Publishing Opportunities…
Lawrence Landing Company – Prose & Poetry – Blue – November 1 (anthology submissions: free, collection submissions: fee)
Mukoli – Prose & Poetry – Place in peace – November 15
Waywords Fiction Potluck – A special place – Prose – November 15
Fahmidan Journal – Prose & Poetry – General – December 15
The right to read…
October 4-10 is Banned Books Week and Publishers Weekly has published a deep dive into how freedom-to-read bills can find success and come to pass in the United States.
October reads…
Looking for a new read this month or hoping to get an early start on the holidays? Bookfinity shares their top picks for October with something different for a variety of reading types.
The Nobel goes to…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson, the third Canadian to win the award, along with Saul Bellow and Alice Munro. Carson’s varied literary career has also included published scholarship, libretti and translations.
Quote of the week…
“I think the job of writing and literature is to encourage each one of us to believe that we’re living in a story.”
– Naomi Shihab Nye
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