Your enemies are counting on you to lose hope. Despair is one of their greatest weapons, for it leads you to stop fighting for yourself. Hold on to hope, no matter how hard it is, and refuse to join your enemy in bringing you down.

Announcing our fourth acquisition for 2026! www.shirakipress.com/new-acquisit...

My computer keeps insisting on reminding me that it's International Wombat Day but an internet search says it was actually on the 22nd. All of this to say - I read @tkingfisher.com's What Stalks the Deep (a delightful read) either a day early or 5 days late and AI generated "facts" are a bad idea.

Congrats to the folks behind this really cool #hopepunk project!

Hey #hopepunk fans, y'all might want to give this a look! 👀

Shiraki Press has acquired Emily O'Malley Liu's novella, The Man in the Garden House, with representation by @gabrielle-h.bsky.social from Corvisiero Literary Agency, to be published in spring 2026. www.shirakipress.com/new-acquisit... #booksky #hopepunk #smallpress #fantasy #novella

@teffeau.bsky.social ‘s reading of A Hunger with No Name (which has a glass city) was backdropped by Seattle’s own glass towers. She also read an excerpt of her upcoming story, Accelerated Growth Environment, coming March 2026 from Shiraki Press! #booksky #ecothriller #solarpunk #hopepunk #novella

Our first day at @seattle2025worldcon went great. We met so many awesome people! Today the highlight is @teffeau.bsky.social reading from A Hunger with No Name along with a sneak preview of her story that is forthcoming from Shiraki Press at 4:30 in room 428. Come say hi and give it a listen!

We’re super excited to be attending our first @seattlein2025.org this week! If you want to meet up we’re around most mornings, and we’d love to meet new folks.

We are so honored to work with @teffeau.bsky.social on her upcoming eco-thriller novella, Accelerated Growth Environment. You can learn more about her work at www.shirakipress.com/lauren-c-tef... #booksky #smallpress #hopepunk #ecothriller #novella #indiepress

The second edition of the Shiraki Press newsletter is out! In this edition: - New acquisitions in July - #SmallPitch submission reviews - Upcoming events - Call for submissions www.shirakipress.com/real-world-h... #booksky #smallpress #publishing

Shiraki Press has acquired a novel by @millie_abks, rep by @ajvanbelle.bsky.social from @bookeralbertagency.bsky.social The Color of Time, pitched as "Dune" meets Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Donkeyskin" with a sci-fi hopepunk twist, is set for publication in summer 2026. #booksky #hopepunk

We are thrilled that Shiraki Press's first acquisition is a novella by @teffeau.bsky.social ! Accelerated Growth Environment (working title) is a climate-engaged eco-thriller with sapphic romance and a dash of humor with publication set for early 2026. #booksky #smallpress #hopepunk #solarpunk

This is the good stuff right here 👇

The first edition of the Shiraki Press newsletter is out! - Call for submissions - What is hopepunk? - Where and how we distribute - We're a #SmallPitch participating press - We've joined IBPA - Upcoming events shirakipress.kit.com/posts/publis... #booksky #smallpress #publishing

Shiraki Press is excited to be a participating press for @smallpitch.org. The #SmallPitch goal is to help authors find a home for their work and promote small presses as an important actor of the publishing industry. Pitches are accepted now through July 8th. Learn more at smallpitch.org

Our submissions are currently open and we'd love to see novellas about joy, community, radical action, and hope in the face of adversity. Queer and BIPOC authors and stories are *always* welcome—not just in June. shirakipress.com #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #solarpunk #booksky

gen ai has no place in the arts and if you steal from your fellows and don't care about the environment you are part of the problem, pass it on

A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

We're excited to announce the founding of Shiraki Press! We are an independent publisher focusing on short form genre fiction for adults with a hopepunk vibe. Our submissions are open! Learn more at shirakipress.com #booksky #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #books