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https://heritage.humanists.uk/exhibition/science-fiction-and-humanism/ Virtual exhibition launched to coincide with the 60th anniversary of Star Trek. There was no chaplain onboard the Starship Enterprise...

Must be US residents https://www.intrepidimagination.com/writingfund2026

Now I thought this was interesting g, but frankly the working two jobs and trying to find time to write thing seems pretty across the board. https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-slf-working-class-grant/

https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/ https://theghoststory.com/ Coming Soon… The Inaugural Clubroom Christmas Ghost Story Competition 2026 Launching Tuesday 1 September 2026 As autumn arrives and the evenings begin to draw in, The Writing Clubroom will open entries for the Inaugural...

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Submissions are now open for the Winter 2027 issue of Hushmarrow Press, publishing in early February. Hushmarrow Press is an independent literary press based in New York City, created to make more room for fiction in a landscape that often favors memoirs, essays, and think pieces. Hushmarrow...

· · I am not the publisher can't answer your questions Enshrouded: A Horror Anthology Easton Tales Publishing is on the hunt for original stories ranging from 2,000 to 6,000 words for our upcoming horror anthology. The theme of this collection, enshrouded, refers to the unearthing of...

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