Writing and Publishing Materials

Events

March 31                     SIC Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Award
March 31                     Restless Books Prize: New Immigrant Writing 
April 15                        Ritmo Y Revenge Crime Fiction Anthology Submissions for Latinx Authors
April 15                        A Rally of Writers
April 19                        Podcasting with Purpose and Panache hosted by Desert Sleuths
April 28- 30                Malice Domestic in Bethesda, Maryland
April 30                       Wolfsbane, Best New England Crime Stories submissions
April 30                       Al Blanchard Award for Short Stories
May 4                          Grand Canyon Fireside Chats, Revising Your First Drafts: All the Tools You'll Need
May 11-14                    CrimeFest UK
May 23                        US Book Show
June 6                         Men Matters Online Journal Submissions
June 10 -11                  California Crime Writers Conference
June 16- 18                 10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishers accepting submissions
July 6- 9                      Sleuthfest Conference for mystery writers and fans
July 21                         Book Passage, Mystery Writers Conference in California
August 2-6                 Willamette Writers Hybrid Conference
August 17-20             Killer Nashville Annual International Writers Conference
August 30                  Bouchercon 2023: Murder at the Marina in San Diego
September 23           Elk Grove Writers Conference

Resources

QueryTracker is a resource to search for literary agents and record your query submissions.
Mystery Writers of America provides a list of their approved publishing companies.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has a wealth of information, including Writer Beware.
Writer’s Digest provides an informative list of 100 Common Publishing Terms.
The Alliance of Independent Authors, ALLi, rates the best and worst self-publishing services.
Authors Guild provides a multitude of resources for writers.
Horror Writers Association

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Writing News

The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
Authors Guild Recommends Clause in Publishing Contracts Preventing AI Training
Reedsy Self-Publishing Calculator in 2023
How to Save on Your Self-Publishing Budget
ALLi The First Process of Publishing: Editing
ALLi Blog Announcements: What's Coming in 2023
ALLi Book Advertising for Independent Authors
A Media Operator: Substack Can Grow Into Its Valuation
Princeton University Press: What Your Publisher Wishes You Knew
Benedict Evans: Retail, search and Amazon's $40B 'advertising business'
The Hollywood Reporter: Pivot to... Something? The Blurry Future of Podcasting
BookSmart: Women are publishing more books than men... and it's good for business
The Guardian: Things are definitely opening up, the rise of older female writers
The Millions: Beware of Book Blurbs
Berrett-Koehler Publishers: 10 Awful Truths About Book Publishing
Stamp Honoring 'Strega Nona' author Tomie dePaola

Events & Writing News

Resources

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