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Well glorious, but there are at least 3. https://writingdeadlines.substack.com/p/20-writing-competitions-september-october-2026-deadlines?utm_source=email&redirect=app-store-no-desktop&inbox=true&utm_campaign=email-read-in-app&triedRedirect=true

We’ve reached a fairly advanced stage of development with the Author Platform. We’re still at beta level, and work continues not quite round-the-clock but… almost. However, the volume of work being done doesn’t at this point result in immediate (and hopefully) attractive new features and...

Why Simon Stream? | Simon Stream | Simon & Schuster UK https://share.google/St6LAfL68p6Zmkshp

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“The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.” ― Henry James August 2026 Newsletter Greetings writers. We're delighted to announce the launch of our first New...

My One Magic Summer might fit here. I might query. But for anyone else who has something sexy, feminist and witchy. https://www.kristensollee.com/about

In this one, @Sedayne and I discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a gothic short story with delicious voice and an abundance of exclamation marks. And this one is a special episode. Why? Because it's our first to be unscripted! Lawks! And here for Amazon

A Review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/22/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai-by-cory-doctorow-review-the-real-price-of-artificial-intelligence

I’m pleased to announce that you now have a new layout choice for your Author Page. All Litopians - whether Platform Plus+ members or not - can have (and should have!) their own Author Page. It’s an investment in you and your writing. Do it now :) Platform Plus+ members have a growing range of...

This is the comp for you. https://mastersreview.com/the-reprint-prize/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

In the latest episode @Aethalope and I talk about genre with our very special first guest and expert in multi-genre writing - tune in to find out more...

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/17/booksmaxxing-how-reading-became-sexy

If you’ve puzzled to book a Huddle or other event here in Litopia, we’ve got some good news… booking an event is now just one-click easy. I do realize that our previous “system” felt very arcane to many people, especially new members. It wasn’t user-friendly, and often felt like an IQ test...

The next time you log in to the Author Platform you’ll see there’s a new main menu: Hopefully, it won’t be too difficult to get used to… the old (original) menu had grown like Topsy and was getting quite unruly. This one is simpler and I hope easier to use. The main change (and this is more...

As we do from time to time, our privacy policy and terms and conditions have been updated, to bring them into line with current UK legislation. Please have a look at both of them here: https://litopia.com/terms-and-conditions/ https://litopia.com/privacy-policy/ These terms and privacy...

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Hard work continues on this ground-breaking innovation that is oh-so-close to release :) A few screenshots to tantalize you… Here’s the default view that your readers will initially see… Before you’ve started to apply some very exciting themes to it… One thing to note is the absence of the...

If you have a finished manuscript of an adventure type then this is a good contest for you. Last year it looks like they considered more historical and magic realism sort of adventures. A friend won it with her family story of evading Japanese soldiers in the Philippines during WW2. Their...

Hello all I've just joined. Looking forward to learning from you all. I have written my first children's (middle grade) fiction novel and am keen to get it published. Any help gratefully received. Many thanks Oli.

It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s been over a decade since I joined the Litopia Colony. I’ve been dormant in recent years, though. Like many who love writing, I found it difficult to make work as more than a side-line. Bills had to be paid, so my career in IT necessarily took precedence, and...