A Coup of Owls

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A Coup of Owls Press is a UK-based independent press publishing short-form adult fiction in free-to-read quarterly online issues and occasional anthologies.

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Submission calls

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Submissions are closed until December 1, 2026. The schedule is December 1–15 for the Spring/Summer Issue and June 1–15 for the Autumn/Winter Issue. They accept drabbles of exactly 100 words, flash fiction of 101–1,000 words, and short stories of 1,000–8,000 words. All genres, styles, and themes are considered, including experimental work; adult readership only. Payment is £5 for drabbles and flash, £10 for short stories of 1,001–4,000 words, and £15 for short stories of 4,001–8,000 words.

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