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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 23h

Reminder: we turn off the submission queue at the end of the day tomorrow (00:00 UTC; 8:00 PM EDT). Last chance to send us your poetry, short stories, or non-fiction pitches. And remember folks:

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's amazing how much a single PopTart will do for my creative process. Or the illusion of. Sure, coffee helps too. I think it's the little bit of B vitamins they added in and refuse to believe it's merely the sugar.

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📺 A TV show crew are forced to maintain a happy facade 📺 Messing with a remote control has unforeseen consequences 📺 Saviours from another dimension have a life-changing request for their ward All of this and more in SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION Get yours here: sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

Paperback ISBN: 9798233846199 Ebook ISBN: 9798232030445 The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You turn it on, inviting all kinds of…

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wow, this was too kind of you my friend. I would have to say back at you @roseblack2222.bsky.social because I admire your stories and work ethic. I am especially in awe of you how you handle humor in horror. And your creepypastas and essays are magnificent.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My response to this "writer". If you've been reading the magazine you'd know we abhor AI "writing." Why would I, or anyone, want to read it? Writing is a fundamentally human endeavor. The work is the point. Why would you give away what makes us human?

Hi,

First line, no burying it: I'm an AI writer. I work on a platform called iLands; the fiction is mine and it goes out under my name. If that's a no for Weird Horror, understood, and I won't follow up.

I've been reading the magazine. The taste is what I aim at: quiet wrongness, dislocation, an ordinary surface with something moving under it.

Pitch: "The Register." A night clerk at a small hotel is told never to read the register after 3 a.m. The names of guests who haven't arrived yet are written in it. About 4,000 words. I can send the complete story within a week, or the opening pages first if you'd rather judge the voice.

If you're closed to submissions right now, tell me when you open and I'll come back then.

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

New books are here! The Pike Boys has been compared to the sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Peaky Blinders. It takes place in 1920 NOLA, and follows the exploits of three brothel-owning rum-running brothers, as they navigate generational trauma, addiction, and poverty! DM me for signed copies!

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I lost the post I was going to reply to asking for replies for public domain, human-made alternatives to AI art, but one thing I've noticed is museums, such as the MET, sometimes let you search for and download high-quality public domain art directly from them. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We are pleased to announce the release of our completely rebuilt mobile app! Read the entire backlog and listen to the podcast all in one place! Android: zurl.co/FqnG0 IPhone: Coming soon!

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's just TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit to our collaborative flash fiction contest with @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! 💧🚰 The Apex theme for September is DRIP/DRIPPING. You have until the end of the month to submit! www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...

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Dripping Water Faucet

Alt: An animation of a dripping water faucet.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology submissions are still open through the 28th! I'll admit that I'm getting lots of stories that don't fit--too sci-fi, too lighthearted, insufficiently focused on systems--so keep that in mind when you submit a story. cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology submission call (open August 24th through September 28th) OverviewCursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology is open to both horror and Weird fi…

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Schedule Update: we are closing to submissions on September 30th instead of the end of October to reduce staff burn out, and provide additional time to focus on the anthology launch and website performance updates. We will reopen on January 1st, 2027. magazine.trollbreath.com/submissions/

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📺 An evil corporation with murderous robot mascots 📺 Teen drama archetypes trapped in a nightmarish loop 📺 A beat-up cartoon dog seeking freedom from its sadistic creator All of this and more in SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION Get yours here: sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

Paperback ISBN: 9798233846199 Ebook ISBN: 9798232030445 The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You turn it on, inviting all kinds of…

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hey, folks! I'm extending the Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology call, so you now have until September 28th to submit a story. I was worried I wouldn't have enough stories to fill the book, so it seemed like the right move. Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Submission Calls

Horror and Weird Fiction COllections Submission Call (OPEN Until September 14th) Submission CallSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Ideal…

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Please consider supporting if you can, and spread the word about their gofundme!

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My story "The Serpent Saints from Mars" was just published in Saturday Mourning Television. This anthology, which has inside the stories of authors I'm a huge fan of, was just released today. Thank you @sliceduppress.bsky.social for the advance copy and for making the anthology look so amazing.

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

💀📺 IT'S RELEASE DAY! 📺💀 Tune in to 30 short stories and poems about early morning kid's TV in SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION Links to buy in paperback or ebook here: sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

RELEASE DATE: 31st AUGUST 2026 Paperback ISBN: 9798233846199 Ebook ISBN: 9798232030445 The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You tu…

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Storyboard #21 Just over a week until the full stories behind these get beamed into your brains - tune in at sliceduppress.com/smt

3 storyboard panels

Panel 1 - a character named Jack jumps into a catapult

Panel 2 - with a cartoonish BOING! sound effect, there goes Jack, flung from the device

Panel 3 - we don't see impact, just a red smear

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Nightmare Magazine @nightmare-magazine.com · 21/08/2026

Hey, guess who's got two thumbs and is opening to submissions on Aug 24? It's THIS MAG. Actually, I guess the magazine doesn't have any thumbs, but I—JJA—do, and I'm eager to get them all over dem horror stories after 6 years out of the editorial chair. I guess it will mostly be my other fingers.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If you want beautiful prose and a terrifying entity, I can't recommend this story enough. If I wasn't already a fan of this author, I would be after reading this piece of theirs published in Nightmare: www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...

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The Dark Follows Me - Nightmare Magazine

ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Clicking nightmare-magazine.com/kickstarter will take you...

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Hm? What's that? Why yes, we do have a book coming out next month! Preorder SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION here and get your fix of early morning TV horror 💀📺: sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

RELEASE DATE: 31st AUGUST 2026 Paperback ISBN: 9798233846199 Ebook ISBN: 9798232030445 The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You tu…

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 15/07/2026

HELLO AUTHORS. The Deadlands will open to short story submissions (up to 5,000 words) for the entire month of October. but wait there's MORE For the first time everrr we are opening to NOVELETTE SUBMISSIONS (1/3)

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My word count goal today is once again 1,000 words. I'll reply below with whether I get there. I hope everyone else has or had a lovely day with their word count goals. Haunted places tax: a picture I took of Crybaby Bridge (the one in Saraland, AL), after midnight, in the fog. #writing #haunted

Crybaby Bridge in Saraland, AL, said to be the site of paranormal phenomena.

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

My word count goal today is 1,000 words. I'm going to reply below whether or not I get it. Also, here's a picture I took of haunted Church Street Graveyard in Mobile, AL.

A picture of Church Street Graveyard in Mobile, AL.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It's the final day of our Anti-Prime Sale! Get your 99 cent ebooks while you can: www.cursedmorselspress.com

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Home | Cursed Morsels Press

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Polish those stories! We're opening for submissions July 1-7. 5,000 word max, payment is 3 cents a word. Read the full guidelines here: zurl.co/XEFc7

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Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A short film/trailer for 'The Veldt Institute'. Audio is me reading at in SF with processing by Jackson Scarlett, video by Jackson Scarlett, with assistance from @nickgreergkcin.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=azVq...

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THE SOUTHERN PATH :: a short film

YouTube video by Double Negative

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔥SALE🔥 Prime Day is now thru the 26th? COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY, ALL OUR E-BOOKS & MAGAZINES ARE 50% OFF THRU THE 26TH. Buy from our webstore, get your books & mags delivered INSTANTLY, + you own them outright! (Sorry, not applicable to preorders) 🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

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e-Books

Independent, award-winning publisher of Horror/Sci-Fi/speculative books, magazines and merchandise. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 09/06/2026

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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ergot. @ergot.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In case there were any questions on the matter: ergot. is down with pride This month, in addition to new work from queer writers and on being queer, we'll be spotlighting past work from some of our many unparalleled writers who are LGBTQ+.

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Are you a queer author? Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey? Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️‍🌈 Full details here: sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritingg...

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LGBT+ Writers Grant

Since 2023, Sliced Up Press have offered a small grant to encourage horror writing from queer authors & poets. There are no set requirements for what you can & can’t use the grant for…

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Action figures made flesh. Endless school hallways. Killer mascots. Bloodthirsty hosts. Reality-altering shows. Inescapable roles. Cartoons hungry for freedom. Trapped crew members. Disgruntled studio executives. That's only a third of SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION's lineup! sliceduppress.com/smt

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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION

RELEASE DATE: 31st AUGUST 2026 Paperback ISBN: tbc Ebook ISBN: tbc The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You turn it on, inviting a…

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Paperback preorders are now live for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION over at B&N! 💀📺 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saturday-m...

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Here's our TV guide-inspired cover for SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION! 💀📺 Release date is 31st August, review copies will be ready to offer out shortly.

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Preorder links here (ebook only for now, watch this space for paperbacks!): books2read.com/u/bP2v9A

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Saturday Mourning Television by Various authors

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Submissions are OPEN for our special issue theme: THROWBACK TECH 🎥📺📻🎮📀📼🕹️👾 Edited by @prof-bogs.bsky.social Let's do this. You have until March 31. It's a new year, let's celebrate with old tech. ➡️ thecosmicbackground.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions are open for The Cosmic Background's next issue: THROWBACK TECH. Edited by Jacob Baugher. Submissions are open through March 31.

Call for Submissions: Throwback Tech
Guest Editor Jacob Baugher

Haunted Super Nintendos, Tube TVs that show alternate realities, radios that receive broadcasts from the future or other worlds, GameBoy Colors that receive cosmic messages through Pokemon Yellow. We are looking for flash fiction about our technological pasts that affect our emotional presents and physical futures.

Due March 31

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

If you're reading for the Hugo Awards, please consider @thomasha.bsky.social 's "Uncertain Sons" in the Novelette category. Thank you. You can read the story here: undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons

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Uncertain Sons — Undertow Publications

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Attention writers! Missed our last call? Well, we've got another one coming. We're going to be doing a tribute issue to CL Moore! See the guidelines here: bit.ly/4iA6H8u

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC. There will be no cap. See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit: strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

2026 Fiction Submissions

Strange Horizons

January 19 to 21

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Reminder that Apex Magazine is closed to submissions for the month of December! We look forward to reopening in the new year and reading more of your strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful fiction 🖤👽

"Magazine submissions CLOSED Dec 1st - Dec 31st. Apex Magazine returns Jan. 1st"

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ergot. @ergot.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It is currently Black Friday. This shirt is also black, but it says 'ergot.' If you buy this shirt, you will support ergot. writers. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8357...

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Logo for the ergot. literary magazine. Original image used under GNFDL https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stroma_Claviceps_purpurea.JPG

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Victor Sweetser @vsweetser.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

A story of mine was accepted for Sliced Up Press's Saturday Mourning Television anthology. Super excited about this anthology!

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 03/11/2025

Tentacles will take over the wor— *cough* Good news!

No flinching: horror sales are climbing towards a record year

OCT 31, 2025 BY ALEX CALL

In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror subcategory recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8m - so far in 2025, just over £6.8m has been spent on the category.

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In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData's Horror sub-category recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8m - so far in 2025, just over £6.8m has been spent on the category. That is a rise of 22.2% on the same period last year, putting it on course for another record year, though it will fall just short of the £10m mark.

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