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The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship
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A competition for indie novellas that is judged by volunteers. Affectionately called BabyBo. https://www.sfincscompetition.com/
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helynalc.bsky.social
How do you like Gilgamesh? I have vaaaague memories of reading some of the Hungarian translation in primary school! :D I'm reading *so many* novellas for SFINCS these days. I also started Children of Ruin by Tchaikovsky...already amazing. And I'm re-reading Authority by VanderMeer.
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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My sixth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs

I read The Butcher's Lot by Cate Baumer, a dark, melancholy romance of two outcasts (one of them a vampire). #BookSky

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Review – Cate Baumer: The Butcher’s Lot
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about …
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October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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This novella I just read for SFINCS was really good and had a moment during a beautiful lesbian sex scene where one of the women instructs the other to masturbate. It's only one part of the whole scene, but it's great:

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October 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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helynalc.bsky.social
My fourth review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs

I read The Devil Owns Primetime by Sirius, a queer, religious horror about a greedy preacher who gets his comeuppance. #BookSky

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Review – Sirius: The Devil Owns Primetime
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about …
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October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Big thanks to @kiraofthewind.com for turning me onto this, and to the SFINCS competition, without which I never would have heard of it!
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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My third #SFINCS review is up on Before We Go Blog! This time it's for Thomas J. Devens's Grimdark epic fantasy, The Dregs:

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SFINCS Review: The Dregs by Thomas J. Devens
"The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the t
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October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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helynalc.bsky.social
My third review for #SFINCS Round 1 is up! #SFINCS3 #TheWIPs

I read Watcher by J. P. Relph and Mathew Gostelow, a supernatural thriller about rebel angels and a man capable of walking in other people's skins... #BookSky

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SFINCS3 Round 1 Review – J. P. Relph, Mathew Gostelow: Watcher
I read this novella for the indie novella competition, SFINCS. The following review is my own personal opinion as a judge and does not reflect the views of the team as a whole. Find out more about …
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October 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM