Hollow Oak Press
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Looking for a home for your short, punchy spec fic? Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns wants 1,000–1,500 word stories with a strong speculative element (they especially love fantasy).
💵 $5 flat payment
📝 Previously unpublished only
Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm...
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
💵 $5 flat payment
📝 Previously unpublished only
Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm...
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Looking for a home for your short, punchy spec fic? Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns wants 1,000–1,500 word stories with a strong speculative element (they especially love fantasy).
💵 $5 flat payment
📝 Previously unpublished only
Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm...
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
💵 $5 flat payment
📝 Previously unpublished only
Details: horrortree.com/ongoing-subm...
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
We’ve been added to The Short List! This compilation links lots of places looking for short fiction submissions. If you write fiction under 2,500 words, check out dlshirey.com/the-short-list!
Huge thank you to @dlshirey.bsky.social for helping writers find homes for their work!
Huge thank you to @dlshirey.bsky.social for helping writers find homes for their work!
The Short List
Size Matters.Writers Know. When searching for places to submit shorter works, word count is key. This compilation lists journals that publish prose of 2,500 words or under. Word count and paid $$&n…
dlshirey.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’ve been added to The Short List! This compilation links lots of places looking for short fiction submissions. If you write fiction under 2,500 words, check out dlshirey.com/the-short-list!
Huge thank you to @dlshirey.bsky.social for helping writers find homes for their work!
Huge thank you to @dlshirey.bsky.social for helping writers find homes for their work!
We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
October 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/
Our autumn event schedule!
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Our autumn event schedule!
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New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Cozy Fantasy Anthology
New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
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October 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity
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New publisher listing for: Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns
New publisher listing for: Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New publisher listing for: Hollow Oak Presents: Acorns @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
Witches? ✅
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
October 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Witches? ✅
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅
A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!
hollowoakpress.com/what-a-toad-...
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#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”!
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@riotinyourthroat.bsky.social
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
@hyphenpunk.bsky.social
@riverheronreview.bsky.social
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@riotinyourthroat.bsky.social
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
@hyphenpunk.bsky.social
@riverheronreview.bsky.social
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”!
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@riotinyourthroat.bsky.social
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
@hyphenpunk.bsky.social
@riverheronreview.bsky.social
@hexliterary.bsky.social
@riotinyourthroat.bsky.social
@hollowoakpress.bsky.social
@hyphenpunk.bsky.social
@riverheronreview.bsky.social
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Out now from @hollowoakpress.bsky.social the new anthology Short(b)Reads, featuring my new story "Table for One, Folly of Two" along with a dozen more fine tales to peruse--each one paired with a recipe from the story itself. Food for the mind, soul, & body!
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
September 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Out now from @hollowoakpress.bsky.social the new anthology Short(b)Reads, featuring my new story "Table for One, Folly of Two" along with a dozen more fine tales to peruse--each one paired with a recipe from the story itself. Food for the mind, soul, & body!
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
#shortstories #food #recipes #writing
Looking for a bite-sized read during a break? We’ve got just the thing!
The Last Time I Saw You by Jake Stein @jakeiswriting.bsky.social is a fast-paced flash fantasy piece, and is now available to read, free on our website! hollowoakpress.com/the-last-tim...
The Last Time I Saw You by Jake Stein @jakeiswriting.bsky.social is a fast-paced flash fantasy piece, and is now available to read, free on our website! hollowoakpress.com/the-last-tim...
The Last Time I Saw You
hollowoakpress.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Looking for a bite-sized read during a break? We’ve got just the thing!
The Last Time I Saw You by Jake Stein @jakeiswriting.bsky.social is a fast-paced flash fantasy piece, and is now available to read, free on our website! hollowoakpress.com/the-last-tim...
The Last Time I Saw You by Jake Stein @jakeiswriting.bsky.social is a fast-paced flash fantasy piece, and is now available to read, free on our website! hollowoakpress.com/the-last-tim...
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Rat Bag Lit (ratbaglit.com) is a new print + digital literary magazine eager to read your weirdest fiction. We're a paying market.
Submissions open August 15, 2025!
The rats want your story!
#ratbaglit
#ratbag
#literarymagazine
#litmag
#publication
#fiction
#microfiction
#flashfiction
#drabble
Submissions open August 15, 2025!
The rats want your story!
#ratbaglit
#ratbag
#literarymagazine
#litmag
#publication
#fiction
#microfiction
#flashfiction
#drabble
August 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Rat Bag Lit (ratbaglit.com) is a new print + digital literary magazine eager to read your weirdest fiction. We're a paying market.
Submissions open August 15, 2025!
The rats want your story!
#ratbaglit
#ratbag
#literarymagazine
#litmag
#publication
#fiction
#microfiction
#flashfiction
#drabble
Submissions open August 15, 2025!
The rats want your story!
#ratbaglit
#ratbag
#literarymagazine
#litmag
#publication
#fiction
#microfiction
#flashfiction
#drabble
Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!
August 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!
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I have found myself on the virtual faculty at the 2026 Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat for SFFH writers! Come hang out?
The event includes 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. Learn more at starforgers.com.
The event includes 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. Learn more at starforgers.com.
August 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have found myself on the virtual faculty at the 2026 Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat for SFFH writers! Come hang out?
The event includes 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. Learn more at starforgers.com.
The event includes 5,000-word critiques, classes, pitching sessions, 1:1 office hours, and plenty of time for writing. Learn more at starforgers.com.
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Next week, we'll be announcing a book that's been in the works for a hot minute, featuring @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, and @ericraglin1992.bsky.social (me!) Keep your eyes peeled!
August 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Next week, we'll be announcing a book that's been in the works for a hot minute, featuring @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @tiffmorris.bsky.social, and @ericraglin1992.bsky.social (me!) Keep your eyes peeled!
Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads!
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
August 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads!
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!
Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!
hollowoakpress.com/product/shor...
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Submissions for TRUNK: stories that took the long way, are open!
(Apologies if you got a contrary auto-reply this morning. Some of you get up earlier than me. :-)
books.metaphorosis.com/calls/
(Apologies if you got a contrary auto-reply this morning. Some of you get up earlier than me. :-)
books.metaphorosis.com/calls/
Calls
Open/Upcoming TRUNK: stories that took the long way Opening for submissions on 5 August 2025! Concept: Stories that met with many rejections before being published. This can include both rep…
books.metaphorosis.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Submissions for TRUNK: stories that took the long way, are open!
(Apologies if you got a contrary auto-reply this morning. Some of you get up earlier than me. :-)
books.metaphorosis.com/calls/
(Apologies if you got a contrary auto-reply this morning. Some of you get up earlier than me. :-)
books.metaphorosis.com/calls/
"Among the villagers, the conclusion spread first as a whisper and then like wildfire: The orange tree was not just magical, it possessed the strongest kind of dark magic."
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
August 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Among the villagers, the conclusion spread first as a whisper and then like wildfire: The orange tree was not just magical, it possessed the strongest kind of dark magic."
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
The Orange Tree by Luc Diamant is now available on our website! You can find it here: hollowoakpress.com/the-orange-t...
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Free Fiction Friday!!! Today's break from reality is a twisted dip into Tam Lin.
"By every morning, the scars are healed, the bruises faded, the flesh knitted back over the bones. Don’t think about claws as they sink and rend. Don’t think. Don’t think."
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"By every morning, the scars are healed, the bruises faded, the flesh knitted back over the bones. Don’t think about claws as they sink and rend. Don’t think. Don’t think."
magazine.trollbreath.com/hold-me-fast...
August 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Free Fiction Friday!!! Today's break from reality is a twisted dip into Tam Lin.
"By every morning, the scars are healed, the bruises faded, the flesh knitted back over the bones. Don’t think about claws as they sink and rend. Don’t think. Don’t think."
magazine.trollbreath.com/hold-me-fast...
"By every morning, the scars are healed, the bruises faded, the flesh knitted back over the bones. Don’t think about claws as they sink and rend. Don’t think. Don’t think."
magazine.trollbreath.com/hold-me-fast...
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Greetings, sophonts! Today, we've reached deep into the Vat to bring you a story of cloning, identity, and goblins -- okay, no goblins, but still! Please experience "The Girl Who Came Before" by David von Allmen, and mind the trilobites.
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Escape Pod 1004: The Girl Who Came Before
When me and my family pulled into our driveway, my five best friends were waiting in our front yard, waving glittery poster-board signs that read “Welcome Home Sam!!!” and jumping around with full-on…
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August 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Greetings, sophonts! Today, we've reached deep into the Vat to bring you a story of cloning, identity, and goblins -- okay, no goblins, but still! Please experience "The Girl Who Came Before" by David von Allmen, and mind the trilobites.
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If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
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link in bio!
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link in bio!
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
linktr.ee/locusmagazine
link in bio!
linktr.ee/locusmagazine
link in bio!
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It's Novel/Novella Submissions Halfway Day!
We're HALFWAY through our subs period: our N/N reading team is high-fiving as 1/2 switch out of the reading queue and 1/2 switch in.
They're hungry to read, so SEND US YOUR NOVEL OR NOVELLA before September 1!
splitlippress.submittable.com
We're HALFWAY through our subs period: our N/N reading team is high-fiving as 1/2 switch out of the reading queue and 1/2 switch in.
They're hungry to read, so SEND US YOUR NOVEL OR NOVELLA before September 1!
splitlippress.submittable.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's Novel/Novella Submissions Halfway Day!
We're HALFWAY through our subs period: our N/N reading team is high-fiving as 1/2 switch out of the reading queue and 1/2 switch in.
They're hungry to read, so SEND US YOUR NOVEL OR NOVELLA before September 1!
splitlippress.submittable.com
We're HALFWAY through our subs period: our N/N reading team is high-fiving as 1/2 switch out of the reading queue and 1/2 switch in.
They're hungry to read, so SEND US YOUR NOVEL OR NOVELLA before September 1!
splitlippress.submittable.com
I spy a familiar book on the shelves at The Raven’s End: Books and Fine Art 👀
July 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I spy a familiar book on the shelves at The Raven’s End: Books and Fine Art 👀
Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!
Yellowing
hollowoakpress.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!
A message from our team:
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A message from our team: