Featured Publication: The Bones of the Sea

The Bones of the Sea - by Pippa Jay

Myasi has been contracted to destroy an obstruction in the shallow seas of Ulto Marinos. But her attempt to do so reveals something more beneath the surface...

A free scifi short, available at smashwords.com

Further information about Pippa Jay can be found here.

SFFS 28/01/2012

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SFFS 21/01/2012

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SFFS 14/01/12

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SFFS 07/01/2012

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SFFS 17/12/2011

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Please note: We will be taking a brief hiatus for the next two weeks, to give us all a break over Christmas and New Year. Submissions will resume on the 4th January. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The SFFS team.

Advertising on here

Greetings fellow writers!

We have been thinking about this for a while, and have decided that we would like to offer an advertising opportunity on the SFFS blog. This will take three forms, as we realise that not everyone who participates in the ring is a published author.

1. Mini bio - this will be in the form of pre-drafted interview questions (a "getting to know you" exercise), accompanied by your own personal bio and connectivity links. Your photograph will be required.
2. New releases - if you have just had a book published, let us know about it! For this, a cover image and the book's blurb are required.
3. Existing publications - for those authors who have already published, we will accept up to three books for the blog. Again, this will require a cover image and the book's blurb.

In order to submit for either of the above, please email us at sffsat(AT)gmail(DOT)com. For New Releases and Existing Publications, send us all of the information requested. For the mini bio, please mail us and let us know that you wish to submit one. We will then mail you the interview questions by return.

It would be useful for all authors who have new releases or existing publications to do mini bios first, as we can then link to them when posting about a new release or existing publication.

Disclaimers:

1. All advertising blog posts will go live on a Sunday, and will be on a first come first posted basis. Priority will be given, however, to new releases, so as to post as close to their release date as possible. 
2. Every blog post will find its way onto a relevant page on the blog, so that all posts will be easily accessible.
3. Only open to writers who have participated in at least five rounds.