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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 29/09/2026

A coworker read one of my stories and wanted to talk to me about what it meant and like, dude, I don’t know it was just a vibe. I basically said “ftge story isn’t complete until the reader interprets it” and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reminder: we turn off the submission queue at the end of the day tomorrow (00:00 UTC; 8:00 PM EDT). Last chance to send us your poetry, short stories, or non-fiction pitches. And remember folks:

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Jon Olfert @jonolfert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Truly terrible news! My paleolithic cannibal story, 'Antecessor,' which featured in a charity anthology a couple of years ago, has found a home at @talestoterrify.bsky.social 'Antecessor' is in the deep time before almost 30 stories of mine that share a world, so keep an ear out for the familiar.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Abyss: for staring into Void: for screaming into #facts

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Publishers and Editors! I'm taking subs for Vol. 3 of the award-nominated "Best Weird Fiction of the Year" til end of the year. Writers! You'll get a chance to submit your 2026 stories in January. bestspecfic(at)gmail.com

Esteemed Editors and Publishers,

I am now taking submissions of original 2026 short fiction projects — magazines, anthologies, single-author collections — for consideration in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 3. (Publishing Sept. 2027). Vol. 1 is a World fantasy Award Finalist.

I am seeking material first published this year, in 2026. To be clear, only weird fiction FIRST published in 2026 is eligible for inclusion in this volume. I will accept translated work as long as the first English-language publication was 2026.

Stories should be between 500 and 17,499 words. Audio only stories are also ineligible, unless they also appeared as text.

Publishers and editors are encouraged to send electronic or digital copies, via the email address below. (I am not accepting hard copy submissions.) ePubs are preferred, but I will also accept text files (Word), Mobi, or PDF. Please do not cherry-pick selections. Send the entire book, journal, or magazine to:

bestspecfic@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and kind consideration.

Warm Wishes,

Michael
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Michael Kelly / Publisher / Editor-in-Chief
undertowbooks@gmail.com

Undertow Publications
https://undertowpublications.com/

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 22/09/2026

Hey guys! Long time no see! Or at least it feels that way since I’ve devoted all my time to eating delicious fish (#ad #sponsored). You should also eat fish! They are weird and scaly and taste like magic! Anyway, on with the obituary! #EatFish

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SLUGGER @sluggerfiction.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We have a newsletter! Link in comments. What do you get? Publishing updates, media recommendations, and announcements related to our Stories from the Slime newsletter-only sub calls. You’ll also receive a complimentary PDF of SLUGGER Vol. 1 in the first email that all new subscribers receive.

A neon green slug wearing a rainbow scarf and a rainbow rose in its mouth. Get SLUGGER updates delivered to your inbox.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 15/09/2026

You guys missed out on some cool art. I made a piece last night and posted it to a discord for funsies to share. Someone snapped it up for their book cover lol.

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 14/09/2026

Monday timeline cleanse.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 14/09/2026

This is the number I came to recently for myself. If I didn’t have a car I would be very comfortable financially. Maybe someday I can make that a reality.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 14/09/2026

Guys, I think I might be an artist. This is a word with shifting goals for me. I’ve sold 130 stories, but I consider writing a craft not an art. I design book covers for people, but that’s design, not art. I’ve never been comfortable calling myself an artist, basically because I can’t draw.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 13/09/2026

By the way, I do book covers and such if anyone is interested. I also do story art for @foofarawpress.bsky.social and am always looking for more projects to work on. Reach out through addi.studio

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Addi Studio — Book covers that *sell* the story.

Addison Smith designs book covers for independent authors — eBook, paperback and audiobook, with a clear fixed-price process.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Check out Addi’s work! We have some awesome stuff coming in October that I’m stoked to share.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 13/09/2026

I think I accidentally made Princess Mononoke fanart. Been playing with textures tonight.

A composite of watercolor textures showing a silhouette of a woman riding a large wolf. The wolf stands on a cliff over a forest with a green mottled sky behind. Two circles represent moons in the sky. Birds fly overhead.

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's alive... alive!!!! #OpportunityWindow, an anthology of time loop stories, has launched on BackerKit! Come join the adventure! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hey, folks! I'm extending the Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology call, so you now have until September 28th to submit a story. I was worried I wouldn't have enough stories to fill the book, so it seemed like the right move. Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

Horror and Weird Fiction COllections Submission Call (OPEN Until September 14th) Submission CallSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Ideal…

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 12/09/2026

It looks like @cursedmorsels.bsky.social has updated their guidelines for the Food Systems anthology. it now has a deadline of Sept. 28! If you've been thinking about writing something, you still have time! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I write for a living and I do everything I can to avoid using “lay / lie.” It’s just too much pressure.

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Abz-J-Harding ☾ @abzjharding.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

close ups.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 11/09/2026

I cannot imagine trying to teach the HAMES method for remembering Great Lakes.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 09/09/2026

Good interview with Matt Hornsby on the Folded Space podcast today. I sometimes get a bit of imposter syndrome when listening to author interviews. My own writing process is so slap-dash that when I hear someone else’s they sound so much more legitimate. We all have our process though!

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 09/09/2026

Any Porter Robinson fans out there? I feel like this community doesn’t lean very electronic and when it does it’s more 90s and early 2000s (also great!). The Worlds and Nurture albums are maybe my favorite albums ever though. :p

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

how cyberpunk Run With the Hunted is depends on who's narrating it's minimal when it's Bristol, the self-made socialite it's turned up when it's Bits, the hacker it's a little more balanced when it's Dolly, the decommissioned super soldier

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! I'm looking for new clients in need of custom book covers for their upcoming works. Prices are very reasonable. Details at addi.studio Reposts repaid in hugs. <3

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Two things about our submission calls: -Make sure you stay within the word count. I won't read manuscripts outside the word count. -For food systems subs, make sure your story is about a food system and doesn't just involve, say, a character eating food. cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 06/09/2026

Anyone else need inspiration to write? I always get inspiration from reading someone else's prose, so I wanted to weaponize that today to destroy my writers block. The First Annual RAPWAP is today! Read a Page; Write a Page. Repeat. This is just me but feel free to join in! #RAPWAP

A 90s-inspired graphic in pastel blue with several pastel yellow starbursts. A white rapper in a colorful windbreaker (who looks a lot like George from Grey's Anatomy) gestures as the abbreviation: RAP WAP
"Read a Page - Write a Page"
"A Flash Flood Event"
"Sept. 6"

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 04/09/2026

I was asked to design an exclusive shirt for foofaraw's kickstarter and I was very normal about it. <3

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lil sneak peak at the t-shirt design by @addi.social that will be exclusive to our upcoming kickstarter!

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Kai Delmas @kaidelmas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Publication day! 🥳🎉🙌 My collection "After You Were Lost" was published by WATG Press today. It's a collection that means a lot to me, and I'm excited that people will finally get to read it. All of the 23 flash and micro stories within deal with grief in different ways. Something I know much about.

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Indigo Rue @indigorue.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This collection is a haunting and meditative journey on losses past and to come. Some stories will leave you in tears. Others will comfort you while you cry.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 03/09/2026

I now have a proper website for my book cover design business! Please check it out; it's beautiful! :D addi.studio Huge thanks to Kevin Kortum who set this up!

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 03/09/2026

I now have a proper website for my book cover design business! Please check it out; it's beautiful! :D addi.studio Huge thanks to Kevin Kortum who set this up!

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 03/09/2026

I'm bored and making practice covers to fill my portfolio with some types that are currently missing. I haven't done many composite covers, so that's what I'm working on right now. Currently open to new projects. <3

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 02/09/2026

I just listened to the first episode of the new Audio Anthology, @foldedspace.bsky.social Damn. What a way to start the morning. Beautifully mournful and striking. Matt Hornsby knocked it out of the park. I urge everyone to get in early and challenge yourself to listen to the whole season.

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Folded Space an Audio Science Fiction Anthology — An audio anthology for lovers of science fiction.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 01/09/2026

I’m looking at 50 lb weighted blankets. Ive never used a weighted blanket but SURELY I NEED THE MOST HEAVIEST.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 31/08/2026

Anyone have a book they want a cover for? I’m particularly interested in doing a composite cover. If you happen to be interested in that I’d reduce the price a fair bit with the understanding that I’ll be using it as training. This was a composite I played with yesterday.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 30/08/2026

Practicing compositing because it’s a skill I’ve never been very comfortable with. I think I’m getting there. Needs more shadow on the front for sure.

A photo composite of. Young woman in a blue dress lying on top of a dragon’s skull. There are mountains in the background and a blue and purple sky full of clouds. A ray of light shines down with a flying raven.

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just sold a new story to @hellitself.bsky.social , and it marks a big milestone: This new story I sold is a vampire story. Last year, I sold a zombie story and a werewolf story. Vampires 🧛 zombies🧟 werewolves🐺: the unholy trinity of unsellable story tropes...has been defeated!!! 🎉

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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Look at thiiiiiis! So excited to know Merc is doing more anthologies!

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hey pals, come follow my next BackerKit campaign and help me bring a TIME LOOP ANTHOLOGY to life next month!! (It will have an open submission period for writers in October.) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

<alt>opportunity window: a time loop anthology, with artwork by Mildred McMillen edited to be framed within multiple smaller frames; it shows a person in a painting studio by an attic window</alt>

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Aeryn Rudel @aerynrudel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hey, everybody, I had a #flashfiction story published yesterday with @foofarawpress.bsky.social. It’s called “Never Quit Your Post”, and it might be the weirdest story I’ve sold to date. Check it out. #writingcommunity foofaraw.press/never-quit-y...