When it comes to getting your work noticed, there’s little better than winning or being shortlisted for a writing competition… and the odds of that happening aren’t as long as you think. Every competition listed here produces one or more winners every year, as well as numerous honourable mentions and shortlisted writers. But in order…
A concise guide to identifying and avoiding vanity publishers…
Issue 55 of Neon Literary Magazine (our CUISINE themed issue) is a veritable feast of prose and poetry. Pull up a chair, sit down and tuck into everything from kids with cannibalistic tendencies to unnervingly red Red Delicious apples from the shelf of a glossy convenience store. Pore over a series of last meals with…
A complete guide for anyone who is interested in having their short story or poem published in a literary magazine…
If you haven’t read any graphic novels before, graphic short stories can be an excellent starting point. Here are five of the best that we’ve been able to find – a reading list that should provide a solid few hours of visual and verbal entertainment…
When sending out your work for possible publication it can sometimes be difficult to keep track of what has been sent where. To help with this, we’ve put together a simple Excel spreadsheet which you can download and use to track submissions…
Poetry films have been around for longer than you might think. Video poems are accessible, nuanced and playful. If you enjoy seeing poetry performed, you’ll likely enjoy poetry on film as well. Here are five of our favourites to get you started…
The short story is the perfect form for sci-fi. It allows a writer to explore a big idea in a very small space. Each of the stories listed here imagines a world that’s different from our own in some brilliant or terrible way – with few aliens or spaceships in sight…
Here’s our literary list of short stories that are freely available to be read or listened to online. Great short stories are miniature miracles. When done well, they’re certainly a thing worth celebrating…
The annual Shirley Jackson Awards recognise outstanding achievements in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic. They’re named after Shirley Jackson, a prolific novelist and short story writer whose output includes “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House…