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Finally! Finally, the Voice from the Void has granted mercy, and the copies of Our Dearest Devotions have arrived! Behold the gorgeous cover art from Lucas Hill, and snippets of the stunning work of our contributors for this, our 2025 Pride collection - OUT NOW!
As the cold nights draw close and winter begins to cast its shadow, we present to you the theme for Issue Twelve: Candlelit Curses. Submissions are open for middle grade and YA piece until the 27th November! 🕯️
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
As the cold nights draw close and winter begins to cast its shadow, we present to you the theme for Issue Twelve: Candlelit Curses. Submissions are open for middle grade and YA piece until the 27th November! 🕯️
Our final Contributor Spotlight this time round is on the excellent C Sarah Strafford, back this time with chilling new story A Voice on the Other Side! Read it in full with its wonderful neighbours in Issue Eleven! (And keep an eye out tomorrow for our next submission call!)💙
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our final Contributor Spotlight this time round is on the excellent C Sarah Strafford, back this time with chilling new story A Voice on the Other Side! Read it in full with its wonderful neighbours in Issue Eleven! (And keep an eye out tomorrow for our next submission call!)💙
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the fantastic Svetlana Rostova, with her new poem The Forms! Read the full piece in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the fantastic Svetlana Rostova, with her new poem The Forms! Read the full piece in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
Today's Contributor Spotlight is the wonderful Jamila Toussaint, with her stunning poem Peri-dark. Read it in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales, out now for free through the link in our bio 💙
October 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today's Contributor Spotlight is the wonderful Jamila Toussaint, with her stunning poem Peri-dark. Read it in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales, out now for free through the link in our bio 💙
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the lovely Briar Hyssop, with their stunning tale The Girl Who Cried Diamonds! Read the opening here, and fall in love with the full piece in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
October 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the lovely Briar Hyssop, with their stunning tale The Girl Who Cried Diamonds! Read the opening here, and fall in love with the full piece in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the fantastic Yuu Ikeda, back once again with brilliant poem Theory! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the fantastic Yuu Ikeda, back once again with brilliant poem Theory! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
For today's Contributor Spotlight we bring you the wonderful Mary Binninger, with her stunning poem Portrait of Myself as Tinkerbell! Read the opening here, and devour it in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For today's Contributor Spotlight we bring you the wonderful Mary Binninger, with her stunning poem Portrait of Myself as Tinkerbell! Read the opening here, and devour it in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the fantastic Wesley R Bishop, with his short story Her Skin Was Beautiful, Strong as Leather! Read the opening here, and then in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the fantastic Wesley R Bishop, with his short story Her Skin Was Beautiful, Strong as Leather! Read the opening here, and then in all its glory in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the excellent Jamison Mouratova, with their new poem Riddle Me. Fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the excellent Jamison Mouratova, with their new poem Riddle Me. Fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the fantastic Ajax Bhaskar, with their new poem The Lycanthrope! Fall in love with the opening here, and read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
October 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our Contributor Spotlight today is the fantastic Ajax Bhaskar, with their new poem The Lycanthrope! Fall in love with the opening here, and read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the fantastic Cassiopeia Gatmaitan, with their stunning tale Living Memory! Read the opening here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the fantastic Cassiopeia Gatmaitan, with their stunning tale Living Memory! Read the opening here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales! 💙
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the wonderful Alba Sarria, back with their gorgeous poem Oil & Ashes! Take a sneak peek here and read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
October 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the wonderful Alba Sarria, back with their gorgeous poem Oil & Ashes! Take a sneak peek here and read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
Kicking off our YA Contributor Spotlights is the wonderful Andrew Searle, back with moon drunk, a stunning new poem! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Kicking off our YA Contributor Spotlights is the wonderful Andrew Searle, back with moon drunk, a stunning new poem! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now! 💙
Our Contributor Spotlight for today falls on the wonderful Tasha Eggleton, with her incredible work: Jenny Greenteeth. Find it in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now 💙
October 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our Contributor Spotlight for today falls on the wonderful Tasha Eggleton, with her incredible work: Jenny Greenteeth. Find it in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales now 💙
Our final middle grade contributor for this issue, today's Contributor Spotlight is the brilliant Shane Bradley, with his witchy tale The Hag of Silkwood! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Our final middle grade contributor for this issue, today's Contributor Spotlight is the brilliant Shane Bradley, with his witchy tale The Hag of Silkwood! Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the excellent Catrin Lawrence, with her deathly tale Bones of Saint Dyfrig, How Shall I Die? Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales for free, available on our website! 💙
September 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today's Contributor Spotlight is on the excellent Catrin Lawrence, with her deathly tale Bones of Saint Dyfrig, How Shall I Die? Read it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales for free, available on our website! 💙
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September 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#FF It’s HR Professionals Day. To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications in the lit community that begin with “H” and “R”!
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Our second Contributor Spotlight, we bring you the amazing Angela Patera with her short winter story, The Benevolent Kallikantzaros! Read the opening here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
September 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Our second Contributor Spotlight, we bring you the amazing Angela Patera with her short winter story, The Benevolent Kallikantzaros! Read the opening here, and fall in love with it in full in Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales 💙
Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales has been out for a week, so it's time for our first Contributor Spotlight! First up we have our wonderful cover artist for this issue, Artemis Moss. Swipe for a sneak peek, and view it in full on the cover of Issue Eleven now! 💚
September 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales has been out for a week, so it's time for our first Contributor Spotlight! First up we have our wonderful cover artist for this issue, Artemis Moss. Swipe for a sneak peek, and view it in full on the cover of Issue Eleven now! 💚
What a wonderful Friday it is! Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales is officially live and available for you to devour for free from our website - go and check it out now, we have a feeling you'll like it 🖤
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What a wonderful Friday it is! Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales is officially live and available for you to devour for free from our website - go and check it out now, we have a feeling you'll like it 🖤
Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales releases next Friday 19th September at midday, with gorgeous cover art from Artemis Moss that we're beyond delighted to display! 💙
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales releases next Friday 19th September at midday, with gorgeous cover art from Artemis Moss that we're beyond delighted to display! 💙
Behold! The contents of Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales!
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Behold! The contents of Issue Eleven: Forbidden Folktales!
Our final Contributor Spotlight for this collection is on the fantastic Lily Lovelle, with her gorgeous poem Dressing Room! Fall in love with it, and everything else nestled amongst it, in Our Dearest Devotions, available on our shop now! 💜
September 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our final Contributor Spotlight for this collection is on the fantastic Lily Lovelle, with her gorgeous poem Dressing Room! Fall in love with it, and everything else nestled amongst it, in Our Dearest Devotions, available on our shop now! 💜
For today's Contributor Spotlight we bring you the excellent Cagalli Lim, back again with their new story Bum Deals and Bad Decisions! Check it out in all its glory in Our Dearest Devotions now! 💜
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For today's Contributor Spotlight we bring you the excellent Cagalli Lim, back again with their new story Bum Deals and Bad Decisions! Check it out in all its glory in Our Dearest Devotions now! 💜
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the amazing Marisca Pichette, back once more with a new gorgeous poem, What the Unicorn's Horn Feels! Fall in love with it in full in Our Dearest Devotions now 💜
September 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Our Spotlighted Contributor today is the amazing Marisca Pichette, back once more with a new gorgeous poem, What the Unicorn's Horn Feels! Fall in love with it in full in Our Dearest Devotions now 💜