ugh the serpent called mercy is soooo good so far.

Congratulations to this year's nominees for the #DitmarAward those who are on @Bluesky include @kaburgess1.bsky.social @scottsteensma.bsky.social @emmikhor.bsky.social @adamrichard.com.au @roannelau.bsky.social are Bluesky users #AustralasianSFF #MeanjinIn2028 #BrisbaneIn2028

The #DitmarAwards nominations were released this month. The #DitmarAward was first awarded in 1969 at the Australian National Convention, named for meteorologist and artists Martin James Ditmar "Dick" Jenssen). #AustralasianSFF #MeanjinIn2028 #BrisbaneIn2028 locusmag.com/2024/03/dick... Thread....

Incredibly honoured to be a finalist for the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent! Thank you to everyone who nominated me for this 🙇🏻‍♀️ Eligible voters can cast their ballots here: form.jotform.com/261022117635...

We're very excited to say that @roannelau.bsky.social, @aurealisawards.bsky.social winning author of THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY, has been nominated for The Ditmar Award for Best New Talent! Buy now for deadly arena battles, complex politics, and ride-or-die friendship: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

yoooooo did not have getting casually namedropped in the Sydney Morning Herald on my 2026 bingo card!

I am OVER THE MOON at this news! 🥳

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!! Help out a pillar of the sci-fi/fantasy community and I'll name a character after you (or a friend) in my next publication! And there's currently a discount so I'll do it for half off :)

I’m running an international giveaway for TWO hardcover copies of The Serpent Called Mercy to celebrate its one-year anniversary and recent Aurealis Award win! Ends April 12. Head over to my Instagram to enter! www.instagram.com/reel/DWeS8l9...

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

The most dangerous beasts are outside of the ring... THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by @roannelau.bsky.social is an @aurealisawards.bsky.social winner! THE HUNGER GAMES meets SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE in this tale of deadly arena battles, steadfast friendship, and corrupt politicians. geni.us/serpentmercy

📬 Rather to my surprise I won this @solarisbooks.bsky.social giveaway! Guess what turned up in my mail? Yup, I now have @artofelaineho.bsky.social ”Cry, Voidbringer” and @roannelau.bsky.social ”The Serpent Called Mercy” in a shiny h/b edition 🤗 Tx! 📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #MarchBookHaul 📦

The Serpent Called Mercy wouldn’t exist—let alone have won an award—without my editor @alrutter.bsky.social believing in it and helping me shape it into its final form with so much love and vision. So thrilled to see other books she’s edited getting their rightful laurels!

I am absolutely delighted that The Serpent Called Mercy is an award winner - @roannelau.bsky.social is such a deserving winner, with a novel that I adore beyond reason 💖

Truly honoured to have won the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel! I’m still over the moon to this day. Sharing some snippets of my acceptance speech and reflections that I originally wrote up on Instagram here:

🏆🎉AWARD WINNER!🎉🏆 THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by @roannelau.bsky.social has won the @aurealisawards.bsky.social for Best YA Novel! THE HUNGER GAMES meets SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE in this tale of deadly arena battles, steadfast friendship, and corrupt politicians. Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

Congratulations to all the Aurealis Awards winners! Including @roannelau.bsky.social for The Serpent Called Mercy. Now I get to call her The Award-Winning Roanne Lau in all communications!

Congratulations to all the Aurealis Awards winners, including @tansyrr.bsky.social @trnapper.bsky.social @fearofemeralds.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @thedescenters.bsky.social @freyamarske.bsky.social @roannelau.bsky.social!

If your first bookish love was THE HUNGER GAMES with its twisty politics, dangerous arena battles & underdog protagonist trying to scrape by, we've got you covered. @roannelau.bsky.social 's Aurealis Award-nominated THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is your match, with deadly sunbeasts and slumdogs to boot!

🐎🎆Happy Year of the Horse!🎆🐎 To celebrate, here's a selection of titles from authors of East Asian Descent ft. wizarding call centres, deadly sun-beasts, an anthology of Chinese Horror, giant Mecha Dragons & more! @roannelau.bsky.social @emdashliu.bsky.social @xuetingni.bsky.social @slhuang.com

Oh wow!!! Two of my artworks were selected to feature in this years Vol 14 of InfectedByArt 🤩 ‘Shift into Your Power’ & ‘Jasper’ #infectedbyart

Recently hit a very important milestone as a very serious author on Instagram

A reader wrote a nine-page analysis of my book, dissecting the characters and symbolism, integrating philosophy and Freudian theory, pulling apart the themes and political references—it’s a delight to read! Read here: substack.com/@holmesreads...

🚨🎉STOP PRESS!🎉🚨 THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by @roannelau.bsky.social is a finalist for the Aurealis Awards! THE HUNGER GAMES meets SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE in this tale of deadly arena battles, steadfast friendship, and corrupt politicians. Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

Over the moon to share that I’m a finalist for the @aurealisawards.bsky.social!! This is a dream come true, and I’m so honoured to be shortlisted alongside my fellow nominees! My little debut book’s thriving out there 🥹

Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again. If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Enter this Goodreads giveaway to win a copy of The Black Cat Detectives! 📚💙 ☕💀📚 🌈📚 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛📚 #WritingCommunity #CatSky @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @nylitagent.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is getting a LARGE PRINT EDITION! 1st pic: large print cover, where you can see more of the fantastic cover art, including Phee's full Afro updo. 2nd pic: original cover. Coming soon from Thorndike Press by Gale. #booksky #Blackbooksky

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!! This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too! ✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

A very satisfying Solaris Stack of all the hardback novels we're releasing in 2025! Featuring: THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY @roannelau.bsky.social THE NEEDFIRE @mkhardywrites.com RAGWORT @samkhorton.bsky.social THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE SALT ORACLE @rainewilson.bsky.social Buy now!

We do NOT have five Gold Rings, but we DO have a fantasy double bill with @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER and @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY! Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ⚔️ in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙

Last week to enter! 📣

⚔️🐉Sometimes the most dangerous beasts are outside of the ring... @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES an epic fantasy of deadly beasts, arena battles, and steadfast friendship! Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

I’m running an audiobook giveaway, open worldwide until Jan 5! Enter here: www.instagram.com/p/DSkUvTOCfV...

⚔️🐉Sometimes the most dangerous beasts are outside of the ring... @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY is perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES an epic fantasy of deadly beasts, arena battles, and steadfast friendship! Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

With a brand new endorsement: "Fuelled by visceral rage and complex character dynamics, Cry, Voidbringer is a must-read for fans of political fantasy. Elaine Ho has crafted an electrifying debut that sets the very idea of empire on fire." - Roanne Lau, author of The Serpent Called Mercy

Looking for a book that will end 2025 with a bang? The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau is the perfect book! buff.ly/Ay1Z44Z

many have already said this but one of the most mundane bad things about the current era is that I have to spend this much brain space on fucking Donald Trump

Twelve hours left to grab my monster!

Yeah. Sometimes, behind all the bellowing and bluster and fluency in social justice verbiage, you might observe a person’s behavior and realize their vision of justice is just “When is it my turn at the top? When is it my turn to do the violence?”

THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!

As we've had a lot of new followers join us recently, we thought now would be a good time to reshare our bumper Starter Pack of superb Solaris Authors! Everyone that we can find on BlueSky, all in one place, to light up your feed with feline shenanigans, strong opinions on jam & of course - BOOKS!

Awards eligibility post to wrap up 2025! Sincere gratitude to those considering my book as they cast their ballots. If you haven’t snagged a copy yet, the ebook is currently on sale for $4.99! Otherwise, you can find the gorgeous hardcovers at your local bookstore or borrow one from your library.

it's awards season, and my queer cozy fantasy THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS is eligible for a Hugo, a Locus, and a Nebula! there's a brief book description in the post, or you can click this link: www.elizmanderson.com/keeper-of-lo... #author

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

we cannot comfort-read our way to a better world.

Finally got to reading my copy of #TheSerpentCalledMercy by @roannelau.bsky.social and OMFG most lovely monsters I’ve read/seen in a long time.

People, if you are too poor to pay an author for their work, I have a solution for you. Your local public library is FREE and will gladly help you find a legitimate ebook version that you can check out, for free. Don’t steal; use your local public library.