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Authortunities #62│May 18—June 15
What a week! We had a family member in the hospital but everything ended on a high note. Hope your week went a lot smoother and any drama stayed in your writing, not your life. Let me know what you’ve been up to! Share your news and any author opportunities you find in the comments!
Our Writes
🟠Last week’s open mic test worked! Open mic events are now scheduled every Saturday until June 22. Come join in and… exercise your writes 😂 Don’t worry if you can’t make it. This is ongoing. YouTube converts the start time to your time zone.
Big thanks to Anton Cancre and Rebecca Cuthbert for being test poets. You can watch that first, mishap riddled adventure here. You can find Anton’s work here. Rebecca’s work can be found here.
Your Writes
🟠 Congratulations to
. Her short story “RECONFIGURATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT” recently appeared in the Apocalypse Confidential.🟠
also just announced that she will be editing SILK & SINEW, an Asian Diaspora Folk Horror anthology for Bad Hand Books. You can get a head start on the upcoming open call here.My Writes
🟠 It’s official! I’m now available for hire on Reedsy for all your editorial needs and Book Coaching. You can find me here: reedsy.com/angela-yuriko-smith
🟠 You can also listen to me read selected poems along with Lee Murray, Geneve Flynn, Ai Jiang and
on Horror Addicts with Episode 233 Theme: Asian Poet Special. Click the link to listen.🟠 Something else to listen to, Ryan Aussie Smith, "Voted #1 Creamiest voice on Twitch 3 years running" (and also my husband😂) is the fabulous new host of the Prompt Response podcast and he is be serializing my Bram Stoker Award Finalist novella Bitter Suites. You can listen to that here.
🟠 And, finally, I can announce that I’ll have poetry included in the upcoming Kickstarter anthology Dark Spores from Crone Girls Press! Watch this space for details soon.
🟠 For freelancers: Reedsy has a robust market and a great platform with amazing support for professional editors, designers, marketers, publicists, ghost writers and web designers… Follow this link for a $100 bonus for each of us.
🟠 While I find author opportunities everywhere, you can find a list of my favorite resources and sources here. 🔗https://angelaysmith.com/subscribe/
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🟢 opening subs
🔴 closing subs
⭐ networking
♻️ reprints
📚 education
🏆 awards
💲 grants
🟢 MAY 17 · Reedsy Prompts opens until the following Friday for short fiction between 1,000 - 3,000 words based on one of five prompts. Writers have until the following Friday at 11.59pm EST to enter. No fee to enter and have work posted. $5 fee to be eligible for the $250 cash prize. New prompt every Friday. This week’s prompt is: Lost and Found Books with BookTrib 📖
🔗https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/
⭐📚 MAY 18 · PARSEC, Pittsburgh’s premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Organization, welcomes the public to their monthly meetings held the third Saturday of each month beginning at 12:30 pm EST. Virtual Zoom meetings are available for those who can’t attend in person.
🔗https://parsec-sff.org/monthly-meetings/
⭐🎤 MAY 18 · Authortunities Open Mic Poets and prosers are all invited to read for up to 3 minutes beginning at 9 pm EST. Link to read will be in live chat. Everyone is invited to share bios and links in the comments section. Come, exercise your writes and make friends.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWoiFRarrM
⭐📚 MAY 18-21 · The 2024 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference will have craft classes, writerly conversations, generative workshops, networking events, and readings available as recordings for $100. Access to recordings of keynote, classes, and panels available for one month after the conference. The Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference has been the place where writers from Alaska and beyond come together to create community and learn how to be better writers.
⭐🎤 MAY 19 · Rattlecast livestreams, a livestreaming poetry reading and podcast, is part interview and part reading, with a prompt-based open mic. It’s a casual way to hangout with Rattle editor Timothy Green. Each Rattlecast begins with a Poets Respond Live segment, featuring poems about the news, and also features a writing prompt at the end of the show, and open lines for poems written for the last week’s prompt. Julie Kane | Rattlecast at 8 pm EST.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLD_fMFokoxAEbUzqLMIldRifEYrWK7w9-
⭐ MAY 19 · GoIndieNow presents This Week In Indies for 2024 a weekly Sunday chat show that covers issues relevant for Indie artists and the scoop on who is publishing what and where you can get it. Broadcasting every Sunday at Noon ET/11a CT/10a MT/9a PT.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PL6VztCh3ynGYoDKdSOgwGnXJiZG8eas7J
🔴🏆💲 MAY 19 · May 1k Words, hosted by Twist in the Tale, closes for prompted stories with a main genre and an assigned a twisted subgenre (unusual) from a pool of ten. Entrants will also get either an event/character/object/subject (depending on the contest) that they must include. They can reroll subgenre and subject three times each. “For example, if thriller is the main genre, you might get occult detective as your subgenre. Rerolling that might give you cyberpunk, environmental, etc.” Feedback from judges. Winner receives $1200 USD. Participate in weekly challenges to earn rewards and credits to reduce entry fees. Early Entry Price: $25. Early entry price remains until April 24, 12 AM, then increases by $5.
🔴🏆💲 MAY 20 · The Fiction Potluck contest from The Writer’s Workout is free to enter and open to fiction writers of all ages around the world. April Challenge: MG & YA Milestones up to 5,000 words. One entry per person per challenge. The first place winner receives Duotrope service for free for two years (valued at $100) plus query package reviews to each of the top spots.
🔗https://www.writersworkout.net/potluck
🟢 MAY 20 · Poet Lore: jason b. crawford’s Guest Edited Folio opens until June 5 for ekphrastic poetry. “We are committed to diversity and inclusivity and highly encourage submissions from marginalized voices.” America's Oldest Poetry Magazine, publishing since 1889. Payment is $50.
🔗https://www.poetlore.com/submit/
🔴 MAY 21 · Solarpunk Micro Mini closes for solarpunk micro fiction, 250 words max. Submissions are capped at 150 per quarter. Payment is $25.
🔗https://solarpunkmagazine.com/micro-fiction/
⭐ MAY 22 · Meet the Author Podcast LIVE with hosts Rob and Joan Carter will be available on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and WDJY 99.1 FM RADIO (Atlanta, Georgia). Wednesdays at 7 pm EST. Today’s guest is Aaron Ryan.
🔗https://indiebooksource.com/podcast/
📚 MAY 23 · Canva Create: Work Redesigned Join inspiring industry leaders like Nekesa Mumbi Moody as they unpack the importance of creativity in building a business and brand and get a first look at the new launches. The virtual keynote stream will be free to watch at 1PM PST.
🔗https://www.canva.com/canva-create/?pageFlow=url-registration#speakers
🔴 MAY 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 will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST.
🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
🔴 MAY 25 · Off Topic Publishing’s Poetry Box closes to submissions of poetry to be sent out as a physical card with tea and chocolate to subscribers. Payment is for $30 CAD.
🔗https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/
⭐🎤 MAY 25 · Authortunities Open Mic Poets and prosers are all invited to read for up to 3 minutes beginning at 9 pm EST. Link to read will be in live chat. Everyone is invited to share bios and links in the comments section. Come, exercise your writes and make friends.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDfAiVTU9sI
⭐📚 MAY 26 · Rattlecast livestreams, a livestreaming poetry reading and podcast, is part interview and part reading, with a prompt-based open mic. It’s a casual way to hangout with Rattle editor Timothy Green. Each Rattlecast begins with a Poets Respond Live segment, featuring poems about the news, and also features a writing prompt at the end of the show, and open lines for poems written for the last week’s prompt. Nancy Miller Gomez | Rattlecast at 8 pm EST.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLD_fMFokoxAEbUzqLMIldRifEYrWK7w9-
⭐ MAY 26 · GoIndieNow presents This Week In Indies for 2024 a weekly Sunday chat show that covers issues relevant for Indie artists and the scoop on who is publishing what and where you can get it. Broadcasting every Sunday at Noon ET/11a CT/10a MT/9a PT.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PL6VztCh3ynGYoDKdSOgwGnXJiZG8eas7J
⭐ MAY 28 · In Celebration of noam keim's The Land is Holy Join Asian American Writers' Workshop online for a celebration of writer noam keim's The Land is Holy. noam will be joined by Palestinian American writer, Sarah Aziza, and Syrian American playwright, Michael Zalta. Free to attend, registration required.
This event is in collaboration with Radix Media, a worker owned printer and publisher based in Brooklyn, NY.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-celebration-of-noam-keims-the-land-is-holy-tickets-895503885227
⭐📚 MAY 29 · An online Harvard Diversity Discussion on “Race and Careers: When and How to Talk About Race” will be open to the public via Zoom from 5-6 pm EST.
⭐ MAY 29 · Meet the Author Podcast LIVE with hosts Rob and Joan Carter will be available on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and WDJY 99.1 FM RADIO (Atlanta, Georgia). Wednesdays at 7 pm EST. Today’s guest is Noah Asher.
🔗https://indiebooksource.com/podcast/
⭐🏆📚 MAY 30-JUN 2 · The 2023 StokerCon & Awards Ceremony will be a hybrid conference physically held in San Diego, CA. Registration for the online portion of the conference is from $60 – $1,500. The Bram Stoker Awards ceremony will be Sunday, June 1, and will be streamed live online for the public.
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-2024-tickets-657825793657
🔴 MAY 31 · Heartlines close for speculative fiction and poetry about long-term relationships, “stories featuring queer platonic relationships, ace/aro love stories, and polycules.” Payment is $0.08 CAD per word for short fiction (1,000-3,500 words) and $60 CAD flat per poem. 50% of content is from writers identifying as being from Canada/Turtle Island.
🔗https://www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-guidelines/
🔴 MAY 30 · Kweli Journal closes to self-contained novel excerpts, short stories, creative nonfiction pieces, and poetry, up to 6,000 words. Payment is “We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word). $50 per poem.
🔗https://www.kwelijournal.org/submit
🔴 MAY 30 · Poet Lore closes for poetry. “We are committed to diversity and inclusivity and highly encourage submissions from marginalized voices.” America's Oldest Poetry Magazine, publishing since 1889. Payment is $50.
🔗https://www.poetlore.com/submit/
🔴♻️ MAY 31 · Reach 35,000 readers! Siren’s Call eZine seeks short stories, flash fiction, drabbles, and poetry that fit within the horror/dark fiction genre. Reprints welcome. Advertise for only $10 for a full page ad. No payment.
🔗http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/open_subs.htm
🔴 MAY 31 · 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 will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST.
🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
⭐📚 MAY 31 · Rattle Magazine’s livestream Poetry Critique of the Week Rattle's editor hosts a livestreamed poetry critique on YouTube and Facebook, offering suggestions and feedback. The viewing audience is encouraged to participate. The goal is to help us all become better poets through the honest sharing of our reactions, similar to the experience of an MFA roundtable workshop. Critique of the Week at 4 pm EST.
🔗https://www.youtube.com/@RattlePoetry/featured
🔴♻️ MAY 31 · Short Story on Substack is closing for short stories from 6-10,000 words in any genre. Payment is $100 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Selected story to be announced on the 15th. Reprints welcome.
🔗https://shortstory.substack.com/about?nthPub=601
🔴 MAY 31 · Split Lip Magazine closes for submissions of poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, art, interviews/reviews, and mini-reviews unless the free submissions cap has been reached. Payment is $75 per author for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews.
🔗https://splitlipthemag.com/submit
🔴♻️ MAY 31 · Touchpoint Press closes submissions until May 31 for three anthologies: Nightmares of Strangers, Christmas and Haunting Tales of Romance from 3,000 – 7,000 words. Payment is a choice of a $50 Amazon gift card or $50 cash via PayPal ($25 for reprints). Reprints accepted.
🔗https://touchpointpress.com/about/submissions/
🔴 MAY 31 · Baltimore Review closes for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Payment is $50 via Amazon gift certificate or $50 through PayPal and a contributor copy.
🔗https://baltimorereview.org/submit
🔴 MAY 31 · New Orleans Review closes for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Payment is $300 for prose and $100 for poetry. In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, there are no submission fees for all API writers for the month of May, not limited to those living in/born in the US. $3 submission fee otherwise.
🔗https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/
🔴 MAY 31 · AGNI closes for poetry and prose. Payment is $20 per printed page for prose and $40 per page for poetry, up to $300. $3 fee for online submissions, no fee for USPS submissions.
🔗https://agnionline.bu.edu/submit/
🔴 MAY 31 · Weird Little Worlds is closing submissions for their The Robots Were Right: Tales of Unstoppable Technology anthology. Payments are .5 per word (500 – 5000 words) and poetry at $1 per line (>50 Lines). No reprints or multiple submissions. Simultaneous submissions welcome. Payment will increase with Kickstarter stretch goals.
🔗https://weirdlittleworlds.com/submissions/
🔴🏆 MAY 31 · The Edgar® Awards, sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America, honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater. Submissions close for books published in April. Books must be submitted during the month of publication. In addition, the book MUST arrive to the judges within 30 days of sending the submission form to the national office. 🔗https://mysterywriters.org/edgars/edgar-submission-information/
🔴💲 MAY 31 · The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing offers $10,000 and publication for a debut book of nonfiction by a first-generation immigrant. Eligible writers “must not have previously published a book-length work in English in the genre in which they’re applying.” The prize alternates annually between fiction and nonfiction, with 2024 being fiction. There is no entry fee.
🔗https://restlessbooks.org/prize-for-new-immigrant-writing-guidelines-and-eligibility
🔴 MAY 31 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge closes for ekphrastic poetry in response to selected visual art posted on their page. Two winners receive $100 and publication online.
🔗https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
🏆🔴 MAY 31 · 2024 Elgin Award Nominations closes for books of speculative poetry first published during 2022 and 2023. Only current members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) may nominate; however, the author of the nominated book or chapbook need not be an SFPA member. This year’s chair is Felicia Martínez.
🔗https://www.sfpoetry.com/el/elgnom.html
🔴 MAY 31 · Strange Aeon: 2024 (Mythic Art) closes for cosmic horror/Lovecraftian vein. Payment is “$20 and a compensatory copy for the author, or $35 for authors outside the USA.”
🔗https://mkeatonauthor.blogspot.com/2024/
🔴 MAY 31 · Weird Little Worlds closes for submissions of prose at .5 per word (500 – 5000 words) and poetry at $1 per line (>50 Lines) for their upcoming The Robots Weren’t Wrong: Tales of Unstoppable Technology anthology. No reprints or multiple submissions. Simultaneous submissions welcome.
🔗https://weirdlittleworlds.com/submissions/
🔴♻️ MAY 31 · Siren’s Call eZine closes for short stories, flash fiction, drabbles, and poetry that fit within the horror/dark fiction genre. Reprints welcome. No payment. Reach 35,000 readers! Advertise for only $10 for a full page ad. All story, flash, and poem submissions MUST be submitted to Submissions@SirensCallPublications.com for consideration.
🔗http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/open_subs.htm
🔴 MAY 31 · The Spring Black River Chapbook Competition closes for unpublished chapbooks of poetry or prose between 16-36 pages in length from new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Entry fee: $18.
🔗https://blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAY 31 · Crannóg closes for general submissions of poetry and prose. Payment is €120 per poem, €200 per story, author interview, and cover image.
🔗https://crannogmagazine.com/submit
🔴 MAY 31 · Shallow Waters Flash Fiction Contest from Crystal Lake Entertainment closes for stories up to 1,500 words inspired by Stephen King’s Carrie. The top 15 to 20 stories will be posted on our Patreon page for our patrons to vote on. The winner will receive $0.03 per word, publication, and an Author Spotlight on our newsletter and Patreon page. The second-place winner will receive $0.02 a word, and the third place winner $0.01 per word. The winner will also have the option of hosting the following month’s contest for an additional $50. Second and third-place authors will also be invited to be published in the Hotel Macabre anthology series.
🔗https://www.patreon.com/posts/theme-for-this-103436012
🔴 MAY 31 · Havok closes for flash fiction to the theme of “Remember August” in “all five genres: mystery, science fiction, humor, thriller, and fantasy.” Payment is $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology; no payment for online publication.
🔗https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/
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