Em
they/them
writer & poet 🌲 reader & researcher
I'm a simple finch; I see paid submission calls or other opportunities to connect with the lit scene, I reskeet.
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No-fee Lit Mags That Pay
A starter pack for writers and poets seeking a home for their work.
@shirakipress.com
Upcoming independent publisher of short-form adult fiction with a hopepunk vibe. www.shirakipress.com
@othersidespec.bsky.social
OTHERSIDE is a quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by queer writers and artists. Opening for submissions in January 2026! https://patreon.com/OthersideSpec · https://othersidespec.com
@westofcanon.bsky.social
westofcanon.com. 🌊✨A pirate ship. A pressductions. ✨🌊 🌊✨The queerest little ship that ever did sail 🌊
@reviseresub.bsky.social
#CampRevPit provides community-led opportunities to get feedback, encouragement, and keep the games and support going #RevPit is a contest for #authors by #editors with the aim of presenting agent-ready manuscripts linktr.ee/reviseresub
@pitchdis.com
An online pitch event for unagented disabled authors. Hosted by @despinakarras.com Logo and banner by @mxcarmilla.bsky.social
@bicoastalreview.bsky.social
bicoastalreview.com Journal of poetry (with audio), nonfiction, interviews, art, and photography - particularly on themes of the U.S. east and west coasts 🌊
@livivanov.bsky.social
Literary Agent at CMA particularly interested in SFF, Mysteries, Horror, and Thrillers | she/her | IG: @livivanov
@alexandragrana.bsky.social
associate literary agent w/ corvisiero literary agency. writer. jd. horror lover. she/her.
@heathercashman.bsky.social
Literary Agent at Storm Literary Agency | Podcast Cohost: Way-Word Writers | Writer https://linktr.ee/heathercashman
@litagentsaritza.bsky.social
✨Lit Agent @andreabrownlit.bsky.social✨ @aalitagents.bsky.social Member✨ #tabletop nerd ✨Coffee junkie✨Romance Enthusiast✨💖💙💜Boricua✨#LGBTQIA & Autism Advocate✨ https://QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza
@bourbonpenn.bsky.social
@flashpointsf.bsky.social
An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words. https://linktr.ee/flashpointsf
@gabino.bsky.social
Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD/New York Times horror columnist. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me! https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias
@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social
📚The new, non-Twitter home of #MSWL! We are a way for agents and editors to tell writers what they *wish* they had in their inboxes. Full agent profiles here: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Newsletter: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe
@blackfootedeel.bsky.social
Petitioning to refer to posts on this site as 'puffs' or 'wisps' or something else cloud themed.
@erikaswyler.bsky.social
Novelist. Garden variety weirdo. Unrepentant typo queen. Books: We Lived On the Horizon (Atria, 1/14/25), Light From Other Stars, The Book of Speculation. She/her (all pronouns are fine) https://linktr.ee/erikaswyler
@youdeservepit.bsky.social
A hype pitch event for writers that fosters community, connection, and most of all—empowerment. Next Event: January 23rd on X and January 24th on 🦋 | Hosted by @drenderturmaud
@hldocherty.bsky.social
I write romantasy, drink wine, and play games. Not necessarily in that order • Repping the Q in LGBTQIA+ 🌈 • ESFP • She/her.
@1cdaigle.bsky.social
Writer. Neuropsychologist. Working with Brain-Computer Interface. Writers, Ink co-host. World’s laziest sea glass collector. HEAVY ARE THE STONES OUT NOW! christinedaiglebooks.com
@t-lane-writes.bsky.social
- writer of sci-fi and fantasy. my main characters are neurodivergent (as am I), disabled, or chronically ill. some are queer too - love creating excessive strange worlds - friends with 1(one) dog and 1(one) cat https://linktr.ee/t.lane.writes
@alwayscrashing.bsky.social
A magazine of fiction, poetry, & nameless things around and in-between. // alwayscrashing.com // https://alwayscrashingmagazine.substack.com/
@fahmidanjournal.bsky.social
Fahmidan: Journal/Publishing & Co: Diversity in Action. EIC A.R. Arthur Team: Managing Editor Yasmine Dashti Proud member of @CLMPorg
@fifthwheelpress.bsky.social
very queer lit and art publishing space brainrot subs close 5/4 learn more about us: fifthwheelpress.com/links
@flashfrog.bsky.social
Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch. ⚡️🐸 New story every Monday. EIC: @ericscottryon.bsky.social https://flash-frog.com/
@theforge.bsky.social
The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
@intrepidusink.bsky.social
A magazine of intrepid culture. Stories about alarmingly individual, honorable characters who fight, love, fail, risk, and OVERCOME. #flashfiction #shortstories intrepidusink.com
@theoffingmag.bsky.social
Online lit mag. Authoring change. From the people who built these cities. theoffingmag.com
@radonjournal.bsky.social
Publisher of short prose & poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and cyberpunk dystopia. Pays semi-pro rates. Simultaneous Times partner. CLMP member. Like Black Mirror but more political. RadonJournal.com
@rhinopoetry.bsky.social
Annual collection of literature by new and established writers, hosting programs that have served countless emerging and established poets for 49 years. rhinopoetry.org/
@handle.invalid
Independent since 2009. Read The Rumpus Magazine. Become a Member. Receive Letters in the Mail from Authors. Read and write in community! Asheville, NC and all over. http://linktr.ee/The_Rumpus2.1
@seasidegothic.com
A literary magazine from the edge of the sea. Edited by @SebReilly.com. Buy #SeasideGothic Issue 13 now! seasidegothic.com
@thesprawl.bsky.social
🛸 (Cyber-)feminist, anti-colonial speculative fiction, poetry and visual art 🛸 Submissions are closed. https://linktr.ee/thesprawlmag?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaa2UQ-3X9X-71v4ihy4CWKyi_4idxsOsO0C_ItDcYsgsFIl5-JQT36VsLY_aem_Uq7zKlwqz5ilZu8g-MjcvQ
@thesunlightpress.bsky.social
A nonprofit digital literary journal for new and established voices. We welcome fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and photography. www.thesunlightpress.com
@trampset.bsky.social
A literary journal for the tramps in all of us. We accept poetry, CNF, flash, micro, and short fiction on a rolling basis. All posts by @lmariharris.bsky.social www.trampset.org
@variantlit.bsky.social
Variant Literature is a small press and magazine. http://variantlit.com/ Next issue coming Summer 2025 ✨️
@vastchasmmag.bsky.social
cultivating community and publishing bold work: flash, short fiction, cnf, poetry, and other nonconforming pieces
@wallstrait.bsky.social
A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction. New fiction published biweekly. Fast response times. Paying Market. Free to Submit. All genres welcome. www.Wallstrait.com
@beestung.bsky.social
a quarterly mag of non-binary & genderqueer & two-spirit writers that’s sweet & stings | imprint of sundress publications | eic sarahclark.bsky.social http://www.beestungmag.com https://beestungmag.com/newsletter
@bafflingmag.bsky.social
Website: www.bafflingmag.com A publication from Neon Hemlock.
@altmilkmag.bsky.social
Independent literary and art magazine. http://www.altmilkmag.com/links
@alocasiamag.bsky.social
ALOCASIA: an online quarterly journal of queer plant-based writing EIC: @sarahclark.bsky.social 💌 https://alocasia.org/newsletter/ 🌱🌱🌱 ALOCASIA.org
@100footcrow.bsky.social
We're the home of speculative drabbles! A new 100-word sci-fi, fantasy, or horror story drops every Wednesday! https://100footcrow.com/
@poetrycurrency.bsky.social
www.poetrycurrency.com Anti-capitalist and inclusive online literary magazine. Always open for poems. Posts by editor https://bsky.app/profile/stevendschroeder.bsky.social
@anjbaker.bsky.social
They/them from Appalachia. Clarion 2024. Li'l stories in Fusion Fragment, Dark Matter, NoSleep, Thirteen, elsewhere. Neuroscience research tech now in suburban Illinois.
@vylotte.bsky.social
Come to Seattle in 2025 for Worldcon! Division Head - Exhibits, Seattle Worldcon 2025 I read, therefore, I am.
@rattlepoetry.bsky.social
#Poetry without pretension since 1995. Rattle is a publication of the Rattle Foundation, an independent 501(c)3, and not affiliated with any other organization. www.rattle.com
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
Fractured Lit publishes flash fiction with emotional resonance. Open year-round and is available to all writers. https://fracturedlit.com/
@chestnutreview.bsky.social
International litmag ALWAYS open for submissions. Pays $120/piece. Responds in 30 days. Free subs in most genres. Free issues online. Paid feedback options. If you don't submit, we can't pay you. Home: chestnutreview.com Support: patreon.com/ChestnutReview
@gravesidepress.bsky.social
A small horror press who thinks everyone should be given a fair chance to be published. Managed by GSP Managing Editor Kell @graveyardgames
@wipsnips.bsky.social
#WIPSnips is a daily writing share tag est. Sept ‘23 Share a snippet from your work using the word, a synonym, a variation or ✨vibes✨ Be kind & supportive! Author Hype Event: #WSPit Date: TBD Hosted by: @rosie-j-potter.bsky.social