Dark. Disturbing. Defiant.

Damnly Against the Grain.

HORROR, SPECULATIVE, & SURREAL FLASH AND MICROFICTION

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Next Calls for Submissions

Ready to disturb? Our next submissions window opens shortly.

WATG Press publishes stories that linger, unsettle, and refuse to behave.
We champion horror, speculative, and surreal flash and microfiction—voices that write against the grain.

We publish:

  • A flash anthology every two months with open submissions

  • Special flash, drabble, or microfiction anthologies released throughout the year

  • Writing Against The Grain, our monthly e-Mag of bold, boundary-breaking work

  • Single-author flash collections (contact us to submit your project)

  • Nonfiction books—primarily on writing craft, though we welcome proposals

As we grow, we’re working toward paying all contributors—one project at a time.


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Email: watgpress@gmail.com

Submissions: OPEN

Socials: Facebook | X | Substack

Publisher: WATG Press, LLC — Registered in New Mexico, USA

Editor-in-Chief: Dakria