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- Six Questions For Utopia Science Fiction's Editor-In-Chief, Tristan Evarts—external link
- Newsletter discount for Elevate Your Stories Using The Art Of Pacing with Editor-In-Chief of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Tristan Evarts—this Friday, August 29, 1pm Eastern
- Markets and contests with submissions open or opening soon
- Newsletter discount for Six Powerful Exercises To Polish Your Prose, with Apex Magazine Managing Editor, Rebecca E Treasure—coming September 12, 3pm Eastern
- Registration open: Good To Extraordinary: The Power of Point Of View with award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle—September 27, 1pm Eastern
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The popular "Six Questions For..." is a series of interviews by Jim Harrington in which editors "list, in excruciating details, all that each editor desires in his/her stories." In March of 2022, Editor-In-Chief of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine and Reach Your Apex instructor, Tristan Evarts, took on the six questions. Get inside the head of a flash fiction editor and upcoming RYA instructor. Click here to read the interview.
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A top reason stories get rejected is problematic pacing. Join Utopia Science Fiction's editor-in-chief, Tristan Evarts to master the art of pacing. Tristan breaks pacing into digestible pieces and shares effective ways to find and fix pacing problems in your fiction. Leave with a solid understanding of and approach to pacing that’ll help you take your stories to the next level.
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In this class, we’ll delve into the essential elements of pacing that you can use to take your story from good to great and make it stand out in the slush pile. You’ll learn:
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- what your story must have before you can manipulate pacing,
- the technical tools of pacing, and
- the story elements essential to well-paced story.
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Through the expert guidance of a seasoned editor with over seven years experience, you’ll discover how to balance action with world-building and character-building to create stories that drive the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph, opening to finale.
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You’ll leave this workshop with a solid understanding of and approach to pacing that will empower you to take your stories to the next level. Get $10 off using coupon code AOPNL10.
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Markets and Contests
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Many thanks to Scribophile for sponsoring this week's open submissions. Scribophile is a free welcoming community of writers where you're guaranteed to get solid critiques on your work. You can also get 20% off your first purchase using coupon code APEX20.
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- 👩🏻🤝👩🏼 Gabby & Min is looking for short stories of up to 3,000 words or poems of up to two pages. Their current window closes on August 31st. No submissions fee!
- ⏳ Time After Time is a forthcoming anthology of historical mysteries! Submit mystery or crime stories of up to 7,500 words set in any time gone by before August 31st. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 🪞 Stripes Literary Magazine is open to submissions of poetry on the theme of “Blank Spaces.” Send them up to five poems before August 30th. No submissions fee!
- 🍻 Indie Bites is open for submissions of fantasy short stories on the theme “Potions & Paramours.” Send them up to 7,500 words before August 31st. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 🧞♀️ Haven Speculative is open to submissions of fantasy and science fiction short stories, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Send them up to 6,000 words of fiction, 1,000 words of creative nonfiction, or five poems before August 31st. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 🎶 Pulsebeat Poetry Journal is looking for submissions of musical poetry that uses devices like metre and rhyme. Submit up to five poems before August 31st. No submissions fee!
- 🗞️ époque press is open to submissions of short stories, essays, and poems on the theme of “Freedom”. There are no hard word counts, so have a look around their site to see what they publish. They’re also accepting literary fiction novels and short story collections for their press. No submissions fee!
- 📰 The Broadkill Review is open to submissions of poetry and creative nonfiction. Send them up to 3,500 words of prose writing or up to five poems before August 31st. No submissions fee!
- 🌬️ Breath & Shadow is a literary journal which features and celebrates writers with disabilities. Those who identify as disabled in some way are welcome to submit short stories or articles of up to 3,000 words, or up to two poems, before September 1st. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 🌟 Superpresent is looking for poems, short stories, and essays on the theme of “Truth.” Send them up to 2,000 words of prose writing or up to three poems before September 1st. No submissions fee!
- 🍽️ The Inquisitive Eater is open to submissions of writing that explores the intersection of food and class. Send them up to 4,000 words of prose writing or up to four poems before August 30th. No submissions fee!
- 📘 Rachel Mills Literary Agency is holding a mentorship contest with a prize of £1,500 and an hour-long consultation. To submit, send them the first three chapters, a synopsis, and an author bio before August 31st. Note that this competition is only open to residents of the UK. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 📚 Misti Media is open to submissions of novels and nonfiction books in a range of genres. Send them a synopsis, full manuscript, and marketing plan. Note that they do prefer working with authors with an established social media following. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
- 🦊 Ruadán Books is open to submissions of speculative and dark thriller novellas and novels. Send them a cover letter, synopsis, and writing sample (the first 50 pages for a novel, 25 for a novella) before August 30th. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
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Dive into first, second, and third person perspectives, learning how each shapes reader connection and emotional impact. We'll use these tools to heighten tension, control reveals, and make every narrative choice intentional. Through guided exercises, you’ll see how POV works transform good stories into extraordinary ones.
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