Writer High Five: April 24 2026

Publishing Opportunities…
delicate emissions – Poetry – General (see guidelines on format) – May 15
Wild Lot Press – Prose (CNF) – Nightness – May 31 (contest)
Jambu Press: The Veena – Poetry – Healing Waters – June 10 (submission fee)
Fahmidan Journal – Poetry & Prose – General – June 15

Support a fellow author…
If you’re in the Mississauga, Ontario area on Sunday, May 17 come out and support Laurayne Byron, who will be signing copies of her book Search for the Anngeuli from noon to 5p.m. at Indigo Square One.

Agent tips…
On Substack, seasoned agent Carly Watters shares her top six rules for writers. Her advice is worth checking out whether you’re an aspiring author or have an established career.

A favourite film adaptation…

LitHub’s readers have declared The Princess Bride as the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years, beating The Lord of the Rings, Return of the King with 60% of the vote!

Quote of the week…“The thing about a story is that you dream it as you tell it, hoping that others might then dream along with you, and in this way memory and imagination and language combine to make spirits in the head. There is the illusion of aliveness.”
– Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried


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