20 Places to Submit Your Speculative Short Stories
Column by Annie Neugebauer
Twenty markets to submit your speculative short stories to. Professional pay + open now/soon. Options for fantasy, science fiction, horror, and more!
Research Isn't Writing
Column by Justin Hunter
Research is important, but you don't want to become a researcher. Learn how to research as a writer instead of writing as a researcher.
8 Cliché Narratives I Want More Of
Column by Gabino Iglesias
Every article on writing advice tells us to avoid clichés. Now I'm here to tell you which clichés rock and why I want more of them.
Feck You, You Fecking Feck: The Plays of Martin McDonagh
Column by Max Booth III
Aye, he's also a playwright.
10 Literary Holidays We Desperately Need
Column by Peter Derk
Because it's Make Your Own Holiday Day, we did. A bunch of 'em, in fact.
Flannery O'Connor's Greatest Hits
Column by Peter Derk
In honor of Flannery O'Connor's birthday, a set of 5 key stories that'll convince you she's one of the greats.
3 Things Critique Groups Are Great For (and 3 Things They Really Aren't)
Column by Susan DeFreitas
A high-quality critique group can help you level up as a writer in a big way——just be aware that there are some things they generally can’t do.
5 Reasons to Study Creative Writing in School
Column by Karis Rogerson
There are a slew of reasons to study creative writing in college, if you have the opportunity and chance. Here are just a few.
Writing: All It Takes Is Guts
Column by C.S. Humble
C.S. Humble, author of "The Massacre at Yellow Hill", talks beer, barbarians, and encouraging words from the one-and-only Joe Lansdale.
Seven Badass Female Characters Written by Women
Column by Emmanuel Nataf
Let’s get a little better acquainted with some of literature's most badass female characters — all written by women.
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