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March 2026 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

The March 2026 Publishing & Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Submission calls, free writing contests, literary agents, publishing opps & more! (It's free!) #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

90 Writing Contests in February 2026 - No entry fees This February there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes ra...

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Cover of The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Lantern of Lost Memories by #SanakaHiiragi. What one memory image from your entire past life would be the final moment you would want to re-visit? A beautiful and thought-provoking meditation on the passage from life to death. TW: instances of child abuse in the second half. #litfic 💙📚

Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers. Don’t click on their email; do send it to spam:
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#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing

Three costumed dancers -- one dressed all in magenta, one all in blue, and one all in red -- in front of a float made to look like a giant chameleon in a street parade in Italy.

The Festival of San Biagio is coming & today, despite the incessant drizzle, workers started installing the rides for the Luna Park. Setting up a carnival in the rain -- a metaphor for our lives in these times. #Italy #SanBiagio #Carnevale #Pietrasanta

Thank you!

Could I also be included in this starter pack? Author of litfic The Drunken Spelunker's Guide to Plato and, coming in 2027, Armadillo Massacre Number Three.

Victor Laszlo Gets a Crowd To Sing "La Marseillaise" (Clip) | Casablanca (1942) | TCM YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies

Happy New Year! 🎉

Walking into 2026 like Victor Laszlo ... 🗃️ #HATM

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Decorated Christmas cookies

I have ADHD. The doctors say that is why I have so many half-finished projects. They say I get distracted and side-tracked. They are right. Yesterday, for ex, I got distracted and side-tracked by making cookies. They say that I can be medicated out of my condition. I hope not. #ADHD #Cookies #Xmas

The sculpture depicts a man being freed from an insanely intricate marble net by a winged angel, symbolizing the liberation of the soul from sin. It was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro in honor of his father, Antonio. After a life of youthful naughtiness, Raimondo returned to Naples and became a priest, then commissioned this statue for his dad as penance for stressing him the fuck out.

#ArtWork: The 18th-century Baroque marble sculpture “Il Disinganno” [Translation: Release from Disillusionment], carved by the Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo.

#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.

a text message reading: "Oh my god. The enshitification of the internet is now complete. I just googled "Kaos vs Control" (don't ask) and the AI summary at the top referred to Maxwell Smart as "Agent 99." I mean what the actual fuck?!?!

My brother just texted me this. I think we can all agree now that the end of civilization as we know it is not immanent, but is here. It has arrived. #GetSmart #MaxwellSmart #Agent99 #Enshitification #EndOfCivilization #AIslop #AI

New book trailer for Armadillo Massacre Number Three 💙📚 #FriedCatfish #Armadillos #Arkansas #SouthernLiterature #SouthernHumor #LitFic #CozyMystery #MurderMystery #Recipe #Cooking #SouthernFood #DarkComedy

December 2025 Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity Newsletter Literary Agents, Free Writing Contests, Submission Calls & more

The December Publishing and Other Forms of Insanity newsletter is out! Literary agents, submission calls, writing contests, and more! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

36 Magazines that Publish Freelance Book Reviews - Paying markets Public Domain - Piqsels Updated 11/21/25 The best tip anyone can give a writer is to read. Much of the craft of writing is absorbed uncon...

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17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets Pixabay Updated 11/27/25 People enjoy listening to stories - whether it's in person through author readings, on the radio, or on the net....

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2 Literary Agents Seeking Memoir, Nonfiction, YA, Graphic Novels and more Updated 11/19/25 Here are two agents seeking clients. Iris Blasi is currently seeking nonfiction as well as commercial and literary fiction....

2 Literary Agents Seeking Memoir, Nonfiction, YA, Graphic Novels and more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/12/2-ne...

They make games and movies like they used to. So many of them. Same with books.

But the mechanisms you learned about them were totally gutted and changed to only amplify shit that's already popular.

It's still there! You're just mostly on your own to find it.

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report: "Author of The Drunken Spelunker's Guide to Plato Kathy Giuffre's Armadillo Massacre Number Three, narrated by a murder victim, pitched as similar to Carl Hiaasen's Skin Tight, in which the fallout from a $1.5 million inheritance in Walmart stock affects an Arkansas family and its hangers-on, to Jaynie Royal at Regal House, for publication in fall 2027.

So excited that this is really happening! I feel like I'm Jo March -- at last! #booksky #southernlit #Arkansas #armadillos #southernhumor #bookdeal #litfic #cozymystery 💙📚

7 New Literary Agencies Actively Building Their Client Lists New literary agencies are started by established agents with considerable experience in the publishing industry. They have reliable contacts...

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57 Writing Contests in November 2025 - No entry fees This November there are more than four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes ran...

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3 Established Agents Actively Seeking Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Kidlit, Memoirs, Fantasy & more Updated 10/26/25 Here are three established agents actively building their client lists. Joseph Perry is actively acquiring nonfiction and...

3 Established Agents Actively Seeking Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Kidlit, Memoirs, Fantasy & more. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #querytip #amquerying #MondayBlogs publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2019/07/4-ne...

83 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets This November there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alwa...

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21 Notable Writing Conferences and Workshops in November 2025 This November there are more than a dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wi...

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Best Pixies cover I’ve ever heard

HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.

Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!

10 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres - Paying markets You’re all jealous of my Jetpack — Graphic Novel by Tom Gauld Updated 11/5/25 If you write genre fiction, here are ten literary magazi...

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13 Paying Markets for Mystery and Crime Stories Hercule Poirot, Flickr, Jose Camoes Silva Updated 10/18/25 Mysteries and thrillers are perennial favorites among readers. According to Si...

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