Free Talk: Showing & Telling — How to Create and Maintain Authentic Connections with Your Readers

Learn effective techniques for "showing" and "telling" in your story.

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Free Talk: How to Write Captivating Side Characters (With Cat Rambo)

Explore the potential of side charactes with award winning author Cat Rambo.

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30 Literary Journals Focused on Limited Demographics

This list focuses on a wide variety of journals that are seeking specific kinds of writers, including older writers, writers attending university, working class writers, the incarcerated, veterans and their families, women writers, and Southern writers. Some of these limitations are geographic, some are not. Some publications have stricter guidelines than others. Not all are…

The Amphibian: Now Seeking Submissions

A literary journal seeking fiction and poetry.

Notes From the Editor’s Desk: July 2025

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7 Reasons Why You Should Try Using Writing Prompts

How writing prompts can help your career.