Elena Sichrovsky
@esichr.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 she/they/it
🪦 writing horror is cheaper than therapy
📘 debut chapbook EATING OUT ANNE SEXTON with Ghost City Press
🌐 https://www.elenasichrovsky.com/
🪦 writing horror is cheaper than therapy
📘 debut chapbook EATING OUT ANNE SEXTON with Ghost City Press
🌐 https://www.elenasichrovsky.com/
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award season approaching...please consider nominating my works/share this post! all stories are linked on my website www.elenasichrovsky.com/fiction
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Admit it, you want to win a Cummie.
The most important award in the horror industry is open for nominations until the end of the month. Publishers, authors—I'm going to need you to step up and tell us about your favorite books.
forms.gle/ye4fmWyuyhd6...
The most important award in the horror industry is open for nominations until the end of the month. Publishers, authors—I'm going to need you to step up and tell us about your favorite books.
forms.gle/ye4fmWyuyhd6...
The Dead Languages' Cummies
For the second year in the row, we are proud to announce the annual Dead Languages' Cummies award.
What are the DLP Cummies?
The Cummies will juicily celebrate horror authors and presses. These a...
forms.gle
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Admit it, you want to win a Cummie.
The most important award in the horror industry is open for nominations until the end of the month. Publishers, authors—I'm going to need you to step up and tell us about your favorite books.
forms.gle/ye4fmWyuyhd6...
The most important award in the horror industry is open for nominations until the end of the month. Publishers, authors—I'm going to need you to step up and tell us about your favorite books.
forms.gle/ye4fmWyuyhd6...
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
I've never bothered doing one of these because it felt kinda silly, but I'm trying new things.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I've never bothered doing one of these because it felt kinda silly, but I'm trying new things.
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Is it an awards eligibility post? Is it a retrospective? I dunno, but here it is. I published some words this year. Check it out. (If there is anything you'd like to read and can't find, let me know and I'll get it to ya!) 🫀
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Is it an awards eligibility post? Is it a retrospective? I dunno, but here it is. I published some words this year. Check it out. (If there is anything you'd like to read and can't find, let me know and I'll get it to ya!) 🫀
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Read our Pushcart nominated stories!
Deliver by @safiyacherfi.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/deliver-safi...
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
Strangler Fig by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/strangler-fi... 2/2
Deliver by @safiyacherfi.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/deliver-safi...
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
Strangler Fig by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/strangler-fi... 2/2
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Your mentor once described a Bridge as being close to sacred. Inhale against the pull of time, they said. Let past, present, and future flood your molecules.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Read our Pushcart nominated stories!
Deliver by @safiyacherfi.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/deliver-safi...
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
Strangler Fig by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/strangler-fi... 2/2
Deliver by @safiyacherfi.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/deliver-safi...
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
Strangler Fig by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social inner-worlds.ghost.io/strangler-fi... 2/2
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🥁 It's Pushcart time! 🥁
Almost impossible to choose again, but here are our 2025 nominees:
Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
Almost impossible to choose again, but here are our 2025 nominees:
Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🥁 It's Pushcart time! 🥁
Almost impossible to choose again, but here are our 2025 nominees:
Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
Almost impossible to choose again, but here are our 2025 nominees:
Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
award season approaching...please consider nominating my works/share this post! all stories are linked on my website www.elenasichrovsky.com/fiction
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
award season approaching...please consider nominating my works/share this post! all stories are linked on my website www.elenasichrovsky.com/fiction
check out my piece here: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
check out my piece here: fifthwheelpress.com/anth7backend...
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
I just enjoyed this awesome story by @esichr.bsky.social published in @innerworlds.bsky.social
Try out this sci-fi read... It'll leave you thinking!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
#shortstory #sciencefiction #scifi #amreading #shortstories
Try out this sci-fi read... It'll leave you thinking!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
#shortstory #sciencefiction #scifi #amreading #shortstories
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Your mentor once described a Bridge as being close to sacred. Inhale against the pull of time, they said. Let past, present, and future flood your molecules.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I just enjoyed this awesome story by @esichr.bsky.social published in @innerworlds.bsky.social
Try out this sci-fi read... It'll leave you thinking!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
#shortstory #sciencefiction #scifi #amreading #shortstories
Try out this sci-fi read... It'll leave you thinking!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
#shortstory #sciencefiction #scifi #amreading #shortstories
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Open call for submissions!
Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters
Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻
Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th
paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters
Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻
Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th
paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
![Submission Guidelines:
Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line
Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis
For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6y2wrm5quhazhnyqdv5juitq/bafkreidtw3pamwju3i6adkefnay2erods34ticm5mxjvwurcanhre7rd6i@jpeg)
September 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Open call for submissions!
Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters
Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻
Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th
paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters
Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻
Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th
paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
award season approaching...please consider nominating my works/share this post! all stories are linked on my website www.elenasichrovsky.com/fiction
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
award season approaching...please consider nominating my works/share this post! all stories are linked on my website www.elenasichrovsky.com/fiction
in love with my haul from @ascalaphid.com - shipping was so fast and these lil critters are my fave lil guys
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
in love with my haul from @ascalaphid.com - shipping was so fast and these lil critters are my fave lil guys
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When you feel a story with your whole dang heart, and realize now's as good a time as any for a cathartic cry and fist shake at the universe ...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
@esichr.bsky.social
@innerworlds.bsky.social
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
@esichr.bsky.social
@innerworlds.bsky.social
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Your mentor once described a Bridge as being close to sacred. Inhale against the pull of time, they said. Let past, present, and future flood your molecules.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
When you feel a story with your whole dang heart, and realize now's as good a time as any for a cathartic cry and fist shake at the universe ...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
@esichr.bsky.social
@innerworlds.bsky.social
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
@esichr.bsky.social
@innerworlds.bsky.social
two new releases that i didn't expect to love but they delivered
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
two new releases that i didn't expect to love but they delivered
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Just finished reading They Promised This Would be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social
It was amazing!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
I hope to see the PDF version in the future for the proper formatting ^_^
#WritingCommunity #ReaderSky
It was amazing!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
I hope to see the PDF version in the future for the proper formatting ^_^
#WritingCommunity #ReaderSky
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Your mentor once described a Bridge as being close to sacred. Inhale against the pull of time, they said. Let past, present, and future flood your molecules.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Just finished reading They Promised This Would be Beautiful by @esichr.bsky.social
It was amazing!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
I hope to see the PDF version in the future for the proper formatting ^_^
#WritingCommunity #ReaderSky
It was amazing!
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
I hope to see the PDF version in the future for the proper formatting ^_^
#WritingCommunity #ReaderSky
ALL HAIL THE BLACK FLAME this book made me fall in love with novels again @scumbelievable.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
ALL HAIL THE BLACK FLAME this book made me fall in love with novels again @scumbelievable.bsky.social
finally catching up on posting after being offline/ill/travelling
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
finally catching up on posting after being offline/ill/travelling
this story is a mix of many different vulnerablities and inspirations, i wasn't sure if it would ever get published - im so grateful to @innerworlds.bsky.social for giving it a beautiful home. (also this is my year of scifi and i love it!)
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Your mentor once described a Bridge as being close to sacred. Inhale against the pull of time, they said. Let past, present, and future flood your molecules.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
this story is a mix of many different vulnerablities and inspirations, i wasn't sure if it would ever get published - im so grateful to @innerworlds.bsky.social for giving it a beautiful home. (also this is my year of scifi and i love it!)
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
inner-worlds.ghost.io/they-promise...
my story that's the pitt meets annihilation is in here!! 🌌🏥
💚💫 Issue Eight has landed! 💫💚
This one includes a larger-than-usual number of ghosts and doubles, and the usual dizzying range of emotions and experiences.
If you're ready for a rollercoaster ride through our inner lives, check out the issue now: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-eight-...
#SFF #Horror
This one includes a larger-than-usual number of ghosts and doubles, and the usual dizzying range of emotions and experiences.
If you're ready for a rollercoaster ride through our inner lives, check out the issue now: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-eight-...
#SFF #Horror
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
my story that's the pitt meets annihilation is in here!! 🌌🏥
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Elena's story was one of three chosen from the open submission call I ran, and it gave me chills. Within seconds I knew I wanted it in my anthology!!
Hopefully we'll get to work together again in the future!
Hopefully we'll get to work together again in the future!
cannot BELIEVE my story is in here thank you @manylittlewords.bsky.social for making my dream come true!!
Happy Book Birthday to ROOTS OF MY FEARS! 🌱🩸
Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more!
Order your copy now! https://tinyurl.com/y2ufysha 🖤
Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more!
Order your copy now! https://tinyurl.com/y2ufysha 🖤
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Elena's story was one of three chosen from the open submission call I ran, and it gave me chills. Within seconds I knew I wanted it in my anthology!!
Hopefully we'll get to work together again in the future!
Hopefully we'll get to work together again in the future!
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
General submission open on Monday 22 September. We are looking for speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Our remit is very broadly fun, but don't self-reject - a truly superb story offers an enjoyment of it's own.
Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
translunartravelerslounge.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
General submission open on Monday 22 September. We are looking for speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Our remit is very broadly fun, but don't self-reject - a truly superb story offers an enjoyment of it's own.
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
translunartravelerslounge.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
cannot BELIEVE my story is in here thank you @manylittlewords.bsky.social for making my dream come true!!
Happy Book Birthday to ROOTS OF MY FEARS! 🌱🩸
Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more!
Order your copy now! https://tinyurl.com/y2ufysha 🖤
Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 14 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more!
Order your copy now! https://tinyurl.com/y2ufysha 🖤
September 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
cannot BELIEVE my story is in here thank you @manylittlewords.bsky.social for making my dream come true!!
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
Deliverance by @esichr.bsky.social a story about the end times, of heaven coming down from it's hiding place in the moon, and how terrible and sordid that is. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/d...
August 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Deliverance by @esichr.bsky.social a story about the end times, of heaven coming down from it's hiding place in the moon, and how terrible and sordid that is. translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/08/15/d...
Reposted by Elena Sichrovsky
@augursociety.bsky.social if an author submits 2 stories to augur during an open call but has to withdraw one, can said author submit another story or is the cap 2 submissions total regardless of withdrawal?
August 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@augursociety.bsky.social if an author submits 2 stories to augur during an open call but has to withdraw one, can said author submit another story or is the cap 2 submissions total regardless of withdrawal?