Today is indeed the official release day for "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity". If you would like a copy of the book from us - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... But we're also to be found in Pittsburgh/Sq. Hill at Riverstone Books and in Regent Square at Stay Gold Books.

Today’s flash story is a delicious bite of fiction by the talented author R.F. Daniels, @rfdwrites.bsky.social You Will Not Devour Me is now available and free to read at hollowoakpress.com/you-will-not.... We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Your friendly neighborhood editor here, hard at work lining up some excellent flash fiction for you. We’ve got some intriguing new stories headed your way in the next month! In the meanwhile, check out our back catalog at hollowoakpress.com/acorns. 🧡📚 ~Amanda

At Hollow Oak Press, we're passionate about stories. We're your local independent publisher, and we work hard to bring you the best new and emerging voices in speculative short fiction. Come find your favorite new author at hollowoakpress.com, and follow along to see what we have in store!

Take a break today and enjoy a piece of flash fiction about a tarot reading that’s gone very, very…right. Why Would You? by R.S. Nelson is now available and free to read! Find it here: hollowoakpress.com/why-would-you/

Hi friends, Amanda here! We're coming into our busiest time of year. Between vendor events & finalizing this year’s print projects, we're constantly on the go. Amidst the hustle, we'll never stop appreciating YOU, our readers! Thanks to all your support, both my heart AND my calendar are full 🧡📚

Fahmidan Journal invites submissions grounded in craft and curiosity. Submit now: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit

Sine Theta Magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

📢 Open Call Scattered: A Dark Forest Press Zine @darkforestpressllc.bsky.social 📅 July 1–15 💰 Fiction: $0.01/word 📝 Poetry: $25 📏 1,000–6,000 words Dark, weird, bizarre horror wanted. 🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi... #HorrorWriters #DarkFiction

We're open for flash fiction submissions! Full guidelines available on our website: www.hollowoakpress.com/submissions

We can’t wait to share this one with everyone! It’s so good 🤩

My flash fiction story, “The Hollow in the Hedgerow,” has been accepted for publication by @hollowoakpress.bsky.social Grateful to Editor-in-Chief Amanda Pica and the editorial team Looking forward to sharing it once it’s live. #FlashFiction #writers #WritingCommunity #authors #Bluesky

The entire Jan ‘26 issue is now available to read for free on our website. A huge thank you to @aijiang.bsky.social for her work on this stellar collection! We created something stirring, thought-provoking, and beautiful 💓 #writingcommunity #flashfiction www.flashfictiononline.com/issues/janua...

On this 178th day of January, I'd like to remind folks that our submission portal for resistance-themed reprints is still open. Must be a reprint & must be resistance-themed! We will be donating proceeds from this anthology to the nonprofit Waging Nonviolence. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/10-r...

Submissions have been rolling in, and we’ll be starting our reading period soon! There’s still time to send yours to us, though. Full details on our website 👀

Looking for a home for your short, punchy spec fic? Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns wants 1,000–1,500 word stories with a strong speculative element (they especially love fantasy). 💵 $5 flat payment 📝 Previously unpublished only Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm... @hollowoakpress.bsky.social

We’ve been added to The Short List! This compilation links lots of places looking for short fiction submissions. If you write fiction under 2,500 words, check out dlshirey.com/the-short-list! Huge thank you to @dlshirey.bsky.social for helping writers find homes for their work!

We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/

Our autumn event schedule!

New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

Witches? ✅ Curses? ✅ A short spooky-season read? ✅ A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read! hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...

#FF It’s HR Professionals Day. To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “H” and “R”! @hexliterary.bsky.social @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social @hollowoakpress.bsky.social @hyphenpunk.bsky.social @riverheronreview.bsky.social

Out now from @hollowoakpress.bsky.social the new anthology Short(b)Reads, featuring my new story "Table for One, Folly of Two" along with a dozen more fine tales to peruse--each one paired with a recipe from the story itself. Food for the mind, soul, & body! #shortstories #food #recipes #writing

Looking for a bite-sized read during a break? We’ve got just the thing! The Last Time I Saw You by Jake Stein @jakeiswriting.bsky.social is a fast-paced flash fantasy piece, and is now available to read, free on our website! hollowoakpress.com/the-last-tim...

Rat Bag Lit (ratbaglit.com) is a new print + digital literary magazine eager to read your weirdest fiction. We're a paying market. Submissions open August 15, 2025! The rats want your story! #ratbaglit #ratbag #literarymagazine #litmag #publication #fiction #microfiction #flashfiction #drabble

Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!

I have found myself on the virtual faculty at the 2026 Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat for SFFH writers! Come hang out? The event includes 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. Learn more at starforgers.com.

Next week, we'll be announcing a book that's been in the works for a hot minute, featuring @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, and @ericraglin1992.bsky.social (me!) Keep your eyes peeled!

Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads! This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality! Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today! hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...

Submissions for TRUNK: stories that took the long way, are open! (Apologies if you got a contrary auto-reply this morning. Some of you get up earlier than me. :-) books.metaphorosis.com/calls/

"Among the villagers, the conclusion spread first as a whisper and then like wildfire: The orange tree was not just magical, it possessed the strongest kind of dark magic." The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...

Free Fiction Friday!!! Today's break from reality is a twisted dip into Tam Lin. "By every morning, the scars are healed, the bruises faded, the flesh knitted back over the bones. Don’t think about claws as they sink and rend. Don’t think. Don’t think." magazine.trollbreath.com/hold-me-fast...

Greetings, sophonts! Today, we've reached deep into the Vat to bring you a story of cloning, identity, and goblins -- okay, no goblins, but still! Please experience "The Girl Who Came Before" by David von Allmen, and mind the trilobites. {{}}<

If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right? linktr.ee/locusmagazine link in bio!

It's Novel/Novella Submissions Halfway Day! We're HALFWAY through our subs period: our N/N reading team is high-fiving as 1/2 switch out of the reading queue and 1/2 switch in. They're hungry to read, so SEND US YOUR NOVEL OR NOVELLA before September 1! splitlippress.submittable.com

I spy a familiar book on the shelves at The Raven’s End: Books and Fine Art 👀

Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!

A message from our team:

Have you signed up for our (very occasional, definitely not frequent) newsletter yet? We'll send you news and project updates, straight to your inbox! 1d76cb-d47.icpage.net/newsletter-s...

Another stretch goal shattered!! Now everyone who supports our campaign at a physical tier will also receive a set of art postcards! And one step closer to the final goal: the UK's first queer SFF pro-rate lit mag! Let's smash it!! 🤘

If the Stars Are Lit is the debut speculative mystery by Sara K Ellis, exploring the implications of AI, memory, and loss. Cover art by Tara Bush. Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels @skateellis.bsky.social @tarabush.bsky.social

There are two weeks left to submit your piece to All My Relations, Vol 9 on the topic of "revolution." This issue is open to racially & ethnically marginalized, gender variant, & disabled creatives only. Check out our guidelines and submit your work! www.talbot-heindl.com/relations

**Submissions open tomorrow, June 23!** Keep tabs on our guidelines page for when the link goes live: www.matchbooklitmag.com/guidelines

Excited to share our Kickstarter to make merch out of ten adorable Pride-flag-themed dragons by @florilegeart.bsky.social has hit our funding goal! We've announced a stretch goal and have until July 2nd to hit it - take a peek at our campaign if you haven't yet: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

"I dove into the page, and now have ten stories to thank for resurrecting me from my despondency. For helping me to feel again." Kyle Casey Chu shares the books that helped her weather trauma, a breakup, and the publication of, The Queen Bees of Tybee County (Quill Tree Books). ➡️ buff.ly/LPypYmK