The Value of Feedback
Writers love feedback. No, let me clarify: Good writers love feedback. I have just finished sending out critiques for Hummingbird contest entrants who paid an […]
submissions
Free Workshop Tonight!
Have you thought about submitting short stories to literary magazines? If not, why not? Tonight at our free talk with the Golden Ears Writers in […]
Deadlines! Deadlines! Deadlines!
Because we are slightly mad, we set three of our deadlines for November 1st. These are: Submissions Closing The Raven Cover Story Contest The Lucky […]
Trust Your Reader
To celebrate the start of our first Magpie Award poetry contest, let me honour Max Plater, a poet from my very first writer’s group who […]
Good Drivers Wanted
I once drove a friend home from a dinner party, and though I wasn’t sure where she lived, I drove confidently for five minutes before […]
A Delicious Slush Pile
We confess it. We look forward to feasting on our new submissions. Not sure what has happened in the past few weeks (could it be […]
Paying the Contributors First
Most writers starting out don’t make much money. They generally wind up paying out lots of money upfront for conferences, for memberships, for websites, for […]