It is the end of November, and with that sadly comes the end of Sci-Fi Month! It’s been a fantastic month of posts, and today I want to chat about what’s gone on throughout the event. I’ve also got a giveaway at the end for all bloggers (and authors, if they wish!) who took part in the month. Don’t forget to check out the schedule for the rest of today’s posts. You can also Tweet about the event using the hashtag #RRSciFiMonth.
I thought I’d share some statistics about the event. There has been a total of 300 posts as of 3.30pm GMT today – amazing – and there are still a few more to come! We’ve had discussions, reviews, author interviews, guest posts, giveaways, top tens and lists and more. If you want to view the past month’s posts by type, you can do so here.
- Author interviews: 12
- Guest posts: 7
- Discussion: 36
- Doctor Who related: 42
- Fun and games: 4
- Giveaways: 18
- Introduction posts: 43
- Miscellaneous: 24
- Promo: 2
- Reviews: 55
- Top tens/lists: 33
- TV & film: 21
- Wrap-up posts: 4
How AMAZING is this?! This was how I described the event when I was planning it:
A whole month dedicated to science fiction, which I believe to be one of the less covered genres in the book blogging community. I want to bring fans of sci-fi together to celebrate it by posting about the things they love, as well as get some people interested in the genre.
And I believe that, with the help of all the wonderful participants and readers, we succeeded! For example, Jorie found a love for Doctor Who:
Ara put together a list of science fiction books she’d like to read next year, inspired by the event.
Andrea has a brilliant list of ‘gateway’ science fiction books for new fans.
Paola, whose co-blogger Alix took part in Sci-Fi Month, found herself watching Doctor Who thanks to Charlene!
Sana was also persuaded to watch the show because of Sci-Fi Month!
Leanne came up with not one, but two new regular feature ideas because of the event – and I can’t wait to see them continue well after November.
We also had some fun and games! Kelley shared several awesome puzzles and a quiz, and Leanne made a Sci-Fi Bingo Challenge which many bloggers have joined in with. KJ posted a great game, where the reader guesses the book title by a few keywords – it’s pretty challenging!
Some Twitter highlights…
Tor tweeted about the event!
Andrea posted about her Vintage Sci-Fi Challenge for next year – go and sign up!
We had authors retweeting the event!
And another publisher!
I loved this photo of Dan and his friend hard at work preparing for Sci-Fi Month 😉
io9 posted an article based on one of Sana‘s posts.
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It’s us that need to thank you for all the hard work and effort you put into Sci-Fi month. It was loads of fun even if I didn’t quite get to do everything I had planned.Thanks!
Aw, thanks KJ – I’m glad you joined in! I really struggled with that challenge you set out, I need to go back and take a look at it and see if I can solve any more 😉
Wow, 300 posts–that’s amazing! Thank you so much for organizing Sci-Fi Month and for all the work you did. It was a lot of fun, and it encouraged me to read a couple of books I’ve been meaning to for awhile, including one that is now a favorite book!
Thanks Kristen =) I’m glad you found a new favourite! I was encouraged to look into some more books because of your reviews too.
Events like this take a lot of planning and dedication, and you’ve just shown us how it’s done! Magnificent work, and I do hope you’ll do this again next year. what a wonderful way to introduce people to science fiction! 😀
Thank you Andrea! =) Hopefully we’ve got a lot of new converts – and I’d love for you to take part again next year. I’m looking forward to Vintage Sci-Fi next year too =D
Thank you again Rinn for hosting and organising such a wonderful event! It’s great to see people get excited about science fiction and that’s awesome how many people participated (and that Tor UK retweeted the event)! Very cool 😀 Like Andrea J mentioned, it’s a great way to introduce people both to the genre and to certain books and television shows within it 🙂
Thanks for taking part, Lianne =) I love having Whovians on board, hehe. You certainly introduced me to several new shows!
Awesome month, Rinn! Thank you so much for putting this together. It’s truly been one of my favorite things since I started book blogging! I had a blast, and I learned about so many cool new things, and met some great bloggers! ❤
Aw, that’s so nice to hear, thank you! =) I’m so glad you joined in, I really love your blog.
I’m so glad the event went smoothly! It’s really us that need to thank you for organising everything! It must have taken quite a lot of work. I discovered a lot of new books and met quite a few new bloggers through the event too, so it’s been great fun!
It did, but it was definitely worth it to see it all unfold, and meet all these awesome new people =D Thanks Nara!
Rinn, thank you so much for hosting Sci-Fi Month! I learned so much about science fiction that I never knew before, whether it be about books, TV shows, movies, or authors… and I met some awesome bloggers and found so many books to add to my to-read list that it’s kind of crazy, haha. I really appreciate all the time you and other fellow bloggers have put into this event, and I hope that next year will be just as fun. 🙂
Thanks Sophie! I know, my to read and to watch lists were already long, but now they’re getting a bit unmanageable ;D I hope so too – perhaps we could get four hundred posts next year!
Rinn, my only regret is that I met you after SF Month started and couldn’t really join in. (Nevermind that I met you because someone talked about SF Month….) Maybe next year? I’m still digging through all the posts and meeting fun new people. Thanks!
Well I’m glad you found the blog at some point – and definitely join in next year! I’m going to have to go through your past posts too, I think there’s a lot I can learn from your blog =D
It was fun to come across your blog through this event and even though I only caught the tail end, I enjoyed it very much.
Thank you Carl, for all your comments and taking part! =) Perhaps you could join in with the blogging next year if you wanted?
I would consider it an honor to do so.
Thanks very much for hosting this! I found great new-to-me blogs and bloggers. It was wonderful to see how many people love sci-fi.
I know, I didn’t realise just how many of my blogger friends loved sci-fi, plus I found some wonderful new bloggers through the event too =)
Yay all the Dr.Who love!
I know, I hadn’t realised how many fellow bloggers were also fellow Whovians =D
Thanks for putting this great event together and for allowing me to be a part of it. Thanks also for this great giveaway.
Thank you William! I’ve enjoyed reading your posts =)
Thank you for hosting such of a fun event! I found so many new TV shows (Firefly, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) to add to my TBW list and so many new books to read (Ready Player One, Earth Girl). I might have not been able to visit and comment on every post, but I had so much fun with the ones I did see 🙂 And I had a blast writing the Sci-Fi Month posts too. I did get really busy and wasn’t able to write all the reviews I planned to share, but what I did write, I enjoyed working on! Oh, and yay for turning someone into a Whovian! *happy dances*
I’m glad you enjoyed it Lesley, and I’m glad you joined us as I’m sure your blog will be one of the ones I (try) to visit frequently =D
Dearest Rinn,I hope you saw my tweet where I was giving you a proper shout-out of gratitude!! 🙂 I’m still working on my SFN posts, so I will be using the official hashtag throughout December! And, through the blessing of the new Book Blogging Community, I am finding bookish buds to read along with me the choices I had pulled for the SFN Bingo Card! I look forward to being inspired to carry-on forward what you originally inspired me to do during November! I cannot wait to see what transpires next November!! You gave all of us such a wonderfully sweet month full of joy!! Bless you this December and always!
Aw, thank you Jorie! Haven’t been checking Twitter today really, long day at work then doing other things so thanks for sharing the link. I’ll be looking out for your other posts – it’s so nice to see you’re still posting for the event =D
This was such a fun event, but I think you’re really the one who we should be thanking! You did such a wonderful job organizing everything and posting every day (whew, girl, you’re a true rockstar!), and this event wouldn’t have reached the awesomeness that it did if it weren’t for that. Thanks for all your hard work, and I’m so glad to be able to say that this event has brought me your friendship as well! 😀
Aw, thanks Annie =) It was hard work, but definitely worth it. And yes, it’s so nice to meet wonderful bloggers like you through this sort of thing!
Thank you for hosting this fun event Rinn! It made me so happy to see all the Doctor Who love around this month – and seeing the numbers just makes me happier! 🙂 Great recap post, I hope you are able to do this again next year!
Thank you Charlene – I’d love to do it again next year, but I won’t be able to do it alone, so next time I’ll be looking for co-hosts =) And I know, so many Whovians!How are the Angels doing? ;D
Thanks again for hosting such an awesome event, Rinn! I definitely learned a lot and have added some books to my TBR and shows and movies to my TBW!
Thanks for joining in Amy, I’m happy that it brought bloggers like us together =)