#litmag — Public Fediverse posts

We've been at this litmag thing for seven years now. We've maybe learned a thing or two. We are happy to share what we've learned to grow the #litmag community.

Email us if you want to chat, we are an open book! #notsellinganything #bekind

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

"Is it wrong to ask someone to give up their livelihood for the greater good?" Read the short story "Left to Lose" by Anya Josephs to find out! #shortstory #fiction #ethics #litmag #substack

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Last year Chillsubs readers rated us the #1 most popular fiction lit mag. This year we made the list for "Great Editors" We will take it! On behalf of everyone at After Dinner Conversation, thank you! #chillsubs #litmag #rankings

BCS #462 ebook out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories by Christine Hanolsy and Sally Sultzman, behind cover art by Tyler Edlin.

(Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!)

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-462/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-462-ebook/dp/B0H7Z5ZTBL/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #ebook #litmag

We rarely post on social media calls for submissions because (1) we never close for submissions (2) we get plenty of submissions. But, we thought, why not, let's remind people we are (1) free to submit to and (2) pay $75/short story. #litmag #fiction buff.ly/K79OL9S

New Issue: BCS #461 out today, featuring stories of food and restaurants that are more than they seem by returning BCS author @prashanthsrivatsa and Louis Morris, a From the BCS Archives story of a ghostly restaurant by Nghi Vo, behind cover art by Tyler Edlin.

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-461/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #fantasyfood

We rarely post on social media calls for submissions because (1) we never close for submissions (2) we get plenty of submissions. But, we thought, why not, let's remind people we are (1) free to submit to and (2) pay $75/short story. #litmag #fiction buff.ly/K79OL9S

BCS #461 ebook out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of serving food and steering life by @prashanthsrivatsa Louis Morris, behind art by Tyler Edlin.

(Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!)

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-461/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-461-ebook/dp/B0H6R958VS/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #ebook #litmag

We do everything we can to help submitting authors know if we are the right magazine for their piece. We even list the typical length of stories we publish in a low-tech bar chart. Often, getting a "yes" is just about finding the right #litmag fit! buff.ly/K79OL9S

We rarely post on social media calls for submissions because (1) we never close for submissions (2) we get plenty of submissions. But, we thought, why not, let's remind people we are (1) free to submit to and (2) pay $75/short story. #litmag #fiction buff.ly/K79OL9S

NEW POST: How to Start a #Literary #Magazine: What We Learned in Seven Years. #litmag #startlitmag

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New Issue: BCS #460 is out today, featuring stories of ships and life commitment and destiny by returning BCS author KJ Kabza and new one Edward Hodge, with a podcast of the Hodge guest-narrated by @MichaelJDeLuca , behind new cover art "Mossbridge Hollow" by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-460/
#fantasy #sff #litmag #shortstory #fictionpodcast

We've been at this litmag thing for seven years now. We've maybe learned a thing or two. We are happy to share what we've learned to grow the #litmag community.

Email us if you want to chat, we are an open book! #notsellinganything #bekind

BCS #460 ebook out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, w stories of ships and commitment by KJ Kabza and Edward Hodge, cover art by Tyler Edlin.

(Buying BCS ebooks or an ebook subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories a week early and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium worthy of writing all replies personalized. Thank you!)

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-460/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-460-ebook/dp/B0H535V928/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #ebook #litmag

New Issue: BCS #459 out today, featuring stories of determination and clashes of faith by Louis Inglis Hall and @jonolfert.bsky.social , a From the BCS Archives novelette by RK Duncan, behind cover art by Anthony Avon.

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-459/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag

Interview with "Lit Mag News" Founder Becky Tuch! #litmagnews #litmag #literary #magazine #interview buff.ly/A0b54PF

BCS #459 ebook out early @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of determination and its faith by Louis Inglis Hall and @jonolfert.bsky.social , cover art by Anthony Avon.

(Buying BCS ebooks or subscription at Weightless Books gets you BCS stories early on your e-reader and helps us pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium. Thank you!)

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-459/ https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-459-ebook/dp/B0H3FRMRCN/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #ebook #litmag

We do everything we can to help submitting authors know if we are the right magazine for their piece. We even list the typical length of stories we publish in a low-tech bar chart. Often, getting a "yes" is just about finding the right #litmag fit! buff.ly/K79OL9S

Interview with "Lit Mag News" Founder Becky Tuch! #litmagnews #litmag #literary #magazine #interview buff.ly/A0b54PF

Last year Chillsubs readers rated us the #1 most popular fiction lit mag. This year we made the list for "Great Editors" We will take it! On behalf of everyone at After Dinner Conversation, thank you! #chillsubs #litmag #rankings

Apparently After Dinner Conversation Magazine is now on #BookBub. We like Bookbub, so we are just going to go with "cool". buff.ly/vEIIfRx #shortstory #fiction #litmag #philosophy #ethics

Is it ethical for businesses to use AI and computer algorithms to sift through job applications? Read the #shortstory "Help Wanted. Really?" by William S. Hubbartt. #fiction #litmag #substack buff.ly/uuTkZMN

WRITER TIPS: Essential Alchemy: Where to Place the Past Without Derailing the Present buff.ly/n58q7e1 #writertips #writing #writerlife #writerhelp #gettingpublished #litmag #fiction

New Issue: BCS #457 out today, featuring stories of fighting city rulers' conspiracies of dreams and ghosts by Auston Habershaw and R.I. Sutton, a From the BCS Archives story of dreams and city by Molly Tanzer, cover art by Anthony Avon.

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-457/
#fantasy #sff #litmag #shortstory

New Issue: BCS #456 is out today, featuring stories of art and society by returning BCS authors Alma Alexander and Tamara Vardomskaya, a podcast of the Alexander guest-narrated by Dominick Rabrun, a From the BCS Archives story about music and resistance by Cara Masten DiGirolamo, and cover art by Anthony Avon.

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-456/
#fantasy #sff #art #music #shortstory #litmag

Q&A with After Dinner Conversation author, Jon Medrano Miller. #author #writer #writerinterview #authorinterview #writerlife #shortstory #fiction #litmag buff.ly/rigIwPh

Have you read it yet? “The Visible Burden of Invisibility” twistedtonguepress.com/issue-2/the-... #BookSky #WritingCommunity #NewWork #LitMag #ReaderSky #AmWriting #WriteEditSubmit.

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Hi friends! It's been a while. Bone Parade is open for submissions through April 30, 2026. Please send us your magical realism, fabulist, uncanny, marvelous, and new weird fiction under 3,000 words. We can’t wait to read your stories!

www.boneparade.com/submit/

#LitMag #MagicalRealism #Fabulist #Uncanny #NewWeird #Weird