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

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

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Free Talk: How to Write a Satisfying Final Act for Your Novel

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

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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in December 2025

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

Wild Greens: Now Seeking Submissions

An online magazine accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, handcrafts, music, and more.

Bait and Switch: Editing Fees Built into Contracts

If they charge for editing, they're not a traditional publisher.

37 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for December 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: Unidentified Funny Objects; nightfall; timefuckery; tales from the concourse; Home on the Range (queer pastoral); transformations; tales of steel & sorcery; cozy fantasy; bad romance; and summer in the city. THEMED CALLS Unidentified Funny Objects AnthologyThis anthology will open…