Free Talk: The Power of Titles — Strategies for Choosing the Right Title for Your Stories & Poetry

Practical tools and insights for navigating the surprising complexity of titling your work.

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Free Talk: Practical Tools to Help You Write Layered Stories, Not Stereotypes

Tools for writing complex characters from outside your lived experience.

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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in September

Major publishers and small presses open to direct submissions. No agent required.

The Broken Teacup: Now Seeking Submissions

A literary magazine accepting fiction, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.

Three Types of Publishing: What You Need to Know

So you can decide which publisher is best for you and your work.

41 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for September 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: folk horror; holiday; the unmaking; thresholds; arms & armor; alchemy; who gets to be American?; communication; long-term relationships; cats; the language of flowers; eerie Christmas; and soilpunk. Phi Kappa Phi Forum: Travel by PlaneThey’re reading poetry submissions for their…