A Wild Range of Publications, 2026
- citrinesunstream
- Aug 16
- 2 min read
2026 has been an amazing year for publications. I wrote a lot and submitted a lot, and like every writer, it often takes a few (or more) tries before a piece lands in the right place, so these publications did not come easily! But it's great to see hard work and dedication pay off. I'm rounding them up early to keep track of them all in one place.
Started the year strong with a January acceptance from Byker Books. They published my story “And Steve Blamed the Thing in the Depths”, a gritty and watery mix of comedy and horror. Part of it is available to read for free online.
“Dark Eyes”, Dragon Soul Press, Forever Yours Anthology, Dragon Soul Press
The kind of love that sets lives aflame, inspired by a song.
“Agony / Ecstasy / Tonics” - Seven Story Hotel: Issue Three from Subtle Body Press
At the intersection of suffering and genius. Chronic illness in the lives of Dostoyevsky and Nietzsche.
Spring
“Submerge, E(merge)” – Full House Literary
Creative nonfiction inspired by a sudden summer storm.
Includes a lovely audio version recorded by the editor.
“Things I Would Tell You” – Ink in Thirds, 10th Anniversary Edition, April 1st
Standing on a threshold, looking back.
“A Flash of Silver Scales," Ash and Flame Anthology, Dragon Soul Press
A treasure-seeker must shed her illusions.
“Liquid Blue Reveries for the Grief-Heavy Heart” – Tea, Stars and Gravity Anthology by Air and Nothingness Press
Grief, outer space gardens, plant-hybrid beings and remarkable tea.
“We Are Europe” – Bath Short Story Award Anthology
A chorus of women's lives trace parallel grooves.
Summer
“I Would Keep You in the Darkness If I Could”, Rat Bag Lit.
What happens when the strange blue light comes over you?
“A Heart Cold as Snow and Heavy As Stone,” The Fairtales, Shortlisted.
What if you could free yourself from those troublesome emotions?
"A Tear in the Cloud," Bulb Collective
Tense discussions in the House of Peace
"The Reckoning", Metastellar Best of Year Five Anthology - Summer 2026
There's another narrative you weren't supposed to hear...
"Ashes and Buttercream," Small Wonders
Challah bread and chocolate, forced migration and hidden magic.
Forthcoming Autumn/Winter 2026:
“Sky-Crumbs” - Lorina’s Lit Lounge, to be published on 21 August
“Threads of Potential” – Hope is not Passive Anthology
“Tyrant, Colonist, Brother” – Gilgamesh Anthology, FlameTree Press
“I Never Knew How Much it Meant to Me, Till it was ‘one” – Nunum
“Soft Slippery Murmurs” and “The Treasure-Bringers” – Perigean Tide by Wild Ink Publishing
“An Elegy On the Lossie” – Black Beacon Books, Halloween Horror Anthology
Your Previous Solutions will Lead to Greater Problems", All Worlds Wayfarer, 14 December
“Black Swan Seranade”, Dirty Magick, First Holiday Edition
“Stitched with Every Shade of Thread Except Silver”, Menace
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