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It's that time already?? Today is the FINAL DAY to submit your crab apple flash fiction before the window closes! 🍏⏰ We hope our fruity fun facts helped kickstart your brainstorming, provided inspo, or were just a fun read; we'd love to do it again sometime! www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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Can I admit how excited I am about the release of The Map of Lost Places? Because I know everything is shit right now and we're all struggling, but @shereereneethomas.bsky.social and I's anthology comes out at the end of April and I am so excited!!! It's full of haunting, spooky tales and I love it!

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It's that time already?? Today is the FINAL DAY to submit your crab apple flash fiction before the window closes! 🍏⏰ We hope our fruity fun facts helped kickstart your brainstorming, provided inspo, or were just a fun read; we'd love to do it again sometime! www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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The Map of Lost Places Scavenger Hunt already has two winners claiming the prize!! will you be able to claim the last prize-winning spot? 👀🧭

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Calling all explorers, wanderers, and adventure-seekers… In preparation for The Map of Lost Places anthology coming out this April, we’re hosting a scavenger hunt!! 🧭🗺️ Do you have what it takes to find all the treasures? Then read on for more details! 🧵

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Don't forget to register for @retreasure.bsky.social's "6 Powerful Exercises to Polish Your Prose" Live Webinar with Reach Your Apex ✍️📚 Class is in session TOMORROW at 2PM EST/11AM PST! 👩‍🏫 Use code 5off6 at checkout to get $5 off! Register here: reachyourapex.com/product/six-...

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Want a petite produce fun fact? The abundant blossoms and miniature fruits of the crab apple tree make it a popular choice for crafting bonsai! 🌳🌱 Another fun fact? There's just TWO DAYS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! Remember, February's theme is CRAB APPLES! 🍎 www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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I'm wrapping up my spotlights because the bundle is nearly done: THE KRAKEN SEA by @ecatherine.com from @apexmag.bsky.social is an excellent place to wind up. This is magical and tumultuous tale fits in well with the rest of the reads. Get the bundle now before it's gone! storybundle.com/horror

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What precious item would you offer to an old god? And what would you ask for in return? 🥀🍊💌 Don't miss @montelin.bsky.social's new short fiction, "I found an old god in the woods," out now! Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Our submission window for the Violet Lichen ECO24 anthology has been EXTENDED until March 17th! ✨🌿🍄 links to details and submission guidelines are below! 🌏 More Details: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp... 🌍 Submission Guidelines: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...

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"My skin becomes nebuladust My eyes dark stars My teeth moons" 🌌🦷🌟 New fiction today by @montelin.bsky.social: "I found an old god in the woods" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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Don't forget to register for @retreasure.bsky.social's "Writing Effective Flash Fiction" Live Writer's Workshop with Reach Your Apex ✍️⚡ Class is in session TOMORROW at 4PM EST/1PM PST! 👩‍🏫 Register here: reachyourapex.com/product/keep...

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We are thrilled to reveal the full, frightfully fantastic cover of Jason Sanford's upcoming Gothic dark fantasy, WE WHO HUNT ALEXANDERS! 📕🎨✨ Appearing on shelves (and in nightmares ☠️) this July! Cover Art: Asya Yordanova (@asyayordanovaart on IG) Jacket Design: Mikio Murikami (@SilentQDesign on IG)

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THREE DAYS LEFT for the HORROR SHORT READS @storybundle.bsky.social… 22 novellas for $20! Final stretch 👉🏻 KING OF THE BASTARDS by @briankeene.bsky.social & Steven L. Shrewsbury, from @apexmag.bsky.social! A sword and sorcery romp teeming with images of extreme horror. storybundle.com/horror

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CONGRATULATIONS from the Apex team to @raebolt.bsky.social for her Bram Stoker Award nomination for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction!! 🥂🎉 Find the Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot here: bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/t... Read 'And She Had Been So Reasonable' below! ⬇️

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I'm so excited about this novella!! @ivygrimes.bsky.social is an incredible writer, and this story is absolutely wild. Get ready to meet some very strange characters hiding some even stranger secrets 👀👀

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Thanks so much to @marissavu.bsky.social and everyone at Violet Lichen for the announcement of this new book!

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EiC @marissavu.bsky.social at Violet Lichen Books is thrilled to announce the acquisition of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social, a delightfully weird and surreal coming-of-age, folk-horror novella inspired by the legend of Alpine winter witch Frau Perchta, coming Spring 2026! 🌿🏔️📚

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👁️👁️👁️ no one can hide forever... 👁️👁️👁️ Keep watch on February 24th for the official full cover reveal of Jason Sanford's Gothic fantasy, WE WHO HUNT ALEXANDERS!

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Celebrate Black History Month with Apex! We are proud to publish the work of Black authors and stand firm in our dedication to share diverse, creative voices. Learn more about outstanding Apex titles and authors L.H. Moore, Maurice Broaddus, Eugen Bacon and Chesya Burke, in our latest blog post!

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Want a fruit fantasy fun fact? Crab apples are one of the main ingredients in the Nine Herbs Charm, an Old English healing spell from the 10th century! ⚗️🌿 Another fun fact? There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your CRAB APPLES-themed flash fiction! 🍎 www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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A good magician never reveals their secrets...to anyone other than their Patrons! Join the Apex Patreon and get backstage perks like voting on flash fiction themes, access to the secret Discord server and more! It's so easy, it's almost like magic! 🎩🐇 Join here: www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...

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ooooh everyone get excited, the Apex social media guy finally gets to write a ✨vague publishing event post✨ 👀👀👀🗺️🧭🔎❓

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Shake things up with KING OF THE BASTARDS from @briankeene.bsky.social and Steven Shrewsbury, released by @apexmag.bsky.social. Step into a brutal world of dark magic and demons and leave the modern world behind. It's another excellent quick read in this bundle: storybundle.com/horror

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ATTENTION WRITERS: Time to sharpen your pencils! 📝 Reach Your Apex has TWO live workshops with @retreasure.bsky.social coming up - Keep It Short: Writing Flash Fiction on Feb. 25th, and Six Powerful Exercises to Polish Your Prose on the 28th! Details (and a discount link?? 👀) in the 🧵 below!

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💬 "I’m always thinking about what other people are thinking, and that has served as a wellspring for more stories." New interview today by @marissavu.bsky.social: "Interview with Author Allison Thai" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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CONGRATULATIONS to @raebolt.bsky.social, @junewhitewrites.bsky.social, and Tom Edwards for winning the Apex Reader's Choice Awards! 🥂🎉 Thank you to all of our amazing 2024 contributors and our readers for participating 🖤 Links to the winning stories and cover are below!

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Want a botanical body horror fun fact? Crabapple limbs and roots are often sawed off and grafted onto apple trees to promote pollination! 🌳🔪🩸 Another fun fact? February's flash fiction theme is CRAB APPLES! You have TWO WEEKS left to submit! 🍎 www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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Want to give some love to your favorite Apex authors? 🌹 Today's the last day to vote in our 2024 Apex Magazine Reader's Choice Awards! Polls close at midnight tonight 🌙🗳️ Place your vote here: www.patreon.com/posts/2024-a...

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What does a funeral look like on another planet? Don't miss @amalsingh.bsky.social's short fiction "Notes from a Pyre," a meditative, deeply tender exploration of funerary practices across the cosmos 🪐 Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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Is your email inbox a nightmare? We'd feel right at home there! 🏚️ Subscribe to Apex Magazine via our Patreon or website and get nightmarish short fiction delivered right to your virtual doorstep! 🫴📨🛸 Patreon: www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp... Website: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/ape...

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"Here, unlike the Terrans, the lifeless body didn’t carry the weight of death. The soul had already gone, and thus the body itself was feather-light." 🫀🫀 New fiction today by @amalsingh.bsky.social: "Notes from a Pyre" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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Yay! Congratulations to @ktbryski.bsky.social and @delilahsdawson.bsky.social for making the Locus Recommended Reading List!!!

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15 DAYS LEFT for the HORROR SHORT READS @storybundle.bsky.social 19 cool books for 20 bucks! 👉 THE KRAKEN SEA by @ecatherine.com from @apexmag.bsky.social! This beautiful & surreal novella follows a foundling boy who must keep his scales and tentacles repressed to fit in. storybundle.com/horror

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Thank you to Locus for including two Apex stories in its 2024 Recommended Reading List 🖤 links to both stories and the full list are below! ⬇️ "Just You and Me, Now" by KT Bryski: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... "Spread the Word" by Delilah S. Dawson: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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FYI to reviewers! Also, this is just the cover art for the review ARCs. I've seen the final cover art for We Who Hunt Alexanders and trust me, it's going to blow people's minds.

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If you missed @thaisibir.bsky.social's fantastic story "A Ten Thousand Year Survey Into Seven Stomachs of an Ishta" yesterday, be sure to check it out today. This story is so good!

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There's only TWO MORE DAYS to vote in the 2024 Apex Magazine Reader's Choice Awards! Don't miss your chance to send some love to your favorite authors and artists from last year 💌🌹 Click here to place your vote: www.patreon.com/posts/2024-a...

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"It takes a special kind of dumbass to throw oneself on purpose into the mouth of an Ishta." 🧗‍♀️ Don't miss @thaisibir.bsky.social's short fiction "A Ten Thousand Year Survey Into Seven Stomachs of an Ishta," out now on apexbookcompany.com! Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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The 2025 Hugo Award nominations are open! Please refer to our blog post for a full list of Apex's award eligibility. We're grateful for any consideration in these categories. Blog post: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-... Hugo Awards: www.thehugoawards.org/2025/02/2025...

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New fiction today by @thaisibir.bsky.social: "A Ten Thousand Year Survey Into Seven Stomachs of an Ishta" 🪱🧠 Suspenseful, gut-twisting and punchy, this is a hearty helping of classic sci-fi horror! Fans of Mystery Flesh Pit National Park and Scavengers Reign: you'll love this one! Read it here! ⬇️

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Which Apex story would YOU bring to read on a deserted island? 🏝️ Let us know by voting for your favorite spooky beach reads in our Reader's Choice Awards! 🗳️📚 Revisit our 2024 publications and covers to vote on your favorite. Polls close on February 14th! vote here: www.patreon.com/posts/2024-a...

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Take a bite out of this one! 🍎🦀 This month's flash fiction theme is the sour wild child of the genus Malus, the immortal fruit with cyanide in its seeds: CRAB APPLES! 🌳 You have until the last day of February to submit! More details here: www.patreon.com/posts/februa...

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