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Our Ko-Fi Shop is open for Vol. 1 pre-orders! 8.5 x 11 in. Nearly 100 pages featuring 10 original short stories and 3 non-fiction essays related to music. Each story includes an original B&W interior illustration. PDF, physical copy, physical copy + swag options available. ko-fi.com/sluggerficti...

A Cat Walked Across the Keyboard by Michael Bettendorf @beardedbetts.bsky.social is our first story in SLUGGER Vol. 1! It's free to read and posted on our website (sluggerfiction.com/horror-ficti...) Interior art by Emma Fujikawa!

Cover by Kae Ranck! Kae is a freelance artist and writer currently slugging their way through life with their two cats. They graduated from Oregon State University in 2025 with a degree in Art and, as all art majors do, is now seeking out a JD at the University of Kansas. Full bio on our Insta.

Table of Contents reveal for SLUGGER Vol. 1! @shanmonster.bsky.social @lightinthegrimdark.bsky.social @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social @radicaledward.bsky.social @luahruah.bsky.social @beardedbetts.bsky.social @nicobellfiction.bsky.social @authorplm.bsky.social

Cover reveal! This artist has graced the inner pages of the magazine since the beginning, but the moment we saw this comically unnerving art by @authoriseult.bsky.social we knew it was the perfect way to mark one full year of the mag. Sleep with one eye open and get ready to laugh! #dielaughing

We are almost ready for a full cover reveal of SLUGGER Vol. 1!

It was truly an honor to present at NightTide Mag's first virtual symposium on the Horror of Becoming. A sincere thanks to @nighttidemag.bsky.social @momoshaty.bsky.social! A true model and inspiration for how to build a supportive community in the horror space. nighttidemag.com

Check it out! Part of the SLUGGER team will be presenting (virtually) on Oct. 4 at Meeting of the Morbid Minds - The Horror of Becoming organized by NightTide Magazine. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meeting-of...

Tomorrow is a day to celebrate. A day to fear. Join me and @erikmchatton.bsky.social for an online book event. Erik's voice: amazing Erik's writing: even better www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...

"Straw World" launches tomorrow, and I couldn't be more excited. The next day, however, has me almost equally excited as we'll be having a book launching event hosted by the always amazing PLM! Come join us for fun and prizes! Sign up now! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...

Check out our recent appearance on the Dead Languages podcast! A breakdown of our experience with SLUGGER's first submission call.

Back in episode 109, the goblins decided to support @sluggerfiction.bsky.social by writing for their very first submission call, with the intent of having @samlogan52.bsky.social and @arwyns.bsky.social on the podcast to talk about the outcome. The time has now cum. open.spotify.com/episode/2hGV...

Thank you all for submitting! All decisions have been sent. More updates soon.

Keep your eyes open for Arwyn Sherman's ✨WE, THE MISSING✨ 🪽sad girls 🪶atheist angels 🪽addiction 🪶relentless grime 🪽the disappeared 🪶angst Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing -Dostoevsky April 2026 ~ add on GRs www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... #horror

Our unofficial submission count was 446 for our first call! Thank you everyone for trusting us with your work and taking a chance on a new market. We aim to have decisions out by Aug. 31 at the latest.

Last day for submissions! sluggerfiction.com/submit/

So effing excited to say I did an essay on the horror of politeness for issue 004 of @tenebrouspress.bsky.social SKULL&LAUREL and I'm very excited about it so here store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

Okay everyone, dust off your horror comedy shorts! We wanna see 'em in ONE WEEK! (Open July 15-31!)

Thank you to everyone who has submitted so far and taking a chance on a new market! We appreciate it!

PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out NOW! I couldn’t be prouder of this book—the short story is such a fundamental part of the horror genre, it feels especially exciting to see my work collected. To kick off PORTRAITS’ birth, I wanted to talk about some of the works that served as its inspiration. THREAD/

Open for subs! It's June 15th somewhere. The submission form is up! sluggerfiction.com/submit/

5 days until submission open!

@nicobellfiction.bsky.social Nico is a brilliant editor and author! Static Screams out now! Nico has been the editor for the university students of my body horror course each time I've taught it. She's fantastic. The full post is up on Instagram. Check out Nico at nicobellfiction.com

@tenebrouspress.bsky.social are disruptors in indie publishing. @alexwoodroe.com and @mattblairstone.bsky.social are cool people publishing cool shit. Take a chance on anything they publish, and you won’t be disappointed. The full post is up on Instagram. Check them out at tenebrouspress.com

SLUGGER opens June 15th for our first submission call!

Our next Appreciation Post is up on Instagram! Shoutout to @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @alandistro.bsky.social @christinogle.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @emmaemurray.bsky.social

Leading up to SLUGGER's first open subcall, I'm going to post a bit about a few folks who were a major influence along the way. These will be written from my perspective (Sam), 1/2 of the co-founding editors of SLUGGER. Check it out on Instagram- first post is about @lormaggot.bsky.social!

It's alive... ALLLLIIIVE!!!! #TheDeerIsMessedUP #horror #booksky Come check out @probablyharmless.bsky.social and my epic horror anthology—full of messed up deer! 🔥🦌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

Taking Submissions: Slugger Summer 2025 Window via @sluggerfiction.bsky.social‬ horrortree.com/taking-submi... Open Window: June 15 - July 15, 2025 Pay: $25 Theme: All subgenres of horror (dark fantasy, sci-fi, noir all accepted as long as horror plays a central role). #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Quick UPDATE for #TheDeerIsMessedUP — we're so close to 40%!! Can you help us get to the finish line??? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

Three weeks until subs open!

We know it's not much and their time is worth a lot more, but we are thrilled to pay university students for their original artwork for SLUGGER. And don't worry, we will make it clear that no form of generative AI can be used.

TONIGHT! Stay LOGged on and come to the virtual book launch of my upcoming @undertakerbooks.bsky.social title THE NUT HOUSE. Here are the (bushy) deTAILS: Host: @authorplm.bsky.social Time: 9 pm Eastern With: readings, Qs + As, giveaways How?: Register at the link provided.

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m so stoked to reveal the cover for my upcoming collection PORTRAITS OF DECAY (out 6/16)! There’s a lot I want to talk about regarding this book (and believe me I will), but for today I just want to talk a little about what went into this cover. /thread

Dead Languages wants YOU to do a writing challenge with us in support of @sluggerfiction.bsky.social! Check out the latest episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/00tR...

Get ready!

Submissions open June 15-July 15! Full guidelines: sluggerfiction.com/submit/