A short story – in questionnaire format – from Kathrin Köhler Application for the Delegation of First Contact: Questionnaire, Part B by Kathrin Köhler Published 5/26/2015 A questionnaire, developed by the Federation for the Delegation of First Contact, for…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Hello everyone and a Happy Sunday to all! I am thoroughly gutted that I don’t get to go to BEA with Thea this week. *grump* If you are off to BEA though (Wednesday May 27 through Friday May 29),…
We have a couple of big announcements to make so brace yourselves: this is going to be super awesome. BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS 2016 – The Year of the Superhero First there were Subversive Fairy Tales. Soon, there…
We are thrilled to announce the launch of Speculative Fiction 2014 today! Speculative Fiction 2014: The Year’s Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary is out today! The 2014 edition is edited by Renee Williams and Shaun Duke, and collects…
In which we showcase the cover of the 2014 edition of the award-winning SFF collection, Speculative Fiction Today we are thrilled to unveil the cover and synopsis of Speculative Fiction 2014: The Year’s Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary!…
In which we announce the editors for the 2015 edition of the award-winning collection Speculative Fiction. As you probably know by now, we are the new publishers of the ongoing editions of Speculative Fiction: The Best Online Reviews, Essays…
In which we unveil the contributors for the 2014 edition of an award-winning collection Speculative Fiction is a series that celebrates the best in online non-fiction – the top book reviews, essays and commentary of the year and we…
Introducing our upcoming Summer 2015 line-up of new short stories! BOOK SMUGGLERS PUBLISHING PROUDLY PRESENTS Four Short Stories for the Sagacious Reader After a successful first season of short stories – Fairytale Retellings – we Book Smugglers are proud…
March 10th is nigh – which means it’s time to submit your nominations for the 2015 Hugo Awards! The Hugo Awards are among the most prestigious speculative fiction accolades, and its winners are announced each year at the World…
The shortlist for the BSFA Awards 2014 has been announced and one of the six stories we published last year is on it! We are pleased and proud to announce that The Mussel Eater by Octavia Cade has been…
The Book Smugglers present an exclusive Bibliophile Collection Print (plus a free ebook download – and a giveaway). In 2014, we Book Smugglers embarked on a journey that would expand our repertoire from reviewers to editors and, eventually, publishers.…
It’s that time of year again – awards season is here! Today we will be talking about the Hugo Awards! The Hugo Awards are among the most prestigious under the SFF umbrella, and each year the winners are announced…
We celebrate 7 years of Book Smuggling tomorrow, when we will be announcing our goals and plans for 2015. Today, though, as a pre-Smugglivus celebration we’ve decided to take some time to reflect on 2014: our favorites, our firsts,…
Hello everyone! Happy Holidays! Smugglivus is in full swing, and today we have a special announcement. As you may know, we published six original short stories this year – all following the theme of Subversive Fairy Tales – online…
Hello everyone and happy holidays! We have some exciting news to announce this Christmas Eve. As you may know, this year, we Book Smugglers embarked on our publishing venture: Book Smugglers Publishing. We released six short stories, publishing them…
The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King Published 12/16/2014 | 9,560 Words “When the Sultan has arrived and is at ease, ask that I tell you a story. Do you like stories?” Dunya is just fifteen years of age…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Today we are most delighted to unveil the sixth and final cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s inaugural 2014 Fairytale Retellings line-up! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “When the Sultan has arrived and is at…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2014! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2014, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2015, and more. Who: Octavia…
The Astronomer Who Met The North Wind by Kate Hall Published 12/2/2014 | 3,312 Words Down there, the North Wind whispered in her ear. Down where I don’t blow so fierce, there you will be able to observe your…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! To those who celebrate it, hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Giveaway Winners: We have a few giveaway winners to announce! The lucky winners of a digital copy of SWORD are… Kaylie Diego Mary…
Book Smugglers Publishing is currently open for submissions for short stories to be published between April and June of 2015. General information and theme: We’re looking for original short stories from all around the world as long as they…
Today we are most delighted to unveil the cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s fifth short story (just one more to go now!) in our Fairytale Retellings line-up. Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story Down there,…