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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  • Issue 8

    Wonderful, Weird and Wintery. This month we wanted comfort – snow-covered hills and roaring fires – and gloom – lashing rain to bundle up against,…

  • Issue 7

    A preoccupation with unreality. Death can be celebratory because it is a reflection of a person’s life. We should celebrate the person who has departed,…

  • Issue 6

    Journeys, inward and outward. The stories in this issue all deal with nonconformity, gender, and journeys both inward and outward, and they all offer to…

  • Issue 5

    Weirder, stranger and different. In this modern world, we have lost something. We can explain so much that the fantastical seems even further away than…

  • Issue 4

    Love, Life and Death. I know this is trite, but truth is often at the bottom of well-worn clichés. Love is not always romantic; the…

  • Issue 3

    Beginnings, endings and beginnings…. This issue, all our wonderful stories seem to be a glimpse into our inner worlds, our inner desires and our memories.…

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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Spring 2026 Preview

March 10 2026

The world starts to look like a kaleidoscope…

Publishing 15th March, Spring 2026 will include:

Cover Reveal!

October 14 2025

We’re super excited to share with you the cover of Dark Paths, releasing later this month. 

Kickstarter NOW LIVE!!

September 28 2025

The Kickstarter for our 2025/6 publications is NOW LIVE!! We’ve got three fantastic new publications