Neon Hemlock

@neonhemlock.bsky.social

World Fantasy, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus & Shirley Jackson Award-winning speculative publisher. Baffling Magazine & novellas & anthos & queer 📚. Editor: dave ring.

Yesss @neonhemlock.bsky.social met its initial funding goal for the novella series! Another 2k and you’ll get my novella. You want to feel really uncomfortable about roommate dynamics, right? You want to process your pre 2024 election feelings, right? Well: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

kickstarter.com

was such a pleasure to create these little guyse based off these AWESOME stories!!!! if you havent thrown anything at the kickstarter, i beg of you!! (maybe not rocks tho)

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 3d ago

To entice you, check out the illuminated manuscript beasties that @grimolkin.bsky.social has worked up, inspired by the books in the series. I'm still pricing things out, but I'm hoping to give all paperback backers 1 or 2 of these, or maybe a little sticker pack, if we meet the 1st stretch goal.

a bunch of derpy adorable illuminated manuscript beasties. spiders and mice and coytotes and triceratops and wolves and mushrooms and a moth and birds.

I blurbed this gorgeous novella, so I was lucky enough to read an early version of "These Hollow Bodies." Guys, @pegasusunder.bsky.social has created something so beautiful and visceral and tactile and full of art, there’s nothing like it, I swear to gods. I'm still haunted by it 🩵

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 2w ago

As part of the launch of our novella crowdfund, hype to share the cover for THESE HOLLOW BODIES by Z.K. Abraham (@pegasusunder.bsky.social)! The cover was illustrated by Anan Sonn Kaaren @acloudboiii.bsky.social 🖌️

Neon Hemlock

THESE HOLLOW BODIES by Z.K. Abraham

A Novella

Illustration of an East African woman with curly dark hair underwater, surrounded by bubbles and bursting with light, clutching at her neck.

Coming November 10th, 2026

Really bummed by this statement from Submittable about AI included in their email about new CEO. They haven't really felt like they care about lit mags/publishers for awhile now, but this feels like the death knell for me.

Screenshot of an email: 

Dear dave,

We want to share some exciting news: Submittable has a new CEO.

Ben Chodor officially joined the company this week. Ben brings 25+ years of experience building technology companies, and a reputation for building high-performing teams, customer-obsessed cultures, and product innovation. You can read more about Ben in our press release here. Screenshot of an email (continued, with a paragraph skipped): 

Ben steps in at a pivotal moment for the industry. AI is moving from a feature-by-feature option to an integrated part of workflows. Efficiency gains won’t be piecemeal, they’ll be transformative. Know that partnering with us means we have an experienced and steady hand at the wheel, and that as always, we will remain grounded in our AI principles.

What stays the same: your team, your product, and our commitment to your success. What changes: an experienced leader now guiding that work forward.