20 May, 2024

5 Tips on Holding Attention in a Short-Story { Step by Step Guide + Examples}

Many budding short story writers struggle with holding-attention in a short-story. Writing a short story seems like an easier form of prose than writing a full-length novel. Writers who do not have the passion to write full-length novels may find ways to express their creativity through short stories. However, just as novel writing has its […]

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Certified Forgotten Magazine is Currently Accepting Pitches / How to Apply (Pay: $75)

Certified Forgotten currently calls for horror film journalists and writers generally interested in writing about underseen horror films.  Certified Forgotten is a digital publication focusing solely on the movies that have fallen through the cracks. Those festival standout movies– and direct-to-video cult classics – deserving of a second look. They publish on their website and […]

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Kepress Short Story Submissions 2024 is now Open/ How to Apply (Reward: Publication in an Anthology + More)

Kemka Ezinwo Press (KEP) Kepress Ltd is an independent publisher keen on books about Africa, of Africans, and by Africans. Kepress Short Story Submission 2024 is now Open! Attention storytellers! Kepress is thrilled to announce the opening of submissions for the Short Story Anthology. More so, this is a collection that will be submitted to […]

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Doek Literary Magazine Is Accepting Submissions/ How To Submit (Pay: TBD)

Doek Literary Magazine is currently accepting submissions for creative nonfiction pieces exploring the known and the unknown. Founded in 2019, Doek! is a free, independent, and Pan-African online literary magazine produced in Windhoek, Namibia. It publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from Namibia, Africa, and the African diaspora. The editorial team is interested […]

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Orange Blossom Review Submissions is Currently Open / How to Submit (Payment: Online Publication)

Orange Blossom Review calls for submissions in Prose, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Graphic Literature, Artwork and Photography.  Orange Blossom Review is an international, peer-reviewed literary journal seeking quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and artwork.  Their goal is to curate innovative writing styles, novel points of view, and original and engaging content. Orange Blossom Review is generously underwritten […]

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Southword Submissions is Open for Poetry and Prose Writers / How to Apply (Payment: €50-€350)

Southword Literary Journal currently has its poetry and prose submissions open for all writers. Southword: New International Writing is a print literary journal published twice a year by the Munster Literature Centre. Founded in 1993, the Munster Literature Centre (Ionad Litríochta an Deiscirt) is a non-profit arts organisation dedicated to the promotion and celebration of […]

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