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Welcome to the New Recommended Reading List!
We’re proud to open a more engaging and accessible platform for all our recommended reads. SFWA Members have the honor of submitting works to be included in this list, which is used to celebrate great work in science fiction, fantasy, and related genres. Yes, this list helps for Nebula consideration, but also to amplify creators for other awards and readership-growth opportunities.
You can check out the full directory at any time, structured by last name first, and category and genre tags will generate dynamic tables with search bars of their own.
Get to know the benefits of our newest build:
When you visit the new Recommended Reading List, you will notice the main page is filled with more categories and genre breakdowns than there are awards.
That is because the Recommended Reading List can and should be used to celebrate great work throughout the year. It’s our platform for thinking about new directions in SFF storytelling, and all the multimedia intersections that make our community strong. If there is award-potential for some of the work there, fantastic! But there are many other ways and reasons we celebrate SFF, too.
In practical terms: You can now submit a work to multiple lists at the same time, so feel free to recommend an Indie Western SFF Novel, or a moving Nonfiction Book analyzing Space Opera over time, or a Poetry Collection with Environmental themes, or a moving piece of Multimedia Commentary about recent Franchise Tie-In Card Game – and more!
Every recommended work should have a fair chance at finding its next perfect reader.
That’s why each section in the main page of our Recommended Reading List offers a random selection from its respective category or genre tag.
Every time you reload, you will encounter different work, and maybe discover something that thrills you from an author you’ve never read before.
And yes, you can always visit our Reading List directory, which automatically uploads with new work listed alphabetically, if you want to find something by an author you already know and love.
But the pleasant surprises are also a ton of fun!
Possibly the biggest win for this new structure is its external appeal.
SFWA is all about professional and professionalizing writers coming together to learn from each other and support each other. We can set terrific standards at SFWA with the writing we choose to elevate—but we needed an interface that will properly reflect our professionalism, and invite excited outsiders to learn more about the terrific work we’ve recently created.
SFWA Members always have private, logged-in-only access to certain uploaded materials, which are shared here so that voters can read them ahead of making their Nebula Awards nominations.
There are also front-facing links for free-to-read titles, and the structure is intended to bring more eyes to our work. Teachers. Librarians. New readers, near and far!
So hello and welcome! May your next read here be a great one—and SFWA Members: keep ’em coming!
Random Pick from the Full Archive
Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War by Yoachim, Caroline M.
The Randomizer for Categories!
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“Dry Cleaning / Alterations” by Childs, M.C.
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Radon Journal Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Poetry Science Fiction“Care for Lightning” by Ness, Mari
Publication Details Published: 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Poetry“Age of Villains” by Coleman, Gerald L.
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Strange Horizons Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Poetry Science FictionRockets Over Anaheim by Van Camp, Wendy
Notes on the Work This poem is 41 lines long. Publication Details Published: November 2026 Publisher: City of Anaheim Poet Laureate Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work…Fine Print by Whitcher, Ursula
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Poetry“An Aging AI Tries to Remember Its Life” by Aimer, Casey
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Small Wonders Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Poetry Science Fiction Steampunk
No Poetry Collections yet, but it shouldn’t be long now! For now, enjoy more Poetry.
The Island of Forgotten Gods by Pineiro, Victor
Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) SpeculativeWeun Academy: The Shadow Maker by Zummo, Michael
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Zummo Books LLC Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Space Opera Young AdultAn Encantadora’s Guide to Monstros and Magic by Mendonca, Sarah
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: HarperCollins Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Young AdultX-CURSE by Kepler, Dire
Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Varida Publishing & Resources Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Middle Grade Near Future Novel (40,000 words and up) Science…Where There Be Monsters by Williams, Alby
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle GradeInto the Wild Magic by Knudsen, Michelle
Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Candlewick Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy Young Adult
An Encantadora’s Guide to Monstros and Magic by Mendonca, Sarah
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: HarperCollins Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Young AdultThe Underwild: River of Spirits by Targosz, Shana
Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Aladdin Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Young AdultToriko Tales: Toriko vs The Crowned Paw by Zummo, Michael
Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Zummo Books, LLC Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Space Opera Young AdultCrying Out For Magic by Willis, P.S.C.
Notes on the Work It’s like Heartstopper, but with magic! An overly optimistic mage and an awkward fantasy nerd could be all the love and magic the other needs if…Gemini Rising by Brazee, Jonathan
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Semper Fi Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Space Opera Young AdultAn Ocean Apart by Tew, Jill
Notes on the Work An electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition from the critically acclaimed author of The Dividing Sky,…
“Upper Beta Great Alcove Very Happy” by Fein, Ron
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Indie Science Fiction Space Opera“Infinite Halves” by Akagi, JL
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative“A Kindness, A Cruelty” by Maust, Andre
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Metastellar Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Second-world FantasyYarn Theory by Vibbert, Marie
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“Your Hold Is Ready” by Duerr, Laura
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Cast of Wonders Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Near Future Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban…“NightMantle” by Allen, B. Morris
Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Foofaraw Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Science Fiction Speculative
Patient was the Doctor by Shi, Victoria N.
Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Analog Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“Butterfly Pavilion” by Wilson, G. Willow
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Flash (up to 1,500 words) Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“After the Light Falls” by Justice, Starlene
Notes on the Work Published in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Short Story (up…“Drosera regina” by Goldfuss, A. L.
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Lightspeed Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Weird“To Fly or Not to Fly” by Lukin, Grigory
Notes on the Work Published in the “Where Legends Walk” anthology Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Oddity Prodigy Productions Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories…“The Pain of a Twilight” by Tenaglio, Annie
Notes on the Work Originally published in French as <> in Solaris 232 (Été/Summer 2024). Winner of the Prix Solaris 2024. English translation by Margaret Sankey, first published in Year’s…
“The Weight of What is Hollow” by Mohamed, Premee
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Psychopomp Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words)The Day We Said Goodbye to the Birds by Dyen-Shapiro, Allan
Notes on the Work Blurb: “Genocide Joe” is a marked man. Once a highly respected corporate microbiologist, now the scapegoat for a GMO-caused ecological disaster that’s turned San Francisco Bay…“Hide-Bound” by Jones, Heather Rose
Notes on the Work The story appears in a story collection titled Skin-Singer: Tales of the Kaltaoven. All other material in the collection was previously published. Publication Details Published: August…‘Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins’ by Inglis Hall, Louis
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction Speculative WeirdThe Eclipse of Thalasyx by Peters, Paul Michael
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT AUTHOR’S REQUEST. A disciplined civilization once shared every thought. Then one man discovered the forbidden idea that ended their unity: privacy…“Mel for Melissa” by Ten, Kristina
Notes on the Work First published in Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine, Kristina Ten’s debut story collection Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Stillhouse Press Member Access: Work…
Automatic Noodle by Newitz, Annalee
Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Tor Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) WeirdIsaac by Mead, Allee
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR Isaac is set in a future where people can buy androids to serve as caregivers for…Have Yourself a Merry Little Witchmas by Schechter, Elizabeth
Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) ParanormalPrototype-Y by DeVere, Taya
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: DVM Press Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) Science Fiction SpeculativeDisgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle by Bernardo, Renan
Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Dark Matter Ink Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Military SFF Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) Science Fiction Space Opera“Song, Stone, Scale, Bone” by Kemp, Juliet
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Wizard's Tower Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words)
GRIMSTAR (The Lost Space Treasure Series, Book 4) by Knightly, Rae
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: PoCo Publishers Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Indie Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Space OperaSmoke and Thunder by Ikenberry, Kevin
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Aethon Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Military SFF Novel (40,000 words and up) Science FictionAether Torrent by Duffe, Jack
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Jack Duffe Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy Young AdultThe Imperfect Deception by Morrison, Ronald
Notes on the Work Independently Published ISBN-13: 979-8991352406 (print) published by Bookbaby ISBN-13: 979-8991352413 (e-book) published by Whiston Press Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Whiston Press/Bookbaby Member Access: Work…Hypocrisy by Thibault, A.J.
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. In the world’s most remote outpost—Antarctica—a covert excavation unearths something ancient, intelligent, and alive. CIA asset…Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Mendoza, Josh
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. Duster Raines has demons. Some visit him in his dreams, reminding him of the choices he…
Cryptid by Santapau, Juan
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. New Secret Knots comic: “Cryptid”. This comic is brought to you thanks to the support of…Cats of Ulthar: A Tale Reimagined by Multiple Authors
Notes on the Work Comic book adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s “Cats of Ulthar” Publication Details Authors: Brown, Bruce; Boatwright, Thomas; Della Verde, Marco Published: September 2025 Publisher: Bruce Brown…Tiny T-Rex by Aymeloglu, Kat
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Webtoons Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Comic Issue / Issue Series Cozy Fantasy Humorous
Unsweet Perdition by Spreen, Evan
Posted onNotes on the Work Produced by Fierce and Purple Creative Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Hollywood Fringe Festival Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories &…Sinners by Coogler, Ryan
Posted onPublication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Script / ScreenplayMurder Babies by Grace Griego Alex Kingsley
Posted onPublication Details Author(s): Grace Griego Alex Kingsley Published: July 2025 Publisher: Strong Branch Productions Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Humorous Indie Paranormal Script / Screenplay WeirdAndor: Welcome to the Rebellion by Gilroy, Dan
Posted onPublication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Disney Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Script / Screenplay Space Opera“The Hodges Meteorite” by Duncan, Andy
Posted onPublication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: The Sunday Morning Transport Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Science Fiction Script / Screenplay Short Story (up to 7,500 words) SpeculativeLife of Chuck by Flanagan, Mike
Posted onPublication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Intrepid Pictures Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Script / Screenplay
Split Fiction by Multiple Authors
Notes on the Work Hazelight Studios is listed as the developer Publication Details Author(s): Director Josef Fares Producers Aimar Bergan Daniel Issa Designer Per Stenbeck Programmer Jonas Mauritzsson Writers Sebastian…Dead Take by Thompson, Dana
Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Pocketpair Publishing Work Categories & Tags: Horror Video GameBlue Prince by Ros, Tonda
Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Dogubomb/Raw Fury Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Video GameCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector by Martin, Gareth Damian
Notes on the Work A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no…Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Multiple Authors
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE PUBLISHER’S REQUEST: Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never…Storyfold, Wildwoods by Multiple Authors
Publication Details Authors: van der Linde, Sjoerd; Fuchs, Derek; Larson, Mark; Lige, Nathan; McDermott, Will; Chalieux, Justine Published: September 2025 Publisher: Open Owl Studios Public Link: Review the Recommended Work…
“Comparing Colonialisms in Dan Simmons’ The Terror and its AMC Adaptation: by Moore, Fiona
Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Foundation Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes“Dark Nights and Soviet Frights: How My Ukrainian Childhood Shaped My Love of Horror” by Rusetsky, Mike
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Trollbreath Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes SpeculativeYear’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three by Kotowych, Stephen
Publication Details Author(s): Robson, Kelly; Mohamed, Premee; Schroeder, Karl; Doctorow, Cory; Huff, Tanya; Czerneda, Julie E.; Sui, A.D.; Ennes, Hiron; Bendiy, Anna; Moore, Fiona; Jessop, Blake; George, Catherine; Ginther, Chadwick;…We Have to Go Back: Speculative Fiction, Nostalgia, and the Ghosts of Bookshelves Past by Ten, Kristina
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Punctured Lines Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes SpeculativeTrue Confessions of a Slush Reader by Kingsley, Alex
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Interstellar Flight Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes Science Fiction Speculative“Reclaiming the Future” by Wood, L. Marie
Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: The Martian Trilogy Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes Science Fiction
Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling by Lien, Henry
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: W. W. Norton Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Nonfiction Book on SFF themesThe Martian Trilogy: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction and the Illustrated Feature Section by Multiple Authors
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Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology by Multiple Authors
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Publication Details Authors: Hieber, Leanna Renee; Low, Claire; Hoover, P.J.; Kontis, Alethea; McDermott, Will; Ott, Martin; Gray, Carmen; Rutledge, Charles R.; Crosby, Dennis K.; Schubert, Melanie; Henderson, Jason; Churl, In…Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three by Kotowych, Stephen
Publication Details Author(s): Robson, Kelly; Mohamed, Premee; Schroeder, Karl; Doctorow, Cory; Huff, Tanya; Czerneda, Julie E.; Sui, A.D.; Ennes, Hiron; Bendiy, Anna; Moore, Fiona; Jessop, Blake; George, Catherine; Ginther, Chadwick;…HOPE: The Thing With Feathers by Allen, B. Morris
Publication Details Authors: Chloe Smith, Veda Villiers, H.L. Fullerton, Sam Ruhmkorff, Anna Orridge, Jade Scardham, Erin Darrow, Gabrielle Contelmo, S. J. Fry, Rachel Ayers, Louie Sullivan, Maggie Slater, Jacy Morris,…“Digital Afterlife Market” by Aimer, Casey
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Not a Pipe Publishing Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Anthology Poetry Science FictionOne Message Remains by Mohamed, Premee
Notes on the Work One Message Remains refers to both the novella and the entire collection (the book One Message Remains is comprised of the novella “One Message Remains” and…
“Where Walls Once Rose” by Pichette, Marisca
Notes on the Work Published in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Science Fiction Short Story…“The Love Pyramid: A Rocky Cornelius Consultancy” by Hudson, Andrew Dana
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Escape Pod Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Humorous Near Future Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative“The Flaming Embusen” by Thomas, Tade
Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Space Opera“A Nameless Thing” by Verrone, P. C.
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“Instructions for Rewilding the Wasteland” by Burnett, Emma
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Radon Journal Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Horror Near Future Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“In Sheep’s Clothing” by Mills, S. C.
Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Heartlines Spec Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Fantasy Romantasy Second-world Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
No multimedia commentary yet, but we know you’ll send us those podcasts and BookTube recommendations soon!
The Fantastic Four: First Steps by Multiple Authors
Publication Details Authors: Friedman, Josh; Pearson, Eric; Kaplan, Jeff; Springer, Ian Published: July 2025 Publisher: Marvel Studios Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Franchise Media Tie-In Script / ScreenplayDreamers, Demons, and a Damn Good Slice of Pie by Kingsley, Alex
Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Interstellar Flight Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Franchise Media Tie-In Indie Multimedia Commentary on SFF Work Nonfiction Essay on SFF themes Science…Voidscarred by Brooks, Mike
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Black Library Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Franchise Media Tie-In Science Fiction Space Opera SpeculativeVoidscarred by Brooks, Mike
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Black Library Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Franchise Media Tie-In Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction
We don’t have any works in translation yet on the list, but we should! Will you be the first to add one?
“The Old Observatory on the Hill” by Federle, Jessica
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Paranormal SpeculativeReborn in Ash by Steele, Gabrielle
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Self-Published Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up)“The Coffee Pod” by Aliyeva, Ayshan “Ash”
Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Indie Near Future Science Fiction Speculative Weird“Through the Crimson Forest” by Mancera, David; Louzon, Monica
Notes on the Work David Mancera is the author for this piece, and Monica Louzon is the translator. The Spanish-language version of this story originally appeared in the solarpunk anthology…Crying Out For Magic by Willis, P.S.C.
Notes on the Work It’s like Heartstopper, but with magic! An overly optimistic mage and an awkward fantasy nerd could be all the love and magic the other needs if…Aether Torrent by Duffe, Jack
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Jack Duffe Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy Young Adult
The Randomizer for Genres
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Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Parliament House Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Humorous Novel (40,000 words and up)“Princess Lilaclaire and the Witch’s Frog Faire” by Rue, Indigo
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Small Wonders Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) HumorousCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector by Martin, Gareth Damian
Notes on the Work A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no…Blue Prince by Ros, Tonda
Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Dogubomb/Raw Fury Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Video Game“Zugunruhe” by Wagner, KT
Notes on the Work Published in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Fantasy Near…The Monsters Among Us by Priore, Kent
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE AUTHROR’S REQUEST Seth’s life until now has been a product of a diabolical, evil Truman Show, his entire upbringing a…
HOPE: The Thing With Feathers by Allen, B. Morris
Publication Details Authors: Chloe Smith, Veda Villiers, H.L. Fullerton, Sam Ruhmkorff, Anna Orridge, Jade Scardham, Erin Darrow, Gabrielle Contelmo, S. J. Fry, Rachel Ayers, Louie Sullivan, Maggie Slater, Jacy Morris,…The Stone Played at Tengen by Wesley, R.H.
Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology by Multiple Authors
Publication Details Authors: Editor-in-Chief Julie C. Day Coeditors Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney Assistant Editor Julia DeRidder Authors: Mike Allen, C.S.E. Cooney, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Rocío Rincón Fernández,…“Data Ghost” by Wells, Martha
Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)“Moonlight Feels Right” by Hanson, Michael
Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Purple Toga Productions Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative“The Day We Said Goodbye to the Birds” by Dyen-Shapiro, Allan
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Rampant Loon Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction
“Mind Palace v1.2.1” by Aurand, RJ
Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: manywor(l)ds Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Horror Science Fiction Speculative Urban Fantasy WeirdView Window by Greenblatt, Aliza
Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Strange Horizons Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Paranormal Speculative“Blacula” by Verrone, P. C.
Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Nightmare Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Poetry Speculative“Saturday” by Wood, L. Marie
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Midnight & Indigo Literary Journal Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Weird“Mel for Melissa” by Ten, Kristina
Notes on the Work First published in Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine, Kristina Ten’s debut story collection Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Stillhouse Press Member Access: Work…Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II by Multiple Authors
Notes on the Work Chosen as the Best Anthology of 2025 by FanFiAddict. Publisher’s Weekly says, “Herz makes good on the fascinating premise of his latest anthology, bringing together 20…
Wasteland Heart by Hess, Al
Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Self-Published Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Weird‘Four People I Need You to Kill Before the Dance Begins’ by Inglis Hall, Louis
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction Speculative Weird“Saturday” by Wood, L. Marie
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Midnight & Indigo Literary Journal Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative WeirdQueer Eye for the Sci-Fi by Grace Griego Alex Kingsley
Publication Details Author(s): Grace Griego Alex Kingsley Published: October 2025 Publisher: Strong Branch Productions Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Fantasy Hopepunk Horror Humorous Indie Multimedia Commentary on SFF Work Science Fiction Speculative Weird“Grocery Shopping with Umbillica” by Hanson, Michael
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“Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim” by Kahn, Juliet
Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Near Future Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) SpeculativeThrough the Machine by Cornell, P.A.
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Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction Speculative WeirdDark Circuitry by Bueckert, Kirk
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Notes on the Work Published in The Joining: Scenes of Wedding Terror Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories &…“A Silent Aria” by Sean MacKendrick
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Notes on the Work Clare O’Donnell is in a dead-end relationship with her girlfriend, until she receives a phone call that changes her life—literally. In one timeline, her biopsy results…Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology by Multiple Authors
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Notes on the Work It’s like Heartstopper, but with magic! An overly optimistic mage and an awkward fantasy nerd could be all the love and magic the other needs if…Corruption by Verbeek-van den Toren, Alexander
Notes on the Work Trapped on an island, surrounded by lava…with a secret. When their ability to connect to the magical Flow disappears, Revan and the other students at his…
One Hundred Thousand Legends and the Longing Underneath by Hicks, Gwendolyn Maia
Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Poetry Second-world FantasyInto the Wild Magic by Knudsen, Michelle
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Notes on the Work Trapped on an island, surrounded by lava…with a secret. When their ability to connect to the magical Flow disappears, Revan and the other students at his…Ghost of Nostalgia by Hatfield, Joanne
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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Rozakis, Caitlin
Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Titan Books Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Fantasy Humorous Novel (40,000 words and up) Paranormal Urban FantasyArachnomorphosis by Goder, Beth
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Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Horror Paranormal Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban FantasyYear’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three by Kotowych, Stephen
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Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Analog Science Fiction & Fact Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Humorous Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban FantasySlayers of Old by Hines, Jim C.
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Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Horror Paranormal Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban FantasyDon’t Come Here by Sprague, Shawn
Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE AUTHOR’S REQUEST. In Don’t Come Home, a man discovers there’s an entity in his house preventing him from calling his…A Mouth Full of Stones by MacCath-Moran, Ceallaigh
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Dark Circuitry by Bueckert, Kirk
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Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. The Gathering is a post‑apocalyptic dystopian thriller set in the aftermath of a world war where…“Sea of Fertility” by Han, Bella
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Notes on the Work Ben McBride has spent most of his twenty-six years on earth as the unluckiest person alive, but all that is about to change. A chance encounter…“Repeat After Me” by Korbin, G.T.
Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Science Fiction SpeculativeOne Hundred Thousand Legends and the Longing Underneath by Hicks, Gwendolyn Maia
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Notes on the Work An electrifying dystopian novel packed with a tantalizing love triangle, gripping political intrigue, and a Bachelor-style competition from the critically acclaimed author of The Dividing Sky,…“This New Enchantment” by Simmons, R. D.
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Publication Details Authors: Cordova, Jason; Wolf, Marisa; McKeown, Edward; Berrycloth, Aldea; Smith, Allison Chrysler; Sanchez, Arthur; Smith, Benjamin Tyler; Patterson, Beth W; Bigelow, Brian; Leacock, Dina; Bondoni,Gustavo; Makepeace, Mallory; Groller,…
The Island of Forgotten Gods by Pineiro, Victor
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Notes on the Work Published in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Short Story (up…Those Days of Spring Tides and High Winds by Povey, Jennifer R.
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Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: The Sunday Morning Transport Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Science Fiction Script / Screenplay Short Story (up to 7,500 words) SpeculativeCrying Out For Magic by Willis, P.S.C.
Notes on the Work It’s like Heartstopper, but with magic! An overly optimistic mage and an awkward fantasy nerd could be all the love and magic the other needs if…



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