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Leveraging Goodreads as an Author

By Sandra Sealy Even if you’re not an author chances are you’re already a member of Goodreads.com – relishing the big ol’ pile of books you’ve read, and the ones you’d like to read. According to Goodreads.com’s co-founder, Otis Chandler, “Our recommendation engine analyses 20 billion data points to give suggestions tailored to your literary…
Issue Four Hundred Twenty

Nightfire (Tor): Accepting Submissions June 15th -22nd

Every year Nightfire, an imprint of Tor, opens to submissions for a limited window of time. This year it’s June 15th through the 22nd. The opportunity opens and closes at 9 AM EST. Because it’s such a limited window, and because it’s an excellent opportunity, we try and promote it a little in advance so…
Issue Four Hundred Nineteen Manuscript Publishers Science Fiction

Thuya Poetry Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Thuya Poetry Review is a brand new nonprofit journal publishing both emerging and established poets. They’re looking for poetry that demonstrates excellence in craft, in all forms and styles. Thuya’s artful web presence reflects the creative concept of their journal. Thuya means sacrifice, and it’s a wood burned in ritual offerings. Thuya also values education,…
Issue Four Hundred Nineteen Literary Journals Paying Market Poetry

The Benefits of Collaborative Writing

I’ve been writing my whole life and publishing since 2013 and in all that time it never occurred to me that I would enjoy collaborating with another writer on a project. I’m quite a control freak when it comes to my own writing. I have my own style, my preferred genres and also my own…
Issue Four Hundred Nineteen

Announcing the Ninth and Tenth Recipients of the Authors Publish Fund for Literary Journals

In September 2020, we started a new fund for literary journals. You can learn all about this fund here. We selected the recipient of the fund using a random number generator. We are announcing the winners of the May and June fund today. Thank you to everyone who has applied. Journals who have already submitted…
Issue Four Hundred Nineteen

Pavilion Books: Now Accepting Manuscript Proposals

Updated May 2022: Now permanently closed to un-agented submissions. Pavilion Books is an independent London-based publisher that specializes in illustrated books. They have international distribution. They have a number of imprints and between them they publish 150 books per year. Much of what they publish has to do with craft, cooking, children, and textile art….
Children's Books Issue Four Hundred Eighteen Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Poetic Sun: Now Accepting Submissions

Poetic Sun is a new literary journal managed by Shi Yang Su and Jia Ning Ran. This is what the say they are looking for: “Wild Fantasy and Dark Dreams. Give us your whimsical whims and share us your highs and lows. We want everything from you, your flash poems and classic writings.” Because they…
Issue Four Hundred Eighteen Literary Journals Poetry

5 Paying Literary Markets to Submit to in June 2021

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre markets. The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts This magazine publishes “fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” They also have a section called Topical Tuesdays, where they…
Calls for Submissions Issue Four Hundred Eighteen

Thames & Hudson: Now Accepting Book Proposals

Thames & Hudson was founded in 1949 by Walter and Eva Neurath. Their goal was to create a ‘museum without walls’ and it is named after the rivers flowing through London and New York. They have over 2,000 titles in print. They publish high-quality books in the following categories: the arts (fine, applied, decorative, performing),…
Children's Books Issue Four Hundred Seventeen Non Fiction

MONO.: Accepting Submissions

MONO. accepts unpublished flash fiction, poetry, short stories up to 2,000 words, and amateur monochrome photography. This is how they describe themselves: “MONO. is a literary journal inviting dark humour, satire and brutally honest reflections on ordinary life that sit on the borderline of the melancholic and amusing. Forget the rules.” They are a UK-based…
Fiction Issue Four Hundred Seventeen Literary Journals Poetry

Copyright Tips and Traps … Don’t Trust Your Intuition!

Susan Upton Douglass        There is a lot of misinformation about copyrights and the protections afforded by copyright law and related areas of law. Indeed, much of the law is counter-intuitive, or simply different from the common wisdom and folklore passed around in business circles. So, to set the record straight, here are some answers…
Issue Four Hundred Seventeen

Laurence King: Now Accepting Proposals

Founded in 1991 in London, Laurence King focuses on publishing books and gifts on the creative arts. They have international distribution and recognition. They are open to proposals for books or gift products for adults, students and children. They focus particularly on the following areas: art and design, architecture, fashion and beauty, film, photography, practical art…
Children's Books Issue Four Hundred Sixteen Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Success Stories

Cicada: Now Seeking Submissions

Based in Hong Kong, Cicada is a new international literary journal publishing writing that is “generative, nuanced, experimental, and inclusive.” They publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and international writing in translation. They’re especially interested in writing that offers a transnational perspective or comments on the global narrative. They want to read writing by everyone, from everywhere,…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Four Hundred Sixteen Literary Journals Poetry

To Self-Publish or to Not Self-Publish, That Is the Question

By Holly Garcia When I first started writing my poetry collection, it didn’t occur to me to publish it traditionally. From the moment I decided I was going put it out there, I wanted to do it myself. I’d seen countless people saying their experience with self-publishing was a breeze.  I’m a do-it-yourself baker, party…
Issue Four Hundred Sixteen

Levine Querido: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

UPDATED Nov 2022: They now have a submittable cap. And so they close certain categories temporarily when they’ve reached maximum submissions, but re-open them the next month. Arthur A. Levine Books was an imprint of Scholastic Inc. that was founded in 1996 and as of 2019 they parted ways with Scholastic and since 2019 they have…
Children's Books Issue Four Hundred Fifteen Manuscript Publishers

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