Indie Bites
fantasy stories with teeth
TRICKSTERS & TREASURE
May 2023
SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW! We are looking for authors and illustrators. Submit by 31/03/23
REVENANTS & RENEGADES
August 2022
Featuring five exclusive short stories, three reviews and an interview with hybrid author Stephanie Burgis.
FAES & FOES
November 2021
Featuring five exclusive short stories, four reviews and an interview with indie author Anela Deen.
VAMPIRES & VOYAGES
February 2021
Featuring six exclusive short stories, two reviews and an interview with hybrid author Gail Carriger.
CASTLES & CURSES
February 2023
SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW! We are looking for authors and illustrators. Submit by 31/12/22
MONSTERS & MASQUERADES
May 2022
Featuring five exclusive short stories, two reviews and an interview with indie author H.L. Macfarlane.
SHIFTERS & SHOWBIZ
August 2021
Featuring five exclusive short stories, four reviews and an interview with indie author Elizabeth Davies.
ENCHANTERS & EXPERIMENTS
November 2022
Featuring five exclusive short stories and an interview with hybrid author Jaime Lee Moyer.
GHOSTS & GUILDS
February 2022
Featuring six exclusive short stories, three reviews and an interview with hybrid author Arden Powell.
MERMAIDS & MYTHOLOGY
May 2021
Featuring seven exclusive short fiction pieces, three reviews and an interview with indie author DN Bryn.
Our Recommended Indie Reads
Our Bloody Pearl
DN Bryn
A compelling love story between a disabled non-binary siren and the gay ace pirate who helps them come to terms with their disability. The sweetest and softest book ever to feature pirates and murder mermaids.
May Day
Josie Jaffrey
A vampire story with a twist, featuring a wonderfully chaotic, sarcastic, bisexual detective trying to solve a mystery that could expose Oxford’s vampires to the humans they live alongside. Clever, sexy, and fun.
Fallible Justice
Laura Laakso
An incredible urban fantasy murder mystery with a queer detective heroine and an array of inventive magical characters. The chronic illness rep is super accurate, and the mystery will keep you enthralled.
The Magpie Lord
KJ Charles
The first in a deliciously dark trilogy of Victorian magic with a great slowburn relationship between a snarky cursed lord and the lower class magician he hires to investigate. Filled with threat, mystery and plenty of steam.
Heart of Stone
Johannes T Evans
A gorgeous 18th century slow-burn romance between an ADHD vampire and his autistic secretary. The writing is pitch-perfect to the period, and filled with wit and warmth.
Snowspelled
Stephanie Burgis
A sparklingly witty Regency fantasy about a woman determined to become the first female magician who is forced to work with her infuriating ex-fiancé to counter the looming threat of a vicious fae lord. Perfect fluffy winter fare.