you may have noticed we've been quiet on the sub-call front 🤫 it's not an accident. i (EIC John) was recently laid off from a WFH job that afforded me much free time, and now that i'm job-hunting again, the fate of my energy bandwidth (and wallet) rests in the balance. so, (1/)

Hey, I won a thing! And I'm proud of this story, a retelling of a traditional Inuit folktale.

NECKSNAP MAGAZINE@necksnapmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

*re-upload to update some author info* congrats to the winners of the Emerging Voices in Speculative Fiction Prize! our winning stories are now available on our website— give them a read, and give our winners a well-deserved congratulations 👏🖤 1st: Drew Scott 2nd: @shanmonster.bsky.social

*re-upload to update some author info* congrats to the winners of the Emerging Voices in Speculative Fiction Prize! our winning stories are now available on our website— give them a read, and give our winners a well-deserved congratulations 👏🖤 1st: Drew Scott 2nd: @shanmonster.bsky.social

for the first time, NECKSNAP is nominating for the @sundresspub.bsky.social Best of the Net anthology! big congrats and good luck to our inaugural nominees 🖤 fiction: Olive Burns Zoe Adrien Lapa poetry: Emma Cameron Foster Gareau Darby Myr

Longlist decisions have been sent out for the NECKSNAP x M E N A C E Emerging Voices in Speculative Horror Prize! You will have received an email whether you were longlisted or declined, so check those spam folders, etc. 🖤 Winner & honorable mentions will be notified and announced in early August!

ISSUE THREE OUT NOW! 🖤🗣️ go give it a read! Work from: Olive Burns Zoe Adrien Lapa Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social Jon Steinhagen @jonsteinhagen.bsky.social Darby Myr Angel Rosen @axiopoeticus.bsky.social Josie Levin & an interview with: Grace Krilanovich @gracekrilanovich.bsky.social

SNIPPET #7: our final snippet, from Zoe Adrien Lapa's (@zoeadrien02 on IG) "Hatchlings," a gorgeous, tense, and cathartic meditation on identity, family, and self-image. A wonderful manifestation of the "fringe" theme, and brimming with atmosphere. ISSUE THREE COMING VERY SOON.

SNIPPETS #5 and #6: Angel Rosen's (@axiopoeticus.bsky.social) "Birthright" and Darby Myr's (@ferocious.plum on IG) "To Be Alone" - two poems that wriggle under your skin and embody the fear and melancholy of solitude. ISSUE THREE COMING SOON.

SNIPPET #4: "All That Came From Our Lips Were Lillies," a lush, poetic, and intoxicating read from @shanmonster.bsky.social! ISSUE THREE COMING SOON.

SNIPPET #3: Josie Levin's (@bemusual on IG) "Genteel," a mischievous poem for all ye who have a complicated relationship with religion (and who doesn't?). ISSUE THREE COMING SOON.

SNIPPET #2: "The Map of Vanished Friends" by @jonsteinhagen.bsky.social - an enigma of a flash piece that will tickle your brain and sit with you long after you finish. ISSUE THREE COMING SOON.

SNIPPET #1: from "Perfume Woman," an absolute STUNNER of a story from Olive Burns (@cutemigraine on IG) and the opening piece for the issue. A thriller from start to finish, thick with atmosphere (and perfume clouds). ISSUE THREE COMING VERY SOON.

Join us next Wednesday July 1 at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social! A reading with the NC chapter of the HWA, moderated by our very own EIC 🖤 RSVP: quailridgebooks.com/event/summer...

ISSUE THREE coming soon 🖤 featuring work from: Olive Burns Zoe Adrien Lapa Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social Jon Steinhagen @jonsteinhagen.bsky.social Darby Myr Angel Rosen @axiopoeticus.bsky.social Josie Levin And an interview with: Grace Krilanovich @gracekrilanovich.bsky.social

issue three cover & contributor reveal on wednesday 🖤

last day for contest subs !!! form closes toniiiight

issue three cover reveal and contributor list coming soon 🖤💫

contest subs close Monday night !!! (June 15 at 11:59pm ET) get em in get em in get em in

just about a week left! get your subs in for our first ever contest ✨

just under two weeks left to submit to our Emerging Voices in Speculative Horror Contest! 🗣️ $300 grand prize to the winner! more deats on our w e b s i t e

at long long long last (sorry the last was so long this time) - we have sent out all decisions on Issue Three submissions! an official announcement of our all contributors is coming soon!

#FF Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community: @africanvoices.bsky.social @chatlog.bsky.social @guestbookzine.bsky.social @necksnapmag.bsky.social @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social Cont ⬇️

just under three weeks left!

hearty discussions being had on the last, like, five or so submissions for Issue Three - if you're still waiting, know that we loved your work! some very tough decisions being made

it's the LAST DAY for free contest submissions for BIPOC and/or historically marginalized writers! form will close 11:59pm ET so get those subs in 🖤 general submissions will stay open until June 15, 2026 11:59pm. $5 per entry / $300 Grand Prize

Issue Three updates will be coming very very soon :)

free contest subs for BIPOC and/or historically marginalized writers will be closing May 22 at 11:59pm ET! get those subs in 🖤 general subs are open until june 15! $5 to submit, $300 grand prize!

shoutout to our EIC, he’s on the SmokeLong long list! 💫 wish him luck! (it’s me) (wish me luck)

John Hanley@johnhanleywrites.bsky.social · 5mo ago

honored and thrilled to be on the long list! 🖤🎉

excerpt from my piece for user not found. organised by @necksnapmag.bsky.social and you are not alone <3

I have a new piece out with the fantastic folks at NECKSNAP and You Are Not Alone! The work i wrote was in part inspired by the passing of my grandmother. I'm very grateful that a piece so personal was able to find a home.

NECKSNAP MAGAZINE@necksnapmag.bsky.social · 5mo ago

SURPRISE (again)! NECKSNAP has collab'd with the folks at You Are Not Alone to bring you a very special issue of Internet Horror, out now for your reading pleasure! short stories from the three editors, as well as some friends of the mag. 🖤 read it all at usernotfound.blog