Luna Press Publishing

Luna Press Publishing

@lunapress.bsky.social

Award Winning Small Press. SFF in Fiction and Academia. Est. 2015. Member of Publishing Scotland. https://www.lunapresspublishing.com

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Fungal horror explores our fear of the ‘other,’ especially when you consider how ‘alien’ mushrooms and other fungi can seem. They freak us out because of their not-plant-but-not-animal ambiguity…” p. 226

Fungus isn't really a plant ... or an animal, making this being ripe for Horror stories! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 digs up the source of Fungal Horror, identifies specimens, & provides 2 activities to get you started! Pre-order now from @lunapress.bsky.social!
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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Among other things, John Dee is credited with originating the notion of a ‘British Empire’ in 1577 and advocating extensively for the establishment of English colonies in North America (we’re not saying Europe colonised North America because of a wizard, but…).” p. 136

Grab your staff, cloak, and pointy hat, we're conjuring up Wizards, Magicians & Sorcerers! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 looks into its crystal ball for the history & types and provides 2 activities to get you started casting your own spells! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...
#writing #fantasy #sff

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Procedural fiction is, in some ways, the ultimate party attire. It goes with everything. Detectives on the moons of Saturn? Check! Civil servants struggling to respond to climate collapse? Check! A dragon who takes a job as a firefighter? Unexpected, but sure, why not?” p. 55

SF Procedurals are ER, Law & Order, and Brooklyn 99 but ... in spaaaaaace (or another SF setting)! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 breaks down the history, types & pitfalls plus provides 2 activities to get you started writing! Pre-order now for the 24 March pub date! linktr.ee/specficforne...
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Sign for: Improving Editorial Practice: Embedding EDI Front image of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute

Improving Editorial Practice: Embedding EDI. My job has many layers, essential to support an ethical business. I have left the session with some practical next steps and a sense of being part of a group of people working to bring greater equity, diversity and inclusion to our publishing. 💙

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Although tales of extraterrestrials and First Contact often evoke a sense of wonder or mystery, frequently asking readers to consider humanity’s place in the universe, abduction stories are more about personal powerlessness, anxiety, and fear of violation.” p. 212

The truth might be out there, but do *we* have to be? SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 examines the phenomenon of Alien Abduction and how the tales have evolved & provides 2 activities to get you started writing your own chilling version! Pre-order now for 24 March: linktr.ee/specficforne...
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2026 books I've enjoyed! Loved @aknighton.bsky.social's Luna Novella! Starts with a great hook and amazing worldbuilding, and grows into a story both dark and poignant - still thinking about it! 🌱🖤 @lunapress.bsky.social

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "Typically manifesting as an idealised version of higher educational environments, dark academia serves as a form of resistance against the contemporary corporatization of universities, where students are as likely to be regarded as financial assets than anything else." p. 128

Have you always wanted to create a curriculum for a school for magic practitioners? SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 cracks open the textbook on Magic Schools & Dark Academia with a 101 history plus Extra Credit and 2 activities to get you started! Available for pre-order! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Westerns have always had their share of capable women because the setting fosters independence and resourcefulness. Space westerns are no different, and, while the parent genre’s stereotypes of barmaid, schoolteacher, and golden-hearted sex workers (looking at you, *Firefly*) still exist, they’ve long been supplanted by a broader range of archetypes.” P. 47

Howdy, pardner! That's a mighty fine... *spaceship* you got there. SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3, out soon from @lunapress.bsky.social looks at Space Westerns, why we took our wagon trains to the stars, and the various characters that walk into our alien saloons! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “You know when something *isn’t quite right*. You feel bloated, a little nauseated, and maybe that baby bump isn’t the expected shape. That’s when the question comes up of whether it’s a baby … *human* … at all.” p. 204

Pregnancy and birth are topics that easily link to current political events ... and inspire Horror stories. SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 investigates how gone-wrong births become stories & provides 2 activities to get you started writing your own! Pre-order: linktr.ee/specficforne...
#writing #horror

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Delighted to announce the exciting new speculative novella by Seb Doubinsky, The Machine, for the award-winning Luna Novella 2027! Luna Press has acquired EWR from Matt Bialer, of New York Sanford J. Greenburger Associates www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/unveili... @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social ❤️

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Delighted to announce the exciting new speculative novella by Seb Doubinsky, The Machine, for the award-winning Luna Novella 2027! Luna Press has acquired EWR from Matt Bialer, of New York Sanford J. Greenburger Associates www.lunapresspublishing.com/post/unveili... @sebdoubinsky.bsky.social ❤️

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "We also can’t forget the many delicious elves from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy: bowman Legolas, royal elf Galadriel, lord of Rivendell Elrond, and his daughter Arwen, who marries Aragorn. Jackson depicts them as tall, beautiful, and mysterious, with long blond or dark hair and pointed ears: they’re Middle-earth thirst traps!" p. 123

From Legolas to Jared to Romantasy, elves have been a fan favourite for decades, but where did they come from? SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 explores the sometimes complicated history of these characters & even provides 2 activities to get you started writing! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Delighted to be a speaker at #edcreativecareers tonight! Join us till 8pm at the Edinburgh Future Institute 💙📚

Delighted to be a speaker at #edcreativecareers tonight! Join us till 8pm at the Edinburgh Future Institute 💙📚 @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "Mad scientists are frequently depicted as kooky, harmless figures (until they’re not!). They’re often sympathetic if misguided absent-minded professor types. But, on the other hand, they can also be highly antisocial, devoting long hours to lab work at the expense of human relationships (though, to be fair, that sounds like academics full stop!)." p. 37

Mad Scientists: they're what happens when your bonkers experiment goes right but your hair... doesn't! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 puts these characters under the microscope with a look at their history & elements & helps get you start writing! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...
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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Anthroshifters … are human-presenting beings who can change into other human forms (but cannot assume the shapes of animals or objects). They often offer powerful metaphors for how we hide and/or present different facets of our identities to those around us.” p. 199

Want to find out how it feel to become someone--or something--else? SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 takes on Shapeshifters, uncovering their history, exploring various types, & providing 2 activities to get you started! Pre-order paperback or ebook: linktr.ee/specficforne...
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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "More geological novel than hollow Earth proper is Core (1993) by Paul Preuss, a 'scientific-technical spectacle' in which scientists must restart the Earth’s magnetic field. It would later be adapted … for a film famously dodgy in how it depicts the Earth’s interior; in fact, 'a poll of geoscientists voted The Core as the worst earth-science film ever made'!" p. 113

For centuries, we've dreamed of what might be under our feet! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 digs below the surface to explore Hollow Earth tales & provides 2 activities to get you started writing your own! linktr.ee/specficforne...
p.s. I love the film The Core *because* it's awful 😆
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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "Science Fiction is frequently about asking big questions, and what’s bigger than the ethical and/or moral considerations of taking an entire planet and refashioning it to suit ourselves?" p. 30

Fascinated by the thought of making a planet habitable for humans? Sounds like you're ready to write a Terraforming Tale! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 (24 March from
@lunapress.bsky.social) looks at the the trope's history & provides activities to get you started! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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In This City, Where It Rains, by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social (pub by @lunapress.bsky.social) is an excellent Gothic horror novella, a remarkable example on how to weave a dark atmosphere and convey feelings at the same time.

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "Science Fiction is frequently about asking big questions, and what’s bigger than the ethical and/or moral considerations of taking an entire planet and refashioning it to suit ourselves?" p. 30

Fascinated by the thought of making a planet habitable for humans? Sounds like you're ready to write a Terraforming Tale! SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 (24 March from @lunapress.bsky.social) looks at the history & provides 2 activities to get you started! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...
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Delighted to announce that two of my artworks have been shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association awards this year!
The artworks are:
- The cover for DARK CRESCENT, by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social, published by @lunapress.bsky.social
- MUSHROOM FAIRY, published to instagram

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Congratulations to the very talented artist @jennicoutts.bsky.social and scholar Payton McCarty-Simas on making the shortlist for the @bsfa.bsky.social Awards! You can see Jenni's cover for Dark Crescent here, and discover Payton's book in the Luna store! www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

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"Spec Fic 3_day 6_Urban Gothic.jpg Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Cities can be quite ugly places with uncollected garbage, graffitied streets, and clumsily installed infrastructure obscuring our way … This perspective extends further into what is known in academia as ‘industrial archaeology’ and, more crudely, as ‘ruin porn.’” p. 194

We don't have to go out on the moors or into dark forests to scare the bejeesus out of ourselves because SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 is here to break down Urban Gothic's history and elements before providing 2 activities to get you started! Pre-order now! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “Archaeologists are time travellers, at least metaphorically speaking (though, given that this is spec fic…!). They are detectives. They are literal worldbuilders weaving the most incredible narratives out of the sparsest physical evidence.” p. 107

You don't have to put down your whip & trowel because SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 has uncovered a close look at the history, types, and elements of tales about archaeologists! Get your hands on the excavated facts 24 March! Pre-order paperback or ebook wherever books are sold: linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "... superheroes are our fantasies of being stronger, faster, and smarter. They’re stories about stories and, hence, are steeped in history and contradiction. They speak to our aspirations of fighting the bully and doing the right thing." p. 17

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 from
@lunapress.bsky.social, here to help you write about your own superheroes and supervillains! Pre-order paperback or ebook now for the 24 March release date: linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "... superheroes are our fantasies of being stronger, faster, and smarter. They’re stories about stories and, hence, are steeped in history and contradiction. They speak to our aspirations of fighting the bully and doing the right thing." p. 17

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 from @lunapress.bsky.social, here to help you write about your own superheroes and supervillains! Pre-order paperback or ebook now for the 24 March release date: linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Befriended a local ghost in Edinburgh, had a rainy adventure, committed to the bit... @lunapress.bsky.social 👀👻✨️🖤

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: “As an ‘aesthetic experience generated by a form of disgust’, the weird is as much about atmosphere as anything else. Does it unsettle us? Good. Do we kinda like that? Even better!” p. 182

Day 3 is Weird Fiction! Want to push the envelope out a bit on the usual Horror tropes? SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 gets *weird*, looking at this subgenre's elements & history plus providing activities to get you started! Pre-order paperback or ebook! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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Quite a cool thing - my Scottish folklore eco-dystopian tale The Loneliness of Water is included in the new Advanced Language & Literature, for US School/College students - not sure of exact context, but so interesting to see it in such a wide ToC! ✨ store.macmillanlearning.com/us/product/A...

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Background image is a book cover: the top third is bright green with yellow text that reads Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan. The middle third is black with white text that reads Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3; the bottom third is green with yellow text that reads A Beginner's Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Foreground text: "Almost everyone has gone through a dinosaur phase when they were younger (for us it was probably the early 1990s with Spielberg’s Jurassic Park!). Yet the thrill of writing and reading about escapist encounters with such astonishing animals never leaves us because such stories are “woven in the abyss of time and (paleo-ecological) space”. p. 99

For those of us still pretending to be a T-rex when the mood hits, SPEC FIC FOR NEWBIES 3 explores stories about these creatures from the beginning of time and provides 2 activities to get you started writing your own! Pre-order now for the March 24 release date! linktr.ee/specficforne...

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"If you enjoy Gothic settings with supernatural mysteries and a main character with a hidden past and 'proper' ghosties you have to pick up this book. Evocative, mesmerising, & mysterious!" Fab review from lovely indie bookshop in Stonehaven But n' Ben Books - now in stock! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @lunapress.bsky.social

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