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Amy Orrell

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Multi-genre author from the East of England. Debut science fiction novel, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once, out now with Elsewhen Press. https://elsewhen.press/index.php/catalogue/title/tomorrow-was-beautiful-once/ www.authoramyorrell.com

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Mar 31

My debut novel, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once, is zooming out into the world! Thank you to @elsewhen.press and all the friends and family who joined me to celebrate at the weekend. It was an honour to share books by my fellow authors, @sylphsea.bsky.social and @aerinapeltun.bsky.social too! 😊

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 2h

I have exciting news!
@elsewhen.press has agreed to publish my fantasy novel! 🎉 This is the first book in a fantasy duology, and I'm so excited for the chance to share this story with the world. Stay tuned to find out more, including my title reveal!
#booksky #fantasybooks #SFFauthor

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Rhys Hughes @rhysaurus.bsky.social · 13h

The first two of my plays to be performed will be premiered tomorrow at Volcano Theatre. I have been writing plays for the past seven years. None have been performed until now. Seeing my name in huge letters outside the theatre today was a very nice surprise 🙂
www.visitswanseabay.com/event/two-sh...

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Publication Day @andrewhook.bsky.social and @elsewhen.press! 🎉

Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · 1d

We are delighted today to publish Body and Soul by Andrew Hook. Available in eBook and paperback via all good retailers.
Heart is a world recovering from a catastrophe so long ago that inhabitants, unaware of history, live in isolated settlements, their only outside information from lone nomads.

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Body and Soul by Andrew Hook

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 4d

A couple of years ago, I shared my knowledge of ecology and how to use its concepts to improve your fiction universes, whether in fantasy, sci-fi, or horror. I'm sharing the article again. Thank you, @sfwa.bsky.social! "The Ecology of Worldbuilding"
#ecology #writing #sff #horror #fantasy #books

The Ecology of Worldbuilding - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association

Whether a story takes place on another planet, in a mystical land, or in a hellscape of horror, adding touches of realism enhances the world for its inhabitants. Using ecology is one way to achieve th...

www.sfwa.org

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

I love this aspect of world building! Thanks for sharing 😊

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

Aw, thank you! ❤️

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations J.A. Mortimore, Penelope Hill and @elsewhen.press! And to all the semifinalists and nominees for this year's awards.❤️

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 27d

THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL (@elsewhen.press) by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

So thrilled for Rosie Oliver and @elsewhen.press! 😊

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 12d

A TRUTH BEYOND FULL (@elsewhen.press) by Rosie Oliver is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Image is of the A TRUTH BEYOND FULL cover against a dark concrete-like background. Image reads: Sci-Fi Semifinalist A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver.

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

I loved this dystopian novel from @kcaegis.bsky.social! Congratulations to both him and @elsewhen.press 😊

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 10d

HER GILDED VOICE (@elsewhen.press) by K.C. Aegis is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

The image is of the HER GILDED VOICE book cover against a blue and gray textured background. Image reads: Sci-fi Semifinalist HER GILDED VOICE by K. C. Aegis.

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations Terry Jackman and @elsewhen.press!

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 3d

WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 (@elsewhen.press) by Terry Jackman is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Image is of the WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman book cover against a starry orange and black background, announcing it as a sci-fi semifinalist.

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

What a fab review from @abigailyardimci.bsky.social
If you're looking for an uplifting read, do check out her books!

🚀🪐 #booksky #sciencefiction #timetravel #bookreview @elsewhen.press

Abigail Yardimci @abigailyardimci.bsky.social · 7d

If you love a fast-paced, action-packed, sci-fi thriller with characters you want in your LIFE then this book by @amyorr.bsky.social is for you!!! 📚💙

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh! You're here! 👋 Thank you so much for your wonderful words! 🥰

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to all the semifinalists of the Small Spec Book Awards! @specawards.bsky.social

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.

Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.

Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.

A graphic of the fantasy semifinalists:

1. BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson (Broken Eye Books)
2. CURSED UNDER LONDON by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Farrago Books)
3. GHOST APPARENT by Jelena Dunato (Ghost Orchid Press)
4. TALIO'S CODEX by J. Alexander Cohen (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
5. THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by Kristin Osani (Ghost Orchid Press)
6. THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill (Elsewhen Press)
7. THE JAGUAR MASK by Michael J. DeLuca (Stelliform Press)
8. THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING by Sam Flynn (Timber Ghost Press)
9. THE WITCH AND THE OSTRICH (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
10. TREE GODS by R. Lee Fryar (Midnight Meadow Publishing)

Horror semifinalists:

1. A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE by Carson Winter (Tenebrous Press)
2. BEAR SEASON by Gemma Fairclough (Wild Hunt Books)
3. BENOTHINGED by Alvar Theo (Haunt Publishing)
4. CHURCH OF SKATAN by Damian Casey (Mad Axe Media)
5. FROM THE BELLY by Emmett Nahil (Tenebrous Press)
6. RESISTERS by Chris Campeau (Anuci Press)
7. SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA by M.M. Olivas (Lanternfish Press)
8. TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam (Queen of Swords Press)
9. THE SCIENTIST, THE SPACEMAN, AND THE STARS BETWEEN THEM by A.L. Davidson (Timber Ghost Press)
10. YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by R.A. Busby (Stelliform Press)

Semifinalists for science fiction:

1. A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver (Elsewhen Press)
2. EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
3. HER GILDED VOICE by K.C. Aegis (Elsewhen Press)
4. MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET by JR Creaden (Mythic Roads Press)
5. MORE BUGS by Em Reed (Knight Errant Press)
6. THE MOSQUITO FLEET by Andrew Penn Romine (Broken Eye Books)
7. THE RIGEL REDEMPTION by Robin C. M. Duncan (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
8. THE SEA OF CLOUDS by Sheila Jenné (Midnight Meadow Publishing)
9. THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS by Ben Berman Ghan (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers)
10. WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman (Elsewhen Press)

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 21d

Doh! And for a moment I was all excited! 😆😅

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 21d

For decades, science fiction authors have populated Alpha Centauri with habitable planets; now astronomers have found an exoplanet in one of the star system's habitable zones...but don't start packing just yet.

reactormag.com/bad-news-fro...

Bad News From Alpha Centauri A... - Reactor

There's a planet in the habitable zone... but not an Earthlike planet.

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 21d

Always wonderful to receive a new, and glowing, review! 🥰
📚🪐
@elsewhen.press #booksky #sciencefiction #timetravel #climatefiction #dystopianfiction

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Fly on the Wall Press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social · 21d

Cli-fi and sci-fi and worldbuilding today with novelist @amylilwall.bsky.social!

open.substack.com/pub/flyonthe... #books💙📚

Fair Season + Climate Fiction Deep Dive

How the immigration crisis inspired a climate thriller + publishing opportunities

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 10

Had anyone come across this book before? Help and author - @vrling.bsky.social - solve a mystery!

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm going to ask my parents about this- I feel like this is just the aortvof book my mum would have had.

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

I haven't read that - I'll have to search out a copy!

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

It's beautiful, isn't it! I read it as a teenager, but now this new copy is tempting me to revisit it!

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy #NationalReadABookDay! I just finished Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest. Fascinating! What next? Here are some recent additions to my TBR pile, plus my book - Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once! If you enjoy fast paced sci-fi thrillers with emotional depth, why not give it a go! 📚🪐
#booksky

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 5

The summer flew past, but this was a highlight! My first library talk, here in Norwich, sharing the publishing journey for my scifi thriller, Tomorrow Was Beautiful Once. Grateful to Plumstead Road Library for having me and to everyone who came! 📚🪐
#sciencefiction #booksky @elsewhen.press

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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations P.R. Ellis and @elsewhen.press !
#fantasy #fantasybooks #booksky

Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · Aug 22

We are delighted to announce the publication today of The Mage Returns by P.R. Ellis. Adventures of a Gnome Book 2, the story continues after the events of An Extraordinary Tale. The Sorceress Carmine, The Red Mage, has returned to their world. What mischief does she plan this time?

Cover image of The Mage Returns: The Continuing Adventures of a Gnome by P.R.Ellis, envisaged by the author and created by Alison Buck. Against a dark night sky, with stars visible, a large image of a full moon apparently rising out of the sea dominates the cover. The foreground consists of the view from the prow of a boat, evidently headed towards the moon, with Philobrach the Gnome and Bones the skeleton standing looking at the moon, so we can only see their backs, the gnome wearing a conical red hat and a red jacket with a yellow collar; his ears are sticking out from under the hat along with a hint of grey hair and beard. Near the top of the moon is what appears to be a doorway with a figure standing in the opening, dressed in a long white gown. A ladder hangs down the front of the moon from the doorway to the surface of the sea.

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 3

How beautiful is this cover illustration?!
#fantasy #fantasybooks #booksky

Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · Aug 28

Out now, The Witch’s Journey, a dark fairytale that is also an uplifting coming-of-age story, by American author Keith Miller. He describes it as “a dark fairytale embroidered with fairytales, full of sorrows and terrors, heartbreaks and delights, chocolates and mayhem and magic.”

Cover image of The Witch’s Journey by Keith Miller. Artwork by Simon Koontz. A girl with wild read hair blowing sideways in the wind is standing in front of a river which is also being whipped up by the wind. behind, the other side of the river is a silhouette of a city. the girl has pale skin, green-blue eyes and is holding a golden key to her breast in her right hand. The key has a quatrefoil design cut out of the bow. the title is above the girl in cursive capitals in a light grey-green colour. The author’s name is at the bottom of the cover below the girl’s hand in the same typeface and colour. A quote is included on the cover in white text: “A book to savor… I adored it.” attributed to Alix E. Harrow.

Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking forward to this!
#sciencefiction #booksky

Elsewhen Press @elsewhen.press · Aug 31

We are delighted to reveal the cover of Andrew Hook's new Science Fiction novel Body and Soul, which will be publiched on 10 October. Cover artwork and design by Alex Storer.
elsewhen.press/index.php/ca...

Cover image of Body and Soul by Andrew Hook, artwork and cover design by Alex Storer. Two small silhouetted figures (one male and the other female) are in the foreground standing on grass at the edge of what is obviously the ruins of a city. Most of the buildings are in ruins and the walls are covered in greenery. Water is running through the middle of the image (from front to back) as if a river has invaded the city streets. The sky is orange with a few dark clouds, but there is a bright light in the sky which is clearly the sun emerging from behind one of the clouds. To the right the words BODY AND SOUL are written up the side of the image, as is ANDREW HOOK.