Title and Author: Black Licorice by Elaina Battista-Parsons You can learn more about Elaina and her other works on her website. Release Date: March 2023 Estimated ARC release: Late November 2022 Genre: young adult contemporary Trigger warnings: none Blurb: Freddi’s life is over. Her best—and only—friend needed her and […]
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So much has happened behind the scenes for the My Father’s Files Podcast, an audio-based horror mystery centering around ‘found documents’. The overall story arc follows two young investigators, Ash and Vera as they attempt to decipher the meaning behind a mysterious delivery from Vera’s father a year after his death. We began the project
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Have you seen the cover for At The Gate? Trey Stone’s newest release will be a psychological thriller where darkness meets the unpredictable. Special thanks to Matt Barnes for creating fantastic cover art and to Axel Knight for lending us his artistic talent for six compelling illustrations. We are excited to share with you the
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These past few years have brought more fear than hope. It seems as though our world is becoming a scary place, especially for marginalized individuals. As people and as an organization we will keep fighting against the wrongs that permeate our society. We must continue to protest but we also must continue to find joy
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We at Inked are excited to introduce a new anthology to hit the shelves in 2023! Tentatively titled Locale: An Anthology of Time and Place, this collection features 18 tales where the locale is the main character. This anthology collection is brought to you by Lauren T. Davila, a Pushcart-nominated Latina writer whose poetry and
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If you don’t already know, Indie April started as a way to bring attention to small press and self-published authors. Traditional presses often have the support of large-scale marketing teams and bigger budgets which helps them get noticed in reader communities. Indie April (#IndieApril) is an informal event during April of each year to celebrate
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Last year we put out a call for stories written by marginalized individuals with the theme “We Deserve to Exist.” Our goal is to showcase stories featuring marginalized characters within the realm of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. We had an overwhelming number of submissions, which made choosing which stories to feature extremely difficult. There
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Release Date: Sept 2022 Estimated ARC release: Feb – March 2022 Genre: psychological horror Trigger warnings: Alcohol, self-harm, suicide Blurb: Joseph can’t live with the fact that he’s responsible for his daughter’s death. He checks into The Gate as his final destination, but after the disappearance of a guest everything begins to unravel. Days go
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Each year, during the Inked anthology open call, we also host a contest, run by our judges. Our judges read every story, grading it on a multitude of different criteria such as style, hook, theme, and pacing. Together, the judges decide the best fit for our collection. All entries are anonymous, meaning the judges are
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2022 Anthology Open Call This new open call is one that is very special to us here at Inked. The past 10 months have felt like 30 years, and it seems in many ways we are going backwards instead of making progress. So this time, we’re going to grab a spot on the stage, demand
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