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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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Brisbane in 28 Worldcon Bid@brisbane28.org · 3mo 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 · 4mo 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

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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 · 7mo 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 · 5mo 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 · 5mo 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 · 5mo 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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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)@rsagarcia.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Everyone's struggling & the world's on fire so I'm sorry to ask, but I need your help again. If you could donate and/or share my Go Fund Me campaign, it would go a long way to helping me pay for increased costs for my breast cancer treatment. Details in my update. 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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