Bannister Press 🇨🇦
@bannisterpress.bsky.social
A Canadian small press with a focus on stories worth telling. 🇨🇦
We publish speculative fiction and regional local history by award-winning writers.
Bannisterpress.com Toronto.
We publish speculative fiction and regional local history by award-winning writers.
Bannisterpress.com Toronto.
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I've been reading the short story anthology "Other" (published by @bannisterpress.bsky.social) & sharing my thoughts when I finish a part. While reading part 4, I got greedy & also read part 5.
"Other" has been a wonderful journey & I'm sad that I've reached the end. I love the stories and...
I've been reading the short story anthology "Other" (published by @bannisterpress.bsky.social) & sharing my thoughts when I finish a part. While reading part 4, I got greedy & also read part 5.
"Other" has been a wonderful journey & I'm sad that I've reached the end. I love the stories and...
My evening read tonight will be stories from a new anthology published by Bannister Press.
bannisterpress.com/other-anthol...
bannisterpress.com/other-anthol...
July 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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February 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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We’re new. Here’s what we published last year.
January 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We’re new. Here’s what we published last year.
Happy Monday! The submission window closes in 5 weeks.
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
July 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy Monday! The submission window closes in 5 weeks.
Responses have been sent for all submissions received before today. If you’ve submitted and not received a response, please head to our website and send a query via the Contact page.
Thank you and keep submitting!
Thank you and keep submitting!
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
July 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Responses have been sent for all submissions received before today. If you’ve submitted and not received a response, please head to our website and send a query via the Contact page.
Thank you and keep submitting!
Thank you and keep submitting!
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We are a new publisher based in Canada, but our writers are from around the world!
January 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are a new publisher based in Canada, but our writers are from around the world!
Did we mention “The Old Woman and the Spider” by @akatherineblack.bsky.social from our Other Anthology was selected for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! (We did, but worth mentioning again!)
Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 2 is now available on our Patreon! Featuring arthropod stories from @eclosionk2.bsky.social, @mmschreier.bsky.social, @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social, @dianadima.com, @akatherineblack.bsky.social, @jennifleck.bsky.social, and Pauline Jérémie! 🪲🐛🐞🦀
July 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Did we mention “The Old Woman and the Spider” by @akatherineblack.bsky.social from our Other Anthology was selected for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! (We did, but worth mentioning again!)
Responses have been sent to all submissions received up to and including June 30. If you submitted prior to July 1 and have not heard from us, please visit our website and use the Contact page to inquire about your story's status.
Thank you and keep submitting!
Thank you and keep submitting!
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
July 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Responses have been sent to all submissions received up to and including June 30. If you submitted prior to July 1 and have not heard from us, please visit our website and use the Contact page to inquire about your story's status.
Thank you and keep submitting!
Thank you and keep submitting!
Responses have been sent for all submissions received up to and including June 15. If you submitted before June 16 and don’t have a response, please visit our website and use the Contact page to inquire. Thank you and keep submitting! 🖤
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
July 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Responses have been sent for all submissions received up to and including June 15. If you submitted before June 16 and don’t have a response, please visit our website and use the Contact page to inquire. Thank you and keep submitting! 🖤
Responses have been sent to all submissions received up to and including May 20. Please let us know if you submitted before May 20 and haven't heard from us. Keep your submissions coming! 🖤
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
May 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Responses have been sent to all submissions received up to and including May 20. Please let us know if you submitted before May 20 and haven't heard from us. Keep your submissions coming! 🖤
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Canada Post is in trouble. Here are the facts
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May 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Canada Post is a vital service and should never be expected to be profitable.
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
May 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Send us your stories. We want your fantasy, your weird, and your speculative.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Thank you for the feature!
Today's listing of the day is: The Other Anthology Series @bannisterpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: The Other Anthology Series @bannisterpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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May 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Today's listing of the day is: The Other Anthology Series @bannisterpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: The Other Anthology Series @bannisterpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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May 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today's listing of the day is: The Other Anthology Series @bannisterpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
And as of today, responses have been sent for all submissions received on or before May 1.
As of today, responses have been sent for all submissions received on or before March 31.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Art by Anwen O'Driscoll and used with permission.
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Art by Anwen O'Driscoll and used with permission.
May 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And as of today, responses have been sent for all submissions received on or before May 1.
As of today, responses have been sent for all submissions received on or before March 31.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Art by Anwen O'Driscoll and used with permission.
Pay: $0.08/word
Length: 2500-3500
See website for details.
Art by Anwen O'Driscoll and used with permission.
May 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
As of today, responses have been sent for all submissions received on or before March 31.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
If you don’t see your response, please let us know.
We are delighted to see “The Old Woman and the Spider” by @akatherineblack.bsky.social will be reprinted for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! 🖤🕷️🕸️
I’m incredibly excited to announce the authors for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction Vol. 2! 🦋🐞🐜🪲🦗🪰🕷️🦀
@akatherineblack.bsky.social
@dianadima.com
Joshua Green
Pauline Jérémie
@eclosionk2.bsky.social
@jennifleck.bsky.social
@mmschreier.bsky.social
@kswalkerwrites.bsky.social
#invertefest
@akatherineblack.bsky.social
@dianadima.com
Joshua Green
Pauline Jérémie
@eclosionk2.bsky.social
@jennifleck.bsky.social
@mmschreier.bsky.social
@kswalkerwrites.bsky.social
#invertefest
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We are delighted to see “The Old Woman and the Spider” by @akatherineblack.bsky.social will be reprinted for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! 🖤🕷️🕸️
Our cover artist for Other: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology is a Fear Street Prom Queen! Based on the books by R.L. Stine and coming to Netflix!
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May 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Our cover artist for Other: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology is a Fear Street Prom Queen! Based on the books by R.L. Stine and coming to Netflix!
bannisterpress.com/2025/05/07/i...
bannisterpress.com/2025/05/07/i...
Get your copy of Other today: kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
May 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Get your copy of Other today: kdp.amazon.com/amazon-dp-ac...
Celebrate Women in Horror with Halli Reid's "The Shape of an Eye." Her father is starving to death. Is it the blight or something else?
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#wihm #womeninhorrormonth #womeninhorrormovement
books2read.com/other2024
#wihm #womeninhorrormonth #womeninhorrormovement
March 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Celebrate Women in Horror with Halli Reid's "The Shape of an Eye." Her father is starving to death. Is it the blight or something else?
books2read.com/other2024
#wihm #womeninhorrormonth #womeninhorrormovement
books2read.com/other2024
#wihm #womeninhorrormonth #womeninhorrormovement
Celebrate Women's History by reading about the historic women of Kawartha Lakes, like Molly Beall Reilly (1922-1980):
Born Moretta Fenton Beall on February 25, 1922 in Lindsay, Molly wanted to joint the Royal Canadian Air Force as soon as she graduated high school.
books2read.com/historicciti...
Born Moretta Fenton Beall on February 25, 1922 in Lindsay, Molly wanted to joint the Royal Canadian Air Force as soon as she graduated high school.
books2read.com/historicciti...
March 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Celebrate Women's History by reading about the historic women of Kawartha Lakes, like Molly Beall Reilly (1922-1980):
Born Moretta Fenton Beall on February 25, 1922 in Lindsay, Molly wanted to joint the Royal Canadian Air Force as soon as she graduated high school.
books2read.com/historicciti...
Born Moretta Fenton Beall on February 25, 1922 in Lindsay, Molly wanted to joint the Royal Canadian Air Force as soon as she graduated high school.
books2read.com/historicciti...
This month we're looking at the word MARCH found in Forgotten by A. Gural:
Cecily is mutinous. “I cannot learn under these conditions. Tamsin stole my toast. I’ll not eat a morsel.”
“Morsel’s a good word,” Jane notes, still reading.
Cecily is mutinous. “I cannot learn under these conditions. Tamsin stole my toast. I’ll not eat a morsel.”
“Morsel’s a good word,” Jane notes, still reading.
March 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This month we're looking at the word MARCH found in Forgotten by A. Gural:
Cecily is mutinous. “I cannot learn under these conditions. Tamsin stole my toast. I’ll not eat a morsel.”
“Morsel’s a good word,” Jane notes, still reading.
Cecily is mutinous. “I cannot learn under these conditions. Tamsin stole my toast. I’ll not eat a morsel.”
“Morsel’s a good word,” Jane notes, still reading.
Celebrate Women's History by reading about the historic women of Kawartha Lakes, like Dr. Olive Rea:
Olive Maud Rea was born December 11, 1878 in Lindsay & grew up in Ops township. Her family was descended from Reaboro's founder & namesake, Thomas Rea, who—
books2read.com/historicciti...
Olive Maud Rea was born December 11, 1878 in Lindsay & grew up in Ops township. Her family was descended from Reaboro's founder & namesake, Thomas Rea, who—
books2read.com/historicciti...
March 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Celebrate Women's History by reading about the historic women of Kawartha Lakes, like Dr. Olive Rea:
Olive Maud Rea was born December 11, 1878 in Lindsay & grew up in Ops township. Her family was descended from Reaboro's founder & namesake, Thomas Rea, who—
books2read.com/historicciti...
Olive Maud Rea was born December 11, 1878 in Lindsay & grew up in Ops township. Her family was descended from Reaboro's founder & namesake, Thomas Rea, who—
books2read.com/historicciti...