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Science Fiction Foundation @sffoundation.bsky.social · 1d

Microfiction writing competition for anyone 16+. london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/s...

Stories of the Quantum Universe micro-fiction competition — Science Gallery London

Are you a budding science-fiction writer? Quantum ideas open up boundless opportunities for storytelling. From branching realities to quantum technology gone wrong, create your own quantum universe an...

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 1d

Oh this is very good

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 1d

pigwitch
by Rupkatha

"the old sow in the back pen has teeth like splintered moonlight.
She ate a man once, i think. or maybe a god."

Link ⬇️
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#poetry #speculativepoetry #specpo #sff

POETRY

by Rupkatha
pigwitch

Quote
"the old sow in the back pen has teeth like splintered moonlight.
She ate a man once, i think. or maybe a god."

6 October 2025
Strange Horizons

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 2d

Yeah Northodox are lovely! I'll ask around. We'll test the waters with sales repping directly to indie bookshops, and get the lay of the land in terms of who accepts direct orders versus third parties like Gardners. Planning to get a webstore running ready for preorders too!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 2d

You can purchase ISBNs without filling out title data, which is all the info that's then accessible to libraries and booksellers etc. The ISBN isn't hugely useful without filling in that data, of course! But if you wanted it to be an exclusive item, that's how you'd do it.

Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 2d

The question is whether Amazon is in fact still the book ordering service of choice, or if book lovers are perfectly happy to go wherever the books are. Lots to consider!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 2d

Amazon is a whole kettle of fish of indie publishers. Yes, you want readers to be able to find your book on their platform of choice, but we really don't want to give business to a massive predatory conglomerate that undercuts the bookshops we love

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 2d

Publishing thoughts for the day: weighing up the benefits of listing our future titles on Nielsen (which opens up options like getting books into libraries etc) with the fact that it means titles will then automatically get imported into Amazon

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Matías Bergara @matiasbergara.bsky.social · 6d

Valkyrie

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The Braag | Press & Journal @thebraag.bsky.social · 6d

Delighted that the work we've been publishing in our micro-journal, Carmen et Error, is getting the recognition it deserves! @corinnaboard.bsky.social's brilliant poem 'A dunnock's prayer' was highly commended in this year's Forward Prizes!

Forward Prize 2026 Highly Commended Congratulations to Corinna Board!
For
‘A dunnock’s prayer’, published in Issue 9.0 Carmen et Error

A dunnock’s prayer
by Corinna Board

O wingless wun,
god o’ smæl bridds,
spære my nest,
my fīf blue eggs.
Bright sky-keeper,
bringer o’ frost,
maker o’ hip an haw,
can ye hear my
tseep tseep tseep
in the hecg?
I sing for ye
in the blackthorn
an the dogrose,
in the hazel
an the rowan.
I, this tyne spearwa
so smæl in yur hand.

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 7d

October Country
Ray Bradbury
for @tomsbrown.bsky.social and any others who love this month.

OCTOBER COUNTRY
By Ray Bradbury
... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun.
That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain. ...

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 7d

Confirmation of receipt for the last few submissions will go out by the end of today. Then we'll get to work making our selections, and will be back in touch with everyone by the end of the month!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 7d

Submissions are now closed for our first anthology. Thank you to everyone who sent us a story! We've had over 100 submissions, from every corner of the North of England. It’s been very heartening to get such interest in the press, and for folks to trust us with their words ♥️

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

A particular thank you to those who aren't eligible to send us stories because of our regional focus but show an interest in what we're about anyway. We genuinely do appreciate this, and hopefully further down the line we can put out some opportunities for you too ♥️

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

Just a few hours left to submit!

We're sure you'll all be very glad to stop having our submissions reminders clutter your feed, but just want to take a moment to say thank you for submitting, spreading the word, and following along.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TODAY!

The Wicker Man (1973). Christopher Lee's Lord Summerisle raises his hands in proclamation as the wicker man stands behind him.

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The Braag | Press & Journal @thebraag.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing the braag 2025-6 line up in our most recent newsletter! .... app.beehiiv.com/posts/46fac6...

braag 25-6 line up
Poetry
polblar tmolkop - Andrew Blair
Empirical - Gita Ralleigh
Micros by
Corinna Board
Jessica Boatright
Heather Chapman
Stevie Ronnie
Lauren Thomas
Hybrid
Only Fragments Survive - Carmen Marcus

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

I think we both know the answer to this one Matthew

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

Ha, very good!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

A shame!! Thanks so much!

Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

Depends on your definition! We accept stories from writers down to Yorkshire and Cheshire

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

They'll be closing at midnight. Lob us a story here: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 8d

SUBMISSIONS CLOSE TODAY!

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Brief Ecology @briefecology.bsky.social · 9d

Hey indie publishers: Brief Ecology is looking for new and upcoming eco-fiction to review! We like eco-horror, eco-gothic, eco-anti-gothic, eco-weird, eco-literary, and whatever else we're not picky. Get in touch if you've got titles that you think fit!

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 10d

Subs close on the 30th at midnight, serve us up yer folkloric stories carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

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