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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Submissions are open! We're seeking short stories from writers living in the North of England for our anthology of cosmic horror. Find out more and submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/anthology-3-...

Submissions are open for short stories on the theme of cosmic horror, from writers living in the North of England, from the 1st October to the 30th November.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 13/09/2026

Bit of light reading to prepare for the cosmic horror call-out

A stack of books featuring: The Cipher, Kathe Koje; The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson; The King in Yellow, Robert W. Chambers; Teatro Grottesco and Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe, Thomas Ligotti; The Great God Pan, Arthur Machen; Furnace, Livia Llewellyn; Remina and Uzumaki, Junji Ito.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 04/09/2026

It's coming 👀 Writers in the North of England are invited to send us weird and horrifying tales of existential dread for anthology 3: cosmic horror. Opening to submissions next month. Read the guidelines here: carnyxpress.co.uk/anthology-3-...

Submissions will be open 1st October to the 30th November. We’re seeking weird and literary tales of cosmic horror, from writers living in the North of England, for our third anthology.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 20/08/2026

Our editor and two of our Oaths and Offerings authors (including @maetangwriter.com) have been invited to speak at Write Festival! We'll be chatting about getting short fiction published in anthologies, what it's like to work with an editor, and more! Book tickets: theworduk.org/whats-on/inp...

Write Festival: Inpress Writing Conference, Saturday 5th September, The Word, South Shields

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 06/08/2026

Here's what you can find inside Oaths and Offerings! Dive into eight tales of folky mischief, fog-bound moors, ancient stones and village rituals, in our anthology of folklore-inspired short fiction. Available now in print and digital: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...

Within Oaths and Offerings, you can find stories about: Making supernatural friends through cookery. The consequences of cutting down an orchard. Something is lurking in the mines... A quest to find a vanished sister. One clever trick to get cash out of folk tourists. A modern-day retelling of a Scandinavian folk tale. Strange markings on ancient stones. And midsummer rituals in a climate-changed future.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 24/07/2026

Here we go: we're entering the last seven days to submit to our second anthology. We're looking for fantastical, wondrous, captivating and eerie tales of spellcasting and sorcery. Give us lyrical prose, experimental fiction, vibrantly imagined tales. In short, stories that reek of magic.

Last week to submit: Submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions to find out more.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 17/07/2026

Hark, writers of the north country. A fortnight remains to send us your sorcerous tales. Gaze upon our submission guidelines etc: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Two weeks left to submit: submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions for more details.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 08/07/2026

New on the blog! We chatted with Oaths and Offerings contributor Sophie Reck Pointon about cooking up a folkloric word-stew, bookshops, and the disorientating magic of stray sods. Read more: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/07/08/i...

“Folklore is oral, a communal experience. I wanted to capture that cosiness, that “created space” built out of words and closeness in my writing as well.” From 'In conversation with Sophie Reck Pointon'

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/07/2026

Our second anthology is open for submissions! We're after short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England. Take a look, send us a tale - and if you could help spread the word, that would be magical 🪄 🔮 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Submissions are open until the 31st July for our sorcery anthology We're looking for strange and lyrical stories from writers luving in the North of England.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 26/06/2026

Send us your sorcerous submissions to ponder carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

A wizard sits contemplating a blue orb. Illustration by Angus Mcbride.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 26/06/2026

Took the anthology to see a couple of locals yesterday, including the god of the Tyne. I think he approved.

A statue of the god of the Tyne, outside Newcastle's civic centre. I am holding up a copy of Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore in front of him.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Lastly, I read The Spear Cuts Through Water earlier this year and was awestruck. A queer, high fantasy wuxia-inflected epic with immigrant experiences at its heart, with a touch of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Heartbreaking, extremely gruesome, and the magic is absolutely wild.

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 19/06/2026

I could go on all day, but we'll finish up with a couple of books. Piranesi is a must-read work of modern fantasy, concerning a person living in a peculiar domain of derelict rooms filled with statuary and sloshing tides. Absolutely enchanting.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Speaking of sword and sorcery, I read Imaro by Charles Saunders earlier this year, and was blown away. Imaro's fantasy setting is inspired by the African continent and its folklore. Great prose, lean and mean adventure stories, and has some of the best demonic entities put to paper.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 04/06/2026

Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore is published today! We've brought together eight brilliant short stories, wonderfully written and imagined by Northern writers, each with a distinct interpretation of what folklore can be. Available to order now! carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...

A copy of Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore, propped on a drystone wall. Photo credit: Ella Sprakarn.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/06/2026

Submissions are open! We're looking for short stories from writers living in the North of England for our second anthology, on the theme of sorcery. Find out more and submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Submissions are open for short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England, from the 1st June to the 31st July.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 26/05/2026

Submissions open next week for our our sorcery anthology! Writers living in the North of England: give us your tales of dark and wondrous magic, of nefarious wizards and eldritch tricksters. Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/anthology-2-...

Submissions will be open 1st June to the 31st July. We're seeking short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England, for our second anthology.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 22/05/2026

Over on the blog, we have a fascinating Q&A with Oaths and Offerings contributor @suzannahevans.bsky.social, featuring discussion of her story 'good-dark-night' - an imagining of midsummer rituals in a climate-changed future. Read the article here: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/05/16/i...

"I am usually writing about the future in some context or another, and I am very interested in how that future features a collective remembering, misremembering or forgetting. I feel as if I’m alive at the end of something, with no idea what will come next, and what will be remembered of the way things are now, or how much choice we might collectively have over that.” From 'In conversation with Suzannah Evans Furnass'

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 19/05/2026

Our first anthology, Oaths and Offerings, is out on the 4th June - and you can pre-order it now! We've brought together eight fantastic writers from across the North of England, each with their own take on folklore: from folk horror to fantasy, speculative fiction to social realism.

A copy of Oaths and Offerings propped on a drystone wall, in front of a view of fields and hills. Photo credit: Ella Sprakarn.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 11/05/2026

Copies of our anthology have arrived from the printers, and they're gorgeous! So, so pleased with how it's turned out. Just a few weeks to go until we start posting these to customers and bookshops! If you haven't already, you can pre-order a copy here: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...

Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 09/05/2026

New on the blog! Our Q&A with Sophie Parkes digs into everyday folklore and how it inspired her story, 'Mother of God', in our upcoming anthology. Read now: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/05/08/i...

“Mother of God grew out of this everydayness: something that takes place on annual basis, that children will have grown up with, that is deeply rooted in the collective calendar. But I also wanted to explore who is included in and excluded by folk culture. We’d like to think that folk culture, being ‘of the people’, is wholly inclusive, but that’s not always the case.” From 'In conversation with Sophie Parkes'.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 07/05/2026

In a month's time we'll be holding our first ever launch event, coinciding with the publication of Oaths and Offerings, our anthology of folkloric stories from Northern writers. We'd love to see folks in the North East there! Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/03/29/o...

Newcastle Launch Event: Newcastle Arts Centre, Thurs 4th June, 7pm. Join us for our Newcastle Launch event: an evening of folkloric readings from two writers featured in Oaths and Offerings: Suzannah Evans Furnass and Emma J. Lannie.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 04/05/2026

Hear ye! Starting next month, submissions open for our second anthology: a collection of sorcerous tales. Give us high, low, urban or dark fantasy, sword and sorcery, magical realism - anything that crackles with magic and stretches the realm of the possible.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 18/04/2026

We're on tour! Starting next month our editor and writers are bringing folkloric events to Durham, Newcastle, and Leeds. Find out more and book tickets: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/03/29/o...

Oaths and Offerings Events: Get folky with our launch events in Newcastle (4th June), Durham (19th May) and Leeds (6th June)

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 17/04/2026

Over on the blog, @verbivorial.bsky.social talks about cup and ring marks and their influence on her story in our upcoming anthology! Read more: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/04/17/i...

“I’d visited standing stones and stone circles previously, but had never heard of these strange markings before, and was intrigued by the fact that no one really knows what their purpose might have been.” - In conversation with Victoria Stewart.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 13/04/2026

Extremely grateful for these lovely words about our first anthology. Feeling very proud! Find out more about the book here: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat...

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 09/04/2026

Fans of folk horror, fairy-lore and weird fiction: we're delighted to announce that you can now pre-order our very first anthology over at carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oat... Out the 4th June. It's going to be an absolute treat.

Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore. Pre-orders open now.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 06/04/2026

New on the blog: we chatted with Oaths and Offerings contributor Steven French (@srdfrench.bsky.social) about boggarts, orchards, and gabble ratchets! Read our Q&A: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/04/06/i...

“But there’s also a tradition of the house- or family boggart, who can be protective, and it’s an easy stretch to imagine someone who’s perhaps boggart-adjacent being protective of a place, or even
of a particular tree.”

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 05/04/2026

Another #ShortStorySunday is here! If you've read a great short story recently, or have had one of your own published, pop a link below.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 03/04/2026

If you're a book reviewer, blogger, vlogger, booktoker, or similar who would like to receive promo copies of our titles, we'd love to hear from you! We've popped together an expression of interest form which you can fill out here: forms.gle/a4Dwe5s69ZUT...

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 02/04/2026

Over on our blog you can read a Q&A with Oaths and Offerings contributor Mae Tang (@maetang.myatproto.social), about her inspiration for 'Away With the Fairies', Northern bookshops, and nightmarish folkloric creatures: carnyxpress.co.uk/2026/03/30/i...

“I drew on the tradition of leaving food and drink out for the fey. My initial reaction was to feel curious about what the fairies might make of foods from a different culture.” From "In conversation with Mae Tang."

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/04/2026

We're delighted to announce that pre-orders will open on the 9th April for Oaths and Offerings: our anthology of folklore-inspired tales from writers living in the North of England. Get notified when pre-orders open: buttondown.com/carnyx

Pre-orders open on 9th April for Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 29/03/2026

In light of this exception the human authored scheme has, we won't be using it. Obviously spellcheck isn't a gen AI tool (and mentioning it in this context is disingenuous), but this allows AI-driven feedback and idea generation as acceptable use, which doesn't feel in the spirit of the scheme.

The use of GAI or tools with AI-embedded features does not disqualify a work from being ‘Human Authored’ under this scheme provided that the tools have been used for assistive purposes only e.g. the use of GAI-powered tools like a word processing programme, spelling and grammar check, for research, brainstorming or outlining, or any other use that does not generate text.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 22/03/2026

It's #shortstorysunday! Share the short stories you've read or had published recently below 👇

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 15/03/2026

It's another #ShortStorySunday! Share a link to what you've read or had published recently below (don't drop a link and run, take a look at what other folks are sharing too!)

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 08/03/2026

It's been a while, but we're pleased to bring back our weekly #ShortStorySunday thread for recommending online short fiction! If you've read or released a short story recently, share the link below (and don't drop a link and run, read and repost other people's recommendations too!)

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 22/01/2026

Revealing the title and cover of our very first anthology! Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore will be published this June, and will include folklore-inspired stories from writers across the North of England.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 24/12/2025

Festive wishes from Carnyx Press! Hope you all have a relaxing, peaceful holiday.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 09/12/2025

Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres. Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...

We’re open to submissions of novellas and collected short stories. Seeking literary, weird, speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/11/2025

Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England. Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

We're now open to publishing enquiries for novellas and short fiction collections, from writers living in the North of England. We're seeking works of strange and literary speculative fiction, of 15,000 to 40,000 words.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 28/09/2025

Getting ready for a delicious final batch of submissions arriving for our anthology call-out

The Company of Wolves (1984). A group of wolves dressed in aristocrats' fineries sit at a table spread with delicious treats, tongues lolling.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 26/09/2025

Galloping into the last few days of submissions, chasing down folkloric tales

A Field in England (Ben Wheatley, 2013). One character, bound with rope, leads the other two on a merry chase around the titular field.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 23/09/2025

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories! We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology. It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

One week left: submissions close midnight 30th September

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 01/09/2025

It's September, which means our submissions call-out for writers in the North of England closes at the end of this month! We're looking for strange, lyrical, literary and mesmerising short stories for our first anthology, on the theme of folklore 🍂 Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Last month to submit: Submissions close for our folklore anthology at midnight on the 30th September.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 03/08/2025

#ShortStorySunday is here again. What short fiction have you all been reading? What have you released recently? Pop a link to where people can find it below, and remember to read and share other folks' stories too!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 27/07/2025

Found a spot of North Yorkshire folklore while out and about!

A plaque describing the legend of the pike and the ring, which gives the town of Pickering its name, in which a king loses his ring in the local river where it is swallowed by a pike.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 20/07/2025

I've just returned from crawling between rocks in the Peak District and I'm ready to see some new short stories for #ShortStorySunday! Share a link to a short story you've read or written which is available to read online below 👇 Remember to take a look at other folks' stories too!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 13/07/2025

It's that time again! #ShortFictionSunday is here - we'd love to see what short stories you've been reading and writing recently. Drop a link to something readable online below, and be sure to boost the things other folks share 👇

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 11/07/2025

Our anthology call-out for writers in the North of England is open. We're delighted to have received a few submissions already! There's plenty of time to submit until the deadline at the end of September, so get scribbling - we'd love to read your words.

We're accepting short stories for our first anthology, on the theme of FOLKLORE, from now until the end of September. We're looking for stories of 2,000-10,000 words, from writers living in the North of England.

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