Four people stand behind table at bookfair.
Thanks again @getlitfestival for having us out on the east side of the state for a lovely lit fest celebrating local authors, booksellers, lit mags, and more. We had a great time meeting many folks from the Spokane arts community!
A big monster with talons and covered in eyeballs crouched next to a little pigeon.
Born from a joke but having evolved into so much more, pigeoncore is NoNoTheArtist's (our Spring 2026 Issue cover artist) signature style. Read more about NoNo and pigeoncore here: weirdlitmag.com/post...
Weird Lit Mag calling for submissions, April 15-May 15. Go to their website for guidelines and to submit.
Hello weirdies! We are officially open for submissions for our Summer '26 Issue today, 4/15, through 5/15. Please send us your most polished, cherished stories under 3k words for consideration. Check out our guidelines and submit your work here: www.weirdlitmag.com/...
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We're getting hyped to head out to Get Lit! Literary Festival in Spokane this weekend, April 17-19! This will be our first time at this small but longstanding festival which is now in its 28th year. Let us know if you'll be there or in the area and come say hi!
#litfest #readweirdlit #weirdos
Picture of the book The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli
Some books find us at the right time & place. For Editor in Chief September, who's had a lifelong fascination with teeth & bones, finding a copy of The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli in a used bookstore felt fated. Read her review of this experimental fiction here: weirdlitmag.com/post...
A man stands in front of plants in a red-lit room.
Austin Goodmanson's story "Under the Flathead" sucked us in, pulling at us with a gravitational force we couldn't fight (nor did we want to). Read our interview with the author at the link in our bio.
A pigeon sits in front of a spray-painted wall.
"I hope that [readers] too learn to long for liberation from the tyranny of the individualized form and to return to the singular soup of being." Read more of our interview with Patrick Ball, author of "A True Vore Story" at the link in bio.
A mythical-looking person covered in greenery holds a tall staff with a golden artifact hanging off it.
Storytelling isn't only reserved for the written word. For @zandervision.bsky.social, our Winter 2025 Issue cover artist, a photo can be a window into the very depths of who someone is and where they came from; what he calls their "personal mythology." Learn more: www.weirdlitmag.com/post/persona...
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
And of course we had to include a title from one of our favorite local weird authors, Tom Robbins, may he RIP. Check out the store at www.pelicanbaybooks.... and enjoy!
#readweirdlit #weirdlit #independentbookstore
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Bookshelf tag: Aliens, UFOs
Shout out to Pelican Bay Books, located in downtown Anacortes, WA, a used book shop with a full-service coffee bar and plenty of weird gems within its shelves.
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Pelican Bay Books storefront
Independent Bookstore Day is coming up next month, but we celebrate independent bookstores as much as can (and probably more than our wallets would like us to!).
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Our latest issue dropped on Friday, and we're still up in the clouds about it. What a fantastic, weird, and dare I say boundless set of stories (and distinctive art)! Read more about what makes up this issue in the official Publisher's Note at www.weirdlitmag.com/....
@austingoodmanson.bsky.social @mrallanmiller.bsky.social
A pigeon sitting in front of a cactus and a cloud withe the text: Weird Lit Magazine. Spring Issue Volume 3 Issue 1
Today is the spring equinox, which also means it's issue launch day over here at Weird Lit! Our Spring 2026 Issue is bursting with fresh, experimental stories that span a wide spectrum of weird, and we're so excited to finally get to share it with you. Read it at weirdlitmag.com (link also in bio)!
Weird Lit Magazine. Spring Issue 2026 coming soon! Featuring stories from Patrick Ball, Sean Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Daniel Gardner, Robert Garnham, Austin Goodmanson, Abhijat Malviya, Matthew McAlister, Adam Jon Miller, Allan Miller, Rich Renner, Otto N. Tynham, Oliver Willham and artwork from NoNoTheArtist and Thomas Riesner.
If you're counting down the days to spring and the fair(er) weather that comes with it, we have one more thing to give you to look forward to: our Spring 2026 Issue. This is our biggest issue yet, both in terms of number of stories (12!) and the variety of weird. Out on the equinox, March 20.
Orangey cats in suitcase
Cats in suitcase
Cat in suitcase
Sadly the familiars can't come on this trip. Don't think they didn't try, though...see you soon, Baltimore! Yeti is coming too. #AWP26 #readweirdlit
WLM sticker inserts
Bird "helping" make pins
Bird helping make pins
We've been hard at work this week making Weird Lit pins for #AWP26 along with a little help (?) from some of our non-human friends. Come by the Bookfair if you're attending and pick up some of our handiwork! #readweirdlit #birdsareartiststoo
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The annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference and Bookfair is in Baltimore this year and the Weird Lit Crew will be there! We're excited to see YOU (if you're there too). Read more on the WLM blog below (or at link in bio).
www.weirdlitmag.com/...
We were excited to catch up with Holden this issue after selecting his story "Doctor Neighbour" for publication, a delightfully weird piece with sci-fi and philosophical elements. Read our full interview with the author below or at link in bio.
www.weirdlitmag.com/...
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"Writing in particular is a long haul," said WLM author Holden Arquilevich in our recent interview. "Don’t be afraid to winter and take time to remember why you like to make art at all."
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Hi James, apologies for the late response. Yes, we accept submissions from anywhere. Our next reading window will be coming up in April!
Woman sitting behind a sleepy white cat.
WLM author Brenna Marie Gautam expertly explores the weaponization of perception in her speculative piece "Chloe and the Sad Twin." Head to the link in our bio for an interview with the author and check out her story in our latest issue!
Graphic that reads: Weird Lit Magazine. Come find us at AWP Baltimore. Table #431, March 5-7.
We're getting excited for #AWP! If you're attending the conference this year, come say hi! We'll be table 431 and we're looking forward to meeting contributors, readers, and other editors. See you soon?
#readweirdlit
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We are open for submissions of your weird short stories through February 15. If you haven't submitted work to us yet this reading period, now's your chance! We can't wait to read it. Full guidelines at weirdlitmag.com/submit.
Thanks for being a part of our weird community!
Debut author Juliette Cardinali's first published story, "Edgar Allan Poe Joins the Rodeo" will stick in your mind long after you read it. Meet Juliette in our interview at www.weirdlitmag.com/... and learn a little more about the young author!
" Is that any less weird than imagining a
world in which someone gets a job peeing on servers at
a data center?"
Head over to the WLM blog to read our interview with
author Matthew Pritt—we're pretty sure you'll enjoy. Read more at
www.weirdlitmag.com/post/matthew...
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social
You may know author Tom Busillo from such oddities as "The Soup Line" (published by Weird Lit) and many other works around the lit-sphere. Senior Editor Dina interviewed Tom recently and we think you'll find their conversation pretty fun! Find it at
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And just like that we're halfway through our submission window for our Spring 2026 issue. There's two more weeks left to submit so if you have something weird, polish it up and send it our way! We're open for submissions until Feb 15.
