Spider Road Press
If you're looking for a small press specializing in writing by and/or about strong, female-identifying folks, you've found it! We love to publish unique novellas and collections of short fiction and poetry featuring complex, female-identifying characters. We think our bookshelves should look more like the diverse world around us. We believe that all brave, intelligent writing is literary, no matter what the subject matter. We love to stretch our imaginations. Take a look around. Discover the writers, books, and submission opportunities that keep our creative family thriving.


Purchase some of Spider Road Press' Books: 
​Enduring Spirit: Stories
by Patricia Pagan Flaherty 
Take imaginative and very real journeys with tenacious women! Sisters stand together against thieves in an unexpected way. A single mother reacts to violence on her own terms. An abused girl befriends a mythical shape-shifting rabbit, and they seek a unique form of justice. These award-winning stories will make you look at endurance, survival and transcendence in new ways. 
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5% for Healing: Five percent of the proceeds from this collection benefit rape crisis and veterans’ charities.
​Approaching Footsteps 
Four compelling novellas add up to one suspenseful and entertaining collection! Enjoy suspenseful tales with unexpected twists? These four compelling, unique novellas by women will keep you guessing. Editor Patricia Flaherty Pagan curates these rich narratives and the highlights of Spider Road Press’ recent flash fiction contests. 5% for Healing: Five percent of the proceeds from this collection benefit rape crisis and veterans’ charities.
​Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery and Horror
From modern murders to historical crimes to frightening spirits, this chilling collection features a story for every reader. Devour these thirteen tales of peril and survival featuring complex female characters. Celebrated and emerging writers round out this unique collection of horror, crime, and mystery fiction. A fun read and the perfect gift for the horror fan in your life! 5% for Healing: Five percent of the proceeds from this collection benefit rape crisis and veterans’ charities.
Open Your Mouth
Open Your Mouth is a collection of genre fiction by talented writers that features a variety of strong women: vampires, professionals, comic-book heroines, ghosts, survivors, criminals, and more. Every single cent of profit from this anthology will be donated to a charity. So read on, and keep creating, supporting, and being, strong women. 
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