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
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
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
Congratulations A.J.S. Imms whose short story has been published in Holiday Spirit: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology!
Congrats A.J.S. Simms!
Holiday Spirit is available on Amazon.
#congrats #shortstorysuccess #memberwins #membersuccess #specficnz #ilovespecfic #nzwriter #bookrecs #bookstagram
Congratulations Kenneth Feller whose book The Outsiders of Orkland was chosen as a best book of 2025 by A Fictional Escapist!
You can see the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjvK...
Congrats, Kenneth!
#membersuccess #bestbooks #bookrecs #bookstagram #congrats #specficnz #ilovefantasy #booksbooksbooks #nzwriter
Congratulations, Anne Wilkins! Anne's short story 'Changing Frequencies' is featured in Sci-Fi Shorts.
Congrats Anne!
You can read her story here: www.scifishorts.co/premium/chan...
#shortstory #membersuccess #specficnz #congrats #nzwriter
A.J.S. Imms' gothic noir comedy We are all Monsters is released today. Dark, funny, and gloriously bloody. Available online. The cover shows a suited man in a hat lighting a cigar with lightning in the background.
Congratulations to SpecFicNZ member A.J.S. Imms for this new release!
We Are All Monsters is what happens when The Maltese Falcon wakes up with a hangover in The Omen and decides to just keep drinking.
Get your copy from Kindle/Kobo/Googlebooks/Applebooks.
#justreleased #bookrecs #specficnz
Join SpecFicNZ, Aotearoa's only speculative fiction community organisation. Member Benefits include access to workshops, newsletters, reviews, promotions, submissions, community channels, useful links, discounts, SpecFicNZ badge to wear across the virtual sphere.
Join SpecFicNZ for an awesome writing community, professional development opportunities, manuscript assessments, reviews, access to critique buddies and beta readers, and a whole lot of specfic fun!
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#joinus #memberbenefit #writingcommunity #writingtips #membership #specficnz #nzwriter
Introducting Kenneth Feller who writes bogan fantasy. Read about his work on the SpecFicNZ website. Cover of his book The Outsiders of Orkland shows an orc, skull, forest, and wolves. Kenneth in a forest wearing a cape, holding a sword.
SpecFicNZ member Kenneth Feller is this month's featured member.
Read the full interview here: specfic.nz/2026/01/22/s...
The Outsiders of Orkland is available now, and you can connect with Kenneth here: linktr.ee/kennethfeller
#memberfeature #bookrecs #boganfantasy #specficnz #nzwriter #ilovebooks
Want to get started on the next edit of your work, push through a block, or make your writing better? Get a SpecFicNZ Manuscript Assessment!
One of the awesome benefits of being a SpecFicNZ member is being able to get a manuscript assessment. To find out more, read what it's like to get an assessment: specfic.nz/2025/11/30/w...
#memberbenefits #specficnz #manuscriptassessment #writingtips #ilovewriting
Anne Wilkins has two short pieces featured in Abyss and Apex Mag and Rat Bag Lit. Congratulations!
Congrats once again, Anne!
You can read her stories here: www.abyssapexzine.com/2026/01/teth...
ratbaglit.substack.com/p/christenin...
#bookrecs #writing #flashfiction #shortstory #nzwriter #congrats #membersuccess #specficnz
M.P. Norman's blog post 'How A Knight's Tale Helped Me See My Own Journey' is in the Arcanist Magazine.
Read M.P. Norman's essay here: magazine.thearcanist.net/how-a-knight...
#congrats #writing #essay #specficnz #membersuccess
Listen up: Kenneth Feller is interviewed on Author Adjacent about his writing journey. SpecFicNZ logo, microphone motif.
You can hear Kenneth's interviews here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5z2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lON...
#memberinterview #writingjourney #writingadvice #congrats #tipsandtricks #nzwriter #specficnz #indieauthor #writing
