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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Happy October! In honour of spooky season, consider a pair of wonderful horror anthologies from @strangewildspress.bsky.social and @gravesidepress.bsky.social which I am completely unbiased about 🎃

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

I had an amazing time! It was so wonderful to meet the other contributors and read to such an attentive crowd! Thank you so much @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for hosting! 🖤 I hope I can see you all again soon!

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Tomorrow!! I’m so excited. Stop by, if you’re able! 👻🌲🖤

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Next week! Our very first international book-signing for BOREAL happens at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social! Spend sometime in the woods with four authors from the anthology: Jon Gauthier, Sarah Musnicky, J.S. Betula, and Vincent West. Happening next Saturday at 1 PM! Pop it on your calendars!

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Virgil Casper 🏳️‍⚧️💫💕 @vcyarr.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

#TransDayOfVisibility is tomorrow! be sure to uplift trans creators! Let's start with trans authors and writers~ 🏳️‍⚧️✨ #booksky #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #TDOV go.bsky.app/VamK3SD

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Pen Fight @penfight.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚 It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them. penfightdistro.com/product-cate... (please share 💗)

Reads: buy a trans person a book! For trans day of nice book

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Airic Fenn | 🌲🐑🦌🐺🌲Listen to LAMB, STAG & WOLF!! @airic-fenn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Don't forget, I'm still donating sticker sales to Transgender Law Center for the trans rights readathon and for #TDOV! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

And, our wonderful friends at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social will be hosting Jon Gauthier, Sarah Musnicky, @vincentwest.bsky.social and @jsbetula.bsky.social on April 19th! Please come out and support these amazing authors at some of these events and add them to your calendars!

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We're going to be out and about in the coming weeks and we'd love for you to find us! 🧵 I'll be at Author-Con in Williamsburg next week. In April, I get to join @emroy.bsky.social, Nicole Lynn, and Daphne Fauber at B&N South Portland along with moderator @mattsbooksanddrams.bsky.social!

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025. General April 16th with a 1,000 story cap Novelette (10k to 18k words) June 4th with a 300 story cap Indigenous Authors November 3rd with a 500 story cap Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.

Fiction submissions opening
3 submission windows for 2025

General
April 16th

Novelettes
(10,000 to 18,000 words)
June 4th

Indigenous Authors
November 3rd

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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 13/03/2025

looks to be unsettling:

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Send in your rad microfiction, poetry, and nonfiction to the Cursed Morsels zine! We pay 10 cents per word and like weird, horrifying, and sexy things! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

ZINE SUBMISSION CALL (OPEN TO ALL WRITERS MARCH 7TH THROUGH 21ST)This March, we’ll be accepting submissions both for our third zine bundle and a special zine to go with the release of D. Matt…

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Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Today's the day! Orion's Belt Magazine is reopening for both fiction and poetry submissions (we'll be open for 6 months, you've got lots of time) today. Check out the guidelines here: www.orions-belt.net/submissions I'm looking forward to some excellent poetry submissions!

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

What an exciting week for me! I'm featured in two wonderful anthologies that are available now. Pick up a digital or physical copy and support small presses! 🌲💀 BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror - books2read.com/u/470Rq8 🌙🦊 HOWL: A Shapeshifting Anthology - graveside-press.com/product/howl/

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

TOMORROW! Our first ever BOREAL event happens in the dark spooky woods of Maine! Or rather in the wonderful woods-adjacent town of Gray at the Gray Public Library! Join me alongside @emroy.bsky.social, Nicole Lynn, and @marisca.bsky.social at 1 PM to discuss writing Boreal horror!

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Happy Howl Day! My short story, “Foxglove Manor,” appears in this anthology alongside so many other wonderful shapeshifter tales (tails?)! I’m very fond of this story and I’m so grateful that Graveside Press gave it a home! 🦊🌙

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Did you miss it? Our first eco-horror, grief-infused, existential, monster, slasher, fantasy horror, mystery horror anthology is OUT NOW! And yes, you can find all of that inside...and more. Pick yours up today: books2read.com/u/470Rq8

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I spent a year with this book from conception to acceptance of stories, editing, interior formatting, cover design, marketing... It takes SO much work and in the end, these people are all worth it. Consider reading some fresh voices while treading these dark and cold paths.

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Happy Release Day! Strange Wilds Press crafted an incredible anthology and I’m so grateful to be part of it. I can’t wait to hold this book in my hands! 🖤🌲 My short story, “Gathering of the Dead,” and is featured in BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror. Available now!

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Erica Robyn @ericarobyn.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror edited by @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social is a collection of dark tales filled with suspense. With all the intense loss & longing there is also a thin line of quiet hope that leaves readers thinking all will be well before being crushed again moments later. (1/3)

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BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror edited by Katherine Silva | Book Review - Erica Robyn Reads

BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror edited by Katherine Silva is a collection of dark and mysterious tales filled with suspense. With all the intense loss and longing, there is also a thin line of qu...

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Sharing again. Cover reveal for my new grief horror book is here. Pre-order is up. This one is about defiance. It's sad. It's angry. It's numbing. And I'm proud of this one.

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

It's that lovely time of year again: the Barnes and Noble pre-order sale! Which means you can pre-order BOREAL and save 25% off right now. Hop on over to their website and use the code PREORDER25 at checkout. 🌲🖤💀

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We got another new review for BOREAL today! Thanks so much, David, for reading early and for giving shout-outs to @emroy.bsky.social, @linardos.bsky.social, @vincentwest.bsky.social, @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, @airic-fenn.bsky.social, Sarah Musnicky and Kuzma Mac!

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

SUBMISSION CALL! submissions are open for (s)crawl literary magazine's inaugural fall 2025 issue. see submission guidelines & submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com know someone who would be interested? tag them and share this post to spread the word! #litmag #horrorlitmag #horrorwriters

submission call for (s)crawl literary magazine. text: fall 2025 - submissions are OPEN! seeking horror short stories, poetry, and essays by lgbtqia+, neurodiverse, female, bipoc, and disabled voices. we pay our writers and never charge sub fees. scrawlmag.com. background: a dark and moody photo of a skull on the ground surrounded by leaves and dirt.

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Strange Wilds Press has always been about showing love for wildlife through horror literature. My heart breaks for those enduring the devastating fires in California. I've pledged I will donate 20% of the total of any BOREAL paperback orders through our shop to aid those affected by the wildfires. 🧵

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

What do the children of the village fear? Take a step into the world created by Vincent West in "Gathering Of The Dead" by pre-ordering your copy of BOREAL now. Links in our profile.

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I keep admiring this stunning poster! 💀♥️ Strange Wilds has crafted something so special with this anthology. Pre-orders are available now!

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Number three in our movie poster story shoutouts belongs to one of the most terrifying stories in the collection, @vincentwest.bsky.social's "Gathering Of The Dead". Make sure you have pre-ordered your copy of BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror so you can bask in all of that deep woodsy dread.

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Take the road less travelled... Check out our complete author contributor list (2nd photo) for BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror coming February 25th, 2025 and pre-order your copy today! www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/boreal-...

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Happy Friday! Treat your future self to a weekend in the wilderness, courtesy of the many talented voices featured in BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror. 🌲🖤💀 Pre-orders are here with @strangewildspress.bsky.social ! www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/boreal-...

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Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Number 3 in our countdown of authors is none other than Vincent West, the ultra-talented author of "Gathering of The Dead." The story that's going to give you nightmares? It's this one. Pre-ordered your copy of BOREAL and stay tuned as more of it's incredible authors are spotlit!

Background photo is of a forest in late afternoon or early morning where the sun is banking low across the trees and casting them in shadow. In the foreground is a photo of a person wearing a dark blue or black polo shirt. They have light brown/blonde hair and some seriously rad colorful tattoos. The text reads "Vincent West, BOREAL Contributor, "Gathering of the Dead".

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Pre-orders are here! Get lost in the woods with BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror! My short story "Gathering of the Dead" is featured here among so many other talented voices. I'm incredibly excited to share it! 🌲🖤💀

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 28/08/2024

I've made two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines and podcasts - on Bluesky. I hope they make it easier for people to find & follow a whole bunch of great spec-fic venues. I'll keep adding as I go. Starter pack 1: go.bsky.app/4FbEmZU Starter pack 2: go.bsky.app/ASWSvfZ

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

I’m so grateful to be featured along with so many talented authors for this anthology! BOREAL comes out in February and I couldn’t be more excited! 💀🌲🖤

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

I'm so grateful to have my short story "Threads" published with Cosmorama! This story is about acceptance, finding oneself, and using the time we have with one another. 🧵🌈 cosmorama.site/fiction/thre...

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Threads — Cosmorama

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Old Moon Quarterly @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

It is worth noting that in two weeks, on January 1, we are open again for submissions! We have a limited number of slots, but we pay 8c a word, we love dark fantasy and sword/sorcery, and we pay $50 per poem. Check out the rest of our guidelines here: www.oldmoonpublishing.com/submissions

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Submissions | Old Moon Quarterly - Dark Fantasy Magazine

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Poets, writers, & word-makers! ✨ Augur is OPEN to dreamy, immersive & transformative spec fic subs! Dec 15-Jan 31 — Everyone, everywhere Feb 1-14 — BIPOC/trans/disabled people in/from Canada (extended call) $60/poem, $0.11/word. Canadian $. Read the guidelines: www.augurmag.com/submissions/

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Submit to Augur Magazine

We're looking for surrealism, dream touched realism, and SFF! Now with higher pay.

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The Quiet Ones @thequietones.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

💀 THE END is here! 💀 The second half of our monstrous two-part issue is now available for download, for FREE, at our website. Get your copy today! #horrorfam #writingcommunity wearethequietones.com/current-issue

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

In this free ebook, you'll find a cursed pro wrestler falling victim to a lesbian lover-turned-rival, athletes getting in touch with their inner beasts (both figurative and literal), and a yoga cult finding their unwilling "chosen one." Grab your copy: dl.bookfunnel.com/c9w22g2aae

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Crepuscular Magazine @crepuscularmag.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Crepuscular will be paying $0.10/word for stories up to 250 words. Sim subs are accepted! The first week of every month is reserved for submissions from underrepresented voices. (BIPOC/LGBTQ+/Diasporic) All the submissions details: patreon.com/CrepuscularMagazine

Blue and Pink Bat with CREPUSCULAR above and MAGAZINE below

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Vincent West (he/him) 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @vincentwest.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

My drabble “Omens” makes an appearance in this edition of Trembling With Fear from @horrortree.bsky.social ! It’s hosted along with some amazing pieces and it’s #freetoread as well! horrortree.com/trembling-wi...

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