Carnyx Press

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Northern speculative fiction micropress • Tyne & Wear, UK • Human made • Our first anthology: carnyxpress.co.uk/products/oaths-and-offerings • Submit to us: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions/

Last week to submit: Submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions to find out more.
Two weeks left to submit: submissions close midnight 31st July for our sorcery anthology. Writers living in the North of England are invited to send us short stories of 2,000-8,000 words. Visit carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions for more details.
“Folklore is oral, a communal experience. I wanted to capture that cosiness, that “created space” built out of words and closeness in my writing as well.” From 'In conversation with Sophie Reck Pointon'
Submissions are open until the 31st July for our sorcery anthology We're looking for strange and lyrical stories from writers luving in the North of England.
A wizard sits contemplating a blue orb. Illustration by Angus Mcbride.
A statue of the god of the Tyne, outside Newcastle's civic centre. I am holding up a copy of Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore in front of him.
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Imaro by Charles R.Saunders
A copy of Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore, propped on a drystone wall. Photo credit: Ella Sprakarn.
Submissions are open for short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England, from the 1st June to the 31st July.
Submissions will be open 1st June to the 31st July. We're seeking short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England, for our second anthology.
"I am usually writing about the future in some context or another, and I am very interested in how that future features a collective remembering, misremembering or forgetting. I feel as if I’m alive at the end of something, with no idea what will come next, and what will be remembered of the way things are now, or how much choice we might collectively have over that.” From 'In conversation with Suzannah Evans Furnass'
A copy of Oaths and Offerings propped on a drystone wall, in front of a view of fields and hills. Photo credit: Ella Sprakarn.
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
“Mother of God grew out of this everydayness: something that takes place on annual basis, that children will have grown up with, that is deeply rooted in the collective calendar. But I also wanted to explore who is included in and excluded by folk culture. We’d like to think that folk culture, being ‘of the people’, is wholly inclusive, but that’s not always the case.” From 'In conversation with Sophie Parkes'.
Newcastle Launch Event: Newcastle Arts Centre, Thurs 4th June, 7pm. Join us for our Newcastle Launch event: an evening of folkloric readings from two writers featured in Oaths and Offerings: Suzannah Evans Furnass and Emma J. Lannie.
Submissions will be open 1st June to the 31st July. We’re seeking short stories on the theme of sorcery, from writers living in the North of England, for our second anthology.
Oaths and Offerings Events: Get folky with our launch events in Newcastle (4th June), Durham (19th May) and Leeds (6th June)
“I’d visited standing stones and stone circles previously, but had never heard of these strange markings before, and was intrigued by the fact that no one really knows what their purpose might have been.” - In conversation with Victoria Stewart.
"wonderfully diverse stories” - Glen James Brown, author of Mother Naked and Ironopolis. “a testament to the rich tradition of folk tales and storytelling in the North” - Dr Icy Sedgwick, host of the Fabulouse Folklore podcast and author of Rebel Folklore. “[the writers] dig deep into landscapes and their legends to bring us a brand new set of fables” - Kym Deyn, editor of The Braag and author of Folkish.
Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore. Pre-orders open now.
“But there’s also a tradition of the house- or family boggart, who can be protective, and it’s an easy stretch to imagine someone who’s perhaps boggart-adjacent being protective of a place, or even of a particular tree.”
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“I drew on the tradition of leaving food and drink out for the fey. My initial reaction was to feel curious about what the fairies might make of foods from a different culture.” From "In conversation with Mae Tang."
Pre-orders open on 9th April for Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
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Oaths and Offerings: A Carnyx anthology of folklore
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We’re open to submissions of novellas and collected short stories. Seeking literary, weird, speculative fiction from writers living in the North of England.
We're now open to publishing enquiries for novellas and short fiction collections, from writers living in the North of England. We're seeking works of strange and literary speculative fiction, of 15,000 to 40,000 words.
The Wicker Man (1973). Christopher Lee's Lord Summerisle raises his hands in proclamation as the wicker man stands behind him.
The Company of Wolves (1984). A group of wolves dressed in aristocrats' fineries sit at a table spread with delicious treats, tongues lolling.
A Field in England (Ben Wheatley, 2013). One character, bound with rope, leads the other two on a merry chase around the titular field.
One week left: submissions close midnight 30th September
Last month to submit: Submissions close for our folklore anthology at midnight on the 30th September.
Short Story Sunday
A plaque describing the legend of the pike and the ring, which gives the town of Pickering its name, in which a king loses his ring in the local river where it is swallowed by a pike.
Short Story Sunday
Short Story Sunday
We're accepting short stories for our first anthology, on the theme of FOLKLORE, from now until the end of September. We're looking for stories of 2,000-10,000 words, from writers living in the North of England.
Short Story Sunday
Short Story Sunday
A moody sky hangs over a beach, a lighthouse rising in the distance.
The theme for our debut anthology is folklore. We'll be inviting short story submissions from writers living in the North of England. Submissions will open 1st July to 30th September.
Short Story Sunday
The theme for our debut anthology is folklore. We'll be inviting short story submissions from writers living in the North of England. Submissions will open 1st July to 30th September.
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At the start of June, we'll be announcing the theme and submissions window for our first short fiction anthology. Sign up to our newsletter at buttondown.com/carnyx to get notified.
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin. SF Masterworks series, published by Gollancz
A picture of the editor, Nathaniel Spain, smiling as he sits outside a cafe.
Carnyx Press is a new publisher of speculative fiction, based in the North East of England. We plan to publish anthologies, short fiction collections, and novellas, with a focus on Northern writers. Find out more at carnyxpress.co.uk.