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Ah, I didn't read the whole thing. It's not a site I've come across before. I just know sci fi isn't for me as a writer. I'd choose a homemade cover over AI any day.

Thanks for the heads-up @Sedayne! Mind you, their contest is based strictly on popularity, and I doubt I can compete with the, um, spice that pervades Inkitt. They also encourage AI covers, and my homemade efforts wouldn't stand a chance.

Who? Me? I've never written any sci fi. Maybe one for Laura @Aethalope

By the way this might be something interesting to you. Did you write a story that was a bit on these lines? https://www.inkitt.com/contests/the-inkitt-sci-fi-writing-contest-2026

Yes it was Seldayne. I expanded it and entered it into the Curtis Brown Discovery thing. I think contests are a great way to hone your skills. At least you know you actually get read. That Crimebits piece also got long long listed in the...

Yes it was Seldayne. I expanded it and entered it into the Curtis Brown Discovery thing. I think contests are a great way to hone your skills. At least you know you actually get read. That Crimebits piece also got long long listed in the...

Please include me, Mr. Jonny!

+1 for Authors Publish, they also do a free ebook walking you through the process of lit mag submissions if it's something you've never done before (which I hadn't, and was intimidated by). Have now had a handful of poems published which feels...

It's a great boost. Was that your microfiction/puzzle mystery thing? That was awesome. Absolutely no reason not to enter stuff like this. Nothing to lose. And the very process helps sharpen things up even if it doesn't result in being longlisted...

While we're on the subject, this just popped into my inbox. https://preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview/35818/176489863092110771

Good idea. I would like a thread on contests and submissions. I used to get a steady supply from another writing group that I no longer belong to. It cost about 60.00 a month and I decided Litopia was far better value. The one thing I think we...

Good idea. I would like a thread on contests and submissions. I used to get a steady supply from another writing group that I no longer belong to. It cost about 60.00 a month and I decided Litopia was far better value. The one thing I think we...

My fave resource for lit mag opportunities is Authors Publish Magazine They only list places that are free to submit to. I follow a few good lit mag resources on Substack too. I'll hunt out some links later if anyone wants them.

I've really got into the Lit Mag scene in the last six months, not just submitting, but reading too. There are wide and varied opportunities out there. The rewards may be smaller scale, but they're within closer reach than in book publishing.

Saturday sees our weekly Huddle at its usual time of 5.00pm - UK (GMT). And as ever, you are invited to submit your WiPs for discussion and feedback from Pete and the collective. But not only WiPs. Query letters, book proposals, synopses and...