OTHERSIDE
@othersidespec.bsky.social
OTHERSIDE is a new quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by queer writers and artists. Open now to submissions of nonfiction and reprints!
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We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
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🌵 🤠 Saddle up! Issue 10.2 is on its way! Check out for our first round of poetry sneak peeks!
💝Special thanks to our amazing poetry editors for bringing these gems to Issue 10.2: Summer Farah (Guest Editor), Rob Macaisa Colgate, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Gabrielle Grace Hogan, and Charlie Neer.
💝Special thanks to our amazing poetry editors for bringing these gems to Issue 10.2: Summer Farah (Guest Editor), Rob Macaisa Colgate, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Gabrielle Grace Hogan, and Charlie Neer.
November 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🌵 🤠 Saddle up! Issue 10.2 is on its way! Check out for our first round of poetry sneak peeks!
💝Special thanks to our amazing poetry editors for bringing these gems to Issue 10.2: Summer Farah (Guest Editor), Rob Macaisa Colgate, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Gabrielle Grace Hogan, and Charlie Neer.
💝Special thanks to our amazing poetry editors for bringing these gems to Issue 10.2: Summer Farah (Guest Editor), Rob Macaisa Colgate, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Gabrielle Grace Hogan, and Charlie Neer.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
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November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Thanks to the overwhelming support we received during our Kickstarter last month, we were able to add a bonus campaign-exclusive sticker for backers who had picked up a sticker pack! Huge thanks to everyone who supported OTHERSIDE before we were cool 🪐 🗡️ 🌈
And… stickers are officially IN THE MAIL!
And… stickers are officially IN THE MAIL!
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thanks to the overwhelming support we received during our Kickstarter last month, we were able to add a bonus campaign-exclusive sticker for backers who had picked up a sticker pack! Huge thanks to everyone who supported OTHERSIDE before we were cool 🪐 🗡️ 🌈
And… stickers are officially IN THE MAIL!
And… stickers are officially IN THE MAIL!
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OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
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Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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Good evening all. For this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), TFR remembers three transfeminine authors who passed away this year: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (78), Valerie Amelia Thompson (38), and Michelle Duff (85) 🖤
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
Observing Trans Day of Remembrance 2025
Remembering those we’ve lost over the past year.
thetransfemininereview.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Good evening all. For this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR), TFR remembers three transfeminine authors who passed away this year: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (78), Valerie Amelia Thompson (38), and Michelle Duff (85) 🖤
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
We also remember 367+ victims of anti-trans violence and suicide 🕯️
#tdor
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New publisher listing for: OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; Fantasy, Horror, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: OTHERSIDE
New publisher listing for: OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; Fantasy, Horror, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
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November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
New publisher listing for: OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; Fantasy, Horror, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
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Being here for the duration & doing the dishes. Altar rails & touching up mullets. Disastrous atrophy & boba tea. Setting our fields ablaze.
beestung #25 is here!
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beestung #25 is here!
www.beestungmag.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Being here for the duration & doing the dishes. Altar rails & touching up mullets. Disastrous atrophy & boba tea. Setting our fields ablaze.
beestung #25 is here!
www.beestungmag.com
beestung #25 is here!
www.beestungmag.com
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On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
On this #TransDayofRemembrance, as we think of all those who have suffered and died needlessly because of the bigotry of a minority...
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
...it's a great time to think about how you can protect trans folks by speaking up and taking action in your community.
#TransRightsAREHumanRights
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
othersidespec.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
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🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🏳️⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.
With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.
Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
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I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers:
NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.
and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.
NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.
and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.
September 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I try to focus this account so it's for my readers, but hey writers:
NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.
and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.
NEVER sign a contract where the publisher keeps your rights indefinitely. For short stories, there should be a point when you can sell reprints.
and NEVER sign your movie/TV/etc adaptation rights to a publisher. Those are yours.
Nonfiction and reprint submissions open in ONE WEEK! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 12:01am ET! No need to rush to the front of the line: we're currently planning to stay open to reprints/nonfiction year-round. Spread the word! We can't wait to read your work!
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nonfiction and reprint submissions open in ONE WEEK! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 12:01am ET! No need to rush to the front of the line: we're currently planning to stay open to reprints/nonfiction year-round. Spread the word! We can't wait to read your work!
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
📝Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
We open to nonfiction and reprints in just over a week, and our inbox is already filling up with AI slop! Are you a real human who’d like to send us your work? DON'T send us email pitches, but please DO read our guidelines, which we'll update with the link to our Moksha portal on the 24th:
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We open to nonfiction and reprints in just over a week, and our inbox is already filling up with AI slop! Are you a real human who’d like to send us your work? DON'T send us email pitches, but please DO read our guidelines, which we'll update with the link to our Moksha portal on the 24th:
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New Releases: November 2025 lgbtqreads.com/2025/11/04/n...
New Releases: November 2025
Chris Makes a Friend by Alex Gino (4th) This is not the summer Chris has planned… Chris does not want to be spending the summer with her grandparents and her little sister. Her grandparents aren’t …
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November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Our November newsletter is out! Join us on Patreon (for free!) if you want behind-the-scenes stats from our Kickstarter campaign, a handy overview of our nonfiction/reprints opening on the 24th, and… an introduction to our intern of the month, PEACHES!
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November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our November newsletter is out! Join us on Patreon (for free!) if you want behind-the-scenes stats from our Kickstarter campaign, a handy overview of our nonfiction/reprints opening on the 24th, and… an introduction to our intern of the month, PEACHES!
🍑 www.patreon.com/posts/newsle...
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Happy Transgender Awareness Week! Here are 34 of our favorite books with trans characters by trans authors (to the best of our knowledge, including nb identities under the trans umbrella). Celebrate trans awareness by getting your read on!
Text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/14/q...
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Text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/14/q...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Transgender Awareness Week! Here are 34 of our favorite books with trans characters by trans authors (to the best of our knowledge, including nb identities under the trans umbrella). Celebrate trans awareness by getting your read on!
Text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/14/q...
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Text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/11/14/q...
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Our free monthly newsletter goes out tomorrow! In this month’s issue we’ll talk a lot about the Kickstarter as well as reprint and nonfiction submissions, which are opening SOON! (And as always, there is an astonishingly cute pet intern of the month, too.)
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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our free monthly newsletter goes out tomorrow! In this month’s issue we’ll talk a lot about the Kickstarter as well as reprint and nonfiction submissions, which are opening SOON! (And as always, there is an astonishingly cute pet intern of the month, too.)
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
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After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Backer surveys went out a week ago today! If you backed and haven't seen yours yet, please check your spam folder—the quicker we get all the responses, the quicker you get rewards! Stickers are ordered, including the bonus one you unlocked...design reveal to come soon 🪐 🗡️
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Backer surveys went out a week ago today! If you backed and haven't seen yours yet, please check your spam folder—the quicker we get all the responses, the quicker you get rewards! Stickers are ordered, including the bonus one you unlocked...design reveal to come soon 🪐 🗡️