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As a result of recent disqualifications in the horror category for the 2026 SSBA competition, we have updated our slides to include our new semifinalists. Congratulations to all the semifinalists, and we wish you good luck in the final round of the competition!
Congratulations to @TheRealJackFinn! His book PREY UPON THE LAMBS, published by Anuci Press, is a semifinalist in the horror category for the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards.
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Congratulations to @MarkTBates! His book THE CURSE OF SIX, published by @bratrod64, is a semifinalist in the horror category for the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards.
#SSBA #SSBA2026
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Thanks to @SaffronAsteria for being such a huge supporter of the SSBA and an amazing supporter of indies in her own right.
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Today is my 6th and final review of my @SpecAwards first round books, My Lips, Her Voice by L.L. Madrid!
This is a spooky YA murder mystery filled with ghosts, possession and dark secrets.
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‘The Curse of Six’ - By Mark T. Bates
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Pleased to announce my debut novella ‘The Curse of Six’ is a Horror semi finalist in the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards (@SpecAwards)
Available in paperback & ebook from RDG Books👇
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#horror🩸 #thriller
CERULEAN SKY by @ItsMeDavidCross (@PolymathPress1)
CHIPPED by Lux Thorn (The Whumpy Printing Press)
DEAR STUPID PENPAL by Rascal Hartley (@TenebrousPress)
IT'S YOU, ISN'T IT? by Antony Paschos (@wctracy)
ROSE-COLOURED CROSSHAIRS by Blair Bidmead (@obversebooks)
STATION IN THE SKY by Caye Marsh (@wctracy)
TOMORROW WAS BEAUTIFUL ONCE by Amy Orrell (@elsewhenpress)
As a result of recent disqualifications in the horror category for the 2026 SSBA competition, we have decided to offer the two open semifinalist slots to the writers whose first round scores would make them now eligible for the semifinals. ⬇️
Please help us congratulate @TheRealJackFinn, author of PREY UPON THE LAMBS (Anuci Press), and @MarkTBates, author of THE CURSE OF SIX (RDG Books Press).
In the coming days, we will share each writer’s semifinalist slide.
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Today is my 5th review for the @SpecAwards with The Restless Few by James M Watjen!
This is a gruesome and brutal short story full of religious horror and trauma.
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After careful deliberation, the SSBA has decided to disqualify Patrick Barb’s books from the competition. We will soon follow up on how this impacts the semifinalist horror category. We thank you for your support.
Congratulations to Amy Orrell! Her book TOMORROW WAS BEAUTIFUL ONCE, published by @elsewhenpress, is a semifinalist in the sci-fi category for the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards.
#SSBA #SSBA2026
