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We're a literary press run by cats, dedicated to sharing stories about science and the science experience. Our mEwditors are looking for YOUR short stories, poems, and creative non-fiction themed on science, science fiction, and science fantasy!
Strange Quark Press is now accepting submissions for our upcoming anthology, Gremlin Grimoire. We're looking for your spooky tales, poems, essays, and artwork from now until November 30th!
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Call for Submissions: Gremlin Grimoire, Strange Quark Press
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! A forgotten doorway. A forbidden library. Secrets buried for centuries beneath the shifting sands
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October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Strange Quark Press is now accepting submissions for our upcoming anthology, Gremlin Grimoire. We're looking for your spooky tales, poems, essays, and artwork from now until November 30th!
strangequarkpress.org
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions #submissioncall
strangequarkpress.org
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions #submissioncall
Strange Quark Press is proud to announce the theme of our latest anthology: Gremlin Grimoire! We're looking for tales of lost knowledge, forbidden books, fantastical creations, unusual creatures, and abandoned dimensions... and of course cats, from now through November.
#callforsubs #litmags
#callforsubs #litmags
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Strange Quark Press is proud to announce the theme of our latest anthology: Gremlin Grimoire! We're looking for tales of lost knowledge, forbidden books, fantastical creations, unusual creatures, and abandoned dimensions... and of course cats, from now through November.
#callforsubs #litmags
#callforsubs #litmags
We're gearing up for our next anthology announcement! Have a spooky piece of cosmic or fantastical writing? Consider sending it our way. Keep an eye out for the theme in the near future!
October 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We're gearing up for our next anthology announcement! Have a spooky piece of cosmic or fantastical writing? Consider sending it our way. Keep an eye out for the theme in the near future!
Check out this far-out tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin by poet Mona Mehas:
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Words in Flight and Ursula’s Worlds by Mona Mehas, Strange Quark Press
Words in Flight & Ursula's Worlds by Mona Mehas Words in Flight I am the earth, words my satellites my compositions populate the universe arm in arm,...
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September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Check out this far-out tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin by poet Mona Mehas:
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Visit the ruins of Roanoake Prime with this poem by Akua Lezli Hope:
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Roanoke Prime by Akua Lezli Hope, Strange Quark Press
Roanoke Prime by Akua Lezli Hope They called it sacred space We didn’t care and settled there And disappeared without a trace and disappeared...
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September 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Visit the ruins of Roanoake Prime with this poem by Akua Lezli Hope:
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Explore the desolate plains of Mars with Brian Garrison in 'Carry On'
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Carry on by Brian Garrison, Strange Quark Press
Carry On by Brian Garrison Mars is bookless. Pageless. It lacks pulp
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September 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Explore the desolate plains of Mars with Brian Garrison in 'Carry On'
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Watch as light unfolds, in the poem "Tantra" by @maiacornish.bsky.social
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Tantra by Maia Cornish, Strange Quark Press
Tantra by Maia Cornish My reluctant mind unfolds into light and space. unfamiliar mists of colour brush against feeble resistance
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August 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Watch as light unfolds, in the poem "Tantra" by @maiacornish.bsky.social
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Take a break from work and read two lovely cosmic poems by Linda M. Crate, including "The Star with a Sword."
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The Star with a Sword and A Love Longer than Time by Linda Crate, Strange Quark Press
The Star with a Sword & A Love Longer than Time by Linda Crate The Star with a Sword He was arrogant enough to pluck a star from the sky, and...
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August 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Take a break from work and read two lovely cosmic poems by Linda M. Crate, including "The Star with a Sword."
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Poem of the day: explore ghostly imagery and strange tales with "My Fisherman Dad" by David Adekeye, now available on our website and in print!
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My Fisherman Dad by David Adekeye, Strange Quark Press
My Fisherman Dad by David Adekeye My dad is a fisherman “Not the normal one," mum will say His eyes were blue like the waters of the seas When I was...
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July 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Poem of the day: explore ghostly imagery and strange tales with "My Fisherman Dad" by David Adekeye, now available on our website and in print!
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Looking for cosmic inspiration? Check out these two wonderful poems by @maudiemichelle.com, including Gravity of Being, which explores a journey through the Milky Way galaxy.
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Collective Contemplation and Gravity of Being by Maudie Bryant, Strange Quark Press
Collective Contemplation & Gravity of Being by Maudie Bryant Collective Contemplation We gather, silent as the tide.
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July 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Looking for cosmic inspiration? Check out these two wonderful poems by @maudiemichelle.com, including Gravity of Being, which explores a journey through the Milky Way galaxy.
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Want to read about Time Junkies, or explore the lunar surface? Consider checking out our two recent pieces by the talented writer @reyanth.bsky.social
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Time Junkies by Rey N. Ath, Strange Quark Press
Time Junkies by Rey N. Ath It’s a hectic day for the freshly sworn-in Global Ministress of the Planet Protectorate, formerly known as the U
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June 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Want to read about Time Junkies, or explore the lunar surface? Consider checking out our two recent pieces by the talented writer @reyanth.bsky.social
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www.strangequarkpress.org/thelunarbell/
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Excited to share the poem Tantra by @gillbreeze.bsky.social in our latest anthology! Check it out on our website, or in print!
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Tantra by Maia Cornish, Strange Quark Press
Tantra by Maia Cornish My reluctant mind unfolds into light and space. unfamiliar mists of colour brush against feeble resistance
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June 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Excited to share the poem Tantra by @gillbreeze.bsky.social in our latest anthology! Check it out on our website, or in print!
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My poem, The Lunar Bell and flash fiction, Time Junkies are incl'tded in this anthology. Please check it out!
Our latest anthology, Cosmic Quest, is now live on our website, and in epub and paperback available on Amazon! Come check out cosmic poems and stories by 18 exciting authors and one cat!
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Cosmic Quest, Strange Quark Press
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June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My poem, The Lunar Bell and flash fiction, Time Junkies are incl'tded in this anthology. Please check it out!
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Send us your prose poems or flash fictions or micro flashes...whatever you're calling your weird, beautiful, wonderful prose chunks.
ooooh, I didn't realize Postcard was open to the non-lineated. check them out, they're so great!!
We like short, cool paragraphs...
June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Send us your prose poems or flash fictions or micro flashes...whatever you're calling your weird, beautiful, wonderful prose chunks.
Our latest anthology, Cosmic Quest, is now live on our website, and in epub and paperback available on Amazon! Come check out cosmic poems and stories by 18 exciting authors and one cat!
www.strangequarkpress.org/cosmic-quest/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRZV3GJ
www.strangequarkpress.org/cosmic-quest/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRZV3GJ
Cosmic Quest, Strange Quark Press
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June 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our latest anthology, Cosmic Quest, is now live on our website, and in epub and paperback available on Amazon! Come check out cosmic poems and stories by 18 exciting authors and one cat!
www.strangequarkpress.org/cosmic-quest/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRZV3GJ
www.strangequarkpress.org/cosmic-quest/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRZV3GJ
We had a blast celebrating the pre-release of Cosmic Quest at our reading last Friday! Thanks to all who attend and read their pieces, and for sharing your work with us. Looking forward to release of the paperback copy of the anthology in the coming week!
June 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We had a blast celebrating the pre-release of Cosmic Quest at our reading last Friday! Thanks to all who attend and read their pieces, and for sharing your work with us. Looking forward to release of the paperback copy of the anthology in the coming week!
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Here's a sneak peek at the cover of our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest - to be release this Saturday, and featuring stories and poems by 18 awesome authors!
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happening today -- the per-release celebration for Cosmic Quest! Come join us and hear our authors,poets, and one cat share excerpts of their work. Sign up at the link below!
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June 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happening today -- the per-release celebration for Cosmic Quest! Come join us and hear our authors,poets, and one cat share excerpts of their work. Sign up at the link below!
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Here's a sneak peek at the cover of our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest - to be release this Saturday, and featuring stories and poems by 18 awesome authors!
June 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Here's a sneak peek at the cover of our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest - to be release this Saturday, and featuring stories and poems by 18 awesome authors!
Our new anthology Cosmic Quest is quickly coming together, with amazing work by a host of poets and authors! Keep an eye out in the next two weeks for cats, calamities, and cosmic quests.
a pixel art drawing of a cat eating a piece of pizza with a rainbow behind it
ALT: a pixel art drawing of a cat eating a piece of pizza with a rainbow behind it
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May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our new anthology Cosmic Quest is quickly coming together, with amazing work by a host of poets and authors! Keep an eye out in the next two weeks for cats, calamities, and cosmic quests.
We're making big progress on our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest, and can't wait to share the amazing pieces with the rest of the community! Stay tuned!
May 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We're making big progress on our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest, and can't wait to share the amazing pieces with the rest of the community! Stay tuned!
In case you needed a reason to drink more coffee -- it reduces the risk of head and neck cancer, among other benefits. Tea was even more beneficial! ☕☕☕
Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of head and neck cancer: An updated pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium
A pooled analysis of 9548 HNC cases and 15,783 controls from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium was conducted to assess the association between coffee and tea consumption ...
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February 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In case you needed a reason to drink more coffee -- it reduces the risk of head and neck cancer, among other benefits. Tea was even more beneficial! ☕☕☕
Lots of stories and poems accepted! Thanks to all who submitted this round. Also, we've got a new website frontpage featuring out editor Jiffy:
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SQP Front Page, Strange Quark Press
Strange Quark Press Strange Quark Press is an indie magazine for science-themed writing, science fiction, and speculative fiction, or really whatever weird...
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February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Lots of stories and poems accepted! Thanks to all who submitted this round. Also, we've got a new website frontpage featuring out editor Jiffy:
www.strangequarkpress.org
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Today's the final day for flash fiction submissions to Saros #3! However, we're extending the reading period until the end of the month for drabbles and cover art!
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February 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's the final day for flash fiction submissions to Saros #3! However, we're extending the reading period until the end of the month for drabbles and cover art!
sarossf.com/submissions/
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We just read a story with a disembodied AI horse head. Now this is the kind of AI we approve of.
a horse with a full moon in the background
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February 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We just read a story with a disembodied AI horse head. Now this is the kind of AI we approve of.