Stars and Sabers Gazette - Feb. 1, 2026
Happy February! We have several wonderful announcements and a new book release this week.
Dear Readers,
Happy February! We have several wonderful announcements, and a new book release this week.
Eugen Bacon's The Nga'phandileh Whisperer - Aurealis Awards Finalist!
Congratulations to Eugen Bacon, who now has several awards nominations for The Nga'phandileh Whisperer! She has just been named an Aurealis Awards Finalist for Best Horror Novella. Read the announcement:
Additional Awards Nominations
Awards season is upon us, and we are delighted to see several of our published works nominated for both writing and art!
Eugen's novella has also, as previously reported, made the Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot! Read the announcement:
And Eugen, Ren Hutchings (The Legend Liminal), and several of our cover artists are on the BSFA Awards longlist!
We appreciate all nominations and votes for our authors, artists, and editors. Congratulations to all nominees!
NEW This Tuesday - Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl
And as a gift to your future self or someone you love (and just in time for Valentine's Day!), you can preorder SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy Award finalist P.A. Cornell. This is a retrofuturistic, sci-fi romance novelette. Out February 3, 2026, our first new release of the year!
Find preorder links here, as well as a Toronto book launch event listed:
Be transported in IMAGINE A FRIEND by Emmy Award winner David Quantick, a heartfelt and nostalgic alternate world friendship novella. Out March 3, 2026.
Find preorder links here or order from your favorite bookseller:
Both P.A. Cornell and David Quantick each have another book out later in 2026. More on that soon.
AVAILABLE NOW - Our Current Books
OF SHADOWS, STARS, AND SABERS - a cross-genre anthology with 29 authors
OF ENCHANTMENT, ENIGMA, AND THE INFINITE - a magic-themed anthology with 31 authors
ECHOES AND EMBERS: SPECULATIVE STORIES - collection of sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism stories by Bram Stoker and Elgin Award winner Pedro Iniguez
THE NGA’PHANDILEH WHISPERER: A SAUÚTIVERSE NOVELLA - a sci-fi and horror novella by Solstice, Ignyte, British Fantasy, Locus, and Foreword Indies Award winner Eugen Bacon
THE LEGEND LIMINAL - a sci-fi and surreal novella by acclaimed author Ren Hutchings
Oz Anthology Crowdfunding Campaign Launching Soon
We are publishing an Oz story anthology! Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz will publish in late Spring. Read the announcement:
The splendid cover, by Oz writer and illustrator (and Age of Bronze writer) Eric Shanower, will be revealed along with the campaign very soon!
THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for supporting a small business and our wonderful writers, artists, and editors.
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Ad astra per fabulas,
Jendia Gammon (Editor-in-Chief and CEO)
