror

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Congratulations to @parsonsfiction.bsky.social! His book, THE BRIGGAR STONE, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by @tonyanuci.bsky.social. #SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #horror

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Important emails for our @specawards.bsky.social #readers and #influencers will send soon. Please make sure our email address is added to your allowlist so that you don’t miss any important updates. Need our email address? Check out our contact information on our web page. #SSBA #bookawards

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#Readers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, today is the last day to sign up as a volunteer for the @specawards.bsky.social! Click on the link in our bio and find the rules and the sign up form. Come champion small and independent press books. We’d love to have you! #SSBA

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Today is the LAST DAY to submit nominations for the @specawards.bsky.social. Publishers, if you submit today, please make sure to send ebook copies of your nominated books to our email as well! This is the only way we can consider your writers for the final and semifinal rounds. #SSBA

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Welcome @tonyanuci.bsky.social to the @specawards.bsky.social competition! Be on the lookout for a post about their nominated books in the upcoming days. Good luck to your authors! Entries for the competition close Jan. 31. (link in bio)

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Indie/small publishers, it's not too late to join #SmallPitch! If you're interested in browsing the hundreds of pitches we expect to get and solicit submissions from authors whose pitches you like, please fill out this form ⬇️

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📣 LAST CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 📣 Independent publishers have until January 31 to nominate novels and novellas published in 2024 in the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres for the @specawards.bsky.social. Check our guidelines and submit nominations here ⬇️

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We are halfway through the month of January, which means there are only two weeks left before the @specawards.bsky.social start! The nominations and reader volunteer forms close on January 31. Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far. 🙏We can’t wait to officially begin! ✨🏆📚🏆✨ #SSBA

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We are halfway through the month of January, which means there are only two weeks left before the @specawards.bsky.social start! The nominations and reader volunteer forms close on January 31. Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far. 🙏We can’t wait to officially begin! ✨🏆📚🏆✨ #SSBA

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We had the pleasure of chatting with @armedwithabook.bsky.social over on the Armed with a Book website, and that interview is live today! You can learn all about our mission at the #SSBA, how it got started, and where we plan to go from here. Thank you to Kriti for this lovely opportunity.

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We had the pleasure of chatting with @armedwithabook.bsky.social over on the Armed with a Book website, and that interview is live today! You can learn all about our mission at the #SSBA, how it got started, and where we plan to go from here. Thank you to Kriti for this lovely opportunity.

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Small Presses! You've got until the end of the month to nominate books you've had published in 2024. #writing #publishing #horror #sci-fi #fantasy

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Reminder to small presses out there who want to join #SmallPitch: fill out our participation form! You won't be able to participate spontaneously since the event will NOT be on Twitter or Threads. We're moving to our own (amazing) platform!

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Such an honor to be nominated with so many talented authors. Thank you!

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We are still looking for readers! ⬇️

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Do you like to read sci-fi, fantasy, and/or horror? Do you read a lot? Do you want to support authors published with small and indie presses? Apply today at our link in bio! Please note this is a volunteer position. #SSBA #BookSky #SFFH 💙📚

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