10 DAYS TO GO until the end of the Apex 2027 Kickstarter, and we're 40% away from our funding goal! ⏰⏰⏰ if you've been considering treating yourself to an annual subscription or some exclusive Apex merch, now is the time to do so! Let's lock in another year of strange, shocking, beautiful fiction! 💪

Apex Magazine 2027

An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Reprints is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS. THEME: Monstrously Massive March — submit your best weird monster reprint! Only two spots open for reprints. Open until 8:12 pm PT on Oct 22. https://submit.foofaraw.press/submit?call=reprints

Come make questionable decisions with bayou creatures in our southern folklore-ridden entry for #SpooktoberVNJam! tine5.itch.io/the-monster-... We just released an update w/ new features and would love feedback! #IndieDev #horror #folklore #VisualNovel #GameJam

The Monster of the Bayou by tine5, indooranimal, Zeonim, Laurie, randomdooodle

With intricate artwork and a haunting soundtrack, this is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster.

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1) I'm on the board of the Ray Bradbury Center 2) I am co-editing a new anthology (with Carrie Cooper, Assistant Director of the Ray Bradbury Center and public humanities scholar).

Okay, I've set this up specifically for helping us take care of a surprise!dozen kittens and mama Chex Mix. 🧡 Shares muchly appreciated! (There will be SO many kitten photo updates, I promise.) www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ch...

Donate to Helping Chex Mix and Her Kittens Thrive, organized by Merc Rustad

Over the weekend of 10/17/26, we found a pregnant mama cat on our doorstep—who j… Merc Rustad needs your support for Helping Chex Mix and Her Kittens Thrive

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It is done. My magnum opus. My legacy.

#WritingCommunity! Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 45! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 13 Dec Submit free via Submittable👇 nws.submittable.com/submit

New Writing Scotland Submission Manager

New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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The updated version of 🎃 The Monster of the Bayou 🎃 is now LIVE on itch! We've added extra features that will bring even more spooky fun to your bayou adventure, so now is the time to check it out if you haven't yet :D tine5.itch.io/the-monster-... #Spooktober #pixelart #ドット絵 #indiegame #horror

Kaleidotrope is now open to fiction and poetry submissions!

Lord of the Rings: So It Begins Meme

Alt: Lord of the Rings: So It Begins Meme

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🏡🎃🍁 #pixelart #spookyseason

Infernogallus jamesi, the Hell Chicken, may have eaten fruit #pixelart #ドット絵 #1bit #SciArt #paleoart

It's been a while since I 've made sci-fi creatures. I enjoyed making these concepts today!

The first update to The Monster of the Bayou is live! In this update, we've made some quality of life changes and fixed up a few minor things. If you're after an atmospheric horror game this spooky month, please check it out! 👻 #indie #indiegame #horror #folklore #VisualNovel

The Monster of the Bayou by tine5, indooranimal, Zeonim, Laurie, randomdooodle

With intricate artwork and a haunting soundtrack, this is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster.

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A decade later, here are some new features for #Owlboy 🦉

Delighted to say my team's #SpooktoberVNJam entry is live! The Monster of the Bayou is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster. Huge thanks to @indooranimal.com @tine5.bsky.social @randomdooodle.bsky.social and Zeo!!! #indie #indiegame #horror #folklore #VisualNovel

The Monster of the Bayou by tine5, indooranimal, Zeonim, Laurie, randomdooodle

With intricate artwork and a haunting soundtrack, this is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster.

tine5.itch.io

Please share! Opening to submissions - science fiction short stories from 3000 to 7000 words on 11/01/2026! Link to our guidelines below, if you have a story that fits we would love to read it. #submissions #shortstory #anthology #scifi #spaceopera www.foldedspacepodcast.com/submissions/

Definitely take a moment to check out this wonderful visual novel about a witch working to solve a very unusual case! It's a great game to play over Halloween if you're looking for something that's heartwarming rather than scary! #indiegame #indie #visualnovel #halloween

Indoor Animal Games 🏡🐰 Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire OUT NOW!@indooranimal.com · 3w ago

🍂 We're in the Autumn Sale too! ...Sorta! 😂 Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire is still on launch discount for one more week! Grab our little visual novel comedy on Steam and have a witchy good time!! Link! 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/4776970?... #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

Oh! And speaking of guidelines and policies: WE OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 4 AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN ‼️ Please send us the stories and poems only you could write! We can’t wait to read your work!

Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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M.R. Robinson@mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 3w ago

I had the great pleasure of writing this month’s editorial and, accordingly, the even greater pleasure of being able to put this in print: “This month’s editorial felt like a good time to reiterate our AI policy. To put it in the most formal language possible, fuck this shit forever.”

Delighted to say my team's #SpooktoberVNJam entry is live! The Monster of the Bayou is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster. Huge thanks to @indooranimal.com @tine5.bsky.social @randomdooodle.bsky.social and Zeo!!! #indie #indiegame #horror #folklore #VisualNovel

The Monster of the Bayou by tine5, indooranimal, Zeonim, Laurie, randomdooodle

With intricate artwork and a haunting soundtrack, this is a story of loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a monster.

tine5.itch.io

I'm excited to say that one of my weird little horror stories will be appearing in the Mixed Bag anthology by Red Raven Books! It's currently up for pre-order and will be released on Halloween 🎃 👻 #horror #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting

Mixed Bag: A Dark Short Story Anthology

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Ahhh!! It's finally Wrenny Day! 🎉 This visual novel is about a witch trying her best under very peculiar circumstances and it's such a fantastic time! Definitely check it out 😄 @indooranimal.com really hit it out of the park! #indiedev #visualnovel #indie store.steampowered.com/app/4776970/...

Save 10% on Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire! on Steam

A short visual novel comedy about Wrenny, a hard-working witch! The freelance life is anything but magical!

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We are REAL CLOSE... come back #OpportunityWindow, get some awesome #timeloop stories!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

I'm excited to say that one of my weird little horror stories will be appearing in the Mixed Bag anthology by Red Raven Books! It's currently up for pre-order and will be released on Halloween 🎃 👻 #horror #booksky #writingcommunity #amwriting

Mixed Bag: A Dark Short Story Anthology

Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.

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Ahhh!! It's finally Wrenny Day! 🎉 This visual novel is about a witch trying her best under very peculiar circumstances and it's such a fantastic time! Definitely check it out 😄 @indooranimal.com really hit it out of the park! #indiedev #visualnovel #indie store.steampowered.com/app/4776970/...

Save 10% on Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire! on Steam

A short visual novel comedy about Wrenny, a hard-working witch! The freelance life is anything but magical!

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One day to go and we are only 11 backers away from 100!! WHO WANTS TO HELP ME HIT THIS GOAL BEFORE LAUNCH TOMORROW???? 👀⏳ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories

Get notified when OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories launches on BackerKit!

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📅 Mark your calendars!! Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire releases 🌟SEPTEMBER 25th!!🌟 Our short visual novel comedy is just about ready to be YOUR short visual novel comedy! Wishlist here! store.steampowered.com/app/4776970?... #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #wrennylee

Really happy A Good Night's Sleep came 3rd in the community vote for B1t Jam 5! 🥉✨ If you like indie horror games, you can play it for free in your browser!

Indoor Animal Games 🏡🐰 Wrenny Lee: Witch-for-Hire OUT NOW!@indooranimal.com · 2mo ago

🥉👻🎉A Good Night's Sleep won 3rd place in the B1T Jam community vote!! If you haven't tried it yet, it's a short horror visual novel that you can play in your browser right here! indooranimal.itch.io/a-good-night... #indiedev #B1TJam #horror

For newer F&SF writers, here's a resource you may not be aware of, the Submission Grinder. It helps you find markets and track your submissions - and even publishes some fiction. Free to use, but if you use it a lot, consider supporting their Patreon. #booksky thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com

B1T Jam 5 is officially over and results are out, congrats to all the winners: itch.io/jam/b1t-jam-... #B1TJam #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev

Guess who's opening to Original Flash Fiction on September 1st?! This magazine! We'll be open for the month of September, and once the portals to slushlandia have opened, you'll be able to submit here: smallwondersmag.com/submissions/

Submission Guidelines - Small Wonders

Small Wonders is looking for original flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), reprint flash fiction, original poems, and reprint art.

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