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Team File 770’s 30 Books for the Self-Published Science Fiction Contest

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The inaugural Self Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) judging teams have now been assigned their books — here are the titles, authors and covers of the works that will be judged in the first round by Team File 770 – Cora Buhlert, Rogers Cadenhead, Sarah Duck-Mayr, and Mike Glyer:

  • A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
  • Alterlife by Matt Moss
  • Aurora Ascending by Dennis Ideue
  • Condition Evolution by Kevin Sinclair
  • Cranax Outbreak by Candice Lim
  • Don’t Speak by Vanessa Heath
  • Dusk by Ashanti Luke
  • Godeena by Stjepan Varesevac Cobets
  • Gods of the Black Gate by Joseph Sale
  • Grandfather Anonymous by Anthony W. Eichenlaub
  • Harvested by Anthony O’Brien
  • Homecoming by R. D. Meyer
  • In My Memory Locked by Jim Nelson
  • Into Neon: A Cyberpunk Saga by Matthew A. Goodwin
  • Lost Solace by Karl Drinkwater
  • Mantivore Dreams by S. J. Higbee
  • No Easy Road by Greg Camp
  • Numanity by Alexander Lucas
  • Piercing The Celestial Ocean by Kip Koelsch
  • Retrieval by Regina Clarke
  • Shakedowners by Justin Woolley
  • Sidnye (Queen of the Universe) by Scott Fitzgerald Gray
  • Fanatic’s Bane by Edmund de Wight
  • Sped-Bot: DroidMesh Trilogy Book 1 by Billy DeCarlo
  • The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
  • The Prometheus Effect by David Fleming
  • The StarMaster’s Son by Gibson Morales
  • The Voyage of the White Cloud by M. Darusha Wehm
  • The Hammond Conjecture by M. B. Reed
  • Where Weavers Daire by R. K. Bentley

SPSFC art by Tithi Luadthong. Logos designed by Scott (@book_invasion)

Self-Published Science Fiction Competition Is Filling Fast

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Hugh Howey’s Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is now taking submissions. Are you an indie science fiction writer looking for a wider audience? Check the guidelines here – the slots are filling fast. Earlier today, Howey tweeted: “We have blown past the 300 submissions we were looking for. Once we get to 400, we will close the window and begin sorting these amazing books for the review teams.”

The contest is modeled after Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, which just named its sixth winner in May, and has his blessing.

File 770 is one of the 10 reviewing teams that will participate in the judging. Our team members are:

Cora Buhlert was born and bred in Bremen, North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora has been a science fiction fan for as long as she can remember and a File 770 commenter and occasional contributor since 2015. Cora is a two-time Hugo finalist for Best Fan Writer and blogs about old and new SFF at www.corabuhlert.com, at Galactic Journey and elsewhere. When Cora is not writing or blogging, she works as a translator and teacher. She also edits the Speculative Fiction Showcase blog. Twitter: @CoraBuhlert

Rogers Cadenhead is a computer book author, ServiceNow software developer, science fiction fan and popesquatter. He’s voted in the Hugo Awards for over a decade, been a member of FAPA and Capa Alpha, and contributes news to File 770. He blogs at Workbench. Twitter: @rcade

Sarah Duck-Mayr says: “I have always been a bookworm, fell into book reviews from a lucky tweet that gained traction. Been riding that high for almost 2 years. I hope to do this for as many as I can.” See Sarah’s reviews here at Goodreads. Twitter: @DedDuckie

Mike Glyer edits the fan newzine File 770, winner of eight Hugos as Best Fanzine. He also has won four Hugos as Best Fan Writer. As a book reader, he looks to sf writers for clues to the changes that are coming, other ways to look at life, and better ideas for facing the future. Twitter: @File_770

SPSFC art by Tithi Luadthong. Logos designed by Scott (@book_invasion)