To everyone who liked, saved, and shared our call for submissions this time around: thank you! Submissions for our upcoming Fall Issue have officially doubled, and you've been a big part of sharing our submission call with the weird world. 1/5

Beyond his impressive list of artistic accomplishments and scientific advocacy, Weird Lit Summer '26 featured artist Ray Troll has made a career of looking mortality in the (fish)eye and finding it somehow hilarious. Read the interview with EIC September on the WLM blog at weirdlitmag.com/post...

Rachel Turney's micro "Quieting the Visitor" invokes a certain kind of humor. We found her nonchalant, minimal approach to the short story a great example of knowing just how much prose to include. Read our interview with the author at weirdlitmag.com/post...

Today is the day, friends: there's a new moon in the sky and it's high time to submit your (polished) weird fiction with us. Our submission window is from now until August 15 and we're so excited to read what you've got. Full guidelines and submission form at weirdlitmag.com/submit

Laura Schadler's story "Diver" caught our eyes with its quiet, thoughtful prose, distinct voice, and deep-rooted depiction of loneliness. Read more about the author at weirdlitmag.com/post...

Didem Arslanoglu's satirical and hilariously gross story “No, the Girls Are Not Cruel” appears in our Summer '26 Issue. Senior Editor Dina had a chance to chat with her about her methods of writing, coping with anxiety, and window egress in an interactive interview @ weirdlitmag.com/post.... Enjoy!

Dialogue-heavy stories are risky things. When speech dominates, words tossed between characters must become what mostly guides the narrative, anchors the setting, and illustrates the plot. 1/2

"Connecting hearts and minds through a shared weirdness results in our own sort of co-created star cluster, unique in its shape. For this issue, I picture the form of a galactic salmon swimming up a cosmic stream of consciousness, driven to spawn a legacy of weirdness." 1/2

Today we're celebrating not only the longest day of the year but also the launch of our Summer 2026 Issue! Featuring prose from 10 writers & art by the legendary Ray Troll, we have a delectable collection for you. Take a bite (we hear it pairs well with blini) here: www.weirdlitmag.com

We're putting the finishing touches on our Summer 2026 Issue and couldn't be more excited to share our list of contributors. With ten authors and art by the eminent Ray Troll, this issue is diverse, weird, and as jumpy as a squirming salmon come to spawn. #readweirdlit #weirdoart #shortfiction

Rich Renner's story "Tender" was the first we accepted for our Spring 2026 Issue. Enjoy our interview with the author where he shares his journey back into creative writing, his writing resource recommendations, his inspiration for "Tender," and much more. www.weirdlitmag.com/...

It's not easy to go beyond the canon with cosmic horror, but Abhijat Malviya's story of terror at sea, "Egregoros," is a good example, embracing the existing literary tradition while writing it into a different perspective and rhythm. Check out our chat with the author at

Interview with Author Abhijat Malviya

A suboptimal first draft can be endlessly improved.

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The negative space of Jonathan Daniel Gardner's literary, dialogue-forward piece "I Don't Know Anyone Here" holds the distinct tension between public presentation and authenticity; of self-knowledge and emotional evasion.

"I think we are all put here to teach the world the small talk of love. Or at least, have a damn good laugh." Robert Garnham's story "A Curse on the Pig" brought us some necessary, unexpected humor. We were tickled to learn more about the author and his résumé of fun, creative work. 1/2

Otto N. Tynham's "Truffle Season," published in our Spring 2026 Issue, pulls a lot of concepts into one place, rifling through the inner dialogue of existential longing & contemporary circumstance. We knew the author would have plenty more insight to share in our interview: www.weirdlitmag.com/...

Sean Fitzpatrick’s “Long Drop, Sudden GameStop” provides a perspective from a character we don’t usually get to hear from directly, and we loved hearing from the author about the meaning behind that perspective. Read his interview here: www.weirdlitmag.com/post/sean-fi...

"I find a great motivator is to write at the bottom of a pit with a colossal axe swinging precariously overhead..." Allan Miller, author of "Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza," delighted us with an amusing interview you won't want to miss. www.weirdlitmag.com/...

You still have time to get your submissions in for our Summer 2026 Issue! Open until May 15! We are eagerly awaiting the weird stories you have for us. Full guidelines and submission form at weirdlitmag.com/submit. #readweirdlit #litmag #weirdlit

Matthew McAlister's piece "The House Next Door" delivers a quiet but intriguing angst and a social commentary on humanity that raises more questions than it answers, which is something we love when done well. Catch some more words from the author in our interview at weirdlitmag.com/blog...

Adam Jon Miller's over-the-top, sports-influenced and myth-flavored story, "Coyotes, Man!" appears in our Spring 2026 issue and has made us laugh every time we've re-read it. Sr. Editor Dina had a chat with the author about his writing and more. Head over to www.weirdlitmag.com/... to read!

Thanks again @getlitfestival for having us out on the east side of the state for a lovely lit fest celebrating local authors, booksellers, lit mags, and more. We had a great time meeting many folks from the Spokane arts community!

Born from a joke but having evolved into so much more, pigeoncore is NoNoTheArtist's (our Spring 2026 Issue cover artist) signature style. Read more about NoNo and pigeoncore here: weirdlitmag.com/post...

Hello weirdies! We are officially open for submissions for our Summer '26 Issue today, 4/15, through 5/15. Please send us your most polished, cherished stories under 3k words for consideration. Check out our guidelines and submit your work here: www.weirdlitmag.com/...

We're getting hyped to head out to Get Lit! Literary Festival in Spokane this weekend, April 17-19! This will be our first time at this small but longstanding festival which is now in its 28th year. Let us know if you'll be there or in the area and come say hi! #litfest #readweirdlit #weirdos

Some books find us at the right time & place. For Editor in Chief September, who's had a lifelong fascination with teeth & bones, finding a copy of The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli in a used bookstore felt fated. Read her review of this experimental fiction here: weirdlitmag.com/post...

Austin Goodmanson's story "Under the Flathead" sucked us in, pulling at us with a gravitational force we couldn't fight (nor did we want to). Read our interview with the author at the link in our bio.

"I hope that [readers] too learn to long for liberation from the tyranny of the individualized form and to return to the singular soup of being." Read more of our interview with Patrick Ball, author of "A True Vore Story" at the link in bio.

Storytelling isn't only reserved for the written word. For @zandervision.bsky.social, our Winter 2025 Issue cover artist, a photo can be a window into the very depths of who someone is and where they came from; what he calls their "personal mythology." Learn more: www.weirdlitmag.com/post/persona...

Independent Bookstore Day is coming up next month, but we celebrate independent bookstores as much as can (and probably more than our wallets would like us to!). 1/3

Our latest issue dropped on Friday, and we're still up in the clouds about it. What a fantastic, weird, and dare I say boundless set of stories (and distinctive art)! Read more about what makes up this issue in the official Publisher's Note at www.weirdlitmag.com/....

Introducing our Spring 2026 Issue

The stories in this issue speak directly to our weird, intuitive selves.

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