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@erratawrites.bsky.social

they/them 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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Pink large text reads Lammy Awards 2026. Smaller text: Submissions Closing... Inside a banner, navy blue text: November 21. There is a gold Lambda Literary Awards seal and an outline of a book with stars, situated inside a pink bubble.

Pink large text reads Lammy Awards 2026. Smaller text: Submissions Closing... Inside a banner, navy blue text: November 21. There is a gold Lambda Literary Awards seal and an outline of a book with stars, situated inside a pink bubble.

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

11.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WriteHive Mentorship Program - WriteHive WriteHive is excited to announce another way to break down barriers in publishing. Our new Mentorship Program has various mentorships

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...

12.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Cartoon illustration of a megaphone with text reading: Submission open from November 1 to 30th, under the theme of Revolutions.

Cartoon illustration of a megaphone with text reading: Submission open from November 1 to 30th, under the theme of Revolutions.

Our submissions are open to fiction exploring the theme of "Revolutions" πŸ“£

Visit our website to read the full submission guidelines: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...

12.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Re-opening: One Story One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social (Fiction; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/magazine/one-story-445 #amwriting

One Story @onestorymag.bsky.social (Fiction; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

10.11.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Re-opening: Moss Moss (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/moss-a-journal-of-the-pacific-northwest-22654 #amwriting

Moss (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

10.11.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a woman reading a book and smiling. 

Novel writing workshop scholarships.

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.

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.

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...

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New Publisher Listing: Adventitious New publisher listing for: Adventitious (Fiction Art; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

New publisher listing for: Adventitious (Fiction Art; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity

09.11.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Writers' Room Writers can apply to use our Writers' Room to work on their projects.

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...

06.11.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Psst, hey you...

...the Drabble Contest is open. πŸ’―

07.11.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

variantlit.com/submit/

02.11.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.

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.)

07.11.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 8
hashtag Mock Pit; logo Fall into Fiction with RevPit; hashtag FiFRevPit; fall designs such as leaves, flowers, and berries.

hashtag Mock Pit; logo Fall into Fiction with RevPit; hashtag FiFRevPit; fall designs such as leaves, flowers, and berries.

#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

07.11.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 12
Fiction Submissions 
Open
Indigenous Authors

Fiction Submissions Open Indigenous Authors

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...

05.11.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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 πŸ’› resource sharing & discussion threads!

@hopepit.bsky.social

climate fiction hopecore hopepunk clifi #Climatefiction nomadpunk solarpunk #solarpunk #hopecore indigenous futurism pitch hype permaculture

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 πŸ’› 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

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

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

03.11.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A miniature basset hound stands in front of a miniature bone in the middle of a palm of a hand. A thought bubble with a drawing of a dog reading a book hovers above its head.

A miniature basset hound stands in front of a miniature bone in the middle of a palm of a hand. A thought bubble with a drawing of a dog reading a book hovers above its head.

You read that right! miCRo submissions are OPEN! Send us your best work of 500 words or fewer.

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The last #QuestPit of the year starts tomorrow!

See the rules at questpit.carrd.co!

#WriteSky #WriterSky #Writers #AmQuerying #AmAgenting #LitAgents #WritingCommunity

04.11.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

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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.

The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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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

carte blanche magazine (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

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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...

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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

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

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.

28.10.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Fiction Submissions 
Opening
Indigenous Authors 
November 3rd at 9 am UTC

Fiction Submissions Opening Indigenous Authors November 3rd at 9 am UTC

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.

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The weekend is here, which means it's a good time to submit to some lit mags. πŸ‘€ Read up on our archives and see if we'd be a good home for your work! ✨ buff.ly/3o7ia2L

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Drawing of a megaphone in chalk on a blackboard with yellow exclamation marks coming out of the megaphone. Text overlayed on the image reading: Submission open on November 1 - 30. The theme is Revolutions.

Drawing of a megaphone in chalk on a blackboard with yellow exclamation marks coming out of the megaphone. Text overlayed on the image reading: Submission open on November 1 - 30. The theme is Revolutions.

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-...

24.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New Pitch Event! #HopePit is coming up on November 9th!

See the rules below and follow @hopepit.bsky.social for more information!

Similar to #BluePit, it's open to other forms of media too!

#WriteSky #WritingCommuntiy #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmAgenting#Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #TTRPG

17.10.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

As the spooky season is upon us, #GhostPit is coming up fast on October 30th!

See the rules below and follow @ghostpit.bsky.social for more information!

#WriteSky #WritingCommuntiy #AmQuerying #AmWriting #AmAgenting #LitAgents #Writers

17.10.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We publish voices that refuse to be silenced. Send us your resistance in words.
Submit here: buff.ly/3OYTRme

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Variant Lit mag logo on photo of moon in blue afternoon sky with text POETRY AND PROSE SUBMISSIONS OPEN OCTOBER 21

Variant Lit mag logo on photo of moon in blue afternoon sky with text POETRY AND PROSE SUBMISSIONS OPEN OCTOBER 21

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Re-opening: Barrelhouse Online Barrelhouse Online @barrelhouse.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/barrelhouse-online-8709 #amwriting

Barrelhouse Online @barrelhouse.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; pays) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

16.10.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Submissions Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is β€œfun”. [Go to Submissions]

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, or if not at least working on a final polish of a speculative fiction story (5000 words or under) to submit to Translunar Travelers Lounge before the submissions portal closes on the 15th. Details at the link! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

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