Issue Five Hundred Twenty Two

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in June 2023

These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of these magazines are open through the month. Lightspeed Lightspeed publishes science fiction and fantasy. They have very brief submission windows – they will be open to submissions of science fiction flash stories from all writers from 1st…

Book of Matches: Now Seeking Submissions

Book of Matches is an online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, established in 2020. They aim to “celebrate the best in humanity through the very real magic of words.” They’re interested in both the knowing that comes through living, and the unknowing too. You can get a sense of what they publish by…

Westminster John Knox Press (WJK): Now Accepting Book Proposals

Westminster John Knox Press (WJK) is the academic and trade imprint of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation. They have published many established Christian scholars, including Marjorie Thompson, Cornel West, and Rowan Williams. They are just a faith based publisher which means all of their work is rooted in Christianity, and they are not a good publisher…

How to Set Concrete Goals for Your Writing

By Ratika Deshpande One of the most helpful things I’ve done for my writing is setting concrete goals. Writers struggle to establish a daily writing habit because, well, building habits is difficult, and we have other responsibilities that need our attention–jobs, families, health. In all that mess and uncertainty and lack of time, a concrete…

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