Millie Abecassis
@millieabecassis.com
Author of SFFH · French & American · Novels & novellas at Row House, Anuci Press, Polymath Press, Shiraki Press · Rep: @ajvanbelle.bsky.social · 📍 California
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🌊 @smallpitch.org Founder
🏆 @specawards.bsky.social Co-Founder
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🏆 @specawards.bsky.social Co-Founder
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· Oct 21
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SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
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December 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
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Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today is the day! The audiobook of A Legacy of Blood and Bone is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold 🙌
Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, semifinalists, and nominees for participating in this year's @specawards.bsky.social!
Huge thank to @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social for bringing me on the adventure and giving me the opportunity to contribute.
I can't wait to see next year's nominees 👀
Huge thank to @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social for bringing me on the adventure and giving me the opportunity to contribute.
I can't wait to see next year's nominees 👀
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Congratulations to all the winners, finalists, semifinalists, and nominees for participating in this year's @specawards.bsky.social!
Huge thank to @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social for bringing me on the adventure and giving me the opportunity to contribute.
I can't wait to see next year's nominees 👀
Huge thank to @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social for bringing me on the adventure and giving me the opportunity to contribute.
I can't wait to see next year's nominees 👀
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Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
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My sincerest gratitude to everyone who participated in the @specawards.bsky.social this year! The small and indie press community is amazing. 💙✨
A special, gigantic thank you to my friend and SSBA cofounder, @millieabecassis.com who worked tirelessly to help me pull this off. You’re incredible! 💙💜💚
A special, gigantic thank you to my friend and SSBA cofounder, @millieabecassis.com who worked tirelessly to help me pull this off. You’re incredible! 💙💜💚
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My sincerest gratitude to everyone who participated in the @specawards.bsky.social this year! The small and indie press community is amazing. 💙✨
A special, gigantic thank you to my friend and SSBA cofounder, @millieabecassis.com who worked tirelessly to help me pull this off. You’re incredible! 💙💜💚
A special, gigantic thank you to my friend and SSBA cofounder, @millieabecassis.com who worked tirelessly to help me pull this off. You’re incredible! 💙💜💚
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The winner in the sci-fi category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The winner in the sci-fi category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
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The winner in the fantasy category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The winner in the fantasy category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
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The winner in the horror category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The winner in the horror category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
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BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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Heyo! There are several signed copies of The King Must Die at Noe Valley Books in SF and Walden Pond Books in Oakland!
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
3957 24TH STREET . 415-590-2961 . EVERY DAY 10AM-7PM .
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November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Heyo! There are several signed copies of The King Must Die at Noe Valley Books in SF and Walden Pond Books in Oakland!
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
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ARC sign-ups for Love Lethal, Death Divine are still open.
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
ARC sign-ups for Love Lethal, Death Divine are still open.
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
If you want a dark fantasy love story, star-crossed lovers, Slavic gods and an unbearable amount of yearning, check it out
forms.gle/PQcNtU243DaV...
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psssssttt just found out there are 15 print copies of The Celestial Seas up for grabs in a Goodreads giveaway! If a queer Moby Dick in space sounds fun please go check it out ✨✨✨
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
psssssttt just found out there are 15 print copies of The Celestial Seas up for grabs in a Goodreads giveaway! If a queer Moby Dick in space sounds fun please go check it out ✨✨✨
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
#thecelestialseas #scifibooks
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It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
#SFFChat Q3: Aaah great question! In the sci-fi novella I just finished drafting, aliens adopted the same duration for a second than what humans use because it works well for the planet they've invaded (not Earth, but a similar planet) but they have a centovigesimal (base 120) system!
#SFFChat Q3: How is time kept or measured in your world? If time is the same way as for us, how does magic or technology influence it?
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#SFFChat Q3: Aaah great question! In the sci-fi novella I just finished drafting, aliens adopted the same duration for a second than what humans use because it works well for the planet they've invaded (not Earth, but a similar planet) but they have a centovigesimal (base 120) system!
#SFFChat Q2: By default, no 😅 but it's sometimes important for the timeline of events, so I'll go back to scenes to ensure I've taken it into account.
#SFFChat Q2: When you write, do you tend to have a clear picture of the time of day for particularly intense scenes?
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#SFFChat Q2: By default, no 😅 but it's sometimes important for the timeline of events, so I'll go back to scenes to ensure I've taken it into account.
#SFFChat Q1: In my forthcoming novel The Color of Time, a day on the planet Phau is 27 hours! And yes, time has a color. Not literally, but symbolically 👀
#SFFChat Q1: What unique features of day, night, or time exist in your world? OR, how do people in your world think about these concepts (maybe they're sacred, etc)?
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#SFFChat Q1: In my forthcoming novel The Color of Time, a day on the planet Phau is 27 hours! And yes, time has a color. Not literally, but symbolically 👀
Hey #SFFChat, I'm Millie, author of SFFH living in usually sunny but now rainy California! My favorite time of the day is probably dinnertime 🍽️
#SFFChat Intro: Introduce yourself and share your favourite time of day (night, day, evening, morning--lunch!). Be as general or specific as you like. (:
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hey #SFFChat, I'm Millie, author of SFFH living in usually sunny but now rainy California! My favorite time of the day is probably dinnertime 🍽️
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Je suis à 75% de "A Legacy of Blood and Bone" par @millieabecassis.com et j'ai à la fois : envie de le terminer, pas envie de le terminer, et envie d'en apprendre encore beaucoup plus sur cet univers et ses personnages !
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November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Je suis à 75% de "A Legacy of Blood and Bone" par @millieabecassis.com et j'ai à la fois : envie de le terminer, pas envie de le terminer, et envie d'en apprendre encore beaucoup plus sur cet univers et ses personnages !
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Another commission, this one for @lness.bsky.social for her website! I'm a bug enthusiast so it was great fun to draw all the colourful bugs and portray them in a positive light.
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Another commission, this one for @lness.bsky.social for her website! I'm a bug enthusiast so it was great fun to draw all the colourful bugs and portray them in a positive light.
You can win a copy of my sci-fi mystery novella by participating in today's challenge!
Share an indie sci-fi book you loved and maybe you'll win another one that's definitely out of this world 💎🐋🏙️
Share an indie sci-fi book you loved and maybe you'll win another one that's definitely out of this world 💎🐋🏙️
Daily Challenge 8: Out Of This World - Share a science fiction book you loved!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You can win a copy of my sci-fi mystery novella by participating in today's challenge!
Share an indie sci-fi book you loved and maybe you'll win another one that's definitely out of this world 💎🐋🏙️
Share an indie sci-fi book you loved and maybe you'll win another one that's definitely out of this world 💎🐋🏙️
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It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining.
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's A Month of Rain & Reads, and somehow it's not actually raining.
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
To tide you over until the weather cooperates, we'll share an interview with Millie Abecassis (@millieabecassis.com ecassis.com), author of A Legacy of Blood and Bone.
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-inter...
#BookSky #AMoRaR
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A Legacy of Blood and Bone by @millieabecassis.com
"I absolutely devoured this book. It felt fresh and unique, giving me exactly what I was looking for to kick off fall."
Read Avni's full review
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"I absolutely devoured this book. It felt fresh and unique, giving me exactly what I was looking for to kick off fall."
Read Avni's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...
A Legacy of Blood and Bone by Millie Abecassis
Reviewed by Avni Patel ★★★★ I originally came across Millie’s book and her request for ARC readers through a discord server I was in. I’d never come across their books before, but a quick look at t…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A Legacy of Blood and Bone by @millieabecassis.com
"I absolutely devoured this book. It felt fresh and unique, giving me exactly what I was looking for to kick off fall."
Read Avni's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...
"I absolutely devoured this book. It felt fresh and unique, giving me exactly what I was looking for to kick off fall."
Read Avni's full review
grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/a...
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This sounds SO AMAZING!
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This sounds SO AMAZING!