Apep Press

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The extended submission window for our first anthology closed a few days ago and we are thrilled with the number of stories we've received! Thank you to everyone who has submitted work to us and to folks that have helped spread the word about the open call. We're stoked about what's to come!

About the blog closure: Huge thanks to everyone who contributed. Your voices meant everything to us. But with our current constraints, we want to focus our energy on completing our anthology and getting new books published. 📚

The website should be back up in a few days. We also briefly lost access to our email, so if you tried to contact us and it failed to go through, feel free to resend! 📧

UPDATE:
tl:dr
💀 Our website will be down as we migrate to a new hosting provider.
💀 We're back at work, but moving slower due to limited time and complex immigration legal matters.
💀We've made the decision to close our blog.

Update!
We've been in the country for a bit, but have been staying in hotels. Thankfully, we've found a place to rent starting the 1st. Once we're unpacked (and computers are setup again), we'll be able to get back to work~

Looking forward to digging back into the submissions we've received!

Personal Update: Due to anti-trans legislation under the current administration, my partner and I are forced to relocate. The press will be on temporary hiatus as we move, but the team is still reviewing submissions, things are just slower than originally planned.

We appreciate your patience! 📚🏳️‍⚧️

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Happy International Trans Day of Visibility!

Want to talk trans femmes and horror? Our most recent blog post by Imogen Nocturne takes a personal look at both in a piece titled "Monster Girls: A Transfeminine Perspective on Horror". Have a look~
www.apeppress.com/post/monster...

Promote Far and Wide: Free for All: The Public Library on PBS Premieres April 29th As reported on Reactor : There’s a new documentary celebrating the history and  impact of libraries  heading to PBS, and the trailer release...

Promote Far and Wide: Free for All: The Public Library on PBS Premieres April 29th

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@ceronomus.bsky.social is back with some more insights into #Lovecraft and pop culture. This time, he's focusing on Arkham's many appearances across media.

www.apeppress.com/post/eldritc...

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Thank you for the shout out~

New on the blog!
@mkzariel.bsky.social explores the experimental prose of author and poet tommy wyatt blake in the collection DISASTERFIRE/DISASTERSTAR

www.apeppress.com/post/disaste...

We're a bit late with this weeks blog post, but it's posted regardless. @ceronomus.bsky.social is back with the first post in his second series. Have a look at how #Lovecraft influences modern media in this short analysis of films, comics, and books.

www.apeppress.com/post/eldritc...

Thanks for spreading the word about our open call!

Very excited to be a part of this and read through all the good horror pitches!

We just reached 300 pitch submissions! You gentlepeople can be proud of yourselves.

The submission window won't close for another 30 hours. How many submissions do you think we can reach by the end of tomorrow? #SmallPitch #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Minutes of Madness: The Statement(s) of Randolph Carter Journey through four unique takes on Lovecraft's "The Statement of Randolph Carter," from faithful horror to dark comedy. What makes forty d

Meet our first contributing writer! @ceronomus.bsky.social dives into YouTube's indie Lovecraft adaptations, exploring how creators tackle cosmic horror on a budget. We're stoked to share this one: www.apeppress.com/post/minutes...

#Lovecraft #HorrorCommunity #Horror

2025 is around the corner, and with it, the next #SmallPitch event!

We will host an AMA session on Discord on Saturday, January 18 at 2 pm Eastern Time. Join us at that time to learn more about the pitch event & our new platform.

(We will also host an AMA session on Bluesky at another time.)

We hope you all had a wonderful #BluePit 💙

For those of you interested in working with small presses, #SmallPitch is in two weeks!

Also, don't forget we're doing a live AMA this Saturday at 2 pm CT on our Discord. We hope to see many of you there!

Taking Submissions: Feline Frights: Whiskers Between Worlds March 2025 Window via @apeppress.bsky.social
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Open Window: March 1 - 30, 2025
Payment: $20 for original stories, $10 for reprints
Theme: Cosmic horror through the eyes of our feline companions
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My advice: diversify your reading. You’ll find more great books that way and you’ll support writers who actually need it AND you’ll be less susceptible to heartbreak when monsters are revealed because you won’t have all your little emotion eggs in that one monster’s basket.

Our serpent overlord demands fresh blood for the Apep Press blog! 🐍
Now accepting pitches for horror analysis, criticism, book/movie reviews, and industry insights. Guidelines at www.apeppress.com/submissions
#HorrorCommunity #HorrorWriters #CallForPitches

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Have we mentioned that we're open for submissions yet?

We have one anthology (cats & cosmic horror) in the works with a submission window that's coming up soon. We're also open to subs for a little of everything else.

Check out our guidelines for info!
www.apeppress.com/submissions

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For those that think that #blackhorror begins and ends with Jordan Peele, here are 30 movies from this year alone that prove otherwise. #horrorsky blackhorrormovies.com/best-black-horror-movies-of-2024

So handsome! We have a couple of balls, too. They have such sweet faces~

Thank you!