K. A. Roy
@kayleigharoy.bsky.social
K. A. Roy.
Chicago writer. 3 kids, 3 cats = forever chaotic.
Stories in: From Beyond Press, CreepyPod, Malarkey Books, Shotgun Honey, Mystic Owl Press, Spindle House Press, Black Hare Press
Repped by: Eric Smith
https://kayleighroywrites.com
Chicago writer. 3 kids, 3 cats = forever chaotic.
Stories in: From Beyond Press, CreepyPod, Malarkey Books, Shotgun Honey, Mystic Owl Press, Spindle House Press, Black Hare Press
Repped by: Eric Smith
https://kayleighroywrites.com
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K. A. Roy
@kayleigharoy.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Welcome - Kayleigh Roy
writer Kayleigh Roy Kayleigh Roy (K. A. Roy) a writer of horror (and sometimes romance!) from the suburbs of Chicago. Mother to humans and cats, horror enthusiast across all mediums, and a music and g...
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Introduction post!
Hi, I’m Kayleigh (K. A. Roy), writer of horror and speculative fiction.
You can find out more about me and my work at: kayleighroywrites.com
Hi, I’m Kayleigh (K. A. Roy), writer of horror and speculative fiction.
You can find out more about me and my work at: kayleighroywrites.com
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Our limited demographic window ends soon! Of course, you can still submit in the general window next month, but it's our goal to publish more authors of historically marginalized backgrounds, so send us your stories and poems!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Our limited demographic window ends soon! Of course, you can still submit in the general window next month, but it's our goal to publish more authors of historically marginalized backgrounds, so send us your stories and poems!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Mark your calendars!
South side represent! Guild Literary Complex is hosting a reading/signing event featuring seven authors from RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. November 1, 5:30pm, Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave. RSVP at the link.
guildcomplex.org/event/red-li...
guildcomplex.org/event/red-li...
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Mark your calendars!
Spotted Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories at my local Barnes & Noble. First time seeing something my work is a part of in the wild! @frombeyondpress.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Spotted Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories at my local Barnes & Noble. First time seeing something my work is a part of in the wild! @frombeyondpress.bsky.social
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I'm thrilled to join Haven Spec as Poetry Editor! Excited to dig into the beautiful mountain of spec poetry - the vivid, the emotional, the lyrical, the strange, the dark, the climate-conscious, the bittersweet, the idea-driven, the magical, the otherwordly, the weird. . . and everything else!
We're over the moon to announce that Jessica Peter / @jessicapeter.bsky.social has joined us as our new Poetry Editor!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm thrilled to join Haven Spec as Poetry Editor! Excited to dig into the beautiful mountain of spec poetry - the vivid, the emotional, the lyrical, the strange, the dark, the climate-conscious, the bittersweet, the idea-driven, the magical, the otherwordly, the weird. . . and everything else!
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We're over the moon to announce that Jessica Peter / @jessicapeter.bsky.social has joined us as our new Poetry Editor!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're over the moon to announce that Jessica Peter / @jessicapeter.bsky.social has joined us as our new Poetry Editor!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
Welcome! Welcome Welcome Welcome!
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Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
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still a chance to get a physical copy of the fourth annual issue of the single most important horror series ever produced
Thought we were sold out of Hellarkey but @renbolger.bsky.social conjured some extra haunted copies. Get one, if you dare: malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey
Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...
malarkeybooks.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
still a chance to get a physical copy of the fourth annual issue of the single most important horror series ever produced
Last call! Worth every penny!
Thought we were sold out of Hellarkey but @renbolger.bsky.social conjured some extra haunted copies. Get one, if you dare: malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey
Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...
malarkeybooks.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Last call! Worth every penny!
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Have put a lot of books in the mail in the last week, but also zines. First batch of Hellarkey is out and over 100 copies of King Ludd’s Rag, featuring stories by Tori Rego and @jedwardgregal.bsky.social, have gone out, many just as a bonus with another book that sold. Buy a book, get a zine too!
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Have put a lot of books in the mail in the last week, but also zines. First batch of Hellarkey is out and over 100 copies of King Ludd’s Rag, featuring stories by Tori Rego and @jedwardgregal.bsky.social, have gone out, many just as a bonus with another book that sold. Buy a book, get a zine too!
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Paying full price for a Hellarkey is always a great deal! (also, join their book club. they send you the Hellarkeys.)
We always lose money on this. Not trying to make a profit, but every copy that we actually sell helps us lose less money. Use code FULLCOVERPRICE to save $0 on your order!
Will begin shipping copies of Hellarkey over the weekend. Order a copy and you get some spooky stories to read, help us recover some of the costs, and get a free zine in the bargain! malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
September 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Paying full price for a Hellarkey is always a great deal! (also, join their book club. they send you the Hellarkeys.)
Help Malarkey lose less money and get one of my stories in your hands. THAT’S a bargain. 🤭
We always lose money on this. Not trying to make a profit, but every copy that we actually sell helps us lose less money. Use code FULLCOVERPRICE to save $0 on your order!
Will begin shipping copies of Hellarkey over the weekend. Order a copy and you get some spooky stories to read, help us recover some of the costs, and get a free zine in the bargain! malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Help Malarkey lose less money and get one of my stories in your hands. THAT’S a bargain. 🤭
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Will begin shipping copies of Hellarkey over the weekend. Order a copy and you get some spooky stories to read, help us recover some of the costs, and get a free zine in the bargain! malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey
Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...
malarkeybooks.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Will begin shipping copies of Hellarkey over the weekend. Order a copy and you get some spooky stories to read, help us recover some of the costs, and get a free zine in the bargain! malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
I mean, what an absolute banger deal. Don’t miss out!
This wasn’t written *because* of the best friends kissing SM trend, but it pairs nicely. If you preorder it before 10/1 you get Malarkey’s annual Horror zine, stickers, and a comic art bookmark.
Did you know The Barre Incidents has a Mothman cameo? Preorder through the Malarkey site before Oct 1 to get a a signed copy, bookmark, stickers, and Hellarkey! (Malarkey’s annual Halloween zine, filled with awesome spooky stories)!
malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...
malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I mean, what an absolute banger deal. Don’t miss out!
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👀Fiction Highlight👀
ICYMI, the short story "A True Account of a Pre-Teen Blob " by @reasie.bsky.social is free to read online!
Test the bonds of family and the human form in this piece from our March issue!
Story:
buff.ly/Tfi0GUU
Issue:
buff.ly/A4NJnnk
ICYMI, the short story "A True Account of a Pre-Teen Blob " by @reasie.bsky.social is free to read online!
Test the bonds of family and the human form in this piece from our March issue!
Story:
buff.ly/Tfi0GUU
Issue:
buff.ly/A4NJnnk
September 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
👀Fiction Highlight👀
ICYMI, the short story "A True Account of a Pre-Teen Blob " by @reasie.bsky.social is free to read online!
Test the bonds of family and the human form in this piece from our March issue!
Story:
buff.ly/Tfi0GUU
Issue:
buff.ly/A4NJnnk
ICYMI, the short story "A True Account of a Pre-Teen Blob " by @reasie.bsky.social is free to read online!
Test the bonds of family and the human form in this piece from our March issue!
Story:
buff.ly/Tfi0GUU
Issue:
buff.ly/A4NJnnk
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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Support Malarkey and read my story Fruit Of Decay, with cannibalism, fungi, death, the fae, art exhibitions and cannibalism.
You’ve been waiting. Too long you’ve been waiting. But it’s here, finally. The Grift is back! 11 writers. 65 pages.$5. A much-needed fundraiser for the press; a nice little magazine for you (if you have Adobe, select booklet when you print). Happy reading!
malarkeybooks.com/store/grift2
malarkeybooks.com/store/grift2
The Grift: Volume 2 — Malarkey
The Grift, the greatest and most important literary magazine in history, is back, this time with work from Jacquelyn Bengfort, Zachary Kocanda, Christopher Stevenson, Neil Willcox , Dereck Heckman, Cr...
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August 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Support Malarkey and read my story Fruit Of Decay, with cannibalism, fungi, death, the fae, art exhibitions and cannibalism.
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Very happy that I could review RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. This horror newbie had a great time with it.
Also thrilled to be back in the Reader's pages. Long live the @chicagoreader.com!
Also thrilled to be back in the Reader's pages. Long live the @chicagoreader.com!
"Red Line’s contributors create a thrilling mosaic of Chicago—past, present, and future—in all its complex, terrifying beauty."
The Chicago Reader loves RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. I can't ask for a better recommendation.
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
The Chicago Reader loves RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. I can't ask for a better recommendation.
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
Explore spooky Chicago history - Chicago Reader
Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories delves into spooky Chicago history and painful aspects of modern urban life.
chicagoreader.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Very happy that I could review RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. This horror newbie had a great time with it.
Also thrilled to be back in the Reader's pages. Long live the @chicagoreader.com!
Also thrilled to be back in the Reader's pages. Long live the @chicagoreader.com!
Out today!!
"There’s enough Midwestern self-deprecation and snark to delight the most ardent Chicago afficionados."
Randy Hardwick's review of "Red Line Horror Stories" Edited by Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (@frombeyondpress.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/12/a...
Randy Hardwick's review of "Red Line Horror Stories" Edited by Michael W. Phillips, Jr. (@frombeyondpress.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/12/a...
A Diversity of Horror in "Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories" - Chicago Review of Books
With Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories, Editor Michael W. Philips, Jr. has mined Chicago’s considerable pool of talented horror writers to curate an entertaining, if uneven, mosaic of the city. The met...
chireviewofbooks.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Out today!!
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Rare poetry window. We will publish four of these poetry EPs/zines/microchaps next year. More if we can swing it but we have the means, for now, to say four. Knock us out!
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oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
August 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rare poetry window. We will publish four of these poetry EPs/zines/microchaps next year. More if we can swing it but we have the means, for now, to say four. Knock us out!
oleada.io/publication/...
oleada.io/publication/...
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$5 zine is good but you can actually get Hellarkey IV for $0 if you preorder The Barre Incidents. You’ll get a first edition signed by @renbolger.bsky.social plus a one of a kind bookmark! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...
August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
$5 zine is good but you can actually get Hellarkey IV for $0 if you preorder The Barre Incidents. You’ll get a first edition signed by @renbolger.bsky.social plus a one of a kind bookmark! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...
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for real though, buy a copy or three of this, okay?
It’s true Hellarkey IV is priced at $8 because this shit is expensive but it’s also true that you can get $3 off with code HELLARKEYISREAL because why not
malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey
Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...
malarkeybooks.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
for real though, buy a copy or three of this, okay?
So proud and honored to be part of this work of art! Chicago forever. 🖤
"Red Line’s contributors create a thrilling mosaic of Chicago—past, present, and future—in all its complex, terrifying beauty."
The Chicago Reader loves RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. I can't ask for a better recommendation.
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
The Chicago Reader loves RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES. I can't ask for a better recommendation.
chicagoreader.com/books/book-r...
Explore spooky Chicago history - Chicago Reader
Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories delves into spooky Chicago history and painful aspects of modern urban life.
chicagoreader.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So proud and honored to be part of this work of art! Chicago forever. 🖤
I just read a proof of this and let me tell you… $5 is a steal. Don’t miss out!
It’s true Hellarkey IV is priced at $8 because this shit is expensive but it’s also true that you can get $3 off with code HELLARKEYISREAL because why not
malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...
Hellarkey vol. IV — Malarkey
Hellarkey IV 56 pages. 6.14 by 9.21 inches. This item will ship in September or early October. Hellarkey is a horror-themed magazine published by Malarkey every October. Each summer, mystical ed...
malarkeybooks.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I just read a proof of this and let me tell you… $5 is a steal. Don’t miss out!
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RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES comes out in a week! @ala-booklist.bsky.social says "Red Line turns a place into a character as vibrant and complex as the people who live within it." Get it for two bucks off at our site frombeyondpress.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
RED LINE: CHICAGO HORROR STORIES comes out in a week! @ala-booklist.bsky.social says "Red Line turns a place into a character as vibrant and complex as the people who live within it." Get it for two bucks off at our site frombeyondpress.com