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The Icarus Writing Collective
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🏺a literary magazine dedicated to retelling + adapting myths + classics 🏛️
🏹 bringing the "then" to our "now"
🖋️ Issue 04: in the works
https://www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit
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Issue 04: Currents is well into development 🌊 While we're aiming for a mid-December publication date, we thought we'd step back for a moment and share some of the books we turned to for inspiration for this issue!
The Sea Gives Up the Dead by Molly Olguín, published by Red Hen Press. "Historical fiction, horror, and fantasy tangle together in a queer garden of love, grief, and longing." Editor's Rating 4 out of 5 Stars Treasury of Folklore: Seas & Rivers by DeeDee Chainey and William Winsham, published by Batsford. "Watery hopes, fears, and dreams are shared by all peoples where rivers flow and waves crash." Editor's rating 3.5 out of 5 stars. The Slavic Myths by Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapšak, published by Thames and Hudson. "...experyly weave together the ancient stories with nuanced analysis to illuminate their place at the heart of Slavic tradition." Editor's rating 4.5 out of 5 stars. Katabasis by R. F. Kuang, published by Harper Collins. "Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld." Editor's rating 4 out of 5 stars.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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There's just one week left to submit to our fourth issue! 🔱

Hurry quick, before the tide goes out.

🌊 www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit
One week left to submit to the fourth issue of The Icarus Writing Collective! Our fourth issue is themed around all things water and humbly called "Currents." You can submit at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit from now until October 1st when submissions close. We accept Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, and Art for our literary magazine.
September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We interrupt our submission period with the all-important announcement of this year's Best of the Net submissions 💛

Congratulations to Luke, Tyler, Mirjana, Morganite, and Nyx!
Cream-yellow background with The Icarus Writing Collective's logo at the bottom. At the top it reads: "Best of the Net 2026, Nominations from The Icarus Writing Collective." The nominee for flash fiction is Odysseus Dreams of Disintegration by Luke Condon. The nominee for short fiction is Make Me a Freak Show by Tyler Battaglia. The nominees for art are Last Sight of a Druid by Mirjana M, Made Anew by Morganite, and Where Civil Blood Makes Civil Hands Unclean by Nyx Green.
September 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Are you ready to jump into the depths? 🌊

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR ISSUE 04: CURRENTS

🩵 www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit

(We never charge a fee and pay accepted contributors.)
Submissions are open for The Icarus Writing Collective's 4th issue: Currents through September 1st to October 1st. The literary magazine accepts flash fiction, short fiction, and artwork. Submit work for free at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit.
September 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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🌊 The tide is coming in. On September 1st, we'll be open for prose and art for The Icarus Writing Collective's FOURTH issue: Currents 💙

www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submission-g...

#callforsubmissions #callforsubs #submissioncall #writingcommunity #literarymagazine
The Icarus Writing Collective will open for prose and art submissions on September 1st for their fourth issue: Currents. Like the watery theme, the post imagery features teal and blue text over a darker blue background with a painted waterlike background. To learn more, visit www.icaruswritingcollective.com.
August 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We wanted to take a moment to celebrate our nominations for this year's Pushcart Prize ✨ Congratulations, all 💛
A graphic image displaying The Icarus Writing Collective's Pushcart Prize nominations. The background is a graduent of a light cream to neutral yellow, with half of the magazine's logo peeking out from the bottom. The nominations are: "Make Me a Freak Show" by Tyler Battaglia, "The Death of the Angel Prince" by Chey Rivera, "BROWN(ROT)BROWN" by Jennifer Lorne, "Valletta" by Isabella Milner-Bradford, "Virtual Machine" by Alisa Darbinyan, "These Mirrored Dreams" by G.T. Korbin"
December 12, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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No teaser today due to the U.S. election! This is the one and only time we don't want you reading because we want you out VOTING! (And for our non-U.S. readers and contributors.... pls pray for us). Here's EIC Liz with her "I Voted Early" sticker from the other day! 💙💙💙
EIC Liz is a white woman with reddish-brown long hair and bangs. She is wearing a black shirt and black sunglasses on her head with pinkie decals. She is holding an oval sticker with the American flag on it that says "I Voted Early!" Behind her is a blue sky and a concrete building.
November 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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It's time to howl at the moon with our next teaser from Billie-Leigh Burns! 🐺

Read her flash piece now at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/blog/wolf-like-me

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Dark blue background with a cloud-covered full-moon in the top left corner. Below the clouds, white text reads: “As the dirt makes home under your nails, the blood of every victory mats your fur. How long til snapping bones shred your gums mid-bite, til your spine’s a waning crescent and you leave yourself behind?” The quote is from the story "Wolf Like Me" by Billie-Leigh Burns. In the bottom right corner is an outline of a gray wolf. Dark blue background with a cloud-covered full-moon in the top left corner. Below the clouds, white text reads: “Billie-Leigh Burns (she/her) is a writer from Liverpool. Her work has been featured by 50 Word Stories, 101 Words, Funny Pearls, and The Mersey Review. She is also a bookkeeper, making her the only writer she knows who owns an ‘I Heart Spreadsheet’ mug."
November 4, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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And lastly for today, and certainly not the least, @cmhorrell.bsky.social's beautiful mix of southern gothic with celtic folklore, "Evergreen", can be read at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/blog/evergreen 💚

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Maroon background with golden-orange square. Inside the square is golden-orange text that reads: "Her face slowly registered what I was trying to say, and as it did, it darkened like a chicken that'd been roasted too long. The sounds of birds had disappeared." The quote is from the story "Evergreen" by Chris Horrell. To the right of the quote is a graphic of a branch with a bird on it. Beneath the quote is a graphic of a forest. Maroon background with golden-orange square. Inside the square is golden-orange text that reads: "Chris Horrell (he/him) is an emerging author, and when he isn’t wrangling his three children, you can probably find him reading or writing. Chris lives in New Hampshire with his family but is originally from North Carolina, and most of his stories are set there." Next to the text are golden-orange branches.
November 4, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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Guess who forgot to post yesterday's teaser? Me! So now you all get to enjoy ✨ TWO ✨ this evening.

First up, @whosthistyler.bsky.social's short fiction piece, "Make Me a Freak Show" which you can read in full NOW at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/blog/freak-show 🩸🎪

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Charcoal gray circle with red and white stripes coming out of it. In the center of the circle is white text that reads: “When I began to fall in love with Raymond Redd, he promised me, I will only change you for the better, and I believed him.” The quote is from the story "Make Me a Freak Show" by Tyler Battaglia. Charcoal gray circle with red and white stripes coming out of it. In the center of the circle is white text that reads: “Tyler Battaglia (he/iel/any) is a queer and disabled author of horror, dark fantasy, and other speculative fiction, who is especially interested in subjects that interrogate the connections between faith, monsters, love, queerness, and disability. You can find Tyler on social media at online at https://www.tylerbattaglia.com, where you can also find a full list of publications to date."
November 4, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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You didn't think we were done posting teasers just because the issue is out, right? You can read the flash story "Jocasta, Away in the Night" by D.H. Lane ✨NOW✨ at icaruswritingcollective.com/monstrous

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Parchment background with brown-black borders on the left and right side. In the center of the borders is brown-black text that reads: “A woman was trained to look upon disaster with optimism and promptly fix it. A queen was trained to take it all in stride and step over it with graceful feet, leaving no evidence there was ever a mistake in the first place.” The quote is from the story "Jocasta, Away in the Night" by D.H. Lane. Below the quote is a graphic of an ancient Grecian woman. Parchment background with brown-black borders on the left and right side. In the center of the borders is brown-black text that reads: “D. H. Lane (he/she) is a linguistics and creative writing undergrad at Syracuse University who is working on her debut novella. You can find his works at Beloved Zine, Dog Teeth, Spires, Bullshit Lit, swim press, BRAWL, and on Substack at delightfullyunhinged.substack.com. She can be found at (Twt) @schrdingersdyke (or insta) @del.pdf."
November 1, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Our third issue has freed itself from the depths... MONSTROUS is out! 🩸🦷

You can find over thirty works of dark and daring mythic retellings NOW at icaruswritingcollective.com/monstrous 🖤

#newrelease #indiepublishing #literarymagazine #litmag #indiezine
A release graphic showcasing a faded and cracked gothic window, with claw marks at the corner evoking the feeling that something has escaped. In white text front and center and bold reads, "Issue 03, Monstrous, is out!" with a link at the bottom directing to www.icaruswritingcollective.com/monstrous. The image also encourages to read online for free or to order a print copy.
October 31, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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For today's Short Fiction teaser, we have "Gorge" by Mateo Perez Lara! Our THIRD ISSUE publishes TOMORROW, oct 31, at 12pm EST 🩸🥀

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October 31, 2024 at 3:48 AM
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Another Flash Fiction teaser today! "To the Moon, Alice" by Amy Soscia is a retelling of the classic American sitcom, the Honeymooners.
Background image of a beige wall with a shadow of roses against it. Black text runs over the shadow that says: “One morning, the way he glared at her, his eyes moving over her with a fury she’d never seen before, made her realize there was no love left in them. It was as if he was plotting to rip the soul right out of her.” The quote is from the story "To the Moon, Alice" by Amy Soscia. Background image of a beige wall with a shadow of roses against it. Black text runs over the shadow that says: “Amy Soscia (she/her) earned her MFA in Writing from Albertus Magnus College. She was recently nominated for a Pushcart Award after being named Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 Wild Women Story Contest sponsored by The Tulip Tree Review. She has also been published in Retirement: A Lifespan Anthology, The Year’s Best Dog Stories 2021, Fredericksburg Literary & Arts Review, One Hundred Voices Vol. II, Down In The Dirt Magazine, The Westie Imprint, 898 Literary Journal, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Brain Injuries. Her forthcoming debut novel is titled The Frozen Game. www.amysoscia.com"
October 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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For tonight's teaser, we're swinging back over to Flash Fiction with "The Face that Turned a Thousand Ships" by Jennifer Moore! 🌊
Charcoal gray background with white text in the center. The text reads: “Those weren’t my eyes, blazing back at me with such hatred and anger. And they certainly weren’t the eyes of a god.” The quote is from the story "The Face that Turned a Thousand Ships" by Jennifer Moore. Below the quote is graphic of a pair of eyes looking off to the left. Charcoal gray background with white text in the center. The text reads: “Jennifer Moore (she/her) was the first ever UK winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition and is a previous winner of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest. Her psychological thrillers are published by HQ Digital, Harper Collins, and her numerous children’s books (writing as Jenny Moore) are published by Maverick Arts Publishing and New Frontier Publishing. A full list of her publications and prizes can be found at www.jennifermoore.wordpress.com" Below the text is graphic of a pair of eyes looking off to the left.
October 29, 2024 at 12:33 AM
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Continuing our monstrous Short Fiction teasers with "Ruskalka" by Agata Antonow! 🦷🩸

Issue 03 is coming next week!
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Gray background with the silhouette of a foggy forest towards the bottom. In the bottom right corner is a silhouette of a woman with her hand up and a skeletal hand appearing above her. Above the forest is black text that says: "They couldn't forgive that she looked beautiful far away but not up close. That seemed to cause more offense than the killing that followed." The quote is from the story "Ruskalka" by Agata Antonow. Gray background with the silhouette of a foggy forest towards the bottom. Above the forest is black text that says: "Agata Antonow (she/her) is a writer living and working in Canada. Her work has been featured in the Mile End Poets' Festival, Our Times, The Gravity of the Thing, Defenestration, Eunoia Review, and the FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) program, among other places. She has placed first in the 2021 Douglas Kyle Memorial Prize and the 2023 Alfred G. Bailey Prize from the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick."
October 27, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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Another short fiction teaser today! This excerpt is from "The Labour of Love" by returning contributor @kendallcantread.bsky.social 🏺
Gray-white background with four lines creating a square. In the center of the square reads the text: "A blessing or a curse, this gift? Once he revered his birthright with such pride. But now—but now he had one more thing to lose." The quote is from the story "The Labour of Love" by K.M. Hale. To the top left of the quote is a cracked greek pillar. Gray-white background with four lines creating a square. In the center of the square reads the text: "K.M. Hale (they/them) is a 26-year-old writer from the East Coast. They are constantly testing the bounds of genre and storytelling with queerness and self-reflection. Their work has been accepted by: The Icarus Writing Collective, Missive Mag, and All Existing."
October 26, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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A drumroll please for our first Flash Fiction teaser of the Monstrous era: "The Death of the Angel Prince" by @criverawrites.bsky.social 🥀

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Wine red background with white text in the middle. The text reads: “I’d waged war against my Father because I was a child, and I was losing Him to Adam. I would rather be a rebel than a faithful son unloved.” The quote is from the story "The Death of the Angel Prince" by Chey Rivera. Behind the text is a semi-transparent black image of angel wings. Wine red background with white text in the middle. The text reads: “Chey Rivera (she/her) is a bilingual writer from Puerto Rico. Her speculative fiction is inspired by medieval legends, her home island’s history and, occasionally, by gothic tales. Her work is out now in Prairie Soul Press' flash fiction anthology, The Philosophy of Blue; in Cosmic Daffodil's Seven Deadly Sins issue; in Bleeding Hearts Beat Still, a collection by Haunted Words Press; and in Other Worlds, an anthology by A Coup of Owls Press. You can find Chey on Instagram @readbychey and on Twitter/X @criverawrites." Behind the text is a semi-transparent black image of angel wings.
October 25, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Our monstrous issue publishes next week, so you know what that means: time to countdown with some teasers! Our first short fiction teaser comes from Isabella Milner-Bradford's story, "Valletta" 🦷

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Light beige background with a gray, gothic-styled circle in the middle. In the center of the circle, black texts reads: "The world is full of monsters, and they hide in even the most unsuspecting people. You are too young to notice the difference." The quote is from the story "Valletta" by Isabella Milner-Bradford. Light beige background with a gray, gothic-styled circle in the middle. In the center of the circle, black texts reads: "Isabella Milner-Bradford (she/her) is a New Zealand/Filipina writer currently based in London. She spends her time photosynthesizing with a pen in hand or immersing herself in the stories of indie video games. She can be found on Twitter @BellaMBradford."
October 25, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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It's that time of year! ✨ We're honored to share our nominations for the next Best of the Net Anthology. You can find their work and more from our second issue at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/the-moon
A golden-sun themed graphic with The Icarus Writing Collective's logo at the top. Written underneath reads "Best of the Net 2025" and nominated for fiction are Meili K's "My Name is Not Eve" and Ariana Ferrante's "Siproites and Caeneus Walk into a Bar" and for art, Venn Saphira's "I'm Home, Moonlight On the Water", Christina Hennemann's "Waiting On Shore", and Beverley Ann Abrahams' "Moon Drops"
September 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Subs are closed and we wanted to celebrate how far we've come! While these may not be huge numbers to other magazines, issue three submissions broke our record ✨ 181 is huge for us as specialized and limited we are.
A dark, brownish red background with three tiered Google Form screenshots showing the numbers per each category of submissions. Short Fiction had 106 responses, Art with 18, and Flash Fiction with 57.
September 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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Subs are closed and we wanted to celebrate how far we've come! While these may not be huge numbers to other magazines, issue three submissions broke our record ✨ 181 is huge for us as specialized and limited we are.
A dark, brownish red background with three tiered Google Form screenshots showing the numbers per each category of submissions. Short Fiction had 106 responses, Art with 18, and Flash Fiction with 57.
September 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM
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Just one week left to submit for issue three! Look, our editor even made a shiny new graphic for the occassion ♥️ Submit at icaruswritingcollective.com/submit
The background is a dark grey with a transparent blood-stained Gothic arched window, overlaid with a paper cut-out reading "LAST WEEK" and white and red text reading: "The Icarus Writing Collective, Issue 03: Monstrous. Submissions open, icaruswritingcollective.com/submit. August 1st to August 31st, 2024. Accepting Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, and Art."
August 24, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Be bloody, bold, and resolute: Submissions are now OPEN for Issue 03 ♥️ Accepting prose and art for our theme Monstrous, you can find guidelines and submit via our website:
icaruswritingcollective.com/submit 🥀
The background is a dark grey with a transparent blood-stained Gothic arched window, overlaid with white and red text reading: "The Icarus Writing Collective, Issue 03: Monstrous. Submissions open, icaruswritingcollective.com/submit. August 1st to August 31st, 2024. Accepting Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, and Art."
August 1, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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🖤 Something wicked this way comes... On August 1st, we are opening art and writing submissions for our third issue, Monstrous!

Dark and creepy, horrific and romantic, how do you define a monster?

Submission guidelines at www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submission-guidelines
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July 17, 2024 at 4:58 PM