rcade @rcade
Volunteer and reviewer since day one for the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC). Joined August 2007-
Tweets17K
-
Followers3K
-
Following2K
-
Likes12K
The winner of the fourth #SPSFC is Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker, a tightly crafted tale of a doctor who survived first contact and nuclear apocalypse. "They just arrived, inadvertently triggered humanity to tear itself to pieces, landed, and vanished." amazon.com/Saint-Elspeth-…
With four places announced out of six, the fourth #SPSFC faces the dilemma of what to announce next. By a margin of just 0.392, second place goes to "action packed" On Impulse by @HTexle, led by migraine-afflicted ex-space cop Reliance Sinclair. amazon.com/Impulse-Relian…
Third place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the second chances resurrection romp Yours, Celestially by Al Hess. Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am." amazon.com/Yours-Celestia…
Fourth place in the fourth #SPSFC is claimed by the "rollicking space opera" Whiskey and Warfare by @SongMagick. A found family of golden-years space mercs reunite to stop a genocide. amazon.com/Whiskey-Warfar…
Fifth place in the fourth #SPSFC goes to the richly constructed noir cyberpunk thriller Accidental Intelligence by @GeekTells. A judge loved that the dark reign of AI began when a videogame "learned so well and so fast that it gained sentience." amazon.com/Accidental-Int…
After 306 days and 175 novels, the fourth #SPSFC has chosen its winner along with five finalist runners-up. Sixth place goes to the "awesome high-concept" Bisection by @jennelikejennay. You can share one brain and still not understand someone. amazon.com/Bisection-Shei…
Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist: spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."
On Impulse by Heather Texle has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."
Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I’ve read in this competition this year."
Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."
Yours Celestially by Al Hess has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."
Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."
The marathon of SPSFC semifinalist social media announcements is over after more than 25 hours. Let's get into good books. We yield the floor.
The Space Girls have named their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Proliferation by @ErikOtto2 and On Impulse by @HTexle. tinyurl.com/proliferation2 tinyurl.com/onimpulse lecari.co.uk
A team submerged in time's relentless tide picked these SPSFC 4 semifinalists: The Murder Algorithm by Wilson Kincaid and EAT by Jesse Brown. tinyurl.com/murderalgorithm tinyurl.com/eatjessebrown
Ground Control to Major Tom has advanced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Saint Elspeth by @wickwelker and Yours Celestially by Al Hess. sciencefiction.news/item/167/spsfc…
Team Red Stars has revealed their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin and Bisection by @jennelikejennay. eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/sps…
Team Tar Vol On has chosen their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Time of the Cat by @tansyrr and A Swift and Sudden Exit by @nicovincenty. tarvolon.com/2025/03/26/sps… tarvolon.com/2025/03/17/sps…
Peripheral Prospectors has announced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Whiskey and Warfare by @SongMagick and Wakers of the Cryocrypt by Nathan Kuzack. onereadingnurse.com/2025/03/26/the…
There's one last SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist to share: Ground Control to Major Tom chose Enigma by Ryan Southwick. sciencefiction.news/item/166 Humans fled Earth and reinvented themselves. After 10K years fold travel brings colonies together. Dire events unfold. FAMILY REUNIONS AMIRITE?
Oliver Willis @owillis
125K Followers 5K Following Senior Writer @AmerIndependent. Prev @mmfa. Subscribe to https://t.co/mJMG4RqbZB
Cora Buhlert @CoraBuhlert
4K Followers 4K Following Writer, teacher and translator from Bremen in North Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer. she/her
The Self-Published Sc... @theSPSFC
2K Followers 281 Following An annual contest to pick a winner from hundreds of self-published novels in SF. Currently reading and reviewing for our fourth contest.
Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell
36K Followers 9K Following Author of 20+ published books. Occasional award-winner. FUTURE’S EDGE out now. Also editor at Stars and Sabers Publishing. Rep: Lucienne Diver
Scott 📚Book Invasi... @book_invasion
2K Followers 2K Following #Scifi #reviewer at https://t.co/VmJY88P9Zd * 🚀🗣DISCORD: https://t.co/gAq7mG67vK *Accepting audiobook codes for review*
Steve Silberman @stevesilberman
124K Followers 10K Following Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2025.
Nick Borrelli @NickRevws
9K Followers 4K Following The Fog Bowl....Pelle Lindbergh... Jerome Brown....Joe Jurevicius....Joe Carter... Been through it all as a Philly sports fan. I talk about books on #Bluesky.
Cat Rambo @Catrambo
26K Followers 11K Following Nebula award winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Upcoming books are WINGS OF TABAT and ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE MERMAIDS. Sometimes I swear. They/she.
Beth Tabler @BethTabler
12K Followers 12K Following 2021 Stabby Nom - Best Fantasy Site. Editor at GdM and BWGB. #SPFBO7, #O8, #O9 #10 @bethtabler.bsky.social
Andrew Rouff @AndrewRouff
24 Followers 2K Following Filmmaker, graduate of Stevenson University, family member
Анастасія Т... @AnastasiaT30222
1 Followers 42 Following
Amir Amiriyan @AAmiriyan888
104 Followers 1K Following @virtuals_io https://t.co/afT6utCObd @KaitoAI $ANTIX
Muhammad Naeem @Muhamma05576622
8 Followers 57 Following
Arshad @Arshad66427356
9 Followers 66 Following
simo1984 @Dancoins1984
54 Followers 328 Following
Jorge Carmona @JorgeC1984
142 Followers 1K Following
Binh Nguyen.|Voltix.a... @BinhNgu42938715
18 Followers 644 Following
Pham Thanh (Phạm Th... @Thanh1365
1 Followers 91 Following
MR BOB COIN PRESALE @mrbobtoken
15K Followers 0 Following A DECENTRALISED METAVERSE VR Network By using the world’s most advanced real time 3D Creation Engine. https://t.co/k1mNfrRGkT
nima.safaa . MORPH.in... @NimaaSafaa
363 Followers 3K Following nimasafaa1363 #PiraFinance https://t.co/LCBVugyIGI Morph KOR full Force $MYTH
Muhammad Waqas 2140 @2140Waqas50540
182 Followers 3K Following
Munawir S Buhang @MsB1504
25 Followers 92 Following
CH.TALHA @ccrypto_05
517 Followers 4K Following T R A D E R👑 I do “what I want.”👍 Life is like riding a bike: To keep your balance, you must keep moving.🤞 https://t.co/Y4y5V5Gz55
Vitaliy Motienko @veterochok
0 Followers 72 Following
ashton empoliti @Ashtonbreana
5 Followers 46 Following
Elif Nazlı.base.eth.... @TurcSerin
1K Followers 3K Following adında bir Türk kızı. Tutkulu ve enerjik, hayatı dolu dolu yaşamayı seviyor. Ailesine bağlı ve gelecek için çalışıyor .Anoma Gnoma (🧙♂️,🧙♂️) gnoma
apple Islam @appleIslam77974
0 Followers 74 Following
Brandon Long @BrandonLong1977
215 Followers 375 Following
@Buzzard @BuzzardLilly
8 Followers 24 Following
Peace Master @mstr_bys54415
22 Followers 534 Following
AMİLLİ @AyhanMILLI
629 Followers 1K Following
Lmx114 @LibanMo65051243
130 Followers 2K Following
Ufwousor @Ufwousor238629
45 Followers 1K Following
Bella @Bella521999
94 Followers 1K Following
MO'sART @_mos_art_
545 Followers 5K Following 🟠〽️O'sART©🇩🇪 present a new sci-fi era into the Zero-Point-Cluster Galaxy {ZPC}🌌
sleepwalking @sleepwalki65797
46 Followers 4K Following
Maya Darjani | Meena ... @DarjaniMaya
2K Followers 2K Following #AMMR9 #RevPit| #IndieInk Finalist & Indieverse Best Of nominee| scifi&spies | former spook | Learn more: https://t.co/mY1B8iUpD7
Ternnosh @TernnoshEe6b7
86 Followers 2K Following
D Andrews @DAndrewswrites
243 Followers 303 Following Irish 🇮🇪 Writer and lover of all thing sci-fi. Pen name 🖊
azrah is tired™ �... @bookish_az
2K Followers 2K Following welcome to the mess that is my life because I love way too many things | #spsfc4 judge 🚀 • she/her ♠ • 📚cr: • 🎧:
Lerouwhu @Lerouwhu0vWts5
32 Followers 1K Following
Craig Tyson Adams™ @CraigTysonAdams
802 Followers 768 Following A man whose recipe for triple fudge brownies includes two quarts of vodka, sauerkraut, and a heaping tablespoon of bbq sauce. https://t.co/EuL0PRK4I4
J Stewart @JaStewrt
516 Followers 2K Following
Лиана @whiteblack18w
0 Followers 7 Following
Cyrus Phillips @smoothvirusgame
145 Followers 916 Following Cybersecurity team lead. FPV and drone hobbyist. Science nerd. https://t.co/BzlUmC9Umo
JC Alva : Author @romanov101
1K Followers 3K Following Writer/Author of Science Fiction and Historical Fiction books Managing Director of Fernandina Suite Residences
Shooth @Shoothl8SK5
45 Followers 1K Following
mazen mahbuub @MMahbuub43842
8 Followers 311 Following
Mao_Content 🌵 @Mao_Tse_Gundo
3K Followers 3K Following Proud ChristoFascist 👆Jodido pero Contento…I Loved my Fellow Man the Best When he was Scattered Some ..Texas Tech CASNR 1997…Low Quality Follower…Well Married
Oliver Willis @owillis
125K Followers 5K Following Senior Writer @AmerIndependent. Prev @mmfa. Subscribe to https://t.co/mJMG4RqbZB
Andy Baio @waxpancake
41K Followers 2K Following 👋 I quit! Follow me at https://t.co/y8ZJoROs4C or the less cursed sites below. - Bluesky: https://t.co/f6QPo7DCjf - Mastodon: https://t.co/tL5G9nm0qF
Jessamyn West @jessamyn
22K Followers 2K Following Rural tech geek. Researcher. Librarian resistance. I own MetaFilter. @[email protected] https://t.co/e5ZYspt4kj
Cora Buhlert @CoraBuhlert
4K Followers 4K Following Writer, teacher and translator from Bremen in North Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist and 2022 Hugo winner for Best Fan Writer. she/her
The Self-Published Sc... @theSPSFC
2K Followers 281 Following An annual contest to pick a winner from hundreds of self-published novels in SF. Currently reading and reviewing for our fourth contest.
Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell
36K Followers 9K Following Author of 20+ published books. Occasional award-winner. FUTURE’S EDGE out now. Also editor at Stars and Sabers Publishing. Rep: Lucienne Diver
Scott 📚Book Invasi... @book_invasion
2K Followers 2K Following #Scifi #reviewer at https://t.co/VmJY88P9Zd * 🚀🗣DISCORD: https://t.co/gAq7mG67vK *Accepting audiobook codes for review*
Steve Silberman @stevesilberman
124K Followers 10K Following Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2025.
Talking Points Memo @TPM
237K Followers 685 Following TPM is a membership-funded news site. Help us report by joining today: https://t.co/y3Glsnbopy
a s h 💫✨️🍂 @sff_reads
1K Followers 804 Following sff reader + reviewer at fanfiaddict runner, she/her, mom of 3, #spsfc + #sfincs judge
Nick Borrelli @NickRevws
9K Followers 4K Following The Fog Bowl....Pelle Lindbergh... Jerome Brown....Joe Jurevicius....Joe Carter... Been through it all as a Philly sports fan. I talk about books on #Bluesky.
Jason Scott @textfiles
53K Followers 648 Following Proprietor of https://t.co/sdyjXHCZF7, historian, filmmaker, archivist, storyteller. Works on/for the Internet Archive. Rank Amateur. Pitiful Man.
Cat Rambo @Catrambo
26K Followers 11K Following Nebula award winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Upcoming books are WINGS OF TABAT and ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE MERMAIDS. Sometimes I swear. They/she.
Beth Tabler @BethTabler
12K Followers 12K Following 2021 Stabby Nom - Best Fantasy Site. Editor at GdM and BWGB. #SPFBO7, #O8, #O9 #10 @bethtabler.bsky.social
Pete Bellotti Jr. @PeteTheBody
3K Followers 1K Following Sports! / Infinity Sports Network / 18+ yr Media Pro WFAN, NYG Radio, WW1
Maya Darjani | Meena ... @DarjaniMaya
2K Followers 2K Following #AMMR9 #RevPit| #IndieInk Finalist & Indieverse Best Of nominee| scifi&spies | former spook | Learn more: https://t.co/mY1B8iUpD7
Steve Gavin @stevegavin09
625 Followers 754 Following Father, husband, author of Cosmic Strife: Assault https://t.co/Fdmhy9JH7e
Steven Salpeter @StiSal
4K Followers 4K Following Literary and IP Development at 2 Arms Media. Let's make books, short stories, and Film/TV together.
E.L. Montague writing... @elmontague
789 Followers 913 Following E.L. Montague writes gritty science fiction, fantasy and horror with a dark twist. Series: Near Earth, Stories of the Temere, and The New World.
D Andrews @DAndrewswrites
243 Followers 303 Following Irish 🇮🇪 Writer and lover of all thing sci-fi. Pen name 🖊
azrah is tired™ �... @bookish_az
2K Followers 2K Following welcome to the mess that is my life because I love way too many things | #spsfc4 judge 🚀 • she/her ♠ • 📚cr: • 🎧:
David @authordaviddyck
4K Followers 4K Following Best-selling science fiction author of Huxley's Game. #Author, #Reader, Truth-Sayer, Yarn Spinner, Highly Disquieted Denizen of Humanity.
Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson
1.6M Followers 8K Following Lincoln Project. Award-winning ad guy. Writer. Instrument-rated pilot. Beechcraft driver. NYT #1 best-seller.
Mike Mollman - Proxim... @mike_mollman
3K Followers 2K Following My Linktree: https://t.co/weQPA2mEV7 "Mike will back you to the hilt... because the knife won't go any deeper." - Arron Hook 16 Jan 2025
Lucy Lyons @lucylyonswrites
30 Followers 29 Following Lucy Lyons worked in London as an editorial illustrator before realising she loved writing novels so much, she wanted to do that full-time.
Ryan M. Patrick @ryanpatrickauth
2K Followers 1K Following Aerospace engineer, Space Force vet, sci-fi author, Philly sports fan, dad of four. Opinions are my own.
Sean Willson @willson
491 Followers 360 Following Father of 3 👧🏻👦🏼👦, Husband 💍, Senior EM 💻, Author 📚, Coffee Lover ☕️❤️ , Sci-Fi 🚀, Robots 🤖, Amateur Astronomer 🔭, Travel ✈️, and Bookworm 📖🐛
Jeff Walker 🇨🇦(... @Jetplague
506 Followers 748 Following Self Published Author of science fiction/fantasy/paranormal titles and a comic book/movie enthusiast. Read • Review! https://t.co/bM1uz8oBdP
TK Toppin @TKToppin
451 Followers 26 Following Science Fiction • Space Opera • Speculative Fiction Daydreamer • Professional Procrastinator
Jonathan Weiss @JonW_author
99 Followers 70 Following
RM Olson, space pirat... @RMOlsonauthor
427 Followers 1K Following Author of spec fic. Neurodivergent. Absolute bi disaster. They/them
H.S. Down @TheShareholder1
619 Followers 2K Following An unreliable narrator, feral but mostly harmless. https://t.co/e3FvMbH6Ud https://t.co/E2AOH5po5Z
Zach Forbes @ZachForbesBro
2K Followers 1K Following UF graduate in SW Florida. Sci-fi and post-apocalypse. Author of Continuum: Three Rivers Plague with coauthor: @sendspideypics
Dr Tansy Rayner Rober... @tansyrr
4K Followers 2K Following Writer of SFF & magical cozies. Co-host of the Verity podcast. Writes crime as Livia Day. She/her.
Ryan Skeffington @ryanskeff
898 Followers 237 Following People call me Skeff | Author of the Infinite Existence Series: Lost Souls, Eternal Dreams, & Immortal Mother | Governor of OK in 2030 | O&G Engineer #TeamSkeff
Sheila Jenné @jennelikejennay
2K Followers 3K Following Artisanal, human written space opera. BLACK SAILS TO SUNWARD and BISECTION out now. Copyediting services at my website. Bifluid and neurodivergent. She/any.
Bowen Greenwood @bowengreenwood
4K Followers 3K Following Hosting #VSS365 'til August 31, prompts at 1p GMT. I post about books, both my own and those I like. SciFi: https://t.co/xT7oCIXMNz. Thrillers at the address below.
Coe Lansdell – Auth... @CBLansdell
1K Followers 849 Following Author of the Apidecca Duology | working illustrator | no gen A_I used | casual reviewer and frog pond caretaker | No DMs advertising services pls | she/her.
Nick Snape - Author @SnapeNick
5K Followers 6K Following Indie SciFi and Fantasy Author: Lover of all things SFF. Weapons of Choice, The Wrecking Squad, The Scorching and Warriors of Spirit and Bone
🇺🇦 Ross Garner @RossGarnerMT
2K Followers 2K Following Mind Tools Head of Content and Custom Solutions | Learning Designer of the Year 2019 | Author of ‘Centauri’s Shadow’ (Available now)
S.C. Vincent @scvincent4
2K Followers 1K Following Author of Action-Horror novella 'Blessings of the Damned' -Out now! https://t.co/C1unze50je
Spotrac @spotrac
138K Followers 648 Following Michael Ginnitti, Co-Founder/Editor Spotrac, your source for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, EPL, WNBA team & player contracts, payrolls, salary cap breakdowns, etc..
Kate Sibson @KateSibson
171 Followers 331 Following Biomedical scientist. Cat mother. Sci-fi/fantasy reader and reviewer. Lone gamer. SPSFC judge Also @shadowcat47.bsky.social
Alex Valdiers - Fanta... @AValdiers
5K Followers 4K Following Fantasy Author. Raoke Gang series. A WOLF IN SPACE. DEATH OF A MAD DRAGON. THE CHOICE OF WEAPONS.
Travis Holland - Reli... @THollandAuthor
198 Followers 677 Following Fantasy author taking part in the 5th Annual Inkfort Press Publishing Derby. Reliquaries of the Flame Wolf OUT NOW! Amazon and KU: https://t.co/fbDS0gaI9M
Roger Eschbacher @RogerEschbacher
10K Followers 9K Following Emmy-Nominated Animation Writer | Main Co Groundlings Alumnus | YA, MG, All Ages Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author
Mark Raines - SF Auth... @bearcatmark1
631 Followers 631 Following Author, Lawyer, knock down 3-point shooter, & the Ultimate in Bearcat Fans. 2 time Tweeter of the Year https://t.co/0HR3UacWFQ https://t.co/4xMZqaCO2A
Conor Higgins @conorhigginsus
2K Followers 2K Following Indie author, and lover of good coffee. I write code to pay the bills and high epic fantasy for my sanity.
Chris | Author | The ... @ChrisRWarman
900 Followers 591 Following SEASONS OF ALBADONE (SPFBO7 Semi-finalist) / A CONTRACT IN SOL FORNE / A RESCUE IN VIZEN / former producer @bungie @starz / Bilingue 🇮🇹🇺🇲
The College Football ... @cfb_belt
615 Followers 1 Following Reviving the College Football Belt, tracking the one true champion of college football, as determined on the field. Not affiliated with the original creators.
Godsend @GodsendSaga
252 Followers 2K Following The Official Page for the Godsend Novel Saga Book One coming soon For more content: https://t.co/g8v02szbPl
Nancy Foster 💉🇲... @drafoxter
2K Followers 2K Following Medicine, #SPFBO9 veteran, author of Fragmented Fates, #SPSFC3 volunteer judge for team Space Girls now SPSFC4 judge as well. 🫡 Twiteo en Inglés y en Español
Tera Victoria @ItsTeraTime
9K Followers 2K Following Dear Ms. Fantasy Podcast | Clemson Alumni | ACC Apologist | Fantasy Football @BleacherReport, @FantasyPros | PGA + NFL with @oddscheckerus
Stephen Scarlata @StephenScarlata
5K Followers 3K Following Director: SHARKSPLOITATION (@sharkmoviedoc) | Producer: JODOROWSKY'S DUNE & @TiedInFilm | Writer: BEYOND THE GATES | Host: BEST MOVIES NEVER MADE @NeverMadeFilm
Kevin M. Kruse @KevinMKruse
391K Followers 0 Following Didn’t pay for a blue check. No longer posting here. Same handle on Ghost and Bluesky. CAMPAIGN TRAILS newsletter: https://t.co/8lMIiEaaxi
Science Fiction Book ... @SFbookclub
4K Followers 4K Following MAY THE BOOKS BE WITH YOU! 🚀🖖👽🤖 Greetings Replicant! This is the official Twitter feed of the Science Fiction Book Club in London, England, Earth, Sol.
Lewis S. Kingston @LewisSKingston
111 Followers 107 Following Writer and journalist. Author of Prompt Excursion. Currently working on my next book. Perpetually messing around with cars. More on that here: @theseoldcars
TheWriteReads @The_WriteReads
42K Followers 17K Following Contact me for blogtours at [email protected] or to edit your novel at [email protected] Creator of @BBNYA_official and @thEditors
After Dinner Conversa... @AfterDinnerCon
37K Followers 37K Following Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Fiction Publisher. Rated "Most Popular Fiction LitMag 2024" (#Chillsubs). $ subscriptions (& Patreon) pay writers.Trends for United States
You might like
