You just made an amazing decision.
Welcome to Authortunities, a newsletter built to help writers like you thrive—without the chaos of social media algorithms or endless internet rabbit holes. Less searching means more submitting.
Here, every Saturday morning you receive an email designed to save you time, inspire your creativity, and help you take action on real opportunities.
Why I Created Authortunities
I’m Angela Yuriko Smith, publisher of Space and Time magazine, the longest running semi-pro speculative magazine in continuous US print today. I currently serve as the president of the Horror Writers Association and have been fortunate to have earned several awards during my career, including multiple Bram Stokers, the SLF’s Older Writers Grant, a 2nd place Elgin and the Horror Writer Association Mentor of the Year in 2020. I’ve also gotten some nice finalist recognitions including the Forward INDIES Book of the Year and a Rhysling finalist.
I’ve been where you are—sorting through submission calls, grant deadlines, and writing events, trying to piece together a career in publishing without a clear map… and mostly missing submission calls because they would get lost in the noise.
That’s why I built Authortunities—a freemium newsletter that curates everything writers need in one place:
Submission deadlines, workshops, and contests+
Organized by emoji to quickly find what you need
Publishing insights and career-building tips
I do the research so you can spend more time writing and submitting—not endlessly searching.
Here’s Where to Start
Start strong by checking out these key resources:
This Month’s Must-Know Deadlines → authortunities.substack.com
Subscriber books shared on my social media → @angela_yuriko_smith
How to Make the Most of Authortunities → How to Be an Authortunist
These will get you up to speed fast—and help you take action right away.
What Comes Next?
This newsletter is your go-to resource for writing success. But if you ever want to go deeper, I created Authortunities Hub—a free-access writing community where you can:
Network with other writers & industry pros
Attend live workshops & submission challenges
Get extra tools & insights to build your author career
It’s the natural next step if you love what you’re getting here in the newsletter.
You can check it out anytime → AuthortunitiesHub.com
Your First Action Step
What’s your #1 writing goal this year?
Reply to this email and let me know—I’d love to help point you to the best opportunities for YOU.
Can’t wait to see what you create. Welcome to Authortunities—your writing career just got a whole lot more exciting.
Words make ripples. Ripples make waves. Let’s make waves.
