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Published: Fri, 03/07/25
Updated: Fri, 03/07/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 10 | MARCH 7, 2025 IN THE BEGINNING... Many people want to start writing with a book-length manuscript. No short stories, no feature…
Published: Wed, 03/05/25
Updated: Thu, 03/06/25
You've got until April 1 to enter this year's Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers. We'll award prizes of $2,000, $500, and…
Published: Fri, 02/28/25
Updated: Sat, 03/01/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 9 | February 28, 2025 SHUT UP ABOUT THE REJECTIONS ALREADY We are not defined by our rejections....or rather we shouldn't be. Nobody…
Published: Tue, 02/25/25
Updated: Tue, 02/25/25
Good morning! A quick note to let you know that the 2025 Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize closes to submissions in just seven days. Don't miss…
Published: Fri, 02/21/25
Updated: Sun, 02/23/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 8 | February 21, 2025 HOW TO START I am often asked how should someone start writing. They tell me they've always wanted to write.
Published: Wed, 02/19/25
Updated: Wed, 02/19/25
Deadline: May 1 $12,000 in Prizes | Final Judge: Mina Manchester The 33rd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest welcomes your…
Published: Fri, 02/14/25
Updated: Fri, 02/14/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 7 | February 14, 2025 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY While Valentine's Day tends to be about partners in love, I like to think of it more…
Published: Fri, 02/07/25
Updated: Fri, 02/07/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 6 | February 7, 2025 YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU ASK I've written for local magazines for a few years. Two in particular. Magazine A…
Published: Fri, 01/31/25
Updated: Fri, 01/31/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 5 | January 31, 2025 WHAT'S NEXT I had just finished at the gym and stood waiting for my coffee at The Coffee Shelf today and someone…
Published: Fri, 01/24/25
Updated: Fri, 01/24/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 4 | January 24, 2025 STAYING RELEVANT There are times we feel like we are yelling into empty space when we try to write. We put our…