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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

read the rest of "what did you think was going to happen?" by Kat Jackson in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl on 10.30.26 #scrawlmagazine

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skulking out along the treeline
i cut a feral figure
shallow creep of cold

"what did you think was going to happen?"
- Kat Jackson

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

read the rest of "One Day I Will Fight the Stars, for One Day They Will Take Her Too" by D.A. Straith ( @straith.ca ) in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl on 10.30.26 #scrawlmagazine

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When sunset turns the sky over our sleepover a hundred tempting colours, our friends whisper and giggle and press their faces to the front door, daring each other to turn the handle and find the stars. -

"One Day I Will Fight the Stars, for One Day They Will Take Her Too", D.A. Straith

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Straith 🍉 @straith.ca · 27/09/2026

coming soon FEAR THEM 🌌

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

read the rest of "One Day I Will Fight the Stars, for One Day They Will Take Her Too" by D.A. Straith ( @straith.ca ) in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl on 10.30.26 #scrawlmagazine

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on kevin b! read kevin's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

contributor spotlight
kevin b

Kevin B is a writer and poet from New England. Their work has been published in Esoterica, Lemonwood Quarterly, Mania, storySouth, Folly, and Apotheca. Their story “Uncle Grendel” won the George Lila Award. They are the recipient of the Rose Warner Prize for Fiction.

read kevin's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on lorraine schein! read lorraine's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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lorraine schein

Lorraine Schein is a NY writer. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Scientific American, and the journal of the British Fantasy Society Horizons, and in the anthologies Underland Arcana and Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by Lana del Rey & Sylvia Plath. The Futurist’s Mistress (poetry), is available from Mayapple Press. Her book of poems and stories, The Lady Anarchist Cafe, is available from its publisher Autonomedia and on Amazon.

read lorraine's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on maty diawara! read maty's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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maty diawara

Maty Diawara (she/her) is an Ivorian-French writer and poet based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her work uses psychological horror, body horror, and magical realism to explore complex trauma, memory, and the emotional landscape of Black womanhood. Her poetry has been featured in FLARE Magazine. When she’s not writing horror, she enjoys reading Wikipedia entries on horror films she will never watch and hosting a horror book club with her sleep paralysis demons.

read maty's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on maty diawara! read maty's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on nicole johnson! read nicole's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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nicole johnson

Nicole Johnson (she/her) graduated from Pepperdine University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in English, Writing, and Rhetoric. Her work has appeared previously in Anklebiter’s Kill Line and her alma mater’s literary journal Expressionists. Nicole was recently long listed for the 2025-26 Rejected Poetry Prize. She currently lives in her hometown, Houston, Texas, with her fiancé and 16-year-old Shiba Inu. She thrives while managing bipolar disorder, insomnia and anxiety. You can follow her on Instagram at: nicolemariej88.

read nicole's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on nicole johnson! read nicole's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on thalia halloran! read thalia's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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thalia halloran

Thalia Halloran (she/her) is a Chicago-based writer raised in Bloomington, Indiana. She holds a degree in English from Duke University.

read thalia's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on thalia halloran! read thalia's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on kat jackson! read kat's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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Kat Jackson (she/they) is originally from Wyoming, though she lived in Western Montana while earning a BA in English and an MA in Environmental Philosophy from the University of Montana. Kat draws inspiration from multi-species theory, queer ecology, and the idea that horror, at its most potent, can be an act of hope and resilience. She currently lives in Iowa where she is pursuing dual master’s degrees in Creative Writing and the Environment and Anthropology.

read kat's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

today's contributor spotlight is on kat jackson! read kat's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

exciting news – issue no. 02 of (s)crawl will be released 10.30.26! from today until release date, we’ll be sharing contributor spotlights, a “first lines” series, and excerpts from contributor interviews. kicking us off for our contributor spotlight series is @straith.ca

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D.A. Straith

D.A. Straith (they/them) is a nonbinary transmasculine settler living in suburban Treaty 13 territory in Ontario, Canada. Their short fantasy and science fiction stories have been published in Augur, Fusion Fragment and On Spec, and they are a graduate of the inaugural Clarion West Novel Writing Workshop, held in 2025. When they're not writing, they're gazing lovingly at their houseplants.

read straith's work in issue no. 02 of (s)crawl coming 10.30.26

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Straith 🍉 @straith.ca · 01/09/2026

BEWARE: for on october 30, the stars are coming. and they can see you.

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#PoemADay #17: "Skull with Laurel, 1832" by rj aurand in @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social . I gasped at "a prince of charnel crowned". Gorgeous! scrawlmag.com/issues/issue...

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

who's ready to meet our issue no. 02 contributors?? 👀 starting september 1st, we'll be posting contributor spotlights throughout the month. keep your eyes peeled!

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miranda 🐌 @mhd.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I just read this story by @znnys.bsky.social and it was absolutely fantastic. So immersive and it the setting felt so vivd in such a short work.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Last day of our final nominees for the inaugural edition of The Foofs! Here are your nominees for Best Editor!

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Rachel Henderson @rlhendie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Holy mackerel, another one! Last year the fabulous folks at @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social published The Dead Man, and the entire process was a delight. Eager to see what they have coming up in the 2026 issue!

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

More finalist nominations! This one for Best Fragment aka short story between 1,000 and 2,500 words! Winners to be announced at the end of the week.

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This interview is a few months old, but one of my favorite writing-related releases of last year—I've never been asked such thoughtful questions about my work and its themes before. @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social was so wonderful to work with! 🥀 scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi...

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

only four more days until submissions for our fall 2026 issue close!

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

SUBMISSION CALL! submissions are open for (s)crawl magazine's fall 2026 issue (issue no. 02) see submission guidelines and submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com #horrorlitmag #litmag #diversehorror #horrorfiction #horrorwriters

moody black & white image of an empty hallway with the text:
fall 2026
submission call
submission period: feb l-mar 15
seeking: horror short stories and poetry by Igtqia+, neurodivergent, bipoc, disabled, women, and gender-diverse writers
we pay our writers and never charge sub fees
SCRAWLMAG.COM

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

a quick reminder: yes, if you submit AI-generated work, you will be permanently blacklisted from our publication. yes, this goes for author bios and cover letters as well. yes, it’s much more obvious than you think it is.

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

three more weeks to get your submissions in!

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

(s)crawl is fabulous to work with! Send them your best creepy pieces. And if you want to check out their vibes, you can read my poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" in Issue 1! scrawlmag.com/issues/issue...

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

happy new year horror-lovers! submissions for the fall 2026 issue of (s)crawl will open on february 1st and close on march 15th. check back here or on scrawlmag.com on feb 1st for more details!

a dark and moody greyscale image of a dark hallway. text overlay: save the date. submissions for issue no. 02 will open on february first

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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Putting this out here so you can say, "I submitted to them before they were rich and famous." Which is obviously a super realistic goal for a lit mag. Find the list here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/20-in-... #writingcommunity

20 Lit mags founded in 2025 that we think will be the next big thing

• (s)crawl magazine - Horror-focused lit mag amplitying marginalized voices
• Strange Pilgrims - Real, surreal, & brutally beautirul writing
• Gather - A writing table for gutsy, bold poets
• Tough Poets Review - Funny, smart, unpredictable, & startlingly honest
• Strange Hymnal - Literary magazine of mystery, ritual, & obsession
• Sonder Literary - Queer and youth-run zine focusing on equality and whimsy
• 149 Review - Fresh, original, thought provoking work
• Rawhead - Exploring the many forms resistance takes
• FLARE Magazine - Spotlighting chronic illnesses, mental health, & disabilities
• Blood+Honey - Experimental and avant-garde work that challenges & provokes
• Tractor Beam - Radical visions of hopeful futures on Earth
• OTHERSIDE - Quarterly magazine of speculative work by queer creatives
• MENACE - Work that encapsulates the dark, the transgressive, the gross
• shoegaze literary - A third space for dreamy, distorted alternate realities
• Sardine Can Collective - Secret cult of tish girls
• Little Fruits Magazine - Your ripest work: tart, rotten, dripping with sweetness
• Lullaby Machine - A digital rest stop dedicated to the lullaby
• The Aftershock Review - After trauma, there is still poetry
• Outskirts - A new home for misfit poetry and prose
• Mouthful of Salt - Amplifying the stories that won't stay quiet

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

author interview with @ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration behind her piece “Glass Girl", as well as the insidious nature of depression and its lasting effects within families.

"There is no easy cure for depression. It feels like an experiment, trying to balance eating right, and exercising, and getting 8 hours of sleep, and sunshine, and journaling, and medicine. It's frustrating and scary exploring what works, or doesn't work. I wondered how far someone would go, what would they risk to try and feel like themselves again?"
-ashley huyge

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

author interview with @znnys.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration behind their piece “i always liked blueberries the best” and the importance of trust when it comes to the relationship between writers and readers.

“I think the most challenging thing about writing an unreliable narrator—and writing in general, really—can be when you're too worried about being misinterpreted. [...] Trust is the crux of it—you have to trust yourself as an artist to effectively share your vision, and you have to trust your reader's intelligence. That
takes practice.”
-zanny stohl

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Interview live on the (s)crawl blog as well! I really enjoyed answering these questions. If you've ever wanted to pick the goth side of my brain, this is your chance! And if you haven't read "Skull with Laurel, 1832" it's a perfect little poem for these cold dark days. scrawlmag.com/issues/issue...

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

author interview with @rjaurand.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration behind the piece “Skull with Laurel, 1832” and how we all experience “little deaths” in order to grow and shed old versions of ourselves.

"Life is in its own way a series of little deaths, and shedding these skins/releasing older versions of ourselves is what makes it possible for us to change and grow. I'm not the same person I was fifteen years ago, or even five years ago-and that's the way things should be."
-rj aurand

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

author interview with @rlhendie.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration for her piece “The Dead Man” and how the use of humor as a technique—if the right balance is struck—can make horror elements even more effective.

"Even when there's zero physical danger, having something unwanted follow you around—gradually consuming your time/energy/strength to such a degree that you relent and accept it—can be real life-wrecker. Maybe there's a very good reason for accepting it. Maybe you've got no other choice but to accept it. Maybe you're just exhausted. But the end result is the same—now you're stuck with a dead man."
-rachel henderson

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

author interview with sasha ravitch is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration for her experimental piece “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” and how her work in occulture and witchcraft informs her writing.

"The Book of Revelation has colonized my symbolic language without a clear or definable provenance.
But can you write about queerness, about monstrous desire, about obsession, without calling the Devil or the Woman of the Apocalypse?"
-sasha ravitch

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

author interview with chloe ho is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration for her piece “still life of womb” and how diction, alliteration, and internal rhyme come together to evoke the pain of menstruation.

"Subject matter naturally informs structure, definitely.
Free verse comes the most natural for me, and I feel that it particularly suits "still life of womb" precisely because it's so loose, so unstructured. You re not particularly coherent when you're curled up immobile and trying to not literally cry out in pain, after all."
-chloe ho

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

author interview with hannah madden is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️ scrawlmag.com/blog/intervi... learn more about the inspiration for her piece “My Disposal” and how she explores generational trauma through an everyday household appliance.

"In my story, I gave the garbage disposal a voice because it can often feel like we're being taken from more than we are willing to give up. At first it feels harmless, but as we are whittled down more and more, we realize that something has to change."
-hannah madden

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

today is release day for (s)crawl’s inaugural issue! 🎉 we have seven incredible pieces for you: 4 short stories 2 poems 1 experimental piece some visceral, some emotional, but all worth your time. read issue no. 01 now @ scrawlmag.com

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fall 2025
(s)crawl literary magazine

list of our fall 2025 contributors
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My Disposal
hannah madden

still life of womb
chloe ho

the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED
sasha ravitch

The Dead Man
rachel henderson

Skull with Laurel, 1832
rj aurand

i always liked blueberries the best
zanny stohl

Glass Girl
ashley huyge

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I'm in the inaugural issue of this super cool new horror mag! Check out my gothic poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" (and all the other cool pieces) below! It's perfect reading for spooky season. 💀 scrawlmag.com/issue-1/ 🥀

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