Specul8 Publishing

Specul8 Publishing Strange minds welcome. Sanity optional. Specul8 Publishing is the demented brain child of Rockhampton based author TC Phillips.

Specul8 Publishing: where TC Phillips turned his oddball ideas into a haven for Aussie and Kiwi writers who love all things weird, wild, and wonderfully speculative. After stumbling his way into a series of anthologies, literary journals and other international publications he was struck with the idea to try and ferret out other like-minded writers, freaks and miscreants a little closer to home. I

n 2014 he launched Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction and was shocked to learn there were far more of his type of twisted people out there than he ever bargained for. Three years and four bumper issues later, we set our sights a little farther afield and morphed into Specul8 Publishing, offering an independent publishing avenue for Australian and New Zealand based writers working in the kinds of speculative genres which really excite us. Whether sci-fi, horror, fantasy, steampunk or anything else in between, the stranger and more fantastical the better.

It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action!This book promises to be as big as the King himself. D...
19/07/2025

It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action!

This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby - An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed speculative fiction.

Elvis impersonators fighting N**i zombies? Groovy.

Elvis impersonators saving the world from alien invasion? Why thank you ma'am. Thank you very much.

Elvis impersonators who travel through time in a suped-up Cadillac? Be still my wooden heart.

Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.

Submissions open December 2025

Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here. Have you got a KILLER story up your sleeve? Maybe something ...
19/07/2025

Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here. Have you got a KILLER story up your sleeve? Maybe something a little DEADLY, with a RAZOR sharp twist?

We want your 80s-themed slasher tales for Knives, Nightmares and Neon. Visit our site for more detailshttps://www.specul8.com.au/submissions

Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tale...
18/07/2025

Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology
Submissions open until August 31, 2025
www.specul8.com.au/submissions

Need a quick hit of good ol' flash fiction? Check out our latest Flash Fiction Challenge winner, 'A Hole in the Ground' ...
18/07/2025

Need a quick hit of good ol' flash fiction? Check out our latest Flash Fiction Challenge winner, 'A Hole in the Ground' by Samuel Landy! 🧟

“It’s just a hole,” Mum said again. She’d been saying it since we started digging. It’s just a hole in the ground.”It didn’t bother me. We were both in shock. I couldn’t hold it against Mum for …

Another batch of Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X in preparation for next month’s CapriCon Pop Culture Con...
16/07/2025

Another batch of Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X in preparation for next month’s CapriCon Pop Culture Convention.

Have you got your copy yet?

It's time for another flash fiction winner, and this time, please congratulate....Samuel LandyCongrats Samuel, we've ema...
15/07/2025

It's time for another flash fiction winner, and this time, please congratulate....

Samuel Landy

Congrats Samuel, we've emailed you and your story will be online later this week

🎉 Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is ...
15/07/2025

🎉 Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
🔁 Every fortnight until Oct 8th, a fresh visual prompt drops. Your mission? Craft a short tale, submit it, and you could snag:
💰 $10 AUD (via PayPal)
📢 A feature on our site
👑 Bragging rights as Specul8’s flash fiction royalty
But wait—there’s more festive fun! All winners will be featured in the Specul8 Christmas Annual, perfect for impressing relatives or haunting stockings across the globe. 🎄📘
Open to everyone, everywhere. Check the prompt. Hit the keyboard. Your crown awaits.

Central Queensland's own independent press Specul8 Publishing, specialising in all forms of speculative fiction.

This is super weird, going back and attempting to recreate the original layout of our inaugural issue of Specul8: Centra...
12/07/2025

This is super weird, going back and attempting to recreate the original layout of our inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction (without the benefit of any of our original assets) for our 10th anniversary edition re-release.

New edition needs a new foreword, though.

It's been nearly 10 years since we started with this malarkey, and we couldn't be prouder of the literary anarchy we've ...
11/07/2025

It's been nearly 10 years since we started with this malarkey, and we couldn't be prouder of the literary anarchy we've unleashed upon the world since then.

A big thanks to the authors and readers who have been part of our journey into the wilderland so far, and also for those yet to join us.

Thank you, Specul8ors. You beautifully bizarre and totally twisted miscreants.

11/07/2025

“Hello, Dexter Morgan.”

Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tale...
11/07/2025

Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.

Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!

Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology
Submissions open until August 31, 2025
www.specul8.com.au/submissions

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