Free Talk: The Revision Roadmap — How to Turn Your First Draft into a Polished Manuscript

Learn how to revise your draft for clear storytelling, so you can fix plot holes, remove filler, and tighten the story structure and pacing

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Free Talk: Writing Emotion — The Heart of the Story (With Emily Colin)

Harness the power of emotion to create unforgettable characters, gripping plots, and deep connections with your audience.

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Guppy Books: Accepting Contest Submissions

Guppy Books is a respected publisher of children’s fiction. Founded in 2019 by Bella Pearson, the books they have published have been finalists and winners of a number of awards. They also have excellent distribution. You can learn more about the company and their track record, here. They are based in the UK, and generally…

30 Magazines Publishing Hybrid Writing

These literary magazines and outlets publish hybrid, experimental, and/or cross-genre writing. They accept other genres also, like fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations. Some of the magazines pay writers. Many, but not all, of them are open for submissions now. Harpy Hybrid ReviewTheir guidelines say, “Harpy Hybrid Review (HHR) exists to celebrate and showcase hybrid works in all their…

Saqi Books: Seeking Fiction & Nonfiction Manuscript Queries

Saqi Books was founded in London in 1983. The roots of Saqi Books are in Lebanon and they focus on publishing trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa written by authors based all around the world. They publish around twenty titles a year. They have been awarded the British Book Industry…

Biteback Publishing: Accepting Book Proposals

Biteback Publishing is based in London, England, and is focused on publishing work on political and current affairs titles. They also publish history, memoir, espionage, sport and general nonfiction, and they do not publish fiction of any kind. You can get a good feel for what they are currently publishing by seeing their new releases…