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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/

Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

When Lucy from Compass Books in Dartmouth, Devon, was victim to shoplifting people told her to install CCTV. Instead she put this ancient book thief curse on the wall from the Monastery of San Pedro in Barcelona so book stealers would be consumed by "the flames of hell" with "their members blasted".

A Curse Against Stealers Of Books
For him that
stealth a book from
this place, let it
change into a
serpent in his hand
and rend him.
Let him be struck with
palsy,
& all his members
blasted.
Let him languish in
pain crying aloud for
mercy, & let there be be no surcease to his
agony till he sink to
dissolution.
Let bookworms gnaw
his entrails in token of
the Worm that diets not,
& when at last he
goeth to his final
punishment, let the
flames of
hell consume him
forever & aye.
(Monastery Of San Pedro, Barcelona.)

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Agita Magazine opens for submissions on October 17 for issue 3: ekphrasis. Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art. Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it. Send us stories at the intersection. Guidelines at agitamag.com/submissions

A black circle. On the outside it says "agita 3" and "agitamag.com." On the inside it says "Ekphrasis, February 1, 2027, submissions open Oct. 17 to Nov. 17, Guest editor Zachary Gillan."

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Drop the Copperplate Gothic Bold and back away slowly.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I FUCKEN LOVE BROADSHEETS font the hell out of that shit THEY DON'T CARE

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jack Smith's FLAMING CREATURES is the best film of 1963 and it ain't even close. Follow me for more hot takes.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This guy just sat there not saying anything so we decided to try a different place for lunch.

A mannequin is sitting on a picnic table watching you. he hasn't said anything... yet.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Weird adventures in publishing number 142: We've hired a fabric artist to quilt a cover for one of our upcoming books.

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

With alt text. I yelled

INTRODUCTION

The equities here could not be more one-sided. Defendants admit that they
provide a service without fully knowing how it works.

This is not just any service. It is one that Defendants themselves concede poses an existential risk to the continued
survival of humankind.

Defendants claim they cannot stop barreling forward with their potentially civilization-ending endeavors unless they are forced to do so by the
government. They have asked the government to tie them to the mast.

Plaintiff brings good news to the Defendants: The Florida Attorney General is answering your
cry for help with a motion to enjoin you from harming Floridians with your reckless, unacceptably risky product.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Weird adventures in publishing number 142: We've hired a fabric artist to quilt a cover for one of our upcoming books.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This guy just sat there not saying anything so we decided to try a different place for lunch.

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Eric Raglin @ericraglin1992.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lots of writing courses price out folks on a budget, but this one won't! Join my affordable Cursed Classroom this November where you'll learn how to write effective short horror fiction and submit your work to markets. Details here: ericraglin.com/classes-and-...

Now Accepting Applications for
CURSED CLASSROOM
What is it?
A month-long class taught by Eric Raglin this November. It’s geared toward newish writers who want to improve their short horror fiction writing skills and learn how to submit work for publication.
How much does it cost?
Five of the slots cost $100, and the other five are completely FREE, thanks to anonymous donors.
I’m Interested! How do I join the course?
Check out the specific course details here: https://ericraglin.com/classes-and-editorial-services/

Then, email me at ericraglin1992 [at] gmail [dot] com.
I’ll get back to you quickly!

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you need me, I'll be running experimental filmmaker karaoke at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.

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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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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy international bi visibility day. I still treasure the heather gray t-shirt Newsweek issued to me in 1995 when they discovered we exist.

A man's torso encased in a gray t-shirt.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy international bi visibility day. I still treasure the heather gray t-shirt Newsweek issued to me in 1995 when they discovered we exist.

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Griffin Museum of Science & Industry is accepting submissions for its Juried Black Creativity Art Exhibition Don't Self Reject Please Share with other Black Artist. www.griffinmsi.org/black-creati...

griffinmsi.org

Juried Art Exhibition Call for Artists | Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

The annual Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition presents works of art from professional and emerging Black artists from around the world.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Goodbye, house. I had hoped you'd be the house they carry me out of when I drop dead at 93 years old, but it didn't work out that way. You were my favorite house.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I found the binder containing all of the poetry I wrote in college while under the influence of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Jim Morrison. You guys are in luck because there's no fucking way I would publish that shit.

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My kid's hockey team is playing a team called the Americans today. That's the scariest mascot ever.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I had a package from USPS marked "unable to deliver" because of "animal interference." Friends, I have a ten-pound shi tzu who does not go outside on his own. Apparently a large rat barking at you from the window is a major obstacle.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…

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Jotham Austin, II PhD @jomega22.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

RHOR EP 84: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Guest: @theboxinggloveartist Was E.T really the greatest sci-fi movie of 1982 or just the most sentimental? We go down the rabbit hole of where E.T. fits in the summer that changed sci-fi. jothamaustin.substack.com/p/et-the-ext...

jothamaustin.substack.com

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Was E.T really the greatest sci-fi movie of 1982? We go down the rabbit hole of where E.T. fits in the summer that changed sci-fi.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"From Outer Space" and "The Orbit of Doom" by James H. Hill, serialized in the Baltimore Afro-American in 1955, are Hill's super-depressing take on "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Coming in February 2027. Cover art by Maurice Buckley. Co-edited by Timothy Granger aka @timaeusbloom.bsky.social

Book cover depicts a white man, a Black man, and an alien standing in front of a spaceship, with tanks approaching.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you get a tattoo of one of our book covers, we'll give you a free copy of every book we've published or will publish in the future. DM for high-res cover art files.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Creeping Thing by Cora Jean Moten, serialized in Black newspapers in the summer of 1929, was the second or third zombie story in English. We're republishing it in February, along with other pulp-style stories by Black authors. Cover by Julie Anderson. agitapublishing.com/catalog/the-...

A painting of a Black woman with blood dripping from her face in front of a weird house.

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Sam @mardiroos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bro, be straight with me: was it eldritch or merely uncanny?

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our Black Ink: Pulp Stories from Black Newspapers series has been delayed until February 2027. But look at these covers! I think they'll be worth the wait. Covers by (L) Daimon Hampton, (C) Julie Anderson, (R) Maurice Buckley.

Banner at top repeats the name of the series.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you step into a writer's thread and suggest using AI to solve a problem, you are an enemy of writing.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There's a call for stories of up to 4000 words. I have the perfect story, but it's 5000 words. I open the Word file and prepare to cut 1000 words. I stare at the Word file. I close my laptop and go outside.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What browser are you using instead of Google Chrome? Safari is terrible.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm available to choreograph large group dances in film or television.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm available to choreograph large group dances in film or television.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"I write to keep my trigger finger busy." - my friend Floyd Webb. That's the bad-assest thing anyone has said to me in ages.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Who will be at Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday? I want to meet some of you strangers from the internet.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Who will be at Printers Row Lit Fest on Saturday? I want to meet some of you strangers from the internet.

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Baby Boy Monaghan @babyboymonaghan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Italian Giallo director: I have a new idea for a movie! Me: Does it have an awesome name? Director: Lick the Blood from Satan's Grave! Me: Is it about a guy in gloves killing people? Director: Si

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our EIC Mike will be moderating a Chicago Horror panel with Cynthia Pelayo and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. at the Printers Row Lit Fest this Saturday at 4pm.

Image reproduces the text from the post, with the addition of photos of the three speakers.

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our EIC Mike will be moderating a Chicago Horror panel with Cynthia Pelayo and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. at the Printers Row Lit Fest this Saturday at 4pm.

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