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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.
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anOther Nemesis Blog Tour: Guest Poet Ai Jiang & Meerkat Gift Card Giveaway!
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anOther Nemesis Blog Tour: Guest Poet Ai Jiang & Meerkat Gift Card Giveaway!
Poetry by Ai Jiang, Angela Yuriko Smith, Eugen Bacon & Maxwell I. Gold from Meerkat Press
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February 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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Pssst: we’re open to submissions of horror fiction, interior art, and full color cover art AND WE’RE PAYING MORE NOW.

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Submission Guidelines - Fraidy Cat Press
Fraidy Cat Press Submission Guidelines Guidelines, open dates, and more information for Fraidy Cat Press (novellas/novels) and Fraidy Cat Quarterly (flash, short stories, novelettes, art) are below. W...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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📣 Announcing our next live workshop 📣

Join award-winning storyteller and published author, Sage Tyrtle, to discover the extraordinary within your own history. Leaved empowered to merge your true personal narratives with the compelling frameworks of speculative fiction.

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February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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“The longer I do this, the lighter my touch gets in stories.” Managing Editor at Apex Magazine, Rebecca E Treasure, reveals her approach to editing in this excerpt from her 2025 live editing workshop.

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February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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The community drabble for today is, "Foxfire, Faux Friends" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "betrayal."

Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas

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February 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Today's prompt
cemurphy.bsky.social CE (Catie) Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social · 2d
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Today's prompt
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PUT IT BACK
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World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman's lungs www.newscientist.com/article/2515...
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."

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February 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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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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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
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The community drabble for today is, "One Giant Leap For Snailkind" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "underdog."

Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas

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February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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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
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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
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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 ⬇️
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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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 🐔)

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Apex Magazine 2025 Reader's Choice Awards Voting open until FEB. 14TH!
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Good news! You still have 10 more days to read some awesome sauce fiction and vore for your faves!!!
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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 🐔)

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Apex Magazine 2025 Reader's Choice Awards Voting open until FEB. 14TH!
February 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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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
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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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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
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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

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February 5, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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➡️ 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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January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Yes. "The things that make us happy make us wise," says John Crowley in support.
mariadahvana.bsky.social Maria Dahvana Headley @mariadahvana.bsky.social · 18d
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
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New #Shelfies alert! This week, it's Kim Curran on Sullivan, Magan and Heaney!

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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
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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:

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CLOSING SOON! Calling all authors and publishers of scifi, fantasy and horror that engages with... Nature and Ecology, Animals (including pets!), Climate, the Environment Nominations close Saturday, Jan. 31 for ECO25: the Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction for more info, visit www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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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 ⬇️🗳️

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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
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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 ⬇️🗳️

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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 5:13 PM
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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

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January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM