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Phenomena Press
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Phenomena Press is a Melbourne/Naarm based indie book press focusing on aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories

Run by @megthewriter.bsky.social
Designs by @harperkinsley.bsky.social

Submissions details: https://paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
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It's Ace Week!

We have an open call for paranormal stories featuring asexual, aromantic and aspec characters - if you've got a story, we'd love to see it!

Submission details are here: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

#asexual #queersky #writesky 📚🌈
Image is a collage of five images, with four different coloured dots (in ace colours: black, grey, white, and purple) with text that reads "paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co" The images are: - a black crows wing as it takes flight - a grey image of trees with swirling patterns around the bases - a newspaper clipping that says "psychics wanted" - a group of sheet ghosts in a field - a full moon rising over clouds in a purple sky
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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✨️Meet the Team✨️

Harper is our designer, and has been working her magic on all of our graphics!

You can find her here @harperkinsley.bsky.social or on instagram

#writesky #writingcommunity 📚🌈
With fancy flourishes, the text reads "Meet the Team, Designer, Harper, She/her" and an instagram handle that reads @harperkinsleyauthor With the same flourishes, the text reads: ABOUT- Harper is a disabled, panromantic asexual author with ADHD and Canva Pro. What started as a hyperfixation creating Twitch overlays for friends and sticker designs for herself slowly evolved into an actual interest in digital art. (You could say graphic design is her passion.) She dabbles mostly in social media assets and mock covers but has also created emotes and other forms of hand-drawn art as well.
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Werewolf packs are actually just giant family packs made up of anyone who needs or wants to be there, actually
Image reads: "Let me talk about werewolves for a second. If there was a werewolf in your neighborhood, they’d be that family of 10 kids always roughhousing outside and their house is the one all the neighborhood kids go to hang out at because Mr. Werewolf and Mrs. Werewolf are the Cool Parents that their kids find really embarrassing."
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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✨️Meet the Team✨️

Nicole fills out our wonderful editing team, and can be found right here! @faerywhimsy.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #booksky 📚🌈
With fancy flourishes, the image has a photo of a person with short hair against a red background. Text reads: "Meet the Team- Editor - Nicole - she/he/they @@faerywhimsy.bsky.social " With the same flourishes, this image reads "About - Nicole Field was the editor of Happiness in Numbers, the first anthology with a focus on polyamorous stories. It was, and still is, the only polyamorous anthology to de-center sex. As a novelist, Nicole has won the John Preston and Pauline Reage awards. They are polyam and ace, with a focus for works across the spectrum of gender and sexuality." Again with fancy flourishes, the text reads "Wants to see: Polycules inclusive of aro, ace and queerplatonic relationships - Aspec stories centering neurodiverse characters - Kinky aro fuckbuddies OR Kinky relationships depicted without sex"
October 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Cats called Pumpkin count, right?
A ginger and white cat lies in a cat bed with his paws tucked underneath himself
October 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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✨️Meet our Team✨️

Robin is one half of our fantastic editing team, and you can find her at dragoneditingservices.com

#writingcommunity #booksky
Image has a decoration flourish at each corner, and a photo of a woman in black and white It reads "Meet the Team - Editor - Robin (she/her) - dragoneditingservices.com " Image has the same decorative flourish and reads "About: Robin LeeAnn (she/her) is a disabled demiromantic ace who writes and edits. She runs Dragon Editing Services, which offers developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading for SFF books. She also runs a monthly giveaway to edit a query letter for free for LGBTQIA+ and/or disabled writers." With the same decorative flourish - the image reads: Wants to see - male-female friendships - QPRs - aroaces living their best lives - any type animal/mythical creatures (bonus for dragons)
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Wanted: A person not easily frightened with which to spend the evenings with. Food and aged wine will be provided, candelabras will not

Sincerely, an aromantic vampire lord simply wishing for company
Image is a tumblr post set to the background of a Gothic cathedral amd reads: [User] Vampirisms maidens if you are going to flee dramatically from my castle in the middle of the night once i reveal my true nature to you please leave your candelabra on the little ledge by the portcullis we are running out of them [User] Vampirisms starting to think these maidens are stumbling in soaked through from the rain just to steal my beautiful gowns and homewear are any of you actually lost [User) elektrashocktherapy At the checkout in Home Goods loading the belt with nothing but candelabras in all shapes & sizes while the cashier watches sympathetically and asks if it’s the maidens again
September 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Let's ✨️introduce our team✨️

Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing a little bit about each of our team - starting with the woman of many hats, Meaghan!

@megthewriter.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #booksky
Image has a decorative flourish in each corner, a photo of a woman in a green top with a purple flower crown and heart shaped sunglasses It reads "Meet the Team - Our Fearless Leader - Meaghan (she/her) @megthewriter.bsky.social" Image reads: "About - Bookseller by day and writer by night, Meaghan (aka Meg) is the creative driving force behind Phenomena Press. Being aro/ace and sapphic, her writing leans heavily on platonic relationships at the core of everything with characters of all genders. She created Phenomena Press as a way to uplift and celebrate aspec authors and their stories." Image reads: "Wants to see - Queerplatonic relationships, aspec characters and writers having their moment in the spotlight, stories with inspiration from all around the world"
September 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I'm a sucker for a good mood board, especially with silly ghosts

Open call submissions for our Paranormal Aspec anthology are open!

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

#writingcommunity 🌈📚🪐
Six images with rounded corners, with text that reads "Submissions open, Sept. 15th to Nov. 30th. Paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co" Images are 1. A sign with a chunk bitten out of it in a forest that reads "Beware of the -" 2. A notebook with a stylised alien head that says "A Field Guide to the Paranormal" 3. Two sheet ghosts wearing sunglasses swinging on a playground swing set 4. A man stands staring at a shadow that looks like a more wolfish human 5. A young person with fluffy hair holds a glass ball that has a prismatic light reflecting off it 6. A hand with blackened fingertips and flames like candles at the ends
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Cryptids are invisible, Bisexuals are not

Happy #BiWeek friends!
An image with the colours of the bisexuality flag (pink, purple, and blue) with text that reads "Celebrate Bisexuality Day - September 23"
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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We've put together just a few of the vibes we want to see brought to the anthology!

Weird, wacky, wicked, and wonderful - and all of them paranormal in their own ways!

🌈📚🪐
Image is a collection of media covers and banners surrounding text in the middle that says "Inspiration and Vibes" with spider webs in the top corners and a ghost in the bottom corner The graphics of the media are: - The Addams Family - The Magnus Archives - Hollow Knight - Being Human (UK) - Constantine (comic) - Carmilla - What We Do In The Shadows (movie)
September 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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It's the end of the week, and we want to see more aspec rep!

If you write paranormal stories with #asexual or #aromantic characters - check out our submission details here: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

💙📚🪐📚🌈
Image is of Spongebob being held by a green fish saying "Come closer, I need, I need - Ace and Aro representation"
September 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Had my notebook confiscated by my cat last night

Cat enforced planning break 😂
A grey and white cat is laying across a black notebook on top of a blanket
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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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
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Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees. Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction 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/
September 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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*X-Files theme plays in the background*

We're opening submissions for paranormal short stories featuring aromantic, asexual, and other aspec characters on Monday!

More details to come 👻👀

📚🌈 #booksky #writesky
Image reads: Submissions opening Monday Sept. 15th
September 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Well, hey there! We're excited to be here, and excited to share what's coming 👀👻

📚🌈
Image reads: What is Phenomena Press? Phenomena is an indie press that aims to uplift, celebrate, and highlight aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories We will soon be opening submissions to short stories for our upcoming paranormal anthology
September 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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👀 👻
An image surrounded by cobwebs with the text 'Coming Soon - Phenomena Press'
September 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM