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“The Robots Were Right: Tales of Unstoppable Technology,” Kickstarter and Anthology Submissions Call
Weird Little Worlds Press is proud to announce its annual Spring Anthology and Kickstarter, "The Robots Were Right: Tales of Unstoppable Technology." This is our first-ever "new voices" anthology, but we are sure it won't be the last. Since 2021, Weird Little Worlds...
2023-2024 Publishing Season for Weird Little Worlds Press Announced
The darkness of winter is officially over and WLW Press has emerged from our chrysalis of reading, editing, and preparing for the next year of publishing at Weird Little Worlds Press. This year promises to be a very exciting one, with 8 new books set to be published...
Weird Little Worlds Joins Independent Book Publishers Association
As of January 2024, Weird Little Worlds Press is pleased to announce its membership as a part of the Independent Book Publishers Association. As a part of the group, WLW Press and its authors will have increased access to distribution, new business support structures,...
Submission Round-Up for March-April 2024
Whether your game is science fiction, fantasy, horror, or literary fiction, there are some great calls for short fiction over the next couple of months. Short Fiction Submission Round-Up Jan 2024 It’s the beginning of the year, and that’s the hottest time for small...
Submission Round-Up for January-February 2024
Short Fiction Submission Round-Up Jan 2024 It's the beginning of the year, and that's the hottest time for small presses and magazines to accept short fiction. Here are a some markets that are actively accepting horror, science fiction, and fantasy through the month...
12 Days of Weird Christmas Presents: The Maid of the Mill by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
"The only objection I have to ghost stories," said young Sanford, "is from a literary point of view. They're so badly done, you know." "In what way?" said the clerk of the hotel, settling back in his office chair, and smiling at young Sanford and the circle of men who...
12 Days of Weird Christmas Presents: The Kit-bag by Algernon Blackwood
When the words 'Not Guilty' sounded through the crowded courtroom that dark December afternoon, Arthur Wilbraham, the great criminal KC, and leader for the triumphant defence, was represented by his junior; but Johnson, his private secretary, carried the verdict...
12 Days of Weird Christmas Presents: The Ghost of the Blue Chamber by Jerome K. Jerome
THE GHOST OF THE BLUE CHAMBER (My Uncle's Story) "I don't want to make you fellows nervous," began my uncle in a peculiarly impressive, not to say blood-curdling, tone of voice, "and if you would rather that I did not mention it, I won't; but, as a matter of fact,...
12 Days of Weird Christmas Presents: The Earth Draws by Jonas Lie
There was once a young salesman at the storekeeper's at Sörvaag. He was fair, with curly hair, shrewd blue eyes, and so smart, and obliging, and handsome, that all the girls in the town got themselves sent on errands, and made pilgrimages to the shop on purpose to see...