If you undertook to write a novel, we respect you.
If you finished the novel, mad props. You've crossed the biggest hurdle.
If you can bring yourself to tell publishers about your novel and invite them to consider publishing it, wow. You've done something really brave.
When someone ask us to read their novel, we're most likely going to polietly decline. There are so many novels, and we can only read a few, maybe 12-15 per year.
But we have huge respect for you.
The slightly longer explanation
Hello whoever you are, congratulations on writing a novel and getting it into print. That's no mean feat in and of itself.
But sadly we almost certainly won't be reading your book.
The slightly longer answer is: We get a lot of requests from authors, agents & publishers asking us to let our members know about their novel or put their novel on our reading list. Probably two to three per month, every month.
So for this reason we no longer accept any unsolicited novels into our reading list nor pass on any information about books to our members.
All we can offer is that if you have physical copies of your book, or non DRM encumbered epub, as organiser I am willing to take them along to a meeting and if any members wanted to take a copy with them to read, they could get in touch with you if they had any comment, although that would be up to them and they would be under no obligation to do so. If that appeals feel free to get in touch via this site. Please understand this is not an invitation to turn up to an event unannounced with your book.
If you would like advice on getting your book into publication, the very best advice we can give is "join a writers group". Seriously, as simple as it sounds being with people who have written, are writing or are planning to write is the very best way to inform yourself.
I hope that helps 🦾🤖
On the other hand if you are organising a SF event to promote your book (that isn't simply a pub-meet or similar) then please get in touch, we may be interested. Especially if it's cultural or a special one-off type event.
Good luck with your novel though!
Gerard
Your Glorious Leader ®