Specul8 Publishing
@specul8.bsky.social
Specul8 Publishing: where TC Phillips turned his oddball ideas into a haven for Aussie and Kiwi writers who love all things weird, wild, and wonderfully speculative. Strange minds welcome. Sanity optional. Visit us at www.specul8.com.au
Want a fun-filled, family-friendly holiday activity to do with the kids on Christmas break? Well, you're in the wrong place buddy...
If, however, you feel like lending your voice to our Knives, Nightmares & Neon podcast, we'd love to have you! =
www.specul8.com.au/knives-night...
If, however, you feel like lending your voice to our Knives, Nightmares & Neon podcast, we'd love to have you! =
www.specul8.com.au/knives-night...
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Want a fun-filled, family-friendly holiday activity to do with the kids on Christmas break? Well, you're in the wrong place buddy...
If, however, you feel like lending your voice to our Knives, Nightmares & Neon podcast, we'd love to have you! =
www.specul8.com.au/knives-night...
If, however, you feel like lending your voice to our Knives, Nightmares & Neon podcast, we'd love to have you! =
www.specul8.com.au/knives-night...
Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed speculative fiction.
Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed speculative fiction.
Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology this Halloween.
But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology this Halloween.
But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
Are you hanging out for today's big release?
Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release!
Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal.
www.specul8.com.au/product/spec...
Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release!
Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal.
www.specul8.com.au/product/spec...
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Are you hanging out for today's big release?
Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release!
Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal.
www.specul8.com.au/product/spec...
Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release!
Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal.
www.specul8.com.au/product/spec...
Every story has a beginning...
Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction.
On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.
Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction.
On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.
September 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Every story has a beginning...
Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction.
On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.
Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction.
On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.
Think fast. Write faster. Can you craft a killer tale in 300-500 words? Submit at www.specul8.com.au
August 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Think fast. Write faster. Can you craft a killer tale in 300-500 words? Submit at www.specul8.com.au
Merry Xmas in July! As a present for you all, here's the cover reveal for our inaugural Christmas Annual - featuring the winning entries of the Flash Fiction Challenge!
You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
July 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Merry Xmas in July! As a present for you all, here's the cover reveal for our inaugural Christmas Annual - featuring the winning entries of the Flash Fiction Challenge!
You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action!
This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction.
Submissions open December 2025
This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction.
Submissions open December 2025
July 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action!
This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction.
Submissions open December 2025
This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction.
Submissions open December 2025
Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
July 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Okay Specul8ors, let's play a game...
Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪
What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below
Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪
What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Okay Specul8ors, let's play a game...
Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪
What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below
Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪
What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below
Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
#FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
#FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
#FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
#FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting
Submissions now open at www.specul8.com.au/submissions
June 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Submissions now open at www.specul8.com.au/submissions
Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X is coming this World UFO Day to stomp, smash, and squelch its way through your imagination with 21 titanic tales of skyscraper-sized beasts, interstellar behemoths, and rampaging radioactive reptiles!
May 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X is coming this World UFO Day to stomp, smash, and squelch its way through your imagination with 21 titanic tales of skyscraper-sized beasts, interstellar behemoths, and rampaging radioactive reptiles!
🔥 Flash Fiction Throwdown! 🔥
Got 300-500 words and a wild imagination? Let’s see what you’ve got! Specul8’s latest flash fiction challenge is on.
Check out the latest prompt and get scribbling! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
Got 300-500 words and a wild imagination? Let’s see what you’ve got! Specul8’s latest flash fiction challenge is on.
Check out the latest prompt and get scribbling! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
April 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🔥 Flash Fiction Throwdown! 🔥
Got 300-500 words and a wild imagination? Let’s see what you’ve got! Specul8’s latest flash fiction challenge is on.
Check out the latest prompt and get scribbling! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
Got 300-500 words and a wild imagination? Let’s see what you’ve got! Specul8’s latest flash fiction challenge is on.
Check out the latest prompt and get scribbling! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor and the caffeinated dawn!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor and the caffeinated dawn!
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor and the caffeinated dawn!
Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!
Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,
a sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!
Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor and the caffeinated dawn!
Ahhhh... democracy.
April 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Ahhhh... democracy.
Flash Fiction Challenge!
Think you can tell a story in 300-500 words? Prove it! Specul8’s latest challenge is live.
Every fortnight, we drop a new image prompt. Write, submit, and you could win!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
Check the prompt & start writing! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
Think you can tell a story in 300-500 words? Prove it! Specul8’s latest challenge is live.
Every fortnight, we drop a new image prompt. Write, submit, and you could win!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
Check the prompt & start writing! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Flash Fiction Challenge!
Think you can tell a story in 300-500 words? Prove it! Specul8’s latest challenge is live.
Every fortnight, we drop a new image prompt. Write, submit, and you could win!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
Check the prompt & start writing! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
Think you can tell a story in 300-500 words? Prove it! Specul8’s latest challenge is live.
Every fortnight, we drop a new image prompt. Write, submit, and you could win!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
Check the prompt & start writing! ✍️ #WritersOfBlueSky
