Publishing

They welcome submissions from anyone who is disabled or substantially limited emotionally, socially, mentally, or cognitively. — Okay — so I want to start by saying this is a lower-paying opportunity — it only pays $15.00. I debated whether or not to share because of that. However, I am sharing because not everyone writes for money, they are many reasons outside financial gain to write. ALSO —…

You have until July 15, 2022, to submit your book of prose for consideration. — Mason Jar Press (with support from The Ivy Bookshop) currently has an open call for books. This open call is from April 15, 2022 — July 15, 2022. They are looking for novels, novellas, story collections, memoirs, essay collections, or biographies. Although they are open to most prose forms and…

I’ve spent a ton of time dabbling with different website builders and always find there is a significant learning curve and/or opportunity cost attached to sticking with a system like Webflow, Wordpress, or Squarespace. For personal use, I’ve found design-first website builders like the aforementioned to be more of a…

Over time, writing becomes easier and provides great rewards — Wearing a swimsuit in public challenged my self-confidence until I was 57 years old. A coverup provided courage to walk to the pool, a towel draped over my bulging belly allowed sunbathing, and swimsuit choices resembled attire from 1930’s. Material protected me from others’ opinions. Then as I neared retirement…

The latest edition of the World Association of News Publishers annual flagship research report highlights an industry optimistic about the future, but alive to its challenges. — I’ve been fortunate to be part of the team involved in the production of this year’s World Press Trends report, which came out earlier in the month, taking the lead on writing the text. The study is anchored in responses to an online survey distributed to C-level industry leaders in…

Tools to make submitting your poetry & short fiction easier — According to every published writer I’ve asked, the best way to get published is to submit early and often. Even poets with a book or two still get rejected more often than not. Fortunately, there are helping hands out there to make publishing easier to navigate. Read on for helpful…

Our immigration rules are holding the publishing industry back — The UK has a very vocal minority who are totally against immigration. Through the Conservatives and UKIP they’ve had an outsized influence on the national debate — culminating most recently in Brexit and the introduction of a new points-based immigration system. I imagine most of them have never actually researched…