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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
9 days ago
Sneak Peek at some of the stories in [RECORDED]... 👀
Hi everyone!
I've now sent edits and contracts to all the authors, and I'm working on the final layout for stories! I thought you might like a sneak peek at how some of these phenomenal fictions are shaping up. 👀
I've now sent edits and contracts to all the authors, and I'm working on the final layout for stories! I thought you might like a sneak peek at how some of these phenomenal fictions are shaping up. 👀
There will be more to come, of course—and it has been such a fun exercise to format these various found media stories to highlight how awesome they are.
We are on track for our October 13th release date (for Backers, December for everyone else) and I will be sending out backer surveys within the next couple weeks! Addresses will be locked in early October, so don't worry if you need to change anything before then; I'll let you know before addresses lock and shipping is charged.
I hope everyone is enduring the summer as best you can. I for one look forward to the promised cooler days in October! (And giving you this awesome anthology. 🎃)
—Merc
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
about 1 month ago
[RECORDED] Table of Contents!
I am thrilled to announce the full table of contents for [RECORDED]!
It will be sent to backers on October 13th, 2026 and will be available in retail markets December 22, 2026. (This means that all stories included in the anthology—and the anthology as a whole!—will be eligible for any awards considerations in 2027.)
If you did not get a chance to join in the BackerKit campaign, but still want to get notified when the anthology is ready for pre-order (and when it goes live), there is a FennWolf Press mailing list for that: https://fennwolfpress.beehiiv.com/ (You can also follow me here on BackerKit to get updates!)
And now, *drumroll* the reveal!
It will be sent to backers on October 13th, 2026 and will be available in retail markets December 22, 2026. (This means that all stories included in the anthology—and the anthology as a whole!—will be eligible for any awards considerations in 2027.)
If you did not get a chance to join in the BackerKit campaign, but still want to get notified when the anthology is ready for pre-order (and when it goes live), there is a FennWolf Press mailing list for that: https://fennwolfpress.beehiiv.com/ (You can also follow me here on BackerKit to get updates!)
And now, *drumroll* the reveal!
"Sleepless in the Notes App" by Megan Diedericks (website)
"Shelley’s System Data for the Play Test of Sinister Susurrations" by Catherine Tavares (website)
"The Man in the Leaves: an Index Case" by Aster Loxley
"Mabaruga - the Ancient" by Diana J Kamieniarz
"The Last Episode of Captain Moonbeam’s Fun-Time Galaxy" by William R. Crichton
"Go Eat Some Worms with Callie Cooks" by C. H. Pearce (website)
"How to Breed Your Own Wish Fish - Babylon Curses Weekly, originally published October 31, 1899 [amended to include Sir Lamington’s letter to the Editor, 21 November 1924]" by Liv Strom (website)
"The Masundanyika Files" by Masimba Musodza (website)
"Side Effects" by Sam Logan (website)
"The Pulling Hour" by Kieran McCaffrey (website)
"Helpdesk Ticket: Work Stoppage" by Bridget D. Brave
"Paracon 2026 Preliminary Schedule" by Dylan Freeman
"The Old Mill" by Seoung Kim (website)
"Federal Bureau of Ontology" by Rose Skye
"A Memorandum on Military Etiquette in the Fourth Year of the Fae Crusade" by Nick Badot
"What Follows Out of the Woods" by C. Piveral (website)
"The Seven Sins Of Selena Nielsen" by Hannya Kay (website)
"NeuraCoat" by PS Cavanaugh (website)
"Witness Us Witness You" by Andreas Hort (website)
"Case File 09987-296: Wildgrove Zoo" by Taylor Ellison
"Cypress Hymns" by Jorja Osha
🎉 Congratulations to all the authors! 🎉 I cannot wait to share their stories with you all! 🤩
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
about 1 month ago
TOC coming soon!
HI, everyone! Hope you're having a good weekend!
I have now responded to all submissions received for [RECORDED]. We got 400 (!) stories in total, and I have accepted 21. There were SO many awesome stories, I wish I could have bought more, but I think you'll love the final lineup as much as I do.
The table of contents will be announced when all authors have confirmed their acceptances—so stay tuned!
Thank you again for making this possible! 🎉
I have now responded to all submissions received for [RECORDED]. We got 400 (!) stories in total, and I have accepted 21. There were SO many awesome stories, I wish I could have bought more, but I think you'll love the final lineup as much as I do.
The table of contents will be announced when all authors have confirmed their acceptances—so stay tuned!
Thank you again for making this possible! 🎉
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
about 2 months ago
Over the finish line! WHAT'S NEXT??
A huge, eternal THANK YOU to everyone who helped make [RECORDED] a success!! 🎉🤩🎉
We got halfway to the first stretch goal, which means that I can buy a couple additional stories (so about 12 shorts and 7 flash fictions total)—which is VERY exciting, because the number of incredible stories in the slush pile is going to make final choices REALLY HARD. But also, they are going to be SO GOOD. 👀
So, what's next?
1) BackerKit's payment processor (Stripe) will begin charging your cards now that the campaign has finished and funded. You should get an email from BackerKit stating that your card has been charged for the amount you pledged.
2) I will start prepping the surveys to go out in August (after submissions are closed and final selections are made; this allows for determining the final length of the anthology and thus the final print dimensions). For folks who have added or pledged early and are getting stickers or post cards, those will begin going out with physical book fulfillment!
3) There are still 4 days for writers to submit stories to the [RECORDED] call! (Responses will start going out in July, when the window closes.)
I will post updates periodically, including the final table of contents for the anthology! So stay tuned, and again, THANK YOU for your generous support and enthusiasm!! You are all AWESOME. 😎
—Merc
We got halfway to the first stretch goal, which means that I can buy a couple additional stories (so about 12 shorts and 7 flash fictions total)—which is VERY exciting, because the number of incredible stories in the slush pile is going to make final choices REALLY HARD. But also, they are going to be SO GOOD. 👀
So, what's next?
1) BackerKit's payment processor (Stripe) will begin charging your cards now that the campaign has finished and funded. You should get an email from BackerKit stating that your card has been charged for the amount you pledged.
2) I will start prepping the surveys to go out in August (after submissions are closed and final selections are made; this allows for determining the final length of the anthology and thus the final print dimensions). For folks who have added or pledged early and are getting stickers or post cards, those will begin going out with physical book fulfillment!
3) There are still 4 days for writers to submit stories to the [RECORDED] call! (Responses will start going out in July, when the window closes.)
I will post updates periodically, including the final table of contents for the anthology! So stay tuned, and again, THANK YOU for your generous support and enthusiasm!! You are all AWESOME. 😎
—Merc
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
about 2 months ago
4 days to go!
We're nearly at $1400, which is awesome! With only 4 days left... can we hit the first stretch goal???
I've been getting so many awesome stories in the submissions, I know this anthology will be FIRE. 🔥👀
For my writer peeps, a couple of cool submission opportunities you might want to check out!
Portals Anthology Series — open now to trans & non-binary authors, and seeking HORROR stories and poems!
Forthcoming, Diabolical Plots will be open July 17th - 27th!
Anathema is open until July 20th and is seeking submissions from queer writers of color!
AND, I'd just like to plug the Strange Horizons annual crowdfunding campaign is ongoing here at BackerKit! A legendary SFFH publication, Strange Horizons does incredible work and has published so much good fiction, poetry, essays and non-fiction articles in its 25 (!) years so far. Check it out!
I've been getting so many awesome stories in the submissions, I know this anthology will be FIRE. 🔥👀
For my writer peeps, a couple of cool submission opportunities you might want to check out!
Portals Anthology Series — open now to trans & non-binary authors, and seeking HORROR stories and poems!
Forthcoming, Diabolical Plots will be open July 17th - 27th!
Anathema is open until July 20th and is seeking submissions from queer writers of color!
AND, I'd just like to plug the Strange Horizons annual crowdfunding campaign is ongoing here at BackerKit! A legendary SFFH publication, Strange Horizons does incredible work and has published so much good fiction, poetry, essays and non-fiction articles in its 25 (!) years so far. Check it out!
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
2 months ago
We are open for submission!
Hello, everyone! I'm SO happy to share that [RECORDED] is open to submissions from now until the end of the month (June 30th, 2026) — and already, I have double-digit amounts of stories to read and I am SO EXCITED!!!
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/recorded-found-media-anthology-LG28p
The guidelines are linked there as well.
Happy writing!
--Merc
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/recorded-found-media-anthology-LG28p
The guidelines are linked there as well.
Happy writing!
--Merc
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PROJECT UPDATE
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
CREATOR
9 days ago
Project Update: Sneak Peek at some of the stories in [RECORDED]... 👀
Hi everyone!
I've now sent edits and contracts to all the authors, and I'm working on the final layout for stories! I thought you might like a sneak peek at how some of these phenomenal fictions are shaping up. 👀
I've now sent edits and contracts to all the authors, and I'm working on the final layout for stories! I thought you might like a sneak peek at how some of these phenomenal fictions are shaping up. 👀
There will be more to come, of course—and it has been such a fun exercise to format these various found media stories to highlight how awesome they are.
We are on track for our October 13th release date (for Backers, December for everyone else) and I will be sending out backer surveys within the next couple weeks! Addresses will be locked in early October, so don't worry if you need to change anything before then; I'll let you know before addresses lock and shipping is charged.
I hope everyone is enduring the summer as best you can. I for one look forward to the promised cooler days in October! (And giving you this awesome anthology. 🎃)
—Merc
PROJECT UPDATE
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: [RECORDED] Table of Contents!
I am thrilled to announce the full table of contents for [RECORDED]!
It will be sent to backers on October 13th, 2026 and will be available in retail markets December 22, 2026. (This means that all stories included in the anthology—and the anthology as a whole!—will be eligible for any awards considerations in 2027.)
If you did not get a chance to join in the BackerKit campaign, but still want to get notified when the anthology is ready for pre-order (and when it goes live), there is a FennWolf Press mailing list for that: https://fennwolfpress.beehiiv.com/ (You can also follow me here on BackerKit to get updates!)
And now, *drumroll* the reveal!
It will be sent to backers on October 13th, 2026 and will be available in retail markets December 22, 2026. (This means that all stories included in the anthology—and the anthology as a whole!—will be eligible for any awards considerations in 2027.)
If you did not get a chance to join in the BackerKit campaign, but still want to get notified when the anthology is ready for pre-order (and when it goes live), there is a FennWolf Press mailing list for that: https://fennwolfpress.beehiiv.com/ (You can also follow me here on BackerKit to get updates!)
And now, *drumroll* the reveal!
"Sleepless in the Notes App" by Megan Diedericks (website)
"Shelley’s System Data for the Play Test of Sinister Susurrations" by Catherine Tavares (website)
"The Man in the Leaves: an Index Case" by Aster Loxley
"Mabaruga - the Ancient" by Diana J Kamieniarz
"The Last Episode of Captain Moonbeam’s Fun-Time Galaxy" by William R. Crichton
"Go Eat Some Worms with Callie Cooks" by C. H. Pearce (website)
"How to Breed Your Own Wish Fish - Babylon Curses Weekly, originally published October 31, 1899 [amended to include Sir Lamington’s letter to the Editor, 21 November 1924]" by Liv Strom (website)
"The Masundanyika Files" by Masimba Musodza (website)
"Side Effects" by Sam Logan (website)
"The Pulling Hour" by Kieran McCaffrey (website)
"Helpdesk Ticket: Work Stoppage" by Bridget D. Brave
"Paracon 2026 Preliminary Schedule" by Dylan Freeman
"The Old Mill" by Seoung Kim (website)
"Federal Bureau of Ontology" by Rose Skye
"A Memorandum on Military Etiquette in the Fourth Year of the Fae Crusade" by Nick Badot
"What Follows Out of the Woods" by C. Piveral (website)
"The Seven Sins Of Selena Nielsen" by Hannya Kay (website)
"NeuraCoat" by PS Cavanaugh (website)
"Witness Us Witness You" by Andreas Hort (website)
"Case File 09987-296: Wildgrove Zoo" by Taylor Ellison
"Cypress Hymns" by Jorja Osha
🎉 Congratulations to all the authors! 🎉 I cannot wait to share their stories with you all! 🤩
PROJECT UPDATE
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: TOC coming soon!
HI, everyone! Hope you're having a good weekend!
I have now responded to all submissions received for [RECORDED]. We got 400 (!) stories in total, and I have accepted 21. There were SO many awesome stories, I wish I could have bought more, but I think you'll love the final lineup as much as I do.
The table of contents will be announced when all authors have confirmed their acceptances—so stay tuned!
Thank you again for making this possible! 🎉
I have now responded to all submissions received for [RECORDED]. We got 400 (!) stories in total, and I have accepted 21. There were SO many awesome stories, I wish I could have bought more, but I think you'll love the final lineup as much as I do.
The table of contents will be announced when all authors have confirmed their acceptances—so stay tuned!
Thank you again for making this possible! 🎉
PROJECT UPDATE
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Over the finish line! WHAT'S NEXT??
A huge, eternal THANK YOU to everyone who helped make [RECORDED] a success!! 🎉🤩🎉
We got halfway to the first stretch goal, which means that I can buy a couple additional stories (so about 12 shorts and 7 flash fictions total)—which is VERY exciting, because the number of incredible stories in the slush pile is going to make final choices REALLY HARD. But also, they are going to be SO GOOD. 👀
So, what's next?
1) BackerKit's payment processor (Stripe) will begin charging your cards now that the campaign has finished and funded. You should get an email from BackerKit stating that your card has been charged for the amount you pledged.
2) I will start prepping the surveys to go out in August (after submissions are closed and final selections are made; this allows for determining the final length of the anthology and thus the final print dimensions). For folks who have added or pledged early and are getting stickers or post cards, those will begin going out with physical book fulfillment!
3) There are still 4 days for writers to submit stories to the [RECORDED] call! (Responses will start going out in July, when the window closes.)
I will post updates periodically, including the final table of contents for the anthology! So stay tuned, and again, THANK YOU for your generous support and enthusiasm!! You are all AWESOME. 😎
—Merc
We got halfway to the first stretch goal, which means that I can buy a couple additional stories (so about 12 shorts and 7 flash fictions total)—which is VERY exciting, because the number of incredible stories in the slush pile is going to make final choices REALLY HARD. But also, they are going to be SO GOOD. 👀
So, what's next?
1) BackerKit's payment processor (Stripe) will begin charging your cards now that the campaign has finished and funded. You should get an email from BackerKit stating that your card has been charged for the amount you pledged.
2) I will start prepping the surveys to go out in August (after submissions are closed and final selections are made; this allows for determining the final length of the anthology and thus the final print dimensions). For folks who have added or pledged early and are getting stickers or post cards, those will begin going out with physical book fulfillment!
3) There are still 4 days for writers to submit stories to the [RECORDED] call! (Responses will start going out in July, when the window closes.)
I will post updates periodically, including the final table of contents for the anthology! So stay tuned, and again, THANK YOU for your generous support and enthusiasm!! You are all AWESOME. 😎
—Merc
PROJECT UPDATE
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: 4 days to go!
We're nearly at $1400, which is awesome! With only 4 days left... can we hit the first stretch goal???
I've been getting so many awesome stories in the submissions, I know this anthology will be FIRE. 🔥👀
For my writer peeps, a couple of cool submission opportunities you might want to check out!
Portals Anthology Series — open now to trans & non-binary authors, and seeking HORROR stories and poems!
Forthcoming, Diabolical Plots will be open July 17th - 27th!
Anathema is open until July 20th and is seeking submissions from queer writers of color!
AND, I'd just like to plug the Strange Horizons annual crowdfunding campaign is ongoing here at BackerKit! A legendary SFFH publication, Strange Horizons does incredible work and has published so much good fiction, poetry, essays and non-fiction articles in its 25 (!) years so far. Check it out!
I've been getting so many awesome stories in the submissions, I know this anthology will be FIRE. 🔥👀
For my writer peeps, a couple of cool submission opportunities you might want to check out!
Portals Anthology Series — open now to trans & non-binary authors, and seeking HORROR stories and poems!
Forthcoming, Diabolical Plots will be open July 17th - 27th!
Anathema is open until July 20th and is seeking submissions from queer writers of color!
AND, I'd just like to plug the Strange Horizons annual crowdfunding campaign is ongoing here at BackerKit! A legendary SFFH publication, Strange Horizons does incredible work and has published so much good fiction, poetry, essays and non-fiction articles in its 25 (!) years so far. Check it out!
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