GossamerWight Literary Magazine

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A UK-based literary magazine dedicated to dark & unconventional storytelling & poetry, centred on its quarterly digital anthologies. The submission window is open for Unstable Realities. Details here:

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 9d

The Uncanny Regimes anthology is available to download free in PDF and ePub formats from our online store, by going here: www.gossamerwight.com/store #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #Anthology #NewRelease #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

A graphic advertising M.J. Weert's poem, "A Lot of Energy Went into That," published in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine anthology, "Uncanny Regimes."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 10d

A graphic advertising M.J. Weert's poem, "1090," published in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine anthology, "Uncanny Regimes."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 10d

Uncanny Regimes is published. 20 pieces. 17 writers. 6 poems, 5 flash fictions, 9 short stories – with our first multilingual submission and first illustrated story. The regime is live. Download here: www.gossamerwight.com/store #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #NewRelease #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

A graphic advertising a verse of Janae Mancheski's poem, "I Wake Up, I Wake Up, I Wake Up," published in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine anthology, "Uncanny Regimes."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 26d

GossamerWight is proud to nominate Kate Bladek for the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers for 'Girl, Offline' – from our 2026 Q1 anthology, Thresholds. www.gossamerwight.com/awards-nomin... #GossamerWight #PENRobertJDauPrize #LiteraryMagazine #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 28d

GossamerWight is proud to nominate six poems for Best of the Net 2027 from our Q1 anthology, Thresholds, and Q2 anthology, Uncanny Regimes. www.gossamerwight.com/awards-nomin... #GossamerWight #BestOfTheNet #LiteraryMagazine #WritingCommunity #BookSky

A card announcing six GossamerWight Literary Magazine anthology poetry nominees for Best of the Net, 2027.

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· 29d

For Unstable Realities we're drawn to awe alongside dread – moments of strange beauty surfacing through disorientation. Characters who meet an unreliable world with curiosity, not just fear. Window open until 31 August. Details: bit.ly/4gCycjc #GossamerWight #UnstableRealities #CallForSubmissions

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Jul 5

GossamerWight is proud to nominate two stories for Best of the Net 2027 (fiction): Cadi Juno — 'Bones and Ribbons' — Q1: Thresholds Gary Mucklow — 'Out of Reach' — Q2: Uncanny Regimes gossamerwight.com/awards-nominations #BestOfTheNet #LiteraryMagazine #DarkFiction #GossamerWight #WritingCommunity

A card announcing two GossamerWight Literary Magazine anthology nominees (fiction) for the 2027 Best of the Net nominations.

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Jul 1

The Unstable Realities submission window is open. Reality fractures. Perception fails. The ground won't hold still. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. Window closes 31 August. #GossamerWight #UnstableRealities #CallForSubmissions #NewWeird #LiteraryHorror

The front cover of the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Unstable Realities".

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Jun 30

The front cover of the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Uncanny Regimes".

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Jun 22

The #Submission window opens for our Quarter 3 #anthology, "Unstable Realities," on Wednesday 1 July. Details here: bit.ly/4dQpbRY. #GossamerWight #CallForSubmissions #UnstableRealities #NewWeird #LiteraryHorror.

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Jun 4

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 29

Final days. Uncanny Regimes closes 23:59 this Sunday, 31 May. Your participation is voluntary. It has always been voluntary. The window is open—and we're rooting for the ones who push back. bit.ly/4ahyZSx #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #FinalDays #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 26

Uncanny Regimes is part of a four-anthology arc running through 2026—threshold, collapse, fracture, & strange rebirth. Submitting means joining something with shape & intention. Window closes 31/5. Details: bit.ly/4vd31Pz. #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 22

We love our weird oat drink! Oh, yes... the Uncanny Regimes window closes 23:59, 31 May. We still have room for more voices. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. ➤ bit.ly/4dDfR2w #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 21

Uncanny Regimes is taking shape—and it's shaping up well. The window closes 23:59, 31 May. We still have room for more voices. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work welcome. ➤ bit.ly/4dDfR2w #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 19

Sitting on a piece that feels too strange for most magazines? This is the one. Uncanny Regimes closes 23:59, 31 May. Prose, poetry, graphic narrative, experimental, and multilingual work all welcome. #GossamerWight #UncannyRegimes #CallForSubmissions #LiteraryHorror #NewWeird

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 11

"On Earth As It Is Beneath" by Ana Paula Maia. Grab your copy here: uk.bookshop.org/a/16731/9781... [Disclosure: If you buy a book via our link, we may earn a small commission from Bookshop-dot-org.] #GossamerReads #CurrentlyReading #FolkHorror #DystopianFiction #TheUncanny #GrittyRealism

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 11

The window is still open for The Uncanny Regimes anthology! We have ample room for prose, poetry, and graphic narratives exploring eerie systems, bureaucratic nightmares, and the uncanny. 👉 Full details: bit.ly/42sgyGB #GossamerWight #CallForSubmissions #UncannyRegimes #DeadlineMay31 #FinalCall

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GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 4

Liam Eichberg’s #story ‘Stop Sign,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

A colour graphic advertising Liam Eichberg's story, “Stop Sign,” available in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Thresholds."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 3

Bailey Flaherty’s #story ‘Do Not Go to the Shore Tonight,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

A colour graphic advertising Bailey Flaherty's story, “Do Not Go to the Shore Tonight,” available in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Thresholds."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· May 2

C.M. Wright’s #story ‘Let the Honey Fall,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

A colour graphic advertising C.M. Wright's story, “Let the Honey Fall,” available in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Thresholds."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Apr 29

Lillie E. Frank’s #story ‘The Blood Cries Out,’ is available in the Thresholds Anthology: bit.ly/4m9wiHG. #LiteraryMagazine #Writing #Booksky #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

A colour graphic advertising Lillie E. Frank's story, “The Blood Cries Out,” available in the GossamerWight Literary Magazine Anthology, "Thresholds."

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Apr 29

Hey #writers and #poets! 'Uncanny Regimes' awaits your submission. Closes 31 May: Scan Me! [Play sound] 👀 #LiteraryMagazine #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Microfiction #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry #GraphicNarrative #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Spectral #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Gothic

GossamerWight Literary Magazine@gossamerwight· Apr 29

"The image of the burning witch is powerful [...]. If we want to understand why women were burnt in England and Wales, we need to look elsewhere—towards a different crime, and a different kind of fear." [The Conversation]. bit.ly/49bFMwv #Witches #Pendle #Salem #MatthewHopkins #WitchfinderGeneral