I’m one of the judges for this year’s Self-Published Science Fiction Contest. Here are the six semifinalists that I got a chance to review and my scores for each of them: Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts Score: 8 I was assigned this book as one of my original reads this contest, so […]
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SPSFC4 – Extra Quarterfinalist reads
The Self-Published Science Fiction Contest groups its entries into several judging pools at the start of the contest, each of which is assigned to a different team, each of whom selects several quarterfinalists and, eventually, two semifinalists. However, the contest also has what’s known as an “Escape Pod” option, where judges can look at books […]
SPSFC4 – My first ten reads
I’ve read through my initial book allocation for my role as a judge on Team Tar Vol On in this year’s Self-Published Science Fiction Competition(SPSFC)! In this initial phase of judging, each of us is asked to categorize a book as a “Strong Yes,” “Soft Yes,” “Soft No” or “Strong No.” We’re asked to read […]
SPSFC 2024 first look
Last year, I entered the first book of Apocalypse Parenting in the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition and made it to the semi-finals! I’m still writing that series, so this year I’m participating as a judge on team Tar Vol On. I’ve been allotted ten specific books from our group’s 30 for initial review, but I […]