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Nippers
By Rebecca SpelmanFiction
Nippers episodes
- Nippers - Series Trailer
In an increasingly authoritarian world, what do you do when your body is used against you?
After years of war and grief, Anna’s dreams of a normal life are shattered when she is conscripted into the National Pregnancy Plan for repopulation; forcing her to choose between a peaceful life with her head in the sand or fighting for the child growing inside her.
Nippers follows Anna’s pregnancy journey as she navigates grief, growing authoritarianism, and everyone looking at her bump instead of looking her in the eye. This story will be brought to you in real time as it happens; follow along over one year as Anna faces the physical, emotional, and societal impact of her pregnancy.
Starting on 27th December 2026, you can read/listen to Nippers for free at rebeccaspelman.substack.com, via email (by signing up on Substack), YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This is a one-woman independent project, so please share if you enjoy it!
All the links:
Read for free in the Substack app or via email: https://rebeccaspelman.substack.com
Listen to the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rebeccaspelmanwriter
Video recaps: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaspelmanwriter
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About Nippers
From the publisher's feed
Nippers is a serialised novel, launching in December 2026. For one year, you'll hear the story of Nippers as it happens to the characters, following their journey of pregnancy, authoritarianism,…
and survival.
Anna is a twenty-nine year old just trying to live a quiet life after years of war and grief. This dream is shattered when the Ministry of Health makes an announcement: recent conflicts have decimated the population, and there are too few men to repopulate naturally. Any woman under thirty will be conscripted into the National Pregnancy Plan, and forced to carry a stranger’s child to term. Anna is about to join a new class of woman: NPPers, otherwise known as Nippers.
Nippers follows Anna’s pregnancy journey as she navigates grief, growing authoritarianism, and everyone looking at her bump instead of looking her in the eye. How far do you have to be pushed before you stop dreaming of a normal life and start fighting back?