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Jory Mickelson @poetryphone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thrilled to share that my poem "Still Learning" will appear in @lilacperil.bsky.social IDOLS issue. More when it's out in the world. 🌿

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caiman @gharial.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

heyy ;3 yall should get this esp if you wanna read my best poem

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Aster Olsen @asterolsen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Pre-order the story collection I'm in! My story is about a really normal cis woman. It's called The Woman in the Tight Pink Shorts.

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felicity of images @carc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

you heard it here first: verse felicity

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pick this one up if you want my juicy essay about xenomorphs.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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PROSE
Abigail Dahlke
Aster Olsen
Athena Beatrice Newcomb
Audrey Vest
Blake HC Mihm
Dr. TJ Payne
Harron Walker
Jackie Vondross
Lucy Talbot Allen
Mai Manion
Marianne Agnes
Moira Leibowitz
Morgan M. Page
Nat Buchbinder
Riley Black
Sen
Sierra Spenser
Skyler Hendricks
Sloane Holzer
Taiwana Shambley
TT Madden
Vivien Goth

VERSE
Alex M.
Alice Fulmer-Zelinka
Andie Sheridan
Caiman Churchard
Callie Jennings
Eli V. Rahm
Felicity W.
Hunter Hodkinson
J. M. M. Lewis
Jory Mickelson
Kaci Aria
Louie Rudge mk zariel
Monte Marin
Nell Kerr
Ripley A. Mandanis
Rowan Stubblebine
Salvius Iscariot
sterling-elizabeth arcadia
Xander Soferim

ART
cát nguyên
Charlie Darling
Eli Sachse
Francis Pitsadiotis
Hadeel Boufarhat
Jo Berliner
Leo Ratcliff
Malachi Lily
Miriam Saperstein
Muskanpreet Kaur
Nick Stuart
R. D. Yoon
Silvestre Fern Cecamore

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s here: The contributor list for issue 02: IDOLS is about ten miles long and full of talent, new and proven 🕯️PRE-ORDER NOW🕯️ 🪽to worship with us🪽 lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...

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Contributor List.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi Suzi, sorry we haven’t logged in for a few weeks! We’ll DM you soon with options

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

For some reason none of the graphics posted and I’m not typing all that again so here you go 🫡

A graphic with a green background and a textile in the middle. The text reads: Lilac Peril presents, Dialogue in Mini Comics. A free workshop with Lillie J. Harris. Sunday July 25 at 6 pm. Pure Panic Comics, 8317 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

A graphic with a green background and a photo of Lillie in front of a gallery wall. The text reads: Lillie J. Harris is a cartoonist, arts educator, and Nebula Award-nominated writer from Clinton, MD. Tension and empathy are notable themes throughout Lillie's work, as well as thanatology, horror, and no punching down.

A graphic with a green background. The text reads: Q&A. Who is this workshop for? trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit writers of all experience levels. we welcome you whether its your 1st or 100th workshop. How much does it cost? This workshop is free to attend. if you're able to, we ask that you donate to HIPS. Why should I attend? To build community, to fight despair, and to get inspired for that writing project you've been meaning to work on.

A graphic with a green background and a textile star. The text reads: August workshop with Evangeline Giaconia. Sunday, August 30 at 1 pm. Rhizome DC.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Accessibility: Pure Panic Comics is within walking distance from Silver Spring station. There is paid street and garage parking. The workshop space is down a flight of stairs. Masks will be required in the space and a HEPA filter running. Please reach out with any other accessibility questions!

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Save the date for our August workshop! Sunday, August 30 with Evangeline Giaconia @evgiaconia.bsky.social Rhizome DC | 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This workshop is free to attend. In place of a registration fee, we ask that you please donate to a mutual aid org. This month, we’re highlighting HIPS, a DC org that has been providing harm reduction services since 1993. You can send a donation here: hips.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Lillie J. Harris is a cartoonist, arts educator, and Nebula Award-nominated writer from Clinton, MD. Tension and empathy are notable themes throughout Lillie's work, as well as thanatology, horror, and no punching down.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🌟July’s free workshop🌟: DIALOGUE IN MINI COMICS with Lillie J. Harris @lilliejharris.bsky.social Sunday, July 25 at 6 pm Pure Panic Comics 8317 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Join us for a generative evening of making zines and mini comics!

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

To get the multi-book deal you have to add a BUNDLE to your cart, not 2 or 3 individual books!!

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

GAY SALE ENDS SOON DON’T MISS GAY SALE

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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

NEWS NEWS NEWS! beestung's Pleasure Issue is open for an extra few days for Black and Indigenous writers and writers of color! We deserve a little breathing room, and we're getting it Deadline: 6/20 Pay: $20 Guest editor: brilliant & savvy & looking forward to reading you up & down Theme: 🥵🫦🩲🍆🍑🎇

THE PLEASURE ISSUE: REAL + IMAGINARY

SUBMISSION CLOSE: (BIPOC ONLY) 06/20/2026

FLASH FICTION + POETRY + CREATIVE NON-FICTION + ART

PAY - $20.00

GUEST EDITED BY CHRISTIAN M. IVEY

This issue aims to interrogate the varying politics of pleasure via the difference between the erotic and the pornographic through flash fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and art. Pleasure does not exist in a vacuum. Which leads to what are the relationships between what we fear and desire, and how does how we engage signify these importances?

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers! Two recipients will receive $500 each to help incubate their future creative endeavors. Deadline: July 31st, 2026. More: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...

Orchid on white background. Text reads: the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. $500 award for two writers .

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I've got an essay in Issue 02: IDOLS about my fondness for the xenomorph queen, so you'll want to get that one.

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Queen Xenomorph from Aliens

Alt: Queen Xenomorph from Aliens lowering her head, considering Ripley's threat.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This INCLUDES pre-orders of our next anthology IDOLS btw 👀

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

One book code - GAY1 Two book code - GAY2 Three book code - GAY3 PLEASE NOTE! You *must* use the multi-book codes on a bundle. Scroll down if you don’t see them. It won’t work if you add multiple individual books to your cart. Bundles are already discounted, so this is in your best interest!!!!

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code: GAY1
25% off two book bundle
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code: GAY3

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🚨🚨GAY BOOKS GET YOUR GAY BOOKS 🚨🚨 Now until the end of June you can get: 20% off one book 25% off a two book bundle 30% off a three book bundle lilacperil.bigcartel.com/products

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

if you like what ALOCASIA is doing, you might be interested in our current call for ecofuture writing, our $500 microgrant for queer nature writers, or one of our upcoming FREE online creative writing workshops! and we're open for standard submissions, too. learn more: ALOCASIA.org

ALOCASIA'S EcoFutures Issue. Deadline 6/6. ALOCASIA.org. computery futurey background.

Venus flytrap background. EJ Haley and ALOCASIA present Strange Hungers: Queering Desire through Carnivorous Plants. June 13 at 3pm EST. Free, virtual on Zoom. This cross-genre generative workshop will invite participants to examine their hungers through the lens of carnivorous plants. Drawing from the works of Kimiko Hahn and A.L. Goldfuss, as well as the care and maintenance of these unique plants, this workshop asks the participant to engage with their hungers, map their desires, and leap forward—unafraid—into strange territories. All genres welcome.

Seelai Karzai and ALOCASIA present Postapocalyptic Beings at the Beginning of the World, a poetry writing workshop. July 18th at 3pm, Free, Virtual on Zoom.

What can forests, swamps, grasslands, and wildlife inhabiting the earth show us about surviving exile, displacement, rootlessness, and the persistence of being? We will read and discuss a variety of poems by Franny Choi, Ross Gay, Rajiv Mohabir, and others. In this generative writing workshop, we will also have guided poetry prompts inspired by examples from our reading selections and quiet writing time to produce new poems that map out our postapocalyptic psyches.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

You’re going to want to pick up the Idols issue from @lilacperil.bsky.social. Why? Because I’ll have an essay in it enthusing over someone very near and dear to me the xenomorph queen. hsssssssss I’m thrilled to have been selected for this one!

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PRE-ORDER | Issue 02: IDOLS

COMING IN FALL 2026 Saints, celebrities, heroes, and fixations. The movement leaders who have become canonized. The objects on your altar. The first trans person you ever knew. Late night prayers and ...

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

And keep an eye out for an announcement on the date and location of June’s workshop! In-person in Washington DC, led by cartoonist and writer Lillie J. Harris

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with LILLIE J. HARRIS in person in Washington D.C.
date TBD

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

As always, the workshop is free. We ask that you shoot some money to For the Gworls instead www.forthegworls.com/donate

A graphic with figures in elaborate costumes. The text reads: Q&A
Who is this workshop for? trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit writers of all experience levels. we welcome you whether its your lst or 100th workshop.
How much does it cost?
this workshop is free to attend. if you're able to, we ask that you donate to For the Gworls instead.
Why should I attend?
to build community, to fight despair, and to get inspired for that writing project you've been meaning to work on.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Writing about oneself in fiction can result in a host of problems. How honest should you be about yourself? How closely should your story align with reality? This class will analyze these questions using two recent trans novels (no need to read them ahead of time!)

A graphic with figures in elaborate costumes. The text reads: The Genre Self
Writing about oneself in fiction can result in a host of problems. How honest should you be about yourself? How closely should your story align with reality? But over the last few months, two books by trans writers have offered unique visions for how to engage with the self through genre. In Jordy Rosenberg's Night Night Fawn*, a fictional autobiography, and Patrick Cottrell's Afternoon Hours of a Hermit*, a horror mystery, both authors play with notions of selfhood and representation. In this class, we will explore the strategies both authors use to present avatars of the self and look at how we might apply genre elements to a traditionally realist pursuit: writing about oneself.
** Note - no need to read these books ahead of time!

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

May’s free (virtual) workshop: THE GENRE SELF with Isle McElroy Sunday, May 17 at 6 PM EST Virtual | Registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-genre-...

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The Genre Self
Virtual
May 17 at 6 pm EST
a free workshop for trans writers with ISLE McELROY

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

May 27, save the date DC!!! All the learned transsexuals will be there 🧐🍷 @submorstua.bsky.social

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

There’s also bundle options :) lilacperil.bigcartel.com

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s the last day of the Trans Rights Readathon and we have hmmm mostly forgotten to post about it!!! You can pick up our newly re-issued first book, our second book (which most people think is our first lol), or pre-order our third! lilacperil.bigcartel.com/products

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sheer spite press @sheerspite.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

sheer spite is run by one (1) weary transsexual and most of the stuff we publish and distribute is by other trans people, not as a moral principle but just because i love trans people and i love the work we make. #tdov sheerspite.ca sheerspite.bigcartel.com

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🏳️‍⚧️Suzi 🖤 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🇧🇪🇮🇪 @sqotn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

If you were looking for something for bsky.app/profile/beck... I can thoroughly recommend the 'Taboo' issue by Lilac Peril press. A wonderful varied compilation of trans expression both written and visual. Even if you're not doing the readathon you would enrich your life immeasurably by reading it.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

That’s so kind, thank you, Suzi!

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Lilac Peril: your human puppy will love us!

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Cat Fitzpatrick @catfitzpatrick.net · 24/03/2026

OH MY GOD THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ARTICLE // this mag trend is so exciting and here they are all TALKING TO EACH OTHER // essssential reading // also then go buy the mags (if U can still get them slowpokes) // also then start your own #ReNaissance

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joyce’s monster 🎃 @joycelaurie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

what “renaissance” means here is it is now YOUR job to start a publication. i don’t make the rules electricliterature.com/the-renaissa...

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The Renaissance of the Trans Magazine - Electric Literature

Eight editors behind trans periodicals discuss trans activism and the power of t4t publications

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

And stay tuned for May's VITRUAL workshop with the truly incomparable @islemcelroy.bsky.social !!! Registration link to come

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Our workshops are always free, but if you're able, we ask you donate to a mutual aid org instead. This month we're featuring @remorahousedc.bsky.social, a local collective who provide material support for our unhoused neighbors in DC. You can send a donation here: givebutter.com/remorahouse

A graphic with an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. The text reads: Q&A. Who is this workshop for 18 + Trans, non-binary, and Two-Spirit writers of all experience levels. we welcome you whether it's your 1st or 100th workshop. How much does it cost? This workshop is free to attend. If you're able to, we ask that you donate to a mutual aid org instead. This month, we’re highlighting the DC Trans Abolitionist Collective. Why should I go? To build community, to fight despair, and to get inspired for that writing project you’ve been meaning to work on.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This class will include an elaboration of principles of trans eroticism/trans erotic embodiment, while using examples from poetry, essay, and fiction to provide a foundation for writing visceral, opulent, queer, and hot scenes of trans pleasure and lust.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Steeped in the conviction (as expressed by Tourmaline), “that a world filled with softness and beauty and care is not only possible, but inevitable,” this class aims to explore how we might dream and write trans futures soaked in pleasure, connection, play, and the spark of the erotic.

A graphic with an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. The text reads: Writing the Trans Erotic. Steeped in the conviction (as expressed by Tourmaline), “that a world filled with softness and beauty and care is not only possible, but inevitable,” this class aims to explore how we might dream and write trans futures soaked in pleasure, connection, play, and the spark of the erotic. This class will include an elaboration of principles of trans eroticism/trans erotic embodiment, while using examples from poetry, essay, and fiction to provide a foundation for writing visceral, opulent, queer, and hot scenes of trans pleasure and lust.

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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

April's workshop is coming up QUICK, and it's a good one... WRITING THE TRANS EROTIC with Lucie Fielding ( @sexbeyondbinaries.bsky.social ) Sunday, April 5 at 1 PM EST Rhizome DC | 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012 *** 18 + ONLY ***

A graphic with an illustration of a woman raising a whip by Aubrey Beardsley. The text reads: Lilac Peril presents: writing the trans erotic. Sunday, April 5 at 1:00 PM. Rhizome DC. A free writing workshop with Lucie Fielding. 18+only.

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