A Coup of Owls

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A Coup of Owls Press is a UK-based independent press publishing short-form fiction in free quarterly online anthologies and occasional anthologies, collections, and novellas.

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All genres, styles, and themes are considered, with a preference for inventive storytelling. Accepts drabbles of exactly 100 words, flash fiction from 101 to 1,000 words, and short stories from 1,000 to 8,000 words; submissions are open until September 7, 2026, or until 70 submissions are reached. The quarterly schedule is September 1–7, December 1–7, March 1–7, and June 1–7. Adult readership only; no children’s or YA fiction, translations, reprints, excerpts, serials, simultaneous submissions, or AI-created content. Pay is £5 for drabbles and flash, £10 for short stories of 1,001–4,000…

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