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Continue reading →: SPSFC#5 book allocations by judging team
Here are the books and teams as allocated for the 5th annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition. Links to all the books are provided here. As the competition continues, we’ll update the status of the books here. Official designations from the competition are Semifinalist, Finalist, and Champion, although teams may choose…
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Continue reading →: Last Call for SPSFC 5 EntriesThis Sunday November 9 is the last day to submit a book to the fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC). The contest is open to first-time entries and to resubmissions of novels that were in one past SPSFC and did not reach the semifinals or higher. You can read the…
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Continue reading →: How to Enter SPSFC 5The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) has begun taking entries. The authors who’ve been asking us when SPSFC 5 will begin as they get their manuscripts ready can be given the answer “right here! right now! right here! right now!” Use this link to submit a book into the…
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Continue reading →: Judges Wanted for SPSFC 5The fifth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is about to begin. Book submissions will be taken next month beginning on Monday October 13. Before that happens, we need a new batch of enthusiastic science fiction readers who want to help us choose the best novel among an anticipated 150 entries.…
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Continue reading →: And the SPSFC 4 Winner isAfter four rounds of reading over the past 10 months, the judges of the fourth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) have advanced books through the scout phase, team quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. What was once a to-be read pile of 175 books has become one winner and five runners-up claiming…
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Continue reading →: SPSFC 4 Finalists Chosen
Two hundred and forty four days ago, the volunteer judges of the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition began reading 175 novels. These six have advanced through the scout round, the quarterfinals and the semifinals to emerge as our six SPSFC 4 finalists (announced in random order): For the next two months,…
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Continue reading →: Let Me Speak to Your ManagerThere’s a lot of interest at the moment on social media about how the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) is run. We’d like to clear up some misconceptions about that. The SPSFC was founded on May 14, 2021, by the science fiction authors Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan, but they…
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Continue reading →: Judging Books By Their CoversA tradition in past iterations of the Self-Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC) was to pick the best cover among the books entered into the contest. We’re bringing that back. Authors with a book in SPSFC 4 can participate at the following link: Enter the SPSFC Cover Contest The entry form…
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Continue reading →: Reading Has Begun in SPSFC 4
After six weeks of taking book submissions and recruiting volunteers, the fourth Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) has achieved liftoff. For the next five months, six teams of 39 judges will be reading 175 novels to select the books that will advance to the semifinals on March 26, 2025. Teams…
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Continue reading →: SPSFC 4 Closed for EntriesThe fourth edition of the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) has closed submissions with 188 books entered into the contest. That’s eight more than we originally announced, but we decided that the books on the waitlist could be included as well. We are now finalizing our judging teams and dividing…
Welcome to the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC), a contest to pick a winner from hundreds of novels submitted by self-published authors. Founded in 2021, the SPSFC is an all-volunteer effort. We’re recruiting volunteer judges and now accepting books for our fifth contest!
The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition 