We are deslighted to announce Eugen Bacon is a 2025 GOLD Winner for the Foreword INDIES Book Awards for her book, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella, for Multicultural (Adult Fiction)! She is also a finalist in the Fantasy category as well. The Foreword INDIES Book Awards honor the very best of indie publishing each year.

See the award recognition on the Forward INDIES site.

Read about The Nga’phandileh Whisperer:

The Nga’phandileh Whisperer was also an Aurealis Awards Finalist for Best Horror Novella, shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Shorter Fiction, made the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, made the “60 Notable Books of 2025” featured via Open Country Mag, and longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Artwork for the cover by Stephen Embleton

We are immensely proud of Eugen and honored to publish her groundbreaking book!