Best Short Story Collections Newsletters in 2026

SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago

Because life is too short to not live it with a deepness which makes even scars shine. 'The Uncuts' will be your calm and your mull every week.

Likely audience: Literary enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 50 days ago

From recent posts: Wayne’s Substack publishes literary essays and cultural commentary on parallel novels, book reviews, technology ethics, and democratic governance. It is for readers interested in literary analysis and political critique.

Likely audience: Substack subscribers

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 27 days ago

From recent posts: HRB presents an excerpt from Chanel Sutherland's upcoming short story collection, Layaway Child, focusing on the experiences of Caribbean immigrants and the emotional complexities of motherhood and displacement. The pie…

Likely audience: Literary fiction readers

SubstackWeekly · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: The author promotes their novel The Lost Star Chart and a free short-story collection, Lost Orbit Stories, offering a discount code for free subscribers and links to online shops.

Likely audience: science fiction readers

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 28 days ago

Hushmarrow Press is an independent fiction publication for dark fantasy, horror, psychological thrillers, and the strange stories that stay with you long after you finish reading.

Likely audience: Book club members

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 22 days ago

Lunaediesophobia (Loo-Nay-Die-So-Fo-Bee-A) - an abnormal fear or hatred for Monday. Fear not, you found the antidote. The best of horror can be found here, celebrated by it's community. Recommendations, discussions…

Likely audience: horror fiction readers