Haven Spec Magazine is open this month to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only! We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard! www.havenspec.com/submit/

Our limited demographic window ends soon! Of course, you can still submit in the general window next month, but it's our goal to publish more authors of historically marginalized backgrounds, so send us your stories and poems! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

Mark your calendars!

Spotted Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories at my local Barnes & Noble. First time seeing something my work is a part of in the wild! @frombeyondpress.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to join Haven Spec as Poetry Editor! Excited to dig into the beautiful mountain of spec poetry - the vivid, the emotional, the lyrical, the strange, the dark, the climate-conscious, the bittersweet, the idea-driven, the magical, the otherwordly, the weird. . . and everything else!

We're over the moon to announce that Jessica Peter / @jessicapeter.bsky.social has joined us as our new Poetry Editor! Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!

Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only! We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard! www.havenspec.com/submit/

still a chance to get a physical copy of the fourth annual issue of the single most important horror series ever produced

Last call! Worth every penny!

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

Have put a lot of books in the mail in the last week, but also zines. First batch of Hellarkey is out and over 100 copies of King Ludd’s Rag, featuring stories by Tori Rego and @jedwardgregal.bsky.social, have gone out, many just as a bonus with another book that sold. Buy a book, get a zine too!

Paying full price for a Hellarkey is always a great deal! (also, join their book club. they send you the Hellarkeys.)

Help Malarkey lose less money and get one of my stories in your hands. THAT’S a bargain. 🤭

Will begin shipping copies of Hellarkey over the weekend. Order a copy and you get some spooky stories to read, help us recover some of the costs, and get a free zine in the bargain! malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...

I mean, what an absolute banger deal. Don’t miss out!

👀Fiction Highlight👀 ICYMI, the short story "A True Account of a Pre-Teen Blob " by @reasie.bsky.social is free to read online! Test the bonds of family and the human form in this piece from our March issue! Story: buff.ly/Tfi0GUU Issue: buff.ly/A4NJnnk

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect. As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

Support Malarkey and read my story Fruit Of Decay, with cannibalism, fungi, death, the fae, art exhibitions and cannibalism.

Very happy that I could review RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. This horror newbie had a great time with it. Also thrilled to be back in the Reader's pages. Long live the @chicagoreader.com!

Out today!!

Rare poetry window. We will publish four of these poetry EPs/zines/microchaps next year. More if we can swing it but we have the means, for now, to say four. Knock us out! oleada.io/publication/...

$5 zine is good but you can actually get Hellarkey IV for $0 if you preorder The Barre Incidents. You’ll get a first edition signed by @renbolger.bsky.social plus a one of a kind bookmark! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...

for real though, buy a copy or three of this, okay?

So proud and honored to be part of this work of art! Chicago forever. 🖤

I just read a proof of this and let me tell you… $5 is a steal. Don’t miss out!

RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES comes out in a week! @ala-booklist.bsky.social says "Red Line turns a place into a character as vibrant and complex as the people who live within it." Get it for two bucks off at our site frombeyondpress.com

Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories release party! Featuring an all-Chicago DJ set by Plastic Crimewave and readings by 10+ authors. Followed by a German silent film with a live score. August 27, 6pm, Comfort Station Logan Square, 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave.

This is a fun issue! The writers get $30, which is not much, but if we sell 60 copies we can bump it to $50. malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...

This is an amazing bundle. The Barre Incidents by @renbolger.bsky.social (signed!) PLUS a free copy of Hellarkey vol. IV which will prove to be amazing (and I am in, so) AND a bookmark??

Excited to have my story "A Thin Whistle Instead of a Scream" in @malarkeybooks.bsky.social Hellarkey vol. IV! Find it at: malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar..., or get a free copy with @renbolger.bsky.social new book, "The Barre Incidents," malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...

Surprise! I’ve got a story in this year’s Hellarkey, vol. IV! Hellarkey is one of my favorite annual releases. The variety of voices is top notch. Preorder a copy and see what I and others have cooked up this season!

Fun fact! The HTML code for the distinctive six-pointed Chicago star is ✶ and I guarantee that RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES is full of ✶ing. It comes out on August 12. Get your copy from our site for two bucks off. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶

In case you didn’t know, corn sweat results in amazing writers, and you won’t regret reading their work!

Sorry to keep shouting about my book but we’ve got just a few more preorders we’re trying to sell this month! Not a few like 3, but more like 14ish I think at this point. Wanna print with Bookmobile but have to justify it with numbahs

Me and my book project

Horror fiends, if we can get 20 more preorders for The Barre Incidents this month we’ll be able to do up a small run of really nice first edition paperbacks, each one signed by @renbolger.bsky.social. Also comes with a bookmark and zine! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...

Spindle House is home to one of my favorite flash pieces I’ve ever written. The announcement of their closure breaks my heart. Ben was wonderful to work with. Despite the news, the stories remain, and they’re all stunners. Take a minute today to read a few! ❤️

It’s me! With some really cool news! I’ve joined the Haven Spec team and I couldn’t be more excited. Keep sending in your work because I truly love reading it!

ICYMI, the short story "Fish Upon A Star" by @arfrederiksen.bsky.social is now free to read! The night sky is heavy with wishes—some we hope come true and some we'd rather forget—can the starfisher find yours? Read it now: www.havenspec.com/fish-upon-a-... Issue: www.havenspec.com/issue-twenty

A month until RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES releases. Now is a great time to pre-order your copy of the book that Jay Bonansinga calls "A revelation... a melting pot of street-level fever dreams that do more than just get under the skin." frombeyondpress.com

Gonna be printing copies of @renbolger.bsky.social’s The Barre Incidents soon and there’s still time to hit enough preorders to afford a print run with Bookmobile. Every order that comes in makes it more possible, and you’ll get a signed copy, a zine, & a bookmark! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...

help pay for Patsy and Eddy's cat sitter by purchasing some books from me directly: TOADSTONES, weird fic by yers truly, and NIGHT FEARS: WEIRD TALES IN TRANSLATION, a collection edited and intro'd by me. $20 each, or $35 for both (flat fee! that includes S+H)

In case you missed it. 🫶

Haven Spec Magazine is changing its submissions schedule! Now our year will be split into four reading periods, each divided into limited demographic and general windows and capped with a closed month to clear the queues and decide on holds. We're always running late, but this should really help!

What a steal. Down with prime, long live Malarkey!

Our ✨July 2025 Issue✨ is now free to read online! Find it here: www.havenspec.com/issue-twenty Or get the PDF and EPUB: ko-fi.com/s/b837a91596

Our ✨July 2025 issue✨ is ready at last! Subscribers will get it first thing tomorrow morning, and everyone else can read it next Wednesday! Why not subscribe and be the first to take a gander at all these great stories and poems? Subscribe through Patreon: www.patreon.com/HavenSpecMag...

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Had fun co-interviewing @teajaysee.bsky.social about our upcoming stories in @frombeyondpress.bsky.social’sRed Line: Chicago Horror Stories! Check it out and snag a copy while you’re at it. Out August 12th! youtu.be/nlN0bJ_L4ww?...

If you use AI to create your art, your story, your whatever, I immediately know you don’t care about making things — you only care about selling them.