Free Talk: Providing Room for the Reader — Striking the Balance of Mystery and Clarity

You're invited to a free talk with author, poet, and writing instructor Lauren Oertel.

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Free Talk: How to Strengthen Your Poetic Voice with Stefanie Leigh

An invitation to fully inhabit your poetic voice.

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When People Don’t Recognize Your Writing Skills

"Part of my happiness as a writer depended not on what I wrote... but whether my family—the people I love the most in the world—read what I wrote."

Notes From the Editor’s Desk: September 2026

9 Submissions Opportunities; Subscriber Success Stories; Plus, Is The Nonfiction Book Market Collapsing?

40 Magazines and Anthologies Publishing Horror Fiction

These magazines/anthologies/outlets accept horror fiction – supernatural, folk, religious, feminist, psychological, sci-fi horror, slasher, YA, horror with a quirky slant, and many more. Many also accept other genres, like science fiction and fantasy. Some calls are themed, and some pay writers. Many, but not all, are open for submissions now. The Phantom Pulse“The Phantom Pulse is…

Shadow Falls Review: Now Seeking Submissions

A new print journal accepting poetry, short stories, flash fiction, essays, and hybrid writing.