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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · 11d

Late to the party as usual but very happy with my haul from the latest Northern Publishers' Fair 😊 thanks @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social

Jackal, Erin Adams; Sightings, D Bevan; A Love the Weight of an Animal, E Gibson; Modern Gothic, Various

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Ailsa Cox @ailsacox.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks to @bookishleels.bsky.social @nightjarpress.bsky.social for the image I mention in Part 1.

A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · 27d

New episode!
Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction?

Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Aug 15

We’re delighted that @deadinkbookshop.bsky.social is now stocking Nightjars. Little interview about it here deadinkbookshop.com/blogs/requir...

Nightjar Press: An Interview with Nicholas Royle

We’ve just started stocking short story chapbooks from Nightjar Press. If you, like us, are fans of the gothic, the weird, the surreal, and the supernatural, we recommend you check them out here in th...

deadinkbookshop.com

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Paul Chamberlain @paulchamberlain.bsky.social · Aug 10

An amazing morning at Callanish #StandingStoneSunday

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks for the review @iancritchley.bsky.social ☺️

Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ghosts await a man heading back to his home town for his mother's funeral. Emotions and memories jostle in his mind as he heads inexorably towards his past and his future.

Superb sense of gathering dread in this story by @bookishleels.bsky.social pubbed by @nightjarpress.bsky.social

Front cover of Kodavision, a short story chapbook by Leila Martin published by Nightjar Press. Image shows a house with the word DREAD on the front gate.

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks so much, Ian! I'm glad you liked it 🙂

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David Gaffney @ggaffa.bsky.social · Aug 1

I have a new story out on Nightjar! Its called Flight Paths and its a ghostly tale of aeroplanes and romance fraud...you can use the link below to buy one for £3

Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social · Jul 31

Four new Nightjars now available here nightjarpress.weebly.com by @bookishleels.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social @ggaffa.bsky.social & Joe Stretch

Nightjar Press

Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.

nightjarpress.weebly.com

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jul 31

They complement each other really well ☺️

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jul 31

Super excited my short story chapbook "Kodavision" has been published by @nightjarpress.bsky.social today! It's paired with "Through Narrowing Veins" by @rlsummerling.bsky.social nightjarpress.weebly.com

Kodavision and Through Narrowing Veins short story chapbooks

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jul 19

It's such a brilliant read! I loved every story 🙂

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is the best #shortstory collection I've read in ages - so piercing, so moving. These will stay with me for a while 😌 @polyscribe70.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great vibes as always at the beautiful #Manjushri Kadampa meditation centre 😌

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is a GREAT read - such an intoxicating blend of uncanniness, weird magic and humour. Trippy as hell and so gripping @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @adamsleslie.bsky.social

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thanks so much for the review, Ell! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙏

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · May 10

Honoured to have a (chilling) story published in the wonderful Crow & Cross Keys today 🙏 🐦‍⬛

Crow & Cross Keys || SUBS OPEN @crowkeys.bsky.social · May 10

Deep in the bowels of the tower, there is a whale with a city on its tongue. We like to visit from time to time. In today’s short story witness a...

“Whale Fall” by @bookishleels.bsky.social

crowcrosskeys.com/2025/05/10/w...

A muted greyscale banner for short story, Whale Fall by Leila Martin published on crowcrosskeys.com, featuring an image of a whale from above, with the roving sea making it look almost painted.

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Apr 26

Ah, that's brilliant! Thanks ☺️

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Apr 26

Can't believe for the second year running I forgot to get a ticket! 🤦‍♀️ Don't suppose I could pick one up at the door?

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Feb 19

Congrats! 🙂 This sounds great

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Jo Gatford @jmgatford.bsky.social · Feb 19

Wanna explore how to create vivid, realistic settings in your fiction (and/or how to bring real-life locations to life in your non-fiction!)?

I've got a workshop for that:

Write What You Know: Setting & Place
Fri 28 March @ 7.30pm (GMT)

PAYF booking here: www.jogatford.com/writing-work...

Write What You Know: Setting & Place — Jo Gatford

A pay-as-you-feel ticket to the Write What You Know: Setting & Place online workshop — Friday 28th March @ 7.30pm (GMT)

www.jogatford.com

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · Feb 5

New Review - the Short Shelves return and this week I look at a new horror magazine from Andy Cox and Richard Wagner - Remains out now and very good! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/2/...

Runalong The Short Shelves - Remains — Runalong The Shelves

Publisher - https://remains.uk Price - £8.99 print Another new magazine for the Short Fiction shelves this week in the form of new quarterly horror magazine Remains brought to you via editor Andy Co...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thanks 🙂 I'm looking forward to reading

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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com · Jan 28

Rosie Garland & Neil Campbell at Waterstones Deansgate 6th February from 6.30pm, hosted by Isabelle Kenyon.

Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/in-co...

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Leila Martin @bookishleels.bsky.social · Jan 21

Wasn't going to buy any more books for a while after my Xmas haul but this looks amazing...

Turnaround Books @turnarounduk.bsky.social · Jan 16

Lost in the Garden has won the 2024 Nero Book Award for Fiction!! Huge congratulations to @adamsleslie.bsky.social and @deadinkbooks.bsky.social on the success of this eeriely enchanting tale of folk horror. Maybe going to Almanby wasn't such a bad idea after all...👻🌼

https://buff.ly/4anudC8

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Jan 17

I have received the first proofs of my forthcoming book on the folklore of churches and churchyards from my publisher, Crossed Crow Books.

What's not to like about this gloriously ornate title page?

You can pre-order now from

www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed...

or at most bookstores.

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