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Phenomena Press
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Phenomena Press is a Melbourne/Naarm based indie book press focusing on aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories

Run by @megthewriter.bsky.social
Designs by @harperkinsley.bsky.social

Submissions details: https://paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
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Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · Sep 13
Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
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Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees. Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction Submission Guidelines: Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
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eviljoy36.bsky.social
I'm not a writer, but I have been brainstorming some ideas with my friend who is.

I would absolutely love to read some asexual mothman stories.

So, creative types should get on this.
phenomenapress.bsky.social Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · Sep 13
Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees. Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction Submission Guidelines: Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
Only a few more weeks to get your paranormal aspec stories to us!

Whether it's goofy, downright weird, spooky and suspenseful, or cosy and comforting - we want to read them 👻

🌈📚
phenomenapress.bsky.social Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social · Sep 13
Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
🌈📚🪐💙
Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees. Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction Submission Guidelines: Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
We've had a number of submissions emailed to us so far, and we are so excited to get stuck into them 🥳

They are trending towards horror, which isn't a surprise, but we are looking for a broad range of paranormal stories too

Cosy, mysterious, funny, reflective, or spooky - we want them all!
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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phenomenapress.bsky.social
It's Ace Week!

We have an open call for paranormal stories featuring asexual, aromantic and aspec characters - if you've got a story, we'd love to see it!

Submission details are here: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

#asexual #queersky #writesky 📚🌈
Image is a collage of five images, with four different coloured dots (in ace colours: black, grey, white, and purple) with text that reads "paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co" The images are: - a black crows wing as it takes flight - a grey image of trees with swirling patterns around the bases - a newspaper clipping that says "psychics wanted" - a group of sheet ghosts in a field - a full moon rising over clouds in a purple sky
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
It's Ace Week!

We have an open call for paranormal stories featuring asexual, aromantic and aspec characters - if you've got a story, we'd love to see it!

Submission details are here: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co

#asexual #queersky #writesky 📚🌈
Image is a collage of five images, with four different coloured dots (in ace colours: black, grey, white, and purple) with text that reads "paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co" The images are: - a black crows wing as it takes flight - a grey image of trees with swirling patterns around the bases - a newspaper clipping that says "psychics wanted" - a group of sheet ghosts in a field - a full moon rising over clouds in a purple sky
October 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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clh2oars.bsky.social
A brilliant engineer must work with the scientist who trapped thousands in small gems to save them, but to do so, they will need to learn to trust one another—with the science, with their loved ones, and with their confused aro hearts.

Aromantic fantasy novel! buy.bookfunnel.com/prdyz5509q

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An arrow trope image where several elements point to a central cover. The cover features a masc person and a child stand in a city street with their back to the viewer. The child is pointing towards a flock of birds swooping through the sky. The entire cover is in tones of blue, and it is clearly set in winter. The surrounding information includes: the evil scientist who betrayed ols community, fixing what’s broken / aftermath story, three arospec leads with messy relationships to romance, the chaos of a six cats household, may contain Baker Thief characters, the gender feels of choosing a body for yourself, fantasy city and spring traditions inspired by Quebec City
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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isthiseva.bsky.social
Well, this #AceWeek please be aware that I, an ace artist, am attempting to raise funds for my trans ace friend's medical bills. If you have a hankering for ace-themed wallpapers, I got you covered:
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Promotional graphic for a set of 5 asexuality themed wallpapers, shown on 5 phone screens. One shows a pair of hands levitating an ace of spades playing card; the second shows a starry night sky with a dragon formed in the negative space of the clouds; the third shows a cheesecake slice in the ace flag colours, with the text "ACE, no matter how you slice it;" the fourth has hand-drawn text that says "I'm beauty, I'm ace, if you mess with my I'll punch you in the face!!;" and the last one shows a cat sleeping among the clouds.
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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acescicomm.bsky.social
Ace Week: begins
Me: time to be obnoxiously asexual ♠️

#AceWeek
October 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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dovelynnwriter.bsky.social
It's that time again. Ace Week! Below are 3 books with spooktastic acespec rep for your enjoyment and perusal! I'm only doing 3 per topic, but there are many more books out there. Share your own recs with people. :D

#AceWeek #QueerBooks
An informational graphic. The text reads: Books for Ace Week Day 1: Spooky Season It’s the second half of October, so of course we’re starting this week off with books specifically for spooky season. Whether it’s ghouls or ghosts, supernatural romcom or outright horror, if it’s spooky (or spoopy) it all goes for this set of acespec books. One rule: The rep has to be a major character. The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com An informational graphic. It features a small version of a book cover with text beside it. The book cover is for: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger The text reads: Books for Ace Week Day 1: Spooky Season Elatsoe is an mesmerising, award-winning young adult novel featuring an aroace Lipan Apache lead who can raise the ghosts of dead animals, and has a ghost dog named Kirby. (Kirby is the best dog.) When her cousin is murdered, Elatsoe sets out with her best friend to discover the identity of the killer and bring them to justice. A powerful, magical narrative about the importance of family and friendship, and a scathing look at the effects of colonisation. The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com An informational graphic. It features a small version of a book cover with text beside it. The book cover is for: Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver The text reads: Books for Ace Week Day 1: Spooky Season Stake Sauce is a fantastic vampire novel, starring a disabled former firefighter turned mall cop. In this supernatural cosy-adjacent story, love is the secret ingredient that allows people to heal and stay alive. This heartwarming tale explores the fluidity of aspec identity as well as delivering an emotional rollercoaster of the best kind as Jude and Pixie team up to stand up to bullies and defeat some extremely bad people in the process. The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com An informational graphic. It features a small version of a book cover with text beside it. The book cover is for: He Must Go Walk the Woods So Wild by S.L. Dove Cooper The text reads: Books for Ace Week He Must Go Walk the Woods So Wild is the titular piece in this collection. After a group of teenagers decides to brave the woods at night, during a storm, they end up with regrets as creepy fey creatures decide to, ah, make a deal with one of them. Their friendship and lives will never be the same again. Other spooky season tales in the collection include The Stalking of Sally Foth (don’t be fooled by the cosy-adjacent), Kitty (who is a dog, yes I know) and Balanced by Those Horrors. The graphic was created by S.L. Dove Cooper at https://www.dovelynnwriter.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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It's ace awareness week 💜 I'm gray ace. For me, that means I don't become sexually attracted to people usually, and if I do, it's after we've formed a deep connection of some kind. I'm sex-positive as well and I've written sex-positive aces in The Requiem Series (which gets spicy in book 2) 😏
The Requiem Series
A queer and trans series about recovering from trauma with darkness instead of the light, in a genre of its own.
requiemseries.carrd.co
October 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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aebrossbooks.bsky.social
Want to support some folks for #AceWeek?

Check out the Ace Pride Week Itchio Bundle #1 - 25 books for $25, from now til October 25th 🌈📚

These books are either written by ace folks, feature ace characters, or BOTH. Show your love and grab your bundle here: riyati.ink/ace2025-1
Ace Pride Week itch.io bundle 1 Oct 19 - 25 | 25 books for $25! Book covers for the following books are listed top left to bottom right: Enemies to Enemies - Ash Kreider Devil’s Deal - Tessa Hastjarjanto A Spark in Space - Janina Franck Child of the Forest - Audrey Simmons A Dragon’s Treasure - Elis Madsen How Six Saved the Frogs - Blaine D. Arden City of Strife - Claudie Arseneault In Spite of the Inevitable - Morgan Biscup Peace in the Sky - Caye Marsh Bridges of Smoke - Julie March Where We Converge - A. E. Bross Sidetracked - S. K. Kelley Lost Blades - Liz Sauco Claimed by the Undead - C. L. Carhart Pet - H. S. Kallinger Chai and Cat-tales - Lynn Strong The One He Brought Home - Skye Kilean Puppetry - Nina Waters A Life in Too Many Margins - S. E. Thomson Doce Drosera - Anita Merchants of Knowledge and Magic - Erika McCorkle Secondhand Origin Storie - Lee Brontide The Harmony of Falling Snow - Audora Brokaw Riyati Rebirth - Kai Zeal The Whisperer in White - Y. R. Liu All books by ace authors and/or ft. ace characters across a variety of genres! riyati.ink/ace2025-1
October 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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earlronove.bsky.social
In addition to the previously posted Ace Week bundles (please check them out! There's so many good books!), I have put two of my books on sale for this week that feature two of my ace characters!! WHEREVER THE STARS CALL & ERRANT WINGS combo pack for $4! Half off!!

itch.io/s/162060/ace...
Ace Week 2025!🖤🤍💜 by Ronove
A bundle by Ronove, $4.00 for Wherever the Stars Call, Errant Wings
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October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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kateammann.bsky.social
Happy Ace Week! 🖤🩶🤍💜
October 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
Happy Ace Week!

Our stories and our identities deserve to be celebrated and acknowledged, always 💜🖤💚
a drawing of a bee with the website spiffy-keen.com written below it
Alt: An ace pride coloured bee flies in front of a purple and black heart, drawn by spiffy-keen
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October 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
Ace Pride Week book bundles!!!
gmgray.bsky.social G.M. Gray @gmgray.bsky.social · 23d
Triple Strike book 1 will be part of the Ace Pride Week Bundles starting Oct 19! If you enjoy watching a pirate twink flirt with an inspector twink, who remains more or less oblivious, you may like Triple Strike!

Mega-bundle for $50:
riyati.ink/acepride2025

Bundle 2 for $25:
riyati.ink/ace2025-2
Ace Pride Week Mega Bundle Books have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25, 51 Books, $50.00 Book covers are: Secondhand Origin Stories by LeeBrontide City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault Sidetracked: Part 1 by SK Kelley In Spite of the Inevitable by Morgan Biscup The One He Brought Home by Skye Kilaen Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal Lost Blades by Liz Sauco Bridges of Smoke by Jule March The Whisperer in White by Y.R. Liu Where We Converge by A.E. Bross Child of the Forest by Audrey Simmons A Dragon’s Treasure by Elis Madsen Enemies to Enemies by Ash Kreider Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong Puppetry by Nina Waters Devil’s Deal by Tessa Hastjarjanto A Spark in Space by Janina Franck The Harmony of Falling Snow, A Polyamorous Romantasy Novel by Andora Brokaw How Six Saved the Frogs Pet by H.S. Kallinger Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Shadow Spark Publishing Claimed by the Undead by C.L. Carhart Doce Drosera by Anita Peace in the Sky by William C. Tracy A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Journey Home by May Barros Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean Yours Celestially by Al Hess The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell Curse of Souls by Niranjan The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Grand Duke's Masseur by sbdrag Blood by D.C. Hart Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Junk Junction by William C. Tracy Promotional image for Ace Pride Week Bundle #2. All books in this bundle have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25, 26 Books, $26.00 Book covers pictured are: Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Journey Home by May Barros Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean Yours Celestially by Al Hess The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell Curse of Souls by Niranjan The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Grand Duke's Masseur by sbdrag Blood by D.C. Hart Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Junk Junction by William C. Tracy
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social
#FollowFriday Halloween is almost here! Here are some lit mags with open subs right now during spooky season (go submit your work!):

✨ Phenomena Press (@phenomenapress.bsky.social)
✨ Unicorn Teeth Magazine (@unicorn-teeth.bsky.social)
✨ Aphor Magazine (instagram.com/aphormagazine)
October 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
✨️Meet the Team✨️

Harper is our designer, and has been working her magic on all of our graphics!

You can find her here @harperkinsley.bsky.social or on instagram

#writesky #writingcommunity 📚🌈
With fancy flourishes, the text reads "Meet the Team, Designer, Harper, She/her" and an instagram handle that reads @harperkinsleyauthor With the same flourishes, the text reads: ABOUT- Harper is a disabled, panromantic asexual author with ADHD and Canva Pro. What started as a hyperfixation creating Twitch overlays for friends and sticker designs for herself slowly evolved into an actual interest in digital art. (You could say graphic design is her passion.) She dabbles mostly in social media assets and mock covers but has also created emotes and other forms of hand-drawn art as well.
October 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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foglifterpress.bsky.social
🍃 It's the season for submissions, and Foglifter has several opportunities open for your literary work🍃

foglifter.submittable.com/submit

📌 Foglifter Online Exclusive Issue 1.1 (Aug 15 - Oct 15)
📌 Foglifter Journal Print Issue 11.1 (Sept 1 - Nov 1)
📌 Start A Riot! Chapbook Prize (Sept 1 - Dec 1)
September 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
We've got a website! And a Linktree!

(And something else coming soon 👀)

phenomena-press.com
linktr.ee/phenomenapress

#writesky #booksky #writingcommunity 📚🌈💙📚🪐
Phenomena Press
an indie press championing aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories
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October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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soniasulaiman.bsky.social
Hey, a reminder that I’m looking for work. I’m an award winning writer and editor serving the community. My book Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction just won an Ignyte award! I’m looking for clients, and would love to work in narrative games.

Get in touch with me!
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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ewhag.com
mentally i am reaching toward a candy bowl held by a scarecrow that might be my neighbor waiting to scare me
October 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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sharkiatwrites.bsky.social
Only one more day left to get this bundle!
sharkiatwrites.bsky.social Susanne Schmidt @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social · Oct 10
Tired of being recommended the same 10 books? The Under-Rated bundle is here to bring you tons of hidden gems.

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Itch.io under-rated bundle Oct 9th to 13th Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of. Itch.io under-rated bundle Oct 9th to 13th Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of.
October 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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translunartl.bsky.social
It's the last Friday of this submission period for Translunar Travelers Lounge. If you have some fantasy, science fiction, or other speculative fiction 5000 words and under, why not submit?

(Open until 15th October, please check the guidelines)
translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
phenomenapress.bsky.social
Werewolf packs are actually just giant family packs made up of anyone who needs or wants to be there, actually
Image reads: "Let me talk about werewolves for a second. If there was a werewolf in your neighborhood, they’d be that family of 10 kids always roughhousing outside and their house is the one all the neighborhood kids go to hang out at because Mr. Werewolf and Mrs. Werewolf are the Cool Parents that their kids find really embarrassing."
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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faerywhimsy.bsky.social
If you're a writer of aspec and have ever wanted to have me as an editor for your work, our submission window is currently open at @phenomenapress.bsky.social !~

#submissioncall #writingcommunity
Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM