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The Deadlands
1 year
are you a ghost? a death enthusiast? have you always dreamed of being a Junior Psychopomp? this is what's on offer @ our Patreon (plus a limited fourth tier) link to subscribe in the next tweet
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello. friends we would like to introduce you to our new indie press: PSYCHOPOMP•com please read and share and celebrate with us 💀💀💀
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The Deadlands
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wow. submissions to The Deadlands are open once again fiction poetry nonfiction send us your works. your beautiful, your devastating, your quiet and contemplative DEATH works
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2 years
The Deadlands wants critical, academic, and personal essays from everywhere and from everyone. We have likely reached our current limit of pieces having to deal with cemeteries, and would rather see work exploring other aspects of death, including but not limited to:
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello January. The Deadlands is open to poetry and fiction once again... from Jan 2nd - Jan 31st we are accepting submissions from Black authors only. we will open to all authors on February 1st. we look forward to reading your work! 💀💀👇
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello! we found ourselves with a churning void where a nonfiction piece should be for Jan issue #21 . do you have something about death we can publish? please submit! we pay with real actual money. $100 1k-4k words. pls help boost this! 💀🖤💀 go here:
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The Deadlands
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dear The Deadlands authors and poets, a gift for you. these Scribe pins will be given to every person we publish, never for sale. they will ship with your copy of the Year X Collection you appear in... here's how it looks (subject to small change when manufactured):
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
3 years
Hey, guess what. The Deadlands is open to fiction submissions:
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The Deadlands
2 years
The Deadlands will close to submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from December 1, 2022 to January 2, 2023. The editors need to rest their bones some.
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The Deadlands
11 months
hello. friends THE DEADLANDS is once again open to submissions. fiction | poetry | nonfiction send us your deathy works. ALL the info you need is on the guidelines page: **if you 🖤us pls RT/QT to help spread the word across these vast Alivelands...
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The Deadlands
1 year
RE: NONFICTION... we need your best death-focused nonfic! we previously tweeted about how you can get $100 for writing a nonfic we publish. but let us try another route: all authors we publish also receive this AMAZING scribe pen. want one?
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The Deadlands
2 years
Our beautiful cover got separated from the information about the cover, so let's say again: Our March cover! The Place I'll Return To Some Day @SourisDeCoton
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as we are 2 days away from reopening to fiction, a few things to remember: 1. death ☑️ 2. we encourage writers from all around the world to submit. We will pay you on whatever platform is best for YOU (not just paypal). 3. fast response, like decomposing in super rich soil
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The Deadlands
1 year
hello authors, The Deadlands here, with an important announcement: we will close to fiction subs starting May 1st. we have an over-abundance of amazing stories filling our future issues and so we're temporarily pausing submissions. we will reopen in a few of months! 💀💀💀
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The Deadlands
3 years
A couple of important things to know: 1. Issue 02 drops Saturday, the 19th 2. It will be free for everyone again 3. Paid subs start with issue 03 4. Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
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The Deadlands
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💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 THANK YOU EVERYONE!
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The Deadlands
1 year
hello. writer friends the rumors are true: we are reopening to #fiction and #poetry submissions on September 1st. sharpen your bone pens and refill your blood-red ink (we won't ask how): The Deadlands is Reopening Soon. here, we made you a SAVE THE DATE pls share!
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The Deadlands
2 years
pretty big announcement happening here later today about such things as novellas a new publisher and other odd things... 💀💀💀 pls stay tuned
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The Deadlands
4 months
Out of respect for all those involved, we have removed Zach Rosenberg's story from The Deadlands site. We are deeply sorry to those affected by Zach's behavior.
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The Deadlands
11 months
everybody's talking about supporting zines you love (because otherwise they are DYING). to break even on cost for an issue of The Deadlands, we need to get 360 people signed up as a Patron. we're 18% of the way there. we 🖤 our Patrons. won't you consider becoming one?
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The Deadlands
3 years
A new magazine all about death: the afterlife, the underworld, grief, Death personified, and everything in between. @TheDeadlands is being launched via Kickstarter—check it out:
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
The nonfiction submission queue is nearly empty, y'all. Don't make me use the hand clapping emoji! We need some nonfiction submissions, yes we do! We need some nonfiction submissions, how about you??
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The Deadlands
11 months
hello. our friends an announcement: our book is now LIVE. The Deadlands: Year One. It collects the fiction, poetry, and nonfic from our first year. EPUB and print book available for purchase (print is US only for now--sorry!) PLS help us spread the word 💀💀💀 link below:
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello. friends from the Department Of Scheduling subcategory SOCIAL MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS of team: The Deadlands comes this relevant piece of information... in one week from today The Deadlands is open to fiction and poetry submissions from ALL AUTHORS. pass it on.
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello! a change for when we reopen to subs on Jan 2nd: in an effort to have our magazine better reflect the diversity we'd like to be publishing, we will open fiction/poetry subs only for Black authors in the month of January. (Nonfiction will continue to be open to all).
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The Deadlands
2 years
Hello, friends... You might have noticed it's been relatively quiet in The Deadlands lately... Turns out planning a whole month-long festival takes a lot of time & attention! Not to worry, we, the B-team of marketing are still working hard. Please enjoy this ad we made!
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The Deadlands
2 years
Art friends (and not-art friends), we call upon you to help us decorate the halls of social media to celebrate The Festival of the Deadlands, where we ponder the mysteries of life & death (and also 100 pounds of candy corn). Welcome to the Festival! #FOTD22
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The Deadlands
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has this ever happened to YOU? you love writing about Death. you literally can't stop writing about Death and everyone is like "what's wrong with X, they keep writing about Death?" well good news: we're once again open to subs! Pls Spread The Word!
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The Deadlands
2 years
hello @strangehorizons we heard you were looking for a social media team member we would like to be considered. we made you a social media image for promotion, please check it out and let us know when we can start. thank you
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The Deadlands
11 months
are you ready to submit your fiction and poetry to The Deadlands? we are ready to read it. one more sleep... 💀
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The Deadlands
3 years
Things got real in The Deadlands this week when we reached our funding goal. 🎉 But things got SUPER EXTRA REAL today because we just accepted our first few stories via submissions 😍 Congrats to the authors! I'm so excited for y'all to read these. 💀📖🖤
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The Deadlands
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COVER ART REVEAL: The Deadlands Year 1 Collection, by artist @SourisDeCoton 50 limited edition 8x12 signed and numbered prints available on our KS: Behold this GORGEOUSNESS:
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The Deadlands
2 years
It's been a good month here in The Deadlands and we'd like to give something back to our community: BONES. To win these bones--it's easy! Just RT this tweet, make sure you're following us, and send your best image of the doorway between our two worlds. We'll select 1 winner.
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The Deadlands
9 months
hello. our friends change looms over The Deadlands we wrote a long complicated post addressing most questions and details, but gist of it: 1. The Deadlands will become a quarterly zine in 2024 2. we will be offering PRINT VERSIONS 👀 pls read & share
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The Deadlands
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Everything you love is just bones underneath.
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The Deadlands
3 years
I’m super afk now and for the next several hours, but WOW thank you everyone SO MUCH for the support. :) :) :) We did it!!
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
we funded AND ALSO we unlocked a @SarahPinsker story 10/10 EXCITING
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The Deadlands
2 years
we don't wanna be the "oh BTW our stretch goal" guy right after funding but... oh BTW our stretch goal. $21k is our stretch goal, and if we hit it we'll be holding an open submission period early next year for novellas on our new press (more info about THAT soon). 🖤
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The Deadlands
2 years
Apparently it's Valentine's Day in the Alive Lands? Not too many hearts left down here... Anyway, we made some Death coupons, though. Please enjoy.
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The Deadlands
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2022 is dead. 💀💀💀 to help mourn (and honor!) the passing of that year, we're sharing our six MOST READ stories of 2022. in NO particular order:
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The Deadlands
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The Deadlands, announcing: No more subscriptions + The Festival of The Deadlands Check it out (and share to all corners of the Alivelands):
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The Deadlands
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"Ocean’s twelfth therapist isn’t fully licensed in the state of Maine. Her office is an RV parked behind the Hannaford, from which she also sells crystals, blueberry jam, and sex." THE LONG WAY UP, by @AlixEHarrow if yours today.
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hi. hello it's here! issue 24 is ready to be read. if you're on our (free) list it should be waiting for you in your inbox. not on the list? LINK IN BIO GET ON THE LIST 💀💀
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The Deadlands
3 years
It appears the submission portal was borked and did not open, BUT we have propped it open with all of our bones, so The Way is once again clear for you! Fiction and nonfiction are open now; poetry returns the first week of February.
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The Deadlands
11 months
from the Department of Opening and Closing: The Deadlands will close to fiction submissions during the ENTIRE month of December... EXCEPT for stories from BIPOC authors. please: send us all your stories (about death) and share this with your author friends 💀💀💀
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The Deadlands
3 years
This is the ideal skeleton body. You may not like it, but this is what peak spooky looks like.
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The Deadlands
3 years
Shower Thought: Everyone drew the the Grim Reaper, a skeleton, wearing a robe because SKELETONS ARE HARD TO DRAW.
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
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hello again the latest issue of The Deadlands has just washed up on the bank of The River, white gown trailing behind, scythe resting on one bony shoulder... subscribers, the .pdf and .ePub issue is in your inbox!
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The Deadlands
3 years
WOW! $20k. Amazing. Thank you SO MUCH for the support. This is exciting, at $20k in funding we... OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS. That's right. This afternoon we will post a kickstarter update with aaaaalll the info. So stay tuned! And CELEBRATE!!!! <3
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The Deadlands
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PSST. Hey, hey you. Do you like REAL money? Do you know stuff about death? Customs, traditions, sure sure. Personal pieces about loss, yes. We pay real money for nonfiction essays. It's hard to believe, but true! Submit ur stuff! About death!
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Avram Mordecai sits shiva for his dead sister Tamar with only Tamar herself in attendance. The memorial yahrzeit candle of remembrance burns auburn, lurid shadows waltzing upon Tamar’s face. Sitting Shiva, by @ZachRoseWriter is yours today.
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The Deadlands
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Announcement! We're very excited to welcome @bittybittyzap to The Deadlands team. R J Theodore, an author, podcaster, and designer, will be helping us put together beautiful pdf/epub/mobi editions of the zine (started with issue 02). Welcome, Rekka!
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The Deadlands
1 year
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @ECthetwit 💀💀💀💀💀💀 #worldfantasy
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
funded! thank you to all who supported us--directly or by spreading the word AND we hit our stretch goal (!!!) so we will be having an open submission period for our 2023 novellas which is VERY exciting: sign up to our email list to be updated:
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The Deadlands
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Be kind, for everyone you meet HAS A SKELETON INSIDE OF THEM FIGHTING TO GET OUT…
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
3 years
It’s ToC O Tuesday! 🌮 Here’s what you can look forward to in Issue 2 of The Deadlands:
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
1 year
this is a good point and with THE DEADLANDS opening back up in about a month (Sept 1st!), we want to remind interested authors of our payment policy found on the Guidelines page:
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Eugenia Triantafyllou
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Payment issues with international writers are a significant problem and I always appreciate when magazines have or can come up with alternatives to accommodate payments outside of the US.
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The Deadlands
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In just seven days, we can make you a new @thedeadlands ! The January issue is tip-toeing closer. We also reopen to submissions. We are keen for some nonfiction that explores death throughout the world and the stars above; affix your thinking caps to your skullbones. Go go go!
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The Deadlands
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BIG CONGRATS to #1 The Deadlands fiction editor @ECthetwit WHO IS ALSO AN AUTHOR??? for her nebula nomination in the Novella category for 'The Necessity of Stars' (from @neonhemlock ). Super amazing excited feelings! Congrats!!
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The Deadlands
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Death cards in tarot decks, mourning clothing from specific cultures, memento mori, death/mourning jewelry, funeral rites, and the like. We are now open to nonfiction pieces about death in media. These essays would not be book, game, or episode reviews;
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
3 years
Cover art by @dappermouth_art , "Grim Fields."
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The Deadlands
1 year
THE DATE DID YOU SAVE IT?? the daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
6 months
A Very 2024 The Deadlands Update here's what to do: 1. Read the update 2. Sign up to support us 3. Read The Deadlands (pls share to help spread the word) 💀
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The Deadlands
2 years
Please hold for a PSA from The Deadlands...
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
1 year
hello. international authors we wanted to make you aware of our updated guidelines--specifically around payments. we hope this makes things easier and helps you think of us when you're considering where to submit your death-flavored work. here is the added text:
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The Deadlands
3 years
Issue 07 is available for your reading enjoyment. If you're a subscriber, you can access the issue here: (or via email, which I just sent!) If you're not a subscriber: 💀💀 But also, subscribe!
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The Deadlands
1 year
hello. friends we've just posted about how we have funded this magazine, and what is changing going forward. do you love us, the deadlands? please read and share this. exciting things are happening
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The Deadlands
3 years
Slush tip: It isn't enough for a story to contain a death; the story needs to be -about- that death.
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The Deadlands
3 years
WOW 600 different people have stepped up to help us make The Deadlands happen. That is AMAZING. 😍 x 600
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The Deadlands
6 months
and so it begins... issue 33 is HERE! Threnody in Dark Wood by @avramargariti "This is not the first wake where she’s been called to tear her hair, clothes, and voice to shreds, but it is by far the strangest."
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The Deadlands
3 years
From the Department of Cool Announcements, we have one about a guest fiction editor featuring @nicasioreed . Check it out and spread the very good words:
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The Deadlands
1 year
One ticket for the Barbie movie, please.
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
...giving back to our supporters: tonight (@ 6pm ET) we'll randomly pick a backer who will receive: a mirror with a Victorian ghost emerging from it. (it is small, just 8.5" high. so cool) here's our KS if you want to play along:
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The Deadlands
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It's the time of year to reflect on everything that came before. In 2021, what supported you? What held you up, gave you a sturdy foundation? What provided a structure that anchored your muscles and protected your precious guts? That's right, BONES did. So we award:
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The Deadlands
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Very cool, very LARGE announcement by us, The Deadlands, coming soon to this Twitter account. DON'T MISS IT! Go to our profile and click the little bell icon to receive notifications when we post, if you haven't... 💀💀💀 ⌛️⌛️⌛️
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Hello! Nice to meet you, "the internet." I'm from The Deadlands tourist board and they told me I should promote visits to our lands by sharing a common exciting thing with you: cat pictures! Please meet and enjoy our Cats of The Deadlands, thank you...
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The Deadlands
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we love seeing so many writers we've published and so many friends in the industry nominated for Nebulas and be Locus finalists. 🖤🖤🖤 and we hope you will considering nominating stories from The Deadlands if you're last-minute filling out your Hugo ballots. 💀💀💀
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The Deadlands
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DON'T READ THESE STORIES THEY'RE TOO DARK YOU WILL NEVER FIND YOUR WAY BACK INTO THE WARM, BEAUTIFUL LIGHT AGAIN. JUST IMAGINE, YOUR STUBBED TOES ON THE COFFEE TABLE, FLAILING FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH BUT YOU'RE JUST RUBBING THE WALL, YOUR PLANTS WILL STARVE AND
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The Deadlands
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All right, y'all. We've got one and only one stretch goal, and it's a big one. $25k is our "the project is funded, celebrate" goal. But. If we get to $35k, we can DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF FICTION in each issue. Are you in? From our Kickstarter:
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we are THE DEADLANDS we love the bones🦴 and we LOVE YOU do you love us back? if you love us consider becoming a patron--you'll still have the same number of bones in your body, but you WILL get the e-version of our magazine to read each month. link to sign-up in next tweet:
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The Deadlands
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✨💀✨💀✨ Super-pleased to announce that guest editor @nicasioreed is extending his stay in The Deadlands, ascending to Poetry Boss! Poetry submissions will reopen on May 1; check the updated guidelines and prep dem poems about dem bones!
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
FIFTY MORE FOLLOWERS AND WE WILL... WE WILL... have fifty more followers!
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The Deadlands
11 months
it has arrived dead fingers pushing through the soil--brushing aside the first fallen leaves of autumn ISSUE 29 read about it here (and see all purchase options): OR buy it from our Grave Goods store:
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The Deadlands
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hey did you know PSYCHOPOMP•com (publisher of The Deadlands) is looking for AMAZING, OTHERWORLDLY NOVELLAS? because they are. please. send your amazing otherworldly novellas 💀 (and pls RT to spread this to other Timelines) thank you.
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The Deadlands
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NOVELLA ANNOUNCEMENT! we are literally dead with excitement (💀)to announce that our first novella will be written by @Cbarzak ! we'll share more details early next year.
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The Deadlands
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another month passes as we begin to lower the coffin on this year, 2023 putting it in the ground. stay your grief and pull back your mourning veil, because there is some good news to hear: ​Issue 31 is alive and in the world​. 👇
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fact: Psychopomp closes to novella submissions on April 30th fact: today is April 15th fact: 15 is halfway to 30 do with this info what you will... and then consider sending us your deathy novellas: 💀💀💀⌛️⌛️⌛️
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The Deadlands
2 years
goal: 95% funded (💀‼️💀) stretch goal: 86% just under 60 hours left… 👀👀👀
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
2 years
in addition to amazing novellas, we'll be publishing very interesting weekly emails containing some 10/10 nonfic from authors like: @AiJiang_ , @ac_wise , @kurellian , @ECthetwit , @arielmarkenjack , and lots more.
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The Deadlands
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Am considering publishing The Deadlands on 5/3. Funding secured.
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The Deadlands
3 years
Hey, guess what. We've reached $23k in funding (🙌‼️🙌) and now: We are officially open to NON-FICTION SUBMISSIONS. Want to submit? Read the guidelines and then click the button: (remember, we won't start reading until we're officially funded!!)
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The Deadlands
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hello we committed a marketing
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The Deadlands
1 year
pin game on point (get it?) in The Deadlands. we were just sent these pics of our Kickstarter and Scribe pins before they boxed them up and shipped them off. heart eyes skeleton emoji coffin hug emoji
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The Deadlands
2 years
Yes! We are doing a whole festival, including: - costume contest with cash prizes! - a reading with The Deadlands authors - coloring pages - candy corn giveaways (100lbs!) - one sentence death stories from @Cbarzak @matociquala and more! So fun! Check it:
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@thedeadlands
The Deadlands
3 years
Attention passengers! This is your captain speaking. We are now at the halfway point in our journey to The Deadlands.
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