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Amy Orrell
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Multi-genre author from the East of England.
Debut science fiction novel, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once, out now with Elsewhen Press.

https://elsewhen.press/index.php/catalogue/title/tomorrow-was-beautiful-once/

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Mar 31
My debut novel, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once, is zooming out into the world! Thank you to @elsewhen.press and all the friends and family who joined me to celebrate at the weekend. It was an honour to share books by my fellow authors, @sylphsea.bsky.social and @aerinapeltun.bsky.social too! 😊
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😂 but true!
vrling.bsky.social Victoria Ling 🌱 🎓 🪐📚 @vrling.bsky.social · 16h
Like everything else right now, it's the tail wagging the dog. If today's publishers were yesterday's the greatest books would have been rejected: Lord of The Rings, 1984, Brave New World: "Thanks for your submission but it's not commercial. Too 'ideas-y'"
Thank goodness for small presses!
#Booksky
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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What an honour to have artwork by @thelightdreams.bsky.social on the cover of my debut novel, and for it to be included in Alex's new book - coming soon! 🚀📚🪐❤️
#sciencefiction #scifiart #sffart #bookcover
thelightdreams.bsky.social Alex Storer @thelightdreams.bsky.social · 5d
Coming soon… I’ve been putting together FIRST LIGHT, a retrospective book showcasing the best of my sci-fi art and book cover designs. With specially written text by Richard Hayes, the book captures 15 years of science fiction worlds and cosmic storytelling! Stay tuned for launch details! 🚀✨
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Had a great time at #Novacon with @elsewhen.press, talking all things SFF! 😁🚀🌓🪐🌈
#booksky #sciencefiction #fantasy
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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This weekend saw Novacon 54 take place in Buxton, Derbyshire. I produced the cover art for the short story 'Salvage' by @emilytesh.net , which was included in members' packs.
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I am at Novacon! I contributed a short story set in the same universe as Some Desperate Glory to the programme and I’m very happy to see it so beautifully in print, with cover art by Alex Storer.
Two small booklets. 1. SALVAGE, by Emily Tesh - with cover art showing an alien space station mixing technological and organic shapes. 2. The Novacon 54 programme booklet, with Guest of Honour Emily Tesh.
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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thelightdreams.bsky.social
It's ten years since the release of my album Timeshift, with influences ranging from John Carpenter to Jean-Michel Jarre. I'm still pretty happy with this album, I think there are some nice moods and ideas and a consistent sound.

thelightdreams.bandcamp.com/album/timesh...
Timeshift, by The Light Dreams
10 track album
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November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Such a great book 😊❤️📚
vrling.bsky.social Victoria Ling 🌱 🎓 🪐📚 @vrling.bsky.social · 7d
Incredibly humbling to read such a warm review of King Street Run, thank you! 📚💙
A screen shot of a warm review of the fantasy satire novel called King Street Run.
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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For those at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social I'm currently in the dealer's room at the @elsewhen.press table and can be persuaded to sign copies of my novel "Body and Soul" if you wish!
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Anyone try it?! 🫣
vrling.bsky.social Victoria Ling 🌱 🎓 🪐📚 @vrling.bsky.social · 12d
📚💙 If you stand on Midsummer Common in Cambridge at midnight on Halloween and say the names of the 31 Colleges, the lost Michaelhouse will appear.
#Halloween #Books
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Wish I could have been at this launch... What a great pair of books!
#booksky #WorldFantasyCon #sciencefiction #dystopian 📚🪐 @elsewhen.press #LoveElsewhen
elsewhen.press Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · 11d
We have a launch today at World FantasyCon 2025. In the Balmoral room at 11am. Two books: Body and Soul by Andrew Hook set in a distant post-apocalyptic future; Canaries by Alex Makepeace set in a near-future Britain after a right wing government is elected.
#WorldFantasyCon #Canaries #BodyAndSoul
Cover image of Body and Soul by Andrew Hook, artwork and cover design by Alex Storer. Two small silhouetted figures (one male and the other female) are in the foreground standing on grass at the edge of what is obviously the ruins of a city. Most of the buildings are in ruins and the walls are covered in greenery. Water is running through the middle of the image (from front to back) as if a river has invaded the city streets. The sky is orange with a few dark clouds, but there is a bright light in the sky which is clearly the sun emerging from behind one of the clouds. To the right the words BODY AND SOUL are written up the side of the image, as is ANDREW HOOK. The cover of Canaries by Alex Makepeace. Based on a photo by Sid Ali. Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster) is shown from Bridge Street through a rain-soaked window, with other traffic on the road. The name CANARIES is written in distressed black letters vertically in parallel with the tower, and the author’s name is written across the bottom of the cover in white. A quote is included from Trevor Wood saying “Brilliant, compelling, unsettling.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Sci-fi monsters for Halloween? Yes please! 👽👻📚🪐
garethlpowell.bsky.social Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 13d
Yes, it’s #halloween tomorrow. If you’re a fan of movies like Alien and The Thing, you’ll enjoy the terrifying monsters crawling through the pages of these books. Both are published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available from all good book sellers. Get them now and give yourself a fright!

#books
Stars and Bones and Future’s Edge, both by Gareth L Powell
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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What a collection of fabulous books! If you're at World Fantasy Con this weekend, say hello to the wonderful folk at @elsewhen.press 🤩 and check out all the latest titles!
#WorldFantasyCon #booksky #fantasyficton #sciencefiction #IndiePress #LoveElsewhen
elsewhen.press Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · 13d
We’re in sunny Brighton for World FantasyCon. Have set up our tables in the dealers’ room, which will be opening soonish 🤗
our tables at World FantasyCon covered with books to sell!
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Part 2 of my series featuring the Small Spec Book Award semi-finalists is up! Featuring: J. A. Mortimore, Penelope Hill, @scriblit.bsky.social, and @samflynnwrites.bsky.social.

@specawards.bsky.social

www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2025/10/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - Semi-Finalist Feature #2
Welcome to the second post featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards ! Check out the first post here ! Today is Thanksgivin...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Part 3 of my mini-interviews with the semi-finalists of the @specawards.bsky.social

Today's posts features 3 of the sci-fi semi-finalists:
K. C. Aegis (@kcaegis.bsky.social), Terry Jackman, and Rosie Oliver.

Links in bio and www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2025/10/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - Semi-Finalist Feature #3
Today is my third post featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards ! Check out the first  and second posts! I've done a feat...
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October 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Norwich Book Festival starts tomorrow! I'll be at The Forum tomorrow as part of the Indie Book Fair. There are loads of events all week, so check it out!
#norwichbookfestival #indiebookfair @theforumnorwich.bsky.social

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Norwich Book Festival | A Celebration of Stories
A brand new book festival taking place 24-27 October 2024 in Norwich, UNESCO City of Literature. With author events, book signings, storytelling experiences, and much more.
norwichbookfestival.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Congratulations to Michael Kellichner and @elsewhen.press!
#booksky 📚 #fantasybooks
elsewhen.press Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · 19d
We are delighted to announce the publication of A Debt to the Dead by Michael Kellichner. A thought-provoking fantasy that addresses guilt, reconciliation, obligation, liability and self-imposed indebtedness to those who have gone.

Some debts are challenging to repay
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An image of the cover art for A Debt to the Dead by Michael Kellichner. In the centre of the image a bright red star shines on a dark blue background, behind three landscape plains seen in silhouetted profile. At the top is a simple human landscape with a windmill at the left, low lying dwellings and on the right a fortress of some sort. The middle landscape is a wooded landscape with trees of various sizes and shapes, although none appear healthy. The bottom landscape is a series of receding hills and mountains becoming fainter as they recede into the distance. The title of the book is in white lettering at the top of the image, the author’s name in white letters at the bottom of the page. The cover art was created by Alison Buck.
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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I have exciting news!
@elsewhen.press has agreed to publish my fantasy novel! 🎉 This is the first book in a fantasy duology, and I'm so excited for the chance to share this story with the world. Stay tuned to find out more, including my title reveal!
#booksky #fantasybooks #SFFauthor
October 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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The first two of my plays to be performed will be premiered tomorrow at Volcano Theatre. I have been writing plays for the past seven years. None have been performed until now. Seeing my name in huge letters outside the theatre today was a very nice surprise 🙂
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October 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Happy Publication Day @andrewhook.bsky.social and @elsewhen.press! 🎉
elsewhen.press Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · Oct 10
We are delighted today to publish Body and Soul by Andrew Hook. Available in eBook and paperback via all good retailers.
Heart is a world recovering from a catastrophe so long ago that inhabitants, unaware of history, live in isolated settlements, their only outside information from lone nomads.
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Body and Soul by Andrew Hook
Books2Read.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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jendiagammon.bsky.social
A couple of years ago, I shared my knowledge of ecology and how to use its concepts to improve your fiction universes, whether in fantasy, sci-fi, or horror. I'm sharing the article again. Thank you, @sfwa.bsky.social! "The Ecology of Worldbuilding"
#ecology #writing #sff #horror #fantasy #books
The Ecology of Worldbuilding - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Whether a story takes place on another planet, in a mystical land, or in a hellscape of horror, adding touches of realism enhances the world for its inhabitants. Using ecology is one way to achieve th...
www.sfwa.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Congratulations J.A. Mortimore, Penelope Hill and @elsewhen.press! And to all the semifinalists and nominees for this year's awards.❤️
specawards.bsky.social Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 13
THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL (@elsewhen.press) by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025
THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL (@elsewhen.press) by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards!
October 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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So thrilled for Rosie Oliver and @elsewhen.press! 😊
specawards.bsky.social Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 28
A TRUTH BEYOND FULL (@elsewhen.press) by Rosie Oliver is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025
Image is of the A TRUTH BEYOND FULL cover against a dark concrete-like background. Image reads: Sci-Fi Semifinalist A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver.
October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I loved this dystopian novel from @kcaegis.bsky.social! Congratulations to both him and @elsewhen.press 😊
specawards.bsky.social Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 30
HER GILDED VOICE (@elsewhen.press) by K.C. Aegis is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025
The image is of the HER GILDED VOICE book cover against a blue and gray textured background. Image reads: Sci-fi Semifinalist HER GILDED VOICE by K. C. Aegis.
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Congratulations Terry Jackman and @elsewhen.press!
specawards.bsky.social Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Oct 7
WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 (@elsewhen.press) by Terry Jackman is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025
Image is of the WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman book cover against a starry orange and black background, announcing it as a sci-fi semifinalist.
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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What a fab review from @abigailyardimci.bsky.social
If you're looking for an uplifting read, do check out her books!

🚀🪐 #booksky #sciencefiction #timetravel #bookreview @elsewhen.press
abigailyardimci.bsky.social Abigail Yardimci @abigailyardimci.bsky.social · Oct 4
If you love a fast-paced, action-packed, sci-fi thriller with characters you want in your LIFE then this book by @amyorr.bsky.social is for you!!! 📚💙
October 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM