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Free to read and download quarterly online issues https://acoupofowls.com/
Print anthologies, collections and novellas http://acoupofowls.square.site
Publishing only marginalised/under-represented creators, 18+.
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A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Sep 16
Death and Obsession...
🍂 Our Autumn issue is now LIVE 🍂

Feat. stories from Lavanya Arora, Fallon Buchholz, Sylvie Soul, Nwafor Emmanuel Okechukwu, Phoebe Bush, Rowan Tate and
@theherocomplex.bsky.social

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#Booksky #shortstories
Autumn 2025 Issue
Death and Obsession… From taking a road trip with God to drinking away painful memories, biting off more than you can chew to finding satisfaction in magic, watching the ghost of your ancesto…
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acoupofowls.bsky.social
One day left to submit for our Spring issue. Could we be your first publication of 2026?? Submit to find out!
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 3d
Across the UK, our team are experiencing the variety of British Winter weather, but we're already planning for Spring!

Submissions for our Spring issue are OPEN!
Please be sure to read our submission guidelines before submitting via our form at the bottom of the page.
acoupofowls.com/submissions/
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December 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Across the UK, our team are experiencing the variety of British Winter weather, but we're already planning for Spring!

Submissions for our Spring issue are OPEN!
Please be sure to read our submission guidelines before submitting via our form at the bottom of the page.
acoupofowls.com/submissions/
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December 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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johannestevans.bsky.social
Doing a bunch of markets the next few weeks!

I'll be in Manchester and York, and then @acoupofowls.bsky.social is publishing my new fantasy novella, Eyes of Magic, as part of their December collection!
upcoming events. saturday 29th november - manchester queer art market, 2pm to 5pm, the proud place, manchester friday 5th december - queerly made x-mas market, 5pm to 9pm, seesaw, manchester saturday 13th december - queer affaire winter market, 1pm to 6pm, little j's york december - a coup of owls, publishes eyes of magic, fantasy/romance novelette collection. sexy gay trans dude. writes fun queer fiction. sells books & badges. a green brocade wallpaper background with framed books hanging on it - heart of stone, an uncommon betrothal, a clean pig, strange liberty, and gerald poole and the pirates, and a photo of me selling books and badges at a market.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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amandamblake.bsky.social
My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...

(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
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November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Love to see it!!
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Have you got your copy of Dark Paths yet?
Want to extend the spoopy season? Or just love a bit of queer horror?

You can purchase paperback or digital formats directly from our shop!

acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop
#Booksky #queerfiction #Horror #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚
promo image for upcoming novelette collection "Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection". In the middle of the image is the cover art for the book - a road disappearing into the darkness along which drives a dirty yellow taxi. At the side of the road are fruit trees and a sign that reads "Strangers don't let the sun set on you here". Above the title text at the top of the cover hovers a large wasp. There is a jagged flash shape on which is text reading "FOUR! Queer! Horror! Romance! Novelettes!" There are circles on the image containing text, with arrows pointing towards the cover. The text in each reads: "Vampires that SUCK!" "This Goddess has CLAWS!" "Road Trip ENCOUNTERS!" "Were-Wasp REVENGE!" Text at the bottom of the image reads "Coming... 31st October 2025"
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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quick story: author I know hired a graphic designer. Graphic designer used AI assets. Author did not want this. Author realized close deadline that thing was AI. Author needed something not AI to replace this, and didn't have time so close to deadline to get a custom work or vet stuff. What do now?
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
HUGE thanks to everyone who backed our Kickstarter! We're really looking forward to getting the stories into your hands ASAP!!
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Sep 2
The Kickstarter for our 2025/6 publications is NOW LIVE!!

Oct 2025: Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
Dec 2025: Light Paths: A Queer Fantast Romance Collection
Feb 2026: trans romance novella Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press
Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)
www.kickstarter.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
With NINE HOURS to go, just a reminder to potential US backers - although we have been unable to offer physical rewards to the US this time due to the tariffs, we have some great digital pledge tiers and all US digital backers will automatically get a special little extra as a thank you!
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Sep 2
The Kickstarter for our 2025/6 publications is NOW LIVE!!

Oct 2025: Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
Dec 2025: Light Paths: A Queer Fantast Romance Collection
Feb 2026: trans romance novella Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press
Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
WE HAVE SIXTEEN HOURS LEFT TO GO ON OUR KICKSTARTER!!

We are currently £14 away from a stretch goal! It's so close we can taste it!

Give yourself a #Halloween Treat and grab some of our amazing publications!

#horror #romance #romantasy #fantasy #booksky #queerstories
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Sep 2
The Kickstarter for our 2025/6 publications is NOW LIVE!!

Oct 2025: Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
Dec 2025: Light Paths: A Queer Fantast Romance Collection
Feb 2026: trans romance novella Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press
Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
For a chance to pre-order Dark Paths and our other upcoming publications, check out our Kickstarter!

It ends in THREE DAYS! So head over there now!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
October 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

Latest - Underneath The Unblemished Mask by
@cinnamaldeide.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #queerfantasy #romantasy #booksky 🌈📚
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October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

Latest - Eyes of Magic by @johannestevans.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #queerfantasy #romantasy #booksky 🌈📚
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October 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Yesterday at the book fair somehow was both very long and went by incredibly quickly! We loved every minute of it in this run up to the release of Dark Paths!

Don't forget to back our Kickstarter for this and other great reads!!
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Oct 22
AVAILABLE 31 OCTOBER 2025

🎇 Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection 🎇

Back our Kickstarter now to receive this great #Halloween treat! 🎃🍬👻

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
#Booksky #queerfiction #Horror #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚
promo image for upcoming novelette collection "Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection". In the middle of the image is the cover art for the book - a road disappearing into the darkness along which drives a dirty yellow taxi. At the side of the road are fruit trees and a sign that reads "Strangers don't let the sun set on you here". Above the title text at the top of the cover hovers a large wasp. There is a jagged flash shape on which is text reading "FOUR! Queer! Horror! Romance! Novelettes!" There are circles on the image containing text, with arrows pointing towards the cover. The text in each reads: "Vampires that SUCK!" "This Goddess has CLAWS!" "Road Trip ENCOUNTERS!" "Were-Wasp REVENGE!" Text at the bottom of the image reads "Coming... 31st October 2025"
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
There are now FIVE DAYS remaining to back our Kickstarter for our 2025-26 publications! We've had £100 pledged in the last few days and only need £150 more to reach our stretch goal!

Go pledge now!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press
Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)
www.kickstarter.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Two of our team! Having a great day chatting with people about A Coup of Owls at the Norwich Book Festival Book Fair (org by @salopress.bsky.social)- thanks for having us!
Selfie of Max and Leonie of the Owls team in front of the A Coup of Owls book stall at Norwich Book Fest Book Fair.
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
AVAILABLE 31 OCTOBER 2025

🎇 Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection 🎇

Back our Kickstarter now to receive this great #Halloween treat! 🎃🍬👻

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
#Booksky #queerfiction #Horror #queerhorror #queerromance 🌈📚
promo image for upcoming novelette collection "Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection". In the middle of the image is the cover art for the book - a road disappearing into the darkness along which drives a dirty yellow taxi. At the side of the road are fruit trees and a sign that reads "Strangers don't let the sun set on you here". Above the title text at the top of the cover hovers a large wasp. There is a jagged flash shape on which is text reading "FOUR! Queer! Horror! Romance! Novelettes!" There are circles on the image containing text, with arrows pointing towards the cover. The text in each reads: "Vampires that SUCK!" "This Goddess has CLAWS!" "Road Trip ENCOUNTERS!" "Were-Wasp REVENGE!" Text at the bottom of the image reads "Coming... 31st October 2025"
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

Latest - The Sphecanthrope by Leigh V Twersky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #queerhorror #horrorromance #booksky 🌈📚
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October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social
Check out a sneak peek at my newest novelette! If you love those shots in David Lynch projects where there's headlights on a dark country road, I think you're gonna love this.
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Oct 18
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

places where you cannot be: an afro-american travel guide by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #queerhorror #booksky 🌈📚
Painting of a man standing at the crossroads of a dirt road, he is holding a guitar and the shadow he casts is of a horned demon.
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

places where you cannot be: an afro-american travel guide by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #queerhorror #booksky 🌈📚
Painting of a man standing at the crossroads of a dirt road, he is holding a guitar and the shadow he casts is of a horned demon.
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
We're so excited about Dark Paths and our other two publications!

We have 17 days left on our Kickstarter and unfortunately are no longer fully funded after a pledge was rescinded! Please help us get to our £500 goal, and on our way to the first stretch goal!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
October 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
We're super excited to share with you the cover of Dark Paths, releasing later this month.

The artwork is by Elliott Cassel, an illustrator, writer, and graphic designer with a passion for the macabre. His work explores the intersection of queerness, sex and violence. He lives in California.
Cover of upcoming book - Dark Paths Cover art is of a winding dark road along which a yellow taxi cab is driving. The road disappears into the background and is lined with trees. In the foreground, there is a yellow sign that reads "Strangers - don't let the sun set on you here." In the top left, hovering over the title is a wasp. The text reads - Dark Paths A Queer Horror Romance Collection quote at the bottom of the cover reads - "Queer stories that are sincere, poignant, and more important not than they have ever been." - Cat Voleur, author of Revenge Arc.
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Have you pledged yet?

We have 24 days to go and we're just £79 away from our goal! Help us smash it and get moving towards the first stretch goal!

We're posting regular updates about the publications too so do check them out!
#supportindiepress #supportindiewriters #indiepress #booksky
acoupofowls.bsky.social A Coup of Owls Press | DARK PATHS NOW AVAILABLE!! @acoupofowls.bsky.social · Sep 2
The Kickstarter for our 2025/6 publications is NOW LIVE!!

Oct 2025: Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
Dec 2025: Light Paths: A Queer Fantast Romance Collection
Feb 2026: trans romance novella Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...
Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press
Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)
www.kickstarter.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
acoupofowls.bsky.social
Check out our latest update:
We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications.

Glory to God by @amandamblake.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

#queerfiction #vampires #vampire #vampiregoddess #queerhorror #gayvampires #booksky 🌈📚
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October 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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johannestevans.bsky.social
New Kickstarter from @acoupofowls.bsky.social, new ADHD bundle on Itch from @eliseswritings.bsky.social, some new books in paperback, some market and event stuff, and then a LOT of media recs, including some Final Fantasy thoughts and lots of movie recs!

johannestevans.co.uk/2025/10/03/n...
New Deals & New Media Recs
Hello, blog post time! Book Releases & Deals The Kickstarter is now LIVE for the A Coup of Owls 2025-2026 releases! The collections on the docket are a Horror/Romance quartet of novelettes call…
johannestevans.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM