GossamerWight is proud to nominate Kate Bladek for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers for 'Girl, Offline' – from our 2026 Q1 anthology, Thresholds. www.gossamerwight.com/awards-nomin... #GossamerWight #PENRobertJDauPrize #LiteraryMagazine #WritingCommunity #BookSky

GossamerWight is proud to nominate six poems for Best of the Net 2027 from our Q1 anthology, Thresholds, and Q2 anthology, Uncanny Regimes. www.gossamerwight.com/awards-nomin... #GossamerWight #BestOfTheNet #LiteraryMagazine #WritingCommunity #BookSky

For Unstable Realities we're drawn to awe alongside dread – moments of strange beauty surfacing through disorientation. Characters who meet an unreliable world with curiosity, not just fear. Window open until 31 August. Details: bit.ly/4gCycjc #GossamerWight #UnstableRealities #CallForSubmissions

"This essay concerns a literary genre that should, by all accounts, be dead and buried. [...] The genre I speak of is the genre of the dead and the undead, of monsters and malevolence, of spectres and sinister spirits. It is the genre of horror fiction." #Horror theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Saccharine is a body horror film for the Ozempic era. "Saccharine [...] is a stylish take on female-centric body horror with a distinct vision and sensibility – although its approach to bodies may leave the viewer queasy." [The Conversation]. #Horror #BodyHorror theconversation.com/saccharine-i...

Evil Dead Burn could breathe new life into a fragmented horror saga. The next film, Evil Dead Wrath, is already in post-production and due for release in 2028. #EvilDeadBurn #Horror theconversation.com/evil-dead-bu...

So much great talent already confirmed for Edge-Lit 12, and we'll be announcing our final authors - including a fifth Guest of Honour - over the next couple of weeks! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel... #derby #derbyshire #scifi #fantasy #horror #fiction #writing #writers #authors

Six weeks of horror sessions incoming, starting this August, with our latest online horror writing school - SUMMER SCARES is on its way... www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-sca... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorfiction #horrorcourse #horrorcourses #horrorstories

Don't let the sun put you off those spooky stories - keep the 'spirit' going with our SPECTRES OF SUMMER weekend, running over the 15th and 16th August! www.eventbrite.com/e/spectres-o... #summer #ghosts #ghoststory #ghoststories #spooky #haunting #hauntings

GossamerWight is proud to nominate two stories for Best of the Net 2027 (fiction): Cadi Juno — 'Bones and Ribbons' — Q1: Thresholds Gary Mucklow — 'Out of Reach' — Q2: Uncanny Regimes gossamerwight.com/awards-nominations #BestOfTheNet #LiteraryMagazine #DarkFiction #GossamerWight #WritingCommunity

The Unstable Realities submission window is open. Reality fractures. Perception fails. The ground won't hold still. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. Window closes 31 August. #GossamerWight #UnstableRealities #CallForSubmissions #NewWeird #LiteraryHorror

Uncanny Regimes is published. 20 pieces. 17 writers. 6 poems, 5 flash fictions, 9 short stories – with our first multilingual submission and first illustrated story. The regime is live. Download here: www.gossamerwight.com/store #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #NewRelease #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

Something wicked's afoot in the English countryside. Again. Underrated Hammer folk horror with a fabulous Fontaine and superbly satanic Walsh. 1966. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #hammerhorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #horror #film

Ooh… yes please!

The #Submission window opens for our Quarter 3 #anthology, "Unstable Realities," on Wednesday 1 July. Details here: bit.ly/4dQpbRY. #GossamerWight #CallForSubmissions #UnstableRealities #NewWeird #LiteraryHorror.

"The new wave of #cannibal novels are written by women. They feature man-eaters who are gory, graphic and distinctly feminist. The female cannibal has become a radical figure, who satisfies her cravings – stories about women who are violent, angry and resistant." theconversation.com/female-canni...

#TheBackrooms: "Before Kane Parsons had a Hollywood deal, he had a cheap laptop in his bedroom, a consumer-grade camera, and a grainy image from a 4chan forum." theconversation.com/the-backroom...

I’ve opened the EchoGrove beta — writing software for prose and screenwriting, built around local projects, story bibles, AI assist, snapshots, and writer control. Windows and MacOS. See post for further details. open.substack.com/pub/gsmucklo...

The #Submission window opens for our Quarter 3 #anthology, "Unstable Realities," on Wednesday 1 July. Details here: bit.ly/4dQpbRY. #GossamerWight #CallForSubmissions #UnstableRealities #NewWeird #LiteraryHorror.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a failed architect trapped in the yellow-lit nightmare of #TheBackrooms. A new take on #LiminalSpaces and #PsychologicalHorror. #ChiwetelEjiofor #IndieFilm theconversation.com/backrooms-wh...

Final days. Uncanny Regimes closes 23:59 this Sunday, 31 May. Your participation is voluntary. It has always been voluntary. The window is open—and we're rooting for the ones who push back. bit.ly/4ahyZSx #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #FinalDays #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror

Uncanny Regimes is part of a four-anthology arc running through 2026—threshold, collapse, fracture, & strange rebirth. Submitting means joining something with shape & intention. Window closes 31/5. Details: bit.ly/4vd31Pz. #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

Feels like some folk horror weather hitting right now, and we'll be delivering for you this June with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDSUMMER 4! www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #horror #folklore #midsummer #folk #summer

We love our weird oat drink! Oh, yes... the Uncanny Regimes window closes 23:59, 31 May. We still have room for more voices. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. ➤ bit.ly/4dDfR2w #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

Uncanny Regimes is taking shape—and it's shaping up well. The window closes 23:59, 31 May. We still have room for more voices. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. ➤ bit.ly/4dDfR2w #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

Sitting on a piece that feels too strange for most magazines? This is the one. Uncanny Regimes closes 23:59, 31 May. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work all welcome. #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

"Free from the fetters of common natural laws, horror stories represent a society’s fears and prejudices. Horror stories are one way of representing evil in a society and the heroes capable of countering these threatening influences." [The Conversation] #Horror theconversation.com/why-does-pak...

Tonight at 9pm ET we press play on WITCHFINDER GENERAL for #FolkHorrorFriday.

GossamerWight's 2026 anthology series: a single editorial vision across four quarters—threshold, collapse, fracture, and strange rebirth. Join the #GossamerWight2026 journey in #LiteraryHorror and #NewWeird. #UncannyRegimes #submissions are open. #AnthologySeries Here's the full arc: bit.ly/49MuQWq

What if bureaucracy itself began speaking—through dreams, songs, or graffiti? We're looking for responses to systems that exert eerie control. Our Uncanny Regimes anthology call is open until 23:59, 31 May. We still have room. Full details: www.gossamerwight.com/uncanny-regi...

"On Earth As It Is Beneath" by Ana Paula Maia. Grab your copy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/16731/9781... [Disclosure: If you buy a book via our link, we may earn a small commission from Bookshop-dot-org.] #GossamerReads #CurrentlyReading #FolkHorror #DystopianFiction #TheUncanny #GrittyRealism

The window is still open for The Uncanny Regimes anthology! We have ample room for prose, poetry, and graphic narratives exploring eerie systems, bureaucratic nightmares, and the uncanny. 👉 Full details: bit.ly/42sgyGB #GossamerWight #CallForSubmissions #UncannyRegimes #DeadlineMay31 #FinalCall

An excellent initiative :)

It’s not too late to apply! 😊

Hokum review: a gothic chiller set in a creepy Irish hotel that expertly weaves horror tropes theconversation.com/hokum-review...

Liam Eichberg’s #story ‘Stop Sign,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

Bailey Flaherty’s #story ‘Do Not Go to the Shore Tonight,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

This Thursday @conwayhall.bsky.social

C.M. Wright’s #story ‘Let the Honey Fall,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

We didn’t see that coming! Happy Beltane 😊

Lillie E. Frank’s #story ‘The Blood Cries Out,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

Ten days to go until we bring folk horror back into the spotlight, with workshops and interviews all taking place at STRANGE AS FOLK on the 9th May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strange-as... #folkhorror #folklore #fiction #writing #writers #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #authors

Hey #writers and #poets! 'Uncanny Regimes' awaits your submission. Closes 31 May: Scan Me! [Play sound] 👀 #LiteraryMagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

"The image of the burning witch is powerful [...]. If we want to understand why women were burnt in England and Wales, we need to look elsewhere—towards a different crime, and a different kind of fear." [The Conversation]. bit.ly/49bFMwv #Witches #Pendle #Salem #MatthewHopkins #WitchfinderGeneral

Enter the The Twilight Zone at GossamerWight! Open for story and poetry anthology submissions till 31 May. #LiteraryMagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

Hey #storytellers and #poets! 'Uncanny Regimes' awaits your submission. Closes 31 May: bit.ly/4sxk6CN. #LiteraryMagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

Stephen McQuiggan’s #story ‘Fat Chance,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

Brigitte Cohen’s #story ‘Spiral,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

How fabulous are these bookmarks illustrated by Andrew at Monografik? Little references to a few different publications of mine... Who needs business cards!? 🙌🏼❤️ #WritingSky #Medusa #Crocodile #Poetry #PoetrySky #Bookmarks

Folk horror is a fascinating genre to write in, and we'll be exploring it with a series of workshops and an exciting closing interview with STRANGE AS FOLK on the 9th May! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strange-as... #folkhorror #folk #folklore #horror #writing #writers #authors