GLASGOW LAUNCH! Join us on 29th November @ 7pm in Mount Florida Books! We will have readings from: Elle Nash @sumayyausmani.bsky.social Donal McLaughlin Ft. wine & vibes & mince pies 😈😈😈

EDINBURGH LAUNCH! We are back in the fabulous @portybooks.bsky.social to celebrate the release of Extra Teeth Issue Ten! Join us Wednesday 3rd December @ 7pm for readings by: Charlotte Haley @saccharinequeen.bsky.social Monica S. Park Wine by Smith and Gertrude

And of course you can add a copy of Issue Ten to each bundle! www.extrateeth.co.uk/shop

Various goodies include: ET sticker Issue Ten risograph print by Natasha Russell Issue One enamel pin Issue One ET heavy-duty tote - both pin and bag designed by Maria Stoian All orders will be posted from 24th November 2025

MERCH MERCH MERCH To celebrate Extra Teeth's big age we have decided to release some truly delicious ET merchandise! We have four bundles to choose from, with more discounts the bigger the bundle: INCISOR: from £8 CANINE: from £11 MOLAR: from £16 THE WHOLE TOOTH: from £22

🔥❤️ Tolka Issue Ten ❤️🔥 We're delighted to unveil the line up for our tenth issue! This issue will publish on 10 November and launch on Friday 5 December. You can pre-order the issue here: www.tolkajournal.org/shop/p/issue...

MERCH MERCH MERCH To celebrate Extra Teeth's big age we have decided to release some truly delicious ET merchandise! We have four bundles to choose from, with more discounts the bigger the bundle: INCISOR: from £8 CANINE: from £11 MOLAR: from £16 THE WHOLE TOOTH: from £22

This is next week!! Get yer tickets!

Hurray! A proper cracker of an issue. #Booksky #Fiction 📚 💙

ANNOUNCING: ISSUE TEN! FICTION Charlotte Haley Elle Nash Donal McLaughlin Angela Sun Ore Dada @saccharinequeen.bsky.social Sumayya Usmani Katie Huttlestone NONFICTION Giselle Cory Tara McEvoy Miriam Guastalla NS Nuseibeh ART Natasha Russell VISUALS AND DESIGN Esther Clayton

A Seed 🌱 by Paul McQuade Paul wends his way through folk music, lost words and languages and the need for conservation in this gorgeous essay.

A Seed 🌱 by Paul McQuade Paul wends his way through folk music, lost words and languages and the need for conservation in this gorgeous essay.

The Quick and the Dead by @lwhalen.bsky.social In her profoundly affecting essay, Lottie writes about her great-grandmother's youth during the blitz, the historical forces shaping reproductive rights and her own experience of giving birth.

NEW FICTION 'Distance' by @npch.bsky.social is now live on With Bite! Subscribe to our Substack and get brand new fiction and essays delivered to your inbox, 20% off print subscription AND 10% off everything in our shop

🐚Washed up 🐚 by @jacquestsiantar.bsky.social Gwen finds help cockling in the form of a girl she comes across buried in the sand. Where has she come from? Why won't she eat? The last few issues of Extra Teeth Issue Nine are available via the link in our bio!

Still buzzing that one of my favourite stories I’ve written found a home in the coolest mag 🦷

🪹The Swallows 🪹by @nazaretranea.bsky.social A tragedy brings our narrator closer to her unwanted companions. A story about leaving home, grief and solace in nature. Read more in Extra Teeth Issue 9!

Mentoring writers is one of the most rewarding parts of Extra Teeth. We caught up with the fantastic Suad Kamardeen about her experience being mentored by our fiction editor and founder Heather Parry over the past six months!

💎The Glass Delusion 💎 by @kybettie.bsky.social When a famous actress falls ill, Winnie starts to exhibit similar symptoms. Are the symptoms real, or has she fallen under the same delusion? Get your copy of Issue Nine now!

Have you been sitting on an idea, a couple of essays or a whole book that you want to publish but don't know how? Are you an essayist or journalist trying to sell their first book?

'The concept of national pride has a chequered history. For all that it can foster a sense of belonging & an appreciation of both landscape and people, it can just as easily be used to exclude, to marginalise, to restrict.' @extrateethmag.bsky.social extrateethmagazine.substack.com/p/who-gets-t...

What is the etiquette around approaching literary agents? How should you find them? Can you really only approach a few at once? What happens if you get several agents interested? And what happens if you find yourself ghosted?

🛌 A Doll in the Hand 🛌by Beina Xu Mei is beginning to suspect her surroundings are not what they seem. Who is the Hand that moves her? Get your copy of Issue Nine now!

We caught up with With Bite alum @charlieratpig.bsky.social about her excellent debut novel, The Cat Bride! Charlotte spoke to us about writing long versus short fiction, the emotional journey of publishing and who she'd have at her dream literary party.

Got mine! Just been reading The Swallows by @nazaretranea.bsky.social and what a beautiful piece of writing! 🪶

🎨 Winter White 🎨 by Vanessa Santos In her painter’s house, Martha eats pink food, sleeps in his warm bed, bathes. Steals things to bring home. But something else is lurking …

🌟 NEW NONFICTION ALERT 🌟 Island Dreams by Janina Diller is now up on With Bite! Subscribing to our Substack is a great way to support the magazine and our writers. For the price of a coffee a month you get subscriber-only posts, 20% off a print subscription AND 10% off everything in our shop!

🦌 Hartshorn by @spacedolphin93.bsky.social 🦌 Her twin sister is marrying Greg, who is shit. She refuses the title of hen do and instead organises a stag, replete with antler crowns and a bag of coke. Greg, perhaps unwisely, decided to follow them on their night out.

🌱 When We Ate Weeds by Julie Galante Play-doh, yoga mats, sponges. All of these are technically digestible in the world of our narrator, a chef who has lost her appetite for more than just food. Art by @kmgyeah.bsky.social Design by Esther Clayton

We spoke to the brilliant Caro Clarke of @portyliterary.bsky.social about all things publishing: from the role agents play in supporting writers and what they look for in a book, to ways writers can build a career in an industry in flux. Read more at our Substack With Bite!

🍹 We’re Not Getting Any Younger 🍹 by Suki Hollywood Sun, swimming and a disquieting teacher-student relationship. What more could you want? Extra Teeth Issue Nine is available via 🔗 in bio. Art by @kmgyeah.bsky.social Design by Esther Clayton

🐟 🦷 Toothfish by @aetwigg.bsky.social 🦷 🐟 Isolation, infection and a mysterious voice coming from below the ice. What is happening to our narrator? Get your copy of Issue Nine now! Link in bio. Art by KMG Design by @DesignsEsther

📢 Open Call 📢 SBWN and WAHS Creative Balance are seeking pitches from Scotland-based BPOC writers on Defining Our Space. Text /audio /video formats, incl BSL. Caregiver and data bursaries available. scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-pit...

🌟 Brand new fiction by @charlieratpig.bsky.social over at With Bite! 🌟 ‘I live with a spider. He sits next to the wood-burning stove in the living room. In my favourite vintage armchair. On a patchwork quilt that took me one winter and six old tea-dresses to make.’

🌟 New contributor catch up with the illustrious Katie Goh! Katie speaks to us about her second nonfiction book, understanding the world through history and memoir and what she looks for in an essay for Extra Teeth. Read more over at our Substack With Bite!

My new Glasgow-based courses with @writelikeagrrrl.bsky.social are online and bookable! First up is Level 2, featuring peer-feedback workshops and a Q&A with writer and editor Heather Parry of @extrateethmag.bsky.social www.writelikeagrrrl.org/product/insp...

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🌟 NEW FICTION ALERT 🌟 ‘I sleep very little. I hold my daughter, and she gargles sweet words in her sleep, and I find myself waking to sounds: to the wind pushing the door, to the wooshes that fly down the chimney…’

We had such a lovely time talking about literary journals and small press publishing at the @bacls.bsky.social conference in Stirling! Part of a dream team with @extrateethmag.bsky.social, @404ink.bsky.social, and @foldingrockmag.bsky.social! Buy and subscribe, and keep these shows on the road!

Over at WITH BITE we caught up with our Issue Nine illustrator KMG about all things art! We chat about the creative process for the issue, how she started doing murals and her favourite stories from Issue Nine 😈

Great plenary session at BACLSWHN25 yesterday on literary magazines and small presses with @extrateethmag.bsky.social @404ink.bsky.social @tolkajournal.bsky.social & @foldingrockmag.bsky.social. There was also a shoutout to @lunapress.bsky.social

GLASGOW! This FRIDAY 13th 👻 join us at Mount Florida Books for our second launch! Expect fabulous readings from fabulous @lwhalen.bsky.social and Suki Hollywood Delicious wine from Smith and Gertrude Please do join us — we are so happy to be back we have to party twice 🥳

And we are OPEN for submissions for Issue Ten! Submissions will be open from JUNE 1st - JUNE 14th. We are accepting fiction and non-fiction between 800-4000 words.

Tonight!!

Our monthly round-up of book events mentions the new issue launch of @extrateethmag.bsky.social‬, plus events with @melissafebos.bsky.social‬, @yararf.bsky.social‬ and more!

TOMORROW! Join us in @portybooks.bsky.social tomorrow to launch Issue Nine of Extra Teeth! We have a bumper evening of readings from Nazaret Ranea, Julie Galante and @jacquestsiantar.bsky.social Also ft Smith and Gertrude’s delectable wine 🍷

Thinking of submitting but aren’t sure? Check out our back issues and Substack to get a sense of what we publish!

We are also OPEN for mentorship applications! Two mentorships are available with our fiction editors Cal Bannerman and Anna Walsh.

And we are OPEN for submissions for Issue Ten! Submissions will be open from JUNE 1st - JUNE 14th. We are accepting fiction and non-fiction between 800-4000 words.

New fiction alert 🚨 Today’s With Bite offering is a brand new short story from Melissa Wan!