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i wrote it.

[Favor Ekanem @faveeman]

@inkedbylover Always a pleasure.

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Calling all Writers!
Some themed submission calls for the month of June! Take your pick, or apply for them all, 🧵 👇

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And that's it for June! Let me know which one you're submitting to, and good luck.

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OCCULT DETECTIVE MAG seeks Folk Horror reprints (some originals possible): rural/urban + investigative elements.
LGBTQ+/BIPOC + global settings welcome
Deadline: June 19, 2026
5k–10k words
Pay: £25/reprints, £0.01–£50/originals Details: https://t.co/PGMi6akzLw

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Campfire Publishing seeks maritime horror for Savagery on the Salty Seas; twists, chills, sea myth & dread. Deadline: June 15
Word Count: 10k words (min 7.5k)
Pay: $50
Details: https://t.co/NXmQtCfpdK

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Cracked Anvil Press seeks grimdark fantasy/horror set in enchanted forests for Off the Broken Path.
Fast, brutal and compact prose preferred.
Deadline: June 15
Word Count: 1k–5k words.
Pay: $5.
Details: https://t.co/w5o7Re7Ac4

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In a Flash (Substack) seeks flash CNF for June theme “Recipes.”
Word Count: 500 words
Deadline: June 15
Pay: $25 + author Q&A spotlight
Details: https://t.co/qCwStkUWVO (guidelines)
https://t.co/5zZCkoposf (themes)

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Their Sister Magazine, Escape Pod is also open for sci-fi & fiction reprints: “Democratic Futures” (future of democracy).
Pay: 8¢/word for originals.
Deadline: June 30
Details: https://t.co/ifKeaRnTlk

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CAST OF WONDERS (YA spec fic podcast) seeks stories for Banned Books Week 2026: “The Seeds That Grow”; Little Free Libraries, story seeds, hope, & freedom to read. Up to 5–6k words.
Pay: 8¢/word, $20–100/reprints Deadline: June 15
Details: https://t.co/7GZkd90bNb

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Baffling Mag (Neon Hemlock) seeks queer speculative fiction (SF/F/horror) for “Gossip” + unthemed stories.
Deadline: June 15.
Word Count: 1,200 words.
Pay: 8¢/word.
Details: https://t.co/MQPutdNo2B

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AGITA PUBLISHING seeks horror/dark sci-fi stories about gig work & survival under capitalism for their anthology "Side Hustle"
Deadline: June 14
1k–5k words
Pay: 5¢/word
Details: https://t.co/c6SbEbdI8d

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MSLEXIA seeks fiction, nonfiction & poetry from women-identifying writers. Current showcase theme: “Gold.”
Deadline: June 8
Pay: £30
Length: Varies
Details: https://t.co/0TfdQGFNvl

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SPACE & TIME MAG seeks speculative flash fiction & poetry for “Sharpen Your Tools.”
Horror/SF/fantasy blends welcome. Deadline: June 7
1k words.
Pay: 1¢/word for fiction & $5 for poetry
Details: https://t.co/GF0qFHb8sh

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FLAME TREE: The Book of Demons (Beyond & Within)
Original horror stories on demons; traditional, invented, or metaphorical (trauma, addiction, etc). Reprints are not accepted.
Deadline: 7 June 2026
3k–4k words
$0.08/word
Taking 4 stories in June.
https://t.co/e7gpoRjEah

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@TeaRoseKent author.

[Favor Ekanem @faveeman]

Care for the full version? Find it for free on my substack:

https://t.co/mpUBUe2ZzO

[Favor Ekanem @faveeman]

“I am large, I contain multitudes.”
— Walt Whitman

Perhaps how you meet people is better than having met them at all. The time. The place. The state of mind. I would’ve kept living life the same way I always had, until I met her.

[Favor Ekanem @faveeman]

Her name was Ifreke. Mine is Etuk. And that was the beginning of something new.

[Favor Ekanem @faveeman]

it's not this, but something else. something so subtle yet pronounced when you know what to look for. and that's not everything, it's enough.

[Freyy @Freyy_is]

the em dash is no longer the clearest sign of ai-generated writing.

honestly? it’s this.

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Musa recognizes it's Hausa, "Daddy, did you forget me?" and deletes the clip.
Unfortunately, the messages keep coming. Want to read the full thing? it's on my Substack: https://t.co/OPQXiFp7xo

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It’s 3:17 a.m.
The building is mostly glass, and the cold is spread across it like breath on a window.
From his booth, Musa watches the empty lobby when the words appear on Camera 3: “Baba, ka manta da ni?”