Out of all studios to give Brandon what he wanted, I'd never thought it would've been Apple. Missed opportunity for the others.

Auteur filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has spent decades legitimizing modern genre films in the eyes of the Academy, and deserves to be praised for it.

I have my first nano-fiction out on Quotidian Bagatelle! A Foofaraw indie zine with the most delectable name I've ever heard. My story's a quick bite, too. A morbid bite, but it's good for ya :p I promise www.google.com/url?q=https:...

My story won first in N3F's Amateur Short Story Contest- imposter syndrome begone! BLOOD REMEMBERS THE PAIN had several rejections elsewhere, but it reached the right audience. It's not only my most lore heavy story accepted, but it honors a baby cousin I lost. Let her name be immortalized in ink.

🐙 Book of Madness is open. Cosmic horror inspired by the Cthulhu mythos. 3,000–5,000 words. Royalty share + contributor ebook. Due March 13, 2026 (Friday the 13th). horrortree.com/taking-submi... From @m-presents-publish.bsky.social #CallForSubmissions #CosmicHorror

🧙‍♀️🔥 Open call: outsider witch tales. Witches as marginalized folk who rise up, save the day, and do what needs doing. (Not fanfic, not reprints, no AI.) Royalties • Deadline: Mar 31, 2026 horrortree.com/taking-submi... #CallForSubmissions #WitchFiction

I have Work With Indies to thank for my first job in the indie game space as a Narrative Designer. My life changed after that. I hope this site helps other amateurs like myself find their footing in this turbulent industry.

Good drawing advice from BRANDON GRAHAM- love it!

So you want to enter a writing contest? Hell yeah, so proud of you. Here's how to figure out if a contest is right for you and also how to avoid scams (because trust us, they're out there).

Cool fact alert! 'Stationery' paper/books/envelopes comes from medieval stationers-booksellers who stayed put instead of roaming around like other merchants. No one wanted to lug around a bunch of books, so they set up permanent 'stations.' I love how history is woven into our language.😁📚

Someone Else’s September details are here. Submissions open in May. https://foofaraw.press/someone-elses-september-submissions/

Editors and authors 🌎 ECO25 is seeking the best speculative ecofiction first published in 2025. 📏 990 to 7,500 words 💰 1c per word plus 2 print copies 🗓 Nominations close Jan 31 2026 Guidelines: horrortree.com/taking-submi... From @apexmag.bsky.social #EcoFiction #SciFi

⏰ Final week! Story Unlikely’s 2025 Short Story Contest closes Jan 14. All genres welcome. 🏆 $3K/$1K/$750 + $250 reprint. Members have until Jan 31. Enter: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

I still get a kick out of seeing my mags and name next to all these other wonderful mags on @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and since I have a "publisher" account now and let some of my subs lapse on my personal account, I figured it was due to time resub. weightlessbooks.com

Go vote for your favorite Foofaraw stories from 2025! And share the link widely with your friends, fellow writers, and readers! Winners from season five and six will be included in our Best Of Anthology along with the inaugural winners of The Foofs. tally.so/r/mK9Jyg

January issues drop tomorrow on Foofaraw and Quotidian Bagatelle (as well as on Weightless Books). These covers look pretty nice all lined up together.

Dark short fiction writers, this one is for you 🖤 34 Orchard is open Jan 1 to 10 2026 for intense, unsettling stories that speak to deeper truths. 📏 1k to 6k words 💸 $50 per story Guidelines: horrortree.com/taking-submi... #HorrorTree #SubmissionCall #DarkFiction#Horror#Horror #WritingCommunity

Here's a list I wrote of upcoming spec-fic TV shows I'm sure will be goated. I'm most excited for Blade Runner 🙏

My dark academia fantasy short script, "DECAYER," was published in HAUNTER review. A great send-off for the year! www.haunterreview.com/copy-4-of-tr...

We're taking a look at some of the best fantasy novels that 2025 had to offer, including The Strength of the Few, Katabasis, and more.

Thinking about this lately. Seems the only way to protect things is to set the bar so high that any attempt to remake it is laughed into the ground. We're seeing that already with One Punch Man, & might see it again with Frieren Season 2. If you make something perfect it'll speak for itself forever.

Taking submissions: Obsidian: The Dark Space Novelette Anthology 🌌 Dark SF & horror about isolation, exploration, & the brutal void of space. 9k to 25k words 1p per word up to £100 Deadline Feb 15 2026 Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi... #WritingCommunity

Coming to an inbox near you soon. Quotidian Bagatelle Issue #1. We will be publishing everything on the web for free daily, but you can get the entire months worth of stories, essays, poems, and images on the first of every month in ePub and PDF. https://qb.foofaraw.press/#/portal/signup

70 contracts have officially been sent out for 130 pieces to run next year! Still need to countersign and pay, but I’ve got a pretty epic schedule planned for Quotidian Bagatelle.

Chill Subs gave me some wins to celebrate. Discovered awesome mags on their platform and made lasting connections. What a year.

Turn those lingering words in your noggin' into a nano/micro fic! I sat on a bunch of words I saved for short fiction or songs. Sentences and phrases I conjured up daydreaming. I know you have some 🫵. Here's a way to share it so they don't collect dust.

Write for readers like you. Don't write for an award. (But those are a bonus).

Shout out what you're most proud of this year! Go ahead, you deserve it for writing and getting published. Heck, represent your favorite short story. They deserve it, too.

I wrote a sample selection of my favorite mags and novella presses just in case you need low commitment reads.

I'm not the only one who recycles their high quality cardboard and aesthetically pleasing clothing tags as bookmarks, right?

The most cruel thing an artist can do is make an interlude that's the most fire beat in the album and it's only 1:30s

The S&S stories in #writingbattle that got stuck with modern prompts

Yeah, now they're one of my favorite lit mags.

I don't know if I'm ready to see the sights they have to show me 😦 Nonetheless, I'm very excited. winteriscoming.net/clive-barker...

Success, then improvise. winteriscoming.net/stranger-thi...

Though I remain in the longlist, it's an honor to share the same space with these talented writers and their awesome stories. My first time as a finalist, too! @foofarawpress.bsky.social Fun contest! The lore and characters I came up with will grow, thx for the inspo. (I wrote The Momentonomicon)

Currently reading this (taking my sweet time savoring) and I may have to get a physical copy for my shelf. The weird mystery is superb.

I'll never forget when Grammarly tried to autocorrect me on "loctician" to "hair dresser."

A nice (healthy) twist on the "life path" coming-of-age ceremony often seen in fantasy and dystopian sci-fi.

The Bodies by D.H. Parish https://foofaraw.press/the-bodies-by-d-h-parish/

Just a reminder, if you have any weird and wonderful stories published this year, you should nominate your favorite/best for our inaugural edition of The Foofs and be part of Best of Weird Fiction anthology! https://airtable.com/appeNKn521Vil6qMh/pag7WpPur6ICq0uvE/form

Do you know of any other ancient eldritch giga-corporations in dark fantasy? - #eldritchhorror #dystopia #darkfantasy #grimdark #worldbuilding #darkscifi #manga

Fuck, you made me wanna read this so bad.

"You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?" Dandadan | I'll be saved (probably), but at the cost of my normal life. The supernatural and the occult will never let go of me.

God I love this movie. I don't care if you judge me. Post a movie gif from the year you were born.

Ah, that sounds nice.

Anybody there?