100+ places to market your science fiction book
Science fiction is one of the most popular genres of fiction, with a large pool of titles and a large fanbase. While not as young as genres like paranormal romance, science fiction was not initially received as a platform for literary works. Times have changed, however, and perceptions of what it is have shifted. Along the way, it has spawned numerous subgenres like cyberpunk, steampunk, dystopian science fiction, young adult science fiction, and science fiction that does not quite look like science fiction – just to name a few.
Update: The Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopia-related links in this post have been removed, as we are making a post dedicated entirely to those genres. Thanks!
A work in progress post! Links are continually being added!
Blogs and Websites
General:
- Tor.com *
- The SF Site
- SciFiNow
- Daily Science Fiction *
- Worlds Without End
- SF Novelists
- Analog SF Blog
- Smart Girls SciFi
- SciFi Bloggers
- SF Signal
- The B&N SciFi and Fantasy Blog
- Science Fiction Musings
- SF Crows Nest
- Revolution Science Fiction
- Sci Fi Chick
- The Way The Future Blogs
- Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Only the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy
- ScyFi Love
- Reid Kemper’s Science Fiction Blog
- Off-Worlders SciFi Blog
- SF Fandom
- SFF World
- SciFi Author Cory Doctorow’s Blog
- SF Fandom Blog
- Resources for Science Fiction Writers
- John C. Wright’s Blog
- Tee Morris’s Blog
- SpaceSquid
* These sites host science fiction submitted to them.
Cyberpunk:
- The Cyberpunk Directory
- Cyberpunk Review
- William Gibson WebRing – Dedicated to seminal cyberpunk author William Gibson.
- The Cyberpunk Project
- Cyberpunk Twitter
- What is Cyberpunk?
- Cyberpunk Resources
- Cyberpunk Terminal
- Neon Dystopia
- Fragments of a Hologram Dystopia
- Cyberpunk Visions
Military Science Fiction:
- MilSciFi
- Tips on Writing Military SF
- GoodReads Military Science Fiction Section
- io9 Military Science Fiction Tag
- Military Science Fiction on Tor.com
- H. Paul Honsinger Military SF Tag
- Military SciFi.com
- Defending the Future
Steampunk
- The Steampunk Empire
- The Steampunk Workshop
- The Steampunk Tribune
- Steampunk Scholar
- STEAMED! Writing Steampunk Fiction
- Bloggers Talk Steampunk
Facebook Groups
General
- Facebook Science Fiction Book Club
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors
- Science Fiction Romance Brigade
- Science Fiction/Animation
- Science Fiction Multiverse
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Fans
- Fantasy & Science Fiction Writers
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Science/Fantasy Fiction Retreat
- Women of Science Fiction
- Dammit, I’m A Science Fiction Writer
- Chicago Science Fiction Society
- Indonesia Science Fiction Community
Cyberpunk
- Cyberpunk Facebook Group
- Cyberpunk Science Fiction & Culture
- Machete Girl Cyberpunk Elite
- Cyberpunk Writers
Magazines and Newsletters
General:
- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Asimov’s Science Fiction (Magazine’s website)
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact (website)
- Interzone (website)
- Clarkesworld Magazine (website)
- Weird Tales (website)
- Twisted SciFi Newsletter
- Sci-Fi Heaven Newsletter
- Leading Edge Magazine
- Jupiter SF
- Planet Magazine
- The Canadian Science Fiction Review
- Onspec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic
- Tangent
Cyberpunk:
Communities and Forums
General:
- Denver Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club
- New England Science Fiction Association
- Goodreads SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
- Belfast Science Fiction Group
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (Professional group)
- Edinburgh Science Fiction Book Group
- Speculations – Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Group
- Science Fiction Communities on FictionPress
- SciFi Stack Exchange
- SciFi Space
- SyFy
- SpaceBattles Forum
- SFF Chronicles Forums
- SFF World Forums
- Best Science Fiction Books Forums
- The University of York Science Fiction and Fantasy Society
- The Science Fiction Forum
- Science Fiction Book Club
- The FictionWeek Science Fiction Discussion Forum
- SciFi on Reddit
Cyberpunk:
Military Science Fiction
Events or Conferences
General:
- Stage the Future: An Annual Science Fiction Conference
- WorldCon
- Ad Astra Toronto SF Convention
- ConQuesT Kansas City
Hashtags and keywords
Bestselling books in this genre*
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Neuromancer by William Gibson
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
- Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
- A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
- Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
*This is a general list. You may notice that a lot of these books are already established titles, and a lot of the authors are known. The list is made up of older titles. It is also in no particular order.
Top authors in this genre
- Frank Herbert
- Isaac Asimov
- William Gibson
- Neal Stephenson
- H.G. Wells
- George Orwell