October 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
📋 Belatedly realised that I hadn’t created an #SPSFC5 Finalists Reading Challenge over on The #StoryGraph for this year’s set 🫢
Have just fixed that, live on TSG now, joining challenges covering all previous #SPSFC rounds.
📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #ReaderSky 🦋
Have just fixed that, live on TSG now, joining challenges covering all previous #SPSFC rounds.
📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #ReaderSky 🦋
October 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
📋 Belatedly realised that I hadn’t created an #SPSFC5 Finalists Reading Challenge over on The #StoryGraph for this year’s set 🫢
Have just fixed that, live on TSG now, joining challenges covering all previous #SPSFC rounds.
📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #ReaderSky 🦋
Have just fixed that, live on TSG now, joining challenges covering all previous #SPSFC rounds.
📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #ReaderSky 🦋
The runner up for the SPSFC5 was also incredibly good! Highly recommend.
The runner-up in the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is ab initio by Jacob Terracina. Is AI legally human? “This was that book that I was reading on train, waiting at bank, at the cafe, and got annoyed every time I was interrupted.”
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October 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The runner up for the SPSFC5 was also incredibly good! Highly recommend.
Winner! As a judge for the SPSFC5 I can say this is well earned. Excellent read. Congrats @nikkinull.bsky.social
The winner of the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is Our Simulated Selves by @nikkinull.bsky.social. “[T]his book could legitimately help a lot of people understand themselves.” — SPSFC 4 winner Wick Welker
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October 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Winner! As a judge for the SPSFC5 I can say this is well earned. Excellent read. Congrats @nikkinull.bsky.social
Congratulations to the winner of the @spsfc.bsky.social Self-Published Science Fiction Competition 5!
Self Publishing is the current home of science fiction as far as i'm concerned. These authors and their stories are amazing!
#SPSFC5
Self Publishing is the current home of science fiction as far as i'm concerned. These authors and their stories are amazing!
#SPSFC5
The winner of the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is Our Simulated Selves by @nikkinull.bsky.social. “[T]his book could legitimately help a lot of people understand themselves.” — SPSFC 4 winner Wick Welker
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October 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations to the winner of the @spsfc.bsky.social Self-Published Science Fiction Competition 5!
Self Publishing is the current home of science fiction as far as i'm concerned. These authors and their stories are amazing!
#SPSFC5
Self Publishing is the current home of science fiction as far as i'm concerned. These authors and their stories are amazing!
#SPSFC5
Yesss! My not-so-secret favourite book of those I read and judged for #SPSFC5 has won!!
What a grand book. Genuinely one of my fave scifi reads of the last couple of years. Congratulations!! 💙📚
What a grand book. Genuinely one of my fave scifi reads of the last couple of years. Congratulations!! 💙📚
The winner of the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is Our Simulated Selves by @nikkinull.bsky.social. “[T]his book could legitimately help a lot of people understand themselves.” — SPSFC 4 winner Wick Welker
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October 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Yesss! My not-so-secret favourite book of those I read and judged for #SPSFC5 has won!!
What a grand book. Genuinely one of my fave scifi reads of the last couple of years. Congratulations!! 💙📚
What a grand book. Genuinely one of my fave scifi reads of the last couple of years. Congratulations!! 💙📚
I'm now finished with my #SPSFC #SPSFC5 reading!
You can read my reviews of two finalists, ab initio and Time Traitors, over here!
helynalclove.com/category/spsfc
(plus reviews of my previous reads in the tag)
The finalist round ends on October 4 with the winner announced right after! 👀 💙📚 #scifi
You can read my reviews of two finalists, ab initio and Time Traitors, over here!
helynalclove.com/category/spsfc
(plus reviews of my previous reads in the tag)
The finalist round ends on October 4 with the winner announced right after! 👀 💙📚 #scifi
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September 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I'm now finished with my #SPSFC #SPSFC5 reading!
You can read my reviews of two finalists, ab initio and Time Traitors, over here!
helynalclove.com/category/spsfc
(plus reviews of my previous reads in the tag)
The finalist round ends on October 4 with the winner announced right after! 👀 💙📚 #scifi
You can read my reviews of two finalists, ab initio and Time Traitors, over here!
helynalclove.com/category/spsfc
(plus reviews of my previous reads in the tag)
The finalist round ends on October 4 with the winner announced right after! 👀 💙📚 #scifi
Just finished this gem of a book by @nikkinull.bsky.social for the SPSFC5. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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September 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just finished this gem of a book by @nikkinull.bsky.social for the SPSFC5. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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September 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
My personal review for Time Traitors www.goodreads.com/book/show/80... self published science fiction competition @spsfc.bsky.social
#Booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 🇳🇿📚 #Dinosaurs🦕 #self-publishedsci-fi🔬 📕 #SPSFC #SPSFC5
#Booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 🇳🇿📚 #Dinosaurs🦕 #self-publishedsci-fi🔬 📕 #SPSFC #SPSFC5
Time Traitors
Jurassic Park meets Romancing the Stone Dr. Grace Cars…
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August 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
My personal review for Time Traitors www.goodreads.com/book/show/80... self published science fiction competition @spsfc.bsky.social
#Booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 🇳🇿📚 #Dinosaurs🦕 #self-publishedsci-fi🔬 📕 #SPSFC #SPSFC5
#Booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 🇳🇿📚 #Dinosaurs🦕 #self-publishedsci-fi🔬 📕 #SPSFC #SPSFC5
#SPSFC@TheSelfPublishedScienceFictionCompetition My personal review for ab initio: a novel - finalist in #SPSFC5
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#booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿 #self-published #indie #sci-fi
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#booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿 #self-published #indie #sci-fi
ab initio: a novel
Raza Mugabi, a biologist turned software engineer, is n…
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August 23, 2026 at 9:19 PM
#SPSFC@TheSelfPublishedScienceFictionCompetition My personal review for ab initio: a novel - finalist in #SPSFC5
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#booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿 #self-published #indie #sci-fi
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#booksky💙💫 #pukapuka 📚🇳🇿 #self-published #indie #sci-fi
And hey, a couple months late (and I'm out of the running for #SPSFC anyway), but one of the nice folks over at Team Space Girls did a video review of my book!
(And correctly called it out for being more Steampunk than Sci-Fi).
(And correctly called it out for being more Steampunk than Sci-Fi).
The Cataphract Oath - SPSFC5 Book Review
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August 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
And hey, a couple months late (and I'm out of the running for #SPSFC anyway), but one of the nice folks over at Team Space Girls did a video review of my book!
(And correctly called it out for being more Steampunk than Sci-Fi).
(And correctly called it out for being more Steampunk than Sci-Fi).
Our team’s semifinalists for #SPSFC5
Congrats to the Rohan O’Duill and Noam Josephides 🎉
The escape pod, Man With Gun by Tadg Farrington, was one of my personal favourites in our team’s batch, and I’m sorry it narrowly missed out on a semifinal spot.
I highly recommend all three of these 🤩
Congrats to the Rohan O’Duill and Noam Josephides 🎉
The escape pod, Man With Gun by Tadg Farrington, was one of my personal favourites in our team’s batch, and I’m sorry it narrowly missed out on a semifinal spot.
I highly recommend all three of these 🤩
June 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Our team’s semifinalists for #SPSFC5
Congrats to the Rohan O’Duill and Noam Josephides 🎉
The escape pod, Man With Gun by Tadg Farrington, was one of my personal favourites in our team’s batch, and I’m sorry it narrowly missed out on a semifinal spot.
I highly recommend all three of these 🤩
Congrats to the Rohan O’Duill and Noam Josephides 🎉
The escape pod, Man With Gun by Tadg Farrington, was one of my personal favourites in our team’s batch, and I’m sorry it narrowly missed out on a semifinal spot.
I highly recommend all three of these 🤩
Here's my review of #SPSFC5 quarterfinalist Cold Blooded by Rohan O'Duill
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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April 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Here's my review of #SPSFC5 quarterfinalist Cold Blooded by Rohan O'Duill
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
One of the books in my scout pile for #spsfc5 was impossible for me to put down at the 25% mark, so I finished it. I loved Breakwater by Vivian Wilderbridge! I hope more people discover it 🤩
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I.K. Stokbaek's review of Breakwater
5/5: This book has heavy themes of climate change, motherhood, vulnerability, and resilience. It’s set in 2041 Florida, and rising seas are eating away at the peninsula. A realistic disaster happening...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
One of the books in my scout pile for #spsfc5 was impossible for me to put down at the 25% mark, so I finished it. I loved Breakwater by Vivian Wilderbridge! I hope more people discover it 🤩
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
EDIT: I didn't realize Goodreads requires a login to view reviews; here's the text from that first review: www.johnmevissen.com/review-1
Review 1
Review on Goodreads. Here's the text if you don't have an account there:
Nancy Foster's review
Dec 23, 2025
bookshelves: space-girls, spsfc
I am one of the judges of team Space Girls for the SPSFC5...
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April 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
EDIT: I didn't realize Goodreads requires a login to view reviews; here's the text from that first review: www.johnmevissen.com/review-1
Thank you @iwc-indiewriters.bsky.social ! It's true - my book "Heart of Dust" is in the running for SPFBO11, and my good friend @author.rsinclair's incredible novel "Fracture" is in the running for SPSFC5!
CONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR & H. L. MOORE!
IWC is proud to share that two of its founding members, H. L. Moore (author of the Death's Embrace series) and R. Sinclair (author of the Shattered Numbers duology) are both in the running for the two highest profile self-published fantasy and sci-fi…
IWC is proud to share that two of its founding members, H. L. Moore (author of the Death's Embrace series) and R. Sinclair (author of the Shattered Numbers duology) are both in the running for the two highest profile self-published fantasy and sci-fi…
CONGRATULATIONS TO R. SINCLAIR & H. L. MOORE!
IWC is proud to share that two of its founding members, H. L. Moore (author of the Death's Embrace series) and R. Sinclair (author of the Shattered Numbers duology) are both in the running for the two highest profile self-published fantasy and sci-fi book competitions online! R. Sinclair's Fracture (reviewed by Estora on LimFic) is in the running for the…
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March 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Thank you @iwc-indiewriters.bsky.social ! It's true - my book "Heart of Dust" is in the running for SPFBO11, and my good friend @author.rsinclair's incredible novel "Fracture" is in the running for SPSFC5!
Pleased to report my participation in this year's Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC5) with my standalone novel "The Nemesis Effect" from The Nod/Wells Timelines.
Be sure to check out all the great submissions, including those that (like mine) are available to read via KU! 🚀🙂👍 🪐📚💙
Be sure to check out all the great submissions, including those that (like mine) are available to read via KU! 🚀🙂👍 🪐📚💙
If you have Kindle Unlimited, 63 of the books entered into #SPSFC are available there. Look for (KU) on the list:
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Books Received for SPSFC 5
SPSFC 5 took submissions of books for the contest from Oct. 13, 2025, to Nov. 9, 2025. Here’s a list of the books submitted. Books available on Kindle Unlimited have “(KU)” after the ti…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pleased to report my participation in this year's Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC5) with my standalone novel "The Nemesis Effect" from The Nod/Wells Timelines.
Be sure to check out all the great submissions, including those that (like mine) are available to read via KU! 🚀🙂👍 🪐📚💙
Be sure to check out all the great submissions, including those that (like mine) are available to read via KU! 🚀🙂👍 🪐📚💙
No official announcement yet but I have it on good authority that "The Nemesis Effect" has been accepted into SPSFC5 and is currently being evaluated by one of the judging teams. More to come. 🤞
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No official announcement yet but I have it on good authority that "The Nemesis Effect" has been accepted into SPSFC5 and is currently being evaluated by one of the judging teams. More to come. 🤞