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Indie Bites
@indiebites.bsky.social
A quarterly magazine featuring short fantasy fiction from indie authors.
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social
Never AI.
BANDITS & BOTANY deadline: 30 Nov 25
RUINS & RITUALS deadline: 28 Feb 26
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We’ve made an Indie Bites starter pack, featuring all the wonderful authors and illustrators who’ve contributed to Indie Bites.

Apologies to anyone we’ve missed - we’ve searched for you all but didn’t find you all, so please wave if you’re not in the pack and should be!

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Thank you to the lovely Indie Bites team for including Leon and Taamit in Issue 20! You can find my darlings in ‘The Last Adventure of Leon Teryn’ nestled in alongside more wonderful pieces in Potions & Paramours!
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Now that’s my kind of potion!

@indiebites.bsky.social Issue 20 is out today! Get your copy for free @ www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Many thanks to the good folks @indiebites.bsky.social for including my little сказка (Russian fairy tale), "The Reedling", in issue 20 (theme: 'potions & paramours'). Go enjoy something from an old favourite (I assume that's why you're following me) and maybe discover a new writer to love, too. 😊
Potions & Paramours (Issue 20)
Welcome to this quarter's issue of Indie Bites! It’s packed full of seven exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Potions & Paramours, plus an interview with indie author Andi R. C...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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It's here! The latest edition of Indie Bites and the return of Professor Clarkfowler herself!
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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TWENTY issues of Indie Bites!
FIVE years!
What an amazing time we’ve had. Here’s to many more years of incredible fantasy stories!
Issue 20 out today!! That’s five whole years!!

This one includes my fluffy, magical, very silly sequel to The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale - in The Propotioning of Lucas Hendry, our favourite oblivious ADHD wizard gets trapped in a cupboard with his crush and a whole lot of potion fumes… ⚗️✨🧪
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Issue 20 out today!! That’s five whole years!!

This one includes my fluffy, magical, very silly sequel to The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale - in The Propotioning of Lucas Hendry, our favourite oblivious ADHD wizard gets trapped in a cupboard with his crush and a whole lot of potion fumes… ⚗️✨🧪
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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This issue contains my Masque of the Red Death-inspired story EXEUNT OMNES, featuring vampires, ballgowns and terrible decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Hi new followers!
I’m a UK indie author writing dark romantic fantasy novels about vampires, and YA novels about ancient civilisations.
I’m also one of the editors of Indie Bites magazine @indiebites.bsky.social and writer of the Jack Valentine podcast @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Queen of Nerves by Claire Olivia Golden is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
September 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
An Angel of the Lord by Ash Parker is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
September 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A Beloved Once Bound by Ceril N. Domace @cerilndomace.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
September 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Girl in Darkness by Riley E. Smith @rileyisyelling.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
September 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Deadline is 28 February 2026!!!
Apologies. It’s been a long Monday 🤦‍♀️
🏛️Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of RUINS & RITUALS!🧙‍♂️
We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2025.
For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Submissions are now closed for our POTIONS & PARAMOURS issue!

Your editors are now hard at work reading through everything - our editorial meeting is on the 15th and we’ll be in touch with all submitters shortly after that.

For details of our open issues, head to silversunbooks.com
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September 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🏛️Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of RUINS & RITUALS!🧙‍♂️
We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2025.
For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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It’s (really very) true!
A Really Very True Story by Molly Daw is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

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August 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A Really Very True Story by Molly Daw is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

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August 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Job Interview or An Inconsequential Conglomeration of Goblins by Luke Tarassenko is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
August 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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It's me! In another collection of indie fantasy stories! Mine has medieval dragons and agender angels and melancholic knights. Free to read, or a few dollars for a paperback with my dragon on the cover.
Sir Percivale Is Swallowed by a Dragon and Learns the Truth of God by Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness), and they illustrated the amazing cover too!

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August 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Sir Percivale Is Swallowed by a Dragon and Learns the Truth of God by Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness), and they illustrated the amazing cover too!

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dragon Ageless by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
August 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
For the Love of Blood and Gold by Linked Soul is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/dragons...
August 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Smaugust is almost over, so let me post my dragons while I still can. Four book covers I drew!
August 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
October Girls by Jillian Maria is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Dragons & Darkness)

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August 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM