How do you like Gilgamesh? I have vaaaague memories of reading some of the Hungarian translation in primary school! :D I'm reading *so many* novellas for SFINCS these days. I also started Children of Ruin by Tchaikovsky...already amazing. And I'm re-reading Authority by VanderMeer.

My sixth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Butcher's Lot by Cate Baumer, a dark, melancholy romance of two outcasts (one of them a vampire). #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/24/s...

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... 💙📚

New SFINCS review from Sue today!

My fourth #SFINCS review is up! The Nome King and The Shroud was SUCH a fun read. Full review on my blog⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

This novella I just read for SFINCS was really good and had a moment during a beautiful lesbian sex scene where one of the women instructs the other to masturbate. It's only one part of the whole scene, but it's great: bsky.app/profile/grim...

My fourth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read The Devil Owns Primetime by Sirius, a queer, religious horror about a greedy preacher who gets his comeuppance. #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/15/s...

Hello, do you want to know what I'm reading for the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship aka #SFINCS? Here they are, in this thread! Lots of cool indie novellas, feast your 👀! #BookSky #fantasy #scifi #horror

It's book review time! Here's our second review for this season's edition of SFINCS: Reap, Sow, by S.H. Cooper is a horror novella set in the deep south, where the nights are hot as hell. www.readindiefantasy.com/book-recomme... Highly recommended - enjoy! /nils #SFINCS #Booksky

Big thanks to @kiraofthewind.com for turning me onto this, and to the SFINCS competition, without which I never would have heard of it!

The time has come for yet another #SFINCS review! I've never read a noir greek mythology mystery, but it was certainly a fun combination. Full review ⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/serv...

My third #SFINCS review is up on Before We Go Blog! This time it's for Thomas J. Devens's Grimdark epic fantasy, The Dregs: beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... #SFINCS3

Here’s my review is SFINCS3 contestant A Second Life Worth Living by Karen Lucia: pagechewing.com/sfincs-3-rou... @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #sff #booksky @karenlucia.bsky.social

Phengaris, by Anna Orridge, is a queer ecohorror novella with interesting ideas which didn't work for me as I would have hoped (read it as part of @thesfincs.bsky.social). Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/phen... 📚💙

Here’s my review of SFINCS3 round 1 contestant Water’s Edge by Ellie Lieberman pagechewing.com/sfincs3-roun... @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #horror

Curious to see what reviews were done this week for SFINCS3? Check out the updated page! #bookreview #writers #booksky💙📚🪐 www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

Here's my first review/recommendation for this season's edition of the SFINCS novella competition.

SFINCS review number two for Protocol of Valor ⚔️

My third review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs I read Watcher by J. P. Relph and Mathew Gostelow, a supernatural thriller about rebel angels and a man capable of walking in other people's skins... #BookSky helynalclove.com/2025/10/12/s...

My third review for #SFINCS is up on WEIRDE Reviews! I absolutely adored this book and I can't wait to dive into the rest of Whistberry's stories. Full review⬇️ weirdereviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Here’s my review of Dance With Me by Livia J. Elliot for the SFINCS3 novella contest: pagechewing.com/sfincs3-roun... #SFINCS @thesfincs.bsky.social #novella #mentalhealth #anxiety #fantasybooks

The current book reviews have been added to the SFINCS3 page. 👀👀 We'll update the page once a week and let you all know when it goes live with updates! #booksky💙📚🪐 #writers #SFINCS www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

Current read for #SFINCS3 round 1 on behalf of team TBR @thesfincs.bsky.social

Speaking as the leader of team 5 the ReLiCS, two novellas so far have grabbed me by the throat and squeezed until I finished and scored them. I guess it's to be expected because both books warn about containing violence in the content warnings section of the entries.

This is a stacked group of novellas for @thesfincs.bsky.social #indieauthors #indiebooks #booksky

Glunda has been assigned to team Grimoire Ink Review. I hope they like witches. 🤞🧙‍♀️♥️

So Living Sword has been assigned to team ReLiCS. Makes sense and looking forward to what they think of my book.

👀 it's happeninnnng

Interested in seeing which teams are reading which novellas? Check out the team allocations and learn about the teams! #writers #booksky💙📚🪐 www.sfincscompetition.com/sfincs3

I’ve just seen the SFINCS round one team allocations. Gone But Not Forgotten has been allocated to team The ReLiCS. This is very exciting.

I have things to write that are not reviews, so I'm procrastinating by writing reviews, because that's how I am (terrible): beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-revie... Today, here's my #SFINCS review of Olga Werby's sci-fi puzzlebox Good Girl! #SFINCS3

Sunchaser is in the mix for this! Keep your fingers crossed it makes it through the first round--there are some great titles in here!

The SFINCs competition is open for entries! I've thrown The Pawns of Havoc into the ring!

Protocol of Valor is entered into SFINCS 3 GLORIOUS!

So this is my first time on the other side of a contest and I’m excited to see what books we’ll get to read!! Happy to be a judge on Team WIPS! 😁 💙🪐📚 #SFINCS #BookSky #Writesky

How about a new series for #SciFiSeptember? Follow James Fowler, a survivor from the disastrous first mission to Mars as he navigates a world reeling from discoveries that will forever change the course of human history. THE AUGMENT SAGA books2read.com/alankdell alankdell.itch.io 📢📚🪐 | 💙📚 | #SFF

Threw together a post to introduce my allotted novellas for SFINCS (though I plan to review most if not all of the ones assigned to team TBR). I’ll be posting my reviews on my blog as well as on Goodreads and story graph 😁

I have officially been accepted into the SFINCS competition this year with my dystopian noir novella "Until It's Done", and I'm both excited and terrified! Congrats to everyone else who got in - and huge thanks to and appreciation for the runners, moderators, and judges, who are doing this.

And here are my personal allocations (though I will try to read beyond these and get to as many of our entries as possible!). #SFINCS #SFINCS3 #Indiebooks #novellas 🚀💫

We're once again taking part in the judging effort for the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). Today, we introduce our team for the year and show you the list of books we'll be reading. www.readindiefantasy.com/sfincs3-team... #SFINCS #BookSky #ReadIndieFantasy #WriteSky

The first round book allocations for SFINCS are in and Pawns is with the judges of Team WIPS. Here are some of the books Pawns will be going up against that I’m excited to check out! Note: these are just some of the ones I recognize. I’m sure I’m missing some great books!

I'm excited to be a judge for #SFINCS3! For those who don't know, #SFINCS is the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (the 's' at the end is just to make it sounds like 'sphinx' lol). It's like SPFBO, but specifically for novellas! Here are the books I'm reading for Team Grimoire Ink:

Here's where I relegate @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com to the position of Team Mascot while taking all the glory for myself. #SFINCS

The SFINCS (SFF indie novella contest) has its roster up! Grey Angel is in the mix if anyone’s keen on a trans fantasy novella with gender affirming monsterfucking! Itch: danifinn.itch.io/grey-angel Elsewhere: books2read.com/b/bQz0nv The candidates: www.sfincscompetition.com/post/accepte...

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 beforewegoblog.com/sfincs-3-tea...

So, "You Look Lost, Pup" is in the running for this prize, looks like!

Got my reading sorted! 😁

heyyy lookit, The Drowned Heir is in the running! (swimming? sailing.) You can check it out at many stores, if you're like "wait what, I want to read a secondary world fantasy about a person drowned to keep another ghost around" books2read.com/DrownedHeir jenniferrdonohue.itch.io/the-drowned-...

I see seven names on the list I recognise; @bookspotlight.bsky.social @amweald.com @danifinnwrites.bsky.social @whistberry.bsky.social @jaredgoring.com @ormakal.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social Best of luck to you all. Those poor @thesfincs.bsky.social judges will be spoilt for choice! 😄

Oop, missed this going up. I'm in SFINCS 3 with Heroes of Ferth! Competition looks especially stacked this year so fingers crossed for me! 😅