@indiebites
A quarterly magazine featuring short fantasy fiction from indie authors. Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social No AI. QUESTS & QUARRELS deadline: 31 May 26 SORCERY & SECRETS deadline: 31 Aug 26 www.silversunbooks.com
This is like Midsomer Murders meets Bake Off meets Death Becomes Her meets Blandings… no death, but a lot of very silly village flower show rivalry, seethingly polite put-downs, and vicious horticultural witchery 😂
A watercolour of pink dahlias with pink and green dragons hiding in the picture. Text reads: Helen Byrne-Bickerstaff was not going to take home first prize for her dahlias at the Upper Brimley Flower Show, not if Dorothy Harrow had anything to do with it. A Fistful of Dahlias by Adie Hart FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites
A stack of paperbacks of Indie Bites 21, with the top one open to Adie’s story
A Fistful of Dahlias by Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany).
www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...
The cover of Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires curated by T.L. Morgan. It shows an androgynous vampire figure holding a glass of blood, amidst an intricate background that looks like a stained glass window. There are motifs of roses and bats among the stained glass. The vampire is facing away from the viewer, with their head turned slightly over their shoulder and a slight smirk on their face.
🦇 COVER REVEAL 🦇
I am THRILLED to show you the cover of my upcoming vampire anthology, EXQUISITE UNDEAD!
This stunning artwork is by R.E. Murray, who took my vision to an unbelievable level. It's PERFECT 🤩
The anthology's Kickstarter launches April 1! https://tinyurl.com/exquisite-undead
A photo of twisting tree roots, picked out with spots of red. Text reads: ““We remember warmth. We remember the centuries-ago Earth; before the curse drifted down like a quiet, poisonous snowfall. Before the sky soured. Before the light thinned to a ghost of itself.” ~ Where the Roots Remember by Crystal St. Clair FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites”
A stack of paperbacks of Indie Bites 21, the top one open to Crystal’s story
Where the Roots Remember by Crystal St. Clair is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany)!
www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...
This world book day, why not get your hands on our EXCLUSIVE 5th anniversary special edition, featuring fantasy stories by 20 indie authors?
The Kickstarter is your ONLY chance to buy this gorgeous book, ft. original art from Arden Powell & Madeleine Rico!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Watch your CWs with this one - I went a bit dark…
A photo of dark tree roots burrowing into masonry Text reads: ““My fans are great. Even the weird ones. I mean, I’m weird, right? What thirteen-year-old girl is obsessed with plants? I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them. I owe everything to them, really. My fans are the best.” ~ Threads and Vines by Josie Jaffrey FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites”
A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 21, with the top copy open to Josie’s story
Threads and Vines by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany).
www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...
You all helped me reach my first milestone of 50 Kickstarter followers in less than a month! 🥹🙏🏻
Now...can we get to 100 before launch? 👀
Follow my upcoming Kickstarter for my vampire fiction anthology!
tinyurl.com/exquisite-un...
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
⌛ 1st to 7th March
📖 Summer Issue
📝 100 to 8000 words
☀️ Any rating, theme or genre, but please note if you send something very clearly related to Winter etc, it probably won't make this issue.
#writersofbsky #submissionsopen #booksky
acoupofowls.com/submissions/
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
⌛ 1st to 7th March
Why submit to ACoO?
💰 Always free to submit
💰 Always free to read
💰 Always paid
📝 Feedback available on declined subs
✨ Quality publication going strong since 2021
#writersofbsky #submissionsopen #booksky
acoupofowls.com/submissions/
💜 Absolute tearjerker
A close up photo of a pink and peach rose with magical twinkles surrounding it. Text reads: “‘What strange magic you have on this side of the sea.’ ‘What makes it strange? The memory is still yours; it will simply keep in the flower forever, as fresh as when it left. The rose will never wilt, and the memory will never decay.’ ~ What Lives Within a Rose by Allie Leigh FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites”
A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 21 with the top one open to Allie’s story
What Lives Within a Rose by Allie Leigh is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany).
www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...
We look forward to seeing you in the inbox!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN OUR SUBS BOX FOR OUR QUESTS & QUARRELS ISSUE (deadline 31 May)
Adie wants oodles of magic. Josie wants dark and twisted heartbreakers.
Also:
- enemy exes and ex-enemies
- unconventional questing parties
- lady knights
- bicker-flirting
www.silversunbooks.com/submit
An illustration of a sorcerer in a robe with the hood up and tentacles of hair streaming from under it, in a marshy area with light surrounding them, with bits of dark magic spilling from under their hood. Text reads: Submissions open for our November issue on the themes of Sorcery & Secrets deadline 31 August 2026
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN OUR SUBS BOX FOR OUR SORCERY & SECRETS ISSUE (deadline 31 August)
Adie wants unorthodox magic users. Josie wants devastating secrets.
Also:
- sorcerers against the system
- unreliable narrators
- unusual settings
- wizards goofing off
www.silversunbooks.com/submit
This one in particular is a gorgeous little story that now lives rent free in my brain.
An illustration of a bandit holding a bow on a wide tree branch covered with magical flowers. Text reads: ““The sacred flowers carpeted the ground before her feet. Glossy-leaved and bulbous, their distinctive flowers, growing in groups of nine along a dark green stem, ranged in color from pale blue to a deep midnight purple.” The Ranger and the Thief by Emmylou Kotzé FREE in the Bandits & Botany issue of Indie Bites”
A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 21, with the top one open to Emmylou’s story
The Ranger and the Thief by Emmylou Kotzé is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Bandits & Botany)
www.silversunbooks.com/post/bandits...
They’re GLORIOUS, aren’t they?
HUZZAH!!!!
It has been a VERY exciting week!
Madeleine absolutely smashed this brief. We are so thrilled.
We can barely believe what an amazing job you’ve both done on the art for this special edition. It is going to be STUNNING 💜
END PAPERS REVEAL!!!
Beautiful art by Madeleine Rico. We are absolutely blown away.
END PAPERS REVEAL!!!
Beautiful art by Madeleine Rico. We are absolutely blown away.
Thank you so much! 💜
Congratulations, this is going to be nothing short of glorious
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Last teaser!
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Thank you!!!!
Anything we make from this point on will go towards paying our lovely authors more, so please keep spreading the word!
