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Phenomena Press is a Melbourne/Naarm based indie book press focusing on aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories Run by @megthewriter.bsky.social Designs by @harperkinsley.bsky.social Submissions details: https://paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 25d

Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
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Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025

There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/

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What we're looking for
Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees.

Image reads: Submission Guidelines
Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words
Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30
Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction

Submission Guidelines:
Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line
Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis
For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 3h

✨️Meet the Team✨️

Nicole fills out our wonderful editing team, and can be found right here! @faerywhimsy.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #booksky 📚🌈

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Text reads: "Meet the Team- Editor - Nicole - she/he/they @@faerywhimsy.bsky.social "

With the same flourishes, this image reads "About - Nicole Field was the editor of Happiness in Numbers, the first anthology with a focus on polyamorous stories. It was, and still is, the only polyamorous anthology to de-center sex. As a novelist, Nicole has won the John Preston and Pauline Reage awards.

They are polyam and ace, with a focus for works across the spectrum of gender and sexuality."

Again with fancy flourishes, the text reads "Wants to see: Polycules inclusive of aro, ace and queerplatonic relationships -
Aspec stories centering neurodiverse characters -
Kinky aro fuckbuddies OR
Kinky relationships depicted without sex"

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Talli 🦇SILVER BLOOD audiobook! @tallimorgan.bsky.social · 7d

🦇 SPOOKY SEASON SALE 🦇
It's October! 🎃 and the audiobook is coming soon! So SILVER BLOOD is FREE today through October 8!! 🖤

A queer, gothic vampire romance is perfect for your autumn TBR, in my opinion 👀
Grab it here: https://books2read.com/silverblood
📚💙 🌈📚

Silver Blood October sale: free ebook (kobo, nook, smashwords, itchio, and more) October 1-8.

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Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 2d

I continue to make ill-advised ads that i release late at night because this is my Brand and if you're up at midnight EST then you deserve quality late-night shitpost promos. Why see ads for injury claims lawyers when you can get quality infogayment like this?

A jokey ad for my book. On a bed of blood spattered roses white text asks: What does a lesbian bring to a first date?

A. A forty billion dollar dagger
B. A divine debt
C. Trillionaire daddy issues
D. 300,000 clones
E. An impending sense of doom
F. All of the above

If you guessed F, congrats!
You're now a fan of
BOOM GOES THE BRIDE.

Back it: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/165a08d0-a08a-46ef-93a2-4925033efcbc/landing

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 4d

A gif for posterity though 😄

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 4d

Cats called Pumpkin count, right?

A ginger and white cat lies in a cat bed with his paws tucked underneath himself

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 5d

It does not have to be horror! Cosy is absolutely welcomed - we're open to both 😊

The main requirements are a paranormal element of any kind, and an aspec character at the heart of it

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 6d

November is Trans Awareness Month. But that title seems ill-fit to current politics, so I chose a better one for the Itch book bundle I'm hosting Nov 1-14.

Authors, if your MC is trans (yes including nonbinary!) and your book meets the criteria bellow, let me know and I'll DM you the sign up form!

Trans People Take on The World Itch Bundle

Background: trans flag

Text: Eligibility & Genre:
At least one Main Character is trans (yes this includes nonbinary!)
Plot-central trans (and LGBTQIA+) themes are welcome, but not required.
Your MC combatting transphobia is welcome, but not required.
MC's who are incidentally trans solving murders, defending their kingdom, curing cancer, fighting a zombie apocalypse etc are very welcome. (So SFF, Thriller/ Mystery/ Crime/ Historical/ Drama etc.)
Romance and NSWF involving a trans MC is welcome.

Categories: Adult Fiction, novellas and full length novels.

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 6d

✨️Meet our Team✨️

Robin is one half of our fantastic editing team, and you can find her at dragoneditingservices.com

#writingcommunity #booksky

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It reads "Meet the Team - Editor - Robin (she/her) - dragoneditingservices.com "

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Wants to see
- male-female friendships
- QPRs
- aroaces living their best lives
- any type animal/mythical creatures (bonus for dragons)

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 7d

Tis ADHD Awareness Month! Hi fellow Chatty Cathys, Restless Rebels & Day-dreaming Daves!

I'd like you to be aware of: the AuDHD, ADHD & Autism Feed: bit.ly/4nSIA6C

My Writers &Authors Discord inclu. an ND channel😉

Bsky Lists I can + you to
-ND People
-ND/♿ Authors

And of👇 itch.io/b/3300/adhd-...

Adhd Awareness Month Fiction.
By mostly ADHD authors, most with 1+ significant ADHD character(s)
22 Book. Oct 1st-15th

Covers:
The Lady and the List, Elizabeth Briars
Side Tracked, S.K. Kelly
The Harmony of Falling Snow, Andora Brokaw
Bestiary Beas
The Players Act 1, Amy Sparks
The Weight of Her Gaze, RJ Martin
He of the Trees, Rob Macwolf
Song of the Wolf, T.C. Smith
Tales of Yamato, Odessa Silver
The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, Steve Hugh Westenra
Manipulator's War, Elise Carlson
A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger
Heart of Stone, Johannes T. Evans
Lantern, Burgundy Athena Pendragon
Wizard's Debt, Niranjan
Blood, D.C. Hart
Ancient as the Stars, Maya Darjani
A Dark Hole Darly, Drew Melbourne
Translucent, Wayward Spark
War of the Space Dargons, L'Poni Baldwin
Ants Waking, R.J. Huneke
Rage in a Cage, Joachim Heijndermans

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Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 8d

Submissions open now for members of marginalised groups! 🎉

(general submission window 15-31 October)

Seeking speculative stories about our inner lives:

💙 500 - 2,500 words
💚 £0.02 per word, min £20
💛 Sim subs welcome!
🧡 Reprints welcome!

inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...

#SubmissionCall

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Jake Vanguard @jakevanguard.bsky.social · 8d

@thatwriterjess.bsky.social and I are curating our first joint anthology - FUTURISTIC QUEER HORROR!

Check our website for more info. We're looking forward to your submission!

A graphic for an anthology call for a futuristic queer horror anthology.
Short stories of
2,500-8,500 words

Queer characters and/or themes
Futuristic settings combined with horror elements

Preferred subgenres: techno-horror, cosmic horror, biomechanical horror

Submissions open until:
20 January 2026

Curated by
Ezra Wren & Jake Vanguard

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 7d

It's the 1st of October, which means it's officially spooky season 👻

What are you reading, what are you writing, and what haunts your halls this month?

#booksky #writingcommunity 🪐📚🌈

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 7d

We are very much excited to put incredible stories out into the world! Thank you 🥰

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 10d

Tomorrow is Kickstarter launch daaaay! Tomorrow!! TOMORROW!!! We appreciate everyone who has signed up for the pre-launch campaign—there are 248 of you! Could we get to 250 in the next 24 hours? 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 9d

My follower count has stagnated at 50. Please follow if you haven't already. Share in any case.

Need all the help I can get to bring this baby to life, and that means as many followers as possible before the project launches.

#Booksky #queerwriters #Writesky

Get Ready for Jaya! The Complete Series

From Space Wizard Science Fantasy - Get Ready for Jaya! The Complete Series

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Sapling 🌱 Print shop open! @sacredsapling.bsky.social · 11d

We’ve skimmed applications and really need more of this representation:

💜 Sub-Saharan African
🩷 Turtle Island/North American Indigenous
💙 Polynesian
💚 Visibly disabled

Please share/tag people so artists in these communities will see this (paid) opportunity!! ✨

Tapling: Queer Zines 🏳️‍🌈 @taplingzines.bsky.social · 20d

Our artist applications for "We've Always Been Here" are now open! Help us show that queer people have always existed, and always will 💕

Please share and tag your favorite artists!

forms.gle/zHiVqh3SrsnT...

#ZineSky #AToZines #Zine #Zines #ArtZine #QueerArt #LGBTQArt #ZineApps #ArtistsWanted

A graphic with a vibrant rainbow background, announcing "Artist applications now open!". The white text box below reads, "Artist applications are now open for 'We've Always Been Here', a queer history zine. Let's show everyone that queer people have always been a part of history. This is a paid opportunity, contingent on our Kickstarter successfully funding." Beside the text box is a digital illustration of a north African girl with short, curly hair, wearing overalls, sitting beside an easel with an oil painting she's made of another girl.

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 11d

Every good castle has a library!

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 12d

Submissions open now for Paranormal stories featuring aspec characters (including aromantic vampires who just want someone to talk to)

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

Aspec Paranormal Anthology

An open call for aromantic and asexual paranormal short stories

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 12d

Wanted: A person not easily frightened with which to spend the evenings with. Food and aged wine will be provided, candelabras will not

Sincerely, an aromantic vampire lord simply wishing for company

Image is a tumblr post set to the background of a Gothic cathedral amd reads:

[User] Vampirisms
maidens if you are going to flee dramatically from my castle in the middle of the night once i reveal my true nature to you please leave your candelabra on the little ledge by the portcullis we are running out of them

[User] Vampirisms
starting to think these maidens are stumbling in soaked through from the rain just to steal my beautiful gowns and homewear are any of you actually lost

[User) elektrashocktherapy
At the checkout in Home Goods loading the belt with nothing but candelabras in all shapes & sizes while the cashier watches sympathetically and asks if it’s the maidens again

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Salon Sinister @salonsinister.com · 16d

You can once again purchase a PHYSICAL COPY of Salon Sinister!

The links are once again linkin' after some techincal issues, so please go support queer horror and thank you SO MUCH for being patient. We love you 🖤

www.salonsinister.com

SALON SINISTER

Salon Sinister is dedicated to documenting the 2SLGBTQIA+ experience through horror.

www.salonsinister.com

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 14d

Let's ✨️introduce our team✨️

Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing a little bit about each of our team - starting with the woman of many hats, Meaghan!

@megthewriter.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #booksky

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It reads "Meet the Team - Our Fearless Leader - Meaghan (she/her) @megthewriter.bsky.social"

Image reads:
"About - Bookseller by day and writer by night, Meaghan (aka Meg) is the creative driving force behind Phenomena Press. Being aro/ace and sapphic, her writing leans heavily on platonic relationships at the core of everything with characters of all genders. She created Phenomena Press as a way to uplift and celebrate aspec authors and their stories."

Image reads: "Wants to see - Queerplatonic relationships, aspec characters and writers having their moment in the spotlight, stories with inspiration from all around the world"

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah, we quiet over here, but we love y'all. These publishing streets are rough these days. October marks Black Speculative Fiction Month, and we're thrilled to drop TWO issues on you in the coming weeks. Updates soon come. Anyway support some Black creators: go.bsky.app/VSHmC2p Follow, share, BUY 🔥

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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 15d

The link didn't do the link thing whoops

Here we go: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

Aspec Paranormal Anthology

An open call for aromantic and asexual paranormal short stories

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · 15d

I'm a sucker for a good mood board, especially with silly ghosts

Open call submissions for our Paranormal Aspec anthology are open!

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

#writingcommunity 🌈📚🪐

Six images with rounded corners, with text that reads "Submissions open, Sept. 15th to Nov. 30th. Paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co"

Images are
1. A sign with a chunk bitten out of it in a forest that reads "Beware of the -"
2. A notebook with a stylised alien head that says "A Field Guide to the Paranormal"
3. Two sheet ghosts wearing sunglasses swinging on a playground swing set
4. A man stands staring at a shadow that looks like a more wolfish human
5. A young person with fluffy hair holds a glass ball that has a prismatic light reflecting off it
6. A hand with blackened fingertips and flames like candles at the ends

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fifth wheel press @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social · 21d

hi! friendly reminder that we are open for 'effervescent' subs through the end of the month!

fifthwheelpress.com/anthsubs

anthology submissions — fifth wheel press

fifthwheelpress.com

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