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 💵 $5 flat payment 📝 Previously unpublished only Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm...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!

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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

On Spec's New issue is now ready! New fiction and poetry, along with author interviews and cool interior art. Beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll. Buy at ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618

Attention flash fiction writers! We have a new, ongoing sub call open. We’re looking for speculative flash in the 1k-1500 word range, to be published digitally on our website. Details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/

Love, unity, and equality for everyone 🧡🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ What are your must-read LGBTQ+ book recommendations?

With remembrance and gratitude, we’ve taken the long weekend off to go in search of beauty and mystery. We’ll be back to the grind on Tuesday ✌🏼🎨📚

In a room where words come to life, a restless outsider & her estranged friends gather to tell one final round of stories, & face the tragedy that tore them apart. The Wordsmiths is part novel, part short fiction anthology and is available wherever books are sold online!

The team at Hollow Oak Press is busy cooking up a new anthology! Coming this fall: Short(b)Reads. This speculative anthology features mouth-watering foods in every tale. We’ve paired the stories with chefs, bakers, & cooks whose recipes for those foods will accompany each story. Read it and eat!

Great news! Our titles are now available at Sparrow Books in Clarion, PA! They’re a wonderful indie bookstores with lots of titles to browse. They host great events, too! If you’re local, check them out! Small, locally owned bookstores are gems in our communities 🧡

Working in coffeeshops is one of the joys of being an indie publisher 🧡☕️ Today I’m at the lovely Michelle’s Cafe in Clarion working on the Oil Region Library Association’s Hidden Heritage project. A cinnamon roll latte plus quirky local history? Yes please 🤩

Happy #mothersday to all the hardworking moms out there! We hope you get some quiet time with a good book today 💜

It’s Indie Bookstore Day! If you can’t stop by your favorite local bookstore today, check out bookshop.org and support local from the comfort of your home! Today and every day, shop small and local when you can and support your local community 💜

📢 Independent presses! Amplify your submission calls monthly through our directory. A small admin fee (£3) supports our community hub. Get featured here: thebrokenspine.co.uk...

Come hang out with us in Monday if you’re in the DMV! @domsdickey.bsky.social & @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social on the mic. moderated by Luke Sutherland of @lilacperil.bsky.social. peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/small-...

Reminder that INCH submissions are OPEN until April 15! www.readinch.com

We love connecting with other presses!

We’re in Erie Pennsylvania today, talking to a couple fantastic independent bookstores. It’s a beautiful day to talk about books 🤩

Our books are now stocked at Tattered Corners New & Used Books! We love working together with indie bookstores! #shopsmall

Happy International Women’s Day from our owner and editor in chief, Amanda! We’re a woman-owned business that’s proud to support other women in the writing and publishing industry

Prepping for our book table at the Writer’s Conference of Northern Appalachia this weekend!