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Well there is a prize for it here in Ireland. Looking at you Laura. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeExvOXK7JcN_u9dG0f3qFJu0HHOvLUnGxDm_v5nQGfHs9ftQ/viewform

The latest from Tiffany Yates Martin https://mailchi.mp/foxprinteditorial/litfic Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate Are You Writing Literary Fiction? (Spoiler: Probably Not) “My story is a work of literary fiction that will appeal to fans of…” Abraham...

If you write genre fiction, you follow the rules, and you have to follow them because readers expect that. Yann Martel

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. John Hersey

From today's The Bookseller: "New MeetCute Storyteller Prize to offer literary representation" The prize is offered by the Kate Nash Literary Agency. First prizewinner is awarded £500.00, plus agent representation. Two runners-up will be offered one 1-hour one-to-one literary agent...

To me genre is just today's pulp fiction so if you want to sell it.....

October 2025 Halloween Ream Raid What are Ream Raids? Ream Raids are a fantastic opportunity for authors to showcase their books to a wider audience. During a one-week period, participating authors will set their books to be free or available for followers on Ream. This promotion aims to help...

I've just been sent this info from an anthology editor at White City Press, and thought it might be of interest to others. Have you wanted to try your hand at short mystery fiction? Have you already been writing crime shorts and want some advice about the submission process? Here's an...

Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics. John Banville

Another Bookseller article I'd like to know more about. https://www.thebookseller.com/comment/outplaying-the-algorithms?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Morning%20Briefing

https://www.facebook.com/FracturedLit https://litmagnews.substack.com/p/does-it-tell-a-story-a-chat-with https://fracturedlit.com/2025-ghost-fable-and-fairy-tales-prize/

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. Elizabeth Bowen

Data and Insights from an RR Experiment (Yes, I am presenting this as a research paper. It's the closest I'll ever get to my own academic publication.) Abstract/Summary I posted Volume I (40 chapters) of a planned four-volume series on Royal Road as free serialized fiction. My main goals were...

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/good-riddance-to-literary-fiction/

New blog post by Claire G You Don’t Know Me On The Honest Authors’ podcast, Gillian McAllister once mentioned that she was asked, “Do you really think that?” about something controversial she’d written in one of her novels. Her answer: “No, of course I don’t!” But at least in this instance...

All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It’s fiction’s business to ask them. Richard Hughes

So my surprise news last week was The Rarkyn's Fall and A Night So Dark And Full Of Stars were longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards. An anthology I'm part of was also longlisted (Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore). Given I'm in New Zealand, I didn't even realise I...

The distinction between literary and genre fiction is stupid and pernicious. It dates back to a feud between Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James. James won, and it split literature into two streams. But it's a totally false dichotomy. George R. R. Martin