Neon Hemlock Press is open to submissions of speculative chapbook manuscripts from August 20 to October 15, 2026. We expect to publish at least one chapbook next year; if the stretch goal in our curre...

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

by C.C. Rayne

by C.C. Rayne

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

It’s 3am when the bot knocks on my door  And he looks like a man, but  I can tell he’s a bot from the way he stands there Stiff like his body is the ex-girlfriend  he had a painful and inexplicable br...

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

Reclaim Our Names! is now live and accepting guest contributions to publish on the blog. While our invitation for original written work is open in terms of topics, and we continue to publish trans names stories, we want to offer another focused invitation in honor of Trans Wrath Month (July): TRANSRAGE. We invite two-spirit, agender, trans, intersex, non-binary, and genderfluid people to submit original written work on the subject of TRANSRAGE, including essays, short stories, poems, calls to action, manifestos, testimonios, brief autoethnographies and other accessible academic pieces, etc.

The twenty-first title in the fifth wheel press 2026 Pride Microchapbook Series. alice f.z. is a poetess and PhD candidate at UCSB in English, where ...

I place the string in your hand, beaded with moments of sensorium and place, caught, time held witness. Your fingers rub them, your face like a prayer, wondering. A series of tiny worlds in whole and…

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The tenth title in the fifth wheel press 2026 Pride Microchapbook Series. Abraham Aondoana is a writer and poet. He is a fellow of Idembeka Creative ...

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Issue #460 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by KJ Kabza and Edward Hodge and cover art by Tyler Edlin.

Before the world ends, Miri’s family saves up enough money to escape to 2004. 2004: a safe haven. The year lilts off the tongue, like a promise. Miri and Lise spend their last evening together in thei...

C. C. Rayne

The first title in the fifth wheel press 2026 Pride Microchapbook Series. D.W. Baker is a poet, reviewer, and editor from St. Petersburg, Florida. Hi...

[STARRED REVIEW] “Sparks fly in Tsai’s refreshing and enchanting paranormal debut. . . . With brilliantly developed, multifaceted characters; a clever magic system; and witty prose, the pages of this ...

We’re delighted to announce, along with editor Bogi Takács and series editor Charles Payseur, the full table of contents for We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2025 : “Magical Girl A...

my lover has peculiar tastes; her cravings are unnatural. she apologises for her appetite

They will tell you lies about wolves, My darling: that you contain just two And can feed only one, and this shapes you. No. Not you. You are full of wolves, The whole pack, tumbling pups, Grizzled eld...