Our second giveaway for an audiobook copy of BCS author Saladin Ahmed‘s Hugo Award-finalist fantasy novel Throne of the Crescent Moon, in celebration of the 100th episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast, ends Wednesday night, tomorrow!

To enter, comment on this giveaway post and say what your favorite episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast–your favorite BCS podcast story–is, and why.

But do it before Wed. Apr. 3 at midnight!

To celebrate the 100th episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast, in addition to the special reading for episode 100, we are giving away two copies of the audiobook of BCS author Saladin Ahmed‘s fantasy novel Throne of the Crescent Moon.

The first giveaway is taking place here on the BCS website, in this post. It ends Wed. Apr. 3.

The second giveaway will take place Wednesday Mar. 27 on the BCS Twitter feed @BCSmagazine. It will run from 2 PM EST until 6 PM EST.

To enter, all you need to do is tweet what your favorite episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast–your favorite BCS podcast story–is.

That will enter you in a random drawing for the audiobook. For the Full Rules, click ‘Show Hidden Text’ at the end of this post.

To get you started, here are links to the BCS Podcast episodes from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008. And here are just a few well-regarded episodes:

BCS 098: Sate My Thirst with Ink and Blood, by Adam Callaway

BCS 090: Worth of Crows, by Seth Dickinson

BCS 086: The Three Feats of Agani, by Christie Yant

BCS 080: Bearslayer and the Black Knight, by Tom Crosshill

BCS 071: To the Gods of Time and Engines, a Gift, by Dean Wells

BCS 055: The Ghost of Shinoda Forest, by Richard Parks

BCS 044: And Blow Them at the Moon, by Marie Brennan

BCS 041: Memories in Bronze, Feathers, and Blood, by Aliette de Bodard

BCS 039: Mister Hadj’s Sunset Ride, by Saladin Ahmed

BCS 027: Great, Golden Wings, by Rachel Swirsky

BCS 005: Precious Meat, by Catherine S. Perdue

BCS 001: Architectural Constants, by Yoon Ha Lee

Good luck!

Full rules for the Saladin Ahmed Throne of the Crescent Moon audiobook Twitter giveaway:

You must tweet your comment on Twitter. Comments left anywhere else will not enter you in the giveaway.

You must include “@BCSmagazine” in your tweet. (This is so we can find it.)

You must tweet your tweet between 2PM Eastern Standard Time and 6PM Eastern Standard Time on Wed. Mar. 27. Any tweets posted before or after that will not be eligible.

You must mention an episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast. Comments that do not mention an episode of the BCS podcast will not enter you in the giveaway.

All entries will be entered in a random drawing to win the audio book.

Each person will be entered only once in the random drawing (even if you post more than one eligible tweet).

You must tweet your tweet from a a valid Twitter account (otherwise we won’t be able to contact you if you win).

BCS will conduct the random drawing from all eligible entries. If availability permits, the winner might get their choice of audio format between Audio CD and MP3 CD. The audiobook of Throne of the Crescent Moon will be mailed to the winner.

BCS is not responsible for tweets that get lost or don’t show up under @BCSmagazine, or email addresses that get garbled or otherwise rendered unusable for contacting an entrant.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Participants are providing information to BCS and Firkin Press and not to Facebook or Twitter or anyone else.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in this post or via our Contact page. Good luck!

Two BCS authors (and a BCS story!) appearing recently in Podcastle, the fantasy podcast ‘zine:

• a podcast version of Mishell Baker’s “Throwing Stones” from BCS #47, one of our best-reviewed stories of 2010
• a podcast of BCS author Saladin Ahmed’s story “Doctor Diablo Goes Through the Motions.”  (Podcastle also did a podcast version of his BCS story “Where Virtue Lives” earlier in March.)

Give them a listen!

And if you like Saladin’s work in audio form, check out our giveaway celebrating the 100th episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast, where you can enter to win one of two copies of the audio book of Saladin’s novel Throne of the Crescent Moon.

BCS #117 is out today, featuring two returning BCS authors, a special podcast episode, and an audio book giveaway.

“Armistice Day” by Marissa Lingen (“Calibrated Allies” in BCS #86, “The Six Skills of Madame Lumiere” in BCS #46, and others) and “Blood Remembers” by Alec Austin (“Casualties” in BCS #110) both deal with the consequences of war, but in different situations, aspects, and outcomes.

The BCS Audio Fiction Podcast episode is a special one, in celebration of it being our 100th episode. BCS 100: Boat in Shadows, Crossing is a special guest-reader production of Tori Truslow’s well-reviewed story from BCS #113 of lush characters interwoven narratives. It features several surprises and clocks in over an hour long.

To celebrate this 100th episode of our Parsec Award-finalist podcast, BCS will be giving away two copies of the audiobook of BCS author Saladin Ahmed‘s fantasy novel Throne of the Crescent Moon. Read the details and enter here.

The March 21 BCS Audio Fiction Podcast episode, “Boat in Shadows, Crossing” by Tori Truslow, is our 100th episode!

To celebrate this milestone of our Parsec Award-finalist podcast, in addition to the special reading for episode 100, we will be giving away two copies of the audiobook of BCS author Saladin Ahmed‘s fantasy novel Throne of the Crescent Moon.

One giveaway will be held next Wednesday Mar. 27 on the BCS Twitter feed @BCSmagazine, details to come.

The other giveaway is right here in this post. To enter, comment on this post and say what your favorite episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast–your favorite BCS podcast story–is, and why. That will enter you in a random drawing for the audiobook. For the Full Rules, click on ‘Show Hidden Text’ at the end of this post.

This giveaway ends Wed. Apr. 3. The giveaway has ended.

To get you started, here are links to the BCS Podcast episodes from 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008. And here are just a few well-regarded episodes:

BCS 098: Sate My Thirst with Ink and Blood, by Adam Callaway

BCS 090: Worth of Crows, by Seth Dickinson

BCS 086: The Three Feats of Agani, by Christie Yant

BCS 080: Bearslayer and the Black Knight, by Tom Crosshill

BCS 071: To the Gods of Time and Engines, a Gift, by Dean Wells

BCS 055: The Ghost of Shinoda Forest, by Richard Parks

BCS 044: And Blow Them at the Moon, by Marie Brennan

BCS 041: Memories in Bronze, Feathers, and Blood, by Aliette de Bodard

BCS 039: Mister Hadj’s Sunset Ride, by Saladin Ahmed

BCS 027: Great, Golden Wings, by Rachel Swirsky

BCS 005: Precious Meat, by Catherine S. Perdue

BCS 001: Architectural Constants, by Yoon Ha Lee

Good luck!

Full rules for the Saladin Ahmed Throne of the Crescent Moon audiobook giveaway:

You must leave your comment on this Throne of the Crescent Moon audiobook giveaway post. Comments left anywhere else will not enter you in the giveaway.

You must mention an episode of the BCS Audio Fiction Podcast. Comments that do not mention an episode of the BCS podcast will not enter you in the giveaway.

You must post your comment before midnight PST on Wed. Apr. 3. Any comments posted after that will not be eligible.

Each person will be entered only once in the random drawing (even if you leave more than one eligible comment).

You must use a valid email address when you submit your comment (otherwise we won’t be able to contact you if you win).

BCS will conduct the random drawing from all eligible entries. If availability permits, the winner might get their choice of audio format between Audio CD and MP3 CD. The audiobook of Throne of the Crescent Moon will be mailed to the winner.

BCS is not responsible for comments that get lost or caught in our spam filtering or don’t show up in our system, or email addresses that get garbled or otherwise rendered unusable for contacting an entrant.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Participants are providing information to BCS and Firkin Press and not to Facebook or Twitter or anyone else.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in this post or via our Contact page. Good luck!

Our giveaway for the signed copy of Robert V.S. Redick’s The Red Wolf Conspiracy ends this Wednesday!

The Red Wolf Conspiracy is the first book of Mr. Redick’s epic fantasy series The Chathrand Voyage Quartet. This copy is signed by Mr. Redick for BCS.

To enter the giveaway, and for the full rules, go to this giveaway post.

But make sure you get your entry in before Wed. February 20, at midnight Pacific time.

Good luck!

BCS #114 is out today, featuring stories by novelist James L. Sutter and writer Leslianne Wilder. Both focus on bold heroines facing challenges in vivid and unusual worlds.

The BCS Audio Fiction Podcast episode is  BCS 097: Misbegotten by Raphael Ordoñez, read by guest narrator Michael J. DeLuca, which follows a character escaping a carnival and his past through a strange landscape of rail yards.

For the From the Archives story, revisit “The Jewels of Montforte” by Adam Corbin Fusco, from BCS #44, which has a similarly dashing flair yet entrancing core as one of the stories in BCS #114.

Also, during the run of this issue BCS is giving away a signed a signed copy of epic fantasy author Robert V.S. Redick’s The Red Wolf Conspiracy, which features a bold heroine in a very unusual world. See this post for rules and to enter.

Along with BCS #114 and its two stories featuring bold heroines in vivid and unusual worlds, BCS is giving away an epic fantasy novel that features a bold heroine in a very vivid and unusual world: a signed copy of Robert V.S. Redick’s The Red Wolf Conspiracy.

The Red Wolf Conspiracy is the first book of Mr. Redick’s epic fantasy series The Chathrand Voyage Quartet; the fourth book, The Night of the Swarm, was just released last week. This copy is signed by Mr. Redick for BCS.

To enter the giveaway, comment on this post (here’s a link to the comment box) and say what your favorite heroine in any BCS story is, and why.

Your comment will enter you in a random drawing for the book. This giveaway ends Wed. February 20, at midnight Pacific time. The full rules are below (click “Show hidden text”).

Good luck! And enjoy BCS #114.

Full rules for the signed Robert V.S. Redick The Red Wolf Conspiracy giveaway:

You must leave your comment on this The Red Wolf Conspiracy giveaway post. Comments left anywhere else will not enter you in the giveaway.

You must post your comment before midnight PST on Wed. Feb. 20. Any comments posted after that will not be eligible.

Your post must mention a heroine from a story in BCS.

Each person will be entered only once in the random drawing (even if you leave more than one comment and/or comment on more than one story).

You must use a valid email address when you submit your comment (otherwise we won’t be able to contact you if you win).

BCS will conduct the random drawing from all eligible entries and mail the signed book to the winner.

BCS is not responsible for comments that get lost or caught in our spam filtering or don’t show up in our system, or email addresses that get garbled or otherwise rendered unusable for contacting an entrant.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Participants are providing information to BCS and Firkin Press and not to Facebook or Twitter or anyone else.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in this post or via our Contact page. Good luck!

Our giveaway for a signed copy of Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter, the new collection of Richard Parks’s great stories featuring that incisive and droll samurai ghost-hunter Lord Yamada, ends today!

The collection has a gorgeous cover, as you can see at right. It includes several great Yamada stories that did not appear in BCS, plus a brand new one that has never appeared anywhere before.

The giveaway rules and info are here. To enter, leave a comment on that post saying what your favorite Lord Yamada story is, and why.

But make sure you do it before midnight PST tonight!