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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Check out our first winning entry for 2026's Flash Fiction Challenge by Chris Browley. Will you be next? Only way to find out is to submit a story using our current challenge prompt! www.specul8.com.au/s/stories/ab...

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'Absolute Cold' by Chris Browley | Specul8 Publishing

About a year into his residency, Adam was invited for a private screening by Dr Miller. The local eccentric, Miller simply had a way with ice, like the sculptors of marble and stone in ancient …

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Want a fun-filled, family-friendly holiday activity to do with the kids on Christmas break? Well, you're in the wrong place buddy... If, however, you feel like lending your voice to our Knives, Nightmares & Neon podcast, we'd love to have you! = www.specul8.com.au/knives-night...

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed speculative fiction. Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up. www.specul8.com.au/submissions

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Happy Halloween kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're just DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology. Oh, but the fun and gruesome games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kVw...

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Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology Cover Reveal and Special Announcement

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology this Halloween. But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Are you hanging out for today's big release? Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release! Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal. www.specul8.com.au/product/spec...

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Every story has a beginning... Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction. On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Check out our latest flash fiction challenge winning entry, The Final Step by S L Jones! This is our 2nd last story for 2025's challenge, check out our final prompt for your last chance to get in on the action #flashfiction #specul8challenge #shortandsweet www.specul8.com.au/s/stories/th...

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'The Final Step' by S L Jones | Specul8 Publishing

The floor hums beneath my boots, a low vibration as the airlock cycles. Ahead, the bay doors peel apart, revealing Earth in all its fragile, impossible beauty. White storms coil over vast blue …

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Massive congratulations to Beverley Young for her tale “For Those Who Will Follow”, the winner of Specul8’s latest #FlashFiction challenge! Check it out below. Who knows? You might be next. There are only 2 more challenge prompts left for this year!✍️ www.specul8.com.au/s/stories/fo...

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'For Those Who Will Follow' by Beverley Young | Specul8 Publishing

They were close now, their fetid smell carried on the biting wind; stale tobacco, rum-soaked sweaty bodies, unused to contact with soap and water. The wolf could smell something else, their lust for …

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Think fast. Write faster. Can you craft a killer tale in 300-500 words? Submit at www.specul8.com.au

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Merry Xmas in July! As a present for you all, here's the cover reveal for our inaugural Christmas Annual - featuring the winning entries of the Flash Fiction Challenge! You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th! www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action! This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction. Submissions open December 2025

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here. Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY! www.specul8.com.au/submissions

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Okay Specul8ors, let's play a game... Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪 What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Sick of doomscrolling your way through your phone? Why not do yourself a favour and swap out all the ragebait and the bleak state of current affairs for a few moments of blissful reprieve by delving headfirst into some micro-doses of creative fiction?

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"The Last Strike" by Etienne Lombard | Specul8 Publishing

The hammer trembled in Marcus's weathered hands as he raised it above the glowing steel. Forty years of striking iron, and still his heart raced at the sight of metal kissed by fire—orange-white and …

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣 Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got! #FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Submissions now open at www.specul8.com.au/submissions

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X is coming this World UFO Day to stomp, smash, and squelch its way through your imagination with 21 titanic tales of skyscraper-sized beasts, interstellar behemoths, and rampaging radioactive reptiles!

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🔥 Flash Fiction Throwdown! 🔥 Got 300-500 words and a wild imagination? Let’s see what you’ve got! Specul8’s latest flash fiction challenge is on. Check out the latest prompt and get scribbling! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor and the caffeinated dawn!

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Flash Fiction Challenge! Think you can tell a story in 300-500 words? Prove it! Specul8’s latest challenge is live. Every fortnight, we drop a new image prompt. Write, submit, and you could win! www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas... Check the prompt & start writing! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🚀 Calling all Australian and NZ writers! ✍️ Specul8 has 3 exciting calls for submissions coming up—horror, sci-fi, or something totally out of the box! 🌟 👉 Details here: www.specul8.com.au/submissions Which one has you buzzing? Let us know! 💬✨ #WritingCommunity #Specul8 #WritersWanted

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Attention #writersofbluesky our latest flash fiction challenge prompt is out and ready for your twisted takes www.specul8.com.au

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

With much reluctance, we inform you that we have decided to give up on the book business. Instead, we're launching Meta-Insta-Planet-X-Tok and helping to contribute to the inevitable collapse of modern society. Meta-Insta-Planet-X-Tok, 'coz books are for losers and thinking is super hard fam.

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Specul8 Publishing @specul8.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Knives, Nightmares and Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology Submissions open June 1 2025 to Australian and NZ authors. Get ready to murder like it's 1985! www.specul8.com.au/submissions #WritersOfBluesky #CallForSubmissions #SubmissionCall #HorrorWriters #HorrorCommunity #ScaryStories #HorrorAnthology

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