Carefree
Carefree is looking for pitches that speak firsthand to the Black woman’s experience. Various columns in their newsletter open for pitches. Pays $100.
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Backbone Press Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition
$20 entry fee. Deadline March 31, 2024. Chapbook-length manuscripts are 20-40 pages. A $250 prize, (20) author copies for personal use and distribution, a $250 travel stipend for a reading,…
102 Traditional poetry manuscript presses that do not charge reading fees
This article focuses on a number of poetry manuscript publishers who do not charge submission fees to writers, which is good news for poets.
WPN Insider February 2024
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The Psychology of Organizational Improvement: People, Methods, and Theories
by Calvin Benjamin Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Released October 2022 203 Pages ISBN 9798355691776 This book is a combination of strategies and guidelines that can aid in organizational improvements. It…
Urgent Alert: Protect Your Business Page from Facebook Scam
by Adanna Moriarty UPDATE: This morning as we prepped this article to go out in WPNews, I got one of these alerts on my business page as a business recommendation…
How Should I Publish My Short Stories?
by Lisa Tener, Reprinted with permission In my most recent post, I answered a soon-to-be-published author’s questions about distribution for a traditionally published book; today, I answer their second question:…
Publisher’s Perspective on Birthdays and Celebrations
by Jay Hartman Okay, here’s the thing about birthdays and celebrations. Either you really love them, or you come to loathe them. It depends on the individual. I have a…
You Want It All, But You Can’t Have It: Parenting. Work. Travel. Success. Impossible?
By Zibby Owens, Reprinted with permission It’s 11:00 p.m. and I’m still sitting on my son’s bed after I put him to bed. I’m in the dark, the only sound…
About Agents and Publishers
by Bobbie Christmas Q: I just received an encouraging response from an agent I queried regarding my fiction manuscript. The agent requested a description (approximately one-page summary) and a synopsis…