A Coup of Owls Press

A Coup of Owls Press publishes short-form fiction whilst celebrating and supporting diversity. We are committed to challenging the barriers to publishing and reading that can affect marginalised communities.

Discover your new favourite author: explore our current and past issues to read free stories by writers from around the world.

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  • Winter 2024 Issue

    Winter 2024 Issue

    Beautiful, alluring and tricky… Is it any wonder the Ancient Greeks came up with the muses? Beautiful, alluring and tricky creatures that sent the humans…

  • Autumn 2024 Issue

    Autumn 2024 Issue

    a little bit creepy and a little bit cosy… When we write, we embody someone else and explore another country or world. And through reading,…

  • Summer 2024 Issue

    Before and After. These past few months, I’ve been thinking about life-changing incidents – the good and the bad. (I know that’s a heavy thought,…

  • Spring 2024 Issue

    Together nonetheless. Pain is a changing force, a reminder of the past and a constant in our lives. It is a universal experience. We can…

  • Winter 2023 Issue

    Undercurrents of Fear. The stories in this issue have an undercurrent of fear, featuring unequal power dynamics, manipulation, being lost… all things we are more…

  • Autumn 2023 Issue

    Existing in the Threshold. We meet on a cold beach, usually early in the morning, depending on tide times, and collectively wade into the freezing…

Which Path Are You On?

Dark erotic romance awaits for those taking the Dark Path to our queer horror romance collection.

Fantasy will find you if you take the Light Path to our queer romantasy collection.

Find out more about one or both Paths…

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Q&A with Isabelle Ryan

June 6 2026

Isabelle Ryan is a UK-based writer of horror fiction with queer themes. Isabelle’s work has previously appeared in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Not Deer Magazine, and with confetti.

From The Archives: Trans Romance

May 25 2026

We thought we’d trawl through the archives and dig out some of the fantastic trans stories we’ve previously posted and are available to read for free on our
website!

Trans Fiction Faves from Team Owls

May 15 2026

Next month we are thrilled to be publishing Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste by James Edward Cook and it has us thinking about other trans and trans-related fiction our team has enjoyed.