Alan Mark Tong
@alanmarktong.bsky.social
He/him. Writer of fantasy, horror & more. First published story out now in Slay and Slay Again! An Anthology of Queer Horror (Sliced Up Press). Queer all year. Chinese American. Autistic. Dolphin doodle by R.B. Lemberg.
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Hi hey my new book comes out on Jan 20, and she's real pretty, and there's a giveaway of ten of these shiny sprayed hardcovers on GR, otherwise you can ask your local bookstore for one and that would mean the world to me!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Hi hey my new book comes out on Jan 20, and she's real pretty, and there's a giveaway of ten of these shiny sprayed hardcovers on GR, otherwise you can ask your local bookstore for one and that would mean the world to me!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
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2026 is the year to get UNHINGED 😈
We're open to subs for the wildest, weirdest speculative erotica you've got: make it queer, make it unexpected, make it HOT 🥵🐙💦
www.nygelmag.com/submissions
We're open to subs for the wildest, weirdest speculative erotica you've got: make it queer, make it unexpected, make it HOT 🥵🐙💦
www.nygelmag.com/submissions
January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
2026 is the year to get UNHINGED 😈
We're open to subs for the wildest, weirdest speculative erotica you've got: make it queer, make it unexpected, make it HOT 🥵🐙💦
www.nygelmag.com/submissions
We're open to subs for the wildest, weirdest speculative erotica you've got: make it queer, make it unexpected, make it HOT 🥵🐙💦
www.nygelmag.com/submissions
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We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
Submissions - Seize The Press
Submissions Guidelines Submissions are open for fiction. We publish dark, unsettling, dislocating stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum, but genre is made up. If you ...
www.seizethepress.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
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Beginning of the year plea: I am always on the lookout for collections of weird fiction by nonwhite authors, especially those that will be published in 2026. If you wrote one or are publishing one or just know of one, please get in touch. doomsdayer.wordpress.com/contact
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Beginning of the year plea: I am always on the lookout for collections of weird fiction by nonwhite authors, especially those that will be published in 2026. If you wrote one or are publishing one or just know of one, please get in touch. doomsdayer.wordpress.com/contact
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OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Today’s the day! My second published short story “Second Love” is officially out in the anthology Into the Dark from All Worlds Wayfarer! Check out the link for table of contents and links if you would like to order a copy. www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
Anthology: Into the Dark – All Worlds Wayfarer
www.allworldswayfarer.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today’s the day! My second published short story “Second Love” is officially out in the anthology Into the Dark from All Worlds Wayfarer! Check out the link for table of contents and links if you would like to order a copy. www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
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I have a story in this one! "Imperfect Monsters" is a YA horror story that blends time, space, and fairytales. I'm so excited for it to be out in the world tomorrow!
The darkness approaches...
Into the Dark launches tomorrow, on the solstice!
Into the Dark launches tomorrow, on the solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I have a story in this one! "Imperfect Monsters" is a YA horror story that blends time, space, and fairytales. I'm so excited for it to be out in the world tomorrow!
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Out today!! Includes my story, "Phalanges and Flames."
The darkness approaches...
Into the Dark launches tomorrow, on the solstice!
Into the Dark launches tomorrow, on the solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Out today!! Includes my story, "Phalanges and Flames."
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I might need to be pinched because I can't quite believe this Library Journal review is really real and really mine
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I might need to be pinched because I can't quite believe this Library Journal review is really real and really mine
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
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Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
There will be no cap.
See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
My short story “Second Love” is officially out in the anthology Into the Dark on December 21st! This will be my second published story and my only piece published in 2025. Click the link in the quoted post for preorder options.
Get ready to delve Into the Dark with us later this month: 34 dark fantasy and fantastical horror stories are arriving soon!
www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
My short story “Second Love” is officially out in the anthology Into the Dark on December 21st! This will be my second published story and my only piece published in 2025. Click the link in the quoted post for preorder options.
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The Into the Dark anthology is now available for pre-order in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions ahead of it's 12/21/25 release date!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Into the Dark anthology is now available for pre-order in hardcover, paperback, and ebook editions ahead of it's 12/21/25 release date!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
Find out where you can claim a copy, or new themed merch, at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...
We can't wait to delve Into the Dark with you!
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A Very Tenebrous 2025.
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A Very Tenebrous 2025.
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
The finest stories are being written in the cryptic, concealed corners that no one ever thinks to look into.
It's our mission to find them.
We can safely say we lived up to our promise this year:
NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE🖤☠️
Read something Weird: store.tenebrouspress.com
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YALL I CAN FINALLY SAY IT:
I have a short story collection coming out!!
Full with aztech God mechs, a t girl feeding memories to a man made of teeth, vampire lesbians, and more~
Stay tuned, ghouls~
I have a short story collection coming out!!
Full with aztech God mechs, a t girl feeding memories to a man made of teeth, vampire lesbians, and more~
Stay tuned, ghouls~
We have a special Halloween announcement:
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Acquisition: Short story collection by Ignyte finalist M.M. Olivas — Lanternfish Press
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth , for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
lanternfishpress.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
YALL I CAN FINALLY SAY IT:
I have a short story collection coming out!!
Full with aztech God mechs, a t girl feeding memories to a man made of teeth, vampire lesbians, and more~
Stay tuned, ghouls~
I have a short story collection coming out!!
Full with aztech God mechs, a t girl feeding memories to a man made of teeth, vampire lesbians, and more~
Stay tuned, ghouls~
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ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:
FANTABULOSA!
Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.
& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘
Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:
FANTABULOSA!
Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.
& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:
FANTABULOSA!
Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.
& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘
Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:
FANTABULOSA!
Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.
& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘
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WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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SPECULATIVE EROTICS is here!
This anthology hits like a goddamn brick to the dome, every single piece. MASSIVE thanks to everyone featured in this issue. I'll be posting some of the choicest cuts over the next couple weeks.
www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
This anthology hits like a goddamn brick to the dome, every single piece. MASSIVE thanks to everyone featured in this issue. I'll be posting some of the choicest cuts over the next couple weeks.
www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
SPECULATIVE EROTICS is here!
This anthology hits like a goddamn brick to the dome, every single piece. MASSIVE thanks to everyone featured in this issue. I'll be posting some of the choicest cuts over the next couple weeks.
www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
This anthology hits like a goddamn brick to the dome, every single piece. MASSIVE thanks to everyone featured in this issue. I'll be posting some of the choicest cuts over the next couple weeks.
www.godscrueljokelit.com/5-speculativ...
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❄️In Into the Dark, @devanbarlow.bsky.social Devan Barlow’s A Frozen Woman of Balecrocus weaves a tale of legacy, defiance & chilling magic. Cold needles, colder bloodlines & power that refuses to die.
Support this story & 33 others! Join the Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Support this story & 33 others! Join the Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Into the Dark
A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology
www.kickstarter.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
❄️In Into the Dark, @devanbarlow.bsky.social Devan Barlow’s A Frozen Woman of Balecrocus weaves a tale of legacy, defiance & chilling magic. Cold needles, colder bloodlines & power that refuses to die.
Support this story & 33 others! Join the Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Support this story & 33 others! Join the Kickstarter today!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
I just got approved to do some gay shit at work, so that will be fun.
September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I just got approved to do some gay shit at work, so that will be fun.
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🌑 It begins. 🌑
The Into the Dark Kickstarter is officially LIVE!
34 tales of dark fantasy & fantastical horror — haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable.
Back today and help us bring this anthology to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #DarkFantasy #HorrorBooks
The Into the Dark Kickstarter is officially LIVE!
34 tales of dark fantasy & fantastical horror — haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable.
Back today and help us bring this anthology to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #DarkFantasy #HorrorBooks
Into the Dark
A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology
www.kickstarter.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🌑 It begins. 🌑
The Into the Dark Kickstarter is officially LIVE!
34 tales of dark fantasy & fantastical horror — haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable.
Back today and help us bring this anthology to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #DarkFantasy #HorrorBooks
The Into the Dark Kickstarter is officially LIVE!
34 tales of dark fantasy & fantastical horror — haunting, harrowing, and unforgettable.
Back today and help us bring this anthology to life!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #DarkFantasy #HorrorBooks
The Kickstarter for Into the Dark is officially live! My story “Second Love” is in this anthology. Please share and consider backing the anthology if you’re able to. www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Into the Dark
A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology
www.kickstarter.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Kickstarter for Into the Dark is officially live! My story “Second Love” is in this anthology. Please share and consider backing the anthology if you’re able to. www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
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The shadows have a face. 🌑✨
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Into the Dark, our anthology of 34 stories of dark fantasy & fantastical horror.
The Kickstarter goes live tomorrow — be ready to step Into the Dark with us.
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #SpecFic
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Into the Dark, our anthology of 34 stories of dark fantasy & fantastical horror.
The Kickstarter goes live tomorrow — be ready to step Into the Dark with us.
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #SpecFic
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The shadows have a face. 🌑✨
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Into the Dark, our anthology of 34 stories of dark fantasy & fantastical horror.
The Kickstarter goes live tomorrow — be ready to step Into the Dark with us.
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #SpecFic
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover of Into the Dark, our anthology of 34 stories of dark fantasy & fantastical horror.
The Kickstarter goes live tomorrow — be ready to step Into the Dark with us.
#IntoTheDark #Kickstarter #SpecFic
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During the first week of October, @spicycloaca.bsky.social and I are running an open sub call for the zine that will accompany their book Gore Poetics. 500 words max on the theme FLESH. Pay is 10 cents/word. Samir's book is weird, erotic, and often transgressive vibewise, so keep that in mind.
September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
During the first week of October, @spicycloaca.bsky.social and I are running an open sub call for the zine that will accompany their book Gore Poetics. 500 words max on the theme FLESH. Pay is 10 cents/word. Samir's book is weird, erotic, and often transgressive vibewise, so keep that in mind.
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We’re going to be closing to submissions from 12pm BST tomorrow (12th September). Not sure exactly how long for, until we get caught up. If you want to get something in, send it in before then.
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We’re going to be closing to submissions from 12pm BST tomorrow (12th September). Not sure exactly how long for, until we get caught up. If you want to get something in, send it in before then.
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IT'S OUT TODAY!
Ancient family lore. Secrets passed down through generations. A feeling of belonging...or, of not.
Heritage and horror, ancestry, things we pass down through our bloodlines.
Stories that have deep, foul roots.
I'M SO PROUD OF THIS BOOK!
GET YOURS:
titanbooks.com/72017-roots-...
Ancient family lore. Secrets passed down through generations. A feeling of belonging...or, of not.
Heritage and horror, ancestry, things we pass down through our bloodlines.
Stories that have deep, foul roots.
I'M SO PROUD OF THIS BOOK!
GET YOURS:
titanbooks.com/72017-roots-...
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
IT'S OUT TODAY!
Ancient family lore. Secrets passed down through generations. A feeling of belonging...or, of not.
Heritage and horror, ancestry, things we pass down through our bloodlines.
Stories that have deep, foul roots.
I'M SO PROUD OF THIS BOOK!
GET YOURS:
titanbooks.com/72017-roots-...
Ancient family lore. Secrets passed down through generations. A feeling of belonging...or, of not.
Heritage and horror, ancestry, things we pass down through our bloodlines.
Stories that have deep, foul roots.
I'M SO PROUD OF THIS BOOK!
GET YOURS:
titanbooks.com/72017-roots-...