If you're looking to submit to us during our reprints call, please make sure to read the guidelines on the website and the Google Form. We keep our formatting and submission guidelines simple, so please do follow them. Thanks from a busy Trash Cat 🦝

We are over halfway through this sub call for reprints. Open to anyone who is not already part of TCL 🦝 Still room in the recycling bin before we meet our caps. trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/

We are taking a long weekend social media break as it's all a bit much at the mo, right? Subs remain open for REPRINT shorts and flash from writers new to TCL. Get informed here: trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/ Catch you after the weekend, stay trashy 🦝

We're digging through last spring's recycling bin while we continue to receive new donations... This breathless, single-sentence, coming-of-age joy from @pamavoledo.bsky.social is a must read & you can listen to an audio version, read by @thejokelark.bsky.social . trashcatlit.com/best-friends...

As we start to receive donations to our Recycling Bin - here's a flashback to some of last year's gorgeous Spring tales 🦝 You can read and listen to @sarahkat.bsky.social's beautiful, immersive, lyrical flash here: trashcatlit.com/when-we-walk... Perfect lift for a grey day 💜

We have opened for REPRINT flash and short stories. Deadline is 8pm (GMT) on 14th Feb. Only writers who are NOT part of the current Trash Family can submit to this one🦝 We can't wait to receive your donations! trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/ #SubmissionCalls #LitSubmissionCalls

Just one more day of our charity print anthology being the lower price - we've already sent £200 to The Wildlife Trusts, can you help make it more? 27 short fictions for £7.50/ $10 - run on over to buy a copy for your sticky paws... mybook.to/WhatComesToL...

January will come to an end - no, it will, promise - and then it's off to the thrift store after you have a big spring clean! Well, between Feb 1st and 14th - we are the thrift store. Send your preloved stories for our recycling bin. All the info is here: trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/

Six days 'til Spring subs open 🦝. Current Trash Family are bin-shackled for this one - we only want newbies. The call is for reprints only - flash and shorts, no theme, but do check out previous issues for the feels. trashcatlit.com/treasured-wo... trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/ #submissioncalls

We saved a corker for our final spotlight from the cat issue 🦝 We loved how @heatherbooknook.bsky.social used sci-fi/tech to tell this one, her unique feline POVs and the sharp humour. Trash Cat added some structural graphics, but the words are all Heather trashcatlit.com/ffist-feline...

It's our penultimate spotlight from the fabulous cat issue 🦝 We loved the voice in @kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social's sassy short, the expert anthropomorphism, the well-pitched gritty humour. Read and listen to this joy here: trashcatlit.com/singing-a-so...

Today we have third bin offender @bsherm36.bsky.social with a spooky, monstrous cat story 🦝 We loved the way the feline narrator speaks about her human, how she sees herself as protector, and the tension in the battle she undergoes. Read here: trashcatlit.com/the-night-vi...

Today's spotlight from one our repeat offenders in from Scott MacLeod🦝 We loved how Scott used his signature style to write a cat tale, the way Al was softened, and the fabulous unexpected conclusion. trashcatlit.com/landing-on-h...

Today we share @emilyrinkema.bsky.social's second pub with us 🦝 We loved the voices in this flash, the use of dialogue to deliver cracking humour, the sheer unexpectedness of it (her first pub was very different). Read here - then read Grace too 💜 trashcatlit.com/indoor-cat/

In today's cat story spotlight, we have @lmbayley.bsky.social🦝 We loved the tension in this relatable piece, an MC struggling and coveting the life of their cat. An intense, raw insight into a woman's feelings. Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/she-calls-hi...

A little over two weeks until our Spring sub call opens 🦝 We want reprint flash and shorts from any writer who is not currently part of Trash Cat Lit. Get all the information and submit here: trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/

Today's spotlight from our latest cat-centric issue is from @francesgapper.bsky.social 🦝 We loved the brilliant brevity of this piece, which added to the mystery and quiet spookiness. We get but glimpse of Murgatroyd - but he lingers... trashcatlit.com/murgatroyd/

Today's spotlight shines on something less serious...because it's return fave @mrallanmiller.bsky.social 🦝 We know we're going to laugh out loud with a Miller flash - we love that we don't know when. The slow build in this is fab, the payoff hilarious. Perfecto! trashcatlit.com/comida-para-...

We're starting to spotlight repeat bin offenders in our cat issue 🦝 We loved how @jennyhart2001.bsky.social's piece starts sweet & funny, then flows seamlessly into deeper, more intense story. trashcatlit.com/karate-for-c... Jenny also did a cracking Q&A with TC: trashcatlit.com/2026/01/15/q...

We have pushed a bin into the Village 🦝

Another wonderful spotlight from our cat issue and we're immersed in Scottish folklore 🦝 We loved that Laura had a feline antagonist in her piece, the spooky setting and build-up of dread, and the amazing riddles. Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/the-late-wak...

Here is today's spotlight from our awesome cat issue 🦝 We loved the authenticity of Rebecca's flash, anyone who has rescued a cat will find it so relatable - and will have known a Noodle. Bring your tissues for this one. trashcatlit.com/shitty-kitty/

We made our first donation to @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social! £200 in royalties from sales of our print anthology, What Comes To Light to help UK wildlife. Thank you to everyone who bought our book and contributed to this donation 🦝 Be part of the next one... mybook.to/WhatComesToL...

Today's spotlight from our fab feline flash issue 🦝 We loved @shiramusicant.bsky.social's clever and imaginative piece about writing and cats. The humour is outstanding and the unfolding chaos is a joy to follow. Read and listen here: trashcatlit.com/second-novel...

We have a paranormal feline flash as today's spotlight 🦝 We loved the two voices @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social used in this quirky, fun piece - which adds humour and drives the story. You might never look at your cat's swishing tail in the same way again... trashcatlit.com/the-tell-tai...

Today's feliflash highlight has a Q&A alongside. We loved @lorifontanes.bsky.social heartful piece with it's perfectly pitched humour and melancholy. Thomas has a great voice. Read and listen here trashcatlit.com/the-last-lif... Then check out LMs informative Q&A trashcatlit.com/2026/01/10/q...

Today we are spotlighting a dialogue-driven piece from our new cat issue 🦝 We loved how @drfionamoore.bsky.social used conversation to tell this all-too-possible story, the build up and reveal are masterfully handled. We also love a microbe here at TCL 🦠 trashcatlit.com/the-omega-cat/

Our spotlight today brings us into the realm of royalty 🦝 We loved the three act structure of King's experience, how relatable it is in the world of cat rescue, and King's voice is just sublime. Read and listen: trashcatlit.com/king/

Today's highlight is a beautiful, magical piece by Clara Cooke 🦝 We loved the feline POV in this - which feels ancient and all-knowing, and the fabulous, surprising vignettes from his past. trashcatlit.com/through-the-...

Today we've a cat flash with a side of Q&A 🦝 We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know... trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-... Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed: trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...

Today's highlight from our amazing Feline Flash issue is from @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social 🦝 We loved how relatable this MCs misery is - and how she chooses to rebel against it. Imaginative, fun and accurately catty 🐈 trashcatlit.com/down-goes-th...

Our first highlight from the feline flash issue 🦝 We loved the way the cat is used as a protector in J.R.s speculative feline-POV piece. The language is lyrical and lush and the unfolding story is full of tension and raw emotion. trashcatlit.com/ways-of-know...

Are you looking ahead for submission opportunities? We have THREE this Spring 🦝 February - New Writers, Preloved Words trashcatlit.com/spring-2026/ March - Microfiction for the Mini Bin trashcatlit.com/microfiction... April - Prompted Flash Challenge trashcatlit.com/prompted-pop... #submissions

A new year and we've a new issue of fabulous feline flash for you. So, go outside and come in again. Demand snacks. Scratch the carpet. Then get your paws on this link: trashcatlit.com/feline-flash... Devour, savour, ask for more. Trash Cat let the cats in the bin and it's smashing 🦝

Our charity anthology authors share the love! "The Memory of Water stopped me dead in my tracks. Powerful and heartbreaking, but ultimately hopeful. It distils something revelatory about the debasement of the natural world and the nature of time." Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 1/2

Get your peepers on our newest peeps 🦝 The Trash Family Portrait Gallery has most of our Feline Flash contributors displayed in all their loveliness. Portraits are assembled using their spirit animal and the things they covet/collect. trashcatlit.com/trash-family...

In lieu of a newsletter, our Ed has done an end of year roundup and teased our Spring sub calls. Please give it a read. trashcatlit.com/2025/12/31/t... Happy New Year and thank you for sharing, reading, subbing and loving. We appreciate you 🦝💜 New issue launches 2nd Jan - it's all about cats.

Our LAST tease! Issue launches 2nd Jan. Get your paws on 20 cat flash then 🦝 @heatherbooknook.bsky.social shows us a future where the cats get all the tech @jennyhart2001.bsky.social layers her relationship story with martial arts @francesgapper.bsky.social gives us a glimpse of something uncanny

Our charity anthology authors share the love! "This story is a glittering shard of dark urban magic from the king of creepy-trippy-cool. Come scream into the void; you know you want to…" Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... @sarahkat.bsky.social @matgost.bsky.social

Penultimate teases for the cat issue coming 2nd Jan 🦝 @lmbayley.bsky.social's MC feels unseen and craves her cat's freedom Scott's MC has to do what it takes to secure a comfy future for his friend In @mrallanmiller.bsky.social's off-kilter flash, bacon starts a strange invasion

Teasing our cat-themed issue - coming 2nd Jan 🦝 @kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social gives us a love triangle with an intimate POV @emilyrinkema.bsky.social's MC is at a low ebb when Dirk delivers another blow In @bsherm36.bsky.social's spooky piece, a beloved cat must save her Dave

Our charity anthology authors share the love! "A Crossing gives us pilgrims almost meeting on the road – but centuries apart. Rich with authenticity and memory, deftly unspooled in under 1000 words. A gem." Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... @leighloveday.bsky.social @sarahkat.bsky.social

We're back with some teases for our January '26 issue. These titles with tell you the theme 🐈‍⬛ Unfolding with supernatural charm, Clara shows us the extraordinary life of one feline In @drfionamoore.bsky.social's quiet sci-fi, we get a microbial battle and one very unique saviour

Our last pre-Christmas teases for the upcoming Cat Pop-Up Issue 🦝 In Anne's flash, it's all about finding the right match for a tough cat J.R.s cat is on a mission to save his best friend, but it will take sacrifice In Athena's flash, Sirius is something more than just a cat

Happy Festives from the bin. May you eat too much and need a big nap 🦝 Thank you to everyone - Trash Family and Friends - who make our little bin what it is: joyful and storyful. New issue coming 2nd January 💜 Stay Trashy 🗑️

Our charity anthology authors share the love! "In Thin Place, a reluctant traveller comes to a place where times and memories bleed into one another. Lyrical and evocative." Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... @lucimcummings.bsky.social @justine1902.bsky.social

Coming 2nd January 🦝 Rebecca gives us the life of a rescue cat with authenticity and emotional resonance @kleopatraolympiou.bsky.social's MC channels all things cat to survive her mundane life @lorifontanes.bsky.social brings us a cat determined to make his owner happy, even after death

First teases from our cat pop-up - coming out the box 2nd January for a checkover 😺 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social cat's diabolical friend helps thwart an Intruder Laura takes us to a cemetery and a visit from a folkloric beast @shiramusicant.bsky.social MC struggles with troublesome characters

Our charity anthology authors share the love! "The Memory of Water is an elegy for a dying pond. Memories of fishing, damp leaves, otters and ducks. Now the farmer poisons the pond with slurry. Little is left but memories. But a small hope remains." Paperback £7.50: mybook.to/WhatComesToL... 1/2

We start teases for our upcoming cat issue tomorrow, but today, we rummaged in bins past and bring you @rebeccafwrites.bsky.social from our winter 2024 pop-up. trashcatlit.com/atypical-mole/