Free Talk: Literary Agent Sera Rivers on Seeking Representation for Your Work

Learn how to find the right literary agent for your work.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

Free Talk: How to Write a Satisfying Final Act for Your Novel (With Ley Taylor Johnson)

How to keep readers engaged, ramp up the tension, resolve essential plot points, and give your readers a satisfying end to your story.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in January 2026

Literary magazines paying for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Baubles from Bones: Now Seeking Submissions

A sci-fi and fantasy magazine paying for fiction and poetry.

How to Balance Research and Writing

Tips to make research less distracting and more effective.

51 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for January 2026

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from 51 outlets that are open for submissions now; a couple of the outlets are open for more than one call. Some of the themed calls are: Cupid’s misfire; metamorphosis; solarpunk horror; endings; miracles, messages from heaven & angels; immortality; climate crisis (and climate…