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Space Wizard award winners and nominees:
2026
The British Fantasy Awards Shortlist
Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before, Ed: William C. Tracy, J.S. Fields, Heather Tracy - Best Anthology Nominee
Small Spec Book Awards
Semi-finalists:
It's You, Isn't It? by Antony Paschos
Station in the Sky by Caye Marsh
Self-Pub Fantasy Blog-Off 11
Semi-finalist: Physical Magic by William C. Tracy
Self-Pub Sci-Fi Contest 5
Special Mention: The Seeds of Dissolution by William C. Tracy
2025
Indie Ink Finalists:
Crying Out For Magic by P.S.C. Willis, "Best Friendship", "Best Light Read", "Best Setting", "Gay Representation"
Tavern Tale by Kristina W. Kelly, "This Book Made Me Thirsty"
Isaac by Allee Mead, "Asexual or Aromantic Representation"
Small Spec Book Awards
Winner:
Science-Fiction, Empress of Dust by Alex Kingsley
Semi-finalists:
Talio's Codex by J. Alexander Cohen
The Witch and the Ostrich by Jordan A. Werner
The Rigel Redemption by Robin C.M. Duncan
2024
Indie Ink Finalists:
Empress of Dust by Alex Kingsley, "Trans or Nonbinary Representation"
What Makes Us Different
Space Wizard Science Fantasy focuses primarily on queer, LGBTQIA, and BIPOC writers and stories. We pride ourselves on making sure our authors get great exposure and marketing for their books. A common problem for small presses is to overreach, and not deliver. Space Wizard aims to stay debt-free on initial releases, as well as giving great royalty rates, wholesale prices for authors to buy their books, up-to-date covers, and effective, continual marketing for all books in our catalog. If you're an indie author who is tired of self-publishing or doesn’t want to handle the marketing side of things, Space Wizard Science Fantasy can do the heavy lifting for you!
We handsell books at 20+ conventions, markets, and pop-ups per year, and we're always looking for new marketing strategies. We also use a crowdfunding campaign every June to raise awareness for the next year of book releases, as well as gathering funds to help pay for great book covers, semi-pro and pro rates for stories, and illustrations. Authors are encouraged to help spread the word during the campaign! It's a great way to get a first batch of preorders for your new novel.
Markets we'll be at in 2026!
Ret-Con: Durham NC, Fri-Sun, Mar 6-8
Lesbians in Space comes to Audiobook Campaign! Mar 12 to Apr 2, Online
Geek and Grub: Apex NC, Sat Mar 29, 11-4pm
Spring Sip & Shop: Raleigh NC, Sat Apr 11, 12-6pm
JordanCon: Atlanta GA, Fri-Sun, Apr 17-19
Festival of Legends: Raleigh NC, Sat-Sun April 25-26
Geek and Grub: Raleigh NC, Sat May 2, 4-9pm
ConCarolinas: Charlotte NC, Fri-Sun May 29-31
Space Wizard Science Fantasy Year 5 Campaign! May 28 to Jun 2, Online
Winston-Salem Pride: Winston-Salem NC, ??
Raleigh Pride: Raleigh NC, Fri/Sat Jun 26/27
Fayetteville Pride: Fayetteville NC, ??
ConGregate: Greensboro NC, Fri-Sun Jul 17-19
WorldCon LA, CA: Thurs-Mon Aug 27-31 (We will have a table in the Dealer's room!)
Holly Springs Pride: Holly Springs, NC, ??
Greensboro Pride: Greensboro NC, Sat Sep 12
Durham Pride: Durham NC, ??
Geekery Market: Charlotte NC, Sat Nov 21
William C. Tracy's
Patreon
William Tracy is creating Strange Worlds and Interesting People. Join their Patreon to get a first look at commissioned art, chapters of unreleased works, short stories, audio book recordings, and answers to questions about science, martial arts, and body mechanics. Plus—Caturday post every week!