Amanda Pica
@aspicawrites.bsky.social
Co-author of THE WORDSMITHS (2023) and editor of THROUGH THE BRIAR PATCH (2024). Lover of dogs, great stories, and peanut butter. EIC at Hollow Oak Press. Submissions editor at Humour Me Magazine. she/her
www.hollowoakpress.com
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Amanda Pica
@aspicawrites.bsky.social
· Nov 21
🎉 They’re here!! The first run copies of Through the Briar Patch have arrived! Available everywhere 12/7, preorders open through hollowoakpress.com
It’s pretty cool to hold two books I’ve watched go from concept to reality 😊
#booksky
It’s pretty cool to hold two books I’ve watched go from concept to reality 😊
#booksky
Attention short fiction writers 🚨
Do you know about dlshirey.com/the-short-list?
If you have fiction under 2500 words and are ready to submit to publishers, this is a GREAT resource!
Do you know about dlshirey.com/the-short-list?
If you have fiction under 2500 words and are ready to submit to publishers, this is a GREAT resource!
The Short List
Size Matters.Writers Know. When searching for places to submit shorter works, word count is key. This compilation lists journals that publish prose of 2,500 words or under. Word count and paid $$&n…
dlshirey.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Attention short fiction writers 🚨
Do you know about dlshirey.com/the-short-list?
If you have fiction under 2500 words and are ready to submit to publishers, this is a GREAT resource!
Do you know about dlshirey.com/the-short-list?
If you have fiction under 2500 words and are ready to submit to publishers, this is a GREAT resource!
Reposted by Amanda Pica
We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
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New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Cozy Fantasy Anthology
New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
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Witches? ✅
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Witches? ✅
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
Summer isn’t my favorite season, but it’s pretty. I’ll give it that
August 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Summer isn’t my favorite season, but it’s pretty. I’ll give it that
She’s really good at hide and seek
August 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
She’s really good at hide and seek
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Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!
August 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!
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Just three weeks until my new book comes out. I'm not panicking at all. WHO SAID I WAS PANICKING. How can I panic when I have this awesome cover. Behold! #writing #selfpublishing #cover thank you to my person @aspicawrites.bsky.social for the help
August 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just three weeks until my new book comes out. I'm not panicking at all. WHO SAID I WAS PANICKING. How can I panic when I have this awesome cover. Behold! #writing #selfpublishing #cover thank you to my person @aspicawrites.bsky.social for the help
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Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads!
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
August 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads!
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
I hope no one’s tired of dog photos yet
August 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I hope no one’s tired of dog photos yet
My new view when walking the dogs is two pairs of fluffy pantaloons. Bonus photo of the new girl being extra clingy outside
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My new view when walking the dogs is two pairs of fluffy pantaloons. Bonus photo of the new girl being extra clingy outside
If you need a quick break, we’ve got a flash fiction story for you! Free to read on our website in our blog’s new Acorns feature, The Orange Tree is quick, whimsical read with a fairy tale feel. I hope you like it as much as I do!
"Among the villagers, the conclusion spread first as a whisper and then like wildfire: The orange tree was not just magical, it possessed the strongest kind of dark magic."
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
August 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you need a quick break, we’ve got a flash fiction story for you! Free to read on our website in our blog’s new Acorns feature, The Orange Tree is quick, whimsical read with a fairy tale feel. I hope you like it as much as I do!
A tale of two sisters: we both took photos of a monarch caterpillar practically at the same time from the same angle but my sister (the first photo) is a little bit of a better photographer than I am 😂😂
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A tale of two sisters: we both took photos of a monarch caterpillar practically at the same time from the same angle but my sister (the first photo) is a little bit of a better photographer than I am 😂😂
We welcomed a new girl into our pack this week! Meet Calliope, or Callie for short 🧡
July 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We welcomed a new girl into our pack this week! Meet Calliope, or Callie for short 🧡
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Taking Submissions: Space and Time July 2025 Window
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: July 15th - 31st, 2025
Payment: Fiction: 1 cent per word, Poetry: $5 per poem
Theme: Stories with speculative elements
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: July 15th - 31st, 2025
Payment: Fiction: 1 cent per word, Poetry: $5 per poem
Theme: Stories with speculative elements
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
July 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Taking Submissions: Space and Time July 2025 Window
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: July 15th - 31st, 2025
Payment: Fiction: 1 cent per word, Poetry: $5 per poem
Theme: Stories with speculative elements
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Submission Window: July 15th - 31st, 2025
Payment: Fiction: 1 cent per word, Poetry: $5 per poem
Theme: Stories with speculative elements
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Reposted by Amanda Pica
Our latest issue is out now! Congratulations to our Humour Me Gold competition winners!
humourmemag.co.uk/issue-26/
humourmemag.co.uk/issue-26/
ISSUE #26
humourmemag.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our latest issue is out now! Congratulations to our Humour Me Gold competition winners!
humourmemag.co.uk/issue-26/
humourmemag.co.uk/issue-26/
Is there anyone I have less in common with than the version of me from 2009 who was in charge of writing my Facebook statuses
July 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Is there anyone I have less in common with than the version of me from 2009 who was in charge of writing my Facebook statuses
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Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!
Yellowing
hollowoakpress.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!
Reposted by Amanda Pica
A message from our team:
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A message from our team:
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July 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Our first newsletter launches later today! Sign up if you want news and project updates delivered directly to you! I promise we won’t spam you 🧡📚
Where are my flash fiction friends? 👀
Attention flash fiction writers!
We have a new, ongoing sub call open. We’re looking for speculative flash in the 1k-1500 word range, to be published digitally on our website. Details here:
hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
We have a new, ongoing sub call open. We’re looking for speculative flash in the 1k-1500 word range, to be published digitally on our website. Details here:
hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
Submissions
hollowoakpress.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Where are my flash fiction friends? 👀
My kid found two snake sheds within a week of each other and now he is hell-bent on using them as currency, so I spend my days trying to do a USD to snakeskin conversion to try to price out all the items he asks me about
Being a parent is wild sometimes
Being a parent is wild sometimes
June 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My kid found two snake sheds within a week of each other and now he is hell-bent on using them as currency, so I spend my days trying to do a USD to snakeskin conversion to try to price out all the items he asks me about
Being a parent is wild sometimes
Being a parent is wild sometimes
Turns out the pot of gold is just my Jeep
June 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Turns out the pot of gold is just my Jeep
Just gotta chug this home coffee real quick before driving to a coffeeshop to have outside coffee with a friend
June 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just gotta chug this home coffee real quick before driving to a coffeeshop to have outside coffee with a friend
I need all loss prevention workers in box stores to understand that when I’m looking shifty af, I’m not stealing stuff, I’m avoiding someone I don’t want to talk to
June 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I need all loss prevention workers in box stores to understand that when I’m looking shifty af, I’m not stealing stuff, I’m avoiding someone I don’t want to talk to