Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·3 days ago85 Calls for Submissions in April 2023 — Paying marketsThis April 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 in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·3 days agoPublishing … and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter: April 2023Transplants: What Is Creativity? Jungians ascribe creativity to the “collective unconscious” — that vast sea of socio-psychological quasi-consciousness shared by all of humanity. According to Jung, this is the place where all thought originates. Anthropologists would call this “culture” — a largely unquestioned set of shared values, beliefs, and norms formed by variety of…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·4 days ago30 Awesome Writing Conferences and Workshops in April 2023This April there are more than two dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but some will be in-person or hybrid as pandemic restrictions ease. Virtual events still offer everything a writer might want: intensive workshops, pitch sessions with agents, to how to market…Publishing9 min readPublishing9 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·4 days ago51 Writing Contests in April 2023 — No entry feesThis April there are more than four 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…Writing11 min readWriting11 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Mar 20Random House Opens to LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC Writers — No agent requiredIf you fit into the demographic they are seeking, this is a wonderful opportunity to get published by Random House. I can say from personal experience that the editors at RH are excellent. Your novel will get top-notch editing, and great distribution. From the website: Random House Canada is excited…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Mar 17Transplants: What Is Creativity?The act of artistic creation has puzzled artists and philosophers for centuries. The Ancient Greeks even invented an entire branch of deities to explain it: the Muses. Where does creativity come from? Is creativity a mental process, or does it spring from the unfathomable well of inspiration? Or does it…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Mar 179 New Agents Seeking Cookbooks, Kidlit, Nonfiction, YA, Literary and Genre Fiction, Memoir and moreHere are nine new literary agents actively seeking writers. 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 cookbooks…Writing10 min readWriting10 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Feb 27Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter: March 20238 Million Pageviews … and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Ten years ago, my children told me to start a blog. “What’s a blog?” I asked innocently. They exchanged one of those looks that makes a parent think, “Just wait until they’re my age and they have smart-aleck kids.” It turns out a blog is whatever you make of it…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Feb 278 Million Pageviews … and All I Got Was This Lousy BlogTen years ago, my children told me to start a blog. “What’s a blog?” I asked innocently. They exchanged one of those looks that makes a parent think, “Just wait until they’re my age and they have smart-aleck kids.” A decade later, I am still asking the existential question, “What…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
Published in Curiosity Never Killed the Writer·Feb 2484 Calls for Submissions in March 2023 — Paying marketsThis March there are more than six 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…Writing13 min readWriting13 min read
