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~ greetings and salutations ~ welcome to hyacinth noir, a celebration of queer paganism, a blog dedicated to the celebration of the sabbats and queer pagan-themed literature ~ queer/pagan blog ~ here...
View ArticleSamhain 2012 Submissions
~ we are currently accepting submissions for our Samhain 2012 issue ~ Samhain, the Celtic Feast of the Dead and the celebration of harvest’s end, is celebrated on 31 October or 1 November, depending on...
View ArticleLe Mysterieux Carnival
~ hyacinth noir will be participating in Le Mysterieux Carnival ~ the autumn blog party will take place on 6 October 2012, among glittering faery lights and flickering grins of the jack-o-lantern, and...
View ArticleYule 2012 Submissions
~ we are currently accepting submissions for our Yule 2012 issue ~ yule — the winter solstice, the longest night of the dark and cold winter months — celebrates the rebirth of the sun deity in many...
View ArticleImbolc Submissions
~ we are currently accepting submissions for our Imbolc 2013 issue ~ imbolc is the celtic fire festival that celebrates the first signs of the springtime — the sprouting of leaves, the crocus flower...
View ArticleNew Literary Format and Samhain Submissions Open
~ samhain is going to mark one turn of the wheel of the year since hyacinth noir started publishing in a celebration of queer paganism, and we would like to announce some changes to our publication...
View ArticleReminder: Samhain Submissions Open and Updated Submissions Policy
~ as you scroll over the drop-down ‘submissions’ menu at the top of hyacinth noir, you may notice some changes to our standard and submissions guidelines, as well as submission methods ~ we would like...
View ArticleSamhain Submissions: Close 15 October 2013
~ a reminder that the submissions for our queer paranormal themed Samhain issue will close tomorrow, on the fifteenth of October ~ a wood frog among the fallen leaves while in the previous year, we...
View ArticleFollow Hyacinth Noir on Twitter and Facebook
~ hyacinth noir has ventured into the mystical realms of twitter and facebook ~ please follow us on twitter and facebook for updates on our submissions, blog posts and publications, as well as...
View ArticleImbolc Submissions
~ reminder that hyacinth noir is currently accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork submissions for our Imbolc 2014 issue ~ publication dates: 1 February 2014, +/- three days issue theme:...
View ArticleBeltaine Submissions Now Open
~ we are now accepting submissions for our Beltaine 2014 issue ~ publication dates: 1 May 2014, +/- three days issue theme: lgbt springtime romances please read the submission guidelines Beltaine (also...
View ArticleRevisions to Hyacinth Noir’s Submissions Guidelines
~ we are pleased to announce changes to our submissions guidelines ~ as of our Beltaine issue, our payments for poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork has slightly increased, and we are no longer...
View ArticleReminder: Beltaine Submissions Close on 25 April
~ please be reminded that the submissions for our beltaine issue will close in one week ~ we are currently mulling over the submissions, and should let all those who submitted to us know by next...
View ArticleYule 2014 Submissions Open
~ we are currently accepting submissions for our Yule 2014 issue ~ publication dates: 21 Demember 2014, +/- three days issue theme: queer’d sabbat/holiday-themed romances please read the standard...
View ArticleThe Samhain Wild Hunt
~ greetings ghouls and goblins ~ traditionally, the wild hunt describes spectral huntsman with hounds and horses galloping through the forest on the night of Samhain to celebrate Samhain, hyacinth noir...
View ArticleHappy Samhain!
~ I’d like to wish our readers and contributors all a happy samhain ~ due to circumstances beyond our control, hyacinth noir had fallen into abandonment last year. Originally, there were two of us...
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