OTHERSIDE
@othersidespec.bsky.social
OTHERSIDE is a new quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists. Open now to submissions for Issue 1! 🪐 🗡️ 🌈
https://patreon.com/OthersideSpec · https://othersidespec.com
https://patreon.com/OthersideSpec · https://othersidespec.com
WE are honored to get to publish the story our whole team kept gleefully describing as “fucked up (complimentary),” we can’t wait for everyone to read it!
I'm so honored that my first published story is going to be in the first issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social
Still hard to believe it's really happening. I'm so excited! 🐳
Still hard to believe it's really happening. I'm so excited! 🐳
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
WE are honored to get to publish the story our whole team kept gleefully describing as “fucked up (complimentary),” we can’t wait for everyone to read it!
Hi, hello, we have not been able to stop talking about this story (mostly in all caps) since we read it. We are so excited to share it with more readers SOON!
great news on my birthday week: my story "mother mansrot in the glass mountain" will be in the first issue (!!) of @othersidespec.bsky.social!! this piece first appeared in "aseptic and faintly sadistic" by @jolietoomajan.bsky.social, an anthology whose proceeds went to the chicago abortion fund
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Hi, hello, we have not been able to stop talking about this story (mostly in all caps) since we read it. We are so excited to share it with more readers SOON!
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✨ WHAT ELEGANT STARS is now funding ✨
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
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satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
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January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
✨ WHAT ELEGANT STARS is now funding ✨
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
It may be a day late but that’s because we’ve packed so much into this behind-the-scenes newsletter! Our full table of contents will be announced SOON.
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
Bonus Newsletter: Cover Reveal AND MORE! | OTHERSIDE
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February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It may be a day late but that’s because we’ve packed so much into this behind-the-scenes newsletter! Our full table of contents will be announced SOON.
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
We love this story SO MUCH and all of you are going to love it too!
contract signed for my story "situationship" to appear in @othersidespec.bsky.social !! i'm so excited to be part of their first issue 🚀💥🔄
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
We love this story SO MUCH and all of you are going to love it too!
Have we mentioned we're SO excited for our first issue? Keep an eye out for the full table of contents soon 👀
My weird and extremely queer poem “Vulture bees transfigure the man I tried to be” will appear in the debut issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social next month! 🐝
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Have we mentioned we're SO excited for our first issue? Keep an eye out for the full table of contents soon 👀
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y'all are not ready for how good and amazingly queer and fucked up (complimentary) this table of contents is going to be!!!
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
y'all are not ready for how good and amazingly queer and fucked up (complimentary) this table of contents is going to be!!!
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
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The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
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‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
snoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bed
ALT: snoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bed
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January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
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Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
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🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/149417...
Some Queer Short SFF - December 2025 | Charles Payseur
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January 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/149417...
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/149417...
Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
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TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN DECEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's November's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Some Queer Short SFF - November 2025 | Charles Payseur
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January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN DECEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's November's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
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Submissions update: our amazing poetry editors are done reading the remaining poetry in our queue, and all fiction and poetry has received a response!
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Submissions update: our amazing poetry editors are done reading the remaining poetry in our queue, and all fiction and poetry has received a response!
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
Submissions update: our amazing poetry editors are done reading the remaining poetry in our queue, and all fiction and poetry has received a response!
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Submissions update: our amazing poetry editors are done reading the remaining poetry in our queue, and all fiction and poetry has received a response!
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
Final decisions for Issue 1 will be made very soon—so if you received a hold from us, expect a response in the next week! We’re SO excited 🪐 🗡️
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New collaboration between The Submission Grinder and @dreamfoundry.bsky.social : The Dream Foundry Market Report, a monthly report of speculative fiction/poetry publication updates
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January 2026 Monthly Market Report
Hello, and welcome to a new Dream Foundry project. Every month we’ll be publishing a market report with data pulled from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other chan…
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January 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
New collaboration between The Submission Grinder and @dreamfoundry.bsky.social : The Dream Foundry Market Report, a monthly report of speculative fiction/poetry publication updates
dreamfoundry.org/2026/01/26/j...
dreamfoundry.org/2026/01/26/j...
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This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them.
1/16
1/16
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Oh hey, it's the cover art for issue 9! Modelwork by Plastiboo.
✍️ Sign up to be alerted when NESS 2026 launches,
👨🏫 Learn about our crowdfund exclusives,
and
👁️ See teases, with reveal dates, for all kinds of surprises all at...
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✍️ Sign up to be alerted when NESS 2026 launches,
👨🏫 Learn about our crowdfund exclusives,
and
👁️ See teases, with reveal dates, for all kinds of surprises all at...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Oh hey, it's the cover art for issue 9! Modelwork by Plastiboo.
✍️ Sign up to be alerted when NESS 2026 launches,
👨🏫 Learn about our crowdfund exclusives,
and
👁️ See teases, with reveal dates, for all kinds of surprises all at...
⚔️THIS LINK⚔️: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
✍️ Sign up to be alerted when NESS 2026 launches,
👨🏫 Learn about our crowdfund exclusives,
and
👁️ See teases, with reveal dates, for all kinds of surprises all at...
⚔️THIS LINK⚔️: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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Reckoning X is here! It's our collectively-edited 10th anniversary issue, themed on communication in environmental justice. See @monarobot.bsky.social's cover art and read editorials from @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social, @cgaubrey.bsky.social, and an exquisite corpse (!): reckoning.press/reckoning-x/
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Reckoning X is here! It's our collectively-edited 10th anniversary issue, themed on communication in environmental justice. See @monarobot.bsky.social's cover art and read editorials from @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social, @cgaubrey.bsky.social, and an exquisite corpse (!): reckoning.press/reckoning-x/
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bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
Alt: two bees are gathering nectar from a purple and yellow flower
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January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
bzz bzz bzz we're still looking for work for our february and may issues from two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers bzzzzzzz
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
we pay $20
find out more >>>>> beestungmag.com/about/
Our submission window is closed! We had:
🪐 622 fiction submissions (all have received a rejection or a hold)
🗡️ 254 poetry packets (57 are still waiting for a response)
Thank you for trusting us with your work—we're honored. Final decisions will be made within 2 weeks. Next window opens April 1st!
🪐 622 fiction submissions (all have received a rejection or a hold)
🗡️ 254 poetry packets (57 are still waiting for a response)
Thank you for trusting us with your work—we're honored. Final decisions will be made within 2 weeks. Next window opens April 1st!
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Our submission window is closed! We had:
🪐 622 fiction submissions (all have received a rejection or a hold)
🗡️ 254 poetry packets (57 are still waiting for a response)
Thank you for trusting us with your work—we're honored. Final decisions will be made within 2 weeks. Next window opens April 1st!
🪐 622 fiction submissions (all have received a rejection or a hold)
🗡️ 254 poetry packets (57 are still waiting for a response)
Thank you for trusting us with your work—we're honored. Final decisions will be made within 2 weeks. Next window opens April 1st!
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This call is now open 🚀
Looking forward to your queer space opera fashions!
Looking forward to your queer space opera fashions!
January 16, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This call is now open 🚀
Looking forward to your queer space opera fashions!
Looking forward to your queer space opera fashions!
IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Reminder: our extended window for BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors ends Jan 21! If you're part of one or more of these communities and haven't submitted yet, send us your original fiction and/or poetry!
Next general window opens April 1 🪐🗡️
Full guidelines here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Next general window opens April 1 🪐🗡️
Full guidelines here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/