Stuff your ereader with a collection of 10 queer whumpy books!
25% of profits from sale of this bundle will be donated to The Trevor Project, which provides crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth. The bundle starts at $17.45, which is a 50% discount from buying each ebook individually! So you get a great deal AND get to support a great cause.
You can grab this bundle over on our ko-fi until July 5, 2026.
Included ebooks:
Lux in Tenebris: Poena et Salus by Isaac Ryals (nonbinary rep)
Hunting Static by Jayde Layne (nonbinary, trans, and aroace rep)
The Windows to a Shapeshifter's Soul by Booker G.A. Feniks (trans and nonbinary rep)
Creatures From the Caldera by A.E. Pillow (sapphic rep)
Deepest Canyon: A Starslinger Tale by Kras Nebula (nonbinary rep)
Showstopper by Rae Ellis (nonbinary rep)
Chipped by Lux Thorn (m/m rep)
Savage Sunset and Magnanimous Moonrise by Nox Spacey (sapphic, trans, and gay rep)
Cry of Fangs by Kailey Alessi (aroace and nonbinary rep)
Pleading His Belly on Zakon-4 by E.J. LeRoy (aroace rep)
WPP will be publishing our fifth whumpy anthology in 2026, which is absolutely wild! I've come up with five possible anthology themes for next year. Take a look and vote for your favorite! Voting will be open for one week.
After the Hurt: Basically the effects of whump. So this could be escape, recovery, caretaking. But it could also be flashbacks, recapture, or even a whumpee becoming so conditioned that whumper doesn't bother hurting them any more.
Apocalyptic/Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic: Whump set during or after the end of the world as we know it.
Forced to Whump: A character is forced to whump another character. One of my favorite tropes!
Turning the Tables: Role reversals. So whumper-turned-whumpee, whumpee-turned-whumper, caretaker-turned-whumpee, etc.
Whump, But in Space!: Whump in a non-Earth sci-fi setting.
What theme would you most like to write and/or read?
WPP is now open for submissions for our space whump themed anthology. Shout out to @lady-wallace for coming up with the awesome title Cosmic Consequences!
Theme: Whump, but in space! For this anthology, we’re looking for stories in a non-Earth sci-fi setting. That’s it! Let your imagination run wild! The majority of the story should take place off Earth, but if a small part of it takes place on Earth (*cough cough* alien abduction *cough cough*) that’s okay.
Word Count: Up to 17,500 words
For this anthology, we are looking for stories in the following categories:
Micro-fiction: 250 words or less
Flash fiction: 251-1,000 words
Short Story: 1,001-7,499 words
Novelette: 7,500-17,500 words
Each author can submit one story per category. So for example, you can submit a short story and a micro fiction but you can’t submit two micro fictions.
Compensation: ebook contributor’s copy, one free paperback OR $10 USD, and discounts on additional paperbacks
50% of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Dollar For, a US nonprofit that helps patients navigate hospital financial assistance programs.
Submissions Open: March 1, 2026
Submissions Close: March 31, 2026
Expected Publication Date: July 2026
Submit to Cosmic Consequences here!
We will be running a BackerKit campaign from May 28 to June 30, 2026 to fund this anthology. You can follow the campaign here!
The Nitty-Gritty (aka more details about submitting)
Simultaneous submissions: Allowed, but let us know immediately if your story is accepted somewhere else.
Multiple Submissions: One per category. So for example, you can submit a short story and a micro fiction but you can’t submit two micro fictions.
Reprints: Allowed, but please indicate where your story was originally published. This includes if your story was originally posted on AO3 or Tumblr!
Rights: Nonexclusive worldwide English language electronic and print rights. All copyright remains with the author. A simple contract will be provided.
Compensation: One ebook contributor’s copy, one free paperback OR $10 USD, and discounts on additional paperbacks
Submissions are open to residents of any country.
You must be 18 or older to submit.
No explicit torture of children under the age of 13. No sexual content of characters under the age of 18. No torture or sexual content involving non-sentient animals.
No fanfiction, for legal reasons. No stories generated partly or in whole by artificial intelligence.
Formatting: Please submit your story as a Microsoft word document with 12pt, Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Indicate scene breaks with ###.
Edits: Stories will be lightly edited for spelling and grammar. The content of the story will not be changed, and all edits will be sent to you for approval.
Voting for the theme of our seventh anthology is now open! We received dozens of theme suggestions, and I have compiled them into one massive list. You can vote for your favorite ten themes here! Round 1 of voting will last until June 20, and then the top ten themes will move onto Round 2 from June 21 to 28.
The Whumpy Printing Press books are available on many different platforms and retailers. Here's a handy overview of where you can pick up your next whumpy read!
Public libraries
Did you know that you can read WPP books for FREE through your local public library? Our books are available in ebook through hoopla and Overdrive/Libby. You can suggest that your local library purchase a WPP ebook right in the Libby app. Just search for the title and click the "Notify Me" button. This lets your library know that you're interested in them acquiring a copy!
You can also suggest that your library purchase a paperback. Each library has a slightly different process, so search "suggest a purchase" on your library website to find instructions. The majority of our books are distributed through Ingram, which is the system that most libraries order from.
Ebook Retailers
Our books are available on most major ebook retailers, including Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, and Bookshop.org. Select titles are also available on Amazon and Google Play.
Subscription Services
You can also grab WPP ebooks through subscription services such as Kobo Plus and Everand. Both of these programs offer free trials.
Paperback Retailers
The best place to purchase WPP paperbacks is bookshop.org. Full disclosure: we are a bookshop.org affiliate, so we receive a small commission for any books purchased through their site using our link, at no extra cost to you.
Our paperbacks are also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Booktopia, Foyles, Thalia, Waterstones, and more!
Direct
We offer paperbacks and ebooks of select books over on our ko-fi. We also hold crowdfunding campaigns on BackerKit for larger projects like anthologies.
We're seeking submissions of whumpy stories at least 7,500 words in length to be published in 2027.
We take a broad view of whump, it can be physical or emotional. Your stories can be hurt no comfort or comfort no hurt, just as long as they touch on whump in some way.
We will consider novelettes, novellas, novels, short story collections, and graphic novels. If you have an idea for a format not listed, please send us an email at thewhumpyprintingpress at gmail.com to discuss your project.
Absolutely no fanfiction of copyrighted works, or stories generated partly or in whole by AI.
If your book is accepted, we ask for nonexclusive, worldwide, English language publication rights for ebook and paperback. Copyright and all other rights remain with the author. A simple contract will be provided. Authors will receive an initial payment of between $25 and $100 USD depending on word count, and will receive 50% of all royalties.
*Note that accepted authors who are US citizens will be required to submit a W-9 form for tax purposes.*
Formatting: Please submit your story as a Microsoft Word document with 12pt, Times New Roman font, double-spaced. Indicate scene breaks with ###. If your novel has chapters, start each chapter on a new page. Please do not include your name or other identifying information in the manuscript.
