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Roanne Lau

@roannelau.bsky.social

Author of THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY • Aurealis Award Winner • Ditmar Award Finalist • An Amazon Editors' Pick: Best SFF • Buy now: http://tscm.carrd.co Newsletter: http://roannelau.substack.com/embed Agent: @keiralekseii.bsky.social Chronically offline.

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Kemi Ashing-Giwa@kashinggiwa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Heyo! I’m doing a giveaway for both BEING ARO and my sci-fi horror novella! I’ll send my full zine collection to 3 people and a signed hardcover copy of BEING ARO to 1. To enter: ✨ add both THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS and BEING ARO to GR/Storygraph ✨ repost this Winners will be chosen on 8/28!

Graphic showing comp titles for This World Is Not Yours: Dawn by Octavia Butler, Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer, Scavengers Reign, Princess Mononoke, Challengers, Swarm, Kill Bill by SZACover of Being Aro, showing a dark-haired person pointing back an arrow; all in shades of green, gray, white, and blackPicture of a zine: “Stories from the Vault: AKA old stuff that will never see the light of day”
Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

Due to recent reader discussions, a selection of Solaris Fantasy Books written by women that are NOT Romantasy. Not that we don't love a good romantasy too, but there are women writers in all subgenres, from dark to eco, comic to epic, indigenous dragonriders to goblin emperors, something for all!

Fantasy written by women that is NOT romantasy: The Mirror Realm Cycle by Ariel Kaplan (THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS) The Hanged God trilogy by Thilde Kold Hodlt (NORTHERN WRATH, SHACKLED FATES and SLAUGHTERED GODS) The Heartwood duology by Juliet Marillier (THE AMBER OWL and THE HIDDEN WAY) The Crowns of Ishia novella trilogy by Karin Lowachee (THE MOUNTAIN CROWN, THE DESERT TALON, A COVENANT OF ICE) Between Earth and Sky trilogy by Rebecca Roanhose (BLACK SUN, FEVERED STAR and MIRRORED HEAVENS) SAINT DEATH TRILOGY by C. S. E. Cooney (SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER and SAINT DEATH'S HERALD) The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison (THE GOBLIN EMPREROR, THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, THE GRIEF OF STONES, THE TOMB OF DRAGONS and THE ORB OF CAIRADO) ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau THE PERILOUS GODS trilogy by L. D. Colter (WHILE THE GODS SLEEP, WHEN THE WINDS SING and WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL) A THEORY OF HAUNTING by Sarah Monette The Tuniverse by Randee Dawn (TUNE IN TOMORROW and WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM) THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang IF FOUND RETURN TO HELL by Em X. Liu
Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid@brisbane28.org · 4mo ago

The #DitmarAwards nominations were released this month. The #DitmarAward was first awarded in 1969 at the Australian National Convention, named for meteorologist and artists Martin James Ditmar "Dick" Jenssen). #AustralasianSFF #MeanjinIn2028 #BrisbaneIn2028 locusmag.com/2024/03/dick... Thread....

Dick Jenssen (1935-2024) - Locus Online

Artist Dick Jenssen, 88, also known in fandom as Ditmar, died March 7, 2024. Jensen was active in Australian fandom for many years, and was a prolific fan and cover artist. Australia's annual achievem...

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Kemi Ashing-Giwa@kashinggiwa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!! Help out a pillar of the sci-fi/fantasy community and I'll name a character after you (or a friend) in my next publication! And there's currently a discount so I'll do it for half off :)

Kemi Ashing-Giwa@kashinggiwa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The 2026 @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser is now live! There’s a ton of cool stuff on offer: signed books, author chats, art... along with cut scenes from my novella This World Is Not Yours and getting a character named after you in my next publication! 💫 www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)@rsagarcia.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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Tufty McTavish@tuftymctavish.com · 5mo ago

📬 Rather to my surprise I won this @solarisbooks.bsky.social giveaway! Guess what turned up in my mail? Yup, I now have @artofelaineho.bsky.social ”Cry, Voidbringer” and @roannelau.bsky.social ”The Serpent Called Mercy” in a shiny h/b edition 🤗 Tx! 📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #MarchBookHaul 📦

A hardback edition of Roanne Lau’s “The Seprent Called Mercy” sat on a table next to the paperback edition of Elaine Ho’s “Cry, Voidbringer”.
Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We do NOT have five Gold Rings, but we DO have a fantasy double bill with @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER and @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY! Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ⚔️ in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙

A paperback of CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho and a hardback of THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau surrounded by blue, gold and white Christmas decorations.
Roanne Lau@roannelau.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Serpent Called Mercy wouldn’t exist—let alone have won an award—without my editor @alrutter.bsky.social believing in it and helping me shape it into its final form with so much love and vision. So thrilled to see other books she’s edited getting their rightful laurels!

Amanda Rutter@alrutter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Quietly proud that three of my 2025 novels that I commissioned and edited have been bothering awards: The Serpent Called Mercy by @roannelau.bsky.social winning the Aurealis Award for Best YA Novel; The Salt Oracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social being shortlisted for Best Novel on the BSFA shortlist...

Amanda Rutter@alrutter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I am absolutely delighted that The Serpent Called Mercy is an award winner - @roannelau.bsky.social is such a deserving winner, with a novel that I adore beyond reason 💖

Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🏆🎉AWARD WINNER!🎉🏆 THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by @roannelau.bsky.social has won the @aurealisawards.bsky.social for Best YA Novel! THE HUNGER GAMES meets SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE in this tale of deadly arena battles, steadfast friendship, and corrupt politicians. Buy now: https://geni.us/serpentmercy

Against a firework background, the book cover for THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau. White text reads: Aurealis Award Winner! Best YA Novel.
Roanne Lau@roannelau.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Truly honoured to have won the Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel! I’m still over the moon to this day. Sharing some snippets of my acceptance speech and reflections that I originally wrote up on Instagram here:

An excerpt from my acceptance speech: I was thirteen years old when I moved from Malaysia to Australia. I remember exactly how I felt back then: very small, very anxious, and very overwhelmed with the distinct feeling that I did not belong and never would.I wish there was a way I could reach back in time and tell that little girl that one day, her debut novel-filled to the brim with Malaysian references and starring a neurodivergent woman struggling to find her place in the world-would resonate with a panel of Australian judges and receive an award like this. Thank you for proving that little girl wrong.Final thoughts: It's been two weeks since the ceremony. It still feels surreal to hold the (surprisingly sharp and heavy) trophy in my hands. It took me ten years and dozens of drafts to write The Serpent Called Mercy. I came close to giving up many times. It's now an award-winning, internationally published novel sitting in bookshops in countries I've never even been to.
DK Mok@dkmok.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Congratulations to all the Aurealis Awards winners, including @tansyrr.bsky.social @trnapper.bsky.social @fearofemeralds.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @thedescenters.bsky.social @freyamarske.bsky.social @roannelau.bsky.social!

2025 Aurealis Awards Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Aurealis Awards, presented today at a ceremony in Brisbane as part of GenreCon. A recording of the ceremony will be available from the GenreCon team next …

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