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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 17h

I wish my toddler and my dog would stop competing for who can tey to sneakily eat the most crayons (no the toddler has not actually eaten any crayons but i cant say the same for the dog)

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NOO DON'T REJECT ME but also please reject me and put my out of my misery. 😅

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ok, I quite liked Lanterns but I also am kinda a DC fanboy and also an off and on Marvel hater (except Xmen)

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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Writers, if you have a hard-to-sell speculative Christmas / Winter Holiday story (more speculative than simply "Santa exists," please), we're love to consider it. hellitself.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines – Hell Itself

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Monday Marketing!

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Are you: - a trans woman or a non-binary person with a prostate? - aged 40+? - on oestrogen and/or post-op for bottom surgery? - based in the UK? The TransPRIDE study invites you to participate in research to inform better trans-inclusive prostate care! transpridestudy.org.uk

Recruitment poster with text that reads as follows. Trans or non-binary?
Join us in research led by and for trans people to improve our healthcare.

TransPRIDE (Trans & non-binary Prostate specific antigen Reference Interval
DEtermination) is a research study to help find the normal levels of the PSA blood test in trans women and non-binary people with prostates.
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a blood test that helps detect prostate
problems including cancer.

It is lowered by gender-affirming hormones and surgeries but we do not
know the expected normal levels for trans women and non-binary people.

Knowing the normal PSA blood test level will help doctors to find and treat prostate cancer more quickly in this population.

We are looking for 500 trans women and non-binary people aged 40+ who have been on feminising hormone therapy for at least 3 months, and/or had any kind of bottom surgery, to take part.

Participation involves a blood test for PSA and hormone levels, and short
questionnaires.

Blood test results will be returned, and participants are given a £25 gift
voucher for their time.

For more information visit: transpridestudy.org.uk
Or contact: bartsctu-transpride-study@qmul.ac.uk

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am developing so many OPINIONS on the wordings of form query rejects and what works the best. 😂

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I usually get suspicious when I see a small press that isn’t brand new where the submission info is way more prominent than info about the press’s catalogue, even if they say submissions are free 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ohh covid-flu shot combo, i have not missed you

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Austin Dewar @austindewar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Strange Horizons will be opening for fiction submissions in just one hour! 🎉🎉🎉 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/su...

strangehorizons.com

Fiction Submission Guidelines

How to submit a story to Strange Horizons.

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

KNIGHT & MOTH x GODKILLER x Renn "Italy" A witch and witchhunter must fight together to harvest 7 demigod hearts for a spell to kill the evil gods One is a bitter war orphan One has a magical, incurable soul-rot But when their own hearts are threatened So are their ulterior motives #DVpit #A #F

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Eric LaRocca x THE CRAFT When depressed, witchy Ash casts a curse, she thinks it'll stop people from messing with her. Instead, it summons a doppelganger bent on killing anyone who's ever hurt her incl friends. To break the curse, she'll have to kill her inner and outer demons. #DVpit #A #H

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Eric LaRocca x THE CRAFT A suicidal 25yo newage witch accidentally curses her friends/family to be stalked by her murderous doppelganger. She can break the curse if she actually deals with her depression--or else see everyone she loves die and lose herself, her sanity, and her freedom #DVpit #A #H

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Sasha Kielman (she/her/hers) 🦋 is Querying 🙏🕯️📿 @sashakielman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kazmera's grandfather murders her parents & orders her, a shadow witch, to marry light witch Prince Edan for a false peace. To save her kingdom from her grandfather’s totalitarian regime and impending war, Kazmera & Edan form a fragile alliance while facing their inner struggles. #A #F #OWN #DVPit

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

well you can reject my writing, but you'll never take my top one percent anthropeum score from me!! Anthropeum.com · Sep 30 2026 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟩🟩🟦🟨🟦 87,530 · top 1% of players today!

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Anthropeum

A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm doing DVpit tomorrow so, apologies for the slew of posts that will happen. I'll be pitching my Italian Renaissance epic fantasy and my contemporary depression horror. Wish me luck!

a collage over a picture of florence. the photos contain two people doing "fire magic" and a white couple kissing, with the words The beautiful enemy and cj subko 2026

a collage over a dark gray background with the words cj subko and and the dark will know my name. the polaroids have a woman crouching, a sad blonde woman, a woman screaming hard, a woman sitting, and a crying woman with a drawn paper smile

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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In honor of pub day and my not-so-secretly favorite character, Jeffrey the skeleton rabbit, some writer-friends (and one of their moms! and my lovely partner!) have blessed us all with these fabulous skelebuns! Art credit in alt-text + next post 🐇🦴❤️

Sketch of a rabbit hopping delightedly that says, “Oh, hurry! hurry! come quick! The Bone Brides is here!” along with 5 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Paul Rose-Teter, TJ, Shannon English, Meg Gauck, CJ Subko, and Sasha Kielman.

4 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Christina Ferko, Artemis Whelan, Jess Aragon, and Aowna.

5 skeleton rabbit illustrations in different styles. Art by Carmeline Melchior, Via Luino, M. Stevenson, Annika Barranti Klein, and Paul Rose-Teter.

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My 9 games that shaped my brain (sorta, shout out also to Streetfighter, Saga Frontier, Crash Bandicoot, Pokemon, Mass Effect, Sim City, and Baten Kaitos)

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

why, in so many stories written by cis men that include young teen girls is there's so often a "first period" scene and it's always kind of weirdly written. can no man authors talk to women about what a first period is like? or why does it need to be there?

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My 17 month old has a passion for trying to play in opened dishwasher that I know will not translate into him doing the household dishes years from now 😅

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

do you want a romantasy that's a little bit different? BURN UP IN VICTORY! Serafina's brother Marco eloped, abandoning her to their mother's tender mercies Lorenzo's best friend eloped, leaving his damned sister Lorenzo's problem for some reason duels & dalliances! books2read.com/burnupinvict...

the first hardcover in the world of Burn Up in Victory. It's sitting on the flat-ish part of a dark gray stone, in front of a bunch of greenery that's in soft focus behind (it's a smoke bush, but it isn't "smoking" yet)

Book cover for Burn Up in Victory: a woman with loose red hair, waring a blousy white shirt and black gloves, holding a fencing sword vertically in front of her, her head bowed. The background is dark, but embers surround her.

(I bought this image from a photoset on Shutterstock and added the words to it in Canva. To my knowledge and the best of my ability, no AI is involved)

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

querying a novel makes me want to find a small, nearly jennifer-sized cave to curl up in and roll a rock in front of the opening to be shut for some TBD amount of time while i scream

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fresh signed copies of THE GHOST OF HIGHTOWER pond have arrived on Etsy! Preorders for October 13 available elsewhere! Get your Gothic horror novella while it's hot. 💀 Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6PC6JJJ Signed copies: www.etsy.com/listing/4571...

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The Ghost of Hightower Pond

Cordelia Delacroix has only been in London for a season when plague strikes. Desperate to escape both the plague and her declining financial situation, she accepts a mysterious invitation to join a pa...

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Other publishers interested in translating my short work should contact me (or tell me how to submit) because having translations is super cool!! Like I only read/speak English, but if my Polish cousins could pick up a magazine with one of my stories in Polish? Please, yes

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I hate to be *that guy* but the physical 100 shows/franchise are ones that I feel kinda bleh about the idea of an American version; something about the way we do shows like this makes me feel like we'd ruin it

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 21/09/2026

New fiction! "One Heart" by Annike Browne @marushkababushka.bsky.social It's not really salvation when the one you love is already dead. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

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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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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have BEEF with the multiple children’s picture books that have parent and baby caterpillars and then parent and baby butterflies and moths. it should be a parent butterfly and a baby caterpillar! Also please color your fireflies accurately TY

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Part of my day job, not connected to AaN, is to design books for authors, poets, and organizations. After 30+ years I know a few things. If you are looking to have a cover or book designed, I can help. No AI slop ever. 100% human designer. DM or email me.

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

when you start getting into writing/publishing you think you need to hear EVERYONEs opinion on your writing to prove youre tough and mature and can take criticism, but eventually you realize actually maturity is NOT worrying about the minute details of each person's opinion 🤷

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Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Do you enjoy science fiction? How about short stories? If yes, could I tempt you to get my debut collection? 🙏 10 short stories (2 previously published in Analog SF), 10 story notes, 11 hand-drawn illustrations by a pro artist. Ebook or paperback. Signed if you wish. ✨🥳📚 #Kickstarter #Booksky

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Idk what's happening to me, I never cared about twilight but I had a vivid dream that me and RPatz got together but was confused about why he was attracted to me and me to him, but we had this odd magnetism. also we were in Korea and i had to teach him how to tell the cab driver to take him home

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Night Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

all the information you’ll need is on the submissions page, including what the “contract” looks like. spoilers it’s just an email agreement because i’m not buying any rights do it! submit a story! once you do one the rest are easier! i believe in you 🛸 www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/

nightshadesmag.com

Submissions

Night Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes two speculative stories per month. Night Shades is OPEN Closing October 11, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern Time Night Shades opens sporadically...

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🍬 Abigail Kemske 🍬 @abigailkemske.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welp, confirmation from a market that gen AI art is used when there are "no other options." No other options?? SEriOSLy? 🤔 Let's start a thread of where you can find art to use in the public domain because I'm sick of this shit! Please reply below with your favorite resources. 👇

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Man these editors are getting sneaky A stealth acceptance for a story that started with, "We had over 400 submissions, however..." First time "however" was a good thing in an email response to a submission xD

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🪼Ghost Jellyfishlines 🔜 PaxU🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 10/09/2026

Hi, I’m Irving. I’m an Ennie nominated ttrpg designer that has made Augury in Litany, TOWNIE(S), and Rumor Mill. I’ve also worked on Absurdia and the Public Access RPG. Support me here: patreon.com/Jellyfishlines. Or here (games): jellyfishlines.itch.io. Or hire me: jellyfishlines@proton.me

A photo of me, a white transmasc. I have brown hair and eyes and I’m wearing blue-purple eyeshadow with white eyeliner and brown lipstick. The background is a white room with a closet on the right and a pillow and spray bottle on the left.

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Get a signed early copy of THE GHOST OF HIGHTOWER POND available now through my Etsy shop! www.etsy.com/listing/4571... Or, wait for October 13 and get it for e-book or physical from Amazon and Bookshop Bookshop preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... Amazon preorder: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6PC6JJJ

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The Ghost of Hightower Pond - First Edition Signed by the Author - Gothic Horror Novella - Etsy

This Horror item is sold by CuriousAndCrow. Ships from Chicago, IL. Listed on Sep 9, 2026

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Sasha Kielman (she/her/hers) 🦋 is Querying 🙏🕯️📿 @sashakielman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's that time again! @barnesandnoble.com is having a PREORDER25 sale. The Tarot of Love anthology, featuring my short story THE CARDS NEVER LIED, is eligible! It's a Robin Hood reimagining featuring the doomed romance between Maid Marian & Prince John, with tarot magic, themes of choice and fate.

The Flame Tree Press anthology THE TAROT OF LOVE on a yellow background with flowering vines. The book cover is shown and so are the sprayed edges (pink and purple.)

A black Canva graphic with golden tarot cards spread in the middle and suns and starbursts along the sides.
THE TAROT OF LOVE
The Cards Never Lied
@Sasha Kielman

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Marley Rose-Teter @marleyroseteter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I've been on this road a long time...

Stationery paper and star stickers over a green background. Text: "My whole life, there've only ever been two things I've wanted to be..."

1. a faery

Scrapbook style page includes a photo of a messy-haired girl in a pink faery costume, holding a watering can ("garden faery, age 5"), a young woman in a white dress and faery wings ("age 19"), and a doodle ("drawn by a friend, age 15") that includes "Marley is a fairy! or a ghost"

2. a writer

Scrapbook style page includes a photo of a little girl sitting at a desk and holding up a writing utensil ("age 5"), cramped little kid writing ("diary entry, age 7, declaring plans to publish a book"), and a cut out from a black and white senior magazine ("voted 'most likely to be the next great author' in high school")

"Guess I'll settle for being a writer of faery books" (smiley face)

Shows cover of THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter, and a photo of the author holding three ARCs, labeled "a debut novelist!"

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

as much as I struggle with my own nihilism when it comes to writing/publishing short fic (and essays and poems), honestly the whole "nihilism as our vibe" trend for some zines/publications really does nothing for me and rubs me the wrong way more often than not 🤷

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

more evidence the theme of this admin is just “uninspired, bland slop fascism”

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When you go directly from a book with really well crafted prose and characterization to one that’s…meh… and now you’re side eying the second book’s high goodreads rating 😒

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Samir Sirk Morató @spicycloaca.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

local fruit thinks that you'll enjoy Gore Poetics (my collection published by @cursedmorsels.bsky.social); news at eleven

A photograph of me, a long-haired Latin trans masculine person with an opal bridge piercing and multiple ear and nose piercings, holding a copy of my collection, "Gore Poetics." I'm hiding behind the book.

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

when you re-read a draft of something you've already submitted and realized that somehow you must have temporarily forgotten how English tense works

static.klipy.com

Whoops Aquaman

Alt: Jason mamoa spinning in a chair and saying whoops

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

8+ years of submitting writing to publications and I've developed a Pavlovian, visceral disgust to the word "unfortunately"

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

*thoughts while editing something for work* I'm not an em dash hater and I know em dashes have been getting some heat lately bc of the AI thing, but honestly, i do think a lot of things read better without excessive use of em dashes where they're not needed 🤷‍♀️

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Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I thought August was supposed to be a vacation month but it's actually just give Jennifer more work month and make her disillusioned with the state of publishing more than she was month.

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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 31/08/2026

The Bronx River is bustling with wildlife. Recently, we shared news from researcher RJ Hawkins, working with WCS Education, that a North American river otter was documented in the Bronx River in the Bronx. But that’s not all. Pictured: American mink from this month. 🌎

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