Plott Hound Magazine

We are plum pleased with our new bsky banner. The art selected for Issue 06 is particularly wide, and so we had to choose which vertical section to use on the cover. But now, we also have a new, glorious banner image to boot! Thank you, @brucedraws.bsky.social for your wonderful work.

Thank you to everyone who submitted! Our Plott Hound pack is busy snuffling through the pile.

Plott Hound Magazine open reading period closes on the 15th. If you have something to send our way, now's the time! Submit: plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

Plott Hound Magazine open reading period closes on the 15th. If you have something to send our way, now's the time! Submit: plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

The interesting backstory about Plott Hound dogs: www.appalachianhistory.net/2006/01/the-...

Today’s my first time sending something to @plotthoundmag.bsky.social! Always fun trying a new publication ✨

"I was born on too warm a night, egg-beaked, talon-lifted. But before the drop, before the stones far below, between those scaled toes, I glimpsed the moon, full and blazing. The first thing you see is your mother. "She glowed, cool as rainwater, sleek as silver scales. In the center of..."

Reminder, Plott Hound Magazine will be open to submissions through October 15th. For fiction, we're looking for short stories, flash fiction, and reprints. We also publish poetry and an essay every issue. Submit via our Moksha portal: plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

The first short story of Issue 06 is now free and available to read online! Check out "Mother Moon" by @rachiea.bsky.social now: plotthoundmag.com/mother-moon-...

Annnnnd we're open! Plott Hound Magazine is open from October 1 - October 15. We publish stories about animals to help us understand what it means to be deeply human. From Aesop's fables to Centaur World, animal stories teach us about ourselves and the world. plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

First poem of Issue 06 of Plott Hound Magazine! For three hundred monsoons I have slept with the jewel beneath my tongue. Humans call it the nag mani. They believe it turns with power. Continue reading "The Serpent Who Guards the Nag Mani" by Pravy Jha: plotthoundmag.com/the-serpent-...

Hello all! With Issue 06 out to our subscribers, it's time to start posting our content so it's free to read online. We'll be doing so once a week on Mondays, starting today. Here's our Issue 06 Introduction from our EIC later today out comes a poem! plotthoundmag.com/issue-06-int...

Did you know that the plott hound is a real dog breed? Leo the plott hound had inspired the magazine's name.

Reminder: Plott Hound Magazine opens to submissions in 6 days! Meanwhile, don't forget to check out Issue 05, which is free to read online: plotthoundmag.com/issues/#issu... Issue 06 is available for purchase, and our subscribers automatically receive a copy in their inbox every quarter.

EIC intro for Issue 6 🦭

Issue 6 has been unleashed into the wild! Our first issue where every protagonist in the original short and flash fiction is non-mammalian. 🦖🦗🐍🦅 plotthoundmag.com/issues/#issu...

We open to submissions in 10 days! Bring us your fiction, your essays, your poetry. Bring us you fiction reprints, both short stories and flash fiction. We're excited to get our paws on the words you write! plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

::counts paw pads:: We open to submissions in twelve days! (October 1st in case our counting skills are proving poor today.) This issue we’ll be open to: Fiction (short stories, flash fiction, and reprints) Essay pitches Poetry (1-5 poems) Guidelines: plotthound.moksha.io/publication/...

A sudden, unexpected loss in the Plott Hound family: Spector, the magazine graphic design team's doggo, passed away last night from stomach cancer rupture. 🐾

Our co-editor will be presenting at Flights of Foundry this weekend! If you're going, be sure to check them out.

A substantial portion of NASA's media catalog, including photographs and other images, is not subject to US copyright and can generally be used for commercial and non-commercial use. Check out Abigail's thread for more options for free and accessible art. www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-c...

Contract signed, so I can say I've sold an essay to Uncanny! ("Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright: In Defense of Animal Stories and Why Speculative Fiction Needs Them") 🐯🦄

We feel so official. If you see our EIC @thaisibir.bsky.social at DenFur this weekend, she'll be wielding our new business cards (and stickers)!

From the Editor's Desk: How to Publish Furry Short Fiction presentation at Denfur! (with freebie stickers and business cards)

As we wrap up putting together Issue 06, seems like a prime time to remind folks that Issue 05 is now fully available to read online! plotthoundmag.com/issues/#issu...

We are OPEN!!!!!

Hey, guess who's got two thumbs and is opening to submissions on Aug 24? It's THIS MAG. Actually, I guess the magazine doesn't have any thumbs, but I—JJA—do, and I'm eager to get them all over dem horror stories after 6 years out of the editorial chair. I guess it will mostly be my other fingers.

I'll reveal the cover art here when it's farther along, but in terms of shorter stuff, I do have a story coming up in Plott Hound issue six: "Hive Mindset." It's a story about bugs of varying kinds... bsky.app/profile/plot...

What a gorgeous cover! My story “Mother Moon” will be in this issue. 🐍

Cover reveal for Plott Hound Issue 6, summer 2026! Cover art by @brucedraws.bsky.social 🐋🐟

Excited to announce my art for the cover of Plott Hound magazine, issue 6! If you enjoy SFF animal-focused tales, they've got you covered.

Cover reveal for Plott Hound Issue 6, summer 2026! Cover art by @brucedraws.bsky.social 🐋🐟

Squee!

I am extremely pleased to announce that one of my stories, "Hive Mindset," has been accepted for publication in Plott Hound magazine! It's about technology and bugs. No, not those kinds of bugs! Well, come to think of it... yes. It's about those kinds of bugs, too.

@furryfootage.bsky.social wrote an incredible story for us last year. Check it out! plotthoundmag.com/he-came-star...

Begging y'all once more to read @plotthoundmag.bsky.social these are anthropomorphic stories supported at remarkable pro rates and a labor of love for everyone involved

Wondering what animal stories to send our way? Need ideas? Check out the tags in the bottom righthand column of our website (also pictured below). We'd especially love to see stories by animals not on that list (that are also scifi, fantasy, and/or horror). plotthoundmag.com/submission-g...

Our pack is sniffing through the pile of submissions from July, and we're excited to start assembling Issue 06!