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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Submissions for These Rotten Blooms are now closed! Thank so you much to everyone who submitted, you've given us a mountain of talent to sort through. We're reading submissions now, and will send out responses soon - keep an eye on your inboxes! 🖤🥀

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Our final contributor spotlight is also our final of Sonnet's Young Writers from this issue! The wonderful Sophia Helton's short story The Scrivener is available to read for free in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The second of Sonnet's Young Writers for this issue, take a sneak peek here at the opening to the wonderful Abigail Chu's poem Echoes, and read it in full in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds, available for free now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The first of Sonnet's Young Writers for our newest issue is the wonderful Rosie Kersley Williamson, with her gorgeous new poem Memory of a Midnight Guardian! Read the full piece in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds today!🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Check out the opening of the brilliant Jensen Young's dystopian YA short story Kelsey here, and uncover the full tale in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds, available now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Have a break and a read of the opening to the brilliant Madilyn Hazelton's poem I am one rib, and then find the full piece in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The fantastic Hannah Dilday's tarot poem Celtic Spread can be read for free in all its glory in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds! Read the opening here now, then fall in love with the full piece on our website! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Up to date with Issue Thirteen yet? Read the opening of the brilliant Kim Piercy's poem Bolero Blessing here, and then in full for free through our website! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

What rotting blooms have sprouted near you? Can you see them from your window? Do they whisper to you? Take a look at some of our mood boards for These Rotten Blooms to spark some inspiration, and see what emerges. Which one haunts you most?🥀🖤

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Maggie G Vicknair @maggiedreadful.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I drew this cover! Check it out 🔥

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Read the opening of the brilliant N.A. Kimber's new piece What Remains here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds for free on our website! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Take a sneak peek at this nature-centric YA poem from the wonderful Andrew Searle, and fall in love with the whole piece in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The corpses of those long loved and long gone have returned. What stories do they whisper? Submissions for These Rotten Blooms, our 2026 Pride collection, are officially open now until Thursday 14th May! Full submission guidelines on our website - go now into the void 🥀🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Take a peek at the opening to the wonderful R. Reed's poem Storm, and read the full poem in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds for free via our website now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Have you read Issue Thirteen yet? Take a peek at stunning poem orphic by Evelyn Vozar here, and read it in full in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Are you sitting comfortably? Ready to fall in love with twenty wonderfully peculiar, devastatingly hopeful pieces of work? Of course you are! Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds is officially live and available for you to read for free on our website! Check it out, we dare you 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Kicking off our YA written work we have the incredible Liz Waldie, with stunning and tragic found family piece The Mask! Read the opening here, and fall in love with the full piece in Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds when it published on Saturday 11th April! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Our inside art piece for this issue is from the incredible Emma Kraus, titled Outnumbered! What could our final girl be staring at? See the full piece this Saturday 11th April! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Our final middle-grade piece in this issue is The Boy Beneath the Stairs, by the wonderful Kamea Kyon! Take a sneak peek at the opening to this fantastical tale here, and read it in full this Saturday 11th April! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Read the opening to the brilliant Luke Barron's gorgeous middle grade short story Tiny Robot! You can fall in love with TB in the full piece in Issue Thirteen on Saturday 11th April 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Stay for a moment and read the opening of the fantastic Abraham Aondoana's middle grade poem of rebirth and renewal, After the Castle Fell! You can fall in love with the full poem in Issue Thirteen on Saturday 11th April! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Read the opening to the brilliant Mario Senzale's mystery middle grade tale Smog now, and bide your time until Saturday 11th April to read the piece in full, surrounded by even more ruined worlds! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Take a sneak peek at the opening to the brilliant Sadie Leewood's feline middle grade short story In Here! You can read the full piece in all its glory when Issue Thirteen releases on Saturday 11th April 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Our first middle grade piece in Issue Thirteen is Lottie, written by the excellent J.S. Apsley. Read the opening here, and read it in full on the 11th April when Issue Thirteen releases! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Kicking off our Contributor Spotlights ahead of publication, we have the wonderful Maggie G Vicknair, our cover artist with gorgeous illustration Arsonist's Daughter! Take a sneak peek here, and see the full cover in our last post, and on Issue Thirteen on the 11th April! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds releases Saturday 11th April! We have a new cover format for the first issue of a new year, featuring gorgeous art from the wonderful Maggie G. Vicknair! Read it for free when it releases and until then, check back daily for teasers 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Proudly presenting to you the contents of Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds! From ghosts to dystopias to axolotls, this issue is just bursting with talent, and we can't wait to share it with you. Keep an eye out for the release date and the quite frankly gorgeous cover art 👀

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Danielle Robertson @danjvrobertson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I'm honored to see my YA horror short story, "High School Superlatives," in print! Originally published digitally in Issue Twelve (Candlelit Curses), my story is now also available in the print 2025 Anthology. 👻 Thank you @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social for giving my ambitious spooky girls a home! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Submissions for Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds are now closed! Thank so you much to everyone who submitted, you've given us a mountain of talent to sort through. We're reading submissions now, and will send out responses soon - keep an eye on your inboxes! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Today’s your last chance to submit!! Go go go!!!

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Some song lyric inspiration for you while you submit to Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds! Remember, submissions close Monday 2nd March at the end of the day - full guidelines on our website. What songs make you think of Ruined Worlds?

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Have questions for the team? Want to know about submissions, previous issues, or our favourite day of the week? We have an Ask-Us-Anything happening on our !nstagram tomorrow - head over there now to ask questions ahead of time! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

One week left to submit!! Have you submitted yet??

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Ruined Worlds can exist in many different forms - have a swipe for some reading recommendations for middle grade and young adult books that we feel capture the theme for Issue Thirteen, and go to our website to find full submission guidelines for your own work! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This Friday 13th, why not take some time to read some of our spooky favourites from previous digital issues. Plus, check out three other wonderfully spooky and witchy lit mags! Want to be in our next issue? Submissions for Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds are open until March 2nd🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Some further Ruined Worlds moodboard inspiration for your perusing pleasure! What draws you the most this time? Submissions are open for Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds, with full guidelines on our website now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Struggling to hear the ruined worlds of times long gone? Take a look at some of our mood boards for Issue Thirteen to spark your creativity, and bring these worlds back to life. Which one calls out most to you? Full guidelines for Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds on our website!

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Behold! We are beyond excited to share with you the cover for the 2025 Anthology, which is now available for pre-orders internationally! As before, the brilliantly talented Jasmine St John Wallis is to thank for this gorgeous cover photography, with Munro Black designing the cover formatting 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Introducing Sonnet's Young Writers' Scheme! It’s been lonely for poor Sonnet, the youngest of the Haunted Words ghosts, so he’s worked hard to create and bring to you his new scheme for young writers.

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The whispers of worlds long forgotten are calling out to you. It’s time you told their story. Submissions for Issue Thirteen: Ruined Worlds are officially open until Monday 2nd March! Full guidelines on our website. Go now, and unlock the memories of a world long gone🗝️

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Get to know the Haunted Words team! Our favourite books and songs here, and more below!

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Welcome to Haunted Words Press 2026! We're entering into our fifth year (!), and we can't wait to get started🧵

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Our final Contributor Spotlight for this issue is the wonderful Lottie Keen, with her fantastically devilish YA short story To Be Good! Read the opening here, and fall in love with the full piece alongside the rest of Issue Twelve through the link in our bio 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In our Contributor Spotlight today is the brilliant Livia Jayne, here today with magical poem Curses of Convenience! Swipe to read the opening here, and read it in full in Issue Twelve 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Our Contributor Spotlight today is on the excellent Jaydell, with their brilliant YA tale of identity, The Candle Kept the Beast! Read the full piece in Issue Twelve, available on our website 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the wonderful Danielle Robertson, back this time with demonic YA tale High School Superlatives! Read the full piece in all its glory in Issue Twelve now 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Our Contributor Spotlight today is on the excellent Gabriel Nightingale, with gothic poem Requiem of Willows That Weep! Read the opening here, and the full piece in Issue Twelve! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the wonderful Cece Daise, with malevolent short YA tale Violet Delights! Read the full piece in Issue Twelve, available on our website now! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the fantastic Will Alexander, with thrilling YA tale Bad Night! Swipe to read the opening here, and then run to our website to read the story in full! 🖤

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Haunted Words Press @hauntedwordspress.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the wonderful Yuu Ikeda, back this time with gorgeous new poem one candle at midnight! Read the opening here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Twelve: Candlelit Curses! 🖤

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