Congrats to NickyT whose short story 'Hair Cuts' was accepted into Quick Brown Dog!

Congratulations Blaize M. Kaye for your short story which is out on Abyss&Apex!

Congrats Blaize!

Read the story here: www.abyssapexzine.com/2026/02/pre-...

#shortstory #ilovescifi #membersuccess #congrats #specficnz #ilovespecfic #nzwriter #iloveshortstories #ilovereading

Congrats Erin Darrow on your flash fiction published in Once Upon a Moonless Night! Grab your copy from Amazon: www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Mo...

#congrats #flashfiction #nzwriter #specficnz #bookrecs #outnow #membersuccess

Congratulations Janna Ruth on your new release!

The Element of Jealousy is out now at books2read.com/b/ashuanenvy2

#newrelease #bookstagram #nzwriter #bookrecs #specficnz #newbook

Congrats to Anne Wilkins who has a short story in Everyday Fiction and a podcast of another short story!

Congratulations Anne! What a star!

Read the story here: everydayfiction.com/big-sassy-an...
Listen to the podcast here: www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spa...

#shortstories #podcast #ilovereading #congrats #specficnz #nzwriter

Congratulations to Owen Clough whose book Liquid Gold has received a Book Excellence Award!

Head over to his website: owencloughbooks.com

#congrats #bookrecs #prizes #membersuccess #specficnz #ilovescifi #bookstagram

Rest, read, write, relax. From all of us at SpecFicNZ, Happy Easter.

Nominations close on 30th of April for the Award for Outstanding Service to Speculative Fiction. Nominate yourself or someone else now!

To see the qualifications and the nomination form, head to this website: tepaetawhitiawards.nz/award-for-ou...

#nominations #specficnz #specficcommunity #serviceaward #ilovespecfic

Congratulations to Robinne Weiss, Melissa Gunn, Deryn Pittar, Gary Nelson, J.M. Goldie, Andrew Imms, Jamie Sands, Christopher McKinstry, and Sean Monaghan!
Their short stories are in the Independent Fantasy and Sci-Fi Magazine.
#congrats #ilovescifi #ilovefantasy #ifsmag #specficnz #nzwriter

Congratulations Judy L Mohr for winning the 2025 Women in Publishing Editor Partner of the Year award!

What a fantastic achievement, Judy!

Check out the details here: womeninpublishingsummit.com/women-in-pub...

#membersuccess #wip #congrats #publishing #editor #nzwriter #specficnz

SpecFicNZ May Masterclass. A virtual event, writers toolkit, 10 am to 12.30 pm 24th May

Save the Date!
Our next SpecFicNZ Professional Development is on May 24th, 10 am to 12.30. It will be a virtual event.
More info coming soon!

#maymasterclass #writingtips #ilovewriting #professionaldevelopment #virtualclass #specficnz

It's not too late to get your nominations in for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards! Deadline 31st March.

Nominate here: sffanz.nz/blog/2025/12...

#writingawards #sffanz #specficnz #intowin #nominate #ilovewriting

Join SpecFicNZ, Aotearoa's only speculative fiction community organisation.

Come and join SpecFicNZ! We are an inclusive and supportive speculative fiction community with heaps of member benefits like newsletters, PD opportunities, manuscript assessments, competitions, reviews, and writing groups.
specfic.nz
#joinus #joinspecficnz #writingcommunity #nzwriters #nzpublishers

Introducing our next member feature: Jenny Williams!
'The Short Future History of Whales' is on Spotify; her first novel is The Atlas of Forgotten Places.
You can read the full interview on the SpecFicNZ website: specfic.nz/2026/03/23/s...
jennywilliamswriter.weebly.com
#memberfeature #specficnz

SpecFicNZ member Anna Verner's short story appears in the Anthology The Shadows that We Carry. All proceeds will go to charity. The book cover features a serene face surrounded by abstract flames.

Congrats, Anna Verner!

#horrorwriterschat #anthology #bookrecs #shortstory #ilovewriting #bookstagram #goodcause #membersuccess #specficnz

Andrew Imms has a short story published in The Independent Fantasy and Sci-Fi Magazine. Congratulations!

Congrats Andrew Imms!

You can get a copy here: ifs-mag.com/shop

#scifimag #shortstories #membersuccess #ilovescifi #nzwriter #ilovereading #bookrecs #bookstagram #specficnz

Rainbow Stars Unite, an anthology of queer writing from Tāmaki Makaurau, is out now. Featuring SpecFicNZ members. Let this anthology be a taonga for those who need it.

Get your copy today at books2read.com/b/RainbowStars

#newrelease #queeranthology #aucklandwriters #bookrecs #anthology #ilovereading #bookstagram #readreadread #nzwriters

Caye Marsh and S. A. MacKenzie are nominees for the Small Spec Book Awards. Congratulations!

Best of luck for the final judging!

See all of the nominees here: lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com/small-spec-b...

#congrats #nominees #smallspecbookawards #specficnz #nzwriter #bookrecs #bookstagram #ilovebooks #ilovespecfic

Congratulations! Anne Wilkins has a sci-fi micro-story in Anomaly: Year One, available on Amazon.

Congrats, Anne Wilkins!

#membersuccess #specficnz #bookstagram #bookrecs #ilovescifi #ilovereading #microstory #congrats #nzwriter

Congratulations to Feby Idrus whose short story, "Ghost Story', has been published in Lunar Station Quarterly. The March Issue is out now.

Congrats Feby Idrus!

Get your copy here: www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/065/

#nzwriter #ghoststory #shortstorysuccess #membersuccess #congrats #ilovespecfic #specficnz #bookrecs #bookstagram

Congratulations Judy L Mohr for being chosen as a finalist in the Women in Publishing Awards! Best of luck for the judging!

womeninpublishingsummit.com/women-in-pub...

#congrats #publishing #membersuccess #nzpublisher #nzwriter #specficnz #finalist

Janna Ruth's new book Ghosts of the Revolution is out now from Books2Read. The dead may rule Paris, but this is France. And in France, the Revolution never stays buried.

Grab your copy today: books2read.com/b/ghostsofth...

And you can find all of her work here: www.janna-ruth.com/books/

#newrelease #happyreading #bookstagram #ilovebooks #revolution #specficnz #bookrecs

Congratulations to Jacqueline Owens whose book Vividwater is a finalist in the NZ Booklovers Awards 2026!

Awesome work, Jacqueline, on being a finalist!

You can see the list of finalists here: www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/2026-awards

Best of luck for the final judging!

#nzbookloversawards #finalist #nzwriter #congrats #memberwins #specficnz

Anne Wilkins won the Elegant Literature Awards and her interview on her writing is available on Youtube now.

Congratulations, Anne!

Listen to the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiT...

#congrats #interview #writingtips #winner #nzwriter #specficnz #membersuccess

Congratulations to Anne Wilkins; 100 word short story out in 100 Foot Crow and a short story out in Metastellar!

Congrats again, Anne!

You can read her short stories here:
100footcrow.com/one-womans-t...
www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...

#congrats #membersuccess #iloveshortstories #ilovereading #nzwriter #specficnz

Our SpecFicNZ featured member Vanessa Amohia Jones writes historical fiction with ghostly and mythical themes, as well as horror.

Introducing our next featured member: Vanessa Amohia Jones!
Read the full interview here: specfic.nz/2026/02/15/s...
'Heart of a Warrior' and 'They Dwell With Us' are available on Amazon and as paperbacks. Get in touch by emailing vanessaagrant@gmail.com
#memberfeature #specficnz #bookstagram

Congratulations to Blaize M. Kaye for the short story 'Endling' being published in Phano!

Awesome work, Blaize!
You can read the short story here: www.phano.com/articles/end...

#shortstory #membersuccess #ilovescifi #spaceship #aimind #specficnz

Check out our book reviews or get your book reviewed. The review of Heart of a Warrior is on the website now.

Head to specfic.nz to see the latest reviews, and to 'Join or Renew/Member Benefits' to get a book reviewed.
For Vanessa Amohia Jones' review, see specfic.nz/2025/10/31/r...
#bookrecs #bookstagram #nzwriter #nzromance #specficnz #bookreviews

Two blog posts from members: Jacqui Greaves Learning to be a critical reader and Judy L Mohr Ding, ding, ding, we have an AI scammer.

Read the blogs here:
www.jacquigreaves-author.com/blog/learnin...
judylmohr.com/2026/01/16/a...

#toptips #memberadvice #specficnz #writingadvice #memberblogs

Congrats Blaize for your short story in Aurealis #187!

Here's where you can get your hands on a copy: aurealis.com.au/store/aureal...

#shortstory #ilovescifi #specficnz #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookrecs #ilovereading