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McFarland & Company Inc.: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

McFarland & Company Inc. is an academic and nonfiction publisher that markets primarily to libraries. They have much more expensive cover prices because of this, and do not have good distribution in brick-and-mortar bookstores, but are widely available at libraries throughout North America. They also have a good reputation among librarians, which is a plus….
Academic Issue Four Hundred Seventy Six Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Special Feature

Liquid Imagination: Now Seeking Submissions

Liquid Imagination is an established online publisher of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and imaginative literary fiction. They also publish poetry that embraces the themes of these genres. Liquid Imagination is a project of Silver Pen Writers. Liquid Imagination pairs each piece of writing they publish with original artwork selected by the editors. In doing so,…
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Seventy Six Literary Journals Paying Market Poetry

How To Make Your Readers Care About Your Characters

By Casey Yong Characters – the heart and soul of every good story. They’re the individuals we invest our time and emotions into as we follow them throughout the course of a gripping tale. But when do they stop feeling like stand-ins living out a story and start feeling like the people we can relate…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Six

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in July 2022

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre markets. The Forge This magazine publishes one prose piece a week, fiction or nonfiction. They accept fee-free submissions; the monthly deadline for these is usually end of the month, or until filled. Fee-free submissions open again at the beginning…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Five

Pocket Fiction: Now Seeking Submissions

Pocket Fiction is a new online publisher of short fiction and poetry. They offer stories that can be read during coffee breaks, commutes, and other everyday happenings, stories that can be finished in five to twenty minutes. They publish both literary and mainstream writing by authors from around the world, and they aim to reach…
Fiction Genre Issue Four Hundred Seventy Five Literary Journals Poetry

Parallax Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. They publish 15 books a year, focused on Engaged Buddhism and mindful living. They’ve published many famous Buddhists, including Thich Nhat Hanh, and the Dalai Lama. Most of what they publish is nonfiction aimed at adults, but they also publish select children’s…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Five Manuscript Publishers Spirtual

Fellowships, Scholarships, and Other Writing Opportunities for July 2022

Our monthly round up this time includes a wide range of opportunities, some with deadlines fast approaching. Scottish Book Trust: New Writers Awards Applications for the 2023 New Writers Awards are now open. This is an opportunity for emerging Scotland-based writers to develop their craft. The categories include Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction (also known as creative non-fiction),…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Five

The Whisky Blot: Now Seeking Submissions

The Whisky Blot is a new online literary journal, dedicated to publishing short fiction, poetry, and haiku. They also will publish one annual “best of” print journal, and plan to split the profits between the contributors. They say they are seeking work that is seriously literary, but without pretension. The short fiction they publish is…
Always open to submissions Fiction Issue Four Hundred Seventy Four Literary Journals Poetry

Luna Press Publishing: Accepting Submissions

Occasionally we’ll feature a press that isn’t open, but will be soon, for a very limited reading period. This is the case with Luna Press Publishing. They generally have three limited reading periods a year but for 2023 they’ve only announced one so far. It will open on the 16th of June and close on…
Horror Issue Four Hundred Seventy Four Manuscript Publishers

Common Mistakes Writers Make With Their Opening Lines

By Ashley Taylor Clark Your opening line is a crucial part of your novel. It offers readers their first impression of your story, introducing them to the world, characters, and overarching tone in just a handful of words. In a lot of cases, readers use these lines to determine if your book is for them….
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Four Uncategorized

PM Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

PM Press is an independent, radical publisher of books and media. It was founded in 2007 by AK Press founder Ramsey Kanaan and several other members of AK Press. The goal of PM Press is to amplify the voices of radical authors, artists, and activists, and they publish a wide range of material, from speculative…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Three Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

The Meadowlark Review: Now Seeking Submissions

The Meadowlark Review is a new online journal of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry published by the MFA students at the University of Wyoming. Based in the American West, The Meadowlark Review is inspired by that landscape and culture. But they especially love writing that challenges the expected Western narrative, and they also enjoy writing that’s…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Four Hundred Seventy Three Literary Journals Poetry

Why Utilizing Authenticity Readers Enhances Characters

By Aliya Hall As writers, we are used to creating characters that have different life experiences from our own. And while there are some things we can learn through intensive research, such as historical background and different career paths, there are some things like sexuality, disability, gender and race that are much harder to accurately…
Issue Four Hundred Seventy Three Special Feature

Kaleidotrope: Now Seeking Submissions

Kaleidotrope is an established online magazine of speculative fiction and poetry. Although they mostly publish science fiction, fantasy, and horror, they’re open to other writing that blurs these genre boundaries or falls outside of these categories. You can read Kaleidotrope for free online to get a sense of what they publish. Kaleidotrope has been published…
Fiction Genre Issue Four Hundred Seventy Two Literary Journals Paying Market Poetry

Haunt Publishing: Accepting Manuscript Queries Until July 1st

Haunt Publishing is a small Scotland-based press founded in 2018 that focuses on publishing Gothic, Horror and Dark fiction. They are searching for work that is “unputdownable.” They are open to novel submissions through 1st July 2022. They’ve historically published one book a year, but this year they are planing to publish two. You can…
Horror Issue Four Hundred Seventy Two Manuscript Publishers

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