Welcome to the New Recommended Reading List!

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

The Randomizer for Categories!

Surprise Yourself with New Reads from These Categories of Recommended Work

No Poetry Collections yet, but it shouldn’t be long now! For now, enjoy more Poetry.

  • The Tinkerers by Carlson, Caroline

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Candlewick Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Middle Grade Novel (40,000 words and up)
  • Goblin Girl by Mielke, K.A.

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: K.A. Mielke Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Middle Grade 
  • The Incorruptibles by Magaziner, Lauren

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Aladdin Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Middle Grade Near Future Science Fiction
  • Eos by Nazarian, Vera

    Notes on the Work A mysterious vigilante meets Scheherazade in high-tech Ancient Atlantis, set against the backdrop of an impending global apocalypse. On the last day of Atlantis, When it…
  • Fate & Fortune by Hixon, Spencer

    Publication Details Published: 2025 Publisher: Faeros Publishing Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Urban Fantasy Young Adult 
  • Erased by Kilex, Sebastian

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE AUTHOR’S REQUEST. Trapped in a droid’s body. Racing to save humanity. The fall should have killed Lucy. Instead, it broke…
  • A Common Tongue by Huntsgood, MJ

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Timber Ghost Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Horror Speculative 
  • “A Pixel, A Word, A Lie, A Speck of You” by Kay, Hannya

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Environmental / Cli-Fi Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Science…
  • “Do No Harm” by Rammer, Katja

    Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Science Fiction Speculative 
  • “This New Enchantment” by Simmons, R. D.

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Indie 
  • “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)
  • 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) Weird
  • Isaac by Mead, Allee

    Notes on the Work What does it mean to be human? When Eleanor makes the drive to her deceased father’s house to arrange his funeral, she discovers Isaac, a care-bot…
  • The River Has Roots by El-Mohtar, Amal

    Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Tordotcom Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novella (between 17,500 and 40,000 words) Second-world Fantasy 
  • When the Wind Sings by Colter, L. D.

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Solaris Nova/Rebellion Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Speculative 
  • Fate & Fortune by Hixon, Spencer

    Publication Details Published: 2025 Publisher: Faeros Publishing Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Urban Fantasy Young Adult 
  • The Sovereign by Clark, C. L.

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Hachette Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy 
  • Dark Matter by Koja, Kathe

    Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Meerkat Press Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Near Future Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Speculative
  • 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
  • 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…
  • Fishflies by Lemire, Jeff

    Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Image Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Graphic Novel Horror 
  • California, Inc. by Ebuen, Arthur

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Studio 12-7 Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Graphic Novel Near Future Science Fiction 
  • Spectrum by Quinn, Rick

    Publication Details Author(s): Dave Chisholm Published: July 2025 Publisher: Mad Cave Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Graphic Novel Science Fiction 
  • Sinners by Coogler, Ryan

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    Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Warner Bros. Pictures Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Script / Screenplay 
  • Weapons by Cregger, Zach

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    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: New Line Cinema Work Categories & Tags: Horror Humorous Script / Screenplay 
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps by Multiple Authors

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    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 / Screenplay
  • Unsweet Perdition by Spreen, Evan

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    Notes 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 &…
  • Murder Babies by Grace Griego Alex Kingsley

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    Publication 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 Weird 
  • Vantage by Stegmaier, Jamey

    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Stonemaier Games Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Science Fiction Space Opera Tabletop Boardgame 
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 
  • Bright Green Futures by Multiple Authors

    Publication Details Author(s): Kaye Quinn, Susan Arostegui, Danielle Bernardo, Renan BrightFlame Ulibarri, Sarena Rex, T. K. Sun, Ana Published: April 2025 Publisher: Self-published Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work…
  • “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 Fiction 
  • Twisting, Turning Timeshifts by Multiple Authors

    Publication Details Authors: Ailur, Rigel; Anderson, Lorraine J.; Avians, Azure; Bick, Ilsa J.; Botsford, Diana Dru; Brody, Jennifer; Fitzgerald, David; Fitzpatrick, Kelli; Kastner, Lisa Diane; Lorens, Alana; McDermott, Will; McDonald,David;…
  • “Descending Digital Mind” by Aimer, Casey

    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Manawalker Studio Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Anthology Poetry Science Fiction 

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 / Screenplay
  • Voidscarred 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 
  • Augment Magazine by Brozek, Jennifer

    Notes on the Work Augment is a fully in-universe publication, and can be used in Shadowrun games as well as enjoyed by the casual reader. Everything from the art to…
  • Voidscarred by Brooks, Mike

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Black Library Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Franchise Media Tie-In Science Fiction Space Opera Speculative
  • Dreamers, 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…

We don’t have any works in translation yet on the list, but we should! Will you be the first to add one?

  • “Stealing Someone New” by Droege, CB

    Publication Details Published: February 2026 Publisher: 365tomorrows Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Humorous Indie Science Fiction 
  • “Spirit World” by Rowe, Karter v.

    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Paranormal Speculative 
  • RiverBank Roleplaying Game by Johnson, Kij

    Notes on the Work Artists: Kathleen Jennings, Svenja Muche, Erika, Lundrigan, and Damien Mammoliti Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Kobold Press Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work…
  • Altered Bodies by Sisco, Cody

    Publication Details Published: October 2025 Publisher: Resonant Earth Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Cozy Cyberpunk Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction 
  • “Wives at the End of the World” by Margariti, Avra

    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Environmental / Cli-Fi Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Near…

The Randomizer for Genres

Surprise Yourself with New Reads from These Genres of Recommended Work

  • The Sovereign by Clark, C. L.

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Hachette Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy 
  • Fate & Fortune by Hixon, Spencer

    Publication Details Published: 2025 Publisher: Faeros Publishing Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Urban Fantasy Young Adult 
  • Stain of a Nation by O’Connell, Bishop

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Falstaff Books Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Weird 
  • The Incorruptibles by Magaziner, Lauren

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Aladdin Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Middle Grade Near Future Science Fiction
  • Queer 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 
  • The Jealous Wives of the Sea by Johnson, Alya Dawn

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Essential Dreams Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Environmental / Cli-Fi Fantasy Near Future Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction 
  • First Ascent by Phillips, Douglas

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Proton Books Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Indie Near Future Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction
  • The Essentials by Arnold, Luke

    Publication Details Author(s): Luke Arnold and Doc Wyatt Published: February 2025 Publisher: The Lab Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Graphic Novel Science Fiction 
  • “Bone-Eater Earth” by Burnett, Emma

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Uncharted Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Horror Near Future Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
  • Unsweet Perdition by Spreen, Evan

    Notes 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 &…
  • “Bunny Ears” by Ten, Kristina

    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Nightmare Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Humorous Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Speculative
  • Novic by Bacon, Eugen

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Meerkat Press Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Science Fiction Speculative
  • 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) Weird
  • Unsweet Perdition by Spreen, Evan

    Notes 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 &…
  • “Symbiosis” by Wood, L. Marie

    Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: Avalon Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Flash (up to 1,500 words) Horror Weird
  • Unworthy by Wood, L. Marie

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Mocha Memoirs Press Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Novel (40,000 words and up) Speculative Weird
  • “Death Valley ’71” by Mangan, Amelia

    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: Horror Short Story (up…
  • Fly Stone, Fly by Kunkel, Dust

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. 16-year-old Clayton Stonefly, who lost his parents four years ago and is being raised by his…
  • Blight (Sleep Of Reason #2) by Rosen, Rachel

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: The BumblePuppy Press Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Fantasy Near Future Novel (40,000 words and up) Speculative Urban Fantasy Weird 
  • The Pac-Man by hrycyk, tom

    Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Humorous Poetry Speculative 
  • The Only Good Billionaire by Kozma, Andrew

    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Phano Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Near Future Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative 
  • “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 
  • The Aeronaut by Van Camp, Wendy

    Notes on the Work This poem has nine lines. Publication Details Published: March 2025 Publisher: Starship Sloane Publishing Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags:…
  • “Shorthand” by Louzon, Monica

    Publication Details Published: January 2026 Publisher: After the Storm Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative 
  • Tracer by Deneen, Brendan

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT PUBLISHER REQUEST In the near future—after a virus has swept the globe and oil has run dry—what’s left of humanity has…
  • “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)
  • Only a Chapter by Tracy, Heather

    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…
  • 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…
  • An 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,…
  • “Discerning Magic” by Akers, Andrew

    Publication Details Published: October 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 Romantasy Second-world Fantasy Speculative 
  • The Nameless Land by Elliott, Kate

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Macmillan Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Second-world Fantasy 
  • “All God’s Worthy” by Mills, S. C.

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Frivolous Comma Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Second-world Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
  • Songs for Obsidian by Smith, Rosemary Claire

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Beneath Ceaseless Skies Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Second-world Fantasy 
  • “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)
  • Songs for Obsidian by Smith, Rosemary Claire

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Beneath Ceaseless Skies Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) Second-world Fantasy 
  • Set in Stone by Unknown Author

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Self-Published Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Romantasy Second-world Fantasy
  • “Ursula” by Linden, E. M.

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Flash Fiction Online Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban Fantasy
  • “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 Weird
  • Arachnomorphosis by Brazee, Jonathan

    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Strange Horizons Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban Fantasy Weird 
  • Arachnomorphosis by Goder, Beth

    Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Strange Horizons Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative Urban Fantasy Weird 
  • Fate & Fortune by Hixon, Spencer

    Publication Details Published: 2025 Publisher: Faeros Publishing Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Urban Fantasy Young Adult 
  • “Plague Daughter” by Cooper, S. H.

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Nefarious Bat Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Indie Paranormal Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
  • “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 Speculative 
  • View 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 
  • The Stoneshore Register by Wilson, G. Willow

    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Dark Horse Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Graphic Novel Hopepunk Paranormal Speculative Weird 
  • “Do No Harm” by Rammer, Katja

    Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Science Fiction Speculative 
  • The Gathering by Rader, W.K.

    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…
  • “A Pixel, A Word, A Lie, A Speck of You” by Kay, Hannya

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Environmental / Cli-Fi Flash (up to 1,500 words) Indie Science…
  • “Wireworks” by Singerling, Sheri

    Publication Details Published: September 2025 Publisher: Clarkesworld Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Science Fiction Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
  • Dark Circuitry by Bueckert, Kirk

    Publication Details Published: June 2025 Publisher: Dark Matter Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Cyberpunk Indie Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction Speculative 
  • Augment Magazine by Brozek, Jennifer

    Notes on the Work Augment is a fully in-universe publication, and can be used in Shadowrun games as well as enjoyed by the casual reader. Everything from the art to…
  • A WORLD WORTH SAVING by Lukoff, Kyle

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE PUBLISHER’S REQUEST Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel…
  • “Beak” by Muneshwar, Ian

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Nightmare Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words)
  • “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)
  • “A Taste of Clean Water” by Li, Ian

    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Small Wonders Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Environmental / Cli-Fi Hopepunk Poetry Science Fiction
  • “Death Valley ’71” by Mangan, Amelia

    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: Horror Short Story (up…
  • Dead Take by Thompson, Dana

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Pocketpair Publishing Work Categories & Tags: Horror Video Game 
  • Andrei and the Hellcats by Vibbert, Marie

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Lethe Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction 
  • Queer 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 
  • Andrei and the Hellcats by Vibbert, Marie

    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Lethe Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction 
  • When the Wind Sings by Colter, L. D.

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Solaris Nova/Rebellion Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Speculative 

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  • Who Killed Nessie? by Cornell, Paul

    Publication Details Author(s): Rachel Smith Published: September 2025 Publisher: Avery Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Graphic Novel Paranormal 
  • “The Billy Goat’s Bluff” by Kotowych, Stephen

    Publication Details Published: December 2025 Publisher: On Spec Magazine #134 Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Humorous Second-world Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500 words) 
  • The Ascent by Walker, Christopher

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR. Our whole lives can change in an instant. And John Atwater—a skilled engineer and army veteran,…
  • Portalmania by Urbanski, Debbie

    Publication Details Published: May 2025 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Science Fiction Short Story Collection Speculative Weird 
  • When the Wind Sings by Colter, L. D.

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Solaris Nova/Rebellion Publishing Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Member Access: Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Novel (40,000 words and up) Speculative 
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    Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Worlds of Possibility Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Poetry Speculative
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    Publication Details Published: August 2025 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words) 
  • 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) Weird
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    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE AUTHOR’S REQUEST A middle-aged couple begins preparing for a terrifying annual event when a young family shows up unexpectedly at…
  • “Erased” by Kuipers, Melissa

    Publication Details Published: November 2025 Publisher: Corvid Queen Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Flash (up to 1,500 words) Speculative Weird 
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    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Horror Paranormal Short Story (up to 7,500 words)
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    Publication Details Published: April 2026 Publisher: Adventitious Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Alt History Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative 
  • 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…
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    Publication Details Published: January 2025 Publisher: Uncanny Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Near Future Short Story (up to 7,500 words) Speculative
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    Publication Details Published: August 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 Speculative 
  • “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 
  • Old Brooklyn Magic by Li, Ian

    Publication Details Published: April 2025 Publisher: Nightmare Magazine Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Fantasy Horror Poetry Speculative Urban Fantasy 
  • 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…
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    Publication Details Published: July 2025 Publisher: Lethe Press Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Novel (40,000 words and up) Science Fiction 
  • The Last Chance Locksmith by Spain, Niall

    Notes on the Work ADDED BY THE NAC AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR Publication Details Published: February 2025 Publisher: Tales & Feathers Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work…
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    Publication Details Author(s): S.C. Mills; Kaitlin Schmidt Published: February 2025 Publisher: Wyngraf Member Access: Public Link: Review the Recommended Work Work Categories & Tags: Cozy Fantasy Romantasy Second-world Fantasy Short Story (up to 7,500…

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