Free Talk: How to Strengthen Your Poetic Voice with Stefanie Leigh

An invitation to fully inhabit your poetic voice.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

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.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

100 Manuscript Publishers with Geographic Limitations

We generally only review presses that accept work without geographic limitations on who can submit, but this list includes many publishers who do have geographic requirements. We have never fully reviewed most of these presses because of their geographic limitations, but they are still good presses. Most of the presses on this list accept work…

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in September 2026

Magazines paying for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Freshwater Literary Journal: Now Seeking Submissions

A print and online journal accepting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

How to Distance Yourself from Your Characters, and Why You Should

"Writers run the risk of smothering their characters, pigeonholing them and not allowing them to grow."