The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. We are a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and we highlight greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.).
Make sure that you also join our Discord server, which has space for participants, judges, and readers to keep up with the competition and meet some really cool people!
SFINCS2 will begin in Q3 2024! We will have more information starting in May.
Latest Updates
SFINCS1 is now complete! For a list of all updates for SFINCS1, please visit here.
Mission Statement for The Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship
With the rise of both indie publishing and the novella format, this competition hopes to bring exposure to the amazing shorter works of speculative fiction that are often left out of other indie and self-publishing competitions. It will help authors and readers connect with books that they may have never found, while also promoting the strength and quality of indie publishing.
The SFINCS Hall of Fame
Congratulations to our SFINCS1 Champion! Who will join Sarah Chorn in the future? Look into submitting to SFINCS2 below!
The Second Annual Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS2)
SFINCS2 will begin in Q3 2024! We will have more information starting in May.
Submit to SFINCS2
Submissions to SFINCS2 are currently closed and will open in Q3 2024.
Submitting to SFINCS is free.
The submission form will ask for the following information:
- Name(s) of author(s)
- Title of work
- Word count
- Publication date
- Publisher (including self-published)
- Link to Goodreads page
- .epub file of your submission
- .png or .jpg of your cover art (please note that there is no cover art contest for SFINCS; we only ask for the cover art for our own materials for social media, etc.)
- Content Warnings
- You will also be required to certify that your book was not written by AI (see the eligibility requirements for more details)
Contact
For general questions and inquiries, please contact us at nathansfantasyreviews@gmail.com.
Make sure that you also join our Discord server, which has space for participants, judges, and readers, and follow #SFINCS on Twitter and Instagram.
You can also follow the organizers on social media at. We will be sharing updates on the competition on our social media pages as well as updating this website.
Nathan: Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
The Shaggy Shepherd: Twitter
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