Amanda Pica

Submissions have been rolling in, and we’ll be starting our reading period soon! There’s still time to send yours to us, though. Full details on our website 👀

The Short List Size Matters.Writers Know. When searching for places to submit shorter works, word count is key. This compilation lists journals that publish prose of 2,500 words or under. Word count and paid $$&n…

Attention short fiction writers 🚨

Do you know about dlshirey.com/the-short-list?

If you have fiction under 2500 words and are ready to submit to publishers, this is a GREAT resource!

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We have two open submission calls right now, and we’re a paying market! Find the details here: hollowoakpress.com/submissions/

New Publisher Listing: Cozy Fantasy Anthology New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: Cozy Fantasy Anthology @hollowoakpress.bsky.social (Fiction; Fantasy; pays). #WritingCommunity

Toad sitting on a stump near a forest

Witches? ✅
Curses? ✅
A short spooky-season read? ✅

A little boy tried to buy a curse from a witch and doesn’t exactly get what he expected. What a Toad Buys You is now available and free to read!

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Summer isn’t my favorite season, but it’s pretty. I’ll give it that

Fluffy white dog’s tail poking out from under a bed that has an orange patterned duvet

She’s really good at hide and seek

Our August event schedule! Tomorrow, our EIC Amanda will be in Meadville, PA at Tattered Corners. If you’re local, we hope to see you there!

A book cover for a new book called 'Gwain Reluctant Elf Warrior' by Scott Richards. The cover features a starry nightscape with a castle in the background and a sword stuck in a barrel in the foreground.

Just three weeks until my new book comes out. I'm not panicking at all. WHO SAID I WAS PANICKING. How can I panic when I have this awesome cover. Behold! #writing #selfpublishing #cover thank you to my person @aspicawrites.bsky.social for the help

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Heading that reads food plus fiction, with the book cover for Short(b)Reads underneath

Preorders are now open for Short(b)Reads!

This food+fiction anthology brings each story to life with a companion recipe, so you can make the fictional food a reality!

Short(b)Reads will be available to ship on September 12th. Reserve your copy today!

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I can confirm they are highly scritchable haha

Aren’t they cute? 😍

I hope no one’s tired of dog photos yet

Two huskies, one white and one red, walking on a split lead

A red husky in the center of the photo laying in the grass, between a person’s feet. The person is only shown from the knees down

My new view when walking the dogs is two pairs of fluffy pantaloons. Bonus photo of the new girl being extra clingy outside

If you need a quick break, we’ve got a flash fiction story for you! Free to read on our website in our blog’s new Acorns feature, The Orange Tree is quick, whimsical read with a fairy tale feel. I hope you like it as much as I do!

I swear the caterpillar even posed for her. For mine? “Artistic” is …kind 😅

Monarch caterpillar on milkweed with a ray of sunshine

Milkweed with an out of focus caterpillar on it

A tale of two sisters: we both took photos of a monarch caterpillar practically at the same time from the same angle but my sister (the first photo) is a little bit of a better photographer than I am 😂😂

😂 my vacuum cleaner is going to take out a restraining order against me

Red husky with blue eyes, sitting calmly next to a dog toy and looking at the camera

Two huskies, one white and one red, lying on a patterned blue and white rug, each chewing a toy

A red husky with blue eyes looking at the camera and a white husky looking at the red one

We welcomed a new girl into our pack this week! Meet Calliope, or Callie for short 🧡

Taking Submissions: Space and Time July 2025 Window
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Submission Window: July 15th - 31st, 2025
Payment: Fiction: 1 cent per word, Poetry: $5 per poem
Theme: Stories with speculative elements
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Haha that sounds familiar 😂 and also, complaining about changes they’d made. Guess I’ve been cranky about social media for a long time

Our latest issue is out now! Congratulations to our Humour Me Gold competition winners!

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Is there anyone I have less in common with than the version of me from 2009 who was in charge of writing my Facebook statuses

Our free-to-read flash fiction feature launched with this in-house piece. Submissions have been rolling in! If you write flash, or know someone who does, check out our submission guidelines on our website!

Graphic with fall leaves that reads: we care. There's a lot of scary stuff going on right now. While we may not post about it, we are all personally involved in the ways we can be. What we're doing as a team is continuing to create. The world needs art, maybe more now than in recent history-art is advocacy, art is revolutionary, and art is resistance. Keep creating. Keep tinding strength in your communities. We're right here beside you.

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Our first newsletter launches later today! Sign up if you want news and project updates delivered directly to you! I promise we won’t spam you 🧡📚

I’m so sorry 🧡

Where are my flash fiction friends? 👀

My kid found two snake sheds within a week of each other and now he is hell-bent on using them as currency, so I spend my days trying to do a USD to snakeskin conversion to try to price out all the items he asks me about

Being a parent is wild sometimes