A Coup of Owls Press

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 2

    the Haunted and the haunting… For this issue a loose theme came together of the haunted and the haunting. Of the spooky and surreal. This image…

  • Issue 1

    the journeys we take… For this issue a loose theme came together of journeys and travel and this art put us in mind of lovers…

  • Issue 00

    A flavour of things to come… The themes explored in these wonderful stories are all things the authors and the readers we hope to reach…

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