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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in December 2025

This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty Three Special Feature

Bait and Switch: Editing Fees Built into Contracts

I have been covering the publishing industry for over a decade now, reviewing a minimum of fifty-two publishers a year. I visit approximately ten publishers websites for everyone one I will actually review. I can only review publishers that match Authors Publish’s Guiding Principles. I also keep a careful eye out for red flags, and…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty Three Special Feature

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

A Craft Essay About Never Knowing How to Stop

By Sabyasachi Roy You ever notice how beginnings get all the glory? Everyone’s obsessed with “the hook.” Grab the reader by the collar, shake them, spill coffee in their lap. But endings—no one talks about the fact that endings are basically a con. Like… “wrap it up neatly.” Excuse me? I can’t even wrap Christmas…
Issue Six Hundred Fifty One Special Feature

Heads up! from a Short Story Judge

By E. L. TenenbaumOver the last while, I’ve done a few turns as a first-round judge for a few writing competitions, most recently for short stories. Usually, entries must undergo more than one round of judging, by more than one judge, before winners can be chosen. Across the board, almost all writing competitions juggle the…
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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in November 2025

This list focuses on ten publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Nine Special Feature

Why You Should Write About Other People’s Writing

By Ratika Deshpande Some of the best writing I’ve done has been about the work of other writers. I’ve read their stories and compiled them into themed recommendation lists; I’ve written personal essays and deep dives into books that I couldn’t stop thinking about. It’s work that I’ve both enjoyed and am very proud of,…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Seven Special Feature

“This Has Already Been Said”

By Sabyasachi Roy Writers love declaring originality dead. “Everything worth saying has already been said,” they moan, as if the Muse herself retired early and moved to a quiet villa with no forwarding address. And maybe it’s true—most “big ideas” are ancient. Love hurts? Shocking. Time passes? Groundbreaking. Death is inconvenient? We’ve been singing that…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Six Special Feature

Self-Doubt as a Constant Companion

By Sabyasachi Roy Self-doubt doesn’t wait for failure. You don’t have to flop publicly or get rejected. Doubt shows up before all that, like it already read your draft and hated it. Some days it whispers. Other days it screeches: Who told you, you could write? Why does this matter? Who’s going to care? And…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Five Special Feature

Three Lessons From My First Podcast Tour

By Lory Widmer Hess I’m a writer, not a speaker. When I was in high school, an oral report was the assignment most likely to cause me to call in sick; now, though I have gotten over that total-panic reaction and become more at ease with talking in public, I still feel more comfortable with…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Four Special Feature

Rest, Burnout, and Permission

By Sabyasachi Roy  Burnout doesn’t knock. It just slips in, in a quiet manner, like the obedient nobody in a corporate setup. But somewhere down the line you start noticing. In a good, or bad, or in a neutral manner.  Burnout starts like that, maybe with a feeling when you think it’s just a phase…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Special Feature

Fifteen Wonderful Canadian Literary Journals

Authors Publish was founded in the United States, but has since moved to Canada. Our subscribers are based all over the world, with a majority based in the United States. A lot of the journals and publishers we cover are still based in the United States for two reasons. Some of the journals on this…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Special Feature

94 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (September 2025)

This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
Issue Six Hundred Forty Two Special Feature

Craft Lessons from Reading Hundreds of Short Stories

By Ratika Deshpande It’s an infallible rule that the more you read, the better you’re able to write (provided, of course, that you’re also doing a lot of writing). For about two years now, I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy short stories and flash fiction to curate lists of recommendations for Reactor magazine. After…
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