Authortunities Calendar
Welcome to the Authortunities Calendar! This page is regularly updated with carefully vetted opportunities for writers (submissions, contests, classes, and events) all selected for clarity, fairness, and accessibility. If it’s listed here, it’s something I’d genuinely recommend to a writer I care about.
Listings are organized by emoji for easy searching:
🟢 open for submissions, 🔴 closing, ⭐ events, and ♻️ reprints accepted.
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JULY 9 - JULY 30
⭐ JUL 9 · HWA NY Galactic Terrors online reading series for July features DANIELLE ACKLEY-MCPHAIL, TOM JOYCE, and CRAIG DILOUIE with co-hosts Carol Gyzander and James Chambers. Enjoy stories and live Q&A with the authors.
https://www.youtube.com/live/xdxgOIKapkU?si=Oc0HVT6lBi3dV2_c
🔴 JUL 10 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com and are sent to more than 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a free print magazine subscription. Each week’s deadline is Friday midnight PST.
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
⭐ JUL 12 · Inspirational Indie Authors podcast with the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) and Howard Lovy. Dive deep into personal stories of indie authors, understanding their pathways to success, challenges faced, and lessons learned. Every 2nd Sunday, 1 pm GMT.
https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/inspirational-indie-author-interviews-podcast/
⭐ JUL 13 · Reading Space & Time Celebrate this month’s issue of Space & Time in this live podcast event along with submission updates and insights from the editorial team. Hosted by Publisher Ryan Aussie Smith and Editor-in-Chief Angela Yuriko Smith, this session offers a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine while highlighting the voices within its pages every Monday at 2:30 EDT.
https://open.substack.com/live-stream/251586
🔴JUL 14 · The Orange & Bee closes for original fairy-tale-inspired speculative work (flash up to 1,000 words, short fiction up to 4,000 words, poetry up to ~50 lines). They seek writing rooted in folklore, myth, and reimagined tradition. Payment is $80 for flash, $0.08/word for short fiction/nonfiction, and $50 for poetry. One submission per window; original work only. Submission method: Duosuma portal.
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/the-orange-and-bee-cISB9
🔴 JUL 15 · Electric Spec is closing for speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre), 250–7,000 words, for their August issue. Payment is $20 per story. Submission method: online guidelines.
https://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html
🟢♻️ JUL 15 · NonBinary Review, Zoetic Press Issue #46: Metamorphosis is open for early submissions for newsletter subscribers, with regular submissions opening August 1-31 for prose, poetry and visual art. Submissions may close before the closing date as there is an acceptance cap for each issue. Payment is $0.01 USD per word for prose up to 3k words, $10 for poetry and visual art $25 USD flat rate.
https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit
⭐JUL 15-18 · Romance Writers of America 2025 Annual Conference brings romance writers and industry professionals to Albuquerque, New Mexico for workshops, deep-dive sessions, insider access sessions, pitch appointments with acquiring agents and editors, networking events, an author book signing, marketplace, scavenger hunt, and the Golden Heart and Diamond Heart Awards dinner. Late registration is open through JUL 18 and costs $549 for RWA members, $649 for nonmembers, and $449 for industry professionals. The conference hotel is Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque, with room-block suites listed at $169/night while available. Registration method: through RWA.
https://www.rwa.org/rwa-annual-conference
⭐ JUL 16 · First Friday - Third Thursday Quick Read features 6 authors each reading a selection of speculative fiction for 8 minutes. There will be time for questions & answers at the end and a giveaway from the authors. This free event hosted by Strong Women - Strange Worlds features Lyri Ahnam, NK Brown, Ellen Denham, Lauren C. Johnson, C.W. Rose, Leticia Urieta and emcee/host Sarah Smith along with support from authors Anne Nydam and Terri Bruce. Pre-register.
https://strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com/
🔴♻️ JUL 17 · Collaborature Monthly Contest is closing for fiction and poetry “written by more than one author or include a collaboration of two people (i.e., art and poetry).” Reprints are allowed. Payment is $20 USD.
https://collaborature.blogspot.com/p/contests.html
🔴 JUL 17 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com and are sent to more than 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a free print magazine subscription. Each week’s deadline is Friday midnight PST.
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
⭐ JUL 18 · REVISION STRATEGIES FOR WRITERS This new masterclass, with NY Times bestseller JONATHAN MABERRY, will not only show you how to transform your work through different drafts, but also how to work with editors, interpret and apply their notes, and craft something that has the best chance of selling in today’s market. Class costs $50. Proceeds benefit no-kill animal shelters and meal programs for disadvantaged children.
https://www.jonathanmaberry.com/classes-workshops
🔴 JUL 19 · Black Hare Press Multi Genre Anthology: The Emerald City is closing for horror, speculative fiction, and science fiction stories (3,000–10,000 words). Send stories about the city, what goes on in the city, or the journey to the city, from toxic apocalypses and strange roads to monsters, machines, ruins, and verdant horrors. Payment is approximately $20 USD per published story plus a digital copy of the annual publication. Reprints are not allowed. Simultaneous submissions are not allowed. Submission method: email.
https://blackharepress.com/blogs/open-calls/multi-genre-anthology
⭐ JUL 19 · Halloween in July | Reading and Collaborative Horror Storytelling is a free Authortunities community event featuring Duat: Last Voyage of the Pharos, a collaborative horror storytelling game set aboard the MS Pharos of Alexandria, where the boundary between the living world and the Duat—the Egyptian underworld—fails before the ship can reach its destination. Participants will take the role of Akhu, Egyptian transfigured spirits moving unseen through the corridors to guide, help, or harm the passengers as the fog rises from below the waterline. Free to attend. Hosted by SchwartzGames.com.
https://authortunities-hub.mn.co/posts/98617210
⭐ JUL 19 · Bi-Weekly Open Mic Night with Jordan Francis Share your words live at NeighborHub’s community open mic, happening every other Sunday at 8 PM EST. Bring your prose, your poetry, your half-finished brilliance — this is a welcoming, supportive space built for creative courage and growth. Whether you’re reading for the first time or refining your voice, you’ll find an audience that listens deeply and celebrates bold work. Part of the Authortunities Hub.
https://authortunities-hub.mn.co/posts/97187935
⭐ JUL 20 · Reading Space & Time Celebrate this month’s issue of Space & Time in this live podcast event along with submission updates and insights from the editorial team. Hosted by Publisher Ryan Aussie Smith and Editor-in-Chief Angela Yuriko Smith, this session offers a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine while highlighting the voices within its pages every Monday at 2:30 EDT.
https://open.substack.com/live-stream/251590
🔴 JUL 24 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com and are sent to more than 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a free print magazine subscription. Each week’s deadline is Friday midnight PST.
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
⭐ JUL 27 · Reading Space & Time Celebrate this month’s issue of Space & Time in this live podcast event along with submission updates and insights from the editorial team. Hosted by Publisher Ryan Aussie Smith and Editor-in-Chief Angela Yuriko Smith, this session offers a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine while highlighting the voices within its pages every Monday at 2:30 EDT.
https://open.substack.com/live-stream/259937
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