Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·4 days agoPublishing … and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter: June 202334 LGBTQ Publishers Accepting Manuscripts — No agent required (Plus 23 paying journals) June is recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month. To celebrate Pride here are 34 publishers that are eager for LGBTQ manuscripts, no agent required. Romance, including all of its subgenres, is the most sought after genre by LGBTQ publishers, but if you write poetry, biography, memoir, or scholarly work, you will…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·5 days ago88 Calls for Submissions in June 2023 — Paying marketsThis June there are more than seven dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of…Writing14 min readWriting14 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·May 2571 Writing Contests in June 2023 — No entry feesThis June there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $100,000 to publication. None charge entry fees. Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully. If you want to get a…Writing15 min readWriting15 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·May 2467 Writing Conferences and Workshops in June 2023This June there are more than five dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but many will be in-person or hybrid as pandemic restrictions ease. …Writing21 min readWriting21 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·May 1612 New Agents Seeking EVERYTHING — Kidlit, Cooking, Commercial Fiction, SFF, Memoirs, LGBTQ+, Poetry and moreHere are twelve new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients. All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for everything from cats…Writing13 min readWriting13 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·Apr 27Writing Fiction Like NonfictionI abhor writing rules. If you follow them, you will produce cookie-cutter prose that sounds as if it has been written by a machine. (Although, I am told this may be what publishers are actually looking for.) One of the most egregious of these rules is: “Write nonfiction like fiction.”…Writing7 min readWriting7 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·Apr 27Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter: May 2023Writing Fiction Like Nonfiction I abhor writing rules. If you follow them, you will produce cookie-cutter prose that sounds as if it has been written by a machine. (Although, I am told this may be what publishers are actually looking for.) One of the most egregious of these rules is: “Write nonfiction like fiction.”…Publishing5 min readPublishing5 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·Apr 27100 Calls for Submissions in May 2023 — Paying marketsThis May there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays. I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of…Writing17 min readWriting17 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·Apr 2547 Writing Contests in May 2023 — No entry feesThis May there are more than three dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $60,000 to publication. None charge entry fees. Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully. If you want to get a…Writing10 min readWriting10 min read
Published inCuriosity Never Killed the Writer·Apr 2536 Marvelous Writing Workshops and Conferences in May 2023This May there are three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but many will be in-person or hybrid as pandemic restrictions ease. …Writing13 min readWriting13 min read
