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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  • Spring 2026 Issue

    Spring 2026 Issue

    The world starts to look like a kaleidoscope… When I have a migraine, the world starts to look like a kaleidoscope. One of those cardboard…

  • Winter 2025 Issue

    Winter 2025 Issue

    Quiet footsteps. Hushed voices. Never underestimate your power as both reader and writer. Readers are the people who bring the story to life. They breathe…

  • Autumn 2025 Issue

    Autumn 2025 Issue

    Death and Obsession… From taking a road trip with God to drinking away painful memories, biting off more than you can chew to finding satisfaction…

  • Summer 2025 Issue

    Summer 2025 Issue

    The pauses. The in-betweens. The space between words. I am preoccupied with them. The pauses. The in-betweens. They’re where the action happens. The intake of…

  • Spring 2025 Issue

    Spring 2025 Issue

    The Bittersweet taste of life. The stories of this issue have a darkness to them, which is perhaps unsurprising as the world seems to be…

  • 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…

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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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.

Summer Nights Cover Reveal!

March 21 2026

We’re super thrilled to reveal the cover of our upcoming novella.