Issue Six Hundred Fifty Two

Notes from the Editor’s Desk: November 2025

This monthly column is published on the fourth Thursday of every month, and is an opportunity for me to share information that doesn’t fit anywhere else in our publication. This includes a wide range of opportunities for writers, news and information, and subscriber’s recent success stories. Opportunities: Kinship Caregivers Connect is an online and statewide…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty Two Notes from the Editor's Desk

Fusion Fragment: Now Accepting Submissions

Fusion Fragment (FF) focuses on publishing science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. In terms of preferences they say, “Although any science fiction subgenre is fair game, our tastes lean towards slipstream, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, and anything with a little taste of the bizarre. FF prefers character-driven…
Fiction Genre Issue Six Hundred Fifty Two Literary Journals Paying Market

10 Magazines Accepting Formal Poetry

These journals accept formal and/or rhymed poetry of various types, from villanelles to sonnets to lyric poetry. Many also accept non-formal verse. A couple of them pay writers. Most, but not all, of these magazines are open for submissions now. Blue UnicornThis is a print poetry magazine; you can read more about them here. “BU…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty Two Special Feature

Promotion Commotion: How to Steer Clear of Scam Artists

By Bob Rich Wonderful! Your book is accepted by a publisher, or perhaps you self-published. In the vast majority of cases, promotion is entirely up to you. Many honest businesses provide promotional services to authors. Also, there is a highly successful robbery industry preying on authors’ dreams. Even honest businesses are not necessarily useful in…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty Two Special Feature

  • Manuscript Publishers By Category

  • Literary Journals By Category