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Lit Mag News

By Becky Tuch

Latest News in Lit Mag Publishing

Writing & Roaming

By Susan Weis-Bohlen

I write and I roam, around town and around the world. Literally, on trips and at events. Join me!

Great insights on writing and life.

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Lit Mag Love from Rachel Thompson

By Rachel Thompson • Editor

I’m Rachel, a literary magazine editor passionate about demystifying the world of literary magazines and helping readers find their place within it. This newsletter is my way of connecting with you, offering practical advice and encouragement.

Same Page SF

By Christina

Your source for all things literary in San Francisco, by a local bookseller and lifelong booklover.

Adventures in Writing

By Allison K Williams

An intermittent postcard of travel, writing and wonder.

Allison K Williams always has something smart and interesting to say about writing--she's always on top of what's happening in the writing/publishing world, AND she's funny.

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Writing Elizabeth

By Elizabeth Austin

A writer and solo mom’s messy take on writing full-time and raising teens after my daughter’s years in leukemia treatment. Challenging polished survival stories, exploring the raw reality of getting through, and building a writing career along the way.

I'm learning a lot about writing and the life from Elizabeth.

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Writer-ish with Darien Gee

Where craft meets life. Helping writers transform everyday moments into powerful micro prose and personal narratives.

PRESENT TENSE: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller Craft and More

By Caitlin

A gathering place for readers and writers of suspenseful fiction

From My Island to Yours: Andromeda's Adventures in Authoring

By Andromeda Romano-Lax

The author newsletter of novelist and book coach Andromeda Romano-Lax, author of WHAT BOYS LEARN, THE DEEPEST LAKE, ANNIE & THE WOLVES, PLUM RAINS, BEHAVE, THE DETOUR, and THE SPANISH BOW

Writerly Things with Brooke Warner

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press, co-founder of Memoir Nation, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

Little Flames

By Mel Williams

Essays and interviews on illness, reinvention and finding beauty in the fracture.

Mel Williams is a wonderful writer with great stories and wisdom to share.

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Writing Your Resilience

By Lisa Cooper Ellison

Inspiration & writing advice from a trauma-informed writing coach. Discover your authentic voice. Support your mental health. Write stories that change lives, especially your own. Subscribe and receive your free Ditch Your Inner Critic masterclass.

Crime & Enlightenment by Andrew D. Kaufman, Ph.D.

By Andrew D. Kaufman

Welcome to Crime and Enlightenment™—a newsletter that begins in jail, but doesn’t stay there. Drawn from my time teaching behind bars, these stories reach outward: toward human connection, the slow work of transformation and the light we find.

Lit Mag Lounge

By Janelle Drumwright

Tips and insights for submitting and publishing your work in literary magazines

If you are submitting to lit mags, subscribe to Janelle D's newsletter. She is super knowledgeable about the lit mag world and has great ideas for how to navigate it better.

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As One Does: Mostly About Books

By Deborah L Williams

Book reviews--new books, old books, kids' books--and occasional oddities

Deborah L. Williams gives great book recommendations in her monthly Substack (mostly fiction). I'd never find these great reads with our her direction.

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The Forever Workshop

Endless education for writers.

Run by the folks at Chill Subs, the FW provides quality online, self-paced, creative writing courses, across genres, plus community.

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Bookish

By Christine Sneed

Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. Posts every 5-6 days.

Just loved Christine's recent post with a wide range of new books--all the recs look great!

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Katie Rose Pryal's The Misfit Manifesto

A biweekly-ish letter and blog about mental health, creativity, and making our way as misfits to a place of peace.