Reach Your Apex
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Affordable workshops, webinars and courses for authors, led by industry professionals. ReachYourApex.com
Not the same as Apex Magazine & Books. In Jan 2025, the owner of Apex Books & Magazine sold Reach Your Apex to the current owner. We're friends tho.
Not the same as Apex Magazine & Books. In Jan 2025, the owner of Apex Books & Magazine sold Reach Your Apex to the current owner. We're friends tho.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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The community drabble for today is, "Perseverance" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "underdog."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
February 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The community drabble for today is, "Perseverance" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "underdog."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Learn the answer to, "what is surrealism?" Check out the first six minutes of award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle's workshop.
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#writersworkshop
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#writersworkshop
The First Six Minutes of Sage Tyrtle's Workshop On Writing The Surreal
In this excerpt from their workshop, award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle, takes learners through the foundations of surrealistic writing with an example and a basic framework.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Learn the answer to, "what is surrealism?" Check out the first six minutes of award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle's workshop.
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
The community drabble for today is, "One Giant Leap For Snailkind" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "underdog."
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The community drabble for today is, "One Giant Leap For Snailkind" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "underdog."
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
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I don't know if either of you read @victorialbrun.bsky.social's story in @flashpointsf.bsky.social's newsletter today. But it's an excellent companion piece to this one. 💯😁
February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I don't know if either of you read @victorialbrun.bsky.social's story in @flashpointsf.bsky.social's newsletter today. But it's an excellent companion piece to this one. 💯😁
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The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Unsettled Nature
Once were a time on a jackalope when folks kept their thinking to themselves. People lived, and people died, natural-like, in...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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"The novella weaves together folktales in a modern setting, and though this leads to some odd occurrences, they’re equally charming [...]." 💜🌌 Wonderful review from @historyneverwas.bsky.social!
Preorder your new favorite folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social below ⬇️
Preorder your new favorite folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social below ⬇️
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"The novella weaves together folktales in a modern setting, and though this leads to some odd occurrences, they’re equally charming [...]." 💜🌌 Wonderful review from @historyneverwas.bsky.social!
Preorder your new favorite folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social below ⬇️
Preorder your new favorite folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social below ⬇️
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CORRECTION: the Apex Reader's Choice Awards are open until Feb. 14th! 🗳️
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
CORRECTION: the Apex Reader's Choice Awards are open until Feb. 14th! 🗳️
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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Good news! You still have 10 more days to read some awesome sauce fiction and vore for your faves!!!
CORRECTION: the Apex Reader's Choice Awards are open until Feb. 14th! 🗳️
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
We apologize for the confusion and thank you for your patience. Please direct complaints to the headless chickens in in charge of the calendar (it's us, we're the headless chickens 🐔)
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Good news! You still have 10 more days to read some awesome sauce fiction and vore for your faves!!!
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For anyone still interested in submitting to the Happily Never After drabble anthology from @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social, I'll be closing submissions on Monday. If you still want to send something in, best send it in Sunday night, at the latest.
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Submissions
OPEN CALLS Please read the guidelines very carefully. Stories submitted that do not conform to the guidelines will not be read. We are a small press. We hope to increase pay rates for all of our an…
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February 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
For anyone still interested in submitting to the Happily Never After drabble anthology from @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social, I'll be closing submissions on Monday. If you still want to send something in, best send it in Sunday night, at the latest.
shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com/submissions/
shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com/submissions/
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If you can’t make my upcoming workshop later this month, my popular in-depth class at @reachyourapex.bsky.social is available on-demand for a limited time! Learn short story writing & editing techniques to rise above the slush pile:
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#writing #writingtips
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#writing #writingtips
Sellable Short Stories: What Editors Want (And What To Avoid) — Live Workshop - REACH YOUR APEX
Get practical tools to elevate your short fiction, as well as a roadmap for getting your work into magazines, anthologies, podcasts and more.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If you can’t make my upcoming workshop later this month, my popular in-depth class at @reachyourapex.bsky.social is available on-demand for a limited time! Learn short story writing & editing techniques to rise above the slush pile:
reachyourapex.com/product/sell...
#writing #writingtips
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#writing #writingtips
The community drabble for today is, "Decisions, Decisions…" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "conundrum."
Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The community drabble for today is, "Decisions, Decisions…" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "conundrum."
Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
➡️ Tomorrow! ⬅️ Still time to register.
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
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Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
➡️ Tomorrow! ⬅️ Still time to register.
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
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Yes. "The things that make us happy make us wise," says John Crowley in support.
Do one of the things that makes you feel better, because if you aren't doing any of that, you will run down. Today I did some writing. I'm a writer, & if I don't write, I run down. It's very easy for me to forget this, despite decades of knowing it. And so I am here to remind you to do your things.
January 30, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Yes. "The things that make us happy make us wise," says John Crowley in support.
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New #Shelfies alert! This week, it's Kim Curran on Sullivan, Magan and Heaney!
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Don't forget you can subscribe for a free weekly shelfie in your inbox!
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Don't forget you can subscribe for a free weekly shelfie in your inbox!
Shelfies #73: Kim Curran
If I had to give this shelf a name it would be my Irish Hag shelf. Which, coincidentally, is a name I happily give myself: Irish hag.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New #Shelfies alert! This week, it's Kim Curran on Sullivan, Magan and Heaney!
shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-7...
Don't forget you can subscribe for a free weekly shelfie in your inbox!
shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-7...
Don't forget you can subscribe for a free weekly shelfie in your inbox!
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PSA 📢📢📢 our submission window for ECO25 closes tomorrow at midnight!
If you wrote or published short fiction engaging with nature and the environment, we want to hear from you. Head to the link below for guidelines and our submission portal:
violetlichen.com/ecofiction-g...
If you wrote or published short fiction engaging with nature and the environment, we want to hear from you. Head to the link below for guidelines and our submission portal:
violetlichen.com/ecofiction-g...
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
PSA 📢📢📢 our submission window for ECO25 closes tomorrow at midnight!
If you wrote or published short fiction engaging with nature and the environment, we want to hear from you. Head to the link below for guidelines and our submission portal:
violetlichen.com/ecofiction-g...
If you wrote or published short fiction engaging with nature and the environment, we want to hear from you. Head to the link below for guidelines and our submission portal:
violetlichen.com/ecofiction-g...
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Please vote!!! Apex had such a great year and even published a story by me! 💜🖤💜
REMINDER 📢 voting for the 2025 Apex Magazine Reader's Choice Awards closes tomorrow at midnight EST! Give your favorite Apex authors and cover artists some love and submit your ballot below ⬇️🗳️
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
2025 Reader's Choice Awards - Vote Now!
We are holding our annual Reader's Choice Awards from now through the end of January! Please vote for one piece of original fiction...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Please vote!!! Apex had such a great year and even published a story by me! 💜🖤💜
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REMINDER 📢 voting for the 2025 Apex Magazine Reader's Choice Awards closes tomorrow at midnight EST! Give your favorite Apex authors and cover artists some love and submit your ballot below ⬇️🗳️
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
2025 Reader's Choice Awards - Vote Now!
We are holding our annual Reader's Choice Awards from now through the end of January! Please vote for one piece of original fiction...
www.apexbookcompany.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
REMINDER 📢 voting for the 2025 Apex Magazine Reader's Choice Awards closes tomorrow at midnight EST! Give your favorite Apex authors and cover artists some love and submit your ballot below ⬇️🗳️
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Award-winning author Lavie Tidhar shares the hidden design within his story plot that goes beyond just a sequence of events.
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Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
reachyourapex.com/what-is-plot...
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Award-winning author Lavie Tidhar shares the hidden design within his story plot that goes beyond just a sequence of events.
reachyourapex.com/what-is-plot...
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
reachyourapex.com/what-is-plot...
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
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Free micro submissions at The Offing, open until March 1, 10 to 560 character (not word) micros:
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
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@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
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The Offing Submission Manager
Thanks so much for your interest, and we look forward to reading your work. Please be familiar with the magazine and our mission before you submit.For 2026, there will be no submission fees thanks to ...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Free micro submissions at The Offing, open until March 1, 10 to 560 character (not word) micros:
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
@heyflashvillage.bsky.social
#LitMags #WritingCommunity
theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
Check out this webinar excerpt with award-winning author Lavie Tidhar.
Lavie shares the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what it's going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
Lavie shares the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what it's going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Check out this webinar excerpt with award-winning author Lavie Tidhar.
Lavie shares the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what it's going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
Lavie shares the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what it's going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
Join Lavie this Saturday for his latest live webinar reachyourapex.com/msap
#writingworkshop
The community drabble for today is, "Dangers of the Radical" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "dissident."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The community drabble for today is, "Dangers of the Radical" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "dissident."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
➡️ This Saturday ⬅️
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
➡️ This Saturday ⬅️
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
Join award-winning author, Lavie Tidhar, to master structure and plot in all your stories. Get Lavie's personal checklist for addressing plot and structure problems. Register now.
reachyourapex.com/msap
Free Webinar Sneak Peek 📣
In this webinar excerpt, award-winning author Lavie Tidhar takes you through the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what the story is going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
#authors #writingworkshop
In this webinar excerpt, award-winning author Lavie Tidhar takes you through the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what the story is going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
#authors #writingworkshop
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Free Webinar Sneak Peek 📣
In this webinar excerpt, award-winning author Lavie Tidhar takes you through the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what the story is going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
#authors #writingworkshop
In this webinar excerpt, award-winning author Lavie Tidhar takes you through the ingredients he uses to begin a story even when he has no idea what the story is going to be about.
youtu.be/r6hlfg0Zqn8
#authors #writingworkshop
The community drabble for today is, "Hearing Her Voice" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "riot."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The community drabble for today is, "Hearing Her Voice" by Magdalena Nitchi. The theme was "riot."
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts