The 30 children’s book publishers below all have one important thing in common: they are accepting submissions directly from authors. Since many children’s publishers only accept from agents, this list should save you hundreds of hours combing through the submission guidelines of every children’s publisher on earth. And here’s a bonus! You won’t even have to […]
What is the history of punctuation signs? Would you believe me if I told you that there was a time with advanced language but without punctuation? And that the history of punctuation signs involved a lot of fighting, backstabbing, and theft? And that the way we punctuate now, with rules that we consider as irreproachable […]
There is no good reason why a graphic like this should cause controversy, but I know it will: people will complain that a novelette is the same thing as a novella, or that micro fiction is the same thing as flash fiction, or that I made up the category for Russian Novel (okay, that last one […]
If you’re looking to submit a manuscript to Catholic publishing companies, or if you’re looking for good reading to bolster your faith, this is the right page. Below are the ten best Catholic book publishers for your manuscript (with bonus ones added at the end!). Below I explain what each publisher accepts, and their submission […]
I’m a writer and a parent, and fellow parents email me all the time, asking how they can help their kid become a creative writer. It’s not like these parents are pushing their kids into creative writing. Far from it. Their kid is writing stories at nighttime, under the covers with flashlight, and filling notebooks with […]
Here’s what you should never do: dash off a story and send it to a Flash Fiction contest below. Nothing is worse than hastily written very short fiction, with all its seams and gears showing. If anything, you should take much more time to craft your stories under 1000 words, because the precision of a tiny jewel is […]
If you’re looking for a list of the best places to publish your nonfiction or essays, check out this new list I have at Bookfox: The Best Literary Nonfiction Markets It uses the same methodology as in my Best Literary Journal Rankings. It uses the Best American series, specifically the Best American Essay series, to […]
This is a reading list of the best modern novels that deal with Catholic or Protestant themes. I’d call it Christian Literary Fiction, but the more common term is probably Modern Christian Literature. A definition: By “Christian Literature” I mean the broad Christian faith, including Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox. Most of the books on this list […]
After 11 years, the literary journal BLACK CLOCK will be ceasing publication in June of 2016. This press release was sent out to submitters: Unfortunately Black Clock will be ceasing publication as of June 2016. This surprising decision was not made by us, the editors, and we were not aware such a decision was looming […]
This NY Times article on libraries surprised me with a revelation about the smallest, saddest library in human history: the children’s library at Auschwitz, consisting of eight books that the girls hid every night so the guards wouldn’t confiscate them. But it goes on to talk about the role of libraries, and how it’s shifted away from […]
