Ground Control to Major Tom has made Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. sciencefiction.news/item/165/ When an AI claims to be possessed, the Vatican sends exorcist and neuroscientist Gabriel Serafian to find the truth -- and maybe cover it up.

The Space Girls chose Proliferation by Erik A. Otto as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. tinyurl.com/proliferation2 After society collapses to pre-industrial, a machine city rises and now everyone cares what an anthropologist thinks. A judge loved it so much she bought the paperback.

Peripheral Prospectors claim Da Vinci on the Lam by B. D. Booker as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. tinyurl.com/dvonthelam Julia and Artis must deliver a Da Vinci sketch off the dying Earth. Judge: "She is adaptable and he's, well, not a total asshole". What could go wrong?

The Space Girls selected Vermilion Flames by Adam Fernandez as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist. tinyurl.com/vflames There is life on Mars. Kaya, drawn deeper into the theocracy she loathes, seeks the truth about her mother's murder. Judges were drawn to the societal conflict.

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There's one last SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist to share: Ground Control to Major Tom chose Enigma by Ryan Southwick. sciencefiction.news/item/166 Humans fled Earth and reinvented themselves. After 10K years fold travel brings colonies together. Dire events unfold. FAMILY REUNIONS AMIRITE?

Peripheral Prospectors has announced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Whiskey and Warfare by Elisabeth/E.M Hamill and Wakers of the Cryocrypt by Nathan Kuzack. onereadingnurse.com/2025/03/26/the…

Team Tar Vol On has chosen their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Time of the Cat by Dr Tansy Rayner Roberts and A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty (Cole Layne). tarvolon.com/2025/03/26/sps… tarvolon.com/2025/03/17/sps…

Team Red Stars has revealed their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin and Bisection by Sheila Jenné. eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/03/26/sps…

Ground Control to Major Tom has advanced their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker MD🪐 and Yours Celestially by Al Hess. sciencefiction.news/item/167/spsfc…

A team submerged in time's relentless tide picked these SPSFC 4 semifinalists: The Murder Algorithm by Wilson Kincaid and EAT by Jesse Brown. tinyurl.com/murderalgorithm tinyurl.com/eatjessebrown

The Space Girls have named their SPSFC 4 semifinalists: Proliferation by Erik A. Otto and On Impulse by Heather Texle. tinyurl.com/proliferation2 tinyurl.com/onimpulse lecari.co.uk

The marathon of SPSFC semifinalist social media announcements is over after more than 25 hours. Let's get into good books. We yield the floor.

After 8 months of reading, the judges of the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition have chosen the six finalists for SPSFC 4. We'll be announcing these books tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Eastern. Make some coffee. Take the dog out. Hold all calls. Stretch your Kindle thumb.

Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I just finished Bisection and OMG I absolutely loved it."

Yours Celestially by Al Hess has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I needed this in my life right now at a time where I had more than a few negative thoughts in my head about being who I am sometimes."

Whiskey and Warfare by E. M. Hamill has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "Equal parts heart-warming and heart-breaking, full of real human depth, and a thoughtful exploration of aging."

Accidental Intelligence by Bryan Chaffin has been chosen as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "My favorite opening half of anything I’ve read in this competition this year."

On Impulse by Heather Texle has been selected as an #SPSFC 4 finalist. spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "Well-paced and written in a way that makes it easy to slip into the story."

Saint Elspeth by Wick Welker has been picked as an #SPSFC 4 finalist: spsfc.space/2025/06/05/sps… Judge: "I'm really glad I read this book. ... I like Elspeth Darrow. I rooted for her."