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DC-based small press by and for trans writers, with an eye for the subversive and experimental.

Submissions OPEN for Issue 02: IDOLS until February 7

Issue 01: TABOO available now: https://lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issue-01-taboo
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Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Dec 7
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
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four days left to get your applications in
kithbooks.bsky.social kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · Dec 21
kith crit: cohort one
let's get into the weeds
kith crit: cohort one a grassroots manuscript workshop for the trans, queer, Crip, & sick Craft Sessions Who is a Workshop & How is Critique? Text: Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses Lyrical Wordscapes: Uncovering the rhythm of body and voice Text: Wrestling With Cadence: Essays on writing and intuition by Dennis Lee Internal Continuity in World Building aka King William would NEVER say that! Texts: Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill, The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde & Query by Zilla Novikov Reality Check: In which we talk about money & get mad about art Texts: How Artists Make Money & How Money Makes Artists by Dave Berry & The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog Whitespace & Wonder aka Books aren’t 8.5 by 11 and neither should you Texts: How I Bend into More by Tea Gerbeza, Cyclettes by Tree Abraham, & We Need A Breathing Tongue Between by Katarina Gotic Damiani Okay, But, Is It Working? aka Are we going to need eagles to get us out of this jam? Texts: Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin & Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz & David Hayward
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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WORKSHOPS ARE BACK, BABY 🫦

Writing For Trans Justice with KB Brookins

Join us for a free, virtual workshop about how to write and pitch op-eds, and what op-eds can do for trans rights!

Register here: Writing for Trans Justice with KB Brookins www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-fo...
A graphic with a brown background and an illustrations of a large lunar moth. The text reads: LILAC PERIL PRESENTS Writing for Trans Justice: the who / what / when / where / why of writing, pitching, and landing op-eds about trans issues with KB BROOKINS a free virtual workshop Feb 21, 2026 1 - 2 PM EST A graphic with a brown background an illustration of a butterfly on a branch. The text reads: WORKSHOP TOPIC. Writing for Trans Justice: the who / what / when / where / why of writing, pitching, and landing op-eds about trans issues. We'll be going over the basics of writing and pitching opinion editorials (op-eds) and what op-eds can do for trans rights! Free, trans led, and community oriented.This will be a 1-hour time commitment.
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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Are you a trans writer of colour? Contribute to a new anthology of short stories dreamed up and written by trans people of colour. We will pay you a fee of £1000. Submissions are open now.

https://form.jotform.com/253423694960060

Deadline: 8 Feb, 2026

Questions? Email: comms@spectra-london.org.uk
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January 15, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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REMINDER! We are open for submissions until Feb. 7 for our next anthology, IDOLS. See our previous posts for more prompts, ideas, and manifestations about the theme 🥀
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January 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Thank you for the love for three of our TABOO contributors, @anemonebythesea.bsky.social @saoirsecl.bsky.social @asterolsen.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 email us info@lilacperil.com if you want PDFs of the stories
A list of the Outstanding Short Story Nominees for the Transfeminine Review Awards. Three stories are highlighted: Women Taste Better, Real Women Don’t Watch Hypno, and False Tooth.
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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LET’S FUCKING GOOOO
saoirsecl.bsky.social Saoirse Laing @saoirsecl.bsky.social · Dec 25
I woke up this morning and learned I’ve been nominated for a TFR Award. It’s amazing company to be in, and I’m deeply honored to be on this list with writers I’ve looked up to for years and good friends who’ve helped sharpen my writing and give it more, uh, bite.
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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aporianautics.bsky.social Callie Jennings @aporianautics.bsky.social · Dec 24
10. Pre-transition childhood is also the focus of Winona Meridian Marks’ hybrid poem-essay “Sackcloth Ashes Opals Pearls,” which explores how narrative opens possibilities and forecloses them. An urgent argument for trans lit & a strong closer for @lilacperil.bsky.social's first anth:
Issue 01: TABOO
When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans people still not want to talk about, even amongst ourselves? 30+ trans writers and artists...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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10. Pre-transition childhood is also the focus of Winona Meridian Marks’ hybrid poem-essay “Sackcloth Ashes Opals Pearls,” which explores how narrative opens possibilities and forecloses them. An urgent argument for trans lit & a strong closer for @lilacperil.bsky.social's first anth:
Issue 01: TABOO
When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans people still not want to talk about, even amongst ourselves? 30+ trans writers and artists...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Submissions are OPEN for Issue 02: IDOLS!

Send your best work on saints, celebrities, heroes, and fixations to info@lilacperil.com until February 7

Full details in original post (linked below)
A flyer with a green background and a black and white portrait of Martha P. Johnson. She is smiling at the camera and has a crown of flowers in her hair. The text reads: seeking trans writers! Due by February 7th. IDOLS: fiction, essays, poetry, art. A flyer with a green background and a black and white picture of an older Sylvia Rivera sitting in an armchair and smoking. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS. Idolization = transformation. A flyer with a green background and two black and one photos. One is of Leslie Feinberg raising hir first and speaking into a microphone. The other is Rupert Raj lounging back on a bed, wearing only shorts. The text reads: How do trans people idolize other trans people? Our lovers? Our leaders? Our celebrities? When does an ancestor become an idol? What does idolization do—does it help us or disappoint us, save or betray us? See also: Happy Birthday, Marsha! (2018), Tourmaline We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan, 1961–1991 Laverne Cox on the cover of TIME magazine The best friend you have a crush on A flyer with a green background. A black and white picture frame surrounds the text: General Guidelines. - Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com - 2500 words or less - Black and white art only - Include a bio - Acceptance includes a small honorarium and a free copy of the finished book Full details in the caption
December 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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kith crit: cohort one
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kith crit: cohort one a grassroots manuscript workshop for the trans, queer, Crip, & sick A FREE twelve week critique & craft workshop for writers of all genres who have been systemically, or functionally, excluded from traditional lit education spaces applications due: January 31st responses: February 15th workshop begins: March 16th-22nd DO NOT SELF REJECT wim@kithbooks.com kithbooks.com kith crit: cohort one Spring 2026 a grassroots manuscript workshop for the trans, queer, Crip, & sick What: a positive and nurturing collaborative workshop comprised of weekly group sessions; private discord access for day to day encouragement, community, and editorial support; and a behind the scenes look at the process of publication; ideally culminating in a press ready book.* Who: this workshop is open to anyone systemically or functionally excluded from traditional lit ed opportunities. while kith focuses primarily on trans, queer, Crip, and sick writers, please don’t self reject. ultimately participants will be chosen by fit. applications for inclusion will be recorded as proof of eligibility. no evidence of need is wanted or required. How: a brief statement outlining your hopes and/or expectations that includes a ‘state of the wip’ reckoning, along with a sample of the project you hope to workshop should be sent to wim@kithbooks.com by January 31st. access assurances, inquiries, and anxieties are welcome as well. kithbooks.com @KithBooks CRAFT SESSIONS: Who is a Workshop & How is Critique? Text: Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses Lyrical Wordscapes: Uncovering the rhythm of body and voice Text: Wrestling With Cadence: Essays on writing and intuition by Dennis Lee Internal Continuity in World Building aka King William would NEVER say that! Texts: Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill, The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde & Query by Zilla Novikov Reality Check: In which we talk about money & get mad about art Texts: How Artists Make Money & How Money Makes Artists by Dave Berry & The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog Whitespace & Wonder aka Books aren’t 8.5 by 11 and neither should you Texts: How I Bend into More by Tea Gerbeza, Cyclettes by Tree Abraham, & We Need A Breathing Tongue Between by Katarina Gotic Damiani Okay, But, Is It Working? aka Are we going to need eagles to get us out of this jam? Texts: Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin & Heads You Lose by Lisa Lutz & David Hayward
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
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Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
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December 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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One of the best things about putting out an anthology is seeing how different people resonate with different pieces ❤️‍🔥
sandybeach.me sandybeach.me @sandybeach.me · Dec 20
C.J. Harsh's Devour left me just speechless. Just hit after hit throughout the collection, absurdly good and insightful
December 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Been slowly working through this collection of trans art assembled by @lilacperil.bsky.social and it's So Moving. Everyone should pick it up lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
Issue 01: TABOO
When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans people still not want to talk about, even amongst ourselves? 30+ trans writers and artists...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Trans lit for the win! Yes, it's the first issue of LILAC PERIL, a new trans lit journal based in this nation's crooked capital, here's to more necessary trouble from @lilacperil.bsky.social🌺⚡🌠
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December 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Tonight!
lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Dec 10
We’ll be at Dew Drop vending for Dyke the Halls next week! 🎁🎁🎁
A hand drawn flyer with a cat in a Santa costume drinking beer. Text reads: Dew Drop’s Dyke Party presents Dyke the Halls. Tuesday Dec 12th. 7 pm to close.
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Submissions have been open for a week and we’ve already got some cooooool stuff 😎 add yours to the pile!
lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Dec 7
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
A graphic with a bright pink background and a picture of Candy Darling. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: Idols. Call for submissions, open until February 7. All genres welcome. Fiction, essays, poetry.
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Dec 7
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
A graphic with a bright pink background and a picture of Candy Darling. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: Idols. Call for submissions, open until February 7. All genres welcome. Fiction, essays, poetry.
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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We’ll be at Dew Drop vending for Dyke the Halls next week! 🎁🎁🎁
A hand drawn flyer with a cat in a Santa costume drinking beer. Text reads: Dew Drop’s Dyke Party presents Dyke the Halls. Tuesday Dec 12th. 7 pm to close.
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Dec 7
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
A graphic with a bright pink background and a picture of Candy Darling. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: Idols. Call for submissions, open until February 7. All genres welcome. Fiction, essays, poetry.
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
A graphic with a bright pink background and a picture of Candy Darling. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: Idols. Call for submissions, open until February 7. All genres welcome. Fiction, essays, poetry.
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN, BABY

Lilac Peril Issue 02: IDOLS

Send work to submissions@lilacperil.com until February 7

Expected pub: late 2026
A graphic with a bright pink background and a picture of Candy Darling. The text reads: Lilac Peril Issue 02: Idols. Call for submissions, open until February 7. All genres welcome. Fiction, essays, poetry.
December 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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btw submissions for the 2026 anthology will open very soon 👀
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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In a very literal sense, our work would not exist without @littlepuss.net 💘
thetransfemininereview.com The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · Dec 1
In addition, I am honored to announce our two nominees for the 2025 Indie Press of the Year award.

Congratulations to @littlepuss.net and @lilacperil.bsky.social, two indie trans presses who showcased excellence and innovation in transfeminine publishing in 2025.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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We had so much fun at our workshops yesterday! Make sure to stop by Mattilda’s reading tonight <3
lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Nov 23
Mattilda is in town for her book launch the following day at Politics and Prose (Conn Ave location), which YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS 🍬💥
A graphic with text that reads: MATTILDA BERNSTEIN SYCAMORE is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of seven books, and the editor of six anthologies. Her new novel, Terry Dactyl, was just described by the New York Times as "a remarkably grounded look at what it means to be fully alive." Her previous title, Touching the Art, was a finalist for a Washington State Book Award and a Pacific Northwest Book Award. Her title before that, The Freezer Door, was a New York Times Editors' Choice and a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. She's currently working on a seventh anthology, ACT UP Beyond New York: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis. She's visiting DC to launch her new novel, Terry Dactyl. see Mattilda discuss TERRY DACTYL: Mon, Dec 1 at 7 pm Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008 masks strongly encouraged.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Also tomorrow!
lilacperil.bsky.social Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Nov 23
We are doing ALL DAY WORKSHOPS!!!

Join us that same day (11/30/25) for an afternoon of strolling and writing with @mbsycamore.bsky.social, 3 pm at the Renwick Gallery! 🖼️
A graphic with text that reads: Lilac Peril presents, Writing Out of Context with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. A workshop for trans writers. Sunday November 30 at 3 pm, the Renwick Gallery.
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM