Weird Lit Mag
@weirdlitmag.bsky.social
A platform for the weird and boundless. We support freedom of expression, community engagement, and the open exchange of ideas.
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And just like that we're halfway through our submission window for our Spring 2026 issue. There's two more weeks left to submit so if you have something weird, polish it up and send it our way! We're open for submissions until Feb 15.
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
And just like that we're halfway through our submission window for our Spring 2026 issue. There's two more weeks left to submit so if you have something weird, polish it up and send it our way! We're open for submissions until Feb 15.
Some of the stories that stick in our minds the longest are ones that speculate about worlds we had never considered—while exploring deeper truths about human nature, like debut author Juliette Cardinali's story, "Edgar Allan Poe Joins the Rodeo." Read our interview with the author, link in bio!
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Some of the stories that stick in our minds the longest are ones that speculate about worlds we had never considered—while exploring deeper truths about human nature, like debut author Juliette Cardinali's story, "Edgar Allan Poe Joins the Rodeo." Read our interview with the author, link in bio!
Christian Fuller's story "Party Trick," published in our Winter 2025 issue, swept us up in into an absurd, sharp embrace, making us laugh while leading us to the edge of the abyss—our favorite view. Read our interview with the author at the link in our bio.
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Christian Fuller's story "Party Trick," published in our Winter 2025 issue, swept us up in into an absurd, sharp embrace, making us laugh while leading us to the edge of the abyss—our favorite view. Read our interview with the author at the link in our bio.
The days are getting longer again and that means we're another step closer to our Spring 2026 Issue. Submissions for our next issue are now open from 1/15-2/15.
Head to weirdlitmag.com/submit for guidelines. We can't wait to read your new and weird stories!
Head to weirdlitmag.com/submit for guidelines. We can't wait to read your new and weird stories!
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The days are getting longer again and that means we're another step closer to our Spring 2026 Issue. Submissions for our next issue are now open from 1/15-2/15.
Head to weirdlitmag.com/submit for guidelines. We can't wait to read your new and weird stories!
Head to weirdlitmag.com/submit for guidelines. We can't wait to read your new and weird stories!
Matina Vossou, the artist featured in our Fall 2025 issue, explores the complexity of her subjects with her striking mosaic style. Learn more about her relationship with creating, what she hopes viewers will gain from her work, and the woes of being a child prodigy.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Matina Vossou, the artist featured in our Fall 2025 issue, explores the complexity of her subjects with her striking mosaic style. Learn more about her relationship with creating, what she hopes viewers will gain from her work, and the woes of being a child prodigy.
www.weirdlitmag.com/...
www.weirdlitmag.com/...
We're excited to announce our new membership program! We've been growing and expanding our community of authors, artists, and readers over the past years, and we've designed some cool perks and ways to connect with members. We can't wait to grow even further and support the weirdness that ensues.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We're excited to announce our new membership program! We've been growing and expanding our community of authors, artists, and readers over the past years, and we've designed some cool perks and ways to connect with members. We can't wait to grow even further and support the weirdness that ensues.
Debut author Nisha Hartelius's story "Recycling" will catch in your throat and stick with you long after you've finished reading. Learn more about what keeps her writing, what she'd be doing if she wasn't, and her relationship with her stapler in our interview at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
Interview with Author Nisha Hartelius
I’ve always known [I was weird]. It’s only recently I’ve realized that’s pretty cool.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Debut author Nisha Hartelius's story "Recycling" will catch in your throat and stick with you long after you've finished reading. Learn more about what keeps her writing, what she'd be doing if she wasn't, and her relationship with her stapler in our interview at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
Thanks to everyone who helped make 2025 an excellent year for Weird Lit: our contributors, readers, submitters, and everyone else in our evolving community. We hope you all run headlong into 2026 with strange, elaborate ideas and the gumption to sculpt them into life. #readweirdlit
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Thanks to everyone who helped make 2025 an excellent year for Weird Lit: our contributors, readers, submitters, and everyone else in our evolving community. We hope you all run headlong into 2026 with strange, elaborate ideas and the gumption to sculpt them into life. #readweirdlit
We aren't sure what weird, creative planet author Matthew F. Amati hails from, but we'd really like to visit. His third story in Weird Lit is lyrical, melancholic and full of unexpected turns of phrases. Much like the interview we did with him recently. Head to weirdlitmag.com/post... for some fun!
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We aren't sure what weird, creative planet author Matthew F. Amati hails from, but we'd really like to visit. His third story in Weird Lit is lyrical, melancholic and full of unexpected turns of phrases. Much like the interview we did with him recently. Head to weirdlitmag.com/post... for some fun!
On this winter solstice we come bearing gifts! Today we’re celebrating the release of our Winter 2025 Issue, featuring eight fantastically bizarre stories and our first photography as featured artwork. Head to the link in our bio to read our full issue or go directly to weirdlitmag.com.
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
On this winter solstice we come bearing gifts! Today we’re celebrating the release of our Winter 2025 Issue, featuring eight fantastically bizarre stories and our first photography as featured artwork. Head to the link in our bio to read our full issue or go directly to weirdlitmag.com.
We're drawing close to the darkest day of the year in the north. Our Winter 2025 Issue is almost ready, however, and has been a flame for us in this time of long nights. On that note, here are our contributors this round! Full issue will be available to read online this Sunday, the solstice.
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We're drawing close to the darkest day of the year in the north. Our Winter 2025 Issue is almost ready, however, and has been a flame for us in this time of long nights. On that note, here are our contributors this round! Full issue will be available to read online this Sunday, the solstice.
Congrats to our 2026 Pushcart Prize-nominated authors! We're excited to share your work. Best of luck! Links to stories in bio.
"Popular Demand" by Tim Conley; "Yellow Feather" by Mish Gajewski-Zambataro; "Transmission" by Gene Wang; and "Please, God, Don't Let Dogs Die Anymore" by Douglas Hackle.
"Popular Demand" by Tim Conley; "Yellow Feather" by Mish Gajewski-Zambataro; "Transmission" by Gene Wang; and "Please, God, Don't Let Dogs Die Anymore" by Douglas Hackle.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Congrats to our 2026 Pushcart Prize-nominated authors! We're excited to share your work. Best of luck! Links to stories in bio.
"Popular Demand" by Tim Conley; "Yellow Feather" by Mish Gajewski-Zambataro; "Transmission" by Gene Wang; and "Please, God, Don't Let Dogs Die Anymore" by Douglas Hackle.
"Popular Demand" by Tim Conley; "Yellow Feather" by Mish Gajewski-Zambataro; "Transmission" by Gene Wang; and "Please, God, Don't Let Dogs Die Anymore" by Douglas Hackle.
Chill Subs is hosting their 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards, and we'd love if you voted for Weird Lit! Vote at www.chillsubs.com/be...! Voting closes Dec. 7. P.S. Voters are entered to win a year of Chill Subs Best or $500 too.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Chill Subs is hosting their 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards, and we'd love if you voted for Weird Lit! Vote at www.chillsubs.com/be...! Voting closes Dec. 7. P.S. Voters are entered to win a year of Chill Subs Best or $500 too.
We're excited to announce our nomination for the 2026 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers: "Transmission" by Gene Wang! This prize recognizes twelve emerging writers/year for their debut short story. Read Gene's outstanding debut story at www.weirdlitmag.com/.... Best of luck!
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We're excited to announce our nomination for the 2026 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers: "Transmission" by Gene Wang! This prize recognizes twelve emerging writers/year for their debut short story. Read Gene's outstanding debut story at www.weirdlitmag.com/.... Best of luck!
"... dear lord that eyeball’s back ..."
We loved the breathlessness and absurdity amidst a real human story about loss and grief in Nancy S. Koven's story "Five Hours to Wilmington." Read our interview with the author on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
We loved the breathlessness and absurdity amidst a real human story about loss and grief in Nancy S. Koven's story "Five Hours to Wilmington." Read our interview with the author on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"... dear lord that eyeball’s back ..."
We loved the breathlessness and absurdity amidst a real human story about loss and grief in Nancy S. Koven's story "Five Hours to Wilmington." Read our interview with the author on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
We loved the breathlessness and absurdity amidst a real human story about loss and grief in Nancy S. Koven's story "Five Hours to Wilmington." Read our interview with the author on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/...!
It's hard to believe, but we're midway through the submission period for our Winter 2025 Issue. If you were waiting for a sign that you should submit your ready-for-the-world weird work, this is it! We'd love to read it. Send to weirdlitmag.com/submit through December 1 for consideration.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It's hard to believe, but we're midway through the submission period for our Winter 2025 Issue. If you were waiting for a sign that you should submit your ready-for-the-world weird work, this is it! We'd love to read it. Send to weirdlitmag.com/submit through December 1 for consideration.
Congratulations to WLM author Chris Scott (@iamchrisscott.bsky.social)! We're so happy to see that "Teddy Bear Pancake" made its way into Best Small Fictions Spotlighted Selections, which will kick off the 2025 anthology. thecoilmag.com/announcement...
Announcement of the 2025 ‘Best Small Fictions’ Spotlighted Selections
Spotlighted selections have been made by guest judge Robert Shapard for the 2025 ‘Best Small Fictions’ anthology.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Congratulations to WLM author Chris Scott (@iamchrisscott.bsky.social)! We're so happy to see that "Teddy Bear Pancake" made its way into Best Small Fictions Spotlighted Selections, which will kick off the 2025 anthology. thecoilmag.com/announcement...
"I can make straight characters accidentally queer halfway through a draft."
Catch up with WLM contributor Justin Taroli (author of "The Harvester") for some writing advice and to hear what he thinks the real reason is behind men's violence in our world. Read more at
Catch up with WLM contributor Justin Taroli (author of "The Harvester") for some writing advice and to hear what he thinks the real reason is behind men's violence in our world. Read more at
Interview with Author Justin Taroli
I do hope readers are left with just a bit more audacity to lean into the weird in their own lives.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"I can make straight characters accidentally queer halfway through a draft."
Catch up with WLM contributor Justin Taroli (author of "The Harvester") for some writing advice and to hear what he thinks the real reason is behind men's violence in our world. Read more at
Catch up with WLM contributor Justin Taroli (author of "The Harvester") for some writing advice and to hear what he thinks the real reason is behind men's violence in our world. Read more at
We've quietly unveiled a behind-the-scenes achievement this week: a new, custom-built submission form! We also wanted to note a key change to our guidelines for those submitting flash work—as the form guides you, please now upload each flash piece in a separate file at weirdlitmag.com/submit.
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We've quietly unveiled a behind-the-scenes achievement this week: a new, custom-built submission form! We also wanted to note a key change to our guidelines for those submitting flash work—as the form guides you, please now upload each flash piece in a separate file at weirdlitmag.com/submit.
"It takes her an hour before she sees it, the small shape looming in her rearview mirror."
Courtney Welu's story "Visitation" gives us a glimpse into the internal pain of grief in a context of extraordinary external events. Read our interview with the author at
Courtney Welu's story "Visitation" gives us a glimpse into the internal pain of grief in a context of extraordinary external events. Read our interview with the author at
Interview with Author Courtney Welu
We all lose control, at some point or another, of the shape and momentum of our lives.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"It takes her an hour before she sees it, the small shape looming in her rearview mirror."
Courtney Welu's story "Visitation" gives us a glimpse into the internal pain of grief in a context of extraordinary external events. Read our interview with the author at
Courtney Welu's story "Visitation" gives us a glimpse into the internal pain of grief in a context of extraordinary external events. Read our interview with the author at
“'Place'” is at the heart of most human experiences."
We're excited to share a feature-length interview with Sarah Oechsle, author of "The Front Range," from our Fall Issue, where Senior Editor Dina and the author chat about maps, mountains, and writing success. Read more at
We're excited to share a feature-length interview with Sarah Oechsle, author of "The Front Range," from our Fall Issue, where Senior Editor Dina and the author chat about maps, mountains, and writing success. Read more at
A Conversation with Featured Author Sarah Oechsle
I think it’s in our nature as people, or maybe as writers, to be self-critical. You have to be able to be self-critical to get better, but I think you also have to be a bit delusional.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“'Place'” is at the heart of most human experiences."
We're excited to share a feature-length interview with Sarah Oechsle, author of "The Front Range," from our Fall Issue, where Senior Editor Dina and the author chat about maps, mountains, and writing success. Read more at
We're excited to share a feature-length interview with Sarah Oechsle, author of "The Front Range," from our Fall Issue, where Senior Editor Dina and the author chat about maps, mountains, and writing success. Read more at
We've arrived at the opening of winter—at least, the opening of the submission window for our Winter 2025 Issue. Send us your best, polished and weird work through Dec. 1 for consideration. We're so ready to read it! See our full guidelines at weirdlitmag.com/submit.
October 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We've arrived at the opening of winter—at least, the opening of the submission window for our Winter 2025 Issue. Send us your best, polished and weird work through Dec. 1 for consideration. We're so ready to read it! See our full guidelines at weirdlitmag.com/submit.
"He ran fast and screamed like a banshee, chasing down and biting a couple of our townsfolk before running away."
Jim Wright takes a popular trope and gives it a fresh spin in "Last Night at the Dollar Store." Read more about the author in our interview on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
Jim Wright takes a popular trope and gives it a fresh spin in "Last Night at the Dollar Store." Read more about the author in our interview on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
Interview with Author Jim Wright
My closet is intentionally organized according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, and all the objects contained within it are ruled by entropy. Nonetheless, an uninformed observer viewing my closet may overlook the science and call me a slob.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"He ran fast and screamed like a banshee, chasing down and biting a couple of our townsfolk before running away."
Jim Wright takes a popular trope and gives it a fresh spin in "Last Night at the Dollar Store." Read more about the author in our interview on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
Jim Wright takes a popular trope and gives it a fresh spin in "Last Night at the Dollar Store." Read more about the author in our interview on the WLM blog at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
“As a writer, you can take any path you want." We don't usually fall for stories about writing, but weegbree made us feel a lot of things we don't always feel when reading: delight, shock, and a new appreciation for the weird. Read more in our interview with the author at
Interview with Author weegbree
Many believe that weeds exist because of the cracks in the pavement, when in reality we are the ones who cause them. Here's how you slowly crack the system:
take care of your roots,
train your resilience,
grow inconspicuously,
be with many.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“As a writer, you can take any path you want." We don't usually fall for stories about writing, but weegbree made us feel a lot of things we don't always feel when reading: delight, shock, and a new appreciation for the weird. Read more in our interview with the author at
WLM Editor Amanda takes on some intriguing parallels between the weirder side of metal and nonsense lit in our latest blog. If you're looking for inspiration for your next story (or just want to hear about pianos being played by excavators), head over to www.weirdlitmag.com/... to read more.
Metal Music and the Absurd
While basking in Igorrr's melodic screaming, I thought about music as a method of storytelling and realized there are parallels between what I love the most about this band and what we enjoy finding in our submissions at Weird Lit.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
WLM Editor Amanda takes on some intriguing parallels between the weirder side of metal and nonsense lit in our latest blog. If you're looking for inspiration for your next story (or just want to hear about pianos being played by excavators), head over to www.weirdlitmag.com/... to read more.