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Now is a great time to submit your essay to the Small Robin Press Spring 2026 anthology themed "Walls."

https://smallrobinpress.com/2025/10/07/submissions-are-open/

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Now is a great time to submit your essay to the Small Robin Press Spring 2026 anthology themed "Walls."

https://smallrobinpress.com/2025/10/07/submissions-are-open/

We are open for submissions! Send us your best, and feel free to ask questions. We're friendly, and we would love to hear from you.

Over 160 publications re-opened today, including @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social @petrichorlit.bsky.social @smallrobinpress.bsky.social @audilocus.bsky.social @thehooletsnook.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @thewritelaunch.bsky.social https://duotrope.com...

Support Trans Stories There is an urgency in preserving transgender stories amidst increasing governmental attacks on our rights. Our lack of a coordinated plan for resistance can be restored by sharing personal narratives. GenderWild Press aims to create a platform for trans and queer voices, emphasizing the necessity of funding to continue this vital work.

We should all have a plan.

There's still one day left to get your comments in for a chance to win a signed copy of Karla Marie Sweet's new book, False Idols!

🚨PUBLICATION DAY🚨

Ravenglass is available everywhere now! A tender and powerful tale of a gender fluid character trying to make their way in the 1700s, we can't recommend this incredible adventure novel enough 🏳️‍🌈

Order yours here: share.google/bfWyYAWWNBHL...

Photo of a sunny summer beach overlaid with the words "Good morning! The only thing worse than losing a chapter is losing multiple chapters So back up your work!!!"

Good morning! The only thing worse than losing a chapter is losing multiple chapters

So back up your work!!!

#FirstDraftFall - Weeknight Writers The Weeknight Writers answer to NaNoWriMo, #FirstDraftFall is a challenge to write a first draft in October - December.

Looking for something to fill the NaNoWriMo-shaped voice in your life? Check out #FirstDraftFall, our challenge to write a first draft in the fall, separated into three parts:

October - Planning
November - Drafting
December (until the 12th) - Wrapping up

See the full schedule at the link below!

#FirstDraftFall was incredibly fun last year and we're working hard to make it even more fun - and more helpful - this year! Check out the post below for the full schedule!

Serious question to all my #publishing friends, #authors, and #bookshops out there... Are there any established book distributors for queer/trans indie presses? Not amazon or ingramspark or any of those routes. An actual company choosing to work with queer presses.
@genderwildpress.bsky.social

cosign. our dependence on distro monoliths has been, and will be, disastrous for books.

Look at us! We're real!

For Spite and Rosemary Odette Augustine cover: a delicate line drawing of a corset in black on parchment is washed over in watercolors of purple and pink. text: I didn't realize that all these little rituals we're only letting the mourning swallow me while.

"I didn't realize
that all these little rituals
we're only letting the mourning
swallow me while."
- Odette Augustine, For Spite and Rosemary
@brigibee.bsky.social

Print: kithbooks.com/shop/p/forspiteandrosemary
eBook: kithbooks.com/digital/p/forspiteandrosemary

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Submissions for Our Next Anthology Open on October 1

Small Robin Press will open to submissions for our next anthology on October 1! Stop by to learn about our guidelines and requirements.

https://smallrobinpress.com/2025/09/17/submissions-for-our-next-anthology-open-on-october-1/

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Submissions for Our Next Anthology Open on October 1

Small Robin Press will open to submissions for our next anthology on October 1! Stop by to learn about our guidelines and requirements.

https://smallrobinpress.com/2025/09/17/submissions-for-our-next-anthology-open-on-october-1/

Meet Troy Ford Indie Author Spotlight

Many thanks to @jbvelazquez.bsky.social for the feature on Indie Author Roadtrip!

Book Giveaway by Karla Marie Sweet, author of False Idols and a stack of book recommendations from the community!

Right now on TransFriend you can join a fabulous book giveaway with Karla Marie Sweet's new release, False Idols.
transfriend.substack.com/p/book-givea...

An interview with Troy Ford Troy Ford, an author and LGBTQIA2S+ organizer, discusses his newly released novel "Lamb: A Novel in Snapshots," a queer coming-of-age story which explores themes of identity and belonging. Ford reflects on the supportive community found through serializing his work on Substack, the significance of vulnerability in writing, and the evolving landscape of LGBTQIA2S+ literature amidst ongoing censorship challenges. We also chat about the success his book has achieved and his plans for future works.

I'm so excited to host this inspiring interview with my good friend, Troy Ford. Buy his book! Support queer authors! Give the big 5 the middle finger!

This is lovely. I would not limit the advice to children, but rather for everyone. 🪄✨️

🚀🌿 Pre-order today 🌿🚀

Embark on an epic journey with Green Laughing, a thrilling blend of sci-fi and folklore! Two brave young women stranded on a deep space mission forge an unbreakable bond.

📅 Launch Date: 11th September

www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

#GreenLaughing

Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated When the World Is On Fire - Weeknight Writers Thinking about participating in First Draft Fall? Trying to figure out how you’re going to get yourself writing when everything is falling apart around you? This is the panel for you! Writing With Hop...

Tickets are AVAILABLE NOW for our next deep-dive, Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated to Write When the World Is On Fire! Head over to weeknightwriters.com/2025/08/19/w... or read this thread to find out more about this event & how you can attend - and get a 50% discount on your ticket 1/7

Pssst

This is happening in less than two weeks

Have you grabbed your ticket yet?

with gasoline nat raum cover: a pink Molotov cocktail on a blue background with the title overlayed in a white Gothic font text: “If apathy and despair are getting the better of you in these times, with gasoline is the fuel you need to rebuild your phoenix” - Sarah Klein, author of Mast Cell Mathematics: A Chronic Illness Calculus

with gasoline
nat raum

@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
print: kithbooks.com/shop/p/withgasoline
eBook: kithbooks.com/digital/p/withgasoline

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Small Robin Press is still just a tiny fledgling in the world of books, but we don't mind being small. Our submissions will be opening soon (October 1, to be specific) for our next anthology. Is it too early to get excited about that?
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Announcing First Draft Fall Year Two! - Weeknight Writers Our answer to NaNoWriMo, First Draft Fall, is ready to launch! Check out the full schedule, including our FREE events, here!

We did the quiet update a couple of days ago, and now it's time for the big announcement: #FirstDraftFall year two is ON!! We have a new and improved schedule building on all the things we did last year

Check it out if you're looking for something to replace the NaNoWriMo-shaped void in your soul

The Books We ❤️ Club is One Year Old - We're celebrating with a Giveaway!
For paid subscribers to Ford Knows Books - win 6 paperbacks reviewed in TBW❤️Club, or $75 Amazon or Goodreads gift card.
Good news: $1/year to subscribe - Coupon: troyford.substack.com/b2c14f51
Ends 9/14.

space neon neon space luna rey hall cover: a nebula colourized in lavender and hot pink over played with the title in a big, bold, futuristic font split half rightside up and half upside down in white text: This collection is a monsoon, flooding our expectations of gender. May no man in charge of our laws find peace in these pages; they were always meant to drown. Jason B Crawford, author of YEET!

"This collection is a monsoon, flooding our expectations of gender. May no man in charge of our laws find peace in these pages; they were always meant to drown." - Jason B Crawford

space neon neon space
@lunareyhall.com

Print: kithbooks.com/shop/p/spaceneon
eBook: kithbooks.com/digital/p/spaceneon

What an absolutely gorgeous cover!!