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writer & poet 🌲 reader & researcher
https://erratawrites.wordpress.com/
I'm a simple finch; I see paid submission calls or other opportunities to connect with the lit scene, I reskeet.
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Em @erratawrites.bsky.social · Oct 1
My #drabble "Ascension" is free to read in ScribesMICRO's 50th issue!🌨️🏔️🌨️
www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-50.html/

#writing #microfiction #flashfiction
Issue 50
​*   Managing Editor: Edward Ahern    * *   Associate Editor: Alison McBain    * *    Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas    * *    Poetry Editor: Mary Keating   * ​...
www.fairfieldscribes.com
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wnwagner.bsky.social
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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lambdaliterary.org
Don't forget to submit your queer books (published in 2025) for the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards - before the November 21st deadline! Submit here: lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy...
#LammyAwards #Lammys2026
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November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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kjharrowick.bsky.social
Just over 36 hours until #WriteHive #HiveMentor submissions open. 🚨

Got a finished manuscript but need some help? Whether you're self-publishing or searching for an agent - you might be ready for a 1 year mentorship. All you need is:
✨Finished MS
✨Query
✨Synopsis

writehive.org/writehive-me...
WriteHive Mentorship Program - WriteHive
WriteHive is excited to announce another way to break down barriers in publishing. Our new Mentorship Program has various mentorships
writehive.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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khoreo.bsky.social
Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" 📣

Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Cartoon illustration of a megaphone with text reading: Submission open from November 1 to 30th, under the theme of Revolutions.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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duotrope.com
One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social (Fiction; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: One Story
One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social (Fiction; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/magazine/one-story-445 #amwriting
duotrope.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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duotrope.com
Moss (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Moss
Moss (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/moss-a-journal-of-the-pacific-northwest-22654 #amwriting
duotrope.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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clarionwest.bsky.social
Interested in our novel workshop, but concerned about the financial commitment? Don't count yourself out! Thanks to generous donors, we have three full-tuition scholarships available.

We're excited to see our next cohort! Applications due November 13th, 2025.
www.clarionwest.org/clarion-west...
Image of a woman reading a book and smiling. Novel writing workshop scholarships. Novel writing workshop scholarships! Don’t let the cost of tuition keep you from applying! For financial aid, we have: Reduced-rate tuition; anyone can opt-in. Two scholarships for writers of the Global Majority (PGM) or those identifying as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) One full-tuition Flores Scholarship for a student who identifies as Latinx/e. Get those writing muscles into gear! Applications are due November 13th, 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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duotrope.com
New publisher listing for: Adventitious (Fiction Art; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Adventitious
New publisher listing for: Adventitious (Fiction Art; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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outseide.bsky.social
Writer’s room residency application is open for @spl.org until Nov 14! If you live in Seattle and want to take advantage of the library and its collections, apply!! www.spl.org/hours-and-lo...
Writers' Room
Writers can apply to use our Writers' Room to work on their projects.
www.spl.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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flashpointsf.bsky.social
Psst, hey you...

...the Drabble Contest is open. 💯
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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variantlit.bsky.social
variantlit.com/submit/
Photo of Japanese maple tree with orange leaves in fall against blue sky. Text: Variant Lit open all November for poetry and prose. Free subs. We pay $10.
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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johnjosephadams.com
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!

Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
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November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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reviseresub.bsky.social
#MockPit #FiFRevpit starts now! Until 8 p.m. ET, post your pitch and get feedback from editors and other participants. Feel free to jump in with advice and praise, too! The more feedback, the better.

#RevPit #writingcommunity #writersky #amquerying
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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strangehorizons.bsky.social
Our portal is still open to submissions by Indigenous Authors!

Here is more information about our submission process including the link to our amoksha submission portal:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
Fiction Submissions Open Indigenous Authors
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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hopepit.bsky.social
It's #Hopepit week!

🌞 share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art
🌱 let's build community & uplift works of #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, + more
🌳 Not sure if your work fits in the genre? JOIN US anyway!

join our community connect prompts starting Wednesday
#hopecore
Flier for #Hopepit Sunday, Nov 9 community connect Nov 5 - 8 🌞🌱 Let’s elevate hope! 🌱🌞 An inclusive community-building hype event for voices of light & vision in the darkness. Open to creators of all media telling stories of hope, resilience, sustainability, mindfulness, climate change, & collapse navigation #Hopepit 🌞Use the #Hopepit hashtag to share your pitches, books, videos, articles, and art 🌱We encourage the use of additional tags, like: #hopepunk, #solarpunk, #clifi, #IndigenousFuturism, etc 🌳Not sure which genre? JOIN US anyway! 🌱We 💛 resource sharing & discussion threads! @hopepit.bsky.social climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture flier: #Hopepit community connect Nov 5 - 9 🌞 Use #Hopepit hashtag & engage with others to uplift hopepunk & build community 🌞 all styles, formats, and media welcome!! (no AI) schedule: Wed Nov 5 meet & greet introduce yourself & your work 🌞 What brings you hope? Thur Nov 6 share music & books with solarpunk & hopepunk vibes Fri Nov 7 art share: your own or related to your work Sat Nov 8 share a snippet of your creations Sun Nov 9 pitch/ promote climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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cincinnatireview.bsky.social
You read that right! miCRo submissions are OPEN! Send us your best work of 500 words or fewer.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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bluepit.bsky.social
The last #QuestPit of the year starts tomorrow!

See the rules at questpit.carrd.co!

#WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers #AmQuerying #AmAgenting #LitAgents #WritingCommunity
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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splitlipthemag.bsky.social
Split Lip exists because of our all-consuming, kind-of-embarrassing love for storytelling (in all its forms). BTW: we're currently open for free submissions! ✨ buff.ly/ooRuxPx
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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jolantru.bsky.social
The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Indigenous Author Submissions
On November 3rd, we will be opening for speculative fiction stories written by Indigenous authors. We will be capping submissions at 500.
strangehorizons.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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duotrope.com
carte blanche magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: carte blanche magazine
carte blanche magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/carte-blanche-magazine-2867 #amwriting
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October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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ironhorselitrev.bsky.social
Free Submit Day for our TOYS Issue is November 1st!
The portal will open at 9 AM CST and will close automatically when we reach our cap. Link: ironhorse.submittable.com/submit/8756a...
October 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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splitlippress.com
I say this with excitement: our short story/flash fiction editor, @egreenberg.bsky.social, will be looking for a few new readers to join the 2026 SS/FF reading team! Readers are COMPENSATED!

SS/FF reader apps open on Sun Nov 2 and will close by Sat Nov 8, or after we've received 100 applications.
CALL FOR READERS: Want to help Split/Lip Press choose our next collection of short stories/flash fiction? The details: Readers are compensated, 25% of our submission fee is divided among readers, and they also receive a free copy of their team's chosen book. Reading period is from 1/1/26 through 3/1/26 Applications open 11/2-11/8, applications will be capped at 100 Apply at splitlippress.submittable.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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strangehorizons.bsky.social
Strange Horizons will be open to fiction submissions from Indigenous authors only on November 3rd at 9am UTC!

The window will close after 500 submissions are received.

More information:
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

If you sent us a story in April or June, you CANNOT submit in this window.
Fiction Submissions Opening Indigenous Authors November 3rd at 9 am UTC
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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splitlipthemag.bsky.social
The weekend is here, which means it's a good time to submit to some lit mags. 👀 Read up on our archives and see if we'd be a good home for your work! ✨ buff.ly/3o7ia2L
October 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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khoreo.bsky.social
In 7 days, our next submission period opens, with the theme: Revolutions.

We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more.

⏰ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM