SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN ⌛ 1st to 7th March 📖 Summer Issue 📝 100 to 8000 words ☀️ Any rating, theme or genre, but please note if you send something very clearly related to Winter etc, it probably won't make this issue. #writersofbsky #submissionsopen #booksky acoupofowls.com/submissions/

My current bit of promo, pictured above, is my most recent publication with @acoupofowls.bsky.social : Light Paths, wherein I present a novella fixated largely on my other passion in life... food! My part of this duology is a gay little tale of autism and finding agency.

Finally received my author copies of #LightPaths the wonderful project I took part of as writer for @acoupofowls 🦉 The print is available now if you're interested in owning a physical copy of my short novel Underneath the Unblemished Mask to keep on your shelf or read during Ao3 maintenance panic 😌

I'm so sorry I missed this at the time! I really enjoyed working with @acoupofowls.bsky.social on this cover illustration! 🦉

If you have enjoyed my autistic ramblings over dungeon meshi OR my general passion for food, cooking, and butchery, Eyes of Magic is for you!!! It's so much about food and ingredients and breaking things down - and homosexually, of course, it's about complementary flavours!

Do you enjoy the works of @johannestevans.co.uk, @cinnamaldeide.bsky.social, Leigh V Twersky, Clinton Seiter, @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social & @amandamblake.bsky.social? We sure do! In fact we've published them in our two recent novelette collections! Shop: acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop #Booksky 🌈📚

AVAILABLE NOW! - acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop 🎇 Light Paths: A Queer Fantasy Romance Collection 🎇 #Booksky #queerfiction #Fantasy #Romantasy #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚

AVAILABLE 24 January 2026 PREORDER NOW - acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop 🎇 Light Paths: A Queer Fantasy Romance Collection 🎇 #Booksky #queerfiction #Fantasy #Romantasy #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚

AVAILABLE 24 January 2026 🎇 Light Paths: A Queer Fantasy Romance Collection 🎇 #Booksky #queerfiction #Fantasy #Romantasy #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚

We're really excited to share with you the cover of Light Paths, releasing soon! The artwork is by Marika Bailey, an Afro-Caribbean illustrator, designer, and author. She illustrates book covers for indie authors. Her art has also been featured in Khoreo magazine.

New flash published at A Coup of Owls, check it out.

@acoupofowls.bsky.social new issue: acoupofowls.com/2025/12/15/w...

Have you checked out our Winter issue? Quiet Footsteps. Hushed Voices ❄️ Our Winter issue is now LIVE ❄️ Feat. stories from @mererain.bsky.social, Lily Black, J. Leo Brite, @dpbrownwrites.bsky.social, Toshiya Kamei and Tom Okafor acoupofowls.com/2025/12/15/w... #Booksky #shortstories

One day left to submit for our Spring issue. Could we be your first publication of 2026?? Submit to find out!

Across the UK, our team are experiencing the variety of British Winter weather, but we're already planning for Spring! Submissions for our Spring issue are OPEN! Please be sure to read our submission guidelines before submitting via our form at the bottom of the page. acoupofowls.com/submissions/

Doing a bunch of markets the next few weeks! I'll be in Manchester and York, and then @acoupofowls.bsky.social is publishing my new fantasy novella, Eyes of Magic, as part of their December collection!

My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H... (One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)

Love to see it!!

Have you got your copy of Dark Paths yet? Want to extend the spoopy season? Or just love a bit of queer horror? You can purchase paperback or digital formats directly from our shop! acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop #Booksky #queerfiction #Horror #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚

quick story: author I know hired a graphic designer. Graphic designer used AI assets. Author did not want this. Author realized close deadline that thing was AI. Author needed something not AI to replace this, and didn't have time so close to deadline to get a custom work or vet stuff. What do now?

HUGE thanks to everyone who backed our Kickstarter! We're really looking forward to getting the stories into your hands ASAP!!

With NINE HOURS to go, just a reminder to potential US backers - although we have been unable to offer physical rewards to the US this time due to the tariffs, we have some great digital pledge tiers and all US digital backers will automatically get a special little extra as a thank you!

WE HAVE SIXTEEN HOURS LEFT TO GO ON OUR KICKSTARTER!! We are currently £14 away from a stretch goal! It's so close we can taste it! Give yourself a #Halloween Treat and grab some of our amazing publications! #horror #romance #romantasy #fantasy #booksky #queerstories

For a chance to pre-order Dark Paths and our other upcoming publications, check out our Kickstarter! It ends in THREE DAYS! So head over there now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Latest - Underneath The Unblemished Mask by @cinnamaldeide.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerfantasy #romantasy #booksky 🌈📚

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Latest - Eyes of Magic by @johannestevans.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerfantasy #romantasy #booksky 🌈📚

Yesterday at the book fair somehow was both very long and went by incredibly quickly! We loved every minute of it in this run up to the release of Dark Paths! Don't forget to back our Kickstarter for this and other great reads!!

There are now FIVE DAYS remaining to back our Kickstarter for our 2025-26 publications! We've had £100 pledged in the last few days and only need £150 more to reach our stretch goal! Go pledge now!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

Two of our team! Having a great day chatting with people about A Coup of Owls at the Norwich Book Festival Book Fair (org by @salopress.bsky.social)- thanks for having us!

AVAILABLE 31 OCTOBER 2025 🎇 Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection 🎇 Back our Kickstarter now to receive this great #Halloween treat! 🎃🍬👻 www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #Booksky #queerfiction #Horror #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Latest - The Sphecanthrope by Leigh V Twersky www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerhorror #horrorromance #booksky 🌈📚

Check out a sneak peek at my newest novelette! If you love those shots in David Lynch projects where there's headlights on a dark country road, I think you're gonna love this.

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. places where you cannot be: an afro-american travel guide by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerhorror #booksky 🌈📚

We're so excited about Dark Paths and our other two publications! We have 17 days left on our Kickstarter and unfortunately are no longer fully funded after a pledge was rescinded! Please help us get to our £500 goal, and on our way to the first stretch goal!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

We're super excited to share with you the cover of Dark Paths, releasing later this month. The artwork is by Elliott Cassel, an illustrator, writer, and graphic designer with a passion for the macabre. His work explores the intersection of queerness, sex and violence. He lives in California.

Have you pledged yet? We have 24 days to go and we're just £79 away from our goal! Help us smash it and get moving towards the first stretch goal! We're posting regular updates about the publications too so do check them out! #supportindiepress #supportindiewriters #indiepress #booksky

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Glory to God by @amandamblake.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #vampires #vampire #vampiregoddess #queerhorror #gayvampires #booksky 🌈📚

New Kickstarter from @acoupofowls.bsky.social, new ADHD bundle on Itch from @eliseswritings.bsky.social, some new books in paperback, some market and event stuff, and then a LOT of media recs, including some Final Fantasy thoughts and lots of movie recs! johannestevans.co.uk/2025/10/03/n...

If you're interested in what I believe is the best thing I've ever written...

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Up first - Vampire Joe by Clinton Seiter www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #gayfiction #queerfiction #vampires #vampire #gayvampires #booksky #queerwriters 🌈📚

Looking forward to this! Myself and Leonie from the Owls team will be there representing @acoupofowls.bsky.social and selling BOOKS, MERCH and BOOKISH BITS!!! Come along and say hi if you're in Norwich on 25th October!

Kickstarter coming soon! Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beverlylynnanderson/behind-the-red-queer-a-serial-killer-romance-duology #beverlylanderson #beverlylandersonbooks #kickstarter #darkromance #triggerwarnings

Book lovers! Lend me your ears! BEYOND THE BORDER FOREST, a queer retelling of Snow White/Rose Red is on Kickstarter! This is the only place to get hardcovers, and we have discounted paperbacks, ebooks + gorgeous book art goodies! www.kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

UPDATED LINK Our Kickstarter is LIVE and Has Been Chosen as a Project We Love! We are excited to announce that our Kickstarter for "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman has been chosen as a Project We Love by Kickstarter! It is also featured in the LGBTQIA+ section! Check it out HERE!

Shadows over Alfar is a #WLW #romantasy. This #Kickstarter edition is a tale of spies, magic, and political intrigue. But it’s also about what it means to be an outsider, to be rejected for you are, and to find your people in a world that doesn’t understand you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/323...

Kickstarter has been such a great platform for us, and we're looking forward to once again bringing more stories to life and putting them into reader's hands (physical or digital!). Whilst you're over checking out our Kickstarter, be sure other amazing projects! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

With just over a month to go until our Kickstarter ends AND we send out the first of our 2025 publications, we are currently at 69% funded! We would love to smash through the £500 goal so that we can include some great stretch goals!! #booksky #queerwriters #writersofcolour 🌈📚 #supportindiewriters

An aimless retail worker discovers new, elusive residents of the store, and decides to be delighted rather than frightened. Miracle Aisle by Bethany L. Sherwood is now live in our Autumn 2025 issue: acoupofowls.com/2025/09/15/a #BookSky #ShortStories #RetailHell

A humanities major hitchhiking in Jordan embarks on a quirky road trip that becomes a mysterious quest for the Ark of the Covenant. Backpacking Through the books of Exodus... by Rowan Tate is now live in our Autumn 2025 issue: acoupofowls.com/2025/09/15/a #BookSky #ShortStories #RoadTripwithGod

A retelling of the Norse myth of Fenrir and Tyr… from Fenrir’s perspective. The Hand that Feeds by Phoebe Bush is now live in our Autumn 2025 issue: acoupofowls.com/2025/09/15/a #BookSky #ShortStories #NorseMythology