Free Talk: Look for the Manuscript Helpers — BETA Readers, Editors, Coaches, & Critique Partners

How to get the right help for your manuscript, at just the right time.

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Free Lecture: How Writers Can Successfully Apply for Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies

How to apply for grants, fellowships, and residences.

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Bending Genres: Now Seeking Submissions

Publisher of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction with a quick response time.

80 Publishing Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (July 2026)

Opportunities open to writers of color, LGBTQ+ writers, writers with disabilities, and more.

Respecting the Reader: Some Things Writers Should Consider

7 tips to get readers hooked on your work.

23 Terrific Small Presses Open to Direct Submissions

We review a lot of wonderful small presses here, and we also list even more here, here, and here (although some of these lists include large presses also). We also feature a lot of these presses in our biannually updated guide, which you can download here. This list doesn’t include all of our favorites, but…