Urban Legend Writing Prompts: Craft Your Next Spine-Tingling Tale Ever driven past an abandoned house at midnight and felt a chill run
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14 New Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions (2025 Guide)
Discover 14 new literary magazines launching in 2025. Find paying markets for poetry, fiction, and experimental work. Response times under 3 weeks. Ideal for emerging writers
50 Best Poetry Submission Opportunities for 2025
50 Best Poetry Submission Opportunities for 2025 Ready to share your poetry with the world in 2025?
Words That Almost Made Us Quit: Share Your Story of Writing Discouragement
Share your story in the comments below. Let’s turn our moments of discouragement, whether from teachers, family, or rejection letters
Is AI the Death of Writing? A Hard Look at the Future of Authors
Every morning, somewhere in the world, an author sits down to write – only to pause, fingers hovering over the keyboard, haunted by a question: “Could an AI write this better?”
60 Writing Prompts Inspired by Real Unsolved Mysteries
60 Writing Prompts Inspired by Real Unsolved Mysteries From the enigmatic disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to the cryptic death of the Somerton Man
2025 Poetry Feedback Forum: Get Feedback from the Editor and Community
All comments should aim to help poets develop their craft. While critique can be direct and honest, it must remain constructive
2025 50 Words of Horror Year Long Challenge
Welcome to our 2025 horror micro-fiction challenge, where your darkest imaginings take form in exactly 50 words.
100 Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts
Love Stories: 100 Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts to Explore the Heart’s Journey From the exchanging of paper hearts in elementary
Valentine’s Day Horror Writing Prompts: 100 Dark Tales of Twisted Romance
Valentine’s Day Horror Writing Prompts: 100 Dark Tales of Twisted Romance Love takes a sinister turn in this collection of Valentine’s Day horror writing prompts,
75 Family Writing Prompts
Discover 75 thought-provoking family writing prompts designed to unlock your creativity and explore the complex dynamics of family
The End of 2024 50-Word Horror Story Contest!
Unleash your darkest nightmares in our bone-chilling contest! We’re seeking the most terrifying tales told in exactly 50 words
The 2024 Six-Word Memoir Contest: This Is Your Life!
As we approach the closing moments of 2024, we invite you to embark on a profound journey of self-reflection. Your life
Walt Whitman on Thanksgiving
A large family supper party, a night or two ago, with voices and laughter of the young, mellow faces of the old, and a by-and-by pause in the general joviality.
Our Horrifying Halloween Horror Movie Night
Get ready for a night of terror and literary chills at our annual Halloween Horror Movie Night on October 31, 2024 at 9PM EST! This year,