Carnyx Press
@carnyxpress.co.uk
Northern speculative fiction micropress • Tyne & Wear, UK • carnyxpress.co.uk • Human made • posts by @nathanielspain.bsky.social
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We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
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Submissions Guidelines Submissions are open for fiction. We publish dark, unsettling, dislocating stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum, but genre is made up. If you ...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
Purchased our first ISBNs - exciting!
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Purchased our first ISBNs - exciting!
We're putting together our monthly newsletter! If you have January opportunities for writers, let us know - we're particularly interested in sharing opportunities for writers in the North of England, and for writers of speculative fiction.
December 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We're putting together our monthly newsletter! If you have January opportunities for writers, let us know - we're particularly interested in sharing opportunities for writers in the North of England, and for writers of speculative fiction.
Festive wishes from Carnyx Press! Hope you all have a relaxing, peaceful holiday.
December 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Festive wishes from Carnyx Press! Hope you all have a relaxing, peaceful holiday.
Last call for manuscripts: our reading window closes today at midnight!
Submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
Submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres.
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
December 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Last call for manuscripts: our reading window closes today at midnight!
Submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
Submit: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
Heard a couple of times that we're a folklore press, which is a lovely reputation to have and completely understandable, but to clarify: our first anthology is of folklore-themed fiction, and our goal is to publish a range of speculative fiction. Our next anthologies won't be specifically folklore!
December 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Heard a couple of times that we're a folklore press, which is a lovely reputation to have and completely understandable, but to clarify: our first anthology is of folklore-themed fiction, and our goal is to publish a range of speculative fiction. Our next anthologies won't be specifically folklore!
Delighted that we now have 500 followers on here! Thank you to everyone who has followed along so far - we've got so much planned to share with you all 🧡
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Delighted that we now have 500 followers on here! Thank you to everyone who has followed along so far - we've got so much planned to share with you all 🧡
If you're a writer in the North of England, there's two days left to send your work to us for consideration!
We're looking for new novellas and short story collections of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror - with a preference for strange and literary writing.
We're looking for new novellas and short story collections of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror - with a preference for strange and literary writing.
Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres.
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you're a writer in the North of England, there's two days left to send your work to us for consideration!
We're looking for new novellas and short story collections of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror - with a preference for strange and literary writing.
We're looking for new novellas and short story collections of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror - with a preference for strange and literary writing.
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We are so back!! Beneath the Garden Magazine is officially re-opening submissions for our third magazine issue! Details in the link in our bio! We can’t wait to see what you’ve been creating! 🌱
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are so back!! Beneath the Garden Magazine is officially re-opening submissions for our third magazine issue! Details in the link in our bio! We can’t wait to see what you’ve been creating! 🌱
There's a week left to send us your manuscript for consideration!
Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres.
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
December 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
There's a week left to send us your manuscript for consideration!
Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres.
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our current reading period is open until midnight on the 20th December. We're looking for novellas and short story collections to publish in 2026-27, from writers living in the North of England, in speculative genres.
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
Read our guidelines: carnyxpress.co.uk/novella-and-...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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December is here! That means you have two-and-a-bit weeks to send us your novella or short story collection for consideration.
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
December is here! That means you have two-and-a-bit weeks to send us your novella or short story collection for consideration.
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
December is here! That means you have two-and-a-bit weeks to send us your novella or short story collection for consideration.
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
December is here! That means you have two-and-a-bit weeks to send us your novella or short story collection for consideration.
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
We're looking for speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/
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For folk magic is often a serious of fragile truces with the land, a series of appeasements made to nature’s legion of spirits. The cunning folk are diplomats to enfolding otherworlds. Few in the Foreign Office could match their skill. - Dr. M. Benn, 1981 lecture at Woden College, Weychester
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For folk magic is often a serious of fragile truces with the land, a series of appeasements made to nature’s legion of spirits. The cunning folk are diplomats to enfolding otherworlds. Few in the Foreign Office could match their skill. - Dr. M. Benn, 1981 lecture at Woden College, Weychester
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Got an opportunity for writers in December? We're currently putting together our monthly newsletter, particularly seeking news and events relevant to writers in the North of England: buttondown.com/carnyx
Carnyx Press
We’re a new micropress for speculative fiction, based in the North of England. Sign up for submission call-outs, news about our latest books, and other events and opportunities from the world of publi...
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Got an opportunity for writers in December? We're currently putting together our monthly newsletter, particularly seeking news and events relevant to writers in the North of England: buttondown.com/carnyx
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We're planning to close our reading window for novella and short fiction collections at midnight on the 20th December. This will give us time to read through enquiries and send out responses in January!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We're planning to close our reading window for novella and short fiction collections at midnight on the 20th December. This will give us time to read through enquiries and send out responses in January!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
We're planning to close our reading window for novella and short fiction collections at midnight on the 20th December. This will give us time to read through enquiries and send out responses in January!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We're planning to close our reading window for novella and short fiction collections at midnight on the 20th December. This will give us time to read through enquiries and send out responses in January!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
This gives you a month to submit your enquiry. We look forward to reading your work!
Got an opportunity for writers in December? We're currently putting together our monthly newsletter, particularly seeking news and events relevant to writers in the North of England: buttondown.com/carnyx
Carnyx Press
We’re a new micropress for speculative fiction, based in the North of England. Sign up for submission call-outs, news about our latest books, and other events and opportunities from the world of publi...
buttondown.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Got an opportunity for writers in December? We're currently putting together our monthly newsletter, particularly seeking news and events relevant to writers in the North of England: buttondown.com/carnyx
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If I lived in the north, I would be submitting to Carnyx Press. Good advice from good folk.
Getting ready to send us a publishing enquiry? We've penned a blog post on how to write a query letter:
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How to write a cover letter
Our tips on how to write an eye-catching query letter.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If I lived in the north, I would be submitting to Carnyx Press. Good advice from good folk.
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Getting ready to send us a publishing enquiry? We've penned a blog post on how to write a query letter:
carnyxpress.co.uk/2025/10/30/h...
carnyxpress.co.uk/2025/10/30/h...
How to write a cover letter
Our tips on how to write an eye-catching query letter.
carnyxpress.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Getting ready to send us a publishing enquiry? We've penned a blog post on how to write a query letter:
carnyxpress.co.uk/2025/10/30/h...
carnyxpress.co.uk/2025/10/30/h...
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I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
The UK’s culture sector needs financial, political and public support to survive. Funding is not a ‘favour’. It is an investment in imagination, in our shared experience – and in inspiration and joy
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November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
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Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
November 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
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New submission call announcement!
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Open Calls for Submission
The Rock-Horror Anthology Screams and Wails, to be published November 2026, will be an anthology of horror short stories with music at their still-beating heart. Think cursed instruments; songs tha…
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November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New submission call announcement!
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