I had such a blast writing for this, and my tale of danger and transformation on the sapphic seas landed first! Big thank you to the Midnight Writers for making this such a fun experience!!!

Midnight Writers@midnightwriters.bsky.social · 2w ago

MIDNIGHT MACABRE IS UP! Read it here: midnight-writers.com#midnight-mag... Congrats to all the winners! The standard of entries was so, so high, so if you didn't make it this time, you were (joint) 26th for sure 😉

Today we are spotlighting @chrisdotydunn.com with People Always Look for Each Other 🦝 We loved the quiet, building menace in this speculative short, the imaginative "traps". Reader Leigh said "strong imagery and a beauty of a mic drop from the narrator" trashcatlit.com/people-alway...

🚨 Prize increase alert! 🚨 We have enough sign-ups to bump up what you can win in Ember's First Contest! 1st: US$225 (from $200) 2nd: US$200 (from $175) 3rd: US$175 (from $150) 3 honorable mentions: US $65 each (from $50) If we get more before registration closes on Thursday, we'll do it again!

Odd Embers Writing Contest | Ignite Creativity, Enter Now

Join the Odd Embers Flash Fiction Contest to spark creativity with strange prompts. Submit stories, receive feedback, and compete for prizes and publication.

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Best rats in the business!

Rat Bag@ratbaglit.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Hey, look at us! Not bad for a bunch of rats. Thank you for your votes! We'd like to thank you humans who contributed your work, and of course cheese. We must always thank cheese. There are more great Lit Mags on this list, and others lists with great Lit Mags made by @chillsubs.bsky.social!

⚔️Enjoy this pic-heavy update featuring our advance copies of the new issues: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... Pre-Order them here: new-edge-sword-sorcery-2025.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... 📚

It hasn't even been 2 hours from the LAST post about reaching backer goals but WE'VE HIT 100 BACKERS!! THAT'S ANOTHER 1000 WORDS/ISSUE!! We're also VERY close to reaching our base funding goal. As in LESS THAN $700 TO GET FUNDED!! Help us get there? 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Ratty and his Rat Pack of editors are SO EXCITED to say that submissions to Rat Bag Lit are NOW OPEN 🐀📝 The rats look forward to reading your work! Please take a look at our submission guidelines on the site. We want your weird fiction, but remember - we're rats, not heathens. We do have SOME rules.

Some fun news: our website is no longer a placeholder! If you want to read our submission guidelines, or just want to learn more about OTHERSIDE’s vision and team, go check it out! Ash did such a kickass job—the website is gorgeous and we are SO thrilled for it to be live!

OTHERSIDE

OTHERSIDE is a queer-led literary magazine that publishes speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

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Winners Flying In! Find the winners of the 2025 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize on the Pulp Lit blog... pulpliterature.com/congratulati...

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Hummingbird Prize! - PULP Literature

Winners Flying In! It is now time to announce the winners of the 2025 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize! Please find the winner and honourable mention [...]

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