Category: Writing Resources

FREE Guides for Authors from bookbaby – tons of great publishing and marketing info and tips!

The bookseller bookbaby provides a download of all of their author guides for FREE. “Bestselling authors and industry pros offer tips on how to make it as a DIY author in today's eBook marketplace. All these guides are free and easily downloadable as PDF files.” You can even […]

International Mag Features Diverse and Imaginative Writings and Translations

My first review of Bitter Oleander’s Spring issue just went up on The Review Review! I recently sent a request to join the ranks of the literary reviewers on their site and they sent me a lit mag to read and write about. Meaning, not only did it give […]

NO FEE Submission Call for Black Lawrence DEADLINE: June 30

Black Lawrence is currently open for no fee submissions for their open reading period in June. “During our June and November open reading periods, we accept fee-free submissions in the following categories: novel, novella, short story collection (full-length and chapbook), poetry (full-length and chapbook), biography & cultural studies, […]

Blog Stats and Record Breakers–Just Hit 10,000 Views in May!

When I first started sharing submission calls, submitting tips, and other poetry related posts on my blog in October of last year, I wasn’t really expecting it to get much attention. But I wanted to keep track of information for myself and felt like sharing it as I […]

Two Calls for Submission, PLUS “Advice on How to Sell Poetry” by Neile Graham

This article of advice by Neile Graham includes a summary of the entire poetry submission process, from revision, to submitting, to waiting for responses. If you’ve been submitting for a while most of this advice will be familiar, but there are some great reminders in here and Graham does […]

Two Calls for Submission, PLUS "Advice on How to Sell Poetry" by Neile Graham

This article of advice by Neile Graham includes a summary of the entire poetry submission process, from revision, to submitting, to waiting for responses. If you’ve been submitting for a while most of this advice will be familiar, but there are some great reminders in here and Graham does […]

Need a project or writing prompts for National Poetry Month in April? #NaPoMo

It's not too late to make a plan for poetry month! Whether you want to sign up to write a poem a day or unofficially just plan to crank out some poetry in April, there are plenty of prompts and resources to keep you going strong all month. […]

Did you know you can submit to English-language international lit mags?

Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem “My Monkey Grammarian” was published in Hong Kong and even included in a […]

Journals that Review Books of Poetry

Great article by Becky Tuch founding editor of  The Review Review, which is a valuable resource for detailed reviews of many others publications, as well as access to calls for submissions and other writer resources. If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or follow my blog or like my […]

“A Crash Course in Shameless Book Promotion” Tips from Blue Light Press

Blue Light Press provides an easy to read list with great advice on how to shamelessly promote your poetry book or chapbook. Tips include things like: sending out review copies setting up readings publication parties attending open mics having an elevator speech ready And many more! This is […]

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