Small Spec Book Awards
The mission of the SSBA is to recognize and promote independent and small press authors writing exceptional speculative fiction.
Founded by @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social
Cofounded & posts by @millieabecassis.com
🌐 https://linktr.ee/smallspecbookawards
@librelit.bsky.social
A southern literature & arts mag bent on brain pain, taking the narrative back, jiggling it open, extracting the oyster from its background of compressed pain to reexamine what it means to scavenge for agency in liminal states of illness. Librelit.com
@seacrowpress.bsky.social
Award Winning Independent Press. www.seacrowpress.com #indiepublishing #Booksky
@indiosyncrasy.bsky.social
Hello friends! http://indiosyncrasy.com is now LIVE! Let's find your new favourite indie author.
@slgable.bsky.social
RPG Designer/Editor (Zombie Sky Press & Kobold Press) and SFF/Horror/Weird Fiction Publisher (Broken Eye Books) | he/him
@margaretadelle.bsky.social
Indie Book Reviewer | Celtic Pagan | TTRPG Player | Ren Faire Obsessed Bisexual Blog: https://margaretadelle.wordpress.com/ Looking for a review? Check out my review policy: https://tinyurl.com/ycycjw7n
@midnightmeadowpub.bsky.social
We are an autistic owned indie publisher of LGBTQ+ stories. We are small. Like a boutique without being elitist.
@hauntpublishing.bsky.social
Stories that stay with you. Gothic, horror and dark fiction books.
@knighterrantpress.bsky.social
A queer micro press focused on intersectional, LGBTQIA+ stories and authors. Based in Scotland. Submissions: closed. https://www.knighterrantpress.com/
@saffronasteria.bsky.social
Writer, owner of Indiosyncrasy LLC. www.indiosyncrasy.com IS LIVE!!!! Let's find your new favourite indie author 🤍
@tonyanuci.bsky.social
A tiny indie press dedicated to putting awesomeness into the world 😊
@armedwithabook.bsky.social
Everything bookish. Book reviewer, bookstagrammer, blogger. Sharing my love for books on armedwithabook.com I love working with authors and reading with readers. I also occasionally make art. She/Her
@septimusbrown.com
Senior editor at the DarlingAxe.com. Blogging at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social
Imprint of Kensington Books. Publisher of thoughtful, groundbreaking, and unforgettable books that go straight to the reader’s heart. Inclusive and community-oriented, imagine better futures with us, and be welcome.
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
Wild Ink Publishing is able to bring you some of the newest, brightest wordsmiths because we are not afraid of breaking a mold or two. If you are looking for something new to read, look no further. https://wild-ink-publishing.com/
@lakecountrypress.bsky.social
Small indie publisher striving to provide imaginative books to readers and elevate the micro press experience✨Also, here for bookish shenanigans and kindness✌🏽 Diversity. Inclusion. Representation🏳️🌈 Genres: Fiction📖 Romance💕 Fantasy🎆
@conquestpublishing.bsky.social
Conquest Publishing is a traditional publisher of all things emotional and gritty. Darker Romance is our favorite, but we are open to more! https://linktr.ee/conquest_publishing
@hstblues.bsky.social
Literature Correspondent for The Folklore Podcast. HWA Member. Writer. Book reviewer. DM if you'd like me to review your book or be on the show.
@folklorepod.bsky.social
Official account of The Folklore Podcast. 2 million downloads worldwide. Created by folklorist and author Mark Norman. Find us online at http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com Film/TV rep: Past Preservers Author for various publishers
@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
A charmingly contrary literary press based in beautiful post-industrial Hamilton, Ontario.
@speculate.bsky.social
Speculate is an award-winning #actualplay TTRPG show starring science fiction & fantasy authors, editors, and more. Co-hosted by authors Gregory A. Wilson, Brandon O’Brien, and Michael R. Underwood. www.speculatesf.com
@skiffyandfanty.com
SF/F/H podcast (interviews, discussions, Torture Cinema, etc.)! 4X Hugo Award Finalist! Live on Twitch: FRIDAY 7 PM Central twitch.tv/alphabetstreams Site: skiffyandfanty.com Patreon: patreon.com/skiffyandfanty Things: skiffyandfanty.com/skiffythings
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
🇹🇹 Poet, SFF writer, TTRPG designer. Poet Laureate of Worldcon 2025 in Seattle. Podcaster @speculate.bsky.social & @skiffyandfanty.com . Author of CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? and other things. Thank God for words. http://www.brandonobrien.xyz/
@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social
Writer of short, speculative fiction. Also a Legal Assistant, Martial Artist, Classicist, Pet owner, and Time-traveller. She/They. www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com
@lnholmeswriter.bsky.social
Author of SPACE, COLLISIONS (@ghostcitypress.bsky.social) | @specawards.bsky.social founder | MCC writing center consultant | Proud momma 💙🩵| ✝️ https://lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com
@apocalypseparty.bsky.social
A heavy metal acid trip via literature. Publishing books for the end of the world. apocalypse-party.com/books
@grimoakpress.bsky.social
Grim Oak Press is an award-winning small press specializing in SF&F.
@mementoviverepress.bsky.social
Indie books for street punks and strong-willed scholars. Show up in color. Links for A Narrowing Path Preorders: https://linktr.ee/mementoviverepress
@beardofdarkness.bsky.social
Hey! I’m Matthew and I am a Literature Loving Book Reviewer. I have a passion for Author Interviews. DM’s are always open! Linktree 👇 https://linktr.ee/beardofdarknessbookreviews
@weightlessbooks.bsky.social
DRM-free, billionare-free, waitless ebooks from independent presses since 2010. https://weightlessbooks.com
@dawbooks.bsky.social
SFF imprint of Astra Publishing. DAW has been publishing science fiction and fantasy since 1971. https://linktr.ee/dawbooks
@tachyonpub.bsky.social
Tachyon Publications, founded in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, is a San Francisco-based independent publishing house
@undertow.bsky.social
Indie press in Canada. World Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award, HWA Specialty Press Award, and British Fantasy Award-winner. Endearingly weird. (Posts by Michael Kelly) https://undertowpublications.com/
@atthisarts.com
Indie press out of Detroit, Michigan ✨ dedicated to the author's authentic voice, thoughtfulness, and community - 🌈 editor @edebell.com
@tinhouse.bsky.social
Publisher of award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry & home to a renowned writers’ workshop.
@thinkinginkpress.bsky.social
Thinking Ink Press is an independent book publishing company in the San Francisco Bay Area. We primarily publish books relating to disability, writing advice and inspiration, and diverse speculative fiction. https://ThinkingInkPress.com for more info.
@subpress.bsky.social
Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing luxurious specialty, limited editions and groundbreaking original works in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Dispatches from the warehouse and other news. http://linktr.ee/subterraneanpress
@augursociety.bsky.social
Stories for the futures we need | SFF and dream realism | Canadian, Indigenous & worldwide creators | Pub @kercoby COO @suntorya CPO @teresempierre https://linktr.ee/augurmag
@grindhousepress.bsky.social
We're a small press specializing in horror, extreme horror, transgressive fiction, sleaze, and exploitation. Sign up for the newsletter on our website: www.grindhousepress.com
@sleyhousepresents.bsky.social
Sley House Presents is a podcast about literature, with in-depth reviews, author interviews, and occasional audio fiction. Account managed by Trevor W.
@bleedingedgepub.bsky.social
Fiction that cuts to the bone! A small press that specializes in Horror and Dark Fiction anthologies and novellas. More info: www.BleedingEdgePub.com
@blackharepress.bsky.social
Black Hare Press is a boutique, #inclusive, indie publisher of #speculativefiction and #horror. Champion of #indieauthors and the #WritingCommunity. Melbourne, Australia linktr.ee/blackharepress
@hearusscream.bsky.social
Hear Us Scream is an inclusive online outlet and Independent Publishing House that works towards amplifying voices often othered in horror.
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Publisher of Sci-if, Fantasy, and Horror Flash Fiction and Drabble collections and anthologies. www.shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com
@brickcave.bsky.social
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Poetry since 2006. Online at brickcave.media.
@titanbooks.bsky.social
Leading independent publisher of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Pop Culture, Movie/TV tie-ins & much more 📚 Also, @hardcasecrime.bsky.social
@aconytebooks.bsky.social
Fantasy publisher bringing you new adventures and world-expanding fiction from your favourite games.
@nosetouchpress.bsky.social
Gothic | Horror | Supernatural | Weird | Fantasy | SciFi | Mystery 🖤📚💜 *We’re Out There | Dave Neal & Christine Scott, Publishers
@wildhuntbooks.bsky.social
Independent publisher. South East London. Publishing director: Ariell Cacciola @ariellcacciola.bsky.social 🖤🌈https://www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/bookshop
@clashbooks.bsky.social
Big Indie Establishment Mom & Pop Press in Troy, NY Publishing Beach Reads from Hell. Skeets by Christoph Paul.