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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50 Magazines and Anthologies Publishing Speculative Fiction

These magazines and anthologies publish speculative fiction – science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their many sub-genres; alternate history, dark fantasy, Weird fiction, cosmic horror, supernatural or paranormal horror, superhero, solarpunk, fairy tales, reimagined myths, and more. Some calls are themed, and some of the themes are: gothic horror and paranormal romance, vampires, food in fairy…

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in August 2026

Magazines paying for fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.

Wild Willow Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, recipes, and visual art.

Writing Characters Who Are Bad at Explaining Themselves

One of the fastest ways to flatten a character is making them emotionally literate beyond human capability.