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Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions: Be My Weird/Wyrd Valentine

Mandy Webster

Love has always had a dark side—and we want to see yours. Elderfly Press is now accepting submissions for Be My Weird/Wyrd Valentine (working title), an anthology exploring the uncanny, unsettling, and sometimes downright horrifying side of romantic relationships.

We’re looking for stories, poems, essays, and black-and-white art that dive into the strange corners of love and desire—where passion turns perilous, intimacy hums with unease, and devotion blurs the line between beauty and terror. Whether it’s romance that defies reality, affection tinged with dread, or longing that transforms into something unrecognizable, we want work that lingers in the mind and twists the heart. Let the strange, the eerie, and the passionate collide—show us the love that frightens, bewilders, and enthralls.

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Call for Submissions

Now accepting book-length submissions

Mandy Webster

At Elderfly Press, we are committed to publishing bold, literary works that unsettle, provoke, and linger long after the final page. We seek book-length fiction and creative nonfiction that confronts the hidden violence of the world—psychological, social, or supernatural—and gives voice to stories that challenge the patriarchal status quo.

We are especially drawn to:

  • Literary thrillers and suspense novels with a sharp edge.
  • Horror fiction that unsettles through atmosphere, voice, or psychological depth.
  • Creative nonfiction—including memoirs—that could be read with the intensity of a thriller or horror novel.
  • Works that expose the dark underbelly of the patriarchy, pulling back the veil on power, violence, and survival.
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Why A Good Person by Kirsten King is one of the most entertaining debuts of the year

Mandy Webster

What happens when your ex-situationship suddenly dies after you hex him? In A Good Person by Kirsten King, the answer is pure chaos, hilarity, and narcissistic delusion.

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This book was absolutely hilarious. Kirsten King throws us headfirst into the brain of Lillian, a millennial antihero who is equal parts self-absorbed, delusional, and entertaining. Reading her inner monologue feels like being stuck at brunch with that one friend who always makes themselves the main character of every story—but in the best possible way, because you can safely laugh without being their victim.

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Nothing Ever Happens Here is a cozy thriller with bite—and a retirement community you’ll wish you lived in

Mandy Webster

Seraphina Nova Glass nails the complicated charm of small-town life in this twisty, character-driven thriller that gives its older cast the spotlight they deserve. If you’ve ever lived in a small town—or just fantasized about it—Nothing Ever Happens Here might feel eerily familiar. The snow-covered streets, the gossip network that moves faster than the Wi-Fi, the deeply entangled personal histories where everyone’s ex is someone else’s cousin? Yeah, Glass gets it. And she doesn’t sugarcoat a thing.

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This story begins with trauma. Shelby Dawson survived an attack she was never meant to walk away from, and she’s spent the last fifteen months trying to rebuild her life. With the support of her best friend, Mackenzie, she’s finally feeling somewhat whole again—until a note appears on her windshield. A note with threats that match exactly what her attacker once said.

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You’d Look Better as a Ghost is a darkly funny thriller that’ll leave you questioning your own morals

Mandy Webster

Joanna Wallace’s debut novel, You’d Look Better as a Ghost, is so sharp, unsettling, and hilariously deadpan that I found myself rooting for a serial killer—and questioning why.

The cover of You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
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What happens when your favorite hobby is murder—and someone finds out? That’s the dilemma Claire faces in You’d Look Better as a Ghost, Joanna Wallace’s wickedly clever debut novel about a part-time serial killer trying to keep her extracurriculars under wraps. It’s a comic thriller with bite, grit, and just enough gore to make you flinch and laugh in the same breath.

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