Events & Writing News
Events
October 1 Little Somethings Press flash fiction, poetry, and flash memoir submissions
October 2 Poets & Writers, Get the Word Out submission deadline
October 5 Romance Writers of America Webinar on Kickstarter for Authors
October 6-8 Write on the Sound, City of Edmonds
October 7 SinC into Great Writing MasterClass, Sisters in Crime
Oct 6- Nov 10 IBPA PubU Workshop, Branding for Publishers and Their Authors, IBPA
October 12-14 Writing in the Ozarks by the Ozark Creative Writers
October 13-15 Festival of Monsters hosted by UC Santa Cruz
October 15 Kings River Review fall submission deadline
October 18 Master the Flashback with Tiffany Yates Martin
October 19 Writers Digest University Social Media Bliss Webinar
October 26 Writers Retreat with Yasmin Angoe, Capitol Crimes
October 30 Crime Writing: Write a Murder
November 1 Build Your Developmental Editing Business with Allison K Williams
November 1 NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theater
November 3 & 4 The Empowered Author Book Marketing and Publicity Show
November 11 SmokeLong Quarterly Submission
November 15 National Book Awards by National Book Foundation
November 30 Poetry of Ireland Review Submission
December Mass Cultural Council, Grants for Creative Individuals
Multiple Dates Authors Publish, Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers
Resources
- QueryTracker is a resource to search for literary agents and record your query submissions.
- Independent Book Publishers Association
- 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
Strange Remains website
Book Publicity: What Works and What Doesn't, Publishing Confidential
Amazon's New Disclosure Policy for AI-Generated Book Content, Authors Guild
Practical Tips for Authors to Protect Their Works from AI Use, Authors Guild
How to Tell Internet Archive to Remove Your Books, Authors Guild
Do You Have the Right Stuff, Bowker
Franzen, Grisham and Other Prominent Authors Sue OpenAI, New York Times
140 Book Marketing Ideas to Help Authors Increase Sales, BookBub
- Advanced Self-Publishing with Orna Ross and Joanna Penn on first Fridays at 1 pm GMT
- Member Q&A with Orna Ross and Michael LaRonn on second Fridays at 1 pm GMT
- Foundational Self-Publishing with Dan Parsons and Orna Ross on third Fridays at 1 pm GMT
- Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy on fourth Fridays at 1 pm UTC
- Inspirational Indie Authors Interviews with Howard Lovy on second Sunday at 1 pm GMT
- ALLi: FAQs Answered