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5 Types of Editing That May Help Your Manuscript

By Zenstateofmind  Editing is part of the writing process. It is something every writer must do in order to polish their work and help readers connect with the stories they are telling. Editing takes many forms, some focusing on the story on the sentence level, and others from an overarching structural level. Below I break…

3 Effective Ways to Boost Your Writing Productivity

By Abdulraheem Jameel Ango It is a not-so-hidden secret that writing takes more than just the ability to write. The ability to write, ideas, resources, all these are part of the ecosystem of writing; the largest and arguably most important part of this ecosystem is productivity. Productivity is simply the act of producing quality work…

Rowman & Littlefield: Now Accepting Book Proposals

Roman & Littlefield is a independent publisher based outside of Washington, DC. They focus on educational publishing, academic publishing with a focus on Humanities and Social Sciences, and well as publishing government and official data. Some of what they publish is very specific and niche, while other work is clearly intended for a broad audience….

Last Leaves Magazine: Now Seeking Poetry Submissions

Last Leaves is a new online poetry magazine that aims to create community. It’s an online space to share great poetry, to listen and to be heard. They publish all forms and styles of poetry, and they feature unpublished authors and established poets alike. They simply want readers to think and feel deeply in response…

Why Writers Should Take Online Writing Classes

By Nancy Franklin There is nothing like staring at a blank screen for hours on end, especially if you’re a beginning writer. If you find yourself procrastinating in ways that range from obsessively checking Facebook and Instagram, hitting the delete key on everything you’ve written, to wearing a path to the refrigerator for snacks, taking…

Tiny Fox Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Founded in 2015 as a collective of writers, Tiny Fox Press originally focused on publishing work by the editors. This is a form of self- publishing, but they have branched out since then, although they are still publishing some books by the editors. They have a regularly updated blog, a well-organized website, and some excellent…

The Woolf: Now Seeking Submissions

The Woolf—an online literary journal of micro and flash fiction, short stories, nonfiction, poetry, and multimedia art—is seeking submissions for a new edition that will mark their return from a two-year hiatus. Before closing in 2019, The Woolf had been published for nearly seven years. Now they’re back, with a plan to publish more mixed…

Clubhouse for Authors

By Bhupinder Singh As new and emerging writers, and aspiring authors, we all know the power of a platform and an audience base that can later be converted into a reader base To grab a deal, especially for traditional nonfiction publishing, a platform plays a vital role. For indie authors, the platform is a major…

Amble Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Updated November 2022: Even though they don’t list this as part of their submission guidelines anywhere their website, they’ve been turning away authors for not being based in the US. We will be removing them from the next round of the manuscript publishers guide as they are no longer eligible for review as part of…

The Adriatic: Now Seeking Poetry Submissions

The Adriatic is a new poetry journal launched in 2020, with the goal of creating opportunities for both emerging and established poets. They hope to provide a publishing platform without barriers. That’s why they don’t charge fees, and they don’t require poets to have previous publications. They publish poetry from around the world. The Adriatic…

5 Paying Literary Markets to Submit to in August 2021

  These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and they all pay writers. Not all of them are open throughout the month. – S. Kalekar Diabolical Plots They publish science fiction, fantasy and horror. Feel free to mix in other genres with these (like a fantasy mystery or a science fiction romance). All stories must…

What an Author Needs to Know (from the Editor’s Perspective)

By Colin Newton It’s perfectly understandable. An author, hot on the high of getting their work published and their online presence in shape, might start to keep a tally of how many clicks to affiliate links they’re registering. And while their click count goes up, their sales do not, at least not as much. “I’m…

Blair: Now Seeking Manuscript Submissions

Blair is a nonprofit press combining the lists of Carolina Wren Press and John F. Blair, Publisher. To learn more about the history of both presses which merged in 2018, go here. Based in the South, with roots in North Carolina, they strive to publish quality writing with a focus on authors and subjects historically…

First Frost: Now Seeking Submissions

First Frost is a biannual print journal of haiku and senryu, published by Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press. With a contemporary take on these traditional poetic forms, First Frost accepts one, two, and three line poems with various syllable counts, alongside poems written with the familiar 5-7-5 construction. First Frost aims to showcase the poems they publish…

Duckworth Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Update March 2023: Closed to Submissions, but may reopen. Warning: This review briefly discusses childhood sexual assault. Please skip if you want to. Duckworth Books was started in 1898, is one of Britain’s oldest independent presses, and it has published many well-known and influential authors over the years. They have one of the most in-depth…

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